I Cannot Hide This Even Though I Try ~ A COMPLETED One Direction Fanfic

5 - New Faces, Old Places

"Ready? Good," I hurriedly double-check with Danielle. I take the suitcases to the back of the car and put them in the boot, then run to the passenger side of the car and open the door for my pretend girlfriend. I'm just a gentleman like that.

"M'lady," I joke, bowing to her before gently closing the door and heading to my side of the car. Fortunately I've spent enough time in America to be used to driving on the wrong side of the road in the wrong half of the car.

"Do we need to check out of the condo?" Dani asks, catching me off my guard.

"No, no... It's not a rental."

"You mean-"

"I own that house," I confess.

"It doesn't belong to management?" she inquires, surprised.

"Nope. I just offered to use it when they told me to go on a vacation with you," I explain.

We drive the rest of the way to the airport in silence. I pull us into the parking deck in the rental car area and turn the keys over to the worker there.

"But sir, you've already paid to have the vehicle until Sunday," the worker reminds me.

"I don't need it anymore. Keep the difference." I walk away without another word, pulling the suitcases behind me.

Danielle holds onto my arm, both to keep me close and to keep up our facade for the public. We get checked in as quickly as possible and are ready to board the plane in under thirty minutes, leaving a couple of hours to sit around and wait.

The nice thing about leaving two days early is that the fans have no idea that we're at the airport. Which, y'know, is nice considering security doesn't know where we are either. I can't believe I forgot to call security to join us.

"Oh my God, is that-"

"It is!"

Shit. "Hello, ladies," I greet the two girls as they get closer to me. "I'm Liam Payne."

"We know," one of the girls says while the other giggles. "I'm Morgan-"

"And I'm awkward!" the other girl cuts her off. "I mean, I'm Rayne," she adds, her face gaining a pinkish tint.

"It's a pleasure to meet you both," I state, extending a hand for them to shake.

"Can I hug you?" Rayne asks, blushing even more.

I nod and open my arms, giving them each the opportunity to hug me.

"Wait, why are you here?" the girl named Morgan questions. "I mean, you live in London and you're off tour, right? If I was you I'd be taking some time away from the public to relax."

I look at the brunette girl in front of me, then over at Danielle, then back again. I smile as I squeeze Dani's hand before answering. "I'm on vacation with my girlfriend, Danielle. Why are you two lovely ladies here?"

"Hi Danielle," the girls chorus.

Rayne turns to me and begins explaining. "Well, see, we actually live in Canada-"

"But we're traveling together for the summer before we head off to different universities," Morgan continues. "We wanted to visit different places that interested us both-"

"And my parents have a house in Kissimmee, which is just outside of Orlando, so we stayed there for a week," Rayne finishes.

"Three things," Danielle pipes up. "Firstly, do you always finish each other's sentences? Also, were you the girls I ran into at the clubhouse at the resort? You seem somewhat familiar…"