Win a Date With One Direction

"So what's on the agenda for today?" I asked as Niall and I got in the limo.

"I thought we'd take in a movie, then go to the Museum, Planetarium, and Aquarium. Then we'll play it by ear."

His piercing blue eyes stared into mine, almost as if he could see all the way into my soul. I looked down at the ground, my face feeling warm.

The movie we went to see was the latest Fast and Furious movie, and of course I cried at the end when they showed the tribute slideshow in memory of Paul Walker. Niall reached over and wiped a few tears away from my cheeks. I smiled weakly at him. He seemed to be the most sensitive and laid back one of the band. Louis was the sweet one, Liam was the funny one and life of the party, and Niall was the sensitive one. He was like a male version of me.

"Well at least Dom and Letty got back together," I said as we stumbled out into the daylight. We saw a local diner just across the street from the theater, so we decided to grab some lunch.

"Do you know that I'm the only member that doesn't have any tattoos?" he asked, after we had ordered and the waitress walked away.

"Oh yeah? I don't have any either."

"Harry has a total of 62 tats, Liam has about 50, and Louis has about 30." Wow, 62 tats in total? That's gotta hurt.

"That must have hurt like hell," I said.

"Harry said it wasn't that bad. You just have to have a high tolerance to pain. We all know Harry's got thick skin anyway," he laughed, and I never noticed until now that he had clear braces.

"So what do you do for a living?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

"I'm a student, I go to school in Aurora, and I'm also a CNA at a hospital. I'm working on getting my RN license."

"That's cool, we can always use more nurses in the world."

I waited for Niall outside while he paid the bill, and then we walked the few blocks to the area where the museum was. The Aquarium and Planetarium was in the same block, so at least we don't have to walk very far. I had no idea half of this stuff on display even existed, such as the huge skeleton of a great T rex dinosaur. Also on display was the stuffed bodies of two man eating lions from Africa that had killed several men until being taken down by a couple of poachers.

He bought me a stuffed lion that matched one like the ones we'd seen earlier. I decided to name it Simba.

We hit the Planetarium next, and it was amazing to see how our solar system worked. They had one room that was awesome. The walls, floor and ceiling were covered with stars, and there was a huge 3 D image of the Earth on one wall. It was supposed to make you feel like you were standing on the Moon looking up at the Earth. It made me dizzy how surreal it was.

We then watched a couple of shuttle take off videos, and a simulation ride that made me feel like we were actually up in a spaceship. He bought me a miniature space shuttle toy, which I added to the bag that I was carrying. I was going to have a ton of souvenirs from this weekend, but it would be worth it.

We grabbed a couple of hot dogs and sodas from a street vendor, and sat on a bench outside the Planetarium to eat our snack. The air was very warm, it would be hot and sticky come August though.

We sat just enjoying the silence, Niall threw the crust of his hot dog bun to the squirrels that came over to investigate.

"I can see why you enjoy living here, this city is so pretty," he said, taking my hand in his.

"That's because it's summer. Come winter, it's going to suck."

"We have winters in Ireland too, lass. Probably not as bad, but bad enough."

"I hate it here in the winter time. I wish it would stay warm all year long."

"I've been meaning to ask, but I didn't want to sound forward, but is it all right if I kiss you?" His question took me by surprise. Louis and Liam had just made a move on me, not that I was complaining, but Niall was actually asking permission.

"Of course you can, you don't need to ask."

"It's just that I once didn't ask a girl if I could kiss her, and she slapped me."

I closed my eyes and waited. He pressed his lips to mine in a soft butterfly kiss. I thought that was it, until he pulled me closer to him and kissed me with more feeling. I felt my breathing hitch up a notch, and I could feel his heart pounding against my chest.

We pulled apart reluctantly, since we knew if we didn't move we would be out here all night. Not that I didn't care if I spent the night making out with him, but we wanted to see the fish and sharks before we left.

"Hey, I found Nemo and Dora," he said, pointing to a small blue and yellow fish and an orange and white striped clownfish.

"Want to pet a sting ray?" I asked as I went over to the tanks. We both stuck our hands in and felt the backs of the small sting rays. It felt weird, kind of soft like leather.

Niall pulled out his camera and took a photo of the two of us with the sting rays.

"Can I borrow your phone for a minute?" he asked. I handed it over.

"I put my number in so you can call or text me. I don't want to have to say goodbye to you after this weekend."

"My friend Heather is going to have a field day with this. You're actually her favorite member. She has a thing for Irish guys."

"Oh yeah? Well give her my number too, I wouldn't mind meeting her."

"She was actually the one that talked me into doing that essay."

"Well I'm glad, because you've been amazing. Louis and Liam can't stop talking about how much fun you had so far. Harry's kind of getting antsy knowing that he's last."

He kissed me in the limo on the way back to the hotel. He played with my hair too and tugged on the soft curls.

"I had a wonderful evening, Jenny," he said when we got back to the hotel. He leaned towards me and kissed me one last time before I went in my room.

My Skype was blowing up when I booted up my laptop. I saw Heather's face pop up on screen.

"So how's it going? You didn't call me last night after your date with Liam," she complained.

"I was tired. We spent the day at Six Flags."

"So where did you and Niall go today?"

"We went to see the new Fast and the Furious movie, then spent the rest of the day at the Field Museum, Planetarium, and Aquarium."

"Oh wow, is he a good kisser?"

"They all are, but they're also polite and perfect gentlemen."

"Sounds boring, but you probably think they're cool."

"Oh, I told Niall that you have a thing for him, and he asked me to give you his number."

She started screaming again, and I laughed.

"I am so going to kill you when you come home."

"Well I have one more date."

"Yeah, the big one. I know how hot you are for Harry."

"What is it about him that all the girls go crazy for?"

"Duh, he's hot."

"But he's got that long hair."

"So? Long hair on guys is hot now."

"Long hair on guys was hot in the 80s, not now."

"Yeah, well, suck it up and let me know how it goes. Over and out."

I was afraid to get on Twitter for fear that the fans were talking negatively about me, so I just got on Facebook and uploaded some pictures from my phone. I only had a few friends and mainly family members on my Facebook, so I didn't see the harm of posting the pictures. Louis and I at the Willis Tower and in front of the Ferris Wheel, Liam and I at Six Flags, and Niall and I with the sting rays at the Aquarium, along with a few others of the scenery. I had posted the link to the contest a month ago and then had posted that I'd won. Most of my friends and family had commented about it, offering congratulations. My dad had teased me relentlessly about it.

One of the comments that appeared almost instantly made me laugh out loud. You lucky bitch, just kidding lol. Seriously though, how awesome is that? You look like you're having fun!

I signed off my laptop and heard my phone vibrate with a text message. It was from Harry. I forgot that he already had my number from the contest.

Get some sleep, love, we have a big day tomorrow. I'll pick you up at 8 am so be ready. Goodnight...H

I set my alarm on my phone for 7 am so I could shower and make myself look halfway decent for Harry.

Notes

I'm currently working on a sequel for this story, because I like this character and not ready to give up on her yet! One more chapter to go in this one, and then keep an eye out for the sequel called You and I.