*LIZZIE’S POV*

Unpacking all of my stuff into Harry’s flat was an all-day ordeal, but I don’t think anyone minded. It would have been a lot faster if we hadn’t joked around the whole time or taken multiple food breaks.

Finally, we were done, and we were all sitting around *my* and Harry’s living room, sharing a few bottles of wine.

“So, Liz,” Louis said, peering around Eleanor who was sitting on his lap, “what are you wearing tomorrow?” A bit caught off guard by his question, it took me a moment to respond.

“Well… I didn’t think that was important... I’ll just be sitting somewhere. Why? What is a girlfriend supposed to wear to a press conference?” I asked quizzically.

“Oh, no, he’s talking about the gala,” Eleanor said for Louis.

“What gala?” I asked as Harry let out a simultaneous “shit!” next to me.

“We have this thing to go to tomorrow night; would you like to be my date?” Harry rushed out as I turned to him.

“A bit last minute, Harry,” Danielle said as we all laughed.

“I can take you to look for a dress tomorrow; I’m so sorry, love, I should’ve told you sooner.” He said, obviously feeling bad.

“Harry, it’s okay,” I calmed him, planting a quick kiss on his lips causing him to immediately grin.

“I have an idea!” Eleanor suddenly exclaimed, causing everyone to jump a little. “How about, instead of going to the press conference, we girls go shopping for Liz’s dress!”

“Yeah, you all don’t need us at there tomorrow. You’re big boys; you can handle yourselves!” Danielle added, clearly loving the plan as much as Eleanor and I were.

“Well then it’s sorted,” Eleanor said, not even waiting for the boys to share their input, “we’ll go dress shopping tomorrow and then all meet back here to get ready!”

“Is that okay with you?” I asked, turning to Harry.

“OH LOOK, Liz actually cares about what her boyfriend thinks! How rare!” Louis said sarcastically as we all laughed.

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“All right, I’m meeting the girls at the elevator!” I said as Harry scooted up on his elbows, still in bed.

“Don’t go..” he said with a playful smile as he pulled me on top of him. “Just stay in bed with me! I’ll cancel the press conference, and you can wear something of mine tonight. Done.”

“As great as a tuxedo looks on you, I don’t think it’ll have the same effect on me.” I said with a laugh as he began to pout. “And you do have to get up in twenty minutes! You can’t be late; the whole world is awaiting this announcement,” I said, somewhat jokingly but then I realized how serious that statement actually was. “You’ll do great. I love you; call me if you need me.” I finally said before giving him a soft kiss on the lips and walking out of the flat.

I had made it halfway down the hallway to the elevators with Dani and Eleanor when my phone began to buzz in my pocket. Pulling it out to check the caller ID, I was surprised to see it was Harry.

“Yes, Harry?” I answered, wondering why he was calling so soon.

“You said to call if I need you. I need you.” He said in the phone, his raspy, morning voice still evident.

“No, Harry. You don’t need me; you just want me.” I corrected him, even though I was grinning from ear to ear. He was adorable. “I’m hanging up now because the elevator’s here, okay?”

“Hurry back to me. I love you!” He said as Danielle and Eleanor cooed next to me as they watched my face redden.

“I love you, too.” I said before I finally, and regretfully, hung up.

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*HARRY’S POV*

Lizzie, Eleanor, and Danielle had taken the whole day to shop. It was 4:45 and they still weren’t back yet. We had all had our hair and *unfortunately* our makeup done, and our last step was to get into our tuxedos for tonight, but we didn’t have to do that until we were about to get into the car, which wasn’t coming until 6:00.

“OKAY WE’RE HERE!” Danielle burst through the door in an array of shopping bags and tissue papers, followed by Eleanor and then Lizzie. We had all chosen Liam’s flat as the place to get ready in tonight, so the hair and makeup stations were set up, just waiting for the girls.

“Hello,” I said, getting up and giving Liz an awkward hug as she was holding a very long, non-see-through dress bag. “Is this it?” I asked, indicating to it.

“Yep!” She answered, as Dani called her from across the room. “But you can’t see it yet!” She quickly pulled out of the hug and walked over to the other end of the room where she hung up her dress and sat down for hair and makeup.

*LIZZIE’S POV*

As I sat in the chair, getting poked and patted, I couldn’t help but feel VERY nervous. I had never been to a red-carpet event, and Danielle and Eleanor had explained that this was the first time in One Direction history that management had condoned inviting girlfriends to tag along.

My dress, however, was practically my main source of confidence at this point. It was the perfect shade of red and flow-y, yet simple. It wasn’t going to overshadow the boys or anything. I was excited about it, especially after seeing Danielle and Eleanor’s reactions to it, so I didn’t want to show Harry until the perfect moment.

Finally, after thirty minutes of three people rushing to do my hair and makeup, Danielle, Eleanor, and I were ready to go to the room to change into our dresses. It was a quick change, as all of our dresses were easy to get on and off- just a zipper down the back. Danielle’s was a strapless, black dress while Eleanor’s was a long sleeved white one. Touching up my red lipstick before taking one quick picture for Eleanor to instagram, we finally were ready to go. Dani lead the way out of the room, and down the stairs as every pair of eyes waiting turned to us. For a moment, I got embarrassed as everyone watched in silence, but Louis fixed that.

“HOT DAMN,” he said, causing us all to burst into laughter. As I reached the bottom of the stairs, I no longer had to focus on not falling, so I focused on finding my pair of green eyes who were waiting for me just a few short steps away.

“You look so beautiful,” Harry whispered into my ear as he pulled me into a hug, his breath hot on my neck. “It’s indescribable.” His words caused a smile to spread across my face as I felt myself blush, before my attention was diverted by a flash from an iphone camera.

“Sorry!” Danielle said as she put handed her phone back to Liam, “the moment was just too cute to pass up.” I flashed her quick smile before pulling out of Harry’s hug to pose for other pictures. Finally it was time to go down and get into the limo; thankfully, due to the back exit and due to the event tonight, the paparazzi were no where to be found.

The limo ride was fun; we all had a couple glasses of champagne to calm our nerves, and stupidly, half-danced in our seats to some music. It seemed like our five minute warning came too soon, because before I knew it, it was time to touch up my lipstick and make sure my hair was in place, because we were getting out to walk the carpet. Harry and I were the last couple to go out; Zayn and Niall first, then Louis and Eleanor, then Liam and Danielle, and finally us.

“You look gorgeous; don’t be nervous,” Harry whispered to me, as we scooted down the seats. “Just follow my lead and smile.” He got out of the door behind Danielle, then turned and bent down to hold my hand and help me out.

“Thanks,” I whispered to him with a smile as I felt his hand glide down my back, guiding me.

*HARRY’S POV*

We posed for a few pictures, going through the different configurations that management had instructed for us to do- the five boys, the three couples, individual shots, and individual couple shots. Once we had checked off those pictures, we were free to do interviews and pose however we wanted.

As I walked over to a woman who had been calling me to do an interview, Liz happily glided over to take pictures in between Zayn and Niall, the two dateless men of the night.

“Harry, thanks for coming over here,” the woman said with a smile. “So, this is a big day for you! First, the announcement, and now bringing your girlfriend with you to a function for the first time!”

“Yeah, it’s been pretty great,” I said with a smile as Liam and Louis walked over to join me.

“Well, what a treat, we have the three boyfriends!” the woman quickly improvised before she focused her attention back on me. “Now, Harry, can you just tell me really quick, what’s up with you and Elizabeth right now? There were some pictures taken yesterday of all eight of you bringing boxes into your building, can you say anything about that?”

“Well,” I began, sneaking a quick glance back to Liz who met my gaze with a wink, “I would say that right now, things have never been better between us.” I decided to keep it vague.

“That’s great to hear, Harry, now one more question, can you tell me what’s going on with you and Ms. Swift right now? Will you be seeing her tonight at the event or at the after-party?”

“Well, I can’t exactly predict the future, so I can’t tell you if I’ll be seeing her or not. Also, the lighting tends to be pretty bad at these sorts of things, so who knows what I’ll be able to see in there.” I said somewhat rudely as Liam and Louis snickered at my response. I was sick of getting asked about Taylor. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go back to my girlfriend.”

I walked back over to Liz who left Niall and Zayn’s arms to come to me. Wrapping my arm around her small waist, I pulled her in close to me.

“Thank you. I love you.” I slyly whispered into her ear, causing her to smile even wider. As she turned to me, I planted a quick, surprise kiss on her cheek which caused quite a commotion from the crowd watching us.

“I love you, too, Harry,” she whispered back, her breath teasing my neck from how close her lips were to my skin. Struggling to maintain my composure, I couldn’t help but feel shocked at how lucky I was to have this girl next to me. Taylor Swift could kiss my ass.

Notes

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