Around the World [A Liam Payne Romance]

Chapter Eighteen

Texas came in no time.

                I was excited, to say the least, when we were all granted a two week vacation from all the stress being on tour and preforming for live audiences every other night presented. Harry, Liam, and I were all staying in a penthouse suite at the Marriott Hotel in Dallas, Texas together and to say I was relieved was an understatement. In fact, the second we got there, I was already changing to go to the pool.

                "Any of you guys coming?" I called, turning around with Liam's tee shirt over my bikini.

                Harry glanced at me and perked up. "Are you going to the pool?"

                I nodded, raising the towel I had in one hand. "Yeah, want to come?"

                "Yes!"

                "Then hurry up and get dressed!"

                Harry mock saluted me, marching off to his bedroom to unpack when Liam walked out and almost ran into me. I started laughing as his big eyes went big and he stopped short in his tracks, sending me a dazzling apologetic smile that I'd never get used to. But as I was laughing, something shined in his eyes that had me confused.

                So then he kissed me, with so much passion that I was confused. But of course, I wasn't complaining — Liam gave the best, most meaningful kisses a girl could ever wish for, and they were all for me. He was all mine.... Or at least, he was kind of all mine. I sighed in content against his lips as he pulled away, and he started to look at me with a small smile.

                When we pulled away, it was because Harry was making a sound of disgust after having walking in on the scene. I just started laughing and Liam grabbed my hand as he walked us to the front door, explaining that he'd be getting some food for us. The smile on my lips couldn't have gotten any bigger, I can tell you that much.

                Once Harry and I were out of the door, we started talking. Or rather, Harry immediately pounded me with questions about how it felt to be Liam's girlfriend, and then he stated that we made a good couple. Actually, he kind of implied that Danielle wasn't right for Liam after he said: "You and Liam are perfect for each other... you're both good people."

                When we were in the lobby, people started staring, and then I started to hear the screams coming from outside the hotel. Immediately I groaned.

                "They found us."

                Harry sighed, looking at the door longingly. "I want to go say hello."

                I gave him a look. "You know a hello turns into photos and signings," I warned. "Besides, Paul wouldn't let you. Neither would hotel security."

                The curly headed boy frowned. "I know."

                I started laughing, waving through the glass doors and walking with Harry towards the pool, patting him on the back comfortingly. To get his mind off of it, I pushed him and challenged him to race to the pool, which he accepted. We bolted down the hallway, apologizing when we raced by different people and practically knocked them over.

                I made it to the pool first, and turned around to see where Harry is. Unsurprisingly, he had stopped to talk to a girl — but more surprisingly, he had a dazed look in his eye when he looked at her. I realized almost immediately what that meant.