What A Feeling // 1D AU ✓

Chapter 2

~I'm watching her dance, dress is catching the light,

In her eyes there's no lies, no lies~

30 Days Earlier

"Hi, this is Simon Cowell. Is your son home?" A pause. "He is? Could I speak with him?" In the background, a call for him.

"Hello."

"Hi, Zayn. I'm surprised you picked up the phone."

"My mom didn't say who it was. I'm going to politely hang up now."

"So, you're out?"

"Yes."

"You haven't even heard about the job yet." Simon laughed.

"Right."

"3 million. That's the payout. 3 million."

A long pause. "I'm listening." Simon grinned.

---

"A facetime call from Uncle Simon." Louis said, arms crossed. "Whatever it is, we're not interested. No more jobs, remember?"

"It's not a job." Simon laughed, and smiled. "I'm just having a fourth of july party at my place in New York. I'm inviting you guys. Liam and Zayn will be there too. And feel free to bring the little baby."

"Liam and Zayn? In a room together? Lord help us all." Harry sighed. "And we can't just put our lives on pause for you, Simon. It doesn't work like that."

"Harry." Louis said in a small voice, and the taller one looked at the smaller one. "Li and Zayn will be there."

"But Niall won't be." Harry said. And as if on cue, as he always did, he started crying when Niall's name was mentioned.

"We're going." Louis said. "We will be there. It's the vacation that we need. This month has been stressful, with the opening of Harry's bakery and Fin and everything."

"Okay. See you then."

Harry pouted as Simon's face disappeared from the screen, and Louis ignored him, moving to the other room where the sounds from the baby monitor were coming from. "Hi, baby!" He said, opening the door to his two-month old daughter, who had just woken up from a nap. She smiled up at him, oblivious to the events that the next month would hold.

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"Hey, Hailee." Simon sighed.

"Whatever it is, I'm in."

Simon chuckled. "Life too boring for you in the real world?"

"What's the payout?"

"Very very high."

"When and where?" She grinned.

---

"Hello, Liam speaking." Liam said, shutting off his camera to take the phone call.

"Hello, Liam, it's Simon."

"Hi, Simon." Liam said, moving around the apartment after setting his camera on the table.

"I'll get right to the point. I'm having a fourth of july party in New York. Zayn's coming. Harry and Louis are coming. Are you in?"

"Sure. I don't have plans."

"That was easy. Thanks. I'll see you then."

"Bye, Simon."

"Bye, Liam."

---

Simon sat in his office, after calling the six people he needed to talk to. He typed for a while, working on his weekend itinerary for the party, as well as supplies and such.

And once he reached the end of the paper, with the last thing to write, he paused. He took a sip of coffee, and then he continued.

Convince the team to help me rob my brother.