Tonight is the first concert and I was so excited. Since there is so much going on this week, Brooke and Rose are staying with us. We were all hanging out in Zayn's apartment. The boys had an hour until they had to be at the venue and we were spending it together. They were all kind of in a daze, walking around humming or quietly singing one of their songs. All of us girls decided to make lunch for them before they left. The boys had picked what they wanted and we made it all. Niall made sure that there were no leftovers. Everybody was chatting excitedly about the first concert tonight. I smiled as I listened to the conversations. Niall and Rose were basically flirting, even though they had been together for a while. It was super cute to watch. Louis had his arms around Brooke as they talked with the others. Melissa was going to meet us at the concert because she had work today. Harry was goofing off with the others. I heard him fighting with Mandy about something the other day so I didn't know if she was coming to the concert tonight or not. I was praying that she wasn't because I had to put up with her the whole time if she came. The others had no problem ignoring her completely, but I seemed to be her favorite to talk to. I tried to answer as quick and short as possible, but she always kept bugging me because I was the only one that answered her. I couldn't stand that chick. I was cleaning up the kitchen. I grabbed a pan and submerged it in the soapy water that filled the sink. I started scrubbing but was interrupted by two strong arms that wrapped around me from behind. As Liam hugged me, he rested his head on my shoulder. My hands were covered in suds so I leaned my head against his momentarily and he spoke up.
Liam: Hey babe.
Me: Hello dear! Ready for the concert tonight?
He stayed in the same position.
Liam: I'm very excited, but a bit nervous. This is our first headlining tour.
Me: You'll do great!
I kissed his cheek and went back to the dishes, but his hands grasped my hips and spun me to face him. I let out a small squeal as soapy water splashed on the floor and onto us.
Me: Look what you made me do!
He smiled.
Liam: We can clean it up later.
He leaned in and pressed his lips firmly against mine. My arms wrapped around his neck and I crossed my wrists, trying to keep the suds from his hair. I kissed back willingly and it took a while before Zayn entered the kitchen and saw the mess. He was laughing as he spoke.
Zayn: Look at the mess you two have made!
We stopped kissing, but our faces were still inches apart. We smiled, first at each other and then at Zayn. I touched a sudsy finger to Liam's nose.
Me: Well it was his fault.
Liam: Me?
He wiped the bubbles from his nose and I grabbed a towel.
Me: We'll clean it up.
I leaned over to wipe up the floor and Liam took the towel from me.
Liam: I've got it.
I smiled and thanked him with a kiss on the cheek before returning to the rest of the soiled dishes. Once the floor was cleaned up, Liam rolled up his sleeves to help me finish. We goofed off and flirted a bit. I loved every second that I was around him! Before long, it was time for the boys to go to rehearsal. Liam hugged me goodbye and was the first out the door. Niall kissed Rose softly and with a wave he was with the others. Louis kissed Brooke goodbye, but then she started kissing back and it didn't look like they were planning on stopping any time soon. They were interrupted by Zayn at the door.
Zayn: Come on, lover boy! We have a show to do!
Louis told her goodbye and hurried out the door. I turned to the girls.
Me: Now that they are gone what shall we do?
We didn't end up doing much. We had tons of time until the concert. After a while we decided to go ahead and start getting ready. Curling irons and bobby pins soon covered the vanity. Within a couple of hours we were ready to go. (Brooke and Rose: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=46356663) I had called Melissa and she was nearly ready so we decided to go pick her up. I drove and after she hopped in the back we stopped by a nice restaurant to grab dinner. (Shay and Melissa: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=46356571) Once we ordered, a woman walking by stopped to talk to us.
Woman: You girls look mighty spiffy! Are you going somewhere special tonight?
Brooke spoke up.
Brooke: The One Direction concert.
Woman: Oh! I hear that sold out in the first few minutes! Did you girls get good seats?
We smiled to each other.
Melissa: Yes we did actually. We are very lucky.
It was true. We had front row seats. The boys pulled them from the vendor before they were up for sale. She raised her eyebrows.
Woman: Are you going to meet the band afterwards?
Me: I hope so!
Woman: That would really be something wouldn't it? My daughter loves them! Niall is her favorite. Who do you girls fancy?
Rose giggled.
Rose: I'm kind of partial to Niall myself.
She turned to me.
Me: I like Liam.
Brooke: Louis.
Melissa: Zayn.
Woman: None of you girls are after Harry? I've heard he is the favorite.
The other girls looked uneasily at me. I was over it. I shook my head confidently.
Me: He is too much of a flirt for my taste. I feel like I would never be the only girl in his life.
She nodded her head knowingly.
Woman: I understand that. Sounds like my ex-husband. Well you ladies have a lovely night!
We thanked her and soon she was gone.
Rose: That was funny.
Melissa: It happens a lot, actually. Most of them will recognize you from photos with them, though. You might even get asked to sign stuff.
Brooke: Seriously?
Me: I didn't believe it at first either.
We finished our dinner and left for the concert. After flashing our personalized passes, we were walked to the front of the venue. It was huge and already filling with thousands of girls with all sorts of personalized posters. They were actually really funny to read. I recognized a lot of the quotes from videos that the boys had made. Their publicist handled most of those, but occasionally we will record some ourselves. A lot of the signs just had the guys' names on them. I was going to be deaf after tonight with all of the high-pitched screams that were already flooding the arena and the boys haven't appeared yet. When the lights went down and the video boards started playing it quieted for a bit, but screams erupted every time there was freeze-frame of one of the guys. The boards went black and the screams drowned out all my thoughts except for thinking about Liam. Soon spotlights illuminated the guys and they started singing. They did a FABULOUS job! Harry found different girls to make swoon for all of his solos. The others shook hands with several fans, but tried to stay back a ways on the stage. All sorts of things were thrown onto the stage. The guys pushed them to the side or threw them back. A bra landed on Harry and he looked pleasantly surprised. I rolled my eyes. He was such a tool. When Liam got to his solo in I Want, he came to me and held my hand. After "I want to be loved by you" he kissed the top of my hand before running back to the middle of the stage. The girls around me sighed. I kept eye contact with Liam and blew him a kiss as he left. He was such a sweetheart. The rest of the concert was fabulous! All of the guys sang to their girls at some point during the night and we all had a blast. After it was over, we were escorted to a room and waited around for the guys. They came in presently breathing heavily from running all over the stage while they were singing. We all talked for a while.
Zayn: How did you girls like it?
Melissa: You did a great job baby.
They kissed and the rest of us kept talking about the performance. Niall and Louis kept reenacting parts and were cracking themselves up. Harry jumped in with them goofing off. The rest of us just laughed at them.
Zayn: So how about the after party?
Brooke: What?
Louis: There is always a party after the concerts.
Me: Don't you boys need to sleep?
Niall: Nah. We'd rather stay...
All the boys joined in singing a bit of Up All Night.
Rose: You boys are crazy.
Niall wrapped his arm around her and pulled her to him.
Niall: That's how we roll.
He kissed her cheek. They were so perfect together.
Harry: So are we going to the party?
Me: Well sure, but are you going without a date?
He stuck his tongue out at me and I stuck mine out in retort.
Liam: Ok how old are we?
Me: Sorry Liam
I talked in my best little kid voice and he just laughed at me.
Liam: Very funny.
I pinched his cheek and he swatted my hand away.
Melissa: All in favor of getting to the party?
We all raised our hands and headed off.