The New Girl
Chapter Twenty Two
-BRIES POV-
This party has been going strong for over 5 hours and half of us were passed out on the couches. Niall, Zayn, Joey, Harry, and I are the only ones left awake and we are all sitting by the pool. My feet were in the water and I was leaning on Niall. Zayn was talking to Niall while I started to zone out. Harry was sitting with feet out in front of him while Joeys head was in his lap. He was playing with her hair and they were giggling and laughing. God she looks so happy and that’s all I want. I am glad she is happy again but I am keeping a close eye on Harry. I will NOT let him hurt her again. Niall kissed my forehead, breaking me out of my trance.
“Hey can I ask you something?” Niall asks me.
“Um I guess. What is it?” I ask him looking confused.
“Love, do you know how to swim?” He asks looking innocent.
“Yes I was actually on the swim team when I was-“ He cut me off by giving me a push. I look frantically for something to grab so don’t I fall in. I end up grabbing Joey and Joey grabbed Harry. We all ended up falling into the pool and when I came up I saw Niall rolling on the ground laughing. I whispered to Joey while Niall wasn’t looking and when I finished she nodded. She buried her face in her hands and started to cry. Niall noticed and looked guilty.
“Good job you arse! You made Joey cry on her birthday!” Zayn shakes his head in disappointment as he walks back into the house.
“Omigosh Joey! I am so sorry! It wasn’t meant for you!” He says pleading to her.
“It’s okay Niall.” She stopped in the middle to sniffle. “Could you at least help me out?” She asked Niall looking up at him so she could put the face into effect. She was always a great actress. I guess being theater geeks as kids helped. He falls for her trap as he held his out and she smirked once she got a hold of him. She pulled him in and we all burst out laughing.
Harry, Joey and I gave each other high fives as he popped up and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
“You are pretty good at the Joanna. As much as I didn’t like getting into the pool, I am impressed!” He smirks and gives Joey a fist bump.
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Joey and I end up going upstairs to change and when we were finished, we all settled on the couch to watch a movie. (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=90524610 ) Niall, Zayn, and Harry sat on the couch and Joey and I sat in front of them on the floor. I fell asleep sometime after that.
I woke up to the smell of food and realized that I was still on the floor in the living room.My head was on Joey's stomach and we had both fallen asleep cuddling our pillow pets. I scramble to get up to find the source of the smell which wakes up Joey.
“No! You were keeping me warm! Come back!” She says with her eyes still closed and reaching her arms out. I push Harry in the direction of Joey and he lays down with his head on her stomach.
“Brie since when did you have curly hair?” Joey says with her eyes still closed and playing with Harry’s hair.
“I don’t!” I say giggling from the kitchen.
-JOEYS POV-
A mop of fuzzyness plopped onto my stomach. I started playing with it thinking that it was brie’s.
“Brie since when did you have curly hair?” I ask her with my eyes closed.
“I don’t!” I hear someone say from in the kitchen. I open one eye and Harry was staring at me.I giggle.
“You’re comfy!” He says and I get up pretending to look hurt.
“YOU JUST CALLED ME FAT!” I tell him.
“No I didn’t! I promise love!” He tells me.
“Ya actually you are very fit Joey.” Liam mumbles and Dani hits him in the stomach. “Don’t worry Dani, I have my eyes set on one girl and one girl only!” He tells her the pulls her into his chest to kiss him.
“EW! PDA!” Brie and I yell at the same time. They both turn pinkish as the blush and walk into the other room. Probably to make out in peace.
“ugh I want food.” I say laying on the couch on my stomach.
“The kitchen is that way?” Harry tells me looking confused.
“I am too lazy.” I say to him.
“Do you want me to carry your lazy ass to the kitchen?” he asks me chuckling and I nod. He picks me up and walks into the kitchen. I really was tired. We were up late watching Disney movies! They let me pick since it was my birthday and I absolutely LOVE Disney movies! He set me down on the bar stool and sat next to me. I put my head face down on the counter and when I was almost asleep Harry shook my shoulders. So close.
“Love? Wake up! Someone is on the phone for you.” Harry tells me and I groan as he gave me my phone.
“Hello?” I say sleepily into the phone.
“Hello is this Ms. Joanna Parker?” some guy says into the phone.
“Yes this is she.” I say less sleepily then last time.
“Hi Joanna! This is Will Roberts and I own the gallery in down town London. I have seen your art work online and you are a brilliant artist for your age!” he told me. Everyone was watching me talk to this person and raising their eyebrows.
“Thanks? Um so are you calling just to tell me that?” I ask him.
“Oh! No! We are looking for a young artist to sponsor and we were wondering if you wanted to do it? You get paid and you get to be in art magazines around the world! You also get to be in commarcials and a lot more so what do you say?” He asks excitedly. I scream and jump off of the bar stool. The gang looks at me like I’m crazy.
“Is that a yes Ms.Joanna?” He asks me. I nod thinking he can see me. When I calm down a little I let the question run through my brain. I should probably talk to my parents first.
“Well I will have to have a meeting with you to discuss school and free time hours but other than those conditions, it’s a yes! When do I start?” I ask him trying not to scream into the phone again.
“Just come in Monday sometime after school is out and bring one of your best paintings. We also need a guardian to come with you. I will text you the address okay?” He tells me.I agree and hang up. I scream again and jump up onto the counter. I start to dance around and everyone is laughing at me. When I finished celebrating by myself, I jumped down and sat on the bar stool again.
“So are you gonna tell us what that was about or are you gonna make us guess?” Zayn says chuckling. I told them what happened and after I looked over at Brie. She was slightly crying, but it they were happy tears. I say slightly because there were only a couple of tears. I am amazed because she NEVER cries. The only other time I have seen her cry was the day I moved. I go over and hug her. Brie was always my best friend but she was also like my older sister. She practically raised me when my parents were not around.
“I am so proud of you Joey! You are finally able to follow your dreams.” She whispers to me which makes me hug her tighter. I really did love her like a sister. I gasp.
“I STILL NEED TO FIND THE PERFECT PAINTING!” I say as I run upstairs. Okay now time to panic.
-BRIES POV-
“I STILL NEED TO FIND THE PERFECT PAINTING!” she says in a panicky voice before running upstairs.
“We should probably help her before she has a heart attack.” Zayn says walking upstairs.
“I wonder what painting she will pick for the gallery to see.” El asks us.
“I like the one with the bowl of fruit.” Niall says rubbing his tummy. I roll my eyes.
“Of course you like the one with food on it.” I say to him. When we got up to the art room, she was running around frantically. I grab her arm.
“Girl, Chill. You are going to find one! We are going to help you! Right guys?” I say to her and the gang. They all nod. “Okay everyone, hands in!” Louis yells then puts his hand out. We all pile our hands on his.
“On three say carrots! One… Two… three…” He counts down.
“CARROTS!” we all scream. She starts to run around again and I look at Harry. I give him the “this one is on you” look and he catches Joey in the middle of a lap. He drags her to the bench by the windowsill and sits her on his lap. I Can’t tell what he is saying but I can see her losing tension and relax. I smile to myself as I watch her cuddle into his chest. They really are perfect for each other. I feel strong hands wrap around my waist.
“It’s probably best that we not stalk them.” His Irish accent soothes me. I turn around and give him a peck on the lips before heading to the other side of the room to look for a painting.
This party has been going strong for over 5 hours and half of us were passed out on the couches. Niall, Zayn, Joey, Harry, and I are the only ones left awake and we are all sitting by the pool. My feet were in the water and I was leaning on Niall. Zayn was talking to Niall while I started to zone out. Harry was sitting with feet out in front of him while Joeys head was in his lap. He was playing with her hair and they were giggling and laughing. God she looks so happy and that’s all I want. I am glad she is happy again but I am keeping a close eye on Harry. I will NOT let him hurt her again. Niall kissed my forehead, breaking me out of my trance.
“Hey can I ask you something?” Niall asks me.
“Um I guess. What is it?” I ask him looking confused.
“Love, do you know how to swim?” He asks looking innocent.
“Yes I was actually on the swim team when I was-“ He cut me off by giving me a push. I look frantically for something to grab so don’t I fall in. I end up grabbing Joey and Joey grabbed Harry. We all ended up falling into the pool and when I came up I saw Niall rolling on the ground laughing. I whispered to Joey while Niall wasn’t looking and when I finished she nodded. She buried her face in her hands and started to cry. Niall noticed and looked guilty.
“Good job you arse! You made Joey cry on her birthday!” Zayn shakes his head in disappointment as he walks back into the house.
“Omigosh Joey! I am so sorry! It wasn’t meant for you!” He says pleading to her.
“It’s okay Niall.” She stopped in the middle to sniffle. “Could you at least help me out?” She asked Niall looking up at him so she could put the face into effect. She was always a great actress. I guess being theater geeks as kids helped. He falls for her trap as he held his out and she smirked once she got a hold of him. She pulled him in and we all burst out laughing.
Harry, Joey and I gave each other high fives as he popped up and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
“You are pretty good at the Joanna. As much as I didn’t like getting into the pool, I am impressed!” He smirks and gives Joey a fist bump.
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Joey and I end up going upstairs to change and when we were finished, we all settled on the couch to watch a movie. (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=90524610 ) Niall, Zayn, and Harry sat on the couch and Joey and I sat in front of them on the floor. I fell asleep sometime after that.
I woke up to the smell of food and realized that I was still on the floor in the living room.My head was on Joey's stomach and we had both fallen asleep cuddling our pillow pets. I scramble to get up to find the source of the smell which wakes up Joey.
“No! You were keeping me warm! Come back!” She says with her eyes still closed and reaching her arms out. I push Harry in the direction of Joey and he lays down with his head on her stomach.
“Brie since when did you have curly hair?” Joey says with her eyes still closed and playing with Harry’s hair.
“I don’t!” I say giggling from the kitchen.
-JOEYS POV-
A mop of fuzzyness plopped onto my stomach. I started playing with it thinking that it was brie’s.
“Brie since when did you have curly hair?” I ask her with my eyes closed.
“I don’t!” I hear someone say from in the kitchen. I open one eye and Harry was staring at me.I giggle.
“You’re comfy!” He says and I get up pretending to look hurt.
“YOU JUST CALLED ME FAT!” I tell him.
“No I didn’t! I promise love!” He tells me.
“Ya actually you are very fit Joey.” Liam mumbles and Dani hits him in the stomach. “Don’t worry Dani, I have my eyes set on one girl and one girl only!” He tells her the pulls her into his chest to kiss him.
“EW! PDA!” Brie and I yell at the same time. They both turn pinkish as the blush and walk into the other room. Probably to make out in peace.
“ugh I want food.” I say laying on the couch on my stomach.
“The kitchen is that way?” Harry tells me looking confused.
“I am too lazy.” I say to him.
“Do you want me to carry your lazy ass to the kitchen?” he asks me chuckling and I nod. He picks me up and walks into the kitchen. I really was tired. We were up late watching Disney movies! They let me pick since it was my birthday and I absolutely LOVE Disney movies! He set me down on the bar stool and sat next to me. I put my head face down on the counter and when I was almost asleep Harry shook my shoulders. So close.
“Love? Wake up! Someone is on the phone for you.” Harry tells me and I groan as he gave me my phone.
“Hello?” I say sleepily into the phone.
“Hello is this Ms. Joanna Parker?” some guy says into the phone.
“Yes this is she.” I say less sleepily then last time.
“Hi Joanna! This is Will Roberts and I own the gallery in down town London. I have seen your art work online and you are a brilliant artist for your age!” he told me. Everyone was watching me talk to this person and raising their eyebrows.
“Thanks? Um so are you calling just to tell me that?” I ask him.
“Oh! No! We are looking for a young artist to sponsor and we were wondering if you wanted to do it? You get paid and you get to be in art magazines around the world! You also get to be in commarcials and a lot more so what do you say?” He asks excitedly. I scream and jump off of the bar stool. The gang looks at me like I’m crazy.
“Is that a yes Ms.Joanna?” He asks me. I nod thinking he can see me. When I calm down a little I let the question run through my brain. I should probably talk to my parents first.
“Well I will have to have a meeting with you to discuss school and free time hours but other than those conditions, it’s a yes! When do I start?” I ask him trying not to scream into the phone again.
“Just come in Monday sometime after school is out and bring one of your best paintings. We also need a guardian to come with you. I will text you the address okay?” He tells me.I agree and hang up. I scream again and jump up onto the counter. I start to dance around and everyone is laughing at me. When I finished celebrating by myself, I jumped down and sat on the bar stool again.
“So are you gonna tell us what that was about or are you gonna make us guess?” Zayn says chuckling. I told them what happened and after I looked over at Brie. She was slightly crying, but it they were happy tears. I say slightly because there were only a couple of tears. I am amazed because she NEVER cries. The only other time I have seen her cry was the day I moved. I go over and hug her. Brie was always my best friend but she was also like my older sister. She practically raised me when my parents were not around.
“I am so proud of you Joey! You are finally able to follow your dreams.” She whispers to me which makes me hug her tighter. I really did love her like a sister. I gasp.
“I STILL NEED TO FIND THE PERFECT PAINTING!” I say as I run upstairs. Okay now time to panic.
-BRIES POV-
“I STILL NEED TO FIND THE PERFECT PAINTING!” she says in a panicky voice before running upstairs.
“We should probably help her before she has a heart attack.” Zayn says walking upstairs.
“I wonder what painting she will pick for the gallery to see.” El asks us.
“I like the one with the bowl of fruit.” Niall says rubbing his tummy. I roll my eyes.
“Of course you like the one with food on it.” I say to him. When we got up to the art room, she was running around frantically. I grab her arm.
“Girl, Chill. You are going to find one! We are going to help you! Right guys?” I say to her and the gang. They all nod. “Okay everyone, hands in!” Louis yells then puts his hand out. We all pile our hands on his.
“On three say carrots! One… Two… three…” He counts down.
“CARROTS!” we all scream. She starts to run around again and I look at Harry. I give him the “this one is on you” look and he catches Joey in the middle of a lap. He drags her to the bench by the windowsill and sits her on his lap. I Can’t tell what he is saying but I can see her losing tension and relax. I smile to myself as I watch her cuddle into his chest. They really are perfect for each other. I feel strong hands wrap around my waist.
“It’s probably best that we not stalk them.” His Irish accent soothes me. I turn around and give him a peck on the lips before heading to the other side of the room to look for a painting.
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12/8/13