The Chosen One
Needy Boys
Chapter 10: Needy Boys
Lacey had debriefed me on every little detail about how to do her job. It was about two hours until the show started and I had found each of the boys clothing trunks and the retractable racks, all while Lacey got to have the day off for no reason at all, resting in her comfy bunk bed.
I had to take each outfit out, iron out the wrinkles, and hang it on an appropriate numbered hanger and rack. Each of them had three different outfits, so it took a while. It wasn’t too difficult though, the hardest part of doing so was trying to avoid the boys at all costs. I still was feeling awkward about the previous encounter I had with them, especially Harry, for obvious reasons.
Every time I heard one of them coming back stage, I immediately would duck down beside the rack. I know it was stupid of me. After all, I was going to have to start helping them get ready for the show in a matter of minutes fixing pant legs, making shoes look all shiny, and whatever else they asked of me. I just wanted to prolong the next meeting with them for as long as possible, I wasn’t sure what to expect…
It was an about an hour until the show when I heard Louis’s voice behind me, “Maddie!”
I nearly jumped out of my skin because of the surprise he sent through me. I turned around only to make awkward eye contact with him before I quickly looked away. “Hello.” I said shyly.
He smiled as he realized, “Wait, are you doing wardrobe tonight.”
I nodded my head slightly, continuing to fix the clothing on the racks.
“Where’s Lacey?” he asked concerned.
Trying my best to cover for her lie, I replied, “Umm… She has been sick today and asked me to fill in for her.”
Louis paused briefly and then grinned widely, “Great! Well, not for Lace, I hope she feels better soon, but having you will be a real blast!” He chuckled to himself, “We’ll try to make it easy on you.”
I smiled back, “Please do, I am not really sure how this is going to go.”
“You’ll do just fine, but I’ve got to go tell all the other guys you’re back stage!” he protested. “They’ll be thrilled to see more of you tonight!”
My smile slowly faded, and so did his as he knew why. “Maddie, I know about the little row you and Harry had the other night, but you gotta understand that he feels like complete shit after what happened.”
I looked at Louis questioningly, “Why would he feel bad, he’s the one who built me up and then tore everything down right after.”
Louis put his hand on my shoulder comfortingly, “He knows that, but you also didn’t let the guy finish Maddie. You should really talk to him soon. He has been looking for you everywhere today whenever we had some down time.”
This statement really surprised me. Harry really felt bad? I guess I felt bad too, I mean, I told him he used me and then called him a coward. I said it all in the heat of the situation, but surely, I knew he wouldn’t mean to do any of that. I knew his true spirit was kind and caring. That was obvious to me after our many talks throughout little time we’ve known each other.
Louis was studying my face as I pondered those thoughts. I looked to him, “I’ll talk to him sometime, but on my own terms. I just want to get through this night first.”
He smiled, “Great! I’ll go grab the guys Maddie, we have to start getting ready!” He walked off and out the stage door. I have to admit, talking to Louis already made me feel better about the situation. Maybe it wasn’t going to be as awkward as I thought.
Not too much longer after Louis left, all five boys came storming in back-stage, happily shouting all sorts of nonsense to pump themselves up for the show, I assumed. I was staring at Harry unintentionally when his eyes locked on me. He knew exactly how to put me in a trance. Those green eyes are just so captivating. While the other boys were cheerfully bouncing around the room chatting to other crew members, Harry separated himself from them and walked straight towards me.
“Mads, I’m so sorry about the other night. We really need to talk again, you didn’t really give me the chance to explain everything.” He said so seriously.
I nodded and said “I know, I would actually like that. How about meeting after the show?”
He smiled at my statement, “That’s so great Mads, you have no idear! I have so much more to tell you. Just meet me back here after the show.”
I smiled and nodded my head once again.
The other boys came over after they noticed our private conversation was coming to a close. Louis must have told the other boys about me stepping in for Lacey because they never even questioned my presence.
“So, umm… should you get into your first outfits?” I asked awkwardly.
They all looked to each other with a smile and said, “Sure!” Then in unison, all five boys stripped their shirts off their backs and started undoing the buttons on their jeans. I looked away as fast as I could trying not to blush and hold in my smile. They all noticed my reaction and started to laugh at me.
Liam said, “You better just look and get used to it Maddie. You are going to be seeing a lot of this tonight.” The rest of the boys all chimed in with how they agreed with Liam. I complied with their wish and slowly turned trying not to stare too much, but seriously how could all five of them look so amazing. I found myself staring at Harry as he was the last to pull his slacks up. His eyes caught my eyes on him and he chuckled quietly as I turned about five shades redder. “Busted.” I thought to myself.
Once they began actually getting into their stage cloths I soon realized they were the neediest bunch of boys I have ever met. They all needed help with something, seriously. Zayn needed help putting his jacket on because, “The arms holes were too tight and constricting.” Niall’s shoe had a spot I needed to clean off. Then Liam couldn’t find his belt, because it fell on the floor. Apparently he didn’t think to check the floor. Louis was laughing at all the other boy’s neediness when he looked down and noticed he was missing a button. He shouted, “Maddie! A button fell off my shirt! HELP!!” I was quickly to his rescue when I found it and had to re-sew it back on. “Thanks, you are so great Maddie!” he said as I finished and cut the string.
Then there was Harry. He refused to put a shirt on, not that I was truly complaining, until I helped him because he felt left out since I had helped everyone else with a problem. I snatched the shirt from him and we both began to laugh as I stood on my tip toes in attempt to throw the t-shirt over his head. When his head poked out the hole I lost my balance from being on my toes, so he grabbed my hips to hold me steady. His hands lingered on my waist briefly while we looked into each other’s eyes. The other boys noticed and began to coo while
Louis sarcastically said, “What’s this Harry? You aren’t allowed to touch anyone but me!” We all laughed hysterically as Harry proceeded to attack Louis with a huge bear hug and kiss on the cheek.
“Sorry, Lou, Sometimes I can’t help myself!” “We’ll see if I forgive you.” Louis tried to state seriously, but both boys were chuckling.
Then a lady I didn’t recognize wearing glasses and holding a clipboard peeked from the door and said, “Boys! You are needed in hair and make-up!” They all groaned because they were already having such a laugh here. Liam, Zayn, Louis, and Niall all soon darted out the door,
“See you Maddie!”
Harry was slower to go because he was standing in front of me, “See you later Mads.” He smiled and then gave me an unexpected kiss on the cheek. I hand instantly flew up to the place his lips had just touched and I looked at him questioningly as I could feel my face turning red again. He said, “I know. I know. We need to talk. I just didn’t want Louis being the last person I kissed before going on stage.” We both laughed as he followed the same path the other boys took out the door.
Lacey had debriefed me on every little detail about how to do her job. It was about two hours until the show started and I had found each of the boys clothing trunks and the retractable racks, all while Lacey got to have the day off for no reason at all, resting in her comfy bunk bed.
I had to take each outfit out, iron out the wrinkles, and hang it on an appropriate numbered hanger and rack. Each of them had three different outfits, so it took a while. It wasn’t too difficult though, the hardest part of doing so was trying to avoid the boys at all costs. I still was feeling awkward about the previous encounter I had with them, especially Harry, for obvious reasons.
Every time I heard one of them coming back stage, I immediately would duck down beside the rack. I know it was stupid of me. After all, I was going to have to start helping them get ready for the show in a matter of minutes fixing pant legs, making shoes look all shiny, and whatever else they asked of me. I just wanted to prolong the next meeting with them for as long as possible, I wasn’t sure what to expect…
It was an about an hour until the show when I heard Louis’s voice behind me, “Maddie!”
I nearly jumped out of my skin because of the surprise he sent through me. I turned around only to make awkward eye contact with him before I quickly looked away. “Hello.” I said shyly.
He smiled as he realized, “Wait, are you doing wardrobe tonight.”
I nodded my head slightly, continuing to fix the clothing on the racks.
“Where’s Lacey?” he asked concerned.
Trying my best to cover for her lie, I replied, “Umm… She has been sick today and asked me to fill in for her.”
Louis paused briefly and then grinned widely, “Great! Well, not for Lace, I hope she feels better soon, but having you will be a real blast!” He chuckled to himself, “We’ll try to make it easy on you.”
I smiled back, “Please do, I am not really sure how this is going to go.”
“You’ll do just fine, but I’ve got to go tell all the other guys you’re back stage!” he protested. “They’ll be thrilled to see more of you tonight!”
My smile slowly faded, and so did his as he knew why. “Maddie, I know about the little row you and Harry had the other night, but you gotta understand that he feels like complete shit after what happened.”
I looked at Louis questioningly, “Why would he feel bad, he’s the one who built me up and then tore everything down right after.”
Louis put his hand on my shoulder comfortingly, “He knows that, but you also didn’t let the guy finish Maddie. You should really talk to him soon. He has been looking for you everywhere today whenever we had some down time.”
This statement really surprised me. Harry really felt bad? I guess I felt bad too, I mean, I told him he used me and then called him a coward. I said it all in the heat of the situation, but surely, I knew he wouldn’t mean to do any of that. I knew his true spirit was kind and caring. That was obvious to me after our many talks throughout little time we’ve known each other.
Louis was studying my face as I pondered those thoughts. I looked to him, “I’ll talk to him sometime, but on my own terms. I just want to get through this night first.”
He smiled, “Great! I’ll go grab the guys Maddie, we have to start getting ready!” He walked off and out the stage door. I have to admit, talking to Louis already made me feel better about the situation. Maybe it wasn’t going to be as awkward as I thought.
Not too much longer after Louis left, all five boys came storming in back-stage, happily shouting all sorts of nonsense to pump themselves up for the show, I assumed. I was staring at Harry unintentionally when his eyes locked on me. He knew exactly how to put me in a trance. Those green eyes are just so captivating. While the other boys were cheerfully bouncing around the room chatting to other crew members, Harry separated himself from them and walked straight towards me.
“Mads, I’m so sorry about the other night. We really need to talk again, you didn’t really give me the chance to explain everything.” He said so seriously.
I nodded and said “I know, I would actually like that. How about meeting after the show?”
He smiled at my statement, “That’s so great Mads, you have no idear! I have so much more to tell you. Just meet me back here after the show.”
I smiled and nodded my head once again.
The other boys came over after they noticed our private conversation was coming to a close. Louis must have told the other boys about me stepping in for Lacey because they never even questioned my presence.
“So, umm… should you get into your first outfits?” I asked awkwardly.
They all looked to each other with a smile and said, “Sure!” Then in unison, all five boys stripped their shirts off their backs and started undoing the buttons on their jeans. I looked away as fast as I could trying not to blush and hold in my smile. They all noticed my reaction and started to laugh at me.
Liam said, “You better just look and get used to it Maddie. You are going to be seeing a lot of this tonight.” The rest of the boys all chimed in with how they agreed with Liam. I complied with their wish and slowly turned trying not to stare too much, but seriously how could all five of them look so amazing. I found myself staring at Harry as he was the last to pull his slacks up. His eyes caught my eyes on him and he chuckled quietly as I turned about five shades redder. “Busted.” I thought to myself.
Once they began actually getting into their stage cloths I soon realized they were the neediest bunch of boys I have ever met. They all needed help with something, seriously. Zayn needed help putting his jacket on because, “The arms holes were too tight and constricting.” Niall’s shoe had a spot I needed to clean off. Then Liam couldn’t find his belt, because it fell on the floor. Apparently he didn’t think to check the floor. Louis was laughing at all the other boy’s neediness when he looked down and noticed he was missing a button. He shouted, “Maddie! A button fell off my shirt! HELP!!” I was quickly to his rescue when I found it and had to re-sew it back on. “Thanks, you are so great Maddie!” he said as I finished and cut the string.
Then there was Harry. He refused to put a shirt on, not that I was truly complaining, until I helped him because he felt left out since I had helped everyone else with a problem. I snatched the shirt from him and we both began to laugh as I stood on my tip toes in attempt to throw the t-shirt over his head. When his head poked out the hole I lost my balance from being on my toes, so he grabbed my hips to hold me steady. His hands lingered on my waist briefly while we looked into each other’s eyes. The other boys noticed and began to coo while
Louis sarcastically said, “What’s this Harry? You aren’t allowed to touch anyone but me!” We all laughed hysterically as Harry proceeded to attack Louis with a huge bear hug and kiss on the cheek.
“Sorry, Lou, Sometimes I can’t help myself!” “We’ll see if I forgive you.” Louis tried to state seriously, but both boys were chuckling.
Then a lady I didn’t recognize wearing glasses and holding a clipboard peeked from the door and said, “Boys! You are needed in hair and make-up!” They all groaned because they were already having such a laugh here. Liam, Zayn, Louis, and Niall all soon darted out the door,
“See you Maddie!”
Harry was slower to go because he was standing in front of me, “See you later Mads.” He smiled and then gave me an unexpected kiss on the cheek. I hand instantly flew up to the place his lips had just touched and I looked at him questioningly as I could feel my face turning red again. He said, “I know. I know. We need to talk. I just didn’t want Louis being the last person I kissed before going on stage.” We both laughed as he followed the same path the other boys took out the door.
Notes
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-Jen
11/16/13