Friends, Lovers, or Nothing

By the time I finally rolled out of bed it was ten and I had received a text from Harry with the name of the restaurant in LA that we’d all be going to lunch at. We had reservations for one so I just turned on my TV and decided to catch up on my DVR till I needed to get ready. I was able to make it through one episode of The Mindy Project before my phone started blaring “Roar” by Katy Perry, notifying me that I had a phone call.

“KATY!” The caller yelled through the phone.

“Uhmm. Hi?” I giggled at Liam who was obviously in a good mood.

“Harry just told me you’re meeting us for lunch!” He cheered. “We have so much to discuss since we’re best friends now.”

I just laughed and listened to him go on for a few minutes about this and that until I told him I needed to go unless he wanted me to miss lunch. He immediately said his goodbye so I could shower and get all clean. Once out of the shower I dried and curled my hair and got dressed before making my way out of my apartment and to my car. The drive to LA was surprisingly short and I didn’t hit very much traffic. I wound up getting there over a half hour early. I texted Harry to let him know that I’d be in the vintage shop next door and to let me know when he got to the restaurant.

I was rummaging through the racks of clothes when I stumbled upon a gorgeous blue cocktail dress that was onsale. I pulled it off the rack of began to examine it’s details and fell in love with it. “You should get that.” I heard from behind me. I turned to come face to face with Harry.

“You were supposed to text me.” I smiled as he pulled me in for a hug and kissed my cheek.

“I thought it’d be more fun to surprise you.” he grinned. “You really should buy that dress though. If you don’t, I’ll be very disappointed.”

“Is that so?” I asked eyeing him an then the dress again. “Well, it is on sale…” I then decided to just go for it and make the purchase. I hadn’t seen anything like it before so I figured I should get it before I miss my chance. It’s a good thing I did too, turns out it’s a one of a kind. The dress had been mass produced in another color and the previous owner had this one specially made in blue.

Harry and I made our way to the restaurant, he carried the bag with my dress because he insisted that he be the one to carry it. I didn’t argue one bit, I will let anyone carry my bags for me if they want to. As we rounded the corner to enter the back room of the restaurant I was greeted by the smiles of Louis, Niall, and Zayn.. I looked around a bit confused not seeing Liam since he was so excited to see me. But not too long after I was being lifted into the air in a bearhug by my new best friend.

“Katyyyyyyyyyyyyy!” He cheered as he spun me around.

“Leeeeeeyummmmm!” I cheered back holding out his name the same way he did to mine. “I’ve missed you!” I smiled as he put me down. He grabbed my hand and pulled me to a seat next to him and Zayn. I looked at him a bit confused and then to Harry who had an expression between confusion and anger that he wouldn’t be sitting by me.

“Ya know, she’s here because I invited her.” Harry pointed out.

“Oh, come on Hazz!” Liam whined. “You spent pretty much all last night with her! Let her hang out with her best friend!” He stuck his bottom lip out and gave Harry a puppy dog look. I giggled and shrugged at Harry motioning to the seat across from me at the table. He reluctantly agreed to sit there so he could atleast still talk to me.

“How was your date last night? I heard Hazza didn’t get back to the hotel till early this morning.” Louis winked from behind his menu.

I just shook my head and laughed before telling them that all we did was go to the beach after the concert which was met with a lot of “mhmmm.. Likely story.” type responses.

Throughout lunch Liam kept whispering funny jokes and it took all of my effort not to bust up laughing. But when I did laugh, I could see Harry across the table with the biggest smile I think I’d ever seen. After we ate lunch, Niall insisted we grab some ice cream down the block. As we made our way out of the restaurant Harry laced his fingers with mine and said “Sorry, mate. My turn.” to Liam as he pulled me away.

“I’ll see you at the ice cream shop.” I waved sadly to Liam.

“No, don’t take her!” Liam faked like he was heartbroken. The three of us started laughing as we continued to walk down the street.

“So, which of us is your favorite?” Louis smirked. “You have to be completely honest.”

I tried to control my laugh and smiled. “I know you think I’m going to say Harry.”

“You’re not?” He asked shocked.

“Sorry, but Liam’s been my favorite since the day I became a fan. Not gonna lie, my blog has been straight up Liam since then.” I blushed.

Liam couldn’t help but blush as well. “Honesty, I like it.” He smiled.

“Not gonna lie, I’m a bit hurt by this.” Harry pouted.

“It’s okay, Harry. He’s just my best friend.” I smiled as I pulled his arm around my shoulder and gave him a side hug. He laughed the situation off as we finally walked into the ice cream shop and looked at all of the flavors available. “Wanna share?” I asked with a soft smile to Harry.

“Hmmm…” He responded looking over the flavors. “Only if you agree that I’m the most attractive members in the band and I get to pick what flavor.”

I shook my head as the other guys looked on with smirks. “Of course I think you’re the most attractive.” I winked at Harry. This was partially true. Part of me would always think Liam was the most attractive. I mean, have you seen his muscles? “And, any flavor you want is okay with me.”

“Even pistacchio?” He raised his eyebrow to test me.

“Yes, even pistacchio.”

“Vanilla and cookie dough it is.” He told the employee behind the counter. I just shook my head with a smile and squeezed Harry’s hand tightly.

I turned slightly only to see loads of paparazzi outside the window snapping away. I turned back to Harry and shifted slightly from the uncomfortableness of having my photo taken. I was so worried if I looked alright. I didn’t want horrendous photos all over the internet. I knew that even just being around the guys would be cause for hate online so I didn’t even worry about that aspect. Harry noticed my awkwardness and pulled me into a hug before noticing the paps outside. “Excuse me.” He smiled as he pulled away.

“Harry, it's fine.” I whispered as I grabbed his hand and stopped him from going outside. “I’ll let you know if that changes.” I gave a small smile and he returned one.

“Whatever you say, love.”

The six of us sat at a table and I started to chat with Zayn. “So, how’s life?” I asked. I wasn’t really sure where to start but I knew I needed to start somewhere. I wanted to get to know Zayn a bit more. The others were all pretty open but he wasn’t all that talkative with me thus far.

“Uhhh.. It’s good.” He chuckled as he began eating his ice cream. “How’s life for you?”

“Well, I’m talking to you so I’d say it’s alright.” I nudged him before taking a spoonful of the ice cream Harry was holding.

“Just alright?” He pretended to be offended.

“I mean, it would be better if I knew something about you. Anything really.” I smiled.

“Like what?”

“I don’t know…. How about, your favorite place?” I asked.

“Well, I’d have to go with my graffiti room.” He answered as he continued to eat his ice cream.

Zayn and I got to know each other a bit more. It wasn’t as easy for me to get to know him as say, Niall, but I was working on it and I really enjoyed my conversation with him. When the rest of the guys had finished up their ice cream we all headed back to the hotel they were staying at so we could hang out without the paparazzi pressed up against the window watching our every move.

“Movie in my room?” Louis asked.

Everyone agreed and we headed straight there. But as we got close Harry stopped me and shouted ahead to the guys, “We’ll meet you there in five! Gonna drop Katy cat’s dress off in my room.” Niall gave a cheeky wink before following the other boys to Louis’ room.

“They sure do like to poke fun.” I laughed as Harry unlocked his room and lead me in. “Just like my friends would do.”

“That’s what friends are for.” He chuckled and sat my bag down on the bed. “So, Liam’s really your favorite?” He asked, bringing up our earlier conversation.

“Hey, just being honest.” I defended as I raised my hands slightly.

“Well, would he still be your favorite if I did… this?” He grinned as he unbuttoned his shirt, exposing his bare chest. I was taken a bit back and almost lost my breath for a second. He took a step forward, knowing exactly what he was doing to me. “Is he still your favorite?” He asked again as he grabbed my hands and placed them on his warm chest with tattoos that I loved.

I looked at his chest, then up to his face. “What if I said he was still my favorite?” I bit my lip, curious as to where Harry was going to take this.

“Well, if that’s the case…” He grabbed my face and kissed me in a forceful way that was full of passion. I didn’t want him to pull away but he did, and asked me once more who my favorite in the group was.

“If you kiss me like that again you’ll be my favorite man alive.” I said in an almost inaudible voice. Harry’s grin grew and he pulled me in for an even longer and harder kiss. My fingers found their way to his hair and I couldn’t help but entwine them there. His hands moved from my bottom, up my back, and back down. I got so caught up in the moment I pushed him back onto the bed and he raised his eyebrow in surprise but eager to see what I could do next.

I slowly made my way to the bed and crawled on top of him and kissed him again. As soon as I did so, I could tell he was getting excited as I could feel him through his pants. I smirked into the kiss, but was interrupted when there was banging on the door and “HAZZAAAAA! KATYYY! WE WANT TO START THE MOVIE ALREADY!” being yelled from outside the room. I sighed as I got off of Harry.

“We should probably go.” I said as I fixed my hair and clothes.

“And just leave me like this.” He motioned to his pants with a look of disbelief.

“Sorry, the boys are waiting for us.” I winked and made my way to the door. “I’ll let them know you might be a few minutes.” I made my way out of the hotel room and came face to face with Zayn.

“Well, then.” He laughed, could he tell what almost just happened?

“Hello, Zayn.” I smiled and closed the door behind me. “Harry’s gonna be a few minutes. Said he needed to use the loo or something.” I began to walk with him back to Louis’ room and he just shook his head with a laugh. I knew he knew. There’s no other reason for this.

“KATY.” Niall yelled from the living room. “Would you please tell them we should watch a scary movie.”

“I’m not crazy about scary movies.” I admitted.

“If that’s the case then we need to watch one.” Louis chuckled as he flipped through the on demand channels.

I sat on the couch next to Liam and Zayn kept giving me a weird smile that Liam eventually spotted. “What’s that all about?” He asked.

“Just a joke I told him in the hallway.” I smiled before sending Zayn a look.

Harry came traipsing into the room soon after. “Nice of you to join us, Hazz.” Louis rolled his eyes still looking at the TV. Harry pushed Liam aside and sat between us, with his arm around my shoulder.

“You know, that wasn’t very nice.” He whispered into my ear.

“I never said it was going to go that far.” I whispered back. “Just a bit of fun, right?” I smiled innocently.

“You’re so lucky the lads are here.” He grumbled.

“What are you two talking about over there so hush hush?” Niall questioned from the chair next to the couch.

“Oh, you know. Just that joke Katy told me in the hallway.” Zayn gave a devilish smirk.

I covered my face immediately and whispered to Harry “he knows. I don’t know how, but he does.” Harry let out a laugh and gave Zayn a look that definitely gave him the evidence he was looking for.

“Got it!” Louis shouted. “Paranormal Activity!”

I groaned and nuzzled into Harry’s side, I was not looking forward to watching this at all. I was such a baby when it came to movies like this.