Playing Pretend (A Luke Hemmings/5SOS Fan Fic)

Chapter 18| Shop till You Drop

-Talia's POV

"Finally, we're here!"

The ten hour drive to Indianapolis was long and tiring. The boys and I spent the whole night having a Harry Potter marathon; one of my favorites. By the fifth movie, I was passed out.

"Let's go outside, let's do something," I exclaimed as I walked into the lounge. "I'm sick of this bus!"

"Good because we won't be on it for much long," Michael chuckled, shaking my head and my excitement.

"What are we doing today," I asked, plopping onto the couch. "Maybe we can go to the park or to a-?"

"Woah, woah, woah," Ash said, cutting me off. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves. You're going to the mall today."

"You guys aren't coming?"

"Us plus girly dress stores do not equal happiness," Calum shrugged, a slight hint of amusement in his voice.

"Why do I even need to go to the mall," I pouted.

They chuckled lowly. "You need to get a dress to an event we're going to. It's the premiere of some big movie so Emily offered to take you shopping."

"Alright."

Luke stood up from his seat and bent down to reach my height level on the couch. He pinched both sides of my cheeks. "Now, let's see a smile on that pretty face."

I looked up into his beautiful eyes and immediatley felt a smile growing upon my lips. His eyes lit up and my smile grew wider. Luke chuckled, releasing his grip and walking away into a different room.

"Could you be any more obvious?" Ash laughed.

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"Can we go in there," I asked, gesturing to the huge Forever 21. Emily picked me up at six and we both headed to the mall. At the moment, she was refusing to let me enter any stores I wanted to go in.

I had already requested to go to Wet Seal, Hollister, and Pac Sun but she refused.

"No," She answered. I sighed and continued to walk with her. I picked up my speed a little bit to catch up to her side.

She turned her head to face me and gave me a small smile. "Honey, you're going to be on the red carpet! Don't get me wrong Forever 21 is adorable but many girls wear Forever 21. I just want to make sure you stand out from every girl there."

"I understand," I shrugged. "I love that store though."

"Maybe after?" I nodded. "My friend Pauline is an amazing dress designer. She's worked with celebrities from Taylor Swift to Rihanna. I know she has some dresses that would suit you really well."

"Wow..How do you know her?"

"You meet lots of people in college parties," She shrugged. "You would know."

"Actually, I'm not in university," I admit, scratching the back of my neck. "I'm only taking online classes at the moment."

"Oh. Well are you planning to attend a university?"

"Yeah." In all honesty, I just hadn't decided what I wanted to be yet. "I want to transfer after this year after I get everything sorted out."

She nodded. "Sounds reasonable."

"Tell me more about Pauline though."

"Her mother owned a little boutique which inspired her to do what she does now."

"That's pretty cool."

"Isn't it," She smiled at me. "We're pretty close to the store. After, I need to pick up some makeup from Sephora and then I'll bring you back to the boys."