I Stand Amazed
Chapter Thirteen
Maddie’s POV
I was standing in line at some quaint little shop I found when I received a text. I didn’t recognize the number, and when I opened the message, I nearly choked on my gum.
Hey love! This is the amazing Louis Tomlinson! Little Nialler fell asleep on break…
I smiled to myself; he was probably exhausted.
Haha that’s cute! How’d you get my number?
I stole it from his phone..
I rolled my eyes at Louis’s immaturity.
Smooth. So how are rehearsals going?
Fabulousss. Actually, we finished early. Are you going to spend some time with Mr. Horan?
Yes we were planning on meeting up later tonight.
Oh la laaaaaaaa!! Seems like you’ll be seeing him sooner than you think then!
Shut up. We’re just friends. And what do you mean?
Well I’m assuming he will come find you once we tell him he’s done for the day. He misses you…
Whatever haha
I DO NOT LIE!!! He even had a dream about you lol
Please.
You’re welcome. Sooooo I have a magnificent plan!
Let’s hear it.
Come to the studio ASAP and wait by the black Rover. I’ll send Niall out and then you can surprise him.
Haha all right. Thanks :)
Yeah you owe me. Have fuuuuun! But not too much fun… ;)
I grinned at his ridiculousness and quickly paid when I got to the front of the line. Accepting my bags from the guy at the register, I turned and left the store, pausing on the street. I didn’t really know where to go from there. My phone buzzed again and I sighed in relief as I saw that Louis had sent me the address to the studio. Firing off another thank you, I hurried over to a waiting cab.
I rattled off the address to the driver and in the rearview mirror I thought I saw him raise his eyebrows. For the second time in just a few days I found myself waiting impatiently in a taxi. Why was I so excited to see Niall? We must really be becoming good friends, I thought.
The cab pulled to a stop outside a large building, with hundreds of screaming girls crowded around a huge set of gates. I blinked, not quite knowing what to do. Another text from Louis directed me around the back of the building. A smaller gate was guarded by a large man. He looked familiar and I recognized him as one of the body-guards I met at the soccer game. He smiled at me and I grinned sheepishly.
“Thanks,” I said gratefully as he let me through. A small parking lot lay around the corner and I spotted a black Range Rover parked in between a few other cars. I let Louis know I had arrived and as I was about to walk over to Niall’s car, I saw him push through a large door labeled ‘Exit’ and pull his keys out of his coat pocket. He shuffled over to his car, looking a bit sleepy. He paused by the drivers’ side door and rummaged through his pockets until he found his phone. His fingers flew over the screen and a few seconds later, my phone buzzed.
Hey I finished early. Where are you? Xx
I replied, Turn around.
I grinned as I saw him shake his head in confusion before he spun around. Our eyes locked and his mouth fell open in surprise. I smiled even wider and waved. He returned the smile in a heartbeat and jogged over to me.
“Hey you! When did you get here?”
“Just now,” I replied. He leaned down and gave me a hug, and I stood on my tip-toes to return it. We held each other for a few seconds before I pulled back. He kept his arms around my waist though.
“How did you know to come here?” he asked.
I subtly stepped out of his grasp. “Louis.”
He grinned and shook his head. “Bloody brilliant, he is.” I laughed at the expression and joined him as he led me over to his car. He smiled at me as he politely opened the door for me and helped me climb in.
“Why is your car so tall?” I grumbled and he ruffled my hair as he said, “Maybe you’re just short.”
I rolled my eyes; like I hadn’t heard that one before. His blue eye twinkled and he shut the door. I buckled my seatbelt and played with the radio while he got in and started the engine. He backed out smoothly and waited for the gate to be opened.
I still couldn’t settle on a station, so I looked over at him, only to find him already watching me. He flushed a bit. “Do you have a USB?” I asked him.
“Hmm?” he said absently. I shook my head and rooted through his console without asking until I found a cable. I plugged it into my phone and scrolled through my playlists, until I found what I was looking for. Bones by Young Guns began to blast through the speakers.
I felt Niall’s questioning gaze as I looked out the window and drummed my fingers on my leg along with the beat. “I would never peg you as a rock sort of girl,” I heard him say.
“This is more alternative, I think,” I responded. He pulled the car forward into the street as the gate swung open.
“Do you listen to a lot of British music?” he asked, recognizing the band.
I shrugged. “Not a ton. But I do like it a lot.”
He nodded to himself and turned onto a different street that the front of the studio faced. As we passed the entrance, several fans turned around and saw Niall’s car and proceeded to scream hysterically and race toward us. Soon the entire mob surrounded the car and Niall came to a halt, locking the doors quickly.
“Shit,” I heard him mutter under his breath as dozens of faces pressed up against the glass and fists pounded on the car.
I was standing in line at some quaint little shop I found when I received a text. I didn’t recognize the number, and when I opened the message, I nearly choked on my gum.
Hey love! This is the amazing Louis Tomlinson! Little Nialler fell asleep on break…
I smiled to myself; he was probably exhausted.
Haha that’s cute! How’d you get my number?
I stole it from his phone..
I rolled my eyes at Louis’s immaturity.
Smooth. So how are rehearsals going?
Fabulousss. Actually, we finished early. Are you going to spend some time with Mr. Horan?
Yes we were planning on meeting up later tonight.
Oh la laaaaaaaa!! Seems like you’ll be seeing him sooner than you think then!
Shut up. We’re just friends. And what do you mean?
Well I’m assuming he will come find you once we tell him he’s done for the day. He misses you…
Whatever haha
I DO NOT LIE!!! He even had a dream about you lol
Please.
You’re welcome. Sooooo I have a magnificent plan!
Let’s hear it.
Come to the studio ASAP and wait by the black Rover. I’ll send Niall out and then you can surprise him.
Haha all right. Thanks :)
Yeah you owe me. Have fuuuuun! But not too much fun… ;)
I grinned at his ridiculousness and quickly paid when I got to the front of the line. Accepting my bags from the guy at the register, I turned and left the store, pausing on the street. I didn’t really know where to go from there. My phone buzzed again and I sighed in relief as I saw that Louis had sent me the address to the studio. Firing off another thank you, I hurried over to a waiting cab.
I rattled off the address to the driver and in the rearview mirror I thought I saw him raise his eyebrows. For the second time in just a few days I found myself waiting impatiently in a taxi. Why was I so excited to see Niall? We must really be becoming good friends, I thought.
The cab pulled to a stop outside a large building, with hundreds of screaming girls crowded around a huge set of gates. I blinked, not quite knowing what to do. Another text from Louis directed me around the back of the building. A smaller gate was guarded by a large man. He looked familiar and I recognized him as one of the body-guards I met at the soccer game. He smiled at me and I grinned sheepishly.
“Thanks,” I said gratefully as he let me through. A small parking lot lay around the corner and I spotted a black Range Rover parked in between a few other cars. I let Louis know I had arrived and as I was about to walk over to Niall’s car, I saw him push through a large door labeled ‘Exit’ and pull his keys out of his coat pocket. He shuffled over to his car, looking a bit sleepy. He paused by the drivers’ side door and rummaged through his pockets until he found his phone. His fingers flew over the screen and a few seconds later, my phone buzzed.
Hey I finished early. Where are you? Xx
I replied, Turn around.
I grinned as I saw him shake his head in confusion before he spun around. Our eyes locked and his mouth fell open in surprise. I smiled even wider and waved. He returned the smile in a heartbeat and jogged over to me.
“Hey you! When did you get here?”
“Just now,” I replied. He leaned down and gave me a hug, and I stood on my tip-toes to return it. We held each other for a few seconds before I pulled back. He kept his arms around my waist though.
“How did you know to come here?” he asked.
I subtly stepped out of his grasp. “Louis.”
He grinned and shook his head. “Bloody brilliant, he is.” I laughed at the expression and joined him as he led me over to his car. He smiled at me as he politely opened the door for me and helped me climb in.
“Why is your car so tall?” I grumbled and he ruffled my hair as he said, “Maybe you’re just short.”
I rolled my eyes; like I hadn’t heard that one before. His blue eye twinkled and he shut the door. I buckled my seatbelt and played with the radio while he got in and started the engine. He backed out smoothly and waited for the gate to be opened.
I still couldn’t settle on a station, so I looked over at him, only to find him already watching me. He flushed a bit. “Do you have a USB?” I asked him.
“Hmm?” he said absently. I shook my head and rooted through his console without asking until I found a cable. I plugged it into my phone and scrolled through my playlists, until I found what I was looking for. Bones by Young Guns began to blast through the speakers.
I felt Niall’s questioning gaze as I looked out the window and drummed my fingers on my leg along with the beat. “I would never peg you as a rock sort of girl,” I heard him say.
“This is more alternative, I think,” I responded. He pulled the car forward into the street as the gate swung open.
“Do you listen to a lot of British music?” he asked, recognizing the band.
I shrugged. “Not a ton. But I do like it a lot.”
He nodded to himself and turned onto a different street that the front of the studio faced. As we passed the entrance, several fans turned around and saw Niall’s car and proceeded to scream hysterically and race toward us. Soon the entire mob surrounded the car and Niall came to a halt, locking the doors quickly.
“Shit,” I heard him mutter under his breath as dozens of faces pressed up against the glass and fists pounded on the car.
5/19/13