Camping with the Guys
chapter 2
Niall's POV
Eleven o'clock finally came. Devin and I went into a sound proof booth. She sat at the piano because she knew the piano and then I could translate piano notes to guitar chords. I sat on the chair. She placed her beautiful fingers on the keys. She huffed out a breath and sat looking at the piano.
She was beautiful. She wore a simple dress and a blazer. She had on some sneakers. Originally she was supposed to wear heels but the second time she helped me write lyrics she complained about the heels so I talked to her boss. Her beautiful brown hair was in a pony tail with her bangs in her face. I had to ask her now before I can't do it.
"Devin?" She sat up straight and held up her finger to me. She played part of the song and kept going. It was good, like usual.
"I wanna be first, yeah, Wanna be the first to take it all the way like this," she sang softly. She looked over at me with hope in her eyes.
"That sounds good. Play it again." I loved listening to her sing. She may not be perfect but it is still lovely.
"That is great," I said. We wrote it down together and then sat there again.
"Weren't you going to say something earlier?" Devin asked as her big brown eyes turned on me. I got a little nervous.
"Um...I was wondering if you were busy next week," I said slowly. She thought for a minute.
"Just work, I think. Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to come camping with me and the guys?" I kind of hoped she would say yes. Not just because of the deal, because I want her to come with me.
"Um...I guess that would be fun but I have work," she said slowly.
"I can talk to your boss and get you off."
"Um...I guess. It could be fun." I smiled super big. Devin was going to be with me for an entire week.
"So where are we camping?"
"At a lake in the middle of a woods a few hours south." We have been going there forever, ever since we got in the X Factor. We've been taking trips like this. It was hard to take trips when on tour but we still fit them in.
"So is it the old fashioned camping? Tents, fishing, starting our own fires?" I nodded, hoping she wouldn't say no now.
"Oh, cool," she said as her face lit up. "I've never been camping for real."
"Well it would be really fun but you'd be the only girl," I said.
"That's okay. I grew up with four brothers," she said with a smile.
"Okay well then you'll go?"
"Sounds like fun," she said happily. Then she sat up straighter and turned to the piano. She played another part of the song and we wrote it down before someone knocked on the door.
It was Val with Harry right behind her. I opened the door and motioned them in. Val shook her head as Harry started walking in but stopped.
"You need to be in the recording room in five," she said pointing to me and then she pointed to Devin. "Our boss wants to talk to us."
Devin and Val went to the right while Harry and I walked to left. I looked back at Devin but she didn't look back at me.
"So did you ask her?" Harry asked excitedly. Probably not excited about me winning but excited about me having confidence and then loosing.
"Yep and I got the first girl to come with," I smirked in his face. His mouth fell open.
"She said yes?" I nodded proudly. "Whatever. Let's just go record this song," he said kind of glumly. I'm guessing he was upset about not having anyone to ask. Maybe I'll ask if Devin knows anyone else who would want to go. I feel bad that Harry doesn't have anyone to ask because he is single.
Devin's POV
"What does he want to talk about?" I asked Val but she shrugged. We sped down the hallway and saw our boss's office. We both looked at each other and I knocked on the door.
"Come in," he said and I opened the door. I walked in with Val right behind me.
"Oh girls. Good you're here. Please sit down," he said gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk. We sat down carefully and waited until he spoke. He must have noticed we were nervous because he clarified for us.
"Don't worry. You're not in trouble," he said with a chuckle. "I just wanted to let you girls know that the boys have a trip coming up. They will probably ask you since they have some weird bet. See they've never had any girls come with willingly. So they might try to convince you girls to come. I want you to know that you don't have to feel pressured to go. If they ask and you don't want to go just say no...and if that doesn't work come to me. If you do go you will skip a week of work but if you are with the boys I will still pay you half a week's salary because you will still be helping us out by being with the boys." We nodded. I was happy because I got to go camping for a week and still get some money.
"So," he said leaning his elbows on his desk and putting his chin on his hands.
"Have they asked you?" Val shook her head. Our boss looked at me and I nodded.
"Who asked you?"
"Niall," I said. He nodded smiling. What was he so smiley about? He just lost a worker for a week.
"Are you going?" I nodded again. "Well have fun...but not too much fun. Also watch the boys. They tend to get in trouble, even in the woods." I nodded again. He turned to Val.
"I hope one of the boys ask you too so that you can join in on the fun." He added something quieter. I thought I heard him say Harry but I wasn't sure. Maybe I can convince Harry to ask Val. But I don't know if she would come because she isn't the most outdoors type.
"Well you can go join the boys in the recording room. I'll talk to you girls tomorrow." We nodded and thanked him. When we were outside the door, and it was closed, Val squealed.
"Niall asked you on like a week long date," she whisper yelled. I rolled my eyes. I was going camping with five boys. I don't think that is a date.
"If one of them asked you would you go?" I asked her. She thought for a minute.
"If it was Harry, yes." I gave her my best 'explain' look. She sighed. "Because it would be awkward if the other boys did because they have girlfriends." Then she added something quieter. "And because I like Harry."
I hit her arm lightly.
"I'm defiantly telling him to ask you," I said. We got to the recording room and walked in quietly. The boys were in the recording booth, messing around. The technical people were talking together. When they saw us walk in they looked up. They went back to bickering about something. Louis opened the door and called us over. I walked over.
"Yes Louis?"
"Want to come mess around with us?" I shook my head.
"I probably shouldn't." He shrugged and was about to walk back but then he turned around again. He scooped me up and threw me over his shoulder. He ran back into the room as Harry ran past him. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him pull Val in the room too.
"Here you go Niall," Louis said. He dumped me in Niall's arms, bridal style. I huffed out a breath and Niall put me down. I thanked him, I also noticed that he was blushing, and glared at Louis. He put his hands up in a show of his surrender.
"So have you guys finished any songs?" Liam asked. Niall and I were working on some songs. I shook my head. We showed them the last song that we had finished but hadn't finished any new ones yet.
"I wish I could write a song," Zayn said.
"Yeah but you're not talented enough," Harry said with a laugh, throwing his arm around Zayn's shoulders.
"Or maybe you guys don't want to try," Val pointed out.
"What if we try now, while they are arguing out there," I suggested. They all nodded happily. I sat down on the ground and pulled Niall down with me. When we were all on the ground I started to tap out a rhythm. Everyone joined in.
"Let's go around and make up something with the rhythm," I said. I motioned for Niall to start.
He sang about how he was really hungry and it was not fair that we had to sit in here instead of eat. Zayn, next to Niall, went next. He sang about the camping trip and how excited he was. Louis sang about Eleanor and how they were going to live happily ever after. I smiled at that. Liam sang about how happy he was that the boys became a band. Again I smiled. Harry went next. He sang about the fans and paparazzi. Val was next.
"That's okay. You guys can just sing," she said after she realized everyone wanted her to sing.
"I'll go first and then you go," I said. She knew that I didn't like singing in front of people that much. She also knew that she had a better voice than me. I sang about how happy I was that I got to go camping with the boys. All of a sudden Liam, Louis, and Zayn stopped tapping. Everyone else stopped because we were confused.
Eleven o'clock finally came. Devin and I went into a sound proof booth. She sat at the piano because she knew the piano and then I could translate piano notes to guitar chords. I sat on the chair. She placed her beautiful fingers on the keys. She huffed out a breath and sat looking at the piano.
She was beautiful. She wore a simple dress and a blazer. She had on some sneakers. Originally she was supposed to wear heels but the second time she helped me write lyrics she complained about the heels so I talked to her boss. Her beautiful brown hair was in a pony tail with her bangs in her face. I had to ask her now before I can't do it.
"Devin?" She sat up straight and held up her finger to me. She played part of the song and kept going. It was good, like usual.
"I wanna be first, yeah, Wanna be the first to take it all the way like this," she sang softly. She looked over at me with hope in her eyes.
"That sounds good. Play it again." I loved listening to her sing. She may not be perfect but it is still lovely.
"That is great," I said. We wrote it down together and then sat there again.
"Weren't you going to say something earlier?" Devin asked as her big brown eyes turned on me. I got a little nervous.
"Um...I was wondering if you were busy next week," I said slowly. She thought for a minute.
"Just work, I think. Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to come camping with me and the guys?" I kind of hoped she would say yes. Not just because of the deal, because I want her to come with me.
"Um...I guess that would be fun but I have work," she said slowly.
"I can talk to your boss and get you off."
"Um...I guess. It could be fun." I smiled super big. Devin was going to be with me for an entire week.
"So where are we camping?"
"At a lake in the middle of a woods a few hours south." We have been going there forever, ever since we got in the X Factor. We've been taking trips like this. It was hard to take trips when on tour but we still fit them in.
"So is it the old fashioned camping? Tents, fishing, starting our own fires?" I nodded, hoping she wouldn't say no now.
"Oh, cool," she said as her face lit up. "I've never been camping for real."
"Well it would be really fun but you'd be the only girl," I said.
"That's okay. I grew up with four brothers," she said with a smile.
"Okay well then you'll go?"
"Sounds like fun," she said happily. Then she sat up straighter and turned to the piano. She played another part of the song and we wrote it down before someone knocked on the door.
It was Val with Harry right behind her. I opened the door and motioned them in. Val shook her head as Harry started walking in but stopped.
"You need to be in the recording room in five," she said pointing to me and then she pointed to Devin. "Our boss wants to talk to us."
Devin and Val went to the right while Harry and I walked to left. I looked back at Devin but she didn't look back at me.
"So did you ask her?" Harry asked excitedly. Probably not excited about me winning but excited about me having confidence and then loosing.
"Yep and I got the first girl to come with," I smirked in his face. His mouth fell open.
"She said yes?" I nodded proudly. "Whatever. Let's just go record this song," he said kind of glumly. I'm guessing he was upset about not having anyone to ask. Maybe I'll ask if Devin knows anyone else who would want to go. I feel bad that Harry doesn't have anyone to ask because he is single.
Devin's POV
"What does he want to talk about?" I asked Val but she shrugged. We sped down the hallway and saw our boss's office. We both looked at each other and I knocked on the door.
"Come in," he said and I opened the door. I walked in with Val right behind me.
"Oh girls. Good you're here. Please sit down," he said gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk. We sat down carefully and waited until he spoke. He must have noticed we were nervous because he clarified for us.
"Don't worry. You're not in trouble," he said with a chuckle. "I just wanted to let you girls know that the boys have a trip coming up. They will probably ask you since they have some weird bet. See they've never had any girls come with willingly. So they might try to convince you girls to come. I want you to know that you don't have to feel pressured to go. If they ask and you don't want to go just say no...and if that doesn't work come to me. If you do go you will skip a week of work but if you are with the boys I will still pay you half a week's salary because you will still be helping us out by being with the boys." We nodded. I was happy because I got to go camping for a week and still get some money.
"So," he said leaning his elbows on his desk and putting his chin on his hands.
"Have they asked you?" Val shook her head. Our boss looked at me and I nodded.
"Who asked you?"
"Niall," I said. He nodded smiling. What was he so smiley about? He just lost a worker for a week.
"Are you going?" I nodded again. "Well have fun...but not too much fun. Also watch the boys. They tend to get in trouble, even in the woods." I nodded again. He turned to Val.
"I hope one of the boys ask you too so that you can join in on the fun." He added something quieter. I thought I heard him say Harry but I wasn't sure. Maybe I can convince Harry to ask Val. But I don't know if she would come because she isn't the most outdoors type.
"Well you can go join the boys in the recording room. I'll talk to you girls tomorrow." We nodded and thanked him. When we were outside the door, and it was closed, Val squealed.
"Niall asked you on like a week long date," she whisper yelled. I rolled my eyes. I was going camping with five boys. I don't think that is a date.
"If one of them asked you would you go?" I asked her. She thought for a minute.
"If it was Harry, yes." I gave her my best 'explain' look. She sighed. "Because it would be awkward if the other boys did because they have girlfriends." Then she added something quieter. "And because I like Harry."
I hit her arm lightly.
"I'm defiantly telling him to ask you," I said. We got to the recording room and walked in quietly. The boys were in the recording booth, messing around. The technical people were talking together. When they saw us walk in they looked up. They went back to bickering about something. Louis opened the door and called us over. I walked over.
"Yes Louis?"
"Want to come mess around with us?" I shook my head.
"I probably shouldn't." He shrugged and was about to walk back but then he turned around again. He scooped me up and threw me over his shoulder. He ran back into the room as Harry ran past him. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him pull Val in the room too.
"Here you go Niall," Louis said. He dumped me in Niall's arms, bridal style. I huffed out a breath and Niall put me down. I thanked him, I also noticed that he was blushing, and glared at Louis. He put his hands up in a show of his surrender.
"So have you guys finished any songs?" Liam asked. Niall and I were working on some songs. I shook my head. We showed them the last song that we had finished but hadn't finished any new ones yet.
"I wish I could write a song," Zayn said.
"Yeah but you're not talented enough," Harry said with a laugh, throwing his arm around Zayn's shoulders.
"Or maybe you guys don't want to try," Val pointed out.
"What if we try now, while they are arguing out there," I suggested. They all nodded happily. I sat down on the ground and pulled Niall down with me. When we were all on the ground I started to tap out a rhythm. Everyone joined in.
"Let's go around and make up something with the rhythm," I said. I motioned for Niall to start.
He sang about how he was really hungry and it was not fair that we had to sit in here instead of eat. Zayn, next to Niall, went next. He sang about the camping trip and how excited he was. Louis sang about Eleanor and how they were going to live happily ever after. I smiled at that. Liam sang about how happy he was that the boys became a band. Again I smiled. Harry went next. He sang about the fans and paparazzi. Val was next.
"That's okay. You guys can just sing," she said after she realized everyone wanted her to sing.
"I'll go first and then you go," I said. She knew that I didn't like singing in front of people that much. She also knew that she had a better voice than me. I sang about how happy I was that I got to go camping with the boys. All of a sudden Liam, Louis, and Zayn stopped tapping. Everyone else stopped because we were confused.
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