A Change In Direction (a One Direction fan fiction)

Chapter 7 Part 1

Chapter Seven Part One:

~Maddy’s POV~

I let the steaming hot water run over my face as I shampooed my hair with my coconut shampoo then washed my body with my lime soap.  I still couldn’t believe it.  Tonight was the night.  Tonight was the night that I would be going on a date with Harry Styles.  Me. Harry Styles.  Date.  I couldn’t believe it, of all the girls in the world that he could choose to go on a date with, he chose me.  Of course it was only a date so I really shouldn’t get my hopes up by thinking there will be something more.  It’s just one date.  But it’s better than nothing hey? Now to get ready.  We’ve been texting the past couple of days but he has refused to tell me anything about the date.  I have no idea where we’re going or what I should wear. Although, he did say that Courtney knew what I should wear so to ask her if I was unsure.  That must mean that she knows where we are going.  Hmmm, I will have to try and get it out of her while she is helping me get ready. Thank god for amazing friends like Courtney who can help me out when I need it. Tonight is one of those moments. I stepped out of the shower and wrapped my hair in the towel.  I then slipped on some black lace underwear and a bra before shrugging on my big fluffy white dressing gown.  I walked out of the bathroom and called out to Courtney.

“Courtz, I’m done with my shower, come help me pick out my outfit and do my hair.  I have no idea what to wear!”

“I’m in your bedroom already; I’ve laid out a few choices.” She called back.  I walked down the hallway and into my room.  On the bed she had laid out 2 outfits, they both consisted of a dress and heels, so I was guessing it was going to be a bit fancy.  I inspected the outfits.  The first one was my Colette Dinnigan dress that I had bought when we were visiting Courtney’s family in Australia.  It went to mid-thigh and was light blue lace over top of white (A/N there are pics of all the outfits on the side.) and it was paired with my Christian Louboutin Zigouwi calf brown stilettos.  The second outfit was my metallic white lace flippy dress from Topshop with my pink TAME Jimmy Choo pumps.  After going over each outfit hundreds of times, I decided to go with the first option because I hadn’t worn the dress before and I really loved it.  I pointed to that one and looked at Courtney.

“I will wear that one, I think it’s time to finally take the tag off.” I said to her grabbing it off the bed and pulling it over my head and onto my body.  I admired my reflection in the mirror; the dress fit my body nicely.  It hugged my curves in the right places and ended mid-thigh. It wasn’t super tight but it still looked good.

“Damn girl, you look hot!” Courtney grinned at me and wolf whistled. Oh gosh that girl is a laugh sometimes I thought while I literally laughed. “I thought a dress would be suitable because it’s nice and of course… for easy access!” she exclaimed while winking at me. That made me crack up so hard! But in all seriousness… back to business.

“Thanks babe.  Ok now for hair and makeup.  Work your magic.” I said and sat down in the chair in front of my vanity.  She immediately got to work. A good half an hour later, she was done.  I looked at myself in the mirror.  She had straightened my hair and put it in a tight high ponytail with a metal ring overtop of the elastic to hide it and then used hairspray to make sure I had no flyaways.  Because my hair was up, she decided to do softer makeup on my face by using only a light amount of foundation and some natural looking eye shadow. My eyelashes were black and long and had been layered with lots of mascara which made my eyes look even bigger than usual.  She had finished the look off with a bright pink lip stick. 

“Courtney, I love it! You did such a good job! Thank you, thank you, thank you.” I screamed. I was so excited! I thought I looked really good and I hope Harry would think so too. 

She smiled, obviously happy with her handiwork as well.  “No problem, I was happy to help.  Now hurry up and put your shoes on.  He will be here any minute.”  I grabbed my shoes from next to the bed.  They were pretty high.  Luckily Harry was quite a bit taller than me so even with me wearing these shoes, I would still be shorter than him.  I hate when girls are taller than the guys they are dating, it just makes it a bit awkward sometimes.  The doorbell rang. Here we go… it’s time!  I walked down stairs and opened up the door. 

“Hey Maddy,” Harry said, he looked at my outfit and smiled, “You look beautiful.”  Aww he was so sweet.

“You don’t look too bad yourself Mr Styles.” I replied back cheekily.  It was the truth, he looked amazing.  He was wearing dark well fitted jeans and a white t-shirt with and black blazer over top.  His hair looked messy, yet styled to perfection if that makes sense.  I have so many emotions running through me and my butterflies were building up. This date that I had been planning for the last 4 years has actually become reality.

“Shall we go?” he asked.  I nodded in agreement.  He led me out to his black range rover and we climbed in. Once we started driving, I asked the question I had meant to ask Courtney but had forgotten too.  I guess I got too carried away with my outfit and makeup and the topic completely slipped my mind.

“Where are we going?” I asked.

“Well I could tell you, but that wouldn’t really be much fun.” He smirked.

“C’mon, please tell me.  I really don’t like surprises.” I complained.

“Fine, we’re going to dinner.  But that is all that I’m going to tell you.  You will have to wait and see to find out the rest.”  I nodded content with his answer and sat back in my seat.  For the rest of the car ride we played 20 questions.  It was fun and I found out about his life before fame and told him about my childhood and my family.  When he asked how Courtney and I could afford such a nice house I told him about my father and his company. I explained all the details including how I had a tough childhood because he was never around.  I mean sure he spoilt me but I would much rather knowing him better. I told Harry that he passed away a few years ago and left me everything as my mother had left when I was a baby. I was raised by nannies and was constantly moving around.  I also told him how it was similar for Courtney except her family was very loving and I was always jealous of her about that.  Her parents were also still alive and well, we spent every holiday with them out in Australia and they treated me like their own child. I never thought I would come back to America to live again. I loved living in Australia but Courtney was pretty keen to go to college in the States’ so I agreed to come with her. And that’s where we are now.

“We’re here.” He announced. We had parked along the Hudson River and waiting near the dock was a lit up boat with a table and chairs waiting.  It looked gorgeous.

“Harry, this is amazing.” I whispered.

“Thanks, I had help from the boys.  It was Courtney’s idea really.  She said you always loved going on her family’s boat in Sydney so I decided to try and recreate it here.”  I smiled, he really was so sweet.  He was right as well, I loved going on boats and I found it so relaxing.

*Written by Maddy*

....................................................................................................................................................................................Author's Note:

Hey guys! So sorry for uploading this chapter a day late :( I have exams all this week and with Maddy being away... It has been hard to find time to update, but here is the new chapter! As this is only part one of chapter 7, part two will be uploaded on Thursday :D We'll try have more frequent updates when we have both finished exams and have more time to write and all that... Anyways, vote/ comment!

Thanks everyone!

Maddy & Courtney xx