Walking *A One Direction Fanfic*

Chapter 16

Maya's POV

I wake up to the waves crashing on the sand. It's funny because usually El wakes me up. But I guess she decided not to today. I tiptoe to her room and find that she is not there. Strange. I guess today it is my job to wake up Valerie. I walk to her room and push open the door. I find her sitting on her bed with Niall laying on her lap and Liam watching TV.

"Why it is a party in here without me!" I exclaim.

"I didn't want to wake you after our late night!" Liam sweetly says.

"You here that Val," Niall cheekly pipes up. "Mom and Dad were out past 8:30!"

We all burst out laughing! During our laughter Val chucks me a muffin, which I quickly eat.

"I'm going to get dressed for the pool!" I call as I walk back to my own room. From across the suite I hear Val, Liam , and Niall tidying up and then in turn going to get changed.

A few mintues later, as I am putting up my hair, Val barges into my bathroom.

"Do you have any earthly idea where Lou and El are?" She asks.

"Nope!" I reply. We both shrug as we walk out of the room. Zayn, Harry, Liam, and Niall are waiting in the hallway. No Louis or Ellery. The groups shrugs and we make our way to the elevator. The pool is outside the main lobby. In the elevator Harry and Zayn have a fight over who should press the button! Valerie and I expolde into hysterics. In the end Liam takes charge, "Boys! Act your age. Not 3."

Exchanging glances, Harry and Zayn grabs each other's hand and press the button together. This causes us all to laugh all the way to the pool. We choose 8 lounge chairs right up close to the edge of the pool. As I am stripping down to my swimsuit, 2 people catch my eyes. In lounge chairs right across the pool, a girl with light brown hair and a boy with brown hair as well are sleeping in each other's arms. They look about our age.

"Oi!" Harry yells excitedly. "That Louis and Ellery!" We all run over and shake them awake. As the sun hits their eyes we see them wince at the brighteness. As El puts her left hand to block out the sun, I notice something sparkle on her finger. The whole group gasps...

Louis' POV

As Ellery and I sit up, I hear a loud gasp from the crowd. Harry reaches out and takes Ellery's left hand. For a moment I am confused, but then I realize. The ring. Our engagment. I can't help but smile! Harry catches my eye and his eyes widen.

"It's true isn't it?!" He asks.

I look at El and she is looking at the ground blushing. I take her hand and kiss it before we both look at the group. I see 6 pairs of eyes looking at us.

"Yes!" I nervously say. The whole group screams! Everyone is hugging and congratulating Ellery and me! I can tell that they we genuinely happy. Harry orders 8 glasses of champagne, without telling the waiter at the pool we are underage, and we toast.

"To Louis and Ellery!" Zayn yells.

"And many thanks to the genius fox who set up the two lovebirds!" Harry cheekily adds. We all clink glasses and me and the bus down our champagne. El and the girls daintily sip.

When we all finish, the other boys, Maya, and Val start stripping down into there swimsuits. The boys toss me a pair of trunks and I see the girls have handed Ellery her suit and a coverup. I grab her hand and we walk over to the bathrooms. Kissing me on the cheek, El looks over and jokingly tries to walk into the bathroom seductively. It was working... Until she missed the door and hit the wall. We both burst out laughing and I reach out and pull Ellery in my arms. I begins to kiss her forehead, then move my lips down her neck. She leans down, grabs my head and gently leads it to her lips. We begin to kiss passionately, until Zayn comes around the corner and stops short.

"Oi you two! You've got many years to do this! Come spend time with your friends!" he grabs me away from Ellery and drags me into the bathroom. I walk in a stall and quickly change into my trunks. I swiftly walk out to find El waiting for me. I blush and grin at the sight of her shirt. It is teak with a printed on photo of me from a couple years ago. Under it I can see she is wearing one of my favorite bikinis of hers. It is white with a fringed top.

I pick up El and throw her into a piggyback. I can see people, mainly teenage girls, staring at me as I set her on her lounge chair. While she is busy putting her ring safely away, I grab my phone.

"I could do without a tan on my left hand where my forefinger meets my knuckle." I tweet. Wake Me Up by Ed Sheeran. The lyrics about a wedding ring. I wonder if my fans will get the drift?

I put my phone away, run, and jump into the pool. I look expectantly at El. She is glancing around nervously. I can tell that she doesn't know what the fans will say after she takes of her coverup. I feel angry again. No beautiful girl should have to think this way. I catch her eye and mouth "You can do it gorgeous!" at her. El grins and pushes back her hair. In one fast motion she takes off her shirt and walks over to the side of the pool. Lowering herself down, she dangles her feet in the water. I walk over to the edge and hug her to my body. As ic arey her around the pool, El buries her head in my chest. I can feel tears running off her face. I kiss her forehead. This marriage will for sure show her that I will always be there for the girl I love. Her. Ellery Tomlinson.