(Fast forward to dayof concert)
Screaming. That's all I heard. Bright flashes, and notepads were thrown my way.
I don't even know why. I'm no one special. I'm not famous. I'm just Maci. Just a normal girl, with a job, a college education, and friends. My favorite color was Amazon moss green. I loved to read, and loved to listen to music. My favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird" and my favorite band was Coldplay. I was originally born in the states in a small town that might not even be on the map, and I have a little brother.
But all that didn't matter.
All that mattered, was that I walked out of a limo, with Liam Payne and Harry Styles on my arm, walking me to the venue in which they would be performing.
They didn't even want to know, or care about what my name was. No. I take that back. They were all so infatuated with these boys, that they wanted to know every person they talked to.
I was overwhelmed by their questions, and blinding lights, so I smiled, and I waved, and tried to not say anything. Even if I was accused of possibly being the mother of one of the boys' child.
When we reached the inside, I looked behind me looking for Sam, and when she caught me looking at her, she gave me a small smile signaling she was fine. I sighed with relief.
Yes. I brought her. I absolutely had to! I may be comfortable with the boys, but with the media, and the craziness of all of this? I need my sane and level-headed wing woman with me.
She took the news of our upcoming playdate with the boys surprisingly well. She was your normal One Direction fan: knows all the lyrics to ALL of the songs, keeps up with the latest gossip, and has a crush on one of the members. Or two. But the one thing that I believe that she did differently was play hard to get. She was always to cool and smooth around guys. I'm very envious.
So being the slick chick she is, when the boys introduced themselves, she very simply said, "Thanks for the invite." It wasn't hard to tell the boys were slightly intimidated, but they played it off, and put their poker face on. Meanwhile, Sam was still trying so very hard to keep hers. But, she screaming inside. I could see it in her eyes. But probably because she's my best friend.
I could also sense the way Niall felt about her. He was curious. And he was interested. In the time I've spent with Niall, I've come to know him as a person, and can read him fairly well. So it was only when he smiled at her, that could I see this happening.
I was still looking at Sam, but her attention had been grabbed by Niall. He was trying to stand on his hands, and cracking jokes making Sam giggle. Niall flirting with her. And she was flirting right back. I smiled to myself. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this plays out.
"They seem to get along fine, don't you think? Might even fancy each other." I sucked in a breath. I knew that voice. It was the voice of the man who's eyes I tried to forget.
I looked up at saw him. Louis. I hadn't seen him since that night in the diner. What was that? A week ago? Two?
Get a hold of yourself, Maci.I turned my head back to them, trying to compose myself.I took a deep breath, then turned around to face the beautiful eyes. "I guess you could say so. Sam is very careful about who she gives her heart out to. She hasn't dated in years." I said coolly. I must say, I was impressed with myself. But of course, then the butterflies erupted in my stomach. I just wanted to grab his perfectly defined face and kiss him. I swollowed these thoughts and feelings. I can't think like this. He is not the kind of boy I want to get involved with. For one, he didn't make the best first impression.
He smiled and said, "Niall could be the one to change that. You never know. Love ever works the way you want it to. It can surprise you." He looked right into my eyes, and I got lost in the vibrant blue sea in his eyes.
But then he tore his eyes from mine, and smiled at me. he Really smiled at me, his eyes almost seemed to be laughing, but sad all at once. Then he walked off, and I was left breathless.
Sam came over and said, "Are you ok? How'd everything go with Louis? Do I need to kick his ass?" She looked angrily in his direction.
I smiled and tried to act casual. "No. It went well. He wasn't rude I promise." I said. She looked unconvinced, so I smiled again. She bought it.
"Ok...well are you ok? You looked like you got punched in the stomach," she eyed me then added, "Multiple times."
It certainly feels like it, I thought.
"I'm fine," and grinned.
Sam continued to study me, but Niall called her over, and she smiled instantly. She looked back at me, almost asking for permission, and I motioned for her to go over. She smiled widely, and ran over to Niall.
"I'm just fine. Just perfect" I said quietly.