A/N I'm not from the UK. I'm from America so I don't know the correct slang. I know only a few so please don't comment saying "it should have been this not that" or whatever. If you have a question about a word meaning just ask nicely. I know everyone is from different parts of the world. But we love 5 goofy boys that bring us together so enjoy :)
Chapter 1. Beginnings
“SO CALL ME MAYBE!” Eleanor and I belt driving to Rome for our summer vacation. I look over to my brunette best friend laughing at our terrible singing.
I reach up and turn the music down. “So is Louis going to meet us there?” I ask her.
She nods not taking her eyes off the road.
“Why didn’t he ride with us?”
“He wanted to leave early so he could set everything up for us.” She tells me.
I nod. “Will it be awkward?”
“Will what be awkward?”
“Me being alone with the two of you.”
She laugh and shakes her head. “Is it ever awkward?”
“Sometimes. I mean you two have been dating since the what? 5th grade? Just get married already.”
“How is it awkward?”
“You two act like you’re in your own little world and no one else is there but I don’t say anything because it doesn’t bother me. I’m just glad you’re happy.” I reach across the console and grab my best friends hand.
“I am happy. I have my best friend and boyfriend for the entire summer!” She grins at me.
We stop for gas and decide to have a mini photo shoot while waiting for the gas to fill up. Random mini photo shoots are happening all the time with us. We laugh before I go inside to pay and grab some snacks for the rest of our road trip. Only about 4 more hours. We get back in the Range Rover that is one of Louis’ many cars. He’s extremely rich from running his billionaire parents business that died in a tragic fire. I think back to my parents before they left. El and I are from Bradford but my parents are from the States and had to move after their job transferred them to Bradford. Which when I was 17 they were transferred once again but to Australia but I stayed and moved in with Eleanor. It was senior year of high school and El and I had university all planned so they agreed. They call me every night before going to bed. I miss them dearly but I’m visiting them a week before we return back to UNI.
“Just take a nap, Scar.” El laughs at me.
“Yes ma’am.”
I lean my seat back a little and take a snooze. Car rides always made me sleepily and El knew it. Just the vibration from the engine puts me to sleep like a baby.
“Scar.” Someone whispers in my dream. All I see is his back but he is tall and muscular with amazing curls. He starts to turn around but someone shakes my shoulder. “Scarlett Ashley, we’re here.” I open my eyes to see my best friend grinning at me. I get out of the car and stretch hearing at least 15 bones pop.
I look at the house we will be staying at and it looks like a mansion with very thick looking windows. “This is where we’ll be staying?”
El nods and laughs. “I know right?”
Open the trunk of the car and grab my bag and El grabs her before we make our way up to the house.
El looks around the door and the ground “Louis said there’s a spare key… Here!” She jumps up and down walking to the door. She unlocks the door and lets me in. I thought the outside was beautiful. It has nothing on the inside. The entry way has a ginormous staircase that looks as if it’s made of pure gold with huge doorways and three stories.
“Rooms are on the second floor, top is an art room, music room, and a library. Louis got this house because he knows you like to draw and read. Maybe you can pick up piano again?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t really played since it happened.”
Eleanor nods. I was raped and abused by my ex-boyfriend and I gave up piano after it all happened because he would make me play for him. “I love you but there comes a time where you have to move on, my dear.”
I nod. “I know. It was four years ago and I don’t think about it like I used to.”
“That’s good.” El gives me a hug. “Come on, I know you’re hungry.”
“Where exactly are we?”
“Rome.”
“Rome? Don’t we have to cross water for that?”
“We took the ferry but you were asleep”
I nod. “Oh.”
“Louis will meet us at the restaurant.”
“Let’s change!” El claps her hands dragging me upstairs showing me to my room. “Louis has set everything up and bought us some new clothes which is why he instructed us only to bring one bag.” She walks over to a door. “Here’s your closet. Go ahead and walk in.”
I walk over to the closet and my mouth drops. It’s bigger than my house back in Bradford. There are two couches in the middle of the room with a shoe wall on the back wall. Dresses to the right and shirts to the left. Skirts, skinny jeans, and shorts on shelves under the shirts. A makeup vanity is in the right corner with a huge mirror and tons of shelves which I’m assuming has makeup and hair accessories.
“I love your boyfriend.” I say still in a trance from all of this.
“He loves you too, you know.” After I was raped Louis and El comforted me and Louis acts like a brother to me except he calls me wifey. Which I don’t understand at all, but with Louis you just go with things.
“Wear a dress.” El says and walks out going to her room.
I look at the expensive dresses before deciding on a gold dress that hangs a little too low on my cleavage and hugs my curves but reaches to my knees. Sexy but classy. I curl my hair and touch up my makeup before returning downstairs where El is waiting in a black dress that is short but shows now cleavage again sexy but classy.
“Damn girl.” She winks at me.
We drive to the small Italian restaurant Louis is meeting us at. We walk in and the hostess asks for our names. “Reservation under Tomlinson.” El says professionally. She’ll be a great model one day. She’s going into fashion and I’m going into nursing. The lady walks us to a table and Louis stands greeting us. “There’s my girl.” He gives Eleanor a sweet kiss on the mouth and comes to hug me. “And there’s my wifey!”
“I’m not your wifey!” I snap at him playfully.
“Sure you are.” He laughs sitting next to Eleanor.
“Safe drive I hope.” Louis says distracted.
EL nods “Scarlett slept most of the way.”
“Car rides make me sleepy and you know that!” I slap Eleanor playfully and she grins at me.
"I order your food knowing what you like and it should arrive shortly." Louis tells us. His hair is styled back unlike his normal side swept look. He looks very professional for being on vacation. He took the summer off so he could be with us the entire time. Our food arrives and it is absolutely amazing. Saying I love food is an understatement. I would marry food if it were legal and possible but I'd probably eat it before the wedding was even over. Louis keeps his focus out the window while we eat not even touching his food.
“Is everything alright Louis?” I ask him.
He snaps his head toward me. “Yeah! Everything is great! I have my two girls with me.” He smiles at us both and looks to El giving her a small nod.
El looks to me. “Bathroom?”
I look at her suspiciously but nod. “What’s going on? You two are acting weird.”
“What? No we aren’t.” She shakes her head walking into the restroom.
“Okay.” Not buying it for one second and I follow her in.
We use the toilets, wash our hands, and fix our hair when I hear a loud crash and the walls shake.
“What was that?!” I yell.
Eleanor’s face drops and her eyes are wide. “I don’t know.” She grabs my hand and we race back to the table and Louis is nowhere to be found. Eleanor picks up her phone and turns to me. “Come on we have to go.”
“Where’s Louis?”
“He’ll find us. We’re going to the house.”
I nod not understanding why the restaurant wall is partly missing along with Louis.
A/n
So here is the first chapter! Hope you enjoy it!
Much love xx