Cross My Heart

Chapter 4

Carly's P.O.V.

I was shaking with excitement and fear as I stood inches away from Louis Tomlinson, the man that I fell in love with from behind a computer screen. The boy that loves making weird tea, the Sassmasta from Doncasta, is RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. He pulls my head up with his hands. "Hey, babe, I'm Louis Tomlinson." I laugh. "I know. I'm Carly Haniver."

He pulls me to a seat at the bar. "So, you're a fan of my band?" He asks I have a flashback to all my memories of watching the boys. Listening to WMYB for the first time, obsessing over every magazine with them on the cover, and crying every time Little Things came on the radio. "Yeah, you could say that." I smile. He takes my hands. "Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?" I laugh. He frowns. "Why is that funny?" He's confused. I look at the floor, getting upset. "Why would anyone tell me I'm beautiful?" To my surprise, he pulls me off my chair, into a hug. " Because if anyone said that you weren't beautiful, they'd be lying."

Casey's P.O.V.

It's been about an hour and a half since I've talked to any of my friends. I sigh. Yeah, I'd seen Annabel, but I'm afraid I was hallucinating, because there's no way in hell she would have the guts to talk to Logan Lerman. I decide to go practice my song, since I'm not too confident in myself.

I'm walking towards the other corner of the theatre when I notice two guys whispering and pointing at me. I immediately get self-conscious. The guys notice I'm staring, and one of the guys wave at me. He seems good looking, but for some reason I turn on my heel and bolt away. I hear loud footsteps behind me, and I stop. Whoever's behind me hits me hard, not acknowledging my sudden stop. I turn around, and look into the beautiful blue eyes of Niall Horan.

"I'm um.. I'm..." He's lost for words as he looks me over. I immediately feel self-conscious again in the tight dress Anna picked. "It's okay.. Oh my Jesus you're Niall Horan!" I couldn't contain myself as Niall starts to laugh. "Yes I am. And you seem like an awfully beautiful girl who shouldn't be here alone. I smile. "Say, what's your name babe?" He takes my hand. " I'm um... Casey." I take my hand out of his grip. It obviously hurt him inside, and he didn't to a good job of not showing it. "I'm um... I'm sorry. " I say before running away with tears in my eyes.

Logan's P.O.V.

I've never met anyone as beautiful as Anna. Her face, lightly dusted with freckles, her eyes the color of expensive chocolate. I've never felt this way before. Her laugh, her smile, her confidence... She just makes me feel like I'm not Logan Lerman... I'm just Logan.

"Logan? LOGAN!" Her voice snaps me out of my trance. I look into those eyes and I lose myself. I picke her up off her chair and throw her over my shoulder.

What I'm doing, I don't know.

Annabel's P.O.V.

"LOGAN, PUT ME DOWN OR I SWEAR I WILL SCREAM!!!" I screamed, over the loud music. "Babe, you already are screaming." I smile. "Did you... Did you just call me 'babe'?" I say softly. "He turns, and our faces are mere inches apart. "Well, yes, I think I did." He whispers, his breath hot on my face. Oh god, how I just wanna smash my face into his. His lips so pink, his eyes a bright blue. His hair dark as night. Why does he have to be so perfect? His face stayed close to mine until he opened a door to a room and dropped me on a couch.

"Where the fuck... Oh my god Logan Lerman's gonna rape me." I gasp. He smiles. "It's not rape if you enjoy it, Anna." I stare wide-eyed at him. "Babe, I'm joking. I wanted some privacy, just the two of us." I look down. "You called me babe again." I smile a little. He puts my head in his hands. "Yes, I did, and I wanna keep calling you that." I stare at him. "Wh-wh-what?" I manage. He slowly leans in, breaking the space between us. I lean in as well, and soon there's no space between us.

Lindsay's P.O.V.

Josh took my hand and led me to a room off the side of the theatre. Its the place where you can hang before concerts. It's sound proof, so you have privacy. He opens the door. "Oh... Jesus... sorry 'bout that." He slams the door. I swear, before he closed the door I saw Anna and some guy in there... AHAHAH no. There's no way she would get any action in with a guy she just met. I look at him . "Occupied." He says awkwardly. He leads me to another room, where thank God no ones... you know.

I walk over to the couch and lay down. Josh sits on my feet. "OW! Josh!" I yelp, and he jumps up. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you!" He looks upset now. I walk over to him and hug him. "I'm okay, Josh. I'm okay." He hugs me back. "I don't wanna do anything to make you leave." He whispers. I look up into his brown eyes that make me melt. "Do you... You really mean that?" I smile. He answers with putting his lips on mine.

Casey's P.O.V.

I cant believe I just turned down NIall Horan. Fuck me. Fuck life. Fuck Niall. I'm a crying mess when I hear my name called to get onstage. I wipe my eyes and run onstage with a smile. I don't feel too bad about the audience. The only thing I'm worried about is Niall. Crap, I'm singing one of his songs! The loud acoustic guitar at the beginning of the song wakes me up out of my trance.

Your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me

But bear this in mind, it was meant to be

And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks

And it all makes sense to me

I know you've never loved the crinkles by yur eyes

When you smile, you've never loved

Your stomach or your thighs

The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine

I love them endlessly

I won't let these little things slip

out of my mouth

But if I do

It's you

Oh, it's you that they add up to

Im in love with you

And all these little things.

As I keep singing, I loosen up, until I notice Niall leave. I'm heartbroken. I blew my one and only chance with the guy of my dreams. I got up to his solo with tears in my eyes. As i went to say his solo, Niall walks out, and starts to sing

You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you

You'll never treat yourself right darling

But I want you to

If I let you know-oh-ohh I'm here

For you

Then maybe you'd love yourself

Like I

Love you, ohh

Our voices blended perfectly as we finished up the song. His low voice competing with my higher voice was outstanding. As we finished the song, we got a standing ovatuon as I ran offstage. Niall followed without hesitation "Casey... CASEY!" I stopped as Niall ran over to me. I had my back to him. "Please... please don't run away again." He slips his hands around my waist. "I... can't... I... won't." I said, leaning into his arms.