Faking It

Chapter 3: The Meeting

THIS CHPTER IS DEDICATED TO GHOSTEE BECAUSE SHE ROCKS!!!!

PICTURE OF HOPE IS ON THE SIDE

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Chapter 3

It was a long drive to their flat since they were on the other side of town. We arrive and I was starving… so was Niall. As soon as soon as we open the door I was knocked to the ground by a hyper Louis.

I moan in pain after I had hit the hard wood floor. “Lou, get off her!” Liam says with concern in his voice.

I get up and dust myself off, “Hi Lou.”

“HI HOPE!” Louis shouts with a smile.

I’m picked up and spun around by Harry who kisses my cheek and says, “Hello, love. We obviously missed you; Liam more than anybody. He was always like, ‘Hope this. Hope that. One time Hope and I-“

“OKAY!” Liam yells glaring at Harry, “I think she gets it.”

“Aw, Liam did you miss me?” I say giving him a playful nudge.

“Hell, yeah he did!” Louis says and rolls his eyes.

Liam blushes, “Hardy- har- har. Aren’t you all hilarious?”

“We are, though.” I say with a nod, “We are hilarious.” He rolls his eyes and Faith coughs loudly.

“Oh, right! How could I forget? You all remember Faith, right?” I say pulling her forward.

All of them nod and Harry, being his flirty self, says with a wink, “Yes, I remember Faith.”

Faith pursed her lips and says, “I’m not into boys.”

Harry’s face pales and he looks away. Faith smirks, “I’m into men. Therefore I would never go for you.” She spins around and heads back to the car to get her luggage.

All of the boys laugh and Harry stands there with his face growing redder by the second. He mutters something under his breath and walks off. I look around and notice someone’s missing, “Where’s Zayn?”

Louis throws his arms up, “Someone’s getting clingy already, geez, Hope, take it down a notch, will ya?”

I playfully fit his chest and Niall says, “Zayn wasn't particularly on board with the whole fake girlfriend thing.”

“Oh.” I state awkwardly looking down at my dirty black converse.

“But don’t worry though,” Harry says coming back in with a cup of ice and he puts his arm around my waist, “I’ll take good care of you, love.”

He winks at me and I just roll my eyes, “Harry, you’re such a flirt.”

He smiles showing off his dimples, “For so I’m told.”

“Why do you have a cup of just ice?” I ask looking n his cup.

He smiles deviously, “So I could do this!” He yells as he pulls open the back of my shirt and pours the ice down.

I scream at the cold and begin to chase him around their giant living room. The door opens and someone walks in just in time for me to slip on a stray piece of ice and collide into them. I look down and find myself lying on top of Zayn. He pushes me off him… hard. I would have slid and hit my head on the wall if Harry wouldn’t have been there to stop me. “Watch where you’re going.” Zayn snaps.

“Sorry.” I say sincerely as Louis and Niall help me up

He rolls his eyes, “Whatever.”

His eyes slowly scan my body, making me feel slightly uncomfortable, and he says, “This is her?”

Last time I stayed with them for a month during the summer Zayn was visiting his family so I hadn’t gotten to meet him.

“Yes it is.”Liam says giving him warning looks.

“This is the girl you guys have been talking about since the day she left?” Zayn says giving a humorless laugh, “Wow.”

He walks off to his room and says before closing his door, “I don’t see what the big deal is about.”

That’s when I’ve had enough. I begin to storm towards him, but Liam wraps both his arms around my waist and holds me close to him as I struggle to get out of his strong grasp. I struggle for a little while but eventually give up. “What is his problem?!” I yell in frustration.

“He’s been this way lately,” harry says.

“Last time I checked I’m here because of his lousy mistake” I say still in Liam’s grip.

I let my body go limp and Liam struggles to keep me up. “Seriously, Hope?” Liam says.

I nod my head, “Seriously.”

“He’s not exactly pleased to have you here.” Louis says.

“HE’S NEVER MET ME!” I yell throwing my arms up in the air and then letting them fall to my sides again.

“That’s part of it.” Niall says walking over to the couch with the other boys while Liam drags me.

“I love how you don’t trust me.” I say looking up at Liam as he pulls me into his lap.

He smiles and shakes his head. “So, it’s because he doesn’t know me?” I say trying to fit everything together.

“Sort of; he doesn’t know if you will tell the paps or not.” Liam says.

“I’D NEVER DO THAT, THOUGH! You guys are, like, my best friends!” I say leaning into Liam more.

“He’s just been this way lately. We hope it’s just a little diva phase.” Harry says while rolling his eyes.

“Yeah, it better be.” I say crossing my arms.

We all are silent for a moment then a thought occurs to me, “Where am I sleeping.”

All the boys look at each other and Niall says, “With Zayn…”

I look at him and then say, “I’m sorry, what? For a second there it sounded like you said ‘with Zayn’.”

“That’s because he did…” Harry says.

“WHY?” I yell in frustration.

“We are hoping maybe being together will make you guys get to know each other and eventually get along.” Louis says.

“You have got to be kidding me?!” I say as I put my face in my hands.

Just at that moment Faith walks in with her suitcases, sits beside Louis and looks around, “So what did I miss?”