No Strings Attached

Chapter 5

“Niall!” I weave through couples and people rekindling with each other and jump into my friends arms, I felt so happy. It was as if I was walking on air!

Niall wrapped his arms around me and gave me a swift spin. “Jaime! It feels so great to see you!”

We make awkward small chat as we avoided fans and all the chaos. We grabbed my luggage and accidently bumped hands and we shared a laugh. “Sorry.” He mutters and we are on our way to the van he borrowed.

“So how long do you plan to stay?” He asked as he veers out into the street.

“Six days, I have class in less than a week.” I knew I had school in 5 days but I can afford to miss just one day! I mean I’m at the top of all my classes. He smiled widely, “Great! Now I have someone to eat dinner with! The lads just stay in and rehearse. I swear sometimes I feel like- AY WATCH IT FUCKER! I’M DRIVING HERE!” He blasted the horn so loud it made me jump.

I pet his arm gently, “Shit talk about road rage much?” I teased. He cracks up loudly, “Holy shit yes! That’s why I’m not allowed to drive, that and because I don’t have my license, yet.”

My eyes widened in shock and horror. I pinched him, “Niall you idiot!”

He shrugged me off, “It’s a joke Jaime calm your tits!”

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We took the painfully long walk up the elevator and the down the hall to their room. My heart pounded rapidly and I felt like I was about to have cardiac arrest. I steady myself with my luggage and open the door.

Harry was on the couch with his boots propped up on the coffee table flipping through channels, Liam was on the seat adjacent to Harry’s and he was on his laptop (he was probably on twitter),  and Zayn had barley walked in from a hallway off to the right and smiled, “Jaime!” he smiled and let off a chain reaction. Suddenly everyone’s head whipped back and it was all greets and smiles and hugs all around.

I felt as if I hugged about each guy a thousand times before realizing I was one thousand hugs short of someone.

“Where’s Louis?” I asked like an eager child asking for her mother so they could take their walk to the park. As if on cue Louis walked out and his face did a complete 180!

He trampled all the way to me and hugged me tightly as if his goal in life was to squeeze the living crap out of me. He twirled me around rapidly and laughed like a child on Christmas morning. I literally fought against my urge to plant a soft kiss on his perfectly moist ones and from the strain on his eyes he was doing the same. He finally set me down, his hands still in mine. Before my realization I wouldn’t have thought anything of this, but as of now my hand was tingling with girly anticipation. His eyes still looked strained and I frowned.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes fine. Perfect even, but how? Why?” He stuttered in disbelief as if my appearance was finally sinking in. I took a hold of his hands and decided it was now or never, I tugged him towards the room from which he emerged from.

“That’s what I want to tell you I-”

Suddenly from the door appeared a petite with mousy brown hair. I dropped his hand immediately and my blood ran cold. I felt my heart snap in two bitter pieces.

“Oh my gosh! Jaime what are you doing here!” Eleanor purred softly and pulled me in for a hug. I patted her back awkwardly and looked back at the guys, everyone looked cheery as if this was a family reunion. The only other awkward looking people in the room were Louis and Niall.

What the fuck. Niall mouthed to me and I shrugged slightly.

“Eleanor what are you doing here.” I stated coldly and cringed. She smiled like a peppy cheerleader and ran up to Louis and linked her arm around his neck. “Well Louis called me up and I arrived, like, an hour ago and well we’re back together!” She squealed and planted on Louis moist lips, the lips I should be devouring not her. Louis and I should be in his room right now making sweet love to Maroon 5 and Train and other soulful artist.