Madalyn
Chapter 4
The show was over, and Paul escorted us out of the building. It was quite an event to have cameras in my face, and I knew I looked like hell. Distress was probably written in my eyes, but I tried not to let it show in my commonly used fake smile. Ariella and Niall got in the back of the van, Liam and I in the middle, and the other three in the front and the first row of chairs. Ariella and Niall were grunting and making giggly noises occasionally, Liam and I sitting an uncomfortable distance away, and the other three boys smirking. Harry seemed to have his eyes trained on my face, and I had to wipe a few tears away a couple times. Whenever I would look at Liam, he would be looking out the window with his ears plugged up, and whenever I looked at Harry he would smile and mouth "It's gonna be okay" to me.
The driver pulled into a hotel which, surprisingly, had nobody in front of it. I hopped out of the car quickly, and walked inside. There was a young girl who looked extremely bored at the counter.
"Hello, may I use your phone?" I asked her. Her eyes looked like they were about to pop out of her head.
"You're Liam's girlfriend! Oh My God! I am meeting Liam Fucking Payne's new girlfriend! I ship you two so damn hard! Here, follow me on Twitter! Take the phone, oh my god, will you sign this?" she handed me a piece of paper. How quickly had those pictures leaked?
"Thanks," I said after signing the paper and taking the phone. On the third ring my mom picked up, "Hey mom, uhm, you won't believe what just happened. Okay, so you know how I went to this venue to meet them, well, uh, Liam kinda sorta invited me to go on tour with them. Ariella and I are going, long story. Do you want me to just Skype you, with the boys?"
"Oh my, uh, sure! I'd love to meet this young man," my mother was flustered.
"Okay, I'll go get some internet, love you mom," I said into the phone.
"Love you too," she said and the line disconnected.
"Hey Liam!" I said, he unplugged his ears, "My mom wants to Skype you so that she can talk to you and stuff about this tour thingy. So can we please do it now, please?" he nodded and Louis swept me up from behind.
"Don't worry love, he's just a little sad right now. And confused, he likes you though," he whispered in my ear, "And off we go to the hotel room!" Louis laughed and carried me up the stairs. I laughed and came in to my mom and Liam Skyping and laughing. Great. She could get more of a reaction out of him than I could, amazing.
"Oh hello Madalyn!" my mother said, "I think it would be amazing if you went with this young man on tour. I have no problem with it!" she laughed and my little sister came into view.
"Sissy! I like him! He's pretty!" and then she skipped off the screen, she came back with my fishbowl, "Jimmy's missed you! I'll take good care of him, I pwomise!" she said. Liam laughed and resumed talking to my mother. I grumbled and then grabbed Ariella from her room.
"Ariella, we need to go shopping," I said. I grabbed my keys and she grabbed her purse. We grabbed our cards and walked out. My cell was instantly buzzing, why hadn't I thought to call my mom on my phone? Oh well, too late now.
From:Liam-Where r u ladies?
To:Liam-whered u get my #
From:Liam-not important, where r u?
To:Liam-we're going shopping, chill
From:Liam-What 4
To:Liam-dildos! srsly, wat do u think?
From:Liam-NOT FUNNY!
To:Liam-I'm driving, stop txting me
From:Liam-u are is so much trouble when you come back -_-
Good, how will you punish me, big boy? Make me not able to go on your tour, fine by me. I got my career to work on. Why was I so resentful towards him? I barely knew him, yet I felt neglected by him. This was not normal, by any means.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
We had bags up and down our arms, had signed more pictures than should be humanly possible, and had been mobbed twice. Seriously, how quick had those pictures leaked? Whatever, I had cute clothes and shoes, and I was ready to conquer whatever "punishment" Liam gave me.
"You ready?" Ariella asked me. I must have looked petrified.
"As ready as I'll ever be," I shrugged. We climbed into my car and started the 30 minute drive. To stall, I stopped at a Dairy Queen just to get some icecream. Ariella knew what I was doing, and she let me. She knew how scared I was. Not scared of Liam, scared of my reaction to Liam.
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I was in the shower, the hot water running down my body, when I heard a knock on the door. I was not in the mood, so I ignored it. I could hear whoever it was sit down outside the bathroom, and I finished up quickly. I threw on a towel and tied my hair up into a messy bun on top of my head. I opened the door, and sure enough, there was Liam.
"Yes, Liam?" I said, slightly annoyed.
"Why aren't you wearing clothes?" Liam asked, trying not to look up at my soaking wet top.
"Why are you sitting outside the bathroom door while I'm in the shower? Why are you kissing me and then not responding to me, why are you acting like this? Should I pack up my clothes and head home?" I exploded.
"No, don't go home!" Liam said and scrambled up, "I, I wanna apologize. I am so sorry for being an ass, for ignoring you. You deserve better, and I know what you think, you think you're a rebound girl for me, don't you?" he read my mind in that instant, I said nothing so he kept going, "I was confused. But now I know, that I like you. I am pretty sure that I love you. Even though we've known eachother for all of a day, I feel like I should know you more. Can you forgive me?" his eyes bore into mine. I knew I should have said yes, I should have said yes so quickly.
"I don't know Liam," I closed my eyes, "You know how confused I was today? I had no idea what was going on, and I think I like you too, Liam. I know I like you, but I have no idea whether or not we're gonna work. I had to sign so many pieces of paper and pictures within my shopping few hours that I think I may have Carpal Tunnel," Liam laughed.
"Yeah, know what's trending on Twitter?"
"What?"
"#MadalynandLiamForever!"
"How'd they find out my name?" I asked, confused.
"Did you not hear me mention you on stage?" I shook my head.
"Well, that's how," Liam whispered into my ear. I would blame the shiver that rocked my body on the coolness of the hotel room, but really it was the proximity Liam was from my pseudo-naked body, "You're cold! Go put pajamas on!" Liam said and walked out of the room. We were sharing a room, but he still didn't want to intrude on me.
I sighed walked over to my bags of clothing. It was going to be a very interesting few weeks.
The driver pulled into a hotel which, surprisingly, had nobody in front of it. I hopped out of the car quickly, and walked inside. There was a young girl who looked extremely bored at the counter.
"Hello, may I use your phone?" I asked her. Her eyes looked like they were about to pop out of her head.
"You're Liam's girlfriend! Oh My God! I am meeting Liam Fucking Payne's new girlfriend! I ship you two so damn hard! Here, follow me on Twitter! Take the phone, oh my god, will you sign this?" she handed me a piece of paper. How quickly had those pictures leaked?
"Thanks," I said after signing the paper and taking the phone. On the third ring my mom picked up, "Hey mom, uhm, you won't believe what just happened. Okay, so you know how I went to this venue to meet them, well, uh, Liam kinda sorta invited me to go on tour with them. Ariella and I are going, long story. Do you want me to just Skype you, with the boys?"
"Oh my, uh, sure! I'd love to meet this young man," my mother was flustered.
"Okay, I'll go get some internet, love you mom," I said into the phone.
"Love you too," she said and the line disconnected.
"Hey Liam!" I said, he unplugged his ears, "My mom wants to Skype you so that she can talk to you and stuff about this tour thingy. So can we please do it now, please?" he nodded and Louis swept me up from behind.
"Don't worry love, he's just a little sad right now. And confused, he likes you though," he whispered in my ear, "And off we go to the hotel room!" Louis laughed and carried me up the stairs. I laughed and came in to my mom and Liam Skyping and laughing. Great. She could get more of a reaction out of him than I could, amazing.
"Oh hello Madalyn!" my mother said, "I think it would be amazing if you went with this young man on tour. I have no problem with it!" she laughed and my little sister came into view.
"Sissy! I like him! He's pretty!" and then she skipped off the screen, she came back with my fishbowl, "Jimmy's missed you! I'll take good care of him, I pwomise!" she said. Liam laughed and resumed talking to my mother. I grumbled and then grabbed Ariella from her room.
"Ariella, we need to go shopping," I said. I grabbed my keys and she grabbed her purse. We grabbed our cards and walked out. My cell was instantly buzzing, why hadn't I thought to call my mom on my phone? Oh well, too late now.
From:Liam-Where r u ladies?
To:Liam-whered u get my #
From:Liam-not important, where r u?
To:Liam-we're going shopping, chill
From:Liam-What 4
To:Liam-dildos! srsly, wat do u think?
From:Liam-NOT FUNNY!
To:Liam-I'm driving, stop txting me
From:Liam-u are is so much trouble when you come back -_-
Good, how will you punish me, big boy? Make me not able to go on your tour, fine by me. I got my career to work on. Why was I so resentful towards him? I barely knew him, yet I felt neglected by him. This was not normal, by any means.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
We had bags up and down our arms, had signed more pictures than should be humanly possible, and had been mobbed twice. Seriously, how quick had those pictures leaked? Whatever, I had cute clothes and shoes, and I was ready to conquer whatever "punishment" Liam gave me.
"You ready?" Ariella asked me. I must have looked petrified.
"As ready as I'll ever be," I shrugged. We climbed into my car and started the 30 minute drive. To stall, I stopped at a Dairy Queen just to get some icecream. Ariella knew what I was doing, and she let me. She knew how scared I was. Not scared of Liam, scared of my reaction to Liam.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I was in the shower, the hot water running down my body, when I heard a knock on the door. I was not in the mood, so I ignored it. I could hear whoever it was sit down outside the bathroom, and I finished up quickly. I threw on a towel and tied my hair up into a messy bun on top of my head. I opened the door, and sure enough, there was Liam.
"Yes, Liam?" I said, slightly annoyed.
"Why aren't you wearing clothes?" Liam asked, trying not to look up at my soaking wet top.
"Why are you sitting outside the bathroom door while I'm in the shower? Why are you kissing me and then not responding to me, why are you acting like this? Should I pack up my clothes and head home?" I exploded.
"No, don't go home!" Liam said and scrambled up, "I, I wanna apologize. I am so sorry for being an ass, for ignoring you. You deserve better, and I know what you think, you think you're a rebound girl for me, don't you?" he read my mind in that instant, I said nothing so he kept going, "I was confused. But now I know, that I like you. I am pretty sure that I love you. Even though we've known eachother for all of a day, I feel like I should know you more. Can you forgive me?" his eyes bore into mine. I knew I should have said yes, I should have said yes so quickly.
"I don't know Liam," I closed my eyes, "You know how confused I was today? I had no idea what was going on, and I think I like you too, Liam. I know I like you, but I have no idea whether or not we're gonna work. I had to sign so many pieces of paper and pictures within my shopping few hours that I think I may have Carpal Tunnel," Liam laughed.
"Yeah, know what's trending on Twitter?"
"What?"
"#MadalynandLiamForever!"
"How'd they find out my name?" I asked, confused.
"Did you not hear me mention you on stage?" I shook my head.
"Well, that's how," Liam whispered into my ear. I would blame the shiver that rocked my body on the coolness of the hotel room, but really it was the proximity Liam was from my pseudo-naked body, "You're cold! Go put pajamas on!" Liam said and walked out of the room. We were sharing a room, but he still didn't want to intrude on me.
I sighed walked over to my bags of clothing. It was going to be a very interesting few weeks.
7/30/13