While on the Run

Part XII

Liam rolled his eyes. "Oh stop being dramatic. Besides, would a serial killer have one of these babies to let himself in? I don't think so," he said showing off the spare key card I gave him and the boys.

"Liam! That's for emergencies only!"

"This is an emergency!" Liam exclaimed. I raised me eyebrows.

"I'm bored."

This time, it was my turn to roll my eyes. "Oh my god," I muttered.

"What's up, party people?" I heard Louis say before I saw his body round the corner.

My hands flew up to rub my face in annoyance, "No one's partying here, Lou."

Louis shrugged him shoulders and jumped up on my bed, alongside Liam.

"Well while you're both here, might as well ask. How were the interviews today?"

"Actually they were super fun," Liam said. "They asked about a possible new album and how it feels to be back together and blah, blah, blah."

I laughed. "So, pretty much everything we anticipated?"

The boys chuckled in agreeance. I then heard the door open and close again.

"Did someone order room service?"

At that, the image of Harry and Niall rounded the corner, Niall pushing a cart full of ice and wine while Harry cradled two six-packs in his arms.

Louis and Liam's faces lit up with delight and I observed the four boys clapping hands, uncorking bottles and opening beer cans. Their voices were cheery and full of laughter as they made small talk about their day.

"Wine or beer, love?" I looked up at Harry staring at me expectantly. His signature smirk was there on his lips.

"Wine, please." Harry tipped the bottle over as the contents poured into an iced glass.

"So, B, how was your day with...?" Niall asked.

"Julia," I answered for him. "She's a really good friend of mine from college. It was nice to catch up with her."

Niall nodded his head in recognition as he took a sip of his beer. "Actually, I invited her over to the hotel tomorrow morning to have breakfast with me. After tomorrow, she has to be at work the rest of the time we're spending in New York."

"Lovely, then we'll have breakfast together, then."

I shot him a small smile, which Niall returned.

"Alright lads, while we're drinking, let's at least make this fun," Liam said.

He and Louis looked at one another. Louis had a very cynical smile come over his face. "Never have I ever?"

Uh oh. I looked up and saw Louis and Liam smiling, Niall struggling to look excited and Harry roll his eyes.

"Alright," Harry said. "Let's get this over with."

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Ten minutes later we were all seated on the carpeted floor of my hotel room in a circle. All five of us had drinks in our hands.

"This is going to be so fun," Liam started. "We haven't played this in years."

"Well, not for nothing, we haven't even been in the same room in years," Niall mumbled.

"Who's starting?"

We looked around at one another. I sighed, "Okay, I'll go. Never have I ever... performed in front of thousands of people."

At that, I was awarded with four eye rolls. I laughed as I watched the lads each take a swing of their beer.

"C'mon, Blake. Don't pull that card the whole game," Louis started. I knew I was going to get a hard time about that one.

"I won't! I promise. I just figured this would give us a start."

"Okay, I'll go. Never have I ever smoked a cigarette," Niall said.

Harry, Louis and Liam all took a swing of their beers. "You always did get us with that one, mate," Louis added. Harry chuckled at Louis' comment.

"My turn. Never have I ever went streaking," Louis said. This time, Harry and Niall drank their beer.

Harry looked over at me. "What an innocent little one you are, Blake. Not a single sip of wine yet."

I shrugged my shoulders and ducked my head as I felt heat rise to my cheeks. "Observant you are, Styles," I shot back at him.

"My turn," he continued. "Never have I ever missed a pre-show call time because I was sleeping."

Louis and Niall both groaned and took drinks. Harry winked at me, "Better keep an eye on those two, love. You're going to have to track them down multiple times."

I laughed. "Alrighty lads," Liam started as he rubbed his hands together, reminding me of an evil genius. "Never have I ever... taken mushrooms."

Harry glared, but took a sip of his beer nonetheless.

"So, I guess you've been keeping up with Rolling Stones, have you," Harry retaliated.

Liam laughed. "Of course, mate. Made me a bit jealous, even."

The boys shared a laugh. "My turn," I started. "Never have I ever gone skydiving."

"No! Too boring! C'mon Blake dig deep!" Louis exclaimed.

"Alright, alright. Jeez!" I laughed. He was lucky my wine was starting to make me tipsy. "Never have I ever... given or received a lap dance." All four men in front of me took a sip of their beers while I tried to hide my laughter.

"Back to me, I suppose," Niall started. "Never have I ever gone commando."

Liam howled in laughter. "What the bloody hell does that mean?" Louis exclaimed.

"Gone without undergarments," I added and took a drink of my wine. Harry's eyes went wide and the rest of the boys started laughing. Realizing I was the only one to drink, I added, "What? You've never worn pants without underwear?"

"Afraid not," Louis said. "Okie dokie, never have I ever... hooked up with someone of the same sex."

Harry and I took a sip of our drinks. "NO BLOODY WAY!" Liam exclaimed, as he, Harry and Louis turned their attention strictly to me. If I hadn't known any better, I would have thought the band already knew about Harry's fluid sexuality.

"Oh, calm down." I said, "I always say that you never know if you like or don't like something until you try it. So, I tried it." All four boys looked at me expectantly. Boy, I loved making them squirm. I could tell that Harry was almost jumping out of his seat in anticipation. I sighed, "But, I wasn't that into it. Definitely had a ton of fun, but I discovered that penises are 100% my thing."

The room was silent for just a moment, until we all bursted into laughter.

"I'll cheers to that," Harry said, aiming a wink in my direction. And as all five glasses banged together, I couldn't help but smile.