(This one is pretty long, and I'm sorry about that)
Niall and I thanked the cab driver, and rushed out back to see if our rock was still there. Niall let out a sigh of relief, picking up the rock. We went inside, and began walking up the stairs.
"Wait, I have an idea." Niall said, reaching for his phone in his back pocket.
"Wait?" I asked.
Niall didn't say anything. He just dialed a phone number, and waited for them to answer.
"Hello? Yea, I need a favour. Keep this between you and I, but meet me by the back door, and I'll explain more when you get here.. Thanks mate." Niall hung up, and put his phone back in his pocket.
"Who was that?" I asked.
"You'll see." Niall replied, as he opened the back door. Niall just stood there, holding the door open.
Andrew came up to the door, and met with Niall.
Niall: "Thanks for meeting me mate."
Andrew: "It's no problem."
Niall: "Alright, so you're gonna take this bag, and place it in room 422. Don't tell anyone what you're doing. This is a dress for the party tonight for Victoria. The boys can't see me carrying it. It's supposed to be a surprise."
Andrew: "Will do."
Niall: "Thanks."
Andrew nodded his head, and left. I was surprised how suddenly smart Niall was.
We finally got to the top, and went inside. Niall took off his hood, and sunglasses, while I was still wearing my hair up, and Harry's sweater.
We saw the boys chilling with Paul, and some of the crew members. We made our way towards them.
We were both soaking wet from the rain.
"Wait, I'm still wearing Harry's sweater!" I whispered to Niall.
"So? Tell him you only wore it because you were going out in public. And that I fetched it for you." Niall replied, calm as ever.
I nodded my head, as we came closer.
"There they are!" Paul said, standing up from the booth, making a scene.
Niall and I smiled and sat down.
"How was exploring?" Harry asked.
"It was great! We went for a nice walk, and stopped by at a mall to check it out. We didn't buy anything there. We bought some hotdogs from a stand, and Niall almost died when a pigeon landed in front of him. He was scared to death and it was hilarious! I even got a video." I explained with a huge smile.
"Haha yea, do you remember when you didn't know what pounds were? How in London they're called pounds, not dollars." Niall said, trying to embarrass me.
"Everyone gets confused. You sir, almost shit yourself when you saw that pigeon." I said, as I stuck my tongue out.
Everyone laughed at Niall, and I showed them the short video I took.
"Oh, where's Cookie?" I asked my dad, who was sitting right across from me.
"He's in the room." He replied.
I got up and excused myself with my dad's keycard in my hand, and pressed the button for the elevator.
*Ding*
The elevator doors opened, and I walked in. I hit the 4th button, and the doors closed.
Once they finally opened, I made my way down to my dad's room, to see Cookie. He was sound asleep on the bed.
I gently sat right beside him, and began petting him. He opened his eyes, and started meowing, being the whiner he is. He must've been so happy to see me. He cuddled up to me, and passed out on my lap.
*Knock knock*
I gently removed Cookie, and walked over to the door. I looked through the peephole to find Harry just standing there.
I opened the door a little bit, so Cookie wouldn't try to run out of the room.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, with my head sticking out of the door.
"Wearing my sweater, I see?" Harry said, with a cute little smile on his face.
"Niall grabbed it for me. I didn't have any big sweaters. Niall said I could wear it because we were going out in public and we didn't want to be seen. I'm so sorry" I said nervously.
"Relax Victoria, I was just teasing you. It's a sweater. Keep it" Harry said, chuckling.
"Thanks, so what are you doing here?" I asked.
Harry's smile changes into a frown. He looked worried.
"I just- I really missed you. Can I come in, or is it a bad time?" Harry asked.
"No, not a bad time at all, I just don't want Cookie trying to run out." I said, making sure he wasn't trying to sneak up behind me.
I let Harry in, and closed the door behind him. He gave me a hug, and slowly pulled away. He seemed hesitant.
"I'm sorry. I don't want to make it look like I'm trying to convince you about going on the date. I just really missed you. I got a little jealous that you spent today with Niall." Harry said, embarrassed.
"It's fine Harry! But, it would be a little unfair to the boys if I just spent time with you." I said, smiling.
"I know." Harry replied.
"I just can't seem to stay away from you." He added.
We were staring into each other's eyes, and smiled at each other. Harry put his hands on my waist, and slowly pulled me closer towards him. I wrapped my arms around his back. He lifted one of his hands from my waist, and gently caressed my cheek.
We began to slowly move towards each other. I placed my hand on his neck, and kissed him. His soft lips were firmly pressed against mine. It felt right, and I didn't want to let go.
Suddenly, there was a loud knock at the door. I jumped out of fear, and looked behind me. I figured it was my dad, as he was repeatedly knocking like a maniac.
I walked over to the door, and carefully opened it.
"You're an asshole!" I said, with a grin on my face.
My dad was nearly pissing himself laughing, as he walked in.
"Were you scared?" He asked, chuckling.
"Deeply." I said, sarcastically.
My dad looked over to the TV, and saw Harry standing awkwardly.
"Oh, I'm sorry Harry, I didn't realize you were here." My dad said.
"It's alright, I was just leaving anyway. I only stopped by to see Cookie." Harry replied, grinning from ear to ear.
I walked Harry out, and closed the door behind him.
"So, I heard about this party you're going to."
"Yea, the boys wanted me to come. They said all sorts of celebrities would be there."
"I know but, how do I know you'll be safe? And you better not be drinking!"
"Oh my gosh dad, relax! I won't be drinking. And the boys have a chauffeur."
"Alright. Just text me when you get there, and when you leave. And don't hesitate to call me if anything happens."
"Yea I know dad."
"Okay, okay. What about your birthday tomorrow? Are you excited for that?"
"Um, I was actually hoping we could keep that from everyone else. I just don't want anyone making a big deal out of it."
"You're serious?! You really want to keep this a secret?"
"Well, I just don't want anyone going out of their way to do anything special. And between you and I, Niall bought this 400 dollar dress for the party tonight. I felt bad enough."
"Niall bought you a dress? Why is this a secret?"
"Because I wanted to look nice, and the boys saw my clothing. It's all tomboy stuff. When the boys asked me to go with them, I said yes, and Niall overreacted. In a good way, dad. He's just trying to be a friend."
"Fine. Where's the dress?"
"Andrew snuck it up to my room, so the boys wouldn't know. You'll see it before I leave."
"Fine, but tomorrow is a surprise, so you'll have to stay away from the boys, and the crew. I'm pretty sure everyone would want to do something special. We could probably explore a little bit."
"Sure, that'll be fun." I said, smiling.
It was nearly 5 o'clock, and we had to leave at 6:30.
"I should really be getting ready dad. I need to shower, and do my hair-"
"Yea yea, just go get ready."
I left the room, and made my way over to mine. I swiped the keycard and walked inside.
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Hey, I'm going for a shower.
I walked over to the bathroom and turned the water on, and waited for the water to heat up.
*Ding*
I checked my phone and read what Niall sent.
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
I was just about to go up.. What's your dad's room? Guess I'll pet Cookie and talk with your dad while I wait for you to finish.
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
423 right beside our room. And between you and I, my birthday is tomorrow, so my dad is making me spend the day with him while the crew plans something🤷‍♀️
I waited for Niall to start typing, but the 3 dots never appeared.
Suddenly, my phone started going off in my hands.
*Incoming call from Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪*
I answered, and put my phone right up to my ear. It was probably a bad idea since Niall was screaming his head off.
"Your fooking birthday is tomorrow?! And you didn't tell anyone?!"
"Well I mean, my dad and his co workers knew about it. You already bought me a 400 dollar dress, I didn't want anyone to be spoiling me."
"A birthday is a birthday Vic. You're gonna get presents and surprises. You can't just run from it, and ignore it."
"We can't have a party though. We have that VIP party tonight and we're back to doing shows tomorrow. How the hell will you guys manage to pull off a surprise party?"
"It's a surprise Victoria. I'm not just gonna expose it."
"Meanie.. K, I have to shower so, bye"
I hung up the phone, and stepped inside the shower. I shampooed and conditioned my hair, and whatnot.
After I was done, I came out from the shower, and blow dried my hair. With only a towel on, I walked over to where Andrew put the bag. With that, I dug around for a pair of panties, and a lace bra.
I got dressed, and put some jewelry on. I wore a simple knockoff gold necklace, and some bracelets my mom gave to me when I was younger.
I walked over to my suitcase and pulled out my makeup bag, and some black heels that would match the dress.
Just as I was walking back to the bathroom, I heard someone swipe a keycard, and open the door. I figured it was Niall.
"Victoria you little shit! You never gave me a call to let me know if I could come back or not." Niall said, while closing the door shut.
"I'm sorry, I forgot. Why didn't you just call me and ask?" I asked.
"Because my phone died." Niall whined, lowering his tone.
"And my dad didn't let you use his phone because-" I trailed off, hoping he'd chime in.
"Funny story, um.. Your dad wasn't there, so I went downstairs to chill with the boys. We all left at the same time." Niall said, scratching the back of his head.
"And you couldn't use their phones because-" I said.
"Whatever, I'm here now." Niall said.
I grinned, and walked back to the bathroom.
"Woah woah woah. Slow down Vic." Niall said, stopping me.
"What?" I asked with a chuckle.
"What kind of tacky jewelry is that?" Niall asked, disgusted.
"I thought it went well with the dress." I shrugged.
Niall shook his head, and rushed over to his suitcase, where he pulled out a small bag of his own jewelry.
"Why do you own that?" I asked, laughing.
"This stays between you and I, Victoria. It belongs to my mom. The chains are mine and so is the cross necklace. I've got some watches in here, and some rings. The jewelry reminds me of my mother. She gave it to me." Niall said, with a serious face.
"Did your mother-"
"No. She's just very important to me."
I gave him a hug, and he let me borrow a beautiful rose gold necklace, with about 5 butterfly charms.
"I'll let you keep the bracelets on, They're stylish." Niall said, walking to the bathroom.
I started doing my makeup, while Niall was digging around in his suitcase. I checked my phone and it was already 6:10.
"Holy shit Niall, we have to leave the hotel in 20 minutes!!" I shouted from the bathroom.
"No. You're kidding." Niall said, chuckling.
"No, I'm not." I added, poking my head from around the corner.
I showed Niall my phone, and his facial expressions changed dramatically. I started laughing like a little kid, while Niall was rushing to get ready.
*Incoming call from Hazza Styles*
I answered my phone, and put it on speakerphone so Niall could hear.
"Where are you guys? We are leaving pretty soon." Harry said, worried.
"Just waiting for Niall to hurry up." I said, annoyed.
"Right, well your dad just wanted me to call you and make sure you're on your way. I tried calling Niall, but it went straight to voicemail." Harry said.
"Chargers fooked!" Niall shouted from the bathroom, while quickly putting his shoes on.
Harry chuckled, and I hung up.
I looked up, and saw Niall leaving the room, closing the door shut behind him.
"You little Irish-" I said, chasing after him,
I held onto my purse, as I ran through the hall. Niall ran down the exit stairs, and I followed him. Heels were a pain in the ass to run in. I followed him out to where everyone was waiting.