Love Will Tell Us Where To Go

I woke up the next day to Harry lightly shaking me as he said, “Megan, babe, wake up.” As soon as I opened my eyes he grabbed my arm and tugged lightly. “Come on, the boys will be ready in like, twenty five minutes.”

“But this bed is SO comfy.” I grinned as I rolled onto my side, waiting for Harry to react. “Babe…”

“Ugh, I’m just kidding. I’m getting up.” As soon as I got out of bed, Harry lied down. “Hey!” I exclaimed. “What?” he asked innocently.

“You can’t just drag someone out of bed and then get in bed. That’s just rude, and you’re like, the least rude person I know.”

“I’m already ready for the video chat, you’re the one that needs to get dressed.”

“Loser,” I said as I walked off to find clothes to change into.

After getting dressed, I went to the kitchen and got a muffin and juice. “You want anything, babe?”

“No thanks. I’ll wait.”

With food and drink in hand, I followed Harry to his room. A few minutes later and the video chat was up. All chaos ensued as they each spoke at the same time. It’s hard to tell if they’re talking to anyone in particular or the group as a whole, but every once in a while I notice the conversation break off into pairs. I’ve pretty much given up at this point.

But today I was especially impatient and finally couldn’t wait any longer. “Come on, I don’t know if you guys know what’s up, but Harry has some surprise and I’m sure I’m not the only one who is super curious.” They all got quiet suddenly. “Louis…” The smirk on his face seemed suspicious. “Megan…” he replied in the same tone. “So, Harry, big news, huh?” he added after looking away from me.

“Well guys, I have something to tell you. I’ve been talking to Megan’s dad and Annabel,”

“Wait, what?” I asked.

“and they agreed that it’s been far too long since all of us have been together. So, if you all would like to come to America, we’d be willing to give you guys a place to sleep and maybe some food.”

“What!?” I exclaimed. “That’s so awesome! Oh my gosh, when? How long?”

The guys were freaking out and excited just as much as me, but I still asked, “You guys so knew already, didn’t you?“ They all replied with a varying version of“yes.”I wanted to be annoyed but I was too excited.

As soon as we closed the chat, I ran to tell Chloe. She jumped up and down and squealed with excitement. I laughed and said, “You really love him, don’t you?” She calmed down and blushed a bit as she lightly nodded her head and said in a soft voice, “Yeah, I do.”

A few weeks later and it was finally June and only a week until the boys would be here. Annabel was being so nice, trying to make sure the house was spotless and ready to have so many visitors. She even asked Harry what the boys liked to eat because she wanted to make sure they liked the food. “You need to rest more.” She was still working, but her boss is so nice and let’s her work from home as much as she can get her to.

“Megan’s right,” Harry told her. “Besides, the boys couldn’t care less about the house being clean.”

“They’ll probably make it messy again,” I whispered to Harry. “What?” she asked. “So you said we have plenty of air mattresses, right?”

There are only four bedrooms in the house, so they decided they’ll sleep on air mattresses or sleeping bags or whatever they want in one of the bedrooms. “One of them will end up on the bed,” Harry said. “Or two. Or three. Honestly all of them might sleep in the bed,” Harry told me.

The week quickly passed, and the day of the boys arrival was finally here. My day started with waking up to Harry excitedly bouncing on my bed as he tried to shake me awake. I laughed while trying to pretend like I didn’t notice him. This lead to him wrapping me in his arms. He pulled me close to him and whispered in my ear, “Please, babe.” His voice was deep from just waking up, and his breathe on my neck sent chills down my back. I turned my head towards him and kissed him before hurrying out of bed.

I changed my clothes before getting something to drink. Just as I was about to go check on Chloe, she ran into the kitchen and frantically said, “Okay, so I really like this top with these shorts, but I’m pretty sure I wore them the last time he saw me. But if I don’t wear these shorts, then I probably won’t wear this top, but I love this top, I guess I could wear this skirt, but then I’d have to change my shoes because - “

“Chloe, breathe,” I told her with a laugh. “Now, let’s go figure this out.” After that crisis was dealt with and she did her make up, it was time to pick the boys up from the airport. “Okay, so everyone has their sign, right?” Harry walked by her and said, “Megan’s got mine.” She looked to me for confirmation and I nodded. “See? I have Harry’s ‘Welcome’ sign, my ‘to’ sign, and if you haven’t noticed, I also have your ‘America’ sign.” Her eyes grew wide for a second as she realized she had forgotten hers. I laughed and hugged her. “Calm down.”

Harry drove, I rode shot gun, and Chloe was in the seat behind me. The boys began to text us as we walked through the airport looking for where they should be. It was pretty crowded, and we were lost for a bit before sticking with one spot. We texted them where we were, and as we waiting, we held up our signs. A few minutes later Chloe got a message from Niall that said, “You look beautiful, baby.” She let out a small sequel of excitement, and before I could ask what happened, I followed her gaze across the room to where the boys were.

Niall and Chloe ran to each other. He picked her up and spun her around before kissing her. It felt like we were in a scene from a really cheesy movie, and I loved it. “Harry!” Liam exclaimed. He began to dramatically run to him just as Niall and Chloe did, and Harry played along. “Liam!” he said. “It’s been so long!” They hugged and spun in circles. “I missed you so much, man” Liam said through fake sobs.

“That’s fine,” I said sarcastically. “I’ll just stand here by myself.” Louis laughed as he walked up to me with open arms. “Bring it here,” he said with a smile. “I can’t believe you guys are here.”
He hugged me tight. “It’s great to be here. Especially after that long plane ride.” After our hug ended I saw that Zayn had walked up to us.

“Hey, Megan,” he said with a smile. I gave him a hug as well before saying hello to Niall and Liam. Once everyone had been greeted, we made our way to the car. As soon as we got back home we helped the boys unpack.

Annabel and dad were at work and nobody felt life cooking so we ordered pizza. We spent the time waiting on our food to catch up. Once the food arrived and we ate, Chloe and I gave the boys some alone time. They stayed in the living room and we headed upstairs to my room. We were listening to music, talking, and painting our nails when we heard the boys singing from downstairs.

Once our nails were pretty much dry we went downstairs. The boys had started playing music and singing again so we quietly stood out of view and watched them from afar. “They’re so cute,” Chloe said. “And so awesome singing together. Seriously, why aren’t they like, a legit band yet?”

“That’s a great question,” I replied. “They really should be.” I imagined what it would be like for them to sing in front of a crowd and it made me smile. “Do you think we should go in there now or –” before I could finish my sentence my dad and Annabel walked in. They both said hello and received some back. “I hope you all enjoy your stay,” Annabel said.

“Hey guys,” I said walking into the room. Chloe followed quickly behind me. They said hi to us before Annabel said, “It was nice meeting you guys. Now I’m going to rest for a bit then I’ll fix a dinner that will hopefully be almost as good as the food you eat at home.”

“You don’t have to cook that much,” I insisted, but she insisted more. “Don;t worry guys, she’s got some help,” my dad said.

“I can’t wait for dinner,” Niall said when she and my dad left the room.

“You know what we should do until then?” Chloe asked. “Movies!” we said in unison. We had already agreed on it but the guys did too. Once everyone got a seat; Harry and I snuggled on the love seat and Chloe and Niall on the other while Zayn, Liam, and Louis sat on the couch. Although at one point Louis jokingly laid across Zayn and Liam to make fun of the way us couples were sitting together. Even though it was a joke, he actually ended up staying that way for a while. Zayn and Liam didn’t seem to mind much.

The second and longer movie we were watching had been on for about a half an hour when my dad walked in and let us know that dinner was ready. Everyone replied excitedly as we made our way to the kitchen. Once everyone got their food we sat at the dining room table, there was only one empty seat left. The meal was delicious and the time spent eating it was filled with talk and laughter.

Once we were done eating and talking, we went back to the living room to finish the movie. When it was over it was almost ten by then and at that point Annabel and my dad had already went to their room. “What should we do now?” Harry asked.

“I don’t know, but I say we sleep in here tonight,” Louis said.

We all agreed and in no time we had a ton of air mattresses, sleeping bags, blankets, and a ton of pillows filling the living room floor. We got everything set up on the floor and it looked like a comfy mess. We sat in a circle and suddenly I felt like a little kid at a sleepover.

“Now what?” Liam asked.

“I say…truth or dare,” Louis suggested dramatically.

“Alright, you first,” Zayn said. “Truth or dare?” He didn’t even hesitate for a second. “Definitely dare.”

“I dare you to get a tattoo.”

“I’m not letting one of you give me a tattoo!” he replied giving him a playful push. “But I will.”

“Now way,” Niall said.

“I’ve wanted one for a while so just you wait. I might even get more than one.” Zayn laughed. “If you do, let me know because I’ll get one with you.”

“Alright, deal!” Louis exclaimed. They shook hands to seal their promise.

“You guys are crazy…” Niall said as he shook his head.

“What, you’d never get a tattoo?” Harry asked. Niall shook his head no. “Would you?” I asked. He thought a moment before replying, “Maybe. One day. What do you think about that?”

“I think you’d look great with a tattoo.”

“Awww,” Chloe chimed.

“Never going to happen,” Niall mumbled.

“Alright, my turn!” Louis said. “Harry, truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

“Do you think you’ll ever try out for the X Factor?” I smiled as I waited for his response. That is until I looked at him. His look was kind of serious and in turn so was Louis’. Suddenly the atmosphere in the room went from fun to awkward. “Louis,” he started.

“Come on, Hazza, it’s just a game. Just answer the question.”

“We already talked about this.”

“Harry, what’s wrong?” I asked. He didn’t look at me but said, “Nothing. It’s fine. Anyway, I’m passing on that one.”

“Fine,” he replied. “Is it true that you’ve wanted to be a singer since you were a kid?”

“Yes,” he replied. Louis gave Niall a look before Harry continued the game. We did this for a while and the awkwardness went away, but I couldn’t stop thinking about Harry’s reaction to Louis’ question

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