Count the stars - 1D HS LT

Unexpected

Thanks but this message doesn't solve anything. You're too late - Paige
H is Typing...
What do you mean too late? - H
H is typing...
I'm sorry. I miss you. Even my phone misses your call by the way. - H

I roll my eyes. He's trying to use the song we wrote against me. Which actually had nothing to do with me leaving or at all for that matter.
"Was that him again?" I look up from my phone to see Lana looking at me. We are sat in our local pub garden. It's hot in London today which is unusual seeing as it's the beginning of October.
"Yeah. I'm ignoring it." I throw it on the wooden table and grab my pint of cider which I start to chug at mindlessly.
Lana looks disgusted.
"Calm down love!" She says as I finish it off.
"I'm going to get another. Do you want one?" I stand up, swing my leg out from underneath the bench and grab my phone which I shove in my back pocket.
She shakes her head.
"No I'm fine." She motions to her glass which has 3/4 of cider still in it.
I head back into the pub and to the bar. The barman Pete looks just like the man from fawlty towers. I place my glass on the bar and he takes it to refill it for me.
"Thanks," I smile.
Some girls are in the corner of the bar area. They are young in age probably around 19 or 20. They are giggly and keep looking over at me. My phone vibrates and I pull it out of my pocket.
Interview done. Will be back over shortly. xxx
I smile down at my phone. Louis. Saved in my phone as Tommo Bear. I reply.
Good. We are in the pub - join us if you want to? I miss you xx I frown at my phone. I take out the I miss you even though ever since he left I have actually missed him.
I hear the girls in the corner chattering again. Louder this time and I look up at them from my phone. One of them catches my eye and I turn around quickly to the bar not before noticing that she was making her way towards me.
My phone vibrates again.
Paige are you going to talk to me? - H
"You're Paige Sanderson aren't you?" I jump. I look up to see the girl from the table in the corner. I shove my phone back into my back pocket.
"Yeah. Yeah I am." I say.
"We thought so. My friends an I are fans." She gestures toward the table. They are all staring at me so I smile and wave. They giggle.
"You and Niall live close to here don't you?" She asks. I nod.
"Yeah not too far." I say. I'm used to this question by now and I know how to dodge if they ask for more information. She seems nice though.
"Cool. My friends and I have a question..." she says. Probably an autograph or to ask if Niall is coming. Mentally I'm rolling my eyes.
"Sure."
"Why the fuck would you break Harry's heart and leave him for Niall?!" I take a step back as she spits the words at me. I'm shocked.
"Don't answer that." Lana was at my side. "Bitch you need to step back. How dare you! They are her friends. Her and Harry weren't even together so get out of that little fantasy world you guys have just made up." Lana is fuming. "Also it's none of your goddamn business." She turns me around. Pete places my pint on the bar. He rolls his eyes. I grab my pint as Lana pushes my back towards the way leading out to the garden.
"Harry isn't happy now because of you." The girl says. Lana turns around so quickly her blonde hair snaps at my face.
"Bitch you won't be happy unless you take your fat ass back to your fucking table." I take a sharp breath in and my eyes widen. I slowly start moving towards the garden careful to not spill my pint. I look over my shoulder to see that the girl has gone back towards her table.
"Stupid fucking bitches." Lana is by my side once more.
We head outside and back to the bench. We sit down. I take my phone from out of my pocket. The message is still open.
Paige are you going to talk to me? - H
I see Lana glance at it. Pete appears next to us.
"Sorry Paige." He says apologetically. "Good job you've got your girl here watching your back." He winks then smiles at Lana.
"Thanks Pete. You know what it's like. Part of the job I guess." He pats me on the shoulder and heads back inside.
"Are you?" Lana asks. I frown.
"What?" I say.
"Going to talk to him?" I look back down at the message. I begin to type.
I don't have anything to say. - Paige
"Sent - can we enjoy our day now?" I close my eyes as my phone vibrates once more.
I can see you xx
Well that's not creepy at all. I then smell hollister aftershave. Someone grabs me by my shoulder while shouting boo and i jump about 2 feet in the air.
I hear the familiar laugh of Louis. I roll my eyes.
"Hilarious Lou." I turn to face him and push at his stomach. He has a pint in his hand and it sloshes violently.
"Hahaha. It was actually babe do you know what I mean." He says trying to steady his glass. He takes a sip as he climbs onto the bench next to me.
I look behind him and realise the girls from inside have followed him out. He follows my gaze. Puts his free hand up to his head points his two fingers at his temples in the form of a fake gun and pokes his tongue out as he 'pulls' the trigger. I laugh. The girls giggle behind him. Lana sighs and pushes herself up from the bench.
"Bitches please don't give me an excuse." She says. Louis looks from me to Lana. Making a hand gesture and mouthing what the fuck?!
The girls stare at Lana but the one who was talking to me earlier approached Louis. She sits next to him on the other side of him to where i'm sat and with her back to Lana who is on the opposite side.
"Hi Louis". She runs her hand up his leg. Louis takes a sharp intake of breath. How dare she! The anger in me rises. I'm up and in front of the girl within seconds. I'm right in her face.
"Take your fucking hand off of him." I say it through clenched teeth.
One of the other girls takes a step towards me and I all but snap my neck to look at her. Her mouth drops open and she steps back to her friends.
"Make me." The girl says.
I reach for her arm but Louis stops me.
"Paige. Luv, c' mon." Louis has stood up next to me. He places his hand at the base of my spine. I push against it - thankful for the contact. Butterflies. I blink.
"I see how it is." She looks at me then Louis. She then turns and joins her friends. They stay there for a while just staring at us. Louis turns around hoping to intimidate them into leaving and is now sat with his back against the table. His legs are spread apart and his elbows rested on the table top. He's staring back at them. I side eye him. His jaw is set firm. He looks annoyed. Soon the girls leave.
Louis shakes his head as he watches them walk back into the pub. He turns around to sit on the bench correctly. Louis puts his arm around me and brings me close into his side.
"Don't worry bout them luv." I move my arm so i can wrap it around his waist.
My phone vibrates on the table.
I'm sure that's not true. - H
Shit. I go to grab it but before I reach it Lana already has it in her hand. I frown at her.
She then tries to make puppy dog eyes at me and Louis and then makes a pout with her lip like when a small child doesn't get their way. She puts my phone in her bag.
"How was your interview Louis? Who was it for?" Lana asks.
"Oh yeah, wasn't too bad. Not too bad." He answers. "We just spoke about me new record and such. It was some sort of magazine. They took some photos and that. Happy days" He half shrugs.
"Cool cool." Lana says.
"So what are we up to this evening then lasses?" Louis asks. I look into his blue eyes and frown at him.
"Are you not going home tonight?" As much as it pains me to ask. Lana kicks me under the table I grimace. Ow I mouth. Rubbing my leg.
"Oh. Yeah I could do like. I'm not bothered you know what i mean." He says as he removes his arm from around me. I drop my arm too. Is he offended? I feel bad. It's not that I don't want him around it's just he's been sleeping on my sofa for about 2 weeks straight now he might be getting annoyed with it.
"You can stay again if you want..." i start.
"Nah, nah, nah. It's fine like." He says cutting me off and waving his hands up.
I hear my phone vibrate again. Lana looks at it. She looks up at me. I can tell by her face exactly who it is.
"In fact I've got a few things to do so it's all gravy really." Louis says. He starts to get up.
"Wait you're leaving now?" I ask confused.
"Well might as well like luv." He shrugs. "See ya."
He gets up and walks back into the bar. I watch him leave.
"What just happened?!" I turn to Lana.
"You just blew it with Louis Tomlinson. That's what happened." She says shaking her head. "On another note you might be able to get Harry back in your life." I frown at her.
"What do you mean?" She chucks my phone on the table.
Can we meet? I'm in London. - H
"Not a fucking chance." I say. Lana rolls her eyes. I look back through the doors leading to the bar. I was hoping Louis was going to come back but he never did. Lana gets up.
"Shall we go back home?" She asks. I nod. I've had enough of the general public for today.

We walk back through the doors and wave at Pete. He waves back. It looks like the girls have gone. I get a pang in my stomach. I hope they didn't follow Louis. We exit the pub and are brought onto a quiet London street. It's not too far to our apartment building but I'm silent the whole way back. Louis' sudden exit and Harry's message keep playing in my mind. I start to get a headache.

Soon we are walking back up the stairs to my apartment. We reach the door and I unlock it exhausted from overthinking.
I walk in and there's Niall sat on the sofa but he's not on his own. The guy next to him is in black jeans with a tight black top tucked into them. He's heavily tattooed and his brown hair is slightly long and wavy however it is still quaffed nicely. My anger began to rise.
"Hi Paige." He says.
Shocked I manage to say "Liam."