In the Dark

Chapter 3

We were done eating, and went to a beach. I loved walking on the beach. That was one of my weaknesses. 

“You okay love?” He asked

“Fine, just thinking” I smiled half-heartedly. 

“About what?” 

“How two weeks ago, I was still home, wanting to be in England. Now, I am walking on a beach with Louis Tomlinson, knowing that there are more beautiful girls out there dying to be in my place.” I shivered. 

“I’ll be right back.” He said suddenly. He went to his car, and got jackets for both of us. 

“Thanks” I smiled. 

“Now, about the beautiful part, I know there are other girls, but you are gorgeous. Your chocolate brown eyes that change colors, and your braces. I don’t care about looks, I care about personality. You accept me for Louis William Tomlinson. That’s what I care about.” 

By this time, my legs had gotten tired, so I sat down. Louis sat down next to me, and pulled me closer. “I also meant what I said. I will always be there to catch you if you fall” 

“Thank you Louis. That is the sweetest thing a guy has ever said to me.” I partially lied. I had never been in a relationship before, but I had always wanted to. I was also still a virgin, I know, shocker. 

We slipped into a comfortable silence, until he said “So, what do you want to do next time?” 

“What are you saying, Tommo?” I smirked. 

“I’m saying, Mel, that I would like to take you out again. How about Saturday night?” 

“Sure, I’d love to. And about where, I’m not sure. Somewhere fun and exciting though!” I said. 

“It’s a date then” He said. “Well, I’ll take you home now. Do you wanna come to our concert tomorrow?” 

“Tomorrow is Friday right? Sure, you’ll just have to help me think of ways to lie to Sarah” 

“You know what? Let me text Liam really quick” He said. He quickly got a reply. “Sarah can come too. Dress casually for it too.” 

He brought me home, and we walked up to my door. “I’ll see you tomorrow at 5 then.” He then kissed me on the cheek. 

“Alright, bye Louis. Text me when you get home!” 

“Bye Mel!”

I went inside, and held my cheek where he kissed me. It felt weird, a tingling feeling. 

“Spill girl!” Sarah yelled as soon as I walked through the door. 

I told her all the details about the date, and that we were invited to their concert tomorrow. I went up to bed and texted Louis for like 3 hours. By the time I feel asleep, it was around midnight. I wanted to be up at like 10, so it was enough sleep. 

I got up, and Sarah and I decided to go shopping for a bit before the concert. 

We shopped at Jack Wills and many other miscellaneous stores. 

We arrived at the concert, and Louis let us in through the back. 

“Mel, Sarah, this is Paul. Paul, Mel and Sarah. You’ll be seeing more of them from now on” Louis introduced us. 

“Hello girls, nice to meet you.” Paul said. 

“Nice to meet you too Paul.” I said. 

Louis led us to where we would be watching the concert from. As I waited, I went on twitter. I saw a lot of people from my class tweeting me, more than usual. All of it was stuff saying that I am only in London to feel better about myself. Also that my “boyfriend” was making me look fatter. 

“What’s new on twitter?” Louis asked

“Nothing, just my classmates tweeting me. None of which I care about. I can’t stand them, and all they ever do is make fun of me and make stuff up.” I assured him I could didn’t care about it. 

“Alright, if it ever starts to bother you though, tell me. By the way, your hair smells really nice” he said. 

“Thank you, and you should probably go get on stage. It looks like they are waiting for you” I pointed to where the rest of the guys were. “Good luck!” 

They ran out on stage, and there was an eruption of screams. 

Suddenly, I got an idea for a new cover. I started smiling, and looked up guitar tutorials. I finally figured out the fingering for the song, and each string to strum at the right time.  Sarah knew what song I was doing already, but I couldn’t wait to record them. 

After the concert, we went to the boys’ flats, and I borrowed Niall’s guitar, and Liam’s laptop again. As I started recording, the guys were smiling at me. I had chosen Little Things. 

When I finished recording, I uploaded the video, and everyone said it was amazing. 

“No seriously Mel, that was really good. You should seriously think about talking to a producer.” Zayn said. 

To be honest, I had always wanted to be a famous singer or guitar player. I started playing guitar when I was about 6, but fell away from it when I started playing softball when I was 13. “I have thought about it, but I think I would prefer being a guitarist, or back-up singer. I couldn’t handle being a solo-artist. That would get too boring!” 

“We can make arrangements if you want us to, to be our second guitar player when Dan can’t be there. He cancelled for Tuesday night, if you’re interested. We were just going to cancel, but if you want to, you can give it a go.” Niall said. 

“Only if you teach me everything on Sunday and Monday!” I said. I needed to brush up on my chord progressions, so this gave me enough time. 

“Alright, Sunday at 11 at my flat, and Monday at 10. Sound alright lads? I want all of us there so she can get used to the singing with the guitar” Niall said. 

We got a chorus of “Yeah’s” from them, so I was super excited. Louis called Simon, telling him not to cancel Tuesday’s show. 

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Alright, tell me what you think! Where should Melanie and Louis go for their date on Saturday. 

Also, the first date takes place on a Thursday, Concert Friday, and Saturday is the second date!!! 

Love you all <3

~Mel<3