Tess' POV

"Guides are going camping over March Break. Would you like to come?"

I looked up from my laptop to see my mother. Another Girl Scout/Guide camp. Woohoo. And over March Break, too.

"At Templeton?" I asked.

"No, at Burnbrook Cottage. Templeton has too many people this time of year." My mom answered. She was fixing her perfect auburn red hair into a bun to go to work.

"We'll see. I love Burnbrook, but my friends and I were planning to do something so it depends what's going on there." I told her, honestly.

She smiled slyly at me as she grabbed her purse.

"What?" I asked.

"Nothing, but let me know as soon as possible because Louis said he wasn't going to go if you weren't there."

I practically spit out the water I was drinking. Then started to cough. When I finally stopped, my mom had left.

Louis was going? Then count me in!

I hadn't seen him in 2 months. He was too busy with his new band and all their fame, One Direction.

Lou and I had been best friends since we were kids, being next door neighbors and all. I had told him to try out for the X Factor and I couldn't have been happier when he got through. After that, he was put into One Direction and his, and the other members of the band's careers flew off.

They had started touring all over England, Ireland, and the rest of Europe. Currently he was in America. I did miss him a lot more than I let on, and I knew that he tried hard to keep in touch, but he was always so busy. I spent most of my time at his house, spending time with his sisters and mom.

Jay and my mom used to work together, and became the best of friends. They then joined Girl Guides as leaders when my mom signed me up and Jay had signed up her oldest daughter, Charlotte (or Lottie).

Lottie had eventually lost interest in it, but I always liked helping…okay, sometimes liked to help.

I couldn't wait to see Lou again, I had missed him so much!

As I finished packing, I rolled my suitcase down to the front hall then ran back upstairs to grab a few more things.

We left and were soon out of Doncaster and in the country. I looked out the window as we drove past fields and farms.

Louis' POV

I turned from the landscapes rolling by to my mum. She smiled at me.

"Nervous?" She asked.

I laughed.

"I don't see what there is to be nervous about, mum. Nothing is going to happen."

"I wouldn't know about that. I would say that Tess has gotten 10 times prettier than when you saw her last. And you did used to have that little crush on her."

I bit my tongue to keep from saying anything. Yes, I did have a crush on Tess. But it went away…mostly at least.

"Mum, I still don't get what I should be nervous about."

"I just don't want your 'Mr. Cool' image to disappear as soon as you see her. Just try not to get tongue-tied."

I smiled and looked back out the window. My mum was so caring. But it was true. Lottie had told me that Tess was beautiful. And I did want to impress her. I always had the need to impress her. I never understood it, though. It was just some effect she had on me, and she never even had to try.

I used to go over to her house and see her at what she said was 'her worst'. Sweat pants, a baggy t-shirt, no make-up, her beautiful blonde hair thrown up in a messy bun, and her wearing her 'dorky' glasses which I always thought looked good on her. When I saw her like this, I would have to catch my breath because she would just look so stunning.

I had tried so hard since then to hide my feelings. I was her best friend. She said it about 5 times every day, but I wanted to be more.

I sighed and stared down at my phone. I had a new message from Harry.

Hey, mate, just wishing you luck. Being stuck for a week with the girl of your dreams who doesn't want to date you must be really rough.

Wish me luck? Girl of my dreams…alright, no arguments there. Who said she didn't want to date me?

Alright, who told you she was the girl of my dreams? And any girl would LOVE to date me.

When he didn't answer, I thought, there, that'll show you.

"We're here." My mum said. I looked up and saw a beautiful wooden cottage. It was huge, like a mansion.

One side was all glass and you could see in to an indoor swimming pool.

"Wow." I managed.

Mum smiled at me and parked the car, then pointed to another one.

"Is that them?" I asked, noticing the excitement that came to my voice. Mum laughed.

"Let's go find out."