I was right. It was a long night. I was exhausted by the time we got back to the house. Louis was acting like a baby and I wanted to hit him. What had started off as one of the best days of my life ended with me just wishing it was over already.

I thought it was finally over when we pulled up to the house, but instead we found fans waiting outside. Someone had obviously seen Louis at the hospital and it hadn’t taken the fans long to figure out where they were staying.

“I’m going to bed.” I muttered as I pushed past the girls lining up outside the house. I was sure the boys could deal with it. I mean they’d been dealing with it for the past three years and one more night surely wouldn’t matter. James followed me through the small crowd into the house. The boys stopped to sign things and warn them all that it wasn’t safe to be out at night. They honestly had the biggest hearts and I wasn’t sure how they dealt with it.

James and I were in bed when I finally heard the door shut and the boys come to bed. We were all sprawled out on mattresses in the living room. Harry wanted it to be like a sleep over and it had made me smile when he suggested it. They all just wanted to be normal teenage boys but they’d missed out on it. They were the only normal things in each other’s lives. The only ones who really understood what the other was going through. I was just thankful that they all had each other. I knew Harry wouldn’t have been able to cope with all of this without them.

Everyone settled down quickly and were asleep within a matter of minutes. I lay awake a while longer; just watching them all. I’d never seen them so peaceful. I snapped a picture and posted it to twitter. My boys. Fast asleep and so peaceful. They deserve the rest. After the last few times of posting about them I should have learnt but somehow I just couldn’t help myself. There were people who ruined it but on a whole their fandom was nice and supportive. Within seconds of tweeting it my phone was blowing up with mentions. Most comments were about how cute they looked and how lucky I was. There were an odd few comments that weren’t very nice but over the past few months I’d learnt to ignore them. Their fans were so supportive of them and that came through in what they were saying. So many of them were worried that they were being over worked and I agreed. The past few weeks they’d been lucky to steal some time off of work but I knew come Monday there were busy again for months. Harry was telling me that they only have a couple weeks’ worth of free time from now until Christmas. It was only late June and that meant they were working every day for nearly six months.

I was worried about them, more than I was prepared to let anyone know. They needed a break or they were going to burn themselves out but their record label seemed not to care about this. As far as they were concerned One Direction had a short shelf life and they needed to milk them for all they could get before they were over.

I didn’t remember falling asleep. When I woke up I found Harry hovering over the top of me pulling stupid faces. “Finally she’s awake!” he shouted and I heard the room erupt into cheers. I looked at the clock to see it was not long past eleven and groaned. I wanted to go back to sleep but everyone was awake and already dressed.

“Why are you all awake so early?” I groaned as I pulled the covers tighter against me. Even Zayn was awake, though he looked about as pleased as I did.

“Eh, we’re used to only getting like five hours sleep a night.” Liam shrugged. “Makes it hard for us to sleep late.” Yeah, well that was a nice luxury for some. I like wasting my days away asleep.

Eventually after fifteen more minutes of Harry poking and prodding me and some gentle encouragement from James I got up and got dressed. The boys planned for us to go have a swim in the river and Liam had even made a picnic with the help of Niall. The weather looked like it was going to hold up and I was thankful because I didn’t like the idea of getting stuck out there in the rain.

I was finally ready about midday. I didn’t bother with my make up, it was only going to get washed off in the river and I’d end up with panda eyes. The walk down to the river too about twenty minutes and the boys stripped off the second we got there. It was the hottest point of the day and the sun was directly overhead. According to the weather on my phone it was the hottest it had been all year, which didn’t really mean all that much, but compared to the weather we’d been having it was a decent temperature.

I was glad to see that the guys had accepted James. He was sat on the river bank and from what I could tell they were discussing Zayn’s tattoos. It was cute and I was just thankful they liked him. I pulled out my phone, I had texts from Hannah.

Dude, your twitter! That is the cutest thing I have ever seen! :3 You’re all over the front of the papers today! ;) How are you anyway? And what’s this about Louis in hospital!? Is he okay?

I grinned. I loved Hannah. She was adorable and I’d been tempted to invite her this weekend, but I’d decided against it at the last minute. It was one thing inviting my boyfriend, but I didn’t think it was my place to invite a girl I’d only met once. Maybe next time, but I’d check with Harry first.

They are the cutest right? They woke me up this morning though :’( I just wanted to sleep!! What are they saying about me? Nice things I hope ;) Louis was playing with fireworks after consuming a rather large amount of alcohol. He’s fine don’t worry, just a minor burn! I’m good though. Just relaxing by the river! J You?

I waited for her reply, digging through the picnic basket looking for something to eat. Luckily when we woke up this morning all the fans were gone. I didn’t know what they had said to the girls but whatever it was seemed to have worked and I was thankful because I honestly didn’t want to share them this weekend no matter how selfish it was.

The absolute! I’m slightly jealous, not even going to lie. Working today L seems all the kids are really bratty! Tell Tammy she can come back whenever she likes! Prefer her ;) They are so mean! How dare they wake you up to go and sit by a river and spend time with them on the nicest day of the year!!! How selfish! Ah, Louis. Do you think he’ll ever learn? I’m good though…well parents are up my arse about uni and this job. They want me to quit and spend more time studying and more time with them, but honestly did they think I chose Dundee because I wanted to spend time with them?

I couldn’t help but laugh. Hannah and her parents had a very special relationship. They demanded she be grown up but refused to give her the freedom any seventeen year old deserved. She was a lovely level headed girl and they couldn’t quite seem to grasp that. It was a shame. Part of the reason I trusted Hannah was because she’d been open with me from the beginning. She’d admitted that she liked the boys and was a fan, and she’d also admitted her parents had a lot of money and had no reason to use them. I’d sent her hundreds of pictures of the boys, pictures of me and Harry from when we were kids and things that no one knew about him and none of it seemed to have found its way onto the internet as of yet.
You should come next time! I think they have a few days off over here next month, but we’ve got nothing planned as of yet! Awh Tammy loved you! :P And shh okay you may be right but shhhh ;) and oh god :L When are you coming to Dundee? Have you decided when you’re moving up there?

“You okay?” Harry asked, dropping down beside me. He was soaking wet and his hair was flopping in his face.

“Just grand.” I smiled. I really was. I was spending the weekend with the people who mattered most to me and they were all getting along. “Just talking to Hannah. Do you remember her? She was the girl from Longleat.”

“Oh yeah, the one who had a bit of a thing for Louis, right?” I gawped at him slightly. How had he picked that up? I only noticed after a few days of us texting!

“How…?” I blurted.

He shrugged, “After a while you just begin to pick up on stuff like that. I mean not to be arrogant, but most of it gets directed towards me. I only noticed because she didn’t flirt with me, and she threw Louis the odd look. If I was any other guy I wouldn’t have noticed.” He smirked.

I pulled a funny face at him to which his response was to shake the water from his hair on my like a dog. I squealed and punched him. “Stop!” I laughed as I leant on him. “So what do you think of James?” I muttered. Harry’s opinion was the one that mattered the most to me.

He hesitated and I worried. What if he didn’t like him? “I like him. He seems really nice and funny. I think he really likes you,” I felt relief flood through my body before I realised Harry wasn’t finished, “but, I don’t know. Something about him…it seems off. I mean it could be nothing, but after three years I’ve learnt to trust my instinct. There’s just something eating at me. I’m not saying don’t bother with him, because like I said he likes you, but just be careful.” I could tell he wasn’t being completely honest. I knew Harry well enough to know that. I knew he wanted to tell me to run and not look back, I could see it in his eyes. I also appreciated the fact he didn’t. It meant he knew me well enough to know I wouldn’t listen, and it would make me more determined to prove him wrong.

“Thank you.” I whispered. Close to tears again. I don’t think there was anyone as lucky as me. He knew me so well and it hurt because I didn’t give him the credit he deserved. He looked confused, but he didn’t understand exactly what I was thanking him for, and it wasn’t just for being nice about James.

“You going to come in the river?” he asked as he stood from his spot. I told him I’d be there in a second before pulling out my phone to message Hannah again.

That sounds like it would be a lot of fun! I’ll be up the week before school starts. I’d go up before, but I think my parents would kill me! I actually have a question for you…can we meet up at some point before you go back?

I stared at her reply. What could she possibly have to ask me that required meeting up?

Yeah of course! You want to come to me or vice versa? I think Harry is going to break my heart you know…I don’t think my own family understand me as well as he does! :’( Whoever marries him is going to be the luckiest girl on this planet and I’m not even kidding. It’ll be worth every piece of bad press she gets. Can we Skype on Monday because I need to tell you about it! :3

I didn’t bother waiting for her reply before I went to join the rest of them in the river. It was nice and refreshing and lunch afterwards was amazing. The boys could seriously cook, and combined with a nice cold beer it was perfect. I was having the summer of my life and it was only the first weekend in. It was perfect. We chilled and played games. We played twenty questions and it was a great way to get to know everyone. I surprised myself when I knew all of Harry’s answers, more than even Louis knew.

We relaxed by the river for most of the day before heading back to the house where I offered to cook them all dinner. We had steak and homemade chips. James was nice enough to help me prepare the food and it was a good chance to get to spend some time just me and him. I found out that he really liked everyone and he’d been really getting on with Niall, but he was worried Louis was being a bit hostile towards him. I told him Louis had been the same with me, he was just looking out for his friends.

After dinner we sat by the fire bowl and had a sing song and just talked. It was so nice and peaceful and made me think of summers as a kid. We weren’t drunk and there was no drama. They played football and I read and it was just perfect. If every weekend could be like this I’d be so happy.

Sunday passed in a blur. The weather deteriorated, and the rain set in like a proper English summer. We stayed in and watched movies all morning and then we went out to the local for a pub Sunday roast. I hadn’t had one in so long. We were lucky enough that the pub we chose was full of old men that had no idea who the boys were. Apart from one who asked for a picture and autographs for his granddaughter who was a huge fan. It was somewhat adorable.

After that we went back to the house and tidied up before settling in front of the tv, pushing the mattresses together to make one giant bed and watched a load more films. It was nice and relaxing. I’d had the perfect mix of weekend, and next weekend Hannah was coming to visit me and things were just going perfectly.

Before I knew it though Monday morning had rolled around and it was time to go. I said goodbye to each of the boys individually, leaving Harry till last. “I really want to thank you for this weekend. It meant so much to me, and the fact you accepted James…that means more to me than you can ever imagine. This whole weekend was perfect. Thank you.” I smiled, tears filling my eyes.

“Hey, don’t cry you numpty. You’re my best friend, okay? I’d do anything for you, never forget that. I love you, okay?”

“To the moon and back!” I smiled

“To the moon and back.” He agreed, his expression soft and warm. I pulled him in for one last hug and I almost didn’t let go, but James reminded me we needed to leave to avoid traffic. It was hard to walk away. I wouldn’t be seeing Harry for a while and with time differences it was going to make things awkward.

The car ride back to James’ was almost silent. I didn’t know what to say. I was already missing Harry and I didn’t know how to say that to James without him taking it to mean something it didn’t. When we finally pulled up at James’ he offered me to come inside but I declined, I needed to get home and get some rest. My dad had volunteered me to spend the rest of the week helping out on my uncles farm and I was exhausted. I said goodbye, planting a kiss on his lips and climbing back in the car. I could tell James wasn’t happy but I was too tired to care. I just wanted my bed.

I drove the rest of the way in silence. I didn’t even have the radio on. When I got home I was thankful to find my dad at work, it meant I could just go straight to bed. I’d almost wish James had driven himself so I could have come straight home, a ten minute car journey, rather than a four hour one. I hadn’t really thought that through when I offered to pick him up.

When I got up to my room I nearly had a full on heart attack. There was someone lying in my bed. I suddenly felt a lot like the bears from Goldilocks.

“What on earth are you doing here?” I barked, causing him to shoot upright.

“Finally!” he mumbled, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

“Harry! You haven’t answered my question.”

“Oh! Management called, had to cancel some of our interviews for the next couple of days because of the firework thing, didn’t want Louis giving out the wrong message. They’re clearing it all up before they let us talk to people so I’m here till Friday now.” he beamed, well as much as he could because he still wasn’t fully awake.

“You’re in my bed.” I muttered. “Budge over.” He did as he was told and I scooted in next to him. “I’m glad you’re here.” I muttered as my head hit the pillow and I was fast asleep. I slept better than I had since Tammy’s operation.

Notes

I’m sure this comes across as a filler, but it really isn’t. There are a few important things that are set up here. Plus I just wanted something really cute! I think it’s nice to just be able to see the boys normal? :P ANYWAY if you go to my URL /alright you can see a link to the face claims for Amelia, Hannah and James! Also the playlist I listen to while I write and if you go to my URL and add /tagged/we’re+alright you can find things that inspire me to write, quotes and pictures and such! ANYWAY all thoughts are welcome and title credit: Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer- Nat King Cole :) (Oh my URL is www.ifallinlovewitheveryoneiknow.tumblr.com )