Chapter One:
As I walked toward them, I realized that I was the only person not crying, screaming, or hyperventilating. The thought of human stupidity came to my mind. All these girls have this once in a lifetime chance in front of them, and they're blowing it by having screamed so loudly that they can't talk, or cried so hard that their face is all red and blotchy in front of One Direction! But me, I was collected for once. The lads smiled at me as I walked up to the table where they were signing books.
Harry grinned and stretched out his arm to grab the book I'd been holding. "What's your name?" he asked as he looked at me. "Bella." I replied as calmly as I possibly could. While he signed my book, I could feel someone's eyes on me. I turned in that direction and saw Liam staring at me intently.
Harry passed the book to Niall. As Niall twirled the pen in his hand, I realized he was left-handed like me. Without thinking, I raised my hand for a high-five and exclaimed "We left-handers have to stick together Niall!" He paused for a moment, and then met me in my high-five, laughing as he did so.
He then passed the book to Zayn, who I have to admit looked absolutely brilliant with blonde in his hair. I told him so. He smiled and drew a heart around what he had written, and then passed the book to Louis. Louis looked at me and asked me what I thought he should write. I laughed then, knowing what I wanted to be written would never be allowed. Suddenly he put his pen to the paper and wrote.
Finally the book reached Liam. Through my exchanges with the other boys, he had kept his eyes on me. It was pleasurable, yet a bit unsettling. He signed my book and handed it to me. Our fingers touched, and I felt the real jolt of electricity. A thank you was all I could manage before I walked away. My heart soared.
Moments before I reached the door, I heard my name being called. I spun around and saw Liam running towards me, with a security guard not far behind! "Keep quiet about this!" he hissed as he pressed a piece of paper into my hand. The guard showed up and separated Liam and I.
"What did he give you?" asked the security guard quizzically. As he spoke, Liam gave me a pleading look not to tell. I reached into my purse and pulled out my cell phone. "You mean this?" I asked and held it out. "Liam came to return it to me. He told me I had left it on the table. I hope I didn't cause any trouble." The guard seemed satisfied. As he led Liam away, Liam looked back to give me a huge grin and wave. I watched until I couldn't see him anymore.
I then walked to my car. When I sat down, and had turned on the air conditioner, I let out the scream I had been holding in the entire time. Finally, I reached into my pocket, and pulled out the paper Liam had handed me. As soon as I had opened it, I almost fainted. Hurriedly written were the words 'contact me as soon as possible' and his phone number! I held in my hand, Liam Payne's phone number!