Unexpected
Chapter 11
Harry’s green eyes held hope as he anxiously awaited my answer. Harry Styles just asked me to be his girlfriend. A member of the most popular band in the world wants me to be his girlfriend
Did I like Harry that way? I had never even thought about that. He’s a hot pop star, of course I loved him, but would I really want to date him?
What the hell am I thinking? Of course I want to date him!
I felt everyone’s eyes on me as they waited for me to answer. I looked over at Tess to see her surprised that I hadn’t answered yet. I looked back at Harry who still looked hopeful. I felt a smile creep up on me and take over my lips. My head moved up and down in a nod.
“Yes,” I managed to say.
I immediately saw Harry’s face light up. I saw a smile spread across his face and his eyes glitter with happiness. He pulled me into a tight hug, catching me off guard.
I can definitely get used to this, I thought.
When he pulled away from the embrace, he took the necklace out of the box and made a circular motion with his finger for me to turn around.
I did as he told me and pulled my hair out of the way. A few seconds later, I saw the heart on the necklace fall in front of my eyes down around my neck. He clasped it together and I let my hair fall back down over me shoulders.
As I turned around and smiled at him, the waitress arrived with our pizzas and we all dug in hungrily. There was a lot of conversation about the surprise that had just taken place. Then I remembered something.
“How did you know I liked this necklace?” I asked Harry.
“I saw you call Tess over to look at it. I’d been thinking of a way to ask you out and when I saw that you liked that necklace, I knew that’s how I would do it,” he replied.
I heard a few ‘aww’s go around the table and felt my cheeks grow hot.
“You’re so cute when you blush,” Harry said, making me blush even more.
“You guys are going to be the cutest couple ever, I can tell already,” Louis said from across the table.
“Does this mean I get my own bunk?” Tess asked.
“We’ll see,” Harry answered, slipping his arm around my shoulders.
“What are you going to tell Paul?” Niall asked, grabbing another slice of pizza.
“He says management wants me to have a girlfriend to present to the media, so I guess we’ll have to tell them,” he replied.
Wait a minute. Is that why Harry asked me to be his girlfriend? I looked up at Harry who seemed unfazed by what he just said. That would make a lot more sense than him actually wanting to date me. I’m just a regular girl from a city nobody knows about and he’s a world known pop star. He must have seen me as a way to get media attention.
“I have to go to the bathroom,” I announced. Harry stood up and let me out and I quickly made my way to the ladies’ room. When I got there, I locked myself in one of the stalls and took the necklace off.
“This was nothing but a way to get me to say yes,” I mumbled to myself, slipping the necklace into my pocket. I sat down and went over what Harry said. Management wants him to have a girlfriend. What a ‘coincidence’ that he gets one the same day we hear Paul and that guy discussing it.
I heard the door open to let someone in.
“Chloe?” Tess walked into the bathroom looking for me. “Are you okay?”
I opened the stall door and walked over to the sinks and looked at myself in the mirror. If I put on a smile no one would ever know what I was thinking. No one except Tess.
“You know that’s not why he asked you to be his girlfriend,” she said as if reading my mind.
“How do you know that?” I asked, turning to face her.
“I can tell. It’s obvious in the way that he looks at you.”
“We heard Paul and some guy from management talking about how Harry needs to get a girlfriend to reveal to the public soon or else the Larry Stylinson bromance will blow up again.”
Tess looked at me for a second before continuing. “Chloe, he likes you. Why else would he have made me sleep with Zayn? Why else would he have taken you to Paul’s room by yourself this morning for breakfast? Why else would he have chosen to sit by you at the table?” She paused for a second. “Why else would he have bought you a several hundred dollar necklace just to ask you out?”
I thought about her words. She had a point. Maybe I was just overreacting.
“Come on, Chloe, you know I’m right.”
I nodded and looked at the ground. I felt stupid for thinking Harry could be such a jerk like that.
“Where’s your necklace?” she asked.
I pulled it out of my pocket and held it out to her. She helped me put it back on and gave me a few more words of encouragement before we headed back out to the table.
“There they are,” Zayn said as we returned.
“Were you two done eating?” Liam asked.
Tess and I nodded and Niall paid the bill.
Harry called the driver and he arrived within minutes. We all piled into the limo and headed off toward the hotel. Glancing at my phone, I saw that it was nearly 4:00.
“What do you guys want to do for the rest of the day?” Zayn asked.
“Well Liam’s girlfriend was supposed to fly in today to join us on the tour so he’ll go pick her up from the airport in about 2 hours,” Niall said, looking at his watch. “We could all meet in his room when they get back.”
“We could play some games,” Louis suggested.
“Like what?” Tess asked.
“Like… uh… I don’t know any games,” Louis admitted.
Everyone laughed at Louis and we decided we would all meet at Liam’s room around 8:00 and play some games. That is, after we taught Louis how to play.
We arrived back at the hotel and all of the boys grabbed some bags and boxes out of the trunk. They all refused to let us carry anything so we just led the way to the elevators. Once we got up to our room, the bags were piled up in the corner by Zayn’s and Tess’ bed.
“Should we go through these?” Tess asked.
I nodded. “We probably should.”
Tess groaned and threw herself onto her bed.
“Do any of you have any extra suitcases? I think we’re going to need some,” I asked the boys.
They all looked at each other and shrugged.
“Maybe Paul has some,” Harry said. “I’ll go check.” He left the room and came back a few minutes later with 3 suitcases in tow.
“Is this enough?” he asked, dropping them by the bags.
“Probably,” I answered, sitting down on the floor and pulling a bag toward me. “Come on, Tess.”
Tess rolled herself off the bed and onto the floor to help go through the bags. Niall, Liam, and Louis all left to go to their rooms and Zayn and Harry helped us go through all of the purchases.
It took us about 2 hours to go through everything and get it all to fit in the suitcases.
“Alright, you guys, no more shopping,” Tess said.
“I never thought I’d hear you say that,” I replied surprised.
She shrugged and sat down on the bed just as there was a knock at the door. Niall popped his head in.
“Liam and his girlfriend just got back from the airport,” he informed us.
We all stood up and followed him into Liam’s room, getting ready to stay up all night talking and doing nothing productive.
Did I like Harry that way? I had never even thought about that. He’s a hot pop star, of course I loved him, but would I really want to date him?
What the hell am I thinking? Of course I want to date him!
I felt everyone’s eyes on me as they waited for me to answer. I looked over at Tess to see her surprised that I hadn’t answered yet. I looked back at Harry who still looked hopeful. I felt a smile creep up on me and take over my lips. My head moved up and down in a nod.
“Yes,” I managed to say.
I immediately saw Harry’s face light up. I saw a smile spread across his face and his eyes glitter with happiness. He pulled me into a tight hug, catching me off guard.
I can definitely get used to this, I thought.
When he pulled away from the embrace, he took the necklace out of the box and made a circular motion with his finger for me to turn around.
I did as he told me and pulled my hair out of the way. A few seconds later, I saw the heart on the necklace fall in front of my eyes down around my neck. He clasped it together and I let my hair fall back down over me shoulders.
As I turned around and smiled at him, the waitress arrived with our pizzas and we all dug in hungrily. There was a lot of conversation about the surprise that had just taken place. Then I remembered something.
“How did you know I liked this necklace?” I asked Harry.
“I saw you call Tess over to look at it. I’d been thinking of a way to ask you out and when I saw that you liked that necklace, I knew that’s how I would do it,” he replied.
I heard a few ‘aww’s go around the table and felt my cheeks grow hot.
“You’re so cute when you blush,” Harry said, making me blush even more.
“You guys are going to be the cutest couple ever, I can tell already,” Louis said from across the table.
“Does this mean I get my own bunk?” Tess asked.
“We’ll see,” Harry answered, slipping his arm around my shoulders.
“What are you going to tell Paul?” Niall asked, grabbing another slice of pizza.
“He says management wants me to have a girlfriend to present to the media, so I guess we’ll have to tell them,” he replied.
Wait a minute. Is that why Harry asked me to be his girlfriend? I looked up at Harry who seemed unfazed by what he just said. That would make a lot more sense than him actually wanting to date me. I’m just a regular girl from a city nobody knows about and he’s a world known pop star. He must have seen me as a way to get media attention.
“I have to go to the bathroom,” I announced. Harry stood up and let me out and I quickly made my way to the ladies’ room. When I got there, I locked myself in one of the stalls and took the necklace off.
“This was nothing but a way to get me to say yes,” I mumbled to myself, slipping the necklace into my pocket. I sat down and went over what Harry said. Management wants him to have a girlfriend. What a ‘coincidence’ that he gets one the same day we hear Paul and that guy discussing it.
I heard the door open to let someone in.
“Chloe?” Tess walked into the bathroom looking for me. “Are you okay?”
I opened the stall door and walked over to the sinks and looked at myself in the mirror. If I put on a smile no one would ever know what I was thinking. No one except Tess.
“You know that’s not why he asked you to be his girlfriend,” she said as if reading my mind.
“How do you know that?” I asked, turning to face her.
“I can tell. It’s obvious in the way that he looks at you.”
“We heard Paul and some guy from management talking about how Harry needs to get a girlfriend to reveal to the public soon or else the Larry Stylinson bromance will blow up again.”
Tess looked at me for a second before continuing. “Chloe, he likes you. Why else would he have made me sleep with Zayn? Why else would he have taken you to Paul’s room by yourself this morning for breakfast? Why else would he have chosen to sit by you at the table?” She paused for a second. “Why else would he have bought you a several hundred dollar necklace just to ask you out?”
I thought about her words. She had a point. Maybe I was just overreacting.
“Come on, Chloe, you know I’m right.”
I nodded and looked at the ground. I felt stupid for thinking Harry could be such a jerk like that.
“Where’s your necklace?” she asked.
I pulled it out of my pocket and held it out to her. She helped me put it back on and gave me a few more words of encouragement before we headed back out to the table.
“There they are,” Zayn said as we returned.
“Were you two done eating?” Liam asked.
Tess and I nodded and Niall paid the bill.
Harry called the driver and he arrived within minutes. We all piled into the limo and headed off toward the hotel. Glancing at my phone, I saw that it was nearly 4:00.
“What do you guys want to do for the rest of the day?” Zayn asked.
“Well Liam’s girlfriend was supposed to fly in today to join us on the tour so he’ll go pick her up from the airport in about 2 hours,” Niall said, looking at his watch. “We could all meet in his room when they get back.”
“We could play some games,” Louis suggested.
“Like what?” Tess asked.
“Like… uh… I don’t know any games,” Louis admitted.
Everyone laughed at Louis and we decided we would all meet at Liam’s room around 8:00 and play some games. That is, after we taught Louis how to play.
We arrived back at the hotel and all of the boys grabbed some bags and boxes out of the trunk. They all refused to let us carry anything so we just led the way to the elevators. Once we got up to our room, the bags were piled up in the corner by Zayn’s and Tess’ bed.
“Should we go through these?” Tess asked.
I nodded. “We probably should.”
Tess groaned and threw herself onto her bed.
“Do any of you have any extra suitcases? I think we’re going to need some,” I asked the boys.
They all looked at each other and shrugged.
“Maybe Paul has some,” Harry said. “I’ll go check.” He left the room and came back a few minutes later with 3 suitcases in tow.
“Is this enough?” he asked, dropping them by the bags.
“Probably,” I answered, sitting down on the floor and pulling a bag toward me. “Come on, Tess.”
Tess rolled herself off the bed and onto the floor to help go through the bags. Niall, Liam, and Louis all left to go to their rooms and Zayn and Harry helped us go through all of the purchases.
It took us about 2 hours to go through everything and get it all to fit in the suitcases.
“Alright, you guys, no more shopping,” Tess said.
“I never thought I’d hear you say that,” I replied surprised.
She shrugged and sat down on the bed just as there was a knock at the door. Niall popped his head in.
“Liam and his girlfriend just got back from the airport,” he informed us.
We all stood up and followed him into Liam’s room, getting ready to stay up all night talking and doing nothing productive.
6/16/13