Stuck in the Middle

Meals And Movies

Chapter Three

As I walked into the room I quickly sent a text to my mum. 

"Working late, text you when I'm finished. X" 

It was sort of the truth... But I knew she would be worried if she knew I was spending part of my night with five boys, no matter how famous or good looking they were. Looking up from my phone, I glanced around the room. Of course I wasn't surprised at what the room looked like, I'd seen them all before, but the mess that the boys had already made in the room made me gasp.  

"Oh, uh sorry Demi, the room is pretty messy, blame the others, they're pigs." Harry said taking hold of my hand and leading me over to the kitchen where Liam and Niall were unloading the trolley full of food. We walked past Zayn who had a flush of what looked like annoyance on his face.

"Boys, this is Demi. Don't worry, she already knows who we are." Harry said with a smirk. 

"Flirting with fans already is it then Harry?" Louis asked reaching out and shaking my hand. Harry gave Louis a slight kick and Louis responded my tackling him onto the couch. I laughed as Harry adjusted himself and pushed Louis off him before grinning sheepishly at me.

"So is this what you guys do all day?" I asked and Liam laughed before dishing up some plates onto the kitchen counter.

"Pretty much! You'll see a lot of playfighting around here, I try to keep out of it though." He added with a cute smile.

"Alright, I'll be your waiter tonight here is your menu, order anything you like, we have everything." Liam said with a chuckle before handing us the room service menu.  

I blushed as Harry and Zayn both cuddled up close to me to read over the menu. I already knew it by heart so I didn't need to read it, but I was more than happy to be in the middle of them. I could smell Zayn's cologne by my side and the scent literally made my heart rate speed up. I immediately felt light headed and I grabbed onto the bench to get my balance. His face was really close to mine, closer than Harry's was and I wondered why on earth he was so close to me when we had only just met.

I grabbed a few chips and a drink, snacking away while standing at the bench, the other boys sat down at the kitchen island or the table while we ate. The boys just chatted about normal things and would occasionally ask me questions about myself. Zayn was still sitting next to me at the island and I noticed his leg was casually leaning against mine. It might have seemed casual to him and he might not have even noticed he was doing it but I could feel the warmth of his leg pressed against my bare leg and I was trying extremely hard to keep my cool.

"So how old are you?" Zayn asked me as the other boys continued in their conversation.

"I'm eighteen." I replied and he just nodded his head in reply. 

"Are you staying and watching a movie?" He asked and I shrugged my shoulders which made him grin.

"I honestly don't know. I didn't even know I would meet you guys today so I'm just sort of rolling with it." I replied.

"You should stay." He said, placing a hand on my leg for what seemed like an eternity but was probably only a few seconds. I knew I was blushing and I didn't look up from my lap once until his hand was gone and my heart rate had slowed down. 

I decided I could look up and I glanced at Zayn who was smirking at my reaction, obviously pleased that he could make me feel so nervous. He gave me a soft look and put a hand on my shoulder before whispering in my ear.

"Sorry, I just wanted to see if you would scream or freak out like all the other fans do when they're around us. You're doing very well." He added and pulled his head away. But just the feeling of his hot breath in my ear had left me speechless and when I tried to say something back my tongue couldn't seem to move, so I nodded my head.

"Why don't we watch a movie?" Harry announced loudly, making me jump slightly in my seat and taking my mind temporarily off Zayn. The other boys nodded in agreement and before i knew it I was sitting on the couch in between Harry and Zayn again, a very comfortable seat. 

Niall spread a blanket over all of us and Harry was trying to fit under it as well. I squished in closer to Zayn and let Harry slide in. Zayn took this opportunity to put his arm around me and pull me even closer to him. Harry roughly pulled the blanket so it was covering all of us.  

Louis put on the movie, a James Bond one, turned the lights off and we all settled down and relaxed as the movie started.  

I glanced quickly to my left and saw Harry, quite squished into me now, smiling his gorgeous smile at me. I felt a hand slide onto my own and Harry smiled even more as he held onto my hand and squeezed it gently in the dark. My jaw practically dropped and I quickly smiled sweetly back to him before turning my head towards the TV to watch the movie.  

Other than thinking about how extremely lucky and happy I was at that moment, I was also wondering... What on earth was going on here? 

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As the movie came to an end I quickly looked at my phone, 10.30pm. I texted my mum and said "Finished, coming home now." 

I started to move from my very comfortable seat on the couch and the boys paused the movie and asked me where I was going. Harry got up quickly and grabbed my hand to pull me up properly, he pulled quite hard though and I ended up stumbling right into him. I quickly righted myself and he apologised, but his cheeky tone of voice told me he wasn't actually sorry.

I announced to the boys that I had to go and they all said goodbye and gave me a few hugs, Zayn's lasting the longest, before Harry walked me out of their room to the elevator. He summoned an elevator and then said goodbye, giving me a long hug where he held me tightly.

I don't know how long we were there for but we stayed hugging until we heard the elevator ding and the doors opened. He pulled away and quickly asked if I was working tomorrow to which I replied yes. His face lit up and he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before saying goodbye and letting me get into the elevator. 

He started to walk back towards the room and as the doors to the elevator slid shut, I saw him glance over his shoulder and smile. 

As soon as the doors were shut I jumped up and down and did a bit of a happy dance until I reached the lobby and the doors opened again. I walked along the streets to my car and plugged my iPod into the speakers. I drove home singing along to One Direction's Up All Night Album.  

A smile was plastered on my face until I arrived home and saw Ryan's car parked in the driveway. 

My smile turned into a frown and when I opened the door and walked inside I saw Ryan and my mum talking at the dining table. Ryan looked up and saw me and immediately he walked over and kissed me hard on the mouth. I kissed him and then quickly pushed him away before he could try to make out with me in front of my mum. "Hey babe, I came over at 9 and decided to wait until you got home so I could give you these." He said while pointing at a vase filled with Daisy's.  

"Thank you, they're wonderful. Um Ryan, I'm really tired, I'm gonna head to bed now, but thanks hun." I said before giving him a quick kiss on the lips as he left.

I lay in bed thinking about how crazy the day had been. I had met One Direction! And they were all really nice! And maybe, just maybe Ryan might actually be changing his ways. And even though I probably shouldn't have, I fell asleep thinking about how I would much prefer to be spending the night on One Direction's couch, with them.

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