How Did This Happen? A 1D FanFic

Chapter 15

PAIGE'S POV

In the backseat of the car, I lay down, my head on Niall's lap, looking up at him. I finally realize that when he said he'd call and text and Skype everyday, he meant it. He wasn't really just bullshitting me.

"Ni?" I ask. He looks down at me.

"Hmm?"

"I," My voice gets stuck in my throat. "I- I'll call you everyday." I tell him. He smiles, tearing up.

"I know." I sit up and he hugs me- lightly, of course.

"Niall, I'm hungry." I say, smiling. "Brook, are you hungry?" I ask.

"W-What?" Brooklynn asks, turning around. I lean forward and watch her shove a piece of paper underneath her seat.

"Hungry?" I say, trying not to show how curious I am about the blue slip of paper.

"Very." She says, trying to smile.

"I know!" Niall yells. "In-N-Out Burger!"

"YES!" I scream. I used to live in California and In-N-Out is only in Cali and Arizona (There might be others, but I'm not sure.)

"Is that all right, Haz?" Niall asks Harry, putting his hand on Harry's shoulder.

"Wh- Uh, sure." He says, looking at Brook.

"Hmm... I think I'm going to get a double-double animal style with two orders of fries and a root beer. nah, better make it a water." I say, smiling. Niall and Brook share a chuckle over my hunger. I hear my phone start ringing again. It's my mom. I hestitanly hit accept.

"Hey, mom..."

"Paige, when are you coming home?" She asks, her voice filled to the brim with worry and anger.

"Tomorrow at 4. That's the earliest flight. And thats PM, not AM." I clarify.

"Alright. And Steven told us that you had a boy over?" She says. I gulp.

"That's correct."

"He told me this wasn't any random boy, as well."

"Yeah, he may be a international superstar."

"This is something you don't hear from your daughter everyday! Anyways. I hope it works out for you two. I love you. Dad will pick you and Brook up at SeaTac tomorrow. Bye."

"Love you, bye." I say, and I hang up. Well... I'm sure to be grounded until forever.

HARRY'S POV

"Brooklynn?" I ask quietly. I really don't understand why I am practically whispering, Paige is in the bathroom and Niall is refilling his Pepsi.

"Hm?" she says, looking up from her burger.

"Did you ever get that text I sent you after our fight?"

She shakes her head and pulls out her phone to try and find it. I can tell she finds it when I see her biting her lip. She looks up at me and I try and smile.

"I'm sorry," she whispers. "I-I just can't."

"Brook. Please. Can't we just try?" I plead.

"No, Harry."

I sigh and put my head in my hands. I watch Brooklynn brush some of her blue hair back and close her eyes. She's trying not to cry. I can tell. I reach my hand under the table and hold hers. She doesn't pull back, which I assume is good.

"Shouldn't we be heading back?" Niall asks as he sits down at the table with Paige.

"What? Oh, yeah. It's getting late," I say, glancing at my watch. 7:56. Maybe I'll get just one more night with Brook.