enchanted ✩ l.s.

Chapter 3

"Whoa! Hey!" Luke said as he continued to chase the chipmunk. Niall only jumped across counters, heads, and the floors to get to Liam.

"Niall!" Liam gasped in delight at the little chipmunk.

"Sire! Sire, please. I beg of you. Don't listen to that insane little vermin. He's probably eaten some bad nuts. We should put him down for his own good. Liam, please."

"Let him speak." Liam shushed Luke with a finger to his lips as he looked at Niall.

"But, sire! No. He's delirious. He came to tell all sorts of..."

"Go ahead, Niall. What is it you want to say?"

"You watch me. OK?" Niall motioned with his little paws. He pointed to Luke.

"Luke."

"Uh-huh. Luke..."

"Luke's glad to have me near." Liam concluded, as he looked at the chipmunk with glee.

"No, no, no." Niall said to himself as he continued to do some more charading, before giving up at Liam's insane guesses and collapsed against the food tray.

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"Well, I have to say, I really think that went well. There's no reason not to be reasonable." Louis said as they exited they meeting room

"Great. We might be in the neighbourhood of a settlement."

Louis could see Eleanor beckoning him over from her desk. "Excuse me. I'm gonna check on your cars for a second."

"What? What?" Louis asked the frantic girl.

"She has no driver's license. No passport. Can't find this place she comes from." Eleanor sighed.

"What place?"

"Andalusia."

"Andalasia."

"Whatever. I've called every travel agent. I don't know if it's a country or a city. It can't be a state. More like a state of mind. She told me it's just beyond the Meadows of Joy and the Valley of Contentment. What is that all about?" She panicked, looking between her computer and Louis.

"Oh, my goodness. Your hair is lovely. You're beautiful." Harry sighed and walked up to Mrs. Jauregui, playing with the ends of her long black hair.

"Well, thank you." Lauren replied, smiling genuinely.

"The person who holds your heart is a lucky one indeed."

"You try telling her that." She replied, rolling her eyes and glaring at Camila.

"I'm certain she already knows." Harry sighed wholeheartedly.

"Excuse me? Are you her? You are very lucky. Just look at the way her eyes sparkle." Harry asked, running up to Camila, and held both of their hands together. "It's no wonder you're in love."

"I got it!" Louis panicked, as he walked over to the pair of confused girls. "Excuse me. I'm sorry. Harry? Please?" He took Harry to the side with his hands in his.

"It's not like that, all right? They're not together anymore." Louis sighed, looking over at the Jauregui's.

"I don't understand."

"They're getting a divorce. Separating from each other." Harry gasped, covering his mouth with his hands.

"Separating? For how long?"

"Forever."

"Forever and ever?" Harry squeaked, clutching onto Louis' bicep.

"Shh. Yes." Harry only gasped and teared up again, walking to a seat and sitting down with his face in his hands again.