Meant To Be

Chapter 4

When I woke up the next morning I didn't want to get out of bed. I just laid there staring at the ceiling, planning my day out. When I turned my head to look at the clock, I saw that it was 11:06. My eyes grew big and I jumped out of bed. I ran to the bathroom to brush my teeth and put my hair into a ponytail. When I stepped out I saw Mary-Beth sitting in the kitchen.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" I ask her.

"I did. I woke you up at 10. You must have fallen back asleep." That sounds like something I would do.

"Oh. Well, can you help me pick out an outfit?" She nods and follows me to my room. It takes us 10 minutes to finally decide on an outfit. A white sweatshirt with dark blue skinny jeans and white converse.

I make my way to the kitchen and grab an apple to eat. When I look at the time it's 11:31. I decide that I should leave at 11:51, so I go to the bathroom to style my hair instead of leaving it in a ponytail. When I get out I hear Mary-Beth on the phone. As I enter the kitchen she hangs up.

"Who was that?"

"Oh no one," she says with a smile. "Now let's get going before it's too late."

"You're coming with?"

"Ya. I have some errands to run. I thought I'd drop you off, have you two switch phones, then you could come with me," she says with a smile.

"Ok." We head out of the apartment and into Mary-Beth's car. As she drives I keep staring at Harry's phone. I'm nervous. Very nervous.

As she parks the car I look up to see Harry standing there waiting for me. Well, for his phone. I unbuckle the seat belt and step out of the car. When he sees me, he smiles. I smile back and walk slowly towards him.

"Hi," he says.

"Hi."

"Um. I have your phone." He hands me my phone and I hand him his.

"Thank you. You didn't happen to hear anything out of the ordinary last night while Niall called, did you?"

"Well I don't know. If I say yes you won't puke on me right?" He says with a small laugh.

My eyes go huge with embarrassment. "Oh my gosh. No." I cover my face with my hands.

"Don't worry about it. It's fine." I look up to see a smile on his face. "Would you mind if I um, got your number?"

Is this real? Did Harry Styles just ask for my number? Oh my gosh! Ahhhhh!Whooh. Calm down. Calm down. Answer him. You must look like a weirdo just staring at him after he asked for your number. Breathe and speak.

"Sure."

He smile as I unlock my phone and give it to him. He types in his number. When he gives it back to me, I send him a hi with a smiley face. He then sends me one right back.

"Great. Now I can text you." He smiles at me and I blush.

"I should get going. Mary-Beth is waiting for me in the car."

"Ok. Yeah. I should get going too. The boys are waiting for me in the car."

When I turn around Mary-Beth has her window down.

"Have fun with Harry! I'll pick you up at three boo!" She yells out before driving away.

Then I see a black truck stop infront of us. Louis rolls down the passenger seat window and yells, "Have fun you two. We'll pick you up at three Harry." The car pulls away and drives down the street.

I turn to Harry. He's surprised at what just happened. "Well, I guess we're hanging out until three then," I tell him.

"I guess so," he says with a smile. "Would you like to take a walk?"

"I would love to."

We spend the time talking about our lives and he tells me about how the boys have one week off because they just came back from tour. He tells me about the places he's been to and the things he likes to do. I tell him how I'm trying to start my career as a movie writer and director and how I've know Mary-Beth for so long.

Before we know it, we are back where we started and Mary-Beth, Louis, Liam, and Niall are all waiting for the two of us.

"Hey," I say to them. They all wave and say hey. Mary-Beth heads to the car. Liam, Niall, and Louis make there way to the black truck.

"Well, thank you for a great afternoon. I had a lot of fun," I say to Harry.

"I did too. Goodbye Maria."

"Goodbye Harry." As I walk towards Mary-Beth's car I hear Harry call my name. I turn around to see Harry running up to me.

"Hey. Would you like to go out with me tomorrow? We could go on a picnic?"

I have the biggest smile on my face now. "I would love to."

"Great. I can pick you up from your place at 6?"

"Ok. I'll text you my address."

"Great. Well, goodbye Maria."

"Goodbye Harry." He walks away and as I hop inside of Mary-Beth's car I feel her eyes on me. When I turn to look at her she has a huge grin on her face. It's not until we turn the corner of the block that we freak out like fan girls.

I keep replaying Harry's words in my head. I can't believe it. I'm actually going on a date with Harry Styles.