No Regrets
9-Game Time!
Charlotte’s P.O.V.
I was aware of the five boys staring at me as I bought my items. I tried to hide the medication I was required to get, but I think that they saw it, because when I turned around to them they all had very confused looks on their faces. I smiled shyly, not wanting to explain the reason for them right now. All my groceries took up about two bags, and I reached to grab them but before I could two hands reached down and grabbed them. I looked up to see Niall holding my groceries, with a smile on his face.
“Thank you, you didn’t have to do that.” I smiled sweetly at him, and he grinned back.
“You’re welcome, and it’s not a problem!” He replied in the same sweet home.
Louis started to herd the boys out of the store after he had bought the carrots.
“Hey Charlotte! Want some carrots?” He asked in a cheeky voice.
“Haha of course I do!” I smiled and reached to grab some carrots out of the bag he was holding. He started walking towards a black Range Rover, and Harry jumped in the driver’s seat while the rest of the boys piled in the back. Niall transferred the bags to one hand and opened the front door for me. I hesitated for a second and then swiftly climbed in. Niall shut the door and hopped in the backseat.
“Do you want to just drop off your stuff before we go get something to eat?” Harry asked, tuning to me.
“Ummm, sure but be warned, it might take me a while to remember how to get there. I was surprisingly not as nervous as I imagined myself to be when I imagined meeting someone famous. They were acting like five best friends, just goofing around and hanging out, not like five boys from an international boy band. I tried to remember the directions back to my flat complex, and after about fifteen minutes we finally pulled up in front of the building. All the boys took one look at the building and started cracking up. The ride had been really fun, so I was confused as to why they were laughing so hysterically from just looking at the building.
“What’s so funny?” I asked with a frown on my face.
“Well, we knew exactly how to get here from the store, so if you had just told us the complex we would have been here in like two minutes!” Liam said struggling to regain breath. “But Zayn and I live here, which is what is so funny! But I’m glad we live in the same place! It will mean we have an excuse to see you more now!” My frown turned into a shy smile as soon as he finished. That was really sweet of him to say.
“Oh! Haha ok, I guess it would’ve been easier if I had just told you…well I’m gonna go put these away real quick. I’ll be right back.” I reached back to grab the bags but to my surprise Niall was already getting out of the car with the bags in hand. I smiled as I turned back around to get out and my smile got bigger as I saw that Niall was opening the door for me. Wow, that was so sweet, and well, romantic of him. I bit a small piece of my lip, so as not to make it obvious. We started walking to the doors, and again he held them open for me. I blushed and bit my lip harder.
We got in the elevator and I pushed the 5 floor button.
“5th floor? That’s sweet! That’s Liam and Zayn’s floor as well!”
“Seriously? That is so awesome!” Things were starting to feel rather awkward as I walked towards my door and fumbled to unlock the door. Niall laughed sweetly at my clumsiness, and smiled at me.
“Having trouble there?” He asked in his Irish accent.
“Kinda…” I grinned in success when the door finally swung upon and I walked in. He followed me inside and took a look around as he set the food on the table.
“This is a nice flat! Are you the only one staying here?”
“Yea, I am. I just moved here last night actually, as you can probably tell by all the boxes.” I gestured towards the boxes as he laughed.
“Well, if you need help unpacking or anything let us know, okay? We should go though, I am STARVING!” He said as he grasped his belly. I giggled at his hunger as we walked out of the flat, I locked it and we made conversation all the way back to the car.
Zayn’s P.O.V.
“Damn Niall. He sure is trying to impress her.” He told the other boys as they all watched Charlotte and Niall walk into the building.
“Did you see his face when he was hugging her?! OH MY GOD!” Louis shouted “What do you think is going on in her flat right now?” He asked in a suggestive voice.
“Dude! You know Niall isn’t like that! And I have a feeling she isn’t either! But he did kinda freeze when he first saw her!” I said.
“She seems really nice, I’m glad she hasn’t freaked out on us! I don’t think I could handle a screaming fan right now!” Liam contributed.
“And did you see the way she kept smiling at Niall?! She was TOTALLY checking him out.” Liam emphasized the totally. We sat there gossiping for a few more minutes.
“Shit, they’re coming back. ACT NATURAL!” Louis screamed. Knowing what this meant we all stuck the most unnatural pose we could think of and held it until they were both back in the car. Niall knew something was up as soon as he saw our awkward poses, but shrugged it off and started laughing along with Charlotte and the rest of us. We were all laughing hysterically at the face that had appeared on her face before she started laughing. It was hilarious!”
Charlotte’s P.O.V
We walked out of the building and again Niall held open the doors for me. I turned around to look at the boys as soon as I sat down in the car and they were all in the most awkward poses ever. My face must have looked hilarious because they all burst into laughter which caused me to start cracking up. Niall soon joined in and I couldn’t help but admire the way his whole body was put into the laugh. His head was thrown back in the air and his hands were grabbing his stomach as his body shook with laughter. We were all laughing for a good 5 minutes, all grasping our stomachs while gasping for breath when our laughter started to die out.
Harry put the car into drive, “Shall we play a game?” He asked, and all the boys knew what he was implying.
“Okay, Charlotte, here is the game. You plug your phone into the audio jack and put your music on shuffle and you can’t skip any song that comes on. If you feel the need to, explain why this song is on your phone. It’s really fun!” Liam told me, starting out in what was supposed to be a serious tone, but failed miserably.
“Umm, sure sounds fun!” I grabbed my phone, unlocked it and plugged it in to the speakers. I pressed the music app and then pressed shuffle. The first song to come on the speakers was “Hall of Fame” by The Script. I loved this song so much. I made a habit of listening to it before every chemo session, it inspired me, and made me think that I really could pull through and beat this, then become everything I ever wanted to be. I didn’t feel like explaining all this to the boys right now, and they all nodded approvingly of the song so I didn’t say anything and just sat back and mouthed the words. I noticed they were all singing the song to themselves and it made me smile.
“Great song! I don’t think that one needs explanation!” Harry said as he flashed his dimples at me once the song was over. I smiled as the boys nodded in agreement, and looked to my phone to see what song was next. CRAP. I paused the song and turned to look at the guys who all had curious looks on their faces.
“Okay, so just so you know, this song was always my dad and I’s jam. Ever since it came out my dad and I always had a thing where we would listen to it with the volume as high as it could go as we belted out the lyrics. Yes, it is a rather weird song for my dad to be listening to, but he loves it as much as I do. My friend Bri would also join us in our jams and it kind of brought my dad and me even closer, which is one of the reasons I like it so much. So, I’m going to have to ask that we crank up the volume on this song.” I explained, they all had excited looks on their faces as they waited to see what son it was. I took a big breath before cranking up the volume and pressing play.
All the guys burst into laughter as “Kiss You” starting playing extremely loudly. I blushed deeply as they all started to sing along. I was mesmerized by their voices, but they were all acting silly, shoving each other and singing in each other’s faces. I laughed and joined in on their singing, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to hear my voice because of how loud the song was. I really do love this song, but I got really excited during the na na na na part. It was always Bri and my favorite part. “NA NA NANA NA NANA” I shouted and they all looked at me and smiled widely, joining in with me as they started bouncing around on the seats singing along.
Once the song ended I pushed pause and all they boys smiled at me.
“So, I take it you know who we are?” Zayn asked with a smile on his face.
“Haha, yea I do… and I really like your music, but don’t worry, I’m not going to freak out.” I could see relief wash over all their faces and I looked at Niall who just had an enormous smile on his face. I realized that when his solo came on I sang the loudest to it, and even did the chin move he does in the music video. I blushed darkly which just made his smile bigger.
I pushed play again and my huge smile started to drop to a sad smile. As soon as this song came on it reminded me of Kylie, and how it had only been a couple of weeks. I missed her, badly, and I knew she would have wanted to be here with me, and this was her way of showing me that she still was with me.
“Together We Can” by The Cheetah Girls started playing on the speakers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_OQl_Aq50 Harry had turned them down a little bit, which I appreciated. I started to sing along quietly, knowing that Kylie was saying that as long as we were together in heart, we could do anything. I glanced back and saw all the guys looking at me with concern, but I was only looking at Niall. The song finished right as we pulled up to the restaurant. I unplugged my phone and started to open the door when I saw Niall was already opening it. I smiled at him, showing him that I was ok. He smiled back and let me into the restaurant.
I was aware of the five boys staring at me as I bought my items. I tried to hide the medication I was required to get, but I think that they saw it, because when I turned around to them they all had very confused looks on their faces. I smiled shyly, not wanting to explain the reason for them right now. All my groceries took up about two bags, and I reached to grab them but before I could two hands reached down and grabbed them. I looked up to see Niall holding my groceries, with a smile on his face.
“Thank you, you didn’t have to do that.” I smiled sweetly at him, and he grinned back.
“You’re welcome, and it’s not a problem!” He replied in the same sweet home.
Louis started to herd the boys out of the store after he had bought the carrots.
“Hey Charlotte! Want some carrots?” He asked in a cheeky voice.
“Haha of course I do!” I smiled and reached to grab some carrots out of the bag he was holding. He started walking towards a black Range Rover, and Harry jumped in the driver’s seat while the rest of the boys piled in the back. Niall transferred the bags to one hand and opened the front door for me. I hesitated for a second and then swiftly climbed in. Niall shut the door and hopped in the backseat.
“Do you want to just drop off your stuff before we go get something to eat?” Harry asked, tuning to me.
“Ummm, sure but be warned, it might take me a while to remember how to get there. I was surprisingly not as nervous as I imagined myself to be when I imagined meeting someone famous. They were acting like five best friends, just goofing around and hanging out, not like five boys from an international boy band. I tried to remember the directions back to my flat complex, and after about fifteen minutes we finally pulled up in front of the building. All the boys took one look at the building and started cracking up. The ride had been really fun, so I was confused as to why they were laughing so hysterically from just looking at the building.
“What’s so funny?” I asked with a frown on my face.
“Well, we knew exactly how to get here from the store, so if you had just told us the complex we would have been here in like two minutes!” Liam said struggling to regain breath. “But Zayn and I live here, which is what is so funny! But I’m glad we live in the same place! It will mean we have an excuse to see you more now!” My frown turned into a shy smile as soon as he finished. That was really sweet of him to say.
“Oh! Haha ok, I guess it would’ve been easier if I had just told you…well I’m gonna go put these away real quick. I’ll be right back.” I reached back to grab the bags but to my surprise Niall was already getting out of the car with the bags in hand. I smiled as I turned back around to get out and my smile got bigger as I saw that Niall was opening the door for me. Wow, that was so sweet, and well, romantic of him. I bit a small piece of my lip, so as not to make it obvious. We started walking to the doors, and again he held them open for me. I blushed and bit my lip harder.
We got in the elevator and I pushed the 5 floor button.
“5th floor? That’s sweet! That’s Liam and Zayn’s floor as well!”
“Seriously? That is so awesome!” Things were starting to feel rather awkward as I walked towards my door and fumbled to unlock the door. Niall laughed sweetly at my clumsiness, and smiled at me.
“Having trouble there?” He asked in his Irish accent.
“Kinda…” I grinned in success when the door finally swung upon and I walked in. He followed me inside and took a look around as he set the food on the table.
“This is a nice flat! Are you the only one staying here?”
“Yea, I am. I just moved here last night actually, as you can probably tell by all the boxes.” I gestured towards the boxes as he laughed.
“Well, if you need help unpacking or anything let us know, okay? We should go though, I am STARVING!” He said as he grasped his belly. I giggled at his hunger as we walked out of the flat, I locked it and we made conversation all the way back to the car.
Zayn’s P.O.V.
“Damn Niall. He sure is trying to impress her.” He told the other boys as they all watched Charlotte and Niall walk into the building.
“Did you see his face when he was hugging her?! OH MY GOD!” Louis shouted “What do you think is going on in her flat right now?” He asked in a suggestive voice.
“Dude! You know Niall isn’t like that! And I have a feeling she isn’t either! But he did kinda freeze when he first saw her!” I said.
“She seems really nice, I’m glad she hasn’t freaked out on us! I don’t think I could handle a screaming fan right now!” Liam contributed.
“And did you see the way she kept smiling at Niall?! She was TOTALLY checking him out.” Liam emphasized the totally. We sat there gossiping for a few more minutes.
“Shit, they’re coming back. ACT NATURAL!” Louis screamed. Knowing what this meant we all stuck the most unnatural pose we could think of and held it until they were both back in the car. Niall knew something was up as soon as he saw our awkward poses, but shrugged it off and started laughing along with Charlotte and the rest of us. We were all laughing hysterically at the face that had appeared on her face before she started laughing. It was hilarious!”
Charlotte’s P.O.V
We walked out of the building and again Niall held open the doors for me. I turned around to look at the boys as soon as I sat down in the car and they were all in the most awkward poses ever. My face must have looked hilarious because they all burst into laughter which caused me to start cracking up. Niall soon joined in and I couldn’t help but admire the way his whole body was put into the laugh. His head was thrown back in the air and his hands were grabbing his stomach as his body shook with laughter. We were all laughing for a good 5 minutes, all grasping our stomachs while gasping for breath when our laughter started to die out.
Harry put the car into drive, “Shall we play a game?” He asked, and all the boys knew what he was implying.
“Okay, Charlotte, here is the game. You plug your phone into the audio jack and put your music on shuffle and you can’t skip any song that comes on. If you feel the need to, explain why this song is on your phone. It’s really fun!” Liam told me, starting out in what was supposed to be a serious tone, but failed miserably.
“Umm, sure sounds fun!” I grabbed my phone, unlocked it and plugged it in to the speakers. I pressed the music app and then pressed shuffle. The first song to come on the speakers was “Hall of Fame” by The Script. I loved this song so much. I made a habit of listening to it before every chemo session, it inspired me, and made me think that I really could pull through and beat this, then become everything I ever wanted to be. I didn’t feel like explaining all this to the boys right now, and they all nodded approvingly of the song so I didn’t say anything and just sat back and mouthed the words. I noticed they were all singing the song to themselves and it made me smile.
“Great song! I don’t think that one needs explanation!” Harry said as he flashed his dimples at me once the song was over. I smiled as the boys nodded in agreement, and looked to my phone to see what song was next. CRAP. I paused the song and turned to look at the guys who all had curious looks on their faces.
“Okay, so just so you know, this song was always my dad and I’s jam. Ever since it came out my dad and I always had a thing where we would listen to it with the volume as high as it could go as we belted out the lyrics. Yes, it is a rather weird song for my dad to be listening to, but he loves it as much as I do. My friend Bri would also join us in our jams and it kind of brought my dad and me even closer, which is one of the reasons I like it so much. So, I’m going to have to ask that we crank up the volume on this song.” I explained, they all had excited looks on their faces as they waited to see what son it was. I took a big breath before cranking up the volume and pressing play.
All the guys burst into laughter as “Kiss You” starting playing extremely loudly. I blushed deeply as they all started to sing along. I was mesmerized by their voices, but they were all acting silly, shoving each other and singing in each other’s faces. I laughed and joined in on their singing, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to hear my voice because of how loud the song was. I really do love this song, but I got really excited during the na na na na part. It was always Bri and my favorite part. “NA NA NANA NA NANA” I shouted and they all looked at me and smiled widely, joining in with me as they started bouncing around on the seats singing along.
Once the song ended I pushed pause and all they boys smiled at me.
“So, I take it you know who we are?” Zayn asked with a smile on his face.
“Haha, yea I do… and I really like your music, but don’t worry, I’m not going to freak out.” I could see relief wash over all their faces and I looked at Niall who just had an enormous smile on his face. I realized that when his solo came on I sang the loudest to it, and even did the chin move he does in the music video. I blushed darkly which just made his smile bigger.
I pushed play again and my huge smile started to drop to a sad smile. As soon as this song came on it reminded me of Kylie, and how it had only been a couple of weeks. I missed her, badly, and I knew she would have wanted to be here with me, and this was her way of showing me that she still was with me.
“Together We Can” by The Cheetah Girls started playing on the speakers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_OQl_Aq50 Harry had turned them down a little bit, which I appreciated. I started to sing along quietly, knowing that Kylie was saying that as long as we were together in heart, we could do anything. I glanced back and saw all the guys looking at me with concern, but I was only looking at Niall. The song finished right as we pulled up to the restaurant. I unplugged my phone and started to open the door when I saw Niall was already opening it. I smiled at him, showing him that I was ok. He smiled back and let me into the restaurant.
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7/21/13