All's Fair in Love and One Direction

3: All's Fair in Dresses & Stiletto Heels

Chapter 3

Once I can breathe again, I'm aware that Harry is talking "...name's Harry," he's saying, "as I'm sure you know."

I nod, unable to form words. Luckily Louis starts talking before I have a chance.

"I am Louis, Louis Tomlinson, so nice to meet you, but just wanted to let you know, this Hazzabear is mine and I don't let the girls near him," Louis says all in one breath.

"Hello, I'm Liam - sorry about those two," Liam interjects with a friendly smile.

"I'm Zayn," says Zayn, with a little half-wave.

"I'm Niall!!! Hello!!" And that's the end of their introductions.

"And you are ..." prompts Liam, as I'm still glued to the cement and probably still have a goofy smile on my face.

"I'm Andie," I manage. Thankfully, my voice doesn't crack like it usually does when I'm excited. "Well - actually my name's Andrea, but if you call me that I'll have to kill you."

It's my typical response - but I CANNOT BELIEVE I just said that to One Direction!!! What is wrong with me?? I'm mentally dying of fear when I realize they're laughing.

"I think I'm going to enjoy this 'date'," Liam says aside to Louis. I don't think I was meant to hear that, but it sends a happy little trill through my stomach that immediately turns into more of an OHMYGOSH FANGIRL MOMENT NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.

But I don't want to get sent to the mental hospital. So I swallow my squeal of excitement and maturely ask, "So, where are we going?"

"Well," Liam says with a wink, "we don't want to get accosted by rabid fans - so we'll tell you in the car. Hop in."

I step into the limo as Harry holds the door open - what a gentleman, plus he's hot and talented and gorgeous and okay shut up Andie and get in the car - and I hear Zayn mutter to Liam, "Accosted? You're such a geek Liam," and I see Liam mess up Zayns hair in retaliation. I can't even believe I'm here.

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The limo is amazing on the inside, with two opposing leather couches, a table in between, and a mini fridge and TV set into the wall. The boys all cram into one couch, so I have the other couch all to myself.

"Congratulations on winning, by the way," says Zayn once the limo starts moving. "And since Liam sounds like an SAT word book when he opens his mouth, I will tell you where we're going."

Liam looks offended and kicks Zayn under the table, and Zayn kicks him back, and Louis kicks Zayn just for the heck of it, and now I'm internally laughing because they're just so adorable, and then Harry winks at me, leans over them, pokes Zayn's cheek and says, "You were going to tell Andie where we're going?"

"Oh right!" Zayn says, fixing his melted-chocolate eyes back on me while unobtrusively grinding his heel into Louis' foot. "We're going shopping!"

I'm taken aback. "Um ..."

Liam sits up. "Ok, Andie, since Zayn sounds like a - a chew toy when he opens his mouth-" Zayn shoots him a 'what?' look, I bite my lip to keep from laughing "- I will explain why we are going shopping. The reason is, we are taking you to Il Diamanté, and although you look gorgeous, you need a dress worthy of a five star restaurant."

Oh my gosh, a member of One Direction just called me gorgeous!! But come to think of it, they are all wearing suits. I wonder how I didn't notice that before.

The limo pulls up outside Ann Taylor and my heart skips a beat. "You guys - I can't afford any of these dresses!"

"Good thing you're not paying for them, then," Zayn says. Harry pulls out a credit card and winks.

"And before you say anything, we are going to pay whether you like it or not, so find a dress you like so we can get this evening started!" That's Louis. I submit and allow myself to be led into the store.

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Well, Louis and Harry get kicked out of Ann Taylor, but not before Liam has paid for a midnight blue one-shoulder ruched cocktail dress with a diamond clasp at the shoulder. It created curves and brought out the natural golden highlights in my brown hair and made me look gorgeous and I almost died when I stepped out of the dressing room and Harry stopped threatening Louis with a silver stiletto heel long enough to nod appreciatively and tell me I looked beautiful.

So now I'm sitting in their limo again and I can't believe all this is actually happening. And we're pulling into the parking lot at Il Diamanté and Harry is holding my door open again and I. Love. My. Life.

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(A/N: Hey guys!! It's Maria again ... So how do you like chapter 3? Right now it's just kind of introducing the boys ;) but I promise the plot will start to show up soon!!! In the meantime, just read read read and enjoy!!! Oh and we want to give a huge huge thank you to everyone who is reading/voting for this!!! We love you and it means the absolute world to us to see votes and reads!! We would also love to see comments telling us what we're doing right (and also what we're doing wrong) Have a good day and if you haven't already don't forget to vote/comment/fan!!

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