"That was a great show!" Max exclaims as we re-enter the room with the buffet.
"Yeah, especially their performance" Anne says dreamily
"I meant more on Jimmy's side but whatever..." Max mutters "I still can't believe they talked about you, Sophie!" He says louder, enthusiastically.
"Shhhh" I try to hush him, but Anne says "Oh come on, everyone here has seen the show and the pictures of Niall and you. They will recognise you, no matter what Max says. Especially after Niall only gave this wary answer that was kind of the truth, but still... I mean, he mentionned your being here and he was all smiles looking at you. My heart literally skipped a beat!"
"Why? Not to offend you or anything, but it was Sophie all this was meant for" Max teases her.
"I know, but she's my best friend and -" Anne is cut off by the girl who repelled us so rudely earlier.
"Hi, my name is Lindsay, Lindsay van Bommel." She extends her hand and smiles at me warmly. This time all of her attention is centered on me, instead of her phone.
I take her hand and tell her our names, polite but reluctant.
"Oh, you're so sweet!" She simpers "Sorry if I was a bit inattentive earlier. You know..." She pulls me to her side "There are always annoying wannabes at these kind of events. Don't ask me how they keep sneaking in, but they always want to profit from me. I learned to just ignore them."
"And..." Anne takes a step towards us, annoyed "What is it they can get from you?"
"Excuse me?" Lindsay asks hostile
"You said those wannabes want to use you. Use you for what?" Max barges in
"Oh, I see what you mean now." She laughs but it doesn't reach her eyes "My daddy is Ruud van Bommel, CEO of 'Dutch Enterprises'. Our family has been involved in this company for generations."
I see Niall creeping in through a door to my left. He looks around and when he spots us, he comes over. "Hey!" he greets us
"Hi" I'm staring at him like an idiot with a retarded smile.
"Hello there!" Lindsay greets Niall loudly, finally taking her arm off of me "I'm Lindsay van Bommel. You did great on the show, all of you! Your voices are soft as angels singing!" She flutters her eyelashes. Is she flirting with him? She better not be! I know I have no right to be jealous but - UGH!
Luckily, Niall doesn't cater to it he merely thanks her politely. Lindsay seems to get it. That's right bitch, fuck off!
"So, are you guys ready to paint the town?" He adresses Anne, Max and me with a wink.
"Oh, you're going out?" This Lindsay girl is smart. I would never have the guts to practically force people to invite me. She only needs one little sentence.
"Uhm yeah... You want to come?" Niall aks without a hint of enthusiasm in his voice.
She gives him a huge smile "I'd love to"
Great...

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Niall led all of us out of the studio complex. A tall brawny man in a posh suit awaits us at the back door and opens the door of a black limousine. Niall glides in first, I follow him, behind me there's Lindsay, then Max and Anne.
Niall sits down and motions me to sit next to him. I couldn't be happier to oblige him. I look around and see the rest of the lads, as well as Perrie Edwards and Eleanor Calder.
Niall clears his throat "So, these are Sophie, Lindsay, Max and Anne. And Harry, Zayn, Perrie, Liam, Louis and Eleanor." Everyone exchanges friendly greetings and the car starts. We have a lot of fun on the ride, talking about the show and University. I don't even mind Lindsay next to me, prattling about her rich life. Turns out she's at NYU, too, studying fashion. Actually, she isn't as horrible as I first thought she was, maybe a bit spoiled but at least she is focussing her attention on Harry now rather than Niall.
Anne and Max were silent at first but become more confident with every time someone warmly talks to them. I have a feeling everyone is interrogating me, in a friendly way though. I guess they simply care about their friend and want to see what my intentions are with him. It reminds me of a family that's a bit overprotective but will easily love you, once they're convinced you are a good person.
The hardtop comes to a halt and we get out, leaving our coats. I find myself on an empty side street with hardly any light. This place gives me the creeps so I stand close to Niall. He lays one arm around my shoulders protectively.
A door to our left is opened and I hear loud music. Another man in a suit lets all of us in. I feel as if I am going to melt, it's so hot in here! Harry takes the lead to the VIP section of the club, where we sit down and a waiter jumps to take our orders. Normally I would stand at the bar for what feels like hours, waiting for a barkeeper to take notice. This time I get my Long Island Ice Tea within minutes. We continue our casual conversations while emptying our glasses.
"Hey, you wanna dance?" Eleanor screams at Anne and me over the music. I smile and nod, because I'm not sure she would hear a response.
Lindsay, being all over Harry seems to like this idea and pushes him to dance, too.
Perrie looks at Zayn, sighing. He only shakes his head and waves to the waiter. Perrie acts as if she's pouting and he gives her a kiss, laughing. She gets up with Eleanor, Anne and I.
We make our way to the dancefloor, where Lindsay and Harry already are. We remain aloof from them, since they seem fairly occupied with each other.
The following hours are a blast. We dance and drink a lot. At one point we even get all of the boys to dance with us. The people around us are hot and sweaty, but no one seems to give a shit about us being here.
The sun already sends her first rays on the streets as we leave the club. Our number shrinked down a bit, since Liam left earlier and Harry is bringing Lindsay home separately.
I am so happy I decided not to wear heels, especially when I see Anne taking hers of with a pained expression once we're in the car.
"Ew, we don't want to smell your feet, put your shoes back on!" Max banters with her.
"Shut up or I'm gonna spread all the dirty socks I can find on your bed" Everyone laughs at that.
I yawn "Please don't, I'm not in the mood for your childish fights tonight."
The driver stops and opens the door, I still haven't gotten used to the VIP treatment after a whole night of prevenience. We say our goodbyes and thank the driver. Niall gets out of the car with us.
"Uhm, we'll be upstairs" Anne says with a grin, holding on to Max.
Niall nodds "Goodnight!"
I stand awkwardly on the street with him. I suddenly realise that I am not sober and I don't want to say anything wrong.
"This was really nice" He says and grabs my hand.
My face gets hot and I look down, smiling "Yes, very" I whisper.
He softly lifts my face up, until I look into his eyes. "I would really like to kiss you right now, but I'm boozed. When I kiss you for the first time I want it to really mean something, I want it to be special." Kill me, I'm dying anyway who cares?! This is the most romantic thing anyone has ever said to me. And don't drunk people always tell the truth? Lord help me, heaven have mercy!
"Can I see you tomorrow?" he asks.
I nod, afraid of what my voice might sound like.
"I have some official stuff to do, but I could call you after and we grab a coffee or something to eat?"
"Sounds great" I am genuinely so happy right now.
He gives me his phone to save my number and after I give him back he hugs me again, tight and warm and with that heavenly smell. He kisses my forehead, says "Sweet dreams honey, see you tomorrow" and gets back into the car.

Notes

Romantic, romantic! My heart is hurting, why doesn't stuff like that really happen? Why are all hot hetero men emotionless bastards? :D (Except 1D of course)

I cut out the show, because I have never seen Jimmy Fallon, so I didn't even know what happens in his show. There is a slight backflash about the interview and a performance though, so you can picture what happened. Especially this amazing LiLo interview in 5 years
devastated me, I could never write an interview as creative with such a backstory. o.O

I would have compiled Perrie's and Eleanor's outfits, but I didn't have the time, sry. I'm going out tonight, too and I don't know what to wear *sigh*

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