The New Publicist
Packing Day
Niall’s Prov
I looked at my phone and it was already midnight. I looked down at Ali and she was asleep. “Ali, Ali wake up. I need to go to the hotel and pack” I said shaking her awake. She moaned and just grabbed my shirt hem tighter. I finally stood up and she fell face first into the couch.
“Do you have to go?” she asked rubbing her eyes.
“Yes I do and you need to get some sleep. I’ll come over in the morning with the boys to help you and Hanna pack” I said picking up my snapback and hoodie. She got up off the couch and walked me to the front door. “I’ll see you at 10” I said kissing her head and heading out.
“Niall wait!” Ali yelled. I turned around and saw her doing ‘I love you’ in sign language. I returned the gesture and headed downstairs back to the hotel.
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Ali’s Prov
I waved goodbye to Niall and closed the door. I walked upstairs after picking up the living room and headed to bed. I set my alarm on my phone for 9:30 so I could wake up before Niall got here. Slipping some pajamas on and getting into bed I instantly fell asleep.
*The next day*
I woke up to the buzzing of my alarm and slapped it to turn it off. I threw my pillow over my head and groaned. I trudged out of bed and went into the bathroom. I put my hair into a messy bun and washed my face and teeth. I applied some light makeup and headed out. Walking to my bedside table my phone started going off. I looked down and saw that it was Niall
“Ello!” I said in my best British accent.
“Hello love, just wanted to let you know that I am coming up the stairs and will be at your apartment like right . . . now” I heard a knock on my door and ran down the stairs. “Here I am!” Niall said as he hugged me. I hugged him back and he came inside. We went upstairs and into my room.
“Where should we start?” I asked twirling around the room with my arms outstretched.
“Well let’s make three piles; things to take, things to donate, and things to store. And then we’ll go on from there” he said from the bed. I got some markers and paper and made the signs. We began with my dresser first since it was the biggest. Going through drawer after drawer and sorting through everything I realized that I kept a lot of t-shirts from high school and junior high that I could get rid of. It took us another four hours to finish packing.
“Last one” I cheered tossing the shirt into the keep pile. I collapsed on the bed and raised my fists into the air. Niall joined me and took my hand into his.
“You did good princess. You did good” he said kissing my hand. “Let’s go get some food I’m starving” Niall got off the bed and faced me. I reached my hands out towards him to pull me up. Niall pulled me up and we went downstairs.
“What do you want to eat?” I asked getting some water. “We can get Mexican, Chinese, Indian, American, and Italian . . .”
“By American do you mean hamburgers and chips?” he asked getting our coats.
“Yes I do. And chips here are called French fries. So if you want ‘chips’ say ‘French fries’ or people would look at you weird” I said slipping my phone into my purse.
“Are you ashamed of me?” he mockingly asked placing his hand on his chest. I laughed and hit his arm and headed out of the apartment. Niall wrapped his arm around me and whistled for a cab. One finally pulled over and we got in.
“Where to?” the driver asked.
“In-and-Out Burger please” I chimed in before Niall could say anything. The driver started the meter and we were on our way. As we pulled up to the restaurant, I glanced over at Niall and he was smile like the Cheshire cat. “Why are you smiling so big?”
“Because this is our first official date” he said kissing my temple. We got out of the cab and Niall paid the fare. “Have a goodnight sir” The cabbie replied with a muffled ‘yes’ and drove off. We made our way through the front doors and looked for a table. I pointed to one near the back of the room where it was a little more private. The waiter came up to us and handed us the menus.
“What would you like to drink?” he asked taking out his pen and pad.
“Water with lemon please” I responded.
“And for you sir?”
“Some Coca-Cola if you don’t mind” Niall said into the menu.
“Those will be right out” he grunted and left our table. A couple of minutes passed and our drinks arrived. We ordered our food and sat in awkward silence. Once our food arrived and the waiter filled our glasses, Niall dove into his burger. I couldn’t help but laugh. He looked up at me with ketchup and mustard all over his face.
“Do I have something on my face?” he asked sitting back in his chair.
“Just some stuff at the corners of your mouth” I said getting ketchup for my fries. Niall wiped his mouth and began to work on his fries. We finished our meal, paid, and left the restaurant. We walked downtown LA hand-in-hand until we made it back to my apartment building. “I had fun tonight” I said as we stepped into the elevator.
“I did too love” he said pressing the 8th floor button. The elevator suddenly stopped and the lights went out. Niall tried pressing the open and close door button but it was no use.
“Niall, I should’ve told you this but I’m claustrophobic” I muttered sinking to the floor. I wrapped my arms around my legs and began to breathe heavy breaths. Nothings working I thought as my breathing got rapid.
“Ali, calm down. I’m sure someone knows that we’re in here and we will be out in no time” Niall said sitting down on the floor next to me. I huddled closer to him to try and calm my nerves. My body began to shake and he wrapped his arms around me to try and calm me down. “Let me call Louis and see if he can come and tell the landlord” I ferociously shook my head in agreement and curled up even tighter against him. His grip tightened and I began to calm down my shaking a little bit. “Hey Louis. Ya mate it went well. Thanks buddy. So I was calling to ask you if you could call Ali’s landlord and tell him that we’re stuck in an elevator. She’s not doing well Louis. She’s claustrophobic and shaking like a wet dog. Thanks Lou. See ya later” He hung up, placed the phone in his pocket, and began singing. I immediately began to feel better and my shaking calmed down. Two hours later I feel the elevator begin to move and I start crying my eyes out. “Why are you crying?” Niall asked.
“I’m just so happy that this . . . this death trap is moving and I can eat something with nutella on it” I exclaimed jumping up and down. The doors opened and I ran out and fell on the floor in happiness. Niall walked out after me laughing his head off.
“You’ve got a crazy girlfriend mate” Louis said standing over me.
“I know and I’m happy I do because that means she’s not like the rest” Niall responded helping me to my feet. The three of us walked back to the apartment as though nothing had happened. I smiled at Niall as Louis opened the door and walked inside.
“Thanks for being there for me” I said sheepishly.
“It was the least I could do. I mean we all have freak outs from time to time” He kissed my head and we walked in and gasped at what we saw.
I looked at my phone and it was already midnight. I looked down at Ali and she was asleep. “Ali, Ali wake up. I need to go to the hotel and pack” I said shaking her awake. She moaned and just grabbed my shirt hem tighter. I finally stood up and she fell face first into the couch.
“Do you have to go?” she asked rubbing her eyes.
“Yes I do and you need to get some sleep. I’ll come over in the morning with the boys to help you and Hanna pack” I said picking up my snapback and hoodie. She got up off the couch and walked me to the front door. “I’ll see you at 10” I said kissing her head and heading out.
“Niall wait!” Ali yelled. I turned around and saw her doing ‘I love you’ in sign language. I returned the gesture and headed downstairs back to the hotel.
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Ali’s Prov
I waved goodbye to Niall and closed the door. I walked upstairs after picking up the living room and headed to bed. I set my alarm on my phone for 9:30 so I could wake up before Niall got here. Slipping some pajamas on and getting into bed I instantly fell asleep.
*The next day*
I woke up to the buzzing of my alarm and slapped it to turn it off. I threw my pillow over my head and groaned. I trudged out of bed and went into the bathroom. I put my hair into a messy bun and washed my face and teeth. I applied some light makeup and headed out. Walking to my bedside table my phone started going off. I looked down and saw that it was Niall
“Ello!” I said in my best British accent.
“Hello love, just wanted to let you know that I am coming up the stairs and will be at your apartment like right . . . now” I heard a knock on my door and ran down the stairs. “Here I am!” Niall said as he hugged me. I hugged him back and he came inside. We went upstairs and into my room.
“Where should we start?” I asked twirling around the room with my arms outstretched.
“Well let’s make three piles; things to take, things to donate, and things to store. And then we’ll go on from there” he said from the bed. I got some markers and paper and made the signs. We began with my dresser first since it was the biggest. Going through drawer after drawer and sorting through everything I realized that I kept a lot of t-shirts from high school and junior high that I could get rid of. It took us another four hours to finish packing.
“Last one” I cheered tossing the shirt into the keep pile. I collapsed on the bed and raised my fists into the air. Niall joined me and took my hand into his.
“You did good princess. You did good” he said kissing my hand. “Let’s go get some food I’m starving” Niall got off the bed and faced me. I reached my hands out towards him to pull me up. Niall pulled me up and we went downstairs.
“What do you want to eat?” I asked getting some water. “We can get Mexican, Chinese, Indian, American, and Italian . . .”
“By American do you mean hamburgers and chips?” he asked getting our coats.
“Yes I do. And chips here are called French fries. So if you want ‘chips’ say ‘French fries’ or people would look at you weird” I said slipping my phone into my purse.
“Are you ashamed of me?” he mockingly asked placing his hand on his chest. I laughed and hit his arm and headed out of the apartment. Niall wrapped his arm around me and whistled for a cab. One finally pulled over and we got in.
“Where to?” the driver asked.
“In-and-Out Burger please” I chimed in before Niall could say anything. The driver started the meter and we were on our way. As we pulled up to the restaurant, I glanced over at Niall and he was smile like the Cheshire cat. “Why are you smiling so big?”
“Because this is our first official date” he said kissing my temple. We got out of the cab and Niall paid the fare. “Have a goodnight sir” The cabbie replied with a muffled ‘yes’ and drove off. We made our way through the front doors and looked for a table. I pointed to one near the back of the room where it was a little more private. The waiter came up to us and handed us the menus.
“What would you like to drink?” he asked taking out his pen and pad.
“Water with lemon please” I responded.
“And for you sir?”
“Some Coca-Cola if you don’t mind” Niall said into the menu.
“Those will be right out” he grunted and left our table. A couple of minutes passed and our drinks arrived. We ordered our food and sat in awkward silence. Once our food arrived and the waiter filled our glasses, Niall dove into his burger. I couldn’t help but laugh. He looked up at me with ketchup and mustard all over his face.
“Do I have something on my face?” he asked sitting back in his chair.
“Just some stuff at the corners of your mouth” I said getting ketchup for my fries. Niall wiped his mouth and began to work on his fries. We finished our meal, paid, and left the restaurant. We walked downtown LA hand-in-hand until we made it back to my apartment building. “I had fun tonight” I said as we stepped into the elevator.
“I did too love” he said pressing the 8th floor button. The elevator suddenly stopped and the lights went out. Niall tried pressing the open and close door button but it was no use.
“Niall, I should’ve told you this but I’m claustrophobic” I muttered sinking to the floor. I wrapped my arms around my legs and began to breathe heavy breaths. Nothings working I thought as my breathing got rapid.
“Ali, calm down. I’m sure someone knows that we’re in here and we will be out in no time” Niall said sitting down on the floor next to me. I huddled closer to him to try and calm my nerves. My body began to shake and he wrapped his arms around me to try and calm me down. “Let me call Louis and see if he can come and tell the landlord” I ferociously shook my head in agreement and curled up even tighter against him. His grip tightened and I began to calm down my shaking a little bit. “Hey Louis. Ya mate it went well. Thanks buddy. So I was calling to ask you if you could call Ali’s landlord and tell him that we’re stuck in an elevator. She’s not doing well Louis. She’s claustrophobic and shaking like a wet dog. Thanks Lou. See ya later” He hung up, placed the phone in his pocket, and began singing. I immediately began to feel better and my shaking calmed down. Two hours later I feel the elevator begin to move and I start crying my eyes out. “Why are you crying?” Niall asked.
“I’m just so happy that this . . . this death trap is moving and I can eat something with nutella on it” I exclaimed jumping up and down. The doors opened and I ran out and fell on the floor in happiness. Niall walked out after me laughing his head off.
“You’ve got a crazy girlfriend mate” Louis said standing over me.
“I know and I’m happy I do because that means she’s not like the rest” Niall responded helping me to my feet. The three of us walked back to the apartment as though nothing had happened. I smiled at Niall as Louis opened the door and walked inside.
“Thanks for being there for me” I said sheepishly.
“It was the least I could do. I mean we all have freak outs from time to time” He kissed my head and we walked in and gasped at what we saw.
