With Your Love

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

"The cookies are ready!" My mum says going into the kitchen

We were all at my mum's place, sharing stories and wearing off our jet lag

It was around 6 in the afternoon and we were about head on over to the hotel to check in

Even though it was the middle of summer, it was a rather cloudy and cool day in LA. We were all huddled close to the fireplace, letting its warmth sink into our skin. I watched the fire flicker as I got lost in my thoughts

My mum really went all out with her home. Her house had such a warm tinge to it, I felt like a little kid again sitting in front of the fireplace sharing stories, drinking chocolate milk. She kept a lot of her house similar as it was back in Ireland.

My mum walked back to the living area with a plate of cookies in her hands

"Chocolate chip cookies, nice and warm, hurry and eat up!" She says sitting down between Niall and Zayn

"My favorite!" Liam says grabbing a cookie of the plate

"I miss this, sitting at home eating cookies. Thank you Laura for doing all this, it really makes us feel at home" Zayn says

"No need to thank me! As I've said before, I am now your mum too, so if you guys need anything, I'm just a call away!" My mum says

I yawn and lay my head onto Eleanor's shoulder

"You guys look jet lagged, head on over to the hotel it's right across the street, I've already made the reservations" My mum says

"I love it here, I feel like I'm a little kid again. And Laura we've only met, but I feel like you're my mum" Louis says sipping his chocolate milk

"I think sitting here talking about the old times, makes all of us feel a bit younger doesn't it?" My mum asks

"Yeah" We all mumble lost in our own thoughts and memories while eating our cookies

"Come on you guys let's talk! My house is always so quite, I was hoping that when 10 teens would be over, it would be louder!" My mum says encouraging us to be a bit more into it

"I'm tired" Niall mutters stretching

"Ah you guys are a bunch of losers, I guess I'm the only young one with some energy left in me..?" My mum smirks

"Oh hell no, I'm going to be forever young!" Louis says high fiving my mum

"That's the spirit! I guess you are all just jet lagged you should get-"

My mum was cut off with Harry's soft snores coming from behind her

"Just as I suspected, you should get going before another one of you dozes of" My mum finishes

She gently shakes Harry

"Wake up you are heading over to the hotel" My mum says

"Yeah okay" Harry groans rubbing his tired eyes, slowly sitting up

"Thanks for having us over, it means a lot" Danielle smiles shaking my mum's hand and giving her a hug

Everyone goes in for a group hug. I don't know how to explain it, but you can just see it in my mum's eyes. Ever since her and my dad got divorce she hasn't been herself; she seemed fake, not happy. She looked as though she was just putting on this fake smile for me, but now I can see true happiness etched in every curve, every smile line, and dimple on her face. I missed my mum being like this, I haven't seen her acting like herself in years.