"When I said 'Go get them Tiger!' I didn't mean Taylor Swift!" Penelope blurted out when she saw her brother taking pictures with Taylor. "Oh is this your little sister?" Taylor asked delighted like Penelope was a cute five year old.
"Yeah." James replied paying no interest at his sister. "Hey dad wants to talk to you, so c'mon!" Penelope told James as she tried to tug on his arm.
"You should go," Taylor smiled sweetly at James.
"I'll be back!" James winked at her.
"I'll be waiting!" Taylor blew a kiss at him.
Penelope just rolled her eyes and dragged her brother who seemed to be on cloud 9.

"Oh, there you are!" John replied when he saw James.
"Honey, close your mouth, flies will get in!" Victoria told James who had an astonish look on his face as he saw his parents holding hands.
Suddenly Victoria realized they had been holding hands for a really long time and decided to let go.
"Anyways, have you seen Alex?" Victoria tried to change the subject.
"Umm...I thought he was with you?" James replied.
"Nope," Victoria looked around.
"Well, that's a bummer! I'm sure he'll be back though." John broke into the conversation.
"I sure hope so." Victoria tried to not make eye contact with John.
"Well, wherever he is I'm sure he'll turn up! We should get into the theater! The movie is gonna start!" Penelope suggested.


When Penelope was settling down next to her mom and dad, James got up and went to sit down next to Taylor. The lights got dim and then everything was dark. Some guy then sat next to Penelope. "You're in my personal bubble, person!" Penelope thought. She always felt uncomfortable when someone who was a stranger sat or stood too close to her.
The movie was good and everything, there was explosions, laughter, some people(women mostly) crying. Same old action adventure movie. When it was all done the lights got light again gradually. Throughout the whole movie though Penelope felt watched. She never looked at the guy sitting next to her, she was a social girl just not that social.

Finally she decided it was time she looked and saw Harry Styles. At that moment she had a sick feeling in her stomach like she just came off a roller coaster. The worst part is that they locked eyes for what felt like 2 minutes even though realistically it could have been 3 seconds.
"Hey, Pen!" Harry finally said.
"Hey, Harry!" Penelope smiled. "I have a weird question to ask you: Were you staring at me during the movie?"
Harry looked sheepish. "If I said no I would be lying soooo....no."
There was an awkward silence, then Penelope started laughing nervously out of nowhere and started to get out of the her seat to get out of the theater.

"Well, that answer went smooth, Harry! STUPID!" Harry thought.
He followed her, "Hey, Penelope wait! Are you going to the after party?"
"Umm...I don't know I would have to ask my parents." Penelope replied.
"Oh, go ahead! Live a little!" Victoria encouraged it when she eavesdropped into the conversation.
"okay...I guess that's a yes." Penelope said hesitantly.
"Great! I'll give you a ride!" Harry suggested.
"Uh, okay..thanks?" Penelope agreed.

When they were in the car Penelope was silently watching out the window.
"Say something!" They both thought.
"Nice car!" Penelope finally said.
"Yeah, you like it? Well, thanks!" Harry replied.
"Oh, um just so you know if I don't talk throughout the ride it's not 'cause I don't like you or anything its just that I like to look out the window when I'm in a car I like to see where we are going and.." Penelope continued to talk uncontrollably, when the traffic lights turned red and Harry stopped the car. He then just kissed her in the middle of a word.
An astonished look covered her face. Then it turned into a smile. "Do you always talk this much?" Harry asked with a grin on his face.
"No, only when I'm with you." Penelope chuckled. "But I can stop if you want?" she suggested.
Harry still had that grin on his face. "Was that your first kiss?" He asked.
"WHAAAAT? No!" Penelope said high pitched which was always a sign she was lying.
"Was it that bad?" She asked concerned as she bit her lower lip.
"No,um..I'm sure it was just 'cause.... I got you in an unexpected moment." Harry tried to sugar coat it.
" That bad, huh." Penelope said bored.
"I didn't say it was bad, my first kiss was bad! Now that was a bad kiss!" Harry admitted.
Penelope had a mischievous look on her face and lifted an eyebrow."Really? Tell me more!"
Harry chuckled at her reply and stared at her " You don't really want to hear it, it's kind of awkward."
HONK! HONK! "Move your car SOOONNY!" The Grandpa behind them yelled as he honked.
"You heard him Soooony! Move your car!" Penelope mimicked the old man.
Both of them started laughing. Harry moved his car and continued.
"Well, I'd say I was about 10 years old.." Harry began. "that young, huh." Penelope interrupted.
Harry laughed. "yeah, that young. It was at my house and we were watching a movie when I tried for that first kiss, didn't work out like I planned it. Let's just say there was too much tongue, and leave it at that." Harry said at the end which made Penelope laugh.

They arrived at the After Party, paparazzi were everywhere. When Harry went into the parking lot he had to slow down since there were so many paparazzi in front of them that he didn't want to run them over. He was considerate while they mercilessly blinding them with flashes from the cameras.
"Harry who's that with you?!" One yelled.
"Is that your new girlfriend?!" Another yelled.
"How 'bout some pics sweetheart?!" One yelled at Penelope as she tried to hide behind her handbag.
She was starting to feel claustrophobic with everything closing in on her. "Are you okay?" Harry asked concerned as he noticed she was breathing heavy.
"You're not claustrophobic are you?" He asked again.
"I am now!" Penelope admitted.
"Oh, no!" Harry rolled the window down and yelled at the top of his lungs. "GUYS BACK OFF! OR ELSE I'M GONNA RUN YOU OVER! YOU'RE SCARING MY DATE HERE!!" The flashing stopped they were all wearing astonished looks on their faces. Harry had never yelled at them before. Then they started to take notes on what he had just said and as they wrote they moved out of the way.
"Wow, if I knew it was as easy as yelling at them to leave me alone I would've done that a long time ago!" Harry said as he rolled up his window. Penelope still had a scared look on her face, which made Harry feel bad for her. He wanted to cheer her up but how? For some reason he wasn't good with words, at least not with her. Last time he tried to play it smooth he messed up, what were the chances he would do it again and say something stupid.
"Thank you." Penelope finally said.
"You're welcome." Harry said with a soft smile."You know you're gonna have to get used to that if you wanna get into show business." Harry warned.
"Yeah, I bet. How did you do it?" Penelope asked as Harry got out of the car he had just parked.
He came around the car and opened the door as well as offer his hand to her.
"I didn't, I'm still getting used to it." Harry admit it.
After saying that, Penelope took his hand. "Well, it doesn't look like that. You seem pretty used to it." Penelope replied and then regretted it since it sounded better in her head.
"It's only appearances, Pen. That's what every celebrity must master. You think I actually dated Taylor? No, it was over before the public's eye saw." Harry said as they walked to the entrance. "Wait-wait a minute let me just get this clear, you dated Taylor Swift?!" Penelope said surprised. "Oh, that's right! You don't know about that! I forgot we just met! I feel like I've known you for years!"
Penelope laughed. "It's only been hours!"
"I know! But it feels longer than that!" Harry explain.
The paparazzi were once again waiting for them at the entrance of the building. The two were laughing when Harry asked "Are you ready?"
Penelope braced herself for the flashing cameras. Before they got there, in the last second Harry grabbed her hand. She could feel his anxiety through his sweat. She didn't complain because her hand was sweaty as well.
The flashing blinded them once again. Harry lead the way hanging on to her hand tight, as if he was afraid of loosing a five year old in a crowd.

When they made it in. Time went by fast, she danced a little bit but wasn't the kind to get wild with the crowd. Instead, Penelope went to find a seat to sit down she was curious to know were the rest of her family where.
"Hey, are you having fun?" Harry dropped by to check on her.
"Oh, yeah! This is about as fun as it can get!" Penelope said sarcastically
"Do you wanna go?" Harry asked.
"Yeah." Penelope admitted. She took out her phone and realized it was 1:03 a.m. no wonder she was tired.
"I'll take you home." Harry suggested.
Penelope laughed. "Yeah, right! Home is like 7,000 miles away! You mean hotel!"
"Hotel, home whatever! Do you want a ride or not?" Harry teased.
"Well, yes! That would be very much appreciated." Penelope smiled.


When they arrived at the entrance to the Hotel Penelope was staying at, she grabbed her purse and put on her coat. "Thank you again!" Penelope said as she got ready to leave the car.
"No problem, anytime!" Harry replied smiling as he watched her put on her coat.
He was writting something on a piece of paper. Then he crumbled it up.
"Harry," Penelope said in a insecure way.
"Yeah?" Harry locked eyes with her.
"No never mind, it was silly of me to think of that." Penelope decided as she opened the door.
"No wait a sec. what were you going to say? Tell me?" Harry quickly asked.
Penelope kept the door open. "Well," Penelope said as she calculated her words carefully. "..no, I'm embarrassed now nevermind. It was stupid of me to ask you this." She opened the door more and set her first leg on the ground when Harry persisted. "I promise I won't judge! Tell me your "silly" thought!"
"I was thinking this might be the last time I see you, so I wanted a last kiss, since the first one didn't go so well. Like I said silly thought." Penelope said as she got out of the car.
Harry was fast on his feet he got out of the car too and rushed up the steps that Penelope had rushed up as well. He grabbed her hand and swirled her around to face him. Before she could react he kissed her long and good.
"How was that?" Harry asked as he took a breathing break.
Penelope had a goofy grin on her face that spoke for itself.
Harry couldn't resist and kissed her again. This time she was prepared. It was better than the first or second. It made him wonder if the third would leave the others in the dust? Harry pull it together, there won't be a third! You are not hurting this girl's feelings!

"Well, well! Speak of the Devil! Penelope!" James surprised them in the middle of the kiss. Just the sound of his voice made Penelope wince.
"Hello! What are you doing kissing my sister?! I mean girlfriend!" James voice was friendly at the 'Hello' but not so nice the rest of the question.
"Oh, this is your boyfriend?!" Harry asked Penelope surprised.
"Yeah, I'm her boyfriend! Why would I be demanding why you were kissing her?!" James replied before Penelope could.
"Okay I get it, you don't have to rub it in! Sorry I didn't know she was your girl!" Harry said in a calm voice.
"Will you just stop, James! HE ISN'T MY BOYFRIEND! He is my stupid, jealous brother!" Penelope explained.
"I heard that!" James announced.
"Yeah well, it wasn't meant to be a secret!" Penelope glared at him.
"Wait-wait. Let me get this straight...you tell guys who like your sister she is your girlfriend to keep them from flirting with her?" Harry asked disgusted with James.
"Don't judge! I do it to protect her from older guys such as yourself!" James suddenly forgot he had a sister and was all-up-in-Harry's face.
"Dude, I have a younger sister I know how you feel. But still I don't get involve in her love life! Let her breath will you?" Harry said exactly what Penelope wanted to tell James a long time ago, but that would've been better coming from her since that made Harry an enemy to James.
"Penelope, let's go! Unless you want me to tell mom and dad about this little incident." James blackmailed Penelope.
"No need to take it out on your sis. your problem is with me, besides Isn't punishment enough we won't be seeing each other again," Harry winked at Penelope when James wasn't looking. "How 'bout one last hug and that's the end of it. I'll be out of your life, James." Harry negotiated.
"Alright, but make it quick." James agreed. He just stood there looking at them and they looked back at him for an awkward silence of maybe 10 seconds. "What?" James finally asked the two. "A little privacy?!" Both of them answered. "Gee, you guys spend 4 hours together and suddenly I can't keep you apart! Alright, alright! fine!" James turned around and faced the opposite direction.
They hugged and Harry whispered in her ear "Meet me again tomorrow at midnight at the main entrance of here." She nodded and they both glanced at James who was still turned around. They kissed again and again James said "HEY! BREAK IT UP YOU TWO!" They both started laughing after that and Penelope waved bye as James dragged her along.

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Penelope stared at the crumbled piece of paper with Harry's phone number. It was 11:46 pm
She wanted time to go faster, she wanted to see him again.


To be continued....

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