Just the Friend

-DYLANS POV-
“Alright where next?” Louis sighed as he carried some of my many shopping bags.
I had dragged him into at least ten stores now and he was being a trooper. He hasn’t complained once and he kept his word on the bet.
“A date.” I tell him walking towards the exit of the shopping center.
“Huh?” he says as he catches up with me.
“Well I feel bad that I dragged you everywhere and I like really think your cool so lets go on that date you wanted.” I smiled looking at him as I loaded up the car.
Louis grinned. “Dinner or movie?”
“Dinner. Its almost 5 and I am starving.” Right on cue my stomach growled, loudly.
My cheeks flushed with embarrassment and he just laughed as he started up the automobile.
It takes about 10 minutes to get to a restaurant and I guess being the famous person he is, got us a table right away.
The booth was in the way back so we were shielded from the cameras if they ended up showing. Which I won’t doubt will happen.
Let’s just hope this date goes well. He seems like a really fun guy.

-LOUIS POV-
She is so indecisive, which I love.
“Should I get the burger? Or the pasta? Oh! That ravioli looks really good.” Dylan’s eyes scan the menu.
I pretend to read the menu as I watch her. Is that creepy? Oh well.
“So how long are we going to be in London?” Dylan shakes me from my trance.
“Uh I am not completely sure but I am pretty sure we are getting on the bus tomorrow morning.” I tell her and she nods.
“Ashton tells me you are from Australia?” I ask her.
“Yup but I was born in Florida and I lived there until I was 11 and then moved to Hornsby where I met Ashton.” Dylan smiles at the mention of her best friend.
She continues to tell me about her life story and I listen fully. Although, sometimes I get a little distracted by her bright grey-ish blue eyes. They are just so mesmerizing.
“So what about you? Do you have any siblings?” Dylan asks me as the after the waiter brings us the food we ordered.
“I have 6 siblings. 5 younger half-sisters and a younger half-brother.” I explain.
“Wow it sounds like fun! I love children.” Dylan smiles lightly and moves her straw around in her cup.
“It is fun but it can also be really…..loud.” I chuckle and so does she.
“Tell me about your famous life. How did you get to where you are now?” Dylan questions me as she takes a bite of her food.
I start with the first amazing thing in my life: my x-factor journey.
After explaining my whole life story and giving the waiter the check we get up to leave but she mumbles something I couldn’t understand.
“What was that, love?”
“I said uh-oh.” She points towards the windows and I see that the whole restaurant was surrounded by paps.
“Great. I am so sorry. This probably just ruined everything.” I rub my temples and sigh.
“Your fine! I’m having fun! Let’s just walk through! Whats the worst that could happen? They could take pictures of us and spread it throughout the world? Well I have to get used to that If I am hanging out with a famous boy band on tour all summer.” She giggles and shrugs.
“What if they spread the rumor of us dating or something?” I blurt out.
“Aren’t we on a date?” Dylan giggles again.
“I hope so.” I grin and take her hand, lacing my fingers with hers. Out of the corner of my eye I see her blush.
“Just keep your head down and stay close to me.” I tell her as we reach the front doors.
She nods steps over so that we are shoulder to shoulder and when her arm brushes mine, an electric shock coursed through my bicep and down to my toes.
Opening the door, it felt like a tidal wave had rushed in. Suddenly all I could hear was the sound of people shouting questions.
“Is that your new girlfriend?!”
“Are you two out on a date?!”
“What’s her name?!”
“Is she your new bae, or nah!?”
I could hear Dylan laughing lightly next to me.
I love that she doesn’t care about being bombarded with questions from random strangers.
When we finally reach the car, she was laughing so hard she was trying to hide her smile with her hand over her mouth.
“I’m glad you are amused by the strangers asking you personal questions.” I chuckle at her after she calms down and we were already driving away.
“I just think its funny how they try so hard to know you, yet all they want to do is spread stupid information, like my name, to the world. I am not that important so why do they insist on trying to get to know me? I am just an 18 year old girl that is on a date with a famous person.” She giggles but I frown.
Her smile wipes off her face when she catches a glance of my expression.
“What did I say? Did Ashton not tell you I have a bad case of word vomit?” Dylan covers her mouth.
“Why do you think you are unimportant? You are actually very important. You are important to Ashton because you two are the best of friends and I know for a fact you couldn’t live without each other. You are important to your family and most of all you are important to me.” I smile over at her before taking my gaze back to the road.
“How am I important to you? You just met me yesterday!”
“Because I like you.” I blurt out and I see her blush.
“Well good because I like you too.” Dylan smiles.

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“I really am sorry about the paps.” I apologize again when we reach the door to her hotel room.
“Don’t be! I had a lot of fun!” She giggles. “We should really do it again.”
“We should! But I am going to need your number if we are going to.” I say nonchalantly but on the inside I am grinning like a Cheshire cat.
She laughs and nods. “Very smooth, must I say.” Dylan pulls her phone out of her back pocket and hands it to me. After putting in my number, I text myself so I have hers and then hand it back to her.
I look down into her beautiful eyes as she gazes into mine. Without saying another word, I gently move a piece of hair from her face and rest my hand on her cheek.

-DYLANS POV-
Louis removes a strand of my hair from my face and leaves his soft hand on my cheek then puts a hand on my hip pulling me closer to his muscular body. Our lips were so close to touching; I could smell his minty breath blowing on my face but just before our mouths could make contact a throat was cleared behind us.
Our heads snapped to the side to see Ashton and Michael standing in the doorway of our hotel room.
Michael was biting his lip trying not to laugh at the scene in front of us and Ashton’s face was full of a mixture of anger and sadness.
Lou and I step away from each other and he clears his throat awkwardly.
I am gonna kill them.
“I should go, I will text you later Dylan.” He grins and presses a light peck to my cheek, nodding to the boys standing behind me and takes off down the hallway.
I brushed pass Ashton and Michael, completely ignoring them.
That’s what happens.
If you piss me off, you either get a slap on the face or the silent treatment and I was in too good of a mood to slap anyone so silent treatment it is.
“Dyl, come on I didn-,” I cut Ashton off with my bedroom door slam in his face.
Stripping out of my pants and shoes, I scrub my face of makeup and climb into bed.
I fall asleep within minutes with my cheek still tingling.

DING!
I wake from my dreams by my phone going off, signaling a text message.
From Lou Bear:
Meet me on the roof in 10
I guess I never checked on what he put his name as in my phone.
I chuckle and slide out of bed, slipping on a pair of shorts and some sneakers. Sliding my phone into my back pocket, I tip toe out of my room and pass sleeping Ashton on the couch.
He must have stayed out there just in case I came out so he could talk to me.
I hate being mad at him but he seriously pissed me off.
Rolling my eyes at my own thoughts, I grab two sodas from the fridge and take off out into the hallway.
After closing the door as quiet as possible, I head for the stairs and take them two at a time until I reach the door at the top labeled ‘ROOF’.
“Lou?” I walk towards the edge a little more.
“Gotcha!” Someone picks me up and spins me around.
“LOUIS! Put me down you barbarian!” I laugh as he spins me around some more.
When he finally plants my feet back on the rooftop, I was slightly dizzy.
“Careful there. Don’t want you tumbling off of the roof do we?” Louis chuckles as I lean on him for support.
I set the cans of soda down and plop onto the ground with Lou following right after.
“I am so sorry about earlier. That was really rude of them to interrupt and everything.” I sigh and hand him a Pepsi.
“Its no big deal. It just gives me another chance to do it again.” He smiles opens his pepsi not remembering that he just spun it around while it was in my hand so it sprayed all over him.
It takes a second of shock before we both burst out laughing.
He holds out his arms.
“I think its time for a hug!” He laughs and inches closer to me. I jump up and back away.
“Don’t even think about it!”
“Come ‘ere love!” He starts to chase me around the rooftop while I squeal and try to escape.
But you see, he had an advantage because he works out at the gym at least once a day and I work out at the gym maybe once a month.
Lou caught up to me quickly and hugged me from behind.
We were probably waking up the whole hotel by laughing so loud but we didn’t care.
I got out of his grip and grabbed my soda, shaking it profusely and opening it, spraying it all over him. Well I tried to just get it on him but he ran at me like a raging bull and made it go all over me too. Then he went and poured his soda all over my head by holding me to his chest as a hostage.
“Ah! Louis let me go!” I squealed and almost got out of his grip but he had other plans.
He pulled my wrist back hard enough that I turned around and landed right in front of his chest with him grinning down at me slyly.
Louis set his hands on my hips and pulled me to him roughly so that my chest was touching his. I stepped on his toes to get tall enough to reach his lips.
“Finally.” His breath hit my face before he crashed his lips to mine.
Smiling into the kiss, my arms reach up and snake around his shoulders so my fingers could play with the soft hairs at the base of his neck.
Louis large arms meet together at the small of my back to pull impossibly closer and I swear there were shivers going through my spinal cord and traveling all throughout my body. Even my toes had tingles by the time his velvety lips let go of mine.

We were both out of breath.
That might have been one of the best kisses I have ever had in my whole life.
“Race you to the hotel room!” I laugh and take off for the ‘EXIT’ labeled door and sprint down the stairs with Lou not far behind me.
Let’s just hope no one knows we were up there.

Notes

HEY GUYS! I am sorry! I know it has been 10 days but I am moving into new house tomorrow officially an it has been a really stressful week with packing and everything! BUT I AM ON SPRNG BREAK SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO UPDTE AGAIN REALLY SOON!
Sooooo who u rooting for?!
DASTON OR LYLAN?!
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-Gabi <3