All For Love
Chapter 2: One Way Or Another
Harry
"Oh wow..." I think to myself as the girl slowly picks her head up. Her eyes are a pot of gold that melt into chocolate in the middle. Her cheeks are sprinkled with freckles, and her golden brown curls frame her angelic face. She's quite simply the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
"Right love, are you sure you're okay? I'm terribly sorry about this little incident. My name is..." "Harry..." she interrupts in a breathy whisper. "Yep that's me," I respond. "And what's your name darling?" I ask. I just have to know the name that belongs to this stunning young woman. "Oh, I'm Kaylen.... Kaylen Thomas." She drawls out. "Kaylen Thomas" I think to myself. "That's a lovely name, Kaylen. Once again, I apologize for hitting you with this door. I hope I haven't done too much damage?" It would be a shame to have damaged such a treasure.
"Oh, I'm fine. Just scared me is all." She replies. "Well, I hope you'll let me make it up to you. Maybe one day I can take you for coffee?" I ask hopefully. "Oh! Um... Sure! That sounds great." "Yes!" I internally pump my fists. "Okay, well if you could just put your number in here for me," I say as I hand her my phone. "Sure," she says, quickly typing in her number and returning the phone to my hand. "Alright then, love, I won't hold you up any longer. Bye, now." I say with a wink as I plant a kiss on her right hand. "Have a good day, Ryan." I conclude. "Same to you, Mr. Styles."
I walk down the hall and out the door. Squinting into the sunlight, I smile to myself. One way or another, I will impress her. I already know that she is the girl that I want. I only pray that she will want me back.
Kaylen
I lean against the wall in shock. I was just hit by a door by Harry styles himself! I think back to when I was just twelve years old, watching One Direction's first music videos. Harry was always my favorite. Something about his green eyes and messy curls always got me.
"Oh my gosh, girl! He was totally into you!" Ryan says excitedly. "What? No! No way. He's Harry Styles for goodness sake." I claim. She gives me an unconvinced look. "Honey, I know who he is. And I also know what it looks like when a guy is hitting on a girl. And that was it!" She says. "Also, he asked for your number!" She reminds me. "Well..." I start, looking for an excuse as to why Harry Styles would want my number. "He did hit me in the face with a door. He's obviously a decent guy. He probably just felt bad." I finish. "Or maybe he felt sorry for me because he saw me making moon eyes at him," I say to myself. Ryan interrupts my thoughts. "Whatever you say. We better get you to Mr. Lancaster's office. I'll explain what happened." She says. worries, I say, "Are you sure he won't be upset?" Ryan brushes my question off. "Positive. If there's one thing Mr. Lancaster loves, it's a good laugh."
We keep walking down the hall about a hundred feet or so, and then turn into the office on the left. The nameplate on the door says "J. Lancaster, Founder" We walk in and are greeted by who I assume is Mr. Lancaster himself. He stands up from behind his big desk. He was pretty tall, probably at least five foot nine. That was pretty tall compared to my five feet four inches.
"Good morning, Mr. Lancaster. This is our new staff member, Kaylen Thomas." Ryan says. "Good morning you two!" He starts. "Welcome to Intricate Design. We're very happy to have you here with us, Ms. Thomas." He reaches out for my hand, and greets it with a firm handshake. "I'm very glad to be here." I reply. "I heard a fuss in the hallway, what was that all about?" He asks. Before I can say anything, Ryan chimes in, "I was bringing Kaylen here to your office when Mr. Styles came out of one of the showrooms and hit her in the face with the door." "Oh No," He says with a laugh. "Are you alright?" I feel my cheeks heating up. "Yes, I'm fine. It hardly hurts now." I assure him.
"Okay then," he starts. "Today we will show you around and get you comfortable with the building, then you can get settled into your office." I nod in agreement. "You will start off where all new staff start: checking over our product overviews and making sure they are correct, and mailing out forms to different companies and choosing the ones that will do the best quality work for the lowest price." He explains. "That sounds great, sir." I say. "That's not all," he counters. "I've seen your transcript and resume. I'm very impressed with your work from college. I want to also put you in charge of handling and managing collaborations with other companies and celebrities."
I'm shocked to have such a great job description on just my first day. "Wow... I'm honored, sir. Thank you." I say. "As I said, you're very talented. This is just your starting position, but it is an important one. Every job here at Intricate Design is very important to help this company run smoothly." He explains. "Yes sir. Thank you." I respond with gratitude. He replies with a curt nod. "Let's get you settled in, shall we? Ryan, can you give Ms. Thomas a tour of the buildings and show her to her office?" He asks. "Yes sir. Right this way, Kaylen."
Later that night
I'm eating dinner while Mo sits at my feet when I hear my phone vibrate.
From: Unknown: Hiya Kaylen, It's Harry ;)
My heart skips a beat when I see the message. He actually texted me. Wow. I can't believe that Harry Styles, my celebrity crush since sixth grade, is actually texting me. This must be a dream.
To: Harry: Hi Harry :)
From: Harry: How about that coffee I promised you?
To:Harry: Now?
From: Harry: Sure. That is, if you want to.
To: Harry: Okay. I just need to feed my dog first
From:Harry: No problem. I'll send you the address of the coffee shop. Meet you at, say, 8?
To:Harry: Sounds good
From:Harry: Can't wait :)
Wow. Just... wow. I'm about to go have coffee with Harry. This is just like what I always dreamed would happen when I was younger. Never in my life did I ever think that it would actually happen. "Calm down, Kaylen." I think to myself. "Don't get your hopes up. He's just being nice because of what happened earlier." I put my dishes in the sink and put food in Mo's bowl. "Be a good boy, Mo. Mommy's going out for a little while." I say as I give him a little pet on the head. He wags his tail at me, obviously, happy for his dinner. I slip on some skinny jeans and one of my old high school t-shirts along with my Birkenstocks. I grab my keys and head out the door. "I wonder what this night has in store for me." I think as I crank the car and turn up the music.
"Oh wow..." I think to myself as the girl slowly picks her head up. Her eyes are a pot of gold that melt into chocolate in the middle. Her cheeks are sprinkled with freckles, and her golden brown curls frame her angelic face. She's quite simply the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
"Right love, are you sure you're okay? I'm terribly sorry about this little incident. My name is..." "Harry..." she interrupts in a breathy whisper. "Yep that's me," I respond. "And what's your name darling?" I ask. I just have to know the name that belongs to this stunning young woman. "Oh, I'm Kaylen.... Kaylen Thomas." She drawls out. "Kaylen Thomas" I think to myself. "That's a lovely name, Kaylen. Once again, I apologize for hitting you with this door. I hope I haven't done too much damage?" It would be a shame to have damaged such a treasure.
"Oh, I'm fine. Just scared me is all." She replies. "Well, I hope you'll let me make it up to you. Maybe one day I can take you for coffee?" I ask hopefully. "Oh! Um... Sure! That sounds great." "Yes!" I internally pump my fists. "Okay, well if you could just put your number in here for me," I say as I hand her my phone. "Sure," she says, quickly typing in her number and returning the phone to my hand. "Alright then, love, I won't hold you up any longer. Bye, now." I say with a wink as I plant a kiss on her right hand. "Have a good day, Ryan." I conclude. "Same to you, Mr. Styles."
I walk down the hall and out the door. Squinting into the sunlight, I smile to myself. One way or another, I will impress her. I already know that she is the girl that I want. I only pray that she will want me back.
Kaylen
I lean against the wall in shock. I was just hit by a door by Harry styles himself! I think back to when I was just twelve years old, watching One Direction's first music videos. Harry was always my favorite. Something about his green eyes and messy curls always got me.
"Oh my gosh, girl! He was totally into you!" Ryan says excitedly. "What? No! No way. He's Harry Styles for goodness sake." I claim. She gives me an unconvinced look. "Honey, I know who he is. And I also know what it looks like when a guy is hitting on a girl. And that was it!" She says. "Also, he asked for your number!" She reminds me. "Well..." I start, looking for an excuse as to why Harry Styles would want my number. "He did hit me in the face with a door. He's obviously a decent guy. He probably just felt bad." I finish. "Or maybe he felt sorry for me because he saw me making moon eyes at him," I say to myself. Ryan interrupts my thoughts. "Whatever you say. We better get you to Mr. Lancaster's office. I'll explain what happened." She says. worries, I say, "Are you sure he won't be upset?" Ryan brushes my question off. "Positive. If there's one thing Mr. Lancaster loves, it's a good laugh."
We keep walking down the hall about a hundred feet or so, and then turn into the office on the left. The nameplate on the door says "J. Lancaster, Founder" We walk in and are greeted by who I assume is Mr. Lancaster himself. He stands up from behind his big desk. He was pretty tall, probably at least five foot nine. That was pretty tall compared to my five feet four inches.
"Good morning, Mr. Lancaster. This is our new staff member, Kaylen Thomas." Ryan says. "Good morning you two!" He starts. "Welcome to Intricate Design. We're very happy to have you here with us, Ms. Thomas." He reaches out for my hand, and greets it with a firm handshake. "I'm very glad to be here." I reply. "I heard a fuss in the hallway, what was that all about?" He asks. Before I can say anything, Ryan chimes in, "I was bringing Kaylen here to your office when Mr. Styles came out of one of the showrooms and hit her in the face with the door." "Oh No," He says with a laugh. "Are you alright?" I feel my cheeks heating up. "Yes, I'm fine. It hardly hurts now." I assure him.
"Okay then," he starts. "Today we will show you around and get you comfortable with the building, then you can get settled into your office." I nod in agreement. "You will start off where all new staff start: checking over our product overviews and making sure they are correct, and mailing out forms to different companies and choosing the ones that will do the best quality work for the lowest price." He explains. "That sounds great, sir." I say. "That's not all," he counters. "I've seen your transcript and resume. I'm very impressed with your work from college. I want to also put you in charge of handling and managing collaborations with other companies and celebrities."
I'm shocked to have such a great job description on just my first day. "Wow... I'm honored, sir. Thank you." I say. "As I said, you're very talented. This is just your starting position, but it is an important one. Every job here at Intricate Design is very important to help this company run smoothly." He explains. "Yes sir. Thank you." I respond with gratitude. He replies with a curt nod. "Let's get you settled in, shall we? Ryan, can you give Ms. Thomas a tour of the buildings and show her to her office?" He asks. "Yes sir. Right this way, Kaylen."
Later that night
I'm eating dinner while Mo sits at my feet when I hear my phone vibrate.
From: Unknown: Hiya Kaylen, It's Harry ;)
My heart skips a beat when I see the message. He actually texted me. Wow. I can't believe that Harry Styles, my celebrity crush since sixth grade, is actually texting me. This must be a dream.
To: Harry: Hi Harry :)
From: Harry: How about that coffee I promised you?
To:Harry: Now?
From: Harry: Sure. That is, if you want to.
To: Harry: Okay. I just need to feed my dog first
From:Harry: No problem. I'll send you the address of the coffee shop. Meet you at, say, 8?
To:Harry: Sounds good
From:Harry: Can't wait :)
Wow. Just... wow. I'm about to go have coffee with Harry. This is just like what I always dreamed would happen when I was younger. Never in my life did I ever think that it would actually happen. "Calm down, Kaylen." I think to myself. "Don't get your hopes up. He's just being nice because of what happened earlier." I put my dishes in the sink and put food in Mo's bowl. "Be a good boy, Mo. Mommy's going out for a little while." I say as I give him a little pet on the head. He wags his tail at me, obviously, happy for his dinner. I slip on some skinny jeans and one of my old high school t-shirts along with my Birkenstocks. I grab my keys and head out the door. "I wonder what this night has in store for me." I think as I crank the car and turn up the music.
Notes
Hey guys! I hope you liked this second chapter better. More coming soon.
All the love,
E.
