Forever Young
Will you be my date?
Carly’s POV
When Demi was finally done using the mirror, I got to use it to touch up my makeup from earlier. El was standing by my side doing her makeup while Demi perfected her hair, which already looked amazing.
“You look great Demi, stop worrying.” Eleanor said with a small smile.
Demi smiled and leaned against the wall, watching us. We hadn’t really asked Eleanor if she was okay after her fit earlier but I knew I needed to.
“Are you okay El? What happened today?” Demi beat me to the punch.
“You know what happened.” She shrugged and finished her makeup.
“But I don’t…” I looked at her with wide eyes. “I wasn’t out there.”
She was quiet. Demi looked at me and then back at El who was looking at herself in the mirror.
“I was getting annoyed by the guys flirting with you, so I snapped at Liam. You aren’t here to be hit on, you're here for a job.” Her voice was low but the anger in her eyes was building. “Even Louis flirted with you.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for any of this.” My voice cracked in realization; he had hit on me and I didn’t do anything because I didn’t notice. “I can stay somewhere else…”
“No, you’re staying here.” Demi shook her head and then looked at Eleanor again. “Just tell him how you feel. You know that Louis is a flirt; he doesn’t mean to flirt, that’s just how he is.”
“I honestly didn’t even notice, I only noticed it from Harry and Zayn ‘cause they made it obvious.” I stood up straight to look into her eyes.
“I know…Sorry.” Tears were welling in her eyes when someone knocked on the bathroom door.
“Who is it?” Demi asked while I held Eleanor.
“Louis” He answered in a fake accent.
“You need to talk to him.” I paused to lean back and look at her. “Take your time, we’ll entertain the boys.” I kissed her forehead and walked towards the door.
Demi opened the door to reveal Louis standing there with a rose in his hand. I smiled and walked past him with Demi following me. We walked down the hallway and saw all of the guys standing in the living room. They were standing in a line, each with a rose and a smile planted on their faces. Niall’s jaw dropped when he saw Demi, it was pretty adorable to watch.
“Wow, you look great babe.” He smiled and handed her the rose.
“Awe thanks.” She blushed and accepted the rose before they both looked over at me watching them.
I looked away acting like I saw nothing even though I knew I’d been caught. Harry cleared his throat catching my attention.
“You look amazing.” He smiled and handed me his rose.
“Thank you.” I blushed and kissed his cheek.
His cheeks flushed as I stood next to him, trying not to let my laughter escape from my chest. I looked at Demi who was in the middle of kissing Niall so I looked away from that horror scene to witness Louis win Eleanor over and give her the rose in the hallway.
“Carly…” Zayn spoke quietly.
“Huh?” My eyes shot towards him before I knew what I was doing.
“You look beautiful.” He leaned toward me to give me the rose.
“Thanks.” I smiled and took it as Louis and Eleanor came into the room.
“Is everyone ready?” Louis asked in a playful tone.
We all nodded and headed to the door. Harry held the door for all of us while we walked into the hallway.
“Hey Carly?” Liam asked by my side.
“Yes?” I looked up at him trying not to trip over my own feet.
“Will you be my date for the night or have one of them asked you?” He asked pointing behind us.
“No, they haven’t asked and yes, I’ll be your date.” I laughed looking down at the floor as we stepped into the elevator.
“I finally win.” He joked holding out his arm for me to take.
I laughed and took his arm while the doors closed. He smiled down at me and laughed the whole way to the first level. I could hear the fans outside when the doors opened. Taking a deep breath to prepare myself, I stepped out with Liam by my side.
“You guys ready?” Niall asked a few feet from the door.
He opened the door and walked quickly to the cars. Niall, Demi, Louis and Eleanor all rode in one car and the rest of us rode in the other one. We climbed into the car and got comfortable while the security guards made the fans back up.
“I love our fans, they're so dedicated. They're willing to stand in the cold just to take a few pictures of us.” Liam watched the fans through the window.
“They are dedicated that’s for sure.” I smiled looking to my right seeing Harry with his window down, waving at the fans.
He smiled while we both watched some of them cry at just being this close to them. I leaned back so I wasn’t in any of the shots making Liam laugh at me.
“What are you laughing about?” Zayn asked from the front seat.
“Carly doesn’t want her picture taken.” Liam giggled like a little kid.
“It’s not that I don’t want my picture taken, it’s just they came all the way here for a picture of you guys not me.” I shrugged looking into Zayn’s eyes.
“Let them take a picture of us.” Harry moved a little for me but I just shook my head. “Pleaase?!” He begged.
I sighed and gave in. Moving closer to him, I looked outside and more camera flashes went off.
“See! They love you.” Harry smiled at me as the car started to move.
“Whatever.” I laughed leaning back against my seat.
They all laughed and adjusted themselves to be comfortable. Liam had his arm draped across the back of my seat so I leaned over and rested my head on his shoulder. He looked down at me and smiled before looking outside again.
“Can you turn the radio up please?” I asked looking at Zayn.
“Sure.” He nodded and turned it up.
It was loud enough so you couldn’t hear a private conversation but it also made it easier for me to think. I hadn’t stopped to focus on what happened in my room with Zayn; I had kissed him and he kissed back. Neither of us wanted to stop what was going on in there and I knew that I couldn’t stop thinking about him.
“Hey Carly?” Liam mumbled into my ear, snapping me out of my thoughts.
“Yea?” I asked looking up at him.
“You look absolutely amazing.” He handed me his rose with a smile.
“Thank you.” I looked up at him and kissed his cheek.
“Can I tell you something?” He looked shy but determined.
“Of course.” I leaned back to look into his eyes.
“I hope this doesn’t sound rude but I didn’t ask you to be my date tonight because I want to be with you or compete with them, I asked so you wouldn’t have to choose between them.” He paused. “I mean you're gorgeous and nice but I just want to be friends. I feel like I’m a jerk for this.” He shook his head and looked away again.
“I completely get it, I was hoping that’s all this was. You’re cute but not my type. We’re friends and that’s all.” I smiled resting my head on his shoulder again.
“Thank you?” He looked at me like he didn’t believe me about him being cute.
“What?” I laughed. “You’re adorable but I like bad boys and honestly, you're the furthest thing from a bad boy.”
“That’s nice.” He pretended to pout.
“Some girls like good guys but not me.” His face changed as I said that.
“Oh, bad boys huh? Like Harry, the so-called ‘manwhore’? Or Zayn, the ‘heartless’ one?” He laughed.
“No. Like Harry with a bad reputation with girls cause he’s a flirt and easy to get into bed? Or Zayn the one who puts on the strong front so he doesn’t get hurt? I know how guys work.” I looked over at Harry as he was holding his phone and then back at Liam.
“Oh, do you now?” He joked.
“Yea.” I stuck my tongue out. “You’re the one guy that I really don’t want to talk about them to. I can talk to Louis about it ‘cause he wont let me live it down that I woke up with Captain Curls and I can deal with talking to Niall but not you.”
“Why not me?” He acted offended.
“Because you're my getaway from them.” I stopped laughing because I was completely serious.
“Good and you’ll be my getaway from everyone.” He smiled.
“Deal.”
He agreed and pulled out his phone. I decided to scoot over to Harry and talk to him since we hadn’t talked in a few hours.
“Hey Captain Curls.” I bumped his elbow to get his attention.
“Hello.” He looked up from his phone and smiled. “So, what’s up with you and him?” He asked in a protective tone looking over at Liam.
“Nothing, he just didn’t want me to have to choose between you two so he offered to be my date.” I played with my hair while talking.
“Who would you have chosen?” He asked in a husky voice.
“I don’t know.” I answered shyly.
“Mhm sure.” He mumbled under his breath but I was close enough to hear it.
I frowned and moved back to the middle. He was right, I probably would’ve chosen Zayn but I’m glad I didn’t have to. Finally, we pulled up to the restaurant. Harry got out first and helped me out even though I didn’t want his help.
When Demi was finally done using the mirror, I got to use it to touch up my makeup from earlier. El was standing by my side doing her makeup while Demi perfected her hair, which already looked amazing.
“You look great Demi, stop worrying.” Eleanor said with a small smile.
Demi smiled and leaned against the wall, watching us. We hadn’t really asked Eleanor if she was okay after her fit earlier but I knew I needed to.
“Are you okay El? What happened today?” Demi beat me to the punch.
“You know what happened.” She shrugged and finished her makeup.
“But I don’t…” I looked at her with wide eyes. “I wasn’t out there.”
She was quiet. Demi looked at me and then back at El who was looking at herself in the mirror.
“I was getting annoyed by the guys flirting with you, so I snapped at Liam. You aren’t here to be hit on, you're here for a job.” Her voice was low but the anger in her eyes was building. “Even Louis flirted with you.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for any of this.” My voice cracked in realization; he had hit on me and I didn’t do anything because I didn’t notice. “I can stay somewhere else…”
“No, you’re staying here.” Demi shook her head and then looked at Eleanor again. “Just tell him how you feel. You know that Louis is a flirt; he doesn’t mean to flirt, that’s just how he is.”
“I honestly didn’t even notice, I only noticed it from Harry and Zayn ‘cause they made it obvious.” I stood up straight to look into her eyes.
“I know…Sorry.” Tears were welling in her eyes when someone knocked on the bathroom door.
“Who is it?” Demi asked while I held Eleanor.
“Louis” He answered in a fake accent.
“You need to talk to him.” I paused to lean back and look at her. “Take your time, we’ll entertain the boys.” I kissed her forehead and walked towards the door.
Demi opened the door to reveal Louis standing there with a rose in his hand. I smiled and walked past him with Demi following me. We walked down the hallway and saw all of the guys standing in the living room. They were standing in a line, each with a rose and a smile planted on their faces. Niall’s jaw dropped when he saw Demi, it was pretty adorable to watch.
“Wow, you look great babe.” He smiled and handed her the rose.
“Awe thanks.” She blushed and accepted the rose before they both looked over at me watching them.
I looked away acting like I saw nothing even though I knew I’d been caught. Harry cleared his throat catching my attention.
“You look amazing.” He smiled and handed me his rose.
“Thank you.” I blushed and kissed his cheek.
His cheeks flushed as I stood next to him, trying not to let my laughter escape from my chest. I looked at Demi who was in the middle of kissing Niall so I looked away from that horror scene to witness Louis win Eleanor over and give her the rose in the hallway.
“Carly…” Zayn spoke quietly.
“Huh?” My eyes shot towards him before I knew what I was doing.
“You look beautiful.” He leaned toward me to give me the rose.
“Thanks.” I smiled and took it as Louis and Eleanor came into the room.
“Is everyone ready?” Louis asked in a playful tone.
We all nodded and headed to the door. Harry held the door for all of us while we walked into the hallway.
“Hey Carly?” Liam asked by my side.
“Yes?” I looked up at him trying not to trip over my own feet.
“Will you be my date for the night or have one of them asked you?” He asked pointing behind us.
“No, they haven’t asked and yes, I’ll be your date.” I laughed looking down at the floor as we stepped into the elevator.
“I finally win.” He joked holding out his arm for me to take.
I laughed and took his arm while the doors closed. He smiled down at me and laughed the whole way to the first level. I could hear the fans outside when the doors opened. Taking a deep breath to prepare myself, I stepped out with Liam by my side.
“You guys ready?” Niall asked a few feet from the door.
He opened the door and walked quickly to the cars. Niall, Demi, Louis and Eleanor all rode in one car and the rest of us rode in the other one. We climbed into the car and got comfortable while the security guards made the fans back up.
“I love our fans, they're so dedicated. They're willing to stand in the cold just to take a few pictures of us.” Liam watched the fans through the window.
“They are dedicated that’s for sure.” I smiled looking to my right seeing Harry with his window down, waving at the fans.
He smiled while we both watched some of them cry at just being this close to them. I leaned back so I wasn’t in any of the shots making Liam laugh at me.
“What are you laughing about?” Zayn asked from the front seat.
“Carly doesn’t want her picture taken.” Liam giggled like a little kid.
“It’s not that I don’t want my picture taken, it’s just they came all the way here for a picture of you guys not me.” I shrugged looking into Zayn’s eyes.
“Let them take a picture of us.” Harry moved a little for me but I just shook my head. “Pleaase?!” He begged.
I sighed and gave in. Moving closer to him, I looked outside and more camera flashes went off.
“See! They love you.” Harry smiled at me as the car started to move.
“Whatever.” I laughed leaning back against my seat.
They all laughed and adjusted themselves to be comfortable. Liam had his arm draped across the back of my seat so I leaned over and rested my head on his shoulder. He looked down at me and smiled before looking outside again.
“Can you turn the radio up please?” I asked looking at Zayn.
“Sure.” He nodded and turned it up.
It was loud enough so you couldn’t hear a private conversation but it also made it easier for me to think. I hadn’t stopped to focus on what happened in my room with Zayn; I had kissed him and he kissed back. Neither of us wanted to stop what was going on in there and I knew that I couldn’t stop thinking about him.
“Hey Carly?” Liam mumbled into my ear, snapping me out of my thoughts.
“Yea?” I asked looking up at him.
“You look absolutely amazing.” He handed me his rose with a smile.
“Thank you.” I looked up at him and kissed his cheek.
“Can I tell you something?” He looked shy but determined.
“Of course.” I leaned back to look into his eyes.
“I hope this doesn’t sound rude but I didn’t ask you to be my date tonight because I want to be with you or compete with them, I asked so you wouldn’t have to choose between them.” He paused. “I mean you're gorgeous and nice but I just want to be friends. I feel like I’m a jerk for this.” He shook his head and looked away again.
“I completely get it, I was hoping that’s all this was. You’re cute but not my type. We’re friends and that’s all.” I smiled resting my head on his shoulder again.
“Thank you?” He looked at me like he didn’t believe me about him being cute.
“What?” I laughed. “You’re adorable but I like bad boys and honestly, you're the furthest thing from a bad boy.”
“That’s nice.” He pretended to pout.
“Some girls like good guys but not me.” His face changed as I said that.
“Oh, bad boys huh? Like Harry, the so-called ‘manwhore’? Or Zayn, the ‘heartless’ one?” He laughed.
“No. Like Harry with a bad reputation with girls cause he’s a flirt and easy to get into bed? Or Zayn the one who puts on the strong front so he doesn’t get hurt? I know how guys work.” I looked over at Harry as he was holding his phone and then back at Liam.
“Oh, do you now?” He joked.
“Yea.” I stuck my tongue out. “You’re the one guy that I really don’t want to talk about them to. I can talk to Louis about it ‘cause he wont let me live it down that I woke up with Captain Curls and I can deal with talking to Niall but not you.”
“Why not me?” He acted offended.
“Because you're my getaway from them.” I stopped laughing because I was completely serious.
“Good and you’ll be my getaway from everyone.” He smiled.
“Deal.”
He agreed and pulled out his phone. I decided to scoot over to Harry and talk to him since we hadn’t talked in a few hours.
“Hey Captain Curls.” I bumped his elbow to get his attention.
“Hello.” He looked up from his phone and smiled. “So, what’s up with you and him?” He asked in a protective tone looking over at Liam.
“Nothing, he just didn’t want me to have to choose between you two so he offered to be my date.” I played with my hair while talking.
“Who would you have chosen?” He asked in a husky voice.
“I don’t know.” I answered shyly.
“Mhm sure.” He mumbled under his breath but I was close enough to hear it.
I frowned and moved back to the middle. He was right, I probably would’ve chosen Zayn but I’m glad I didn’t have to. Finally, we pulled up to the restaurant. Harry got out first and helped me out even though I didn’t want his help.
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