Ah, sorry I didn't update last week, I hadn't written anything yet. So now I have and there is a twist... sort of.


Chapter 3-

Some Complications

"I'm finding this bet a bit unfair."

"How so Harry?" Danny asked and smirked. Harry just shook his head and looked at Tom and Dougie who looked blankly at him.

"I mean, you all met a girl yesterday and I didn't."

"I had two girls." Dougie put in.

"Exactly!" Harry said. "How is that possible?"

"Player." Danny said and Dougie threw a pillow at him.

"Don't start another pillow fight; I don't want you breaking anything." Tom said. Tom's house had become the official meeting place for them when discussing things concerning the bet, seeing as it all started here.

"Well you were snogging girls at the club the other night, why didn't you ask them out?" Dougie asked him. Harry glared at him, mumbled something before getting up and walking out of the apartment. The other three sat in silence before turning to Dougie.

"So what happened yesterday with Hayley and…" Tom started.

"Ally." Dougie filled in.

"Yeah, how'd you score two birds?" Danny asked.

"Danny, Danny, Danny. I am obviously better looking then you and smarter and they are all attracted to me."

"Wait, do you have another date with both of them?"

"Uhm, no. Hayley said she wanted to meet the whole band and I didn't get Ally's number by the end of it."

"So you like Hayley better?" Tom asked. Dougie just shrugged.

"I dunno… I think Ally works at the hotel, so I could always find her again."

"Does Hayley like you?" Danny then asked.

"What is this, twenty questions? What about you two?"

"Oh, we also met girls. Tom stole the girl Harry met though." Tom then proceeded to hit Danny with the cushion he had taken away.

"So that's why Harry's pissed!" Dougie said knowingly.

"I didn't mean to, Maria and I just walked off leaving Harry behind."

"Did you ask her out?"

"Did you ask her friend?"

"No."

"I didn't either."

"So then I'm confused, if none of us asked the girl out, then why is Harry pissed?" Dougie asked.

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Harry was not pissed off at the guys, just upset that his luck was running short. I mean, why couldn't he get a girl as easily as the others? Those girls at the club only liked him because he was in a band, but the girls the other three had met liked them not because they were in a band and did not act like crazy fans.

Why couldn't he find a girl like that?

Because he wasn't paying attention to what was happening, he walked into someone. "Sorry." He said and then looked at her. And for the first time since he met her, he saw her properly and realized why he hadn't had any luck yet.

"It's alright." Hayley said, smiling. "Hey, you're Tom's friend, right? And Dougie's?"

"Yeah, I'm Harry." He said and smiled at her. "And you're Hayley?"

"Yep." She said and blushed. She hadn't exactly noticed Harry much before, but now that she has… wow. He was hot, not like Dougie, but the two of them were becoming close friends, right?

"You looking for Dougie?" Harry asked, now frowning. Or maybe Tom, since they were on the street his place is on.

"Uhm, no, actually I was coming to see Tom. We were talking last night and he'd given me the address to his place and asked me to see him, because we want to do some recording here before we start our tour and he said he'd help out."

"Oh, I could walk you to his place." Harry offered, but then Hayley quickly shook her head.

"No, it's ok. I don't have to go see him right now."

"Well then, how about I take you somewhere to eat?" Harry asked.

"That would be nice." She said.

"Excellent, now follow me." He said and the two then walked side by side down the street.

The two spoke about random things, starting off with Harry questioning her about her band and Hayley doing the same until they came to a small café where they decided to have lunch. The conversation then moved off of their bands to their own families.

"I grew up in Tennessee." Hayley told Harry. "I wasn't born there, but I moved there when I was pretty young. I went to school with Josh and Zac and that's how we got started with the band. And you?"

"Well, I'm from Essex and the others would say I come from a posh family, which I do. I went to boarding school and I only started playing the drums when I was sixteen and a year later I auditioned for McFly and got the spot as their drummer."

"That's amazing." Hayley said. "We should go see one of your shows sometime."

"Yes, you should. If you're still in London."

"We're here for a month. Well, in England for a month, but touring all over and then moving on after that."

"Then we should organize something before your tour kicks off. When's the first gig?"

"In a week's time." Hayley said and then looked at her watch. "And we better get going, I have to phone the guys and tell them if we're practicing or recording today."

"We can go then." Harry said, standing up. Hayley smiled at him, but then her phone rang.

"It's Josh, hold on." She said and walked away, answering it. Harry left the café too and stood a few feet away from her, but he couldn't hear the conversation. Some people who passed by recognized him and took pictures of him, so Harry tried his best to hide.

"Ok Harry, we can go." Hayley said. As he walked towards her, more people passed by and recognized Hayley and started taking pictures of her.

"Let's go." Harry said and took her arm and dragged her down the street, away from the people, but they started to follow.

"Are you two dating?" Someone shouted out. Hayley turned her head to look at them, but Harry jerked her forwards, so she looked ahead again, not wanting to trip.

Harry didn't let go of Hayley until they were inside Tom's apartment building. She looked through the glass door at the people walking by.

"My first paparazzi attack and they thought I was dating you." She said and shook her head.

"Yeah, weird." Harry said, walking past her and towards the lift, pressing the up button. Hayley looked at him and bit her lip before looking down at the floor. Was it possible to really like someone you just met?

Or could this just be a crush?

Suddenly she had that David Archuleta song stuck in her head. She liked the song, but this was an annoying time for it to be playing in her mind. She tried to think of a different song, one of her songs, but then got 'That's What You Get' stuck in her head.

"This isn't working."

"What isn't?" Hayley looked up at Harry. She hadn't meant to say that out loud.

"Nothing." She said quickly, standing next to him, but her hand brushed his. He clenched his fist, before looking up at the ceiling. Hayley sighed and he looked back at her. He watched as her expression changed while she thought of something and found it extremely cute. Her red hair was a mess now thanks to their rush to get away and she hadn't bothered to fix it.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." She said again, but in a high voice. She quickly looked at him and then away.

Harry sighed. "Oh bugger it."

And he leaned down and kissed her. Hayley kissed him back as a reaction, closing her eyes as she did so. Harry's hands had cupped her face, but now they moved down her neck and rested on her shoulders while Hayley's hands went up his chest and then around his neck, pulling his face closer.

Harry kissed her harder then, moving his hands from her shoulders to her waist. Hayley stumbled backwards then, but Harry pulled her towards him until she was pressed up against him. She broke away from the kiss to breathe, but she only managed to get a few seconds of air before Harry's mouth was over hers again.

The two were only forced to break away when the lift opened. At first neither had registered that it had opened until they heard someone speak.

"Dougie, I think Harry stole your girl."

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Tom was pacing in front of the other two.

"What are you nervous about?" Danny asked.

"I'm not nervous! Just that Hayley said she'd be coming and she's not here yet." Tom said. Dougie's face brightened at this.

"Hayley's coming?"

Tom nodded and couldn't stop Dougie from rushing to the door.

"Either he really likes her or he really likes spending time with her." Danny said. And for once Tom had to agree with Danny.

"Hold up Dougie, we'll go and see if she's downstairs." Tom said as he followed him towards the door.

"Do we all have to go?" Danny asked. He got no answer and turned around to see that the two had left without him, so he quickly jumped off the couch and raced out the door, meeting the others at the lift. "You didn't have to leave me."

"Sorry, Dougie wasn't going to wait." Tom said, while Dougie glared at them before walking into the lift as the doors opened. They all stood there in silence as they watched the numbers decrease and reached the bottom floor.

And when the doors opened, they were met with a surprise.

"Dougie, I think Harry stole your girl." Danny said and the two standing before them broke away from the kiss. Dougie stood there shocked, his jaw hanging open as he looked at Harry and Hayley, both of them blushing now.

"Hey Tom." Hayley said, running a hand through her hair. She then looked over at Dougie and then felt guilty. "H-Hey Dougie."

"Not fair, you greet them, make out with Harry and don't acknowledge me?" Danny asked. The other three guys wanted to hit him, but Hayley was grateful for this so she laughed.

"Hi Danny." She said, looking away from Dougie then.

"So, uhm, I'll take you to the recording studio then." Tom said, walking in between her and Harry.

"Yeah, that would be a good idea." She said and looked back at Dougie, who was glaring at Harry and had his arms crossed. "Bye guys."

"Bye Hayley!" Danny said as the other two left. Harry turned to say good bye, but she had already left. He then slowly turned to look at Dougie.

"What the fucking hell were you thinking?" He exploded.

"Dougie, calm down."

"How the hell am I supposed to do that when I saw you snogging the girl I liked?!"

"What about Ally?"

Dougie was taken aback by this. "W-What about her?"

"Don't you like her too?" Harry pressed.

"I only met the girl yesterday, how am I supposed to know if I like her?"

"Well, you didn't make your move mate and looks like you lost out on Hayley." Harry said smugly. Dougie gave him a death glare.

"You haven't won; the bet is keeping the girl for a week. Something may happen and you and Hayley will break up."

"But you have to get a girl first, since it seems like I'm now in the lead." Harry said and then turned to walk out. Dougie shook his head and turned to Danny.

"What the hell am I supposed to do now?"

"Don't look at me; I don't have a girl yet." Danny said, before going back into the lift to go back to Tom's place. Dougie was left on his own, trying to figure something out…

Did he like Hayley enough to fight for her?


Sorry the other girls didn't feature in this chapter, but I'm trying to make some headway into the bet and doing each guy at a time. And most people wanted Hayley to go with Dougie, but Harry got no loving so I just had to give him some. Hey, and nothing is set in stone, I have power over who can go with who... but I like to keep everyone happy. xD