Just A Heartbeat Away [One Direction Fanfiction]

Ch. 13

GABY'S P.O.V

"I think I'm inlove with someone else."

As those words escaped his mouth, my heart fell down.

Could what Hannah has been saying be true?

I mentally shook my head in disbelief.

"And who is this someone?" I ask him.

"It's--" he began.

But got cut off by one of the boys.

"Come on, Boobear. It's dinner." I see Harry go past the bushes.

"We'll be right on." I say, standing up.

Not making Louis finish his sentence.

**

LOUIS' P.O.V

I honestly didn't know what just happened.

I was about to let Gaby know I loved her.

But somehow that slowly slipped away.

I walked back near the campfire with Gaby.

Not making a single gaze with her.

Not making any eye contact.

We saw the rest of the girls and boys seated comfortably.

Couples with couples.

Friends with friends.

Me and Gaby.

**

Finished eating our trout, Paul ran up to us.

"Excuse me, Louis. You have a phone call." he says.

I stood up and went to the little payphone in the campsite.

"Hello?" I start.

"How dare you!" a loud tone strikes.

"Who is this?" 

"Your so called girlfriend!" 

Shit.

It's Casey.

"Hey, Casey." I say.

"Don't just hey me! Mr. Tomlinson!" 

"What's wrong? Why are you acting like this?" 

"As if you don't know what the fuck is going on!"

"I don't."

"Who is this Gaby? How come you're always with her?" 

"She's just a friend."

"A friend? Really? Reports say that you almost kissed her!!" 

"What? No!"

Considering I did remember.

-;- Flashback to the kiss-;-

"Louis! Give me back my hair brush!" Gaby says, chasing me.

With her hair brush still in my hand held tight, I ran almost instantly.

I stopped and took a breath.

And Gaby pulled me down.

She grabbed her hair brush from my hand.

She stared deeply into my eyes.

I stared back.

Pushing away every negative thought, I bent forward.

Reaching for her lips.

Reaching for paradise.

Reaching for something to make me complete.

But she pulled away.

-;- End of flashback -;-

"I'm really sorry Lou, I'm breaking up with you." 

The phone went dead.

**

"Who was it?" they all asked as I went back to the campsite.

"Casey." I reply.

I see Gaby's face turning dull, frail, dissapointed.

Could she be attracted to me as well?

"What did she say?" Niall asked.

"She broke up with me." I say.

As those 5 words left my mouth, Gaby's face lit up.

"Now I'm officially single."

"And ready to mingle?" Gaby asked.

Everyone bursted into sudden laughter.

GABY'S P.O.V

"She broke up with me."

Those words flooded my mind.

Could this be the chance I could date Louis?

Could this be the chance I could be wrapped around his arms?

I wasn't that much sure.

"Now, I'm officially single." he says.

"And ready to mingle?" I say, smiling.

I couldn't help but ask.

But I hope he'd give the answer I was looking for.

The campsite was filled with laughter because of my so called "joke".

Even if it was true.

"Mhm." Lou mumbles.

"Me too." I mumble back.

"Really?" he says, as loud as he ever could.

"We'll leave you two alone." the girls and boys say.

It's obvious they're trying to set up me and Lou.

So there we were.

Only the two of us sitting alone.

I nod at his last question.

"Well then.." Louis began.

"Would you, Gaby, consider on being my one girlfriend?" 

I stood up, joy filling my entire body.

"I do." I say with passion.

The camp fire slowly fades.

Our lips almost meeting.

Inches away.

Until they met.

We both pulled away.

"You're that somebody I am in love with." he says.

"And you're that somebody I'm in love with." I reply back.