“Harry darling, wake up,” I said giving him a gentle shake. He didn’t move. “Harry. You need to wake up so you can shower and get ready. You’re going to be late if you don’t get up now.”

I had been up for an hour and was already showered and ready. When he still didn’t move, I decided it was time for some action. I leaned down and kissed him.

He didn’t respond. I sighed.

“I guess I’ll have to,” I mumbled to myself. I climbed onto the bed and straddled him. Both my hands were running up his stomach as I leaned down and kissed him a bit more passionately than the last. When he kissed me back I knew he was awake. I moved to climb off him but his hand shot out and pulled me down. His eyes were still closed but a smile was forming on his lips.

“Good morning, beautiful,” he said and cracked an eye open.

“Good morning, handsome. You need to get up so you can shower. We have to leave at 11 to get to the venue on time,” I said sitting up. I tugged on his hand to pull him up.

“What time is it?”

“It’s 9 but you take forever to get ready.”

He flopped back onto the bed. I climbed off and pulled on his hand once more. He yawned and stretched but didn’t move.

“Harry, I’m serious.”

I stood there until he was in the bathroom. When I heard the shower start I opened the adjoining door. The room was dark. I flipped on the light causing Zayn and Louis to start grumbling.

“Good morning!” I shouted. I jumped onto Zayn’s bed and started jumping up and down.

“Wake up! Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up,” I said as I continued to jump. I squealed when his hand wrapped around my ankle and pulled me down. His eyes were still closed. I looked at him suspiciously. Out of nowhere, he started tickling me.

“Zayn! S-s-stop it!” I squealed but he was relentless. I was crying from laughing so hard. “Please stop!”

I shoved him and he fell off the bed. He groaned as he sat up from the floor. I fell onto his bed laughing hysterically.

“You so deserved that. But now that you’re awake, get in the shower. You also take forever.” I got up and went to Louis, surprised that he hadn’t moved. When I stood over his bed, his eyes opened.

“Good morning. To what do I owe this pleasure?” he asked.

“You need to get up. We’re leaving at 11,” I said. He sat up, and I walked back into my room. Harry came out of the bathroom as soon as I walked in.

“What was all the commotion about?” he asked toweling off his hair.

“Zayn wouldn’t get up so I started jumping on his bed. He took my feet out from under me and started tickling me. I pushed him off the bed,” I replied as if it was normal. Harry laughed and pulled me to him.

“You look gorgeous as always,” he said. I smiled.

“And you smell amazing, as always,” I replied back as his cologne filled my nose. I hugged him tight, loving the feel of his body next to mine. I tilted my head back to look in his eyes which were trained on me. I kissed him.

“I’m hungry. Finished getting dressed so we can get breakfast! I need coffee,” I said but he didn’t let go. My stomach rumbled, but I didn’t move from his arms. He pulled me back to the bed and sat down pulling me along with him.

“Let’s just relax for a moment,” he said. “We’re not in that big of a hurry.”

I sat down next to him and leaned my head on his shoulder. His arms wrapped around me again. We sat in a peaceful silence until there was a knock at the door. I didn’t want to move, but I wiggled out of Harry’s arms and answered the door.

“Niall! Lucy! Good morning, guys!” I said and stepped back to let them in.

“Good morning you two. How did you sleep?” Niall asked.

“I slept alright. That stupid movie gave me horrible nightmares,” I said. I felt Harry’s arms go around my shoulders and his chin rested on my head.

“Me too,” Lucy chimed in. “It was so awful.” She shuddered at the memory.

“I’m glad to see you two all ready to go,” I said quickly changing the subject. I didn’t want to dwell on it any longer. The adjoining door opened and Louis and Zayn walked in. A moment later, our door opened again and Liam walked in. I was surprised.

“I’m hungry,” I said to no one in particular. The others nodded in agreement and we headed out for some breakfast.

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Lucy and I stood on the sidelines again as we watched the boys do another signing. I don’t think I will ever be able to wrap my mind around how adoring and loyal their fans are to them. I could see in their eyes that the boys loved their fans as much as their fans loved them.

I smiled as I watched them interact with the never ending stream of girls that came up to them. Not once was any one of them rude nor did they turn anyone away. They smiled for pictures, signed mostly anything that was given to them and just had a generally great time.

After thousands of girls had gone by the table, they set up a small stage for a small performance from the boys. The screams were deafening. I winced as the volume in the venue increased a few decibels.

“Hi guys. We are going to be singing ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ and ‘More Than This’ for you today. I hope you enjoy!” Liam said to the crowd. The girls screamed louder, if that was even possible, as the intro began to play. The boys didn’t move around the small stage, but no one seemed to care.

When they finished their performance the crowd went wild. They beamed at the audience and I could tell they were still in awe at their situation. They waved and ran off and security began filing people from the building. Harry came over to me straight away.

“You were amazing,” I said and kissed him. “As always.”

He smiled. “Thank you. That means a lot to me.”

I knew he meant it. He was the kind of guy that tried hard not to care about what people thought about him, but I knew that he still got hurt from some of the comments about him. I grabbed his hand as we made our way back to the car.

When we got outside, a mob of fans rushed the boys. They immediately began running and their security detail tried their best to keep us safe. Harry dragged me along as we sprinted to the car. I stumbled and panic struck me. Luckily Harry caught me and we kept moving. I saw Liam and Zayn trying to protect Niall and Lucy while running through the crowd. Louis came up beside us and the three of us continued our mad dash through the screaming girls.

As the mob continued to grow, security realized that we weren’t going to make it to the car. They found the nearest building and pushed us inside. The door slammed shut and we all stood in silence breathing hard. I could still hear muffled screaming outside. We looked around at each other, not really sure what to do or say. Louis had a huge grin on his face.

“That was insane!” he managed to get out. “I can’t believe that really just happened!”

I was numb. I couldn’t believe it had happened either, but I was scared. I was shaking as the adrenaline pumped through my veins. Harry pulled me into his chest. I took the opportunity to lean my forehead against him.

“Are you okay?” he murmured in my ear. I nodded still unable to speak.

“I can’t believe that just happened. I was so scared,” I mumbled. His arms
tightened around me as silence fell once more. I heard sirens outside and soon enough, the screaming died down. One of the boys’ security guards cracked the door to see if it was safe for us to venture out. I heard him speaking to someone outside. He turned around and motioned that it was safe for us to move. I saw Niall pull Lucy into him as we headed out. Harry’s arm stayed around my waist as we climbed into the car and headed home.