I walked out of the airport, blocking the sunlight from my eyes with my hands as I did. I was following security to a limo that would take me to the hotel where I would meet up with the boys. Sonya followed closely, Devon, the drummer, was right behind her and Ben, who played keyboard was last. We navigated our way through the crowd and entered the limo quickly. The drive was only about ten minutes to get to the hotel.

I watched the limo in front of us drive away, carrying luggage and a few people. I couldn't believe this was happening, the start of a new life. I'm in America, about to go on tour with one of the biggest bands of the year. So why couldn't I just be happy for myself? Sonya thinks I should ignore Harry, but that's not enough for me. I'm not going to ignore him, because that would be too easy for him.

Looking out the window silently, I tried to think of other things. All of the positives that are going to happen from being here. I just need to ignore the feeling I get whenever I think of him, or look at him, or hear his voice, or his name.

"It's going to be okay." Sonya whispered. I nodded, giving her a small smile before looking back out the window.

"I hope so."

When we pulled up at the hotel, there was a crowd of girls standing outside.

"Guess the boys are here." I mumbled.

Security stepped out of the limo first, and as soon as the girls saw them, they ran over to the limo. They were screaming One Direction's names, and I winced every time one of them said Harry. I tucked a few stray hairs behind my ear and took a deep breath. I was the last one out of the limo, and it was not fun. I heard a few people call out "Maxxie", but I didn't have time to look because I was getting pulled in every direction. Security navigated me through the mess of groping hands and it was a huge relief the moment I walked through the hotel doors.

"If this is what it's going to be like all of the time, I want out." Sonya muttered. I laughed in agreement.

"I liked it." Devon shrugged. Sonya and I rolled our eyes.

"Of course you did, Devon. It was a bunch of screaming girls putting their hands all over you." I laughed.

He shrugged his shoulders and smirked. I walked over to the front desk so we could check into our rooms. Once we had our hotel keys, we made our way to the elevator. One of the workers was following closely with a cart for our luggage. We had a security guard with us to make sure we arrived to our rooms safely. The rest joined what I assumed was One Direction's security.

The elevator made it's way slowly up to the 16th floor of the hotel and we were let out. We made our way to rooms 1605 and 1606.

"Well, I guess this is us. See you in a few, boys." Sonya stated. We grabbed our luggage off of the cart, tipping the hotel worker and walking into our room.

"I can't wait to take a bath." Sonya yelled. I laughed, and was about to reply when my phone started ringing.

I dropped my luggage beside one of the beds and began digging through my purse. I had way too much in here, I could never find what I wanted. When I finally dug it out, I answered the phone quickly.

"Hello?"

"Hey, love." It was Jane.

"Hey! What's up?"

"Nothing, just calling to check up on everyone."

"Oh, okay. We just got to the hotel now, we haven't even unpacked yet."

"Alright, I won't keep you then. I just wanted to remind you that dinner with the boys will be at 7:00 pm in the hotel restaurant. Check in with Michelle if you need anything, and if you have any concerns just give me a ring. I want this tour to go as smoothly as possible."

My heart dropped. Really? I have to have dinner with them? I decided to fake happy though for Jane.

"Of course, Jane. I promise I'll make sure to keep on my best behaviour down here."

"I'm more worried about Devon." She sighed.

I laughed. "I'll keep an eye on him too."

"Alright, love. I'll talk to you tomorrow before the concert. Goodnight, get a good sleep tonight."

"I will, goodnight Jane."

I hung up the phone and groaned.

"Did you remember about the dinner tonight?"

"What dinner?" Sonya replied, as she rummaged through her suitcase for bathing necessities.

"Apparently we have to go to dinner with the boys at seven."

"Ugh." She muttered. "But I wanted to relax."

"What time is it now?" I asked.

We both looked over at the clock by the beds.

"Oh it's only like 4:30. We have tons of time."

"Not enough for a bath though." She muttered. I laughed and started unzipping my suitcase.

"Go for a shower, and I'll unpack. I'll shower after you, and you can help me pick out an outfit for tonight. I want to make him regret ever leaving me."

She smirked at me. "There's the Maddie I love."

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(Sonya)

By the time Sonya and I were both ready, it was 7:15. Ben and Devon were waiting in our room for us, and laughing at how rushed we were. But instead of helping out, they decided to sit back and enjoy the show. Ben was wearing a black shirt with a tie that was a similiar colour to my dress, and Devon was wearing a blue dress shirt.

"Wait, wait! I have one more thing I need to grab!" Sonya shouted as we were heading out the door. I watched her run back into the room and grab her purse, throwing the hotel key inside of it. I mentally slapped my self.

"Thank god you remembered." I said quietly.

Ben held out his arm for me to grab. "Shall we go, m'lady?"

I laughed. "We shall!"

Sonya hopped onto Devon`s back. "Race ya to the elevators?"

I smirked, looking at Ben. He was smirking too. "It's on." I jumped onto Ben's back.

"On the count of three." Sonya said. Both of the boys got into a running position, one leg slightly in front of the other. Ben wrapped his arms securely around me. "1, 2, 3!"

Both boys took off down the hallway.

"Come on, Devon!" Sonya laughed.

"Yeah, Ben!" I cheered him on.

We started inching a little bit ahead of them.

"Devon, they're getting ahead!"

I laughed and turned my head toward the elevator, which dinged open and revealed two very good looking boys. They stepped out and looked at us with small smiles on their faces, just as Ben touched the wall, signalling our victory.

"Yes!" I squealed, jumping off Ben's back. He was slightly out of breath, and I rubbed his back. "You da best." I winked. Sonya jumped off Devon.

"Oh well, it was close."

"Next time, you carry me." Devon breathed.

Sonya and I both laughed. "Agreed."

I could feel eyes on me, so I turned toward the direction of the boys. That's when I recognized them - Liam Payne and Niall Horan. I blushed a little bit.

"Madison Moore?" Liam said, directing his question to me.I nodded my head. "Hey, I'm Liam." He held out his hand for me to shake it, which I did."This is Niall." I shook his hand as well.

"We just came up here to look for you guys." Niall said.

"Sorry we were taking so long..." I bit my lip, and laughed. I couldn't even give them an excuse.

Liam laughed too. "No worries at all. You guys already to go down now, or do I see a rematch in the near future?"

Devon shook his head. "I'm not doing that again anytime soon." We laughed, and all walked into the elevator.

"Hey, I'm Sonya." Sonya said, shaking Niall and Liam's hands.

"Niall." Niall said with a smile.

Liam watched Niall curiously before introducing himself to the boys. Ben stood beside me protectively, but that's how he always was, especially around other guys. Ben didn't know everything, and neither did Devon. But they did know that I had gone through a really bad break up, and they wanted to keep it from happening again.

We rode down the elevator, Devon, Ben, Niall and Liam were talking about the upcoming tour. Sonya was unusually silent, and her pale cheeks were an adorable shade of pink.

"You alright there, missy?" I asked with a wink.

"Wh- uh, yeah, yeah I'm fine. Why?" She stammered.

I leaned over to whisper in her ear. "You're blushing."

Her hands flew to her cheeks and I stifled a giggle. "Don't worry, I don't think he noticed."

The elevator came to a stop and the doors opened. Suddenly, it hit me as to what I was about to do. I took two steps out of the elevator, and then turned back toward it, bumping into Sonya. The boys walked into the restaurant, and I bit my lip.

"I don't think I can do this." My heart was beating fast in my chest.

"You can. You can do this. You're strong. Just ignore him."

I nodded my head, but I was still nervous. Will he even remember who I am?

"Come on, we'll do this together." Sonya told me, grabbing my hand. I could feel myself shaking, I thought my knees would give out at any second.

And that's when it hit me. Why should I feel the way I do right now? Why am I nervous, when he left me? He doesn't deserve to make me feel like this. I won't let him make me feel like this. Just stick to the plan, make him regret everything.

We entered the restaurant and I pushed my shoulders back, letting go of Sonya's hand. I tilted my head slightly upward, and saw Sonya with a small smirk on her face. Our eyes darted back and forth for the boys, and I saw Ben sitting down at a table that was half hidden by a small wall. I pointed him out to Sonya, who nodded. We walked toward them, and came around the corner.

Avoiding eye contact with all of the boys sitting at the table, I search for an empty seat.There was two empty seats available that were beside each other. One was beside Niall, and the other beside Ben. I took the seat beside Ben, smirking up at Sonya as she sat down beside Niall, blushing. Niall smiled at Sonya as she sat down.

"Boys, this is Madison and Sonya." I looked up to see Liam talking. We were sitting at a long, rectangular table that was semi private. I assumed it was because the boys didn't want to be recognized during their meal. There was Louis, Niall, then Sonya, me, Ben, Devon, Liam, Zayn... and Harry.

I avoided eye contact, even though inside my heart was beating quicker than hummingbird wings. "Hey guys." I smiled at them. "It's nice to meet you all." I watched Louis give Harry a quick glance, but I didn't see Harry's reaction. I've never noticed how hard it is to avoid looking directly in front of you.

Zayn was the only one to speak up. "Nice to meet you too." He smiled warmly at me.

Harry's head had not moved since I sat down, he kept his eyes directly on me. But I wasn't surprised. He needed people to give him eye contact so he knew that he had their full attention. It would bug him more if I didn't give him any. I felt Ben's arm wrap around my shoulders and he squeezed my arm lightly. I turned toward him and smiled, just as the waiter came over.

"Hello everyone. My name's James and I'll be your server for the night. This is Candice, and she'll be assisting me. Can I start you off with some drinks?" I noticed the perky blonde girl staring at Harry. My stomach dropped, but I kept a brave face on.

We all ordered our drinks and they walked away. Niall and Sonya were already deep in conversation, and everyone else was talking about the tour. There were only two people not talking - guess who. I finally looked up at him, and looked into the beautiful green eyes. Last time I saw those eyes in person, they were bloodshot from crying. I ran my tongue over my bottom lip and bit down lightly.

"Hey." He said quietly. My heart jumped a little bit inside my chest. I turned my attention to Sonya instead of replying.

"What are you going to get?" I asked her. She scrunched her mouth to the right side of her face.

"Ugh, I don't even know. Everything looks so good." She pouted.

"I can't decide either." Niall replied.

"Maybe I should just order everything." Sonya replied. Niall's eyes went wide.

"Brilliant!" I laughed and I heard a low chuckle coming from Harry. I ignored him and continued my conversation.

"What about the salmon?"

Sonya shook her head. "Not filling enough."

"Why don't we split an appetizer then, as well?" I asked.

"Girl, do you remember who you're talking to? Sonya doesn't share food!" Sonya replied.

I laughed at her 'Friends' reference. Niall kept his eyes locked on her.

"Then get your own appetizer."

"I guess I could..."

Niall smiled. "I'm getting nachos for my appetizer."

"Oh, good idea!" She replied.

I looked back down at the menu, when I saw a small ball of paper land on top of my menu. I looked up at Harry, who was staring at me. He mouthed 'open it'. I glared at him, before turning back to the little ball of paper. I opened it up slowly so I wouldn't rip it.

I want to talk to you. Can we meet somewhere after dinner?

I looked back up at Harry. He placed a pen on the table and slowly slid it toward me. I grabbed it, flipping the paper over and writing my reply.

No.

I slid the pen and the paper back over to him and looked back down at my menu. I expected the conversation to be over with, but I was wrong. A little ball landed once again on my menu.

Then I'll come to your room. We need to talk, Max. We can't avoid this forever.

I grabbed the pen and flipped the page over.

You made it very clear that we were never to speak again.

I slid the page and pen back over to him. I saw Sonya watch as I did so, and I leaned to whisper in her ear.

"I'll explain after dinner." She nodded and continued her conversation with Niall.

Once again, a little ball of paper landed in front of me. But this time, I made eye contact with Harry and without even opening it, I slid it right back to him. He looked at me with sadness, I could tell I was hurting him. But I wasn't going to let him ruin everything for me, let alone talk to him. I shook my head and ignored his stare.

The waiter finally came over and placed our drinks in front of us. I watched Candice place Harry's drink in front of him and she smiled down at him. He shot me a quick glance, before starting to flirt with her.

"Thanks, beautiful." He smiled.

"Anything for you, handsome." She winked. "I'm off at 9." She said quietly before standing with James. I felt Sonya squeeze my hand gently and smile at me, and I knew she felt bad. But I wasn't going to let it bother me.

If this is the game he wants to play, then I'm all in.