Through It All

Chapter 21

Lexi's POV

I finally arrived at the mall and waited for Julia to arrive. I think this was going to be good for us since we never really hang out much. i've realized that I need to hang out with more people a lot more often. Who knows if in the future I'll be able to say that One Direction and I are friends. If we aren't friends, then I won't be friends with their girlfriends and other friends. I needed to make this time last.

Just as I was applying another coat of lip gloss, I saw Julia walking towards me.

"Hey Julia!" I greeted her.

"Hey Lexi! How's it going?" She asked me. She was wearing a gorgeous, dark blue blouse with strappy sandals to match.

"Pretty good. I love your outfit!" It really was incredible.

"Oh, thanks!" She smiled widely."So, where do you want to go first?"

"Mmh..how about we just start with some of the stores that are closer to us right now and work our way around."

"Sounds like a plan." She agreed and we started off.

We must've talked about everything from guys, to clothes, to everything in between. I never really knew how much I truly had in common with Julia. We could've hung out anytime we wanted but we just never did.

I was really glad we did this, even though halfway through we were already tired.

"Let's take a break." Julia suggested.

"I agree!" I said, relieved. I thought my feet were going to kill me.

Julia's POV

This was actually really fun. I have to admit, when Lexi asked me to go to the mall with her, I was a bit skeptic about how this was going to go. I mean, we don't talk too much but I figured this could be a great experience, and apparently I was right!

Lexi and I had so much in common with each other and I don't think either of us knew that.

After a couple hours of shopping, I suggested we sit down and luckily, Lexi agreed.

"I think my feet are going to kill me." I said exhausted.

"You took the words right out of my mouth!" She said and we both laughed.

"Usually, I'm not this tired after shopping but there's something about today I guess."

"Yeah, same here. I could walk around here for hours and hours and never get tired. I guess its just been a long week."

"I guess so." Looks like we had even more in common than I thought.

"I'm really glad we did this Julia. It looks like we had even more in common than we thought!" She said and we both laughed.

"That's what I was thinking! We should do this more often." I said.

"Agreed." She smiled slightly.

Louis' POV

Today was the day! I was finally going to put the plan to work. I was really hope Rachel would cooperate without even knowing it. It was the only way this plan would actually work.

I could Niall was a bit nervous. In a way, I couldn't blame him but I also wanted him to trust me. I needed to tell him eventually since I didn't want to do anything behind his back. It just didn't seem fair.

The first thing I needed to do was call Rachel and ask her to go to the cafe with me.

-phone ringing-