Melina closed her eyes and breathed, trying to keep her temper in check. Louis Tomlinson was going to be the death of her…
Louis was trying to keep his attention on the fans but it was getting increasingly harder as he also tried to keep track of Melina. He couldn’t help but laugh when she would shoot him a glare here and there while walking around the store. He really hadn't had so much fun at a signing for a while.
Melina got tired of walking around the store and her glares only seemed to make Louis laugh rather than look in any way frightened. She sighed one more time before wandering to one of the music scanners with the giant headphones. She grabbed a random CD closest to her, which happened to be Barenaked Ladies. Melina gave a small laugh as she looked down at it. She hadn’t listened to them in ages. She put the head phones on and quickly scanned the CD. Pinch Me started to filter through the headphones making Melina smile while she closed her eyes to let the song take her away.
Louis was almost half out of his seat while he kept leaning over more and more as he tried to get a glimpse of Melina through all the fans. Harry had to pull him back when he got dangerously close to being horizontal to the floor.
Harry rolled his eyes before using his brain and doing what Louis should’ve done. “Girls, can you all scoot this way so that we aren’t in the way of other shoppers?” Harry said gesturing for them to move further away from the side Melina was. All the girls did exactly that, many swooning over Harry and his accent.
Louis wanted to hug Harry but refrained as he looked up at the next fan and smiled at her. In the peripheral of his vision he could see Melina. With headphones over her ears, her hands cupping each one and eyes closed, she was absolutely enthralled by the music. Louis smiled wider as he saw her dancing slightly, bopping her head here and there with the music.
His smile though was wiped off when after the last fan left, he looked up to find some random guy about to approach Melina.
Melina couldn’t help but to bop her head as she lip-synched to One Week. A part of her couldn’t help but think that some parts of the song reminded her of him, the bane of her current existence. How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad. Tryin' hard not to smile though I feel bad. Louis Tomlinson… yes he really did seem to find a lot of humor in her anger. Like last night, it had taken her almost an hour of talking to her mom to try to explain Louis’ text. Her mother had absolutely freaked, wanting to know who he was and if she was turning into a hussy, having gone on a date with Kent’s friend then suddenly finding herself in love with some random male her mother did not know. She had even demanded that Melina bring Louis home to introduce to them!
Melina stopped mouthing the words and swaying to the song upon feeling someone tap her shoulder. Melina opened her eyes and turned to the direction that the person tapped her. She lightly pushed the headphones off her ears as she looked at the guy in front of her.
“I was so enchanted by your beauty that I ran into that wall over there. So I am going to need your name and number for insurance purposes.”
Melina blinked, taken aback. She quickly recovered though as she bit her lip trying not to laugh. Did the guy really just say that to her?
Melina cocked her head, the headphones now resting around her neck. “I’m sorry?”
“No, I’m sorry that was a pretty awful pick up line wasn’t it.”
Melina laughed as she lightly nodded.
“I’m sorry, I just couldn’t help but notice you, and think that I want to know what she’s listening to that makes her look so appealing as she’s listening to it.”
Melina laughed unsure again. “I’m listening to One Week by the Barenaked Ladies.”
“Are you serious? They’re a great band…”
Louis felt his jaw drop when Melina laughed and smiled at the random stranger that had approached her out of nowhere. And the guy was even leaning towards her, trying to act so aloof whilst he leaned against the machine! He looked like a total tosser! Even more so than Darren!
~~~
Melina cringed a little in the inside when Rick asked for her number. He’d come on a little bit too strong for her and was just oozing with a suaveness that proclaimed player in neon lighting.
“No she’s not going to give you her number!” Someone else said before Melina could say no.
Melina turned around to see that it was Louis with his arms crossed looking rather crossed himself. Melina didn’t even get a word in edgewise when Louis grabbed her hand and started to pull her along with him until she was standing at the stage that had been set up for him and his bandmates.
“What are you doing?” Melina harshly whispered.
“What am I doing? What were you doing?”
“Don’t answer my question with a question.”
“Don’t talk to strange males in music stores!” Louis exclaimed back.
“You’re mad about that?” Melina asked confused.
Louis wasn’t given the opportunity to answer as the next fan came up to talk to him. Louis immediately plastered a smile back on his face. Melina threw her hands up in the air, muttering under her breath about wanting to wrap her fingers around Louis’s neck.
“Who is she?”
Louis looked up from signing the cd. He gave the girl a bewildered look before the girl pointed to Melina who was now sitting on an extra chair Liam had behind his. Louis opened his mouth and then closed it again.
“Just a friend.”
Louis looked behind him at Melina who had answered.
“We’re just friends.” Melina emphasized.
Louis turned back to the puzzled fan. The next question stopped him right in his tracks.
“What about Eleannor? Are you two really over now?”
“Hey beautiful, I feel lonely here without anyone to talk to!” Harry quipped to the fan, saving Louis from answering the question. The girl immediately moved onto Harry, letting the question linger.
Melina leaned over to whisper in Louis’s ear. “Who is Eleanor?”
“My ex.” Louis whispered softly, not even a trace of a smile on his lips.
“Oh,” Melina said letting the word trail. She immediately sat back.
Louis turned around to look at her. “You’re not going to ask what happened?”
“No, why would I? It’s your business.” Melina said cocking her head to the side and giving him a bewildered look.
“You really don’t want to know?” Louis asked one more time to clarify.
“Do I look like I care?” Melina said running her hand through her hair again to keep her hair out of her face.
A smile appeared on Louis face. “No, not at all.” He said softly.
Melina narrowed her eyes at him at his change of mood. But then shrugged and sighed as Louis bounced right back from the temporary dour mood of his.
~~~
An hour later the signing finally finished. Melina had expected to just get her cell phone back at last but of course, Louis was always there ready to rain on her plans.
“Louis, I just want my cell phone back!”
“But you haven’t had lunch yet, just come to lunch and then I’ll give you your cell phone.”
“No, Louis you told me that you would give me it back at the signing!”
“Come on, its just lunch.”
“Louis I have work in an hour and I have to catch the subway to get there!”
“So we can drive you there! It can be real quick I promise.”
“Louis!”
“No lunch, no cell phone!” Louis exclaimed looking at her expectantly.
Melina groaned. “Louis Tomlinson! You, you, argh! Fine!”
~~~
Melina was lightly shoved into a rather nondescript van by a very enthusiastic Louis who was trying to make sure that she didn’t back out.
She looked up to find four guys staring at her. She recognized one as the one that she had seen last night with Louis. “Hi?”
“Hello,” The four chorused back just as Louis got in the van.
“Harry, Niall, Liam, Zayn, this is Melina and she’s joining us for lunch.” Louis said doing really quick introductions.
“Hi Melina!” Niall sang as he leaned forward from the back seat. “Is your hair really that color?”
“Yes, though depending on the season it sometimes seems more brown than red.” Melina said. “Is yours?”
“Nope!”
Melina’s brows furrowed as she said “oh,”
“Has Louis given you back your cell phone?” Zayn asked leaning on the window but looking at her.
“No,” Melina said turning to glare at Louis.
“Zayn!” Louis scowled at his mate.
“Check his left pocket; I think that’s where he put it.” Liam said cheekily.
Melina’s and Louis’s eyes both widened though for completely different reasons. Melina immediately leaned over, practically over Louis' lap to get to the pocket and her phone. Louis though was doing everything he could to prevent her. It was a hilarious two minute struggle as the boys watched on amused. It was Melina who eventually conquered upon trapping Louis' left arm, and getting her cell phone from his pocket.
“Aha!” Melina said as she cradled her cell phone. “I think I love you,” Melina joked whilst she smiled up at the one that helped her.
“Liam, I can’t believe you told her, you traitor!” Louis cried indignant.
“Wait you’re Liam?” Melina asked delighted.
“He has a girlfriend!” Louis exclaimed, looking at her sharply.
Melina returned his look with a glare of her own. “I said I like his voice and name, not that I want to date him.” Melina rolled her eyes. “Anyway I have a double date-” Melina quickly put her hand over her mouth to shut herself up before she revealed anything nore.
“You have a what?” Louis asked, peering at her.
“Nothing.” Melina answered, her face emotionless as to not reveal anything.
“I could’ve sworn I heard double date.” Louis said suspiciously.
“I heard it too!” Harry quipped to earn a glare from Melina.
“Not with that tosser from earlier right?” Louis asked tersely, referring to the guy in the music store.
Melina snorted. “Heavens no, where would you get that idea from?”
“You were being nice to the guy, talking back with him, smiling, laughing.”
“I’m nice to most people.”
“Not to me!”
“No, you took my cell phone and decided to plaster Louis Tomlinson is hot on almost every social network there is in my name!”
“Oh,” Louis said. “Yeah, sorry.”
Melina facepalmed.
“What did you do to my back ground?!” Melina exclaimed upon finding a picture of some person’s butt on her cell phone.
“Ahh actually that was me.” Niall admitted as he guiltily raised his hand.
For the second time, Melina facepalmed just not knowing what to do.
“It’s Louis’s butt by the way.” Liam said laughing.
~~~
Melina had tried the whole way to lunch to get out now that she had her cell phone but Louis was not budging, still a little upset that she already got her cell phone back. Upon arriving at the restaurant Louis once again grabbed her hand to pull her along into the restaurant.
Harry was snickering the whole time while he watched the scene. Louis was constantly teasing him about Hope, but at least Hope acted like as if she wanted to see him, even if it was just as friends. Harry sighed at the thought as he entered the restaurant after them.
~~~
Melina excused herself after they all ordered, however before she could leave, Louis grabbed a hold of her hand, putting his other hand, palms up. “Cell phone.”
“What no,”
“Yes, you can’t leave without it, this way I know you will come back.”
Melina huffed before muttering a curse under her breath. But her bladder was starting to protest so she just took her cell phone out and handed it to him. A voice in the back of her head was protesting but she didn’t know what else to do at that moment.
~~~
“Louis what are you doing?” Liam asked seeing Louis once again on Melina’s cell.
“I’m doing some research.” Louis muttered, texting furiously.
“You mean snooping?” Zayn asked, looking at him and shaking his head.
Hey Eva, where are we going on our double date again?
Yay you got your cell back! Sunset Breeze bar and lounge, don’t forget its at 6:00!
“What are you smiling at?” Liam asked wearily, seeing the larger than life smile on Louis face.
“Oh nothing.” Louis said as he put the android back on the table.
~~~
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