11

The next day the group had decided to use the bands day off to go do something and in the process get to know Maggie better.

"This is so cute." Maggie laughed. She peered into the glass window where she saw dolphins swimming about.

Dougie stood beside her. His nose pressed against the pane.

"Don'tcha think Doug?" Maggie asked turning her head to see him.

"They're very pretty." Dougie nodded his forehead hitting the glass. Maggie giggled and Dougie tore his gaze away from the dolphins and staring at Maggie. Her blue gashes clashing with the water.

"Hey Dougs." Danny said appearing behind him slinging his arm round his best friend. "Maggie." He nodded at her.

"Yea." Maggie grinned stepping towards him and Dougie.

"We're going to the penguins next." Danny told them. Maggie squealed excitedly. Dougie rolled his eyes at her and she giggled again. His heart lifting when she laughed."Yea." Danny said laughing. "Elle told me you liked them."

"Well Ellebelle is right." Maggie grinned and grabbed Dougie's arm dragging him towards the others who were reading a map on the board, Danny following behind them.

"Peguins." Maggie exclaimed grabbing Elle in a arm lock hug with her free arm not wrapped round Dougie.

"There." Dougie said pointing to the picture of a penguin on a trail of footprints.

"Let's go then." Harry said dragging Amy up the path. "Go see the penguins."

They arrived in at the enclosure 20 minutes later. With Claire stopping to get a drink, Danny and Dougie being mobbed by a group of 10 year olds and Amy and Harry storming ahead, it was an acomplishment.

"Aww" Maggie whispered. "They look so much cuter than the dolphins. Look at that one there." She pointed to alittle baby one on the ice beside the waters edge.

"What one?" Dougie asked. Maggie sighed jokingly and pulling his hand up and pointing it towards the baby penguin. She looked up to see his reaction. He stared blankly at it. "Dougie." Maggie snapped. Dougie looked down and smirked.

"What?" He asked innocently.

"you're supposed to put alittle more effort into it." Maggie laughed. Dougie reluctantly pulled his hand out of Maggie's grip and turned to her.

"Oh My Gosh. Megan did you see that baby penguin? It was the cutest thing ever." Dougie gushed mockingly his hands grabbing bother her arms and she giggled. Dougie grinned at her and she kept his eyecontact. They shared a lingering glance before gazing back at the penguins. They had a strong attraction and they both knew it. They stood in silence. Maggie occasionally giggling as a penguin slipped on the ice and fell into the water.

"Look at Dougs and Megan." Elle whispered at Danny. His arms snaked around her waist as she stood infront of him. Both of them watching Dougie and Maggie play fighting by the picnic table. "They're like getting... close."

"They've only known each other for a day." Danny mumbled into her shoulder. He let his lips touch her warn skin and she squirmed away from him.

"Danny" She whispered before settling back into his embrace. They stood in silence as Dougie and Maggie's laughter floated over to them.

"So" Elle whispered suddenly. "We hardly knew each other at all."

"But." Danny whispered back. "There was alcohol involved."

"DANNY." Elle snapped shocked. Danny tightening his arms around her again, so she couldn't get out.

"Babe." Danny laughed. "You know I'm joking."

"No you're not." Elle sighed sinking into him and resting into his chest.

"I am. I don't need an excuse to have a beautiful girl like you hanging off my arm." She could tell he was grinning. He rested his head back on her shoulder and they both stood in silence watching Dougie and Maggie talk. Dougie was sitting on the bench and Maggie was standing very close to him facing him.

"You know my sister is watching us right now." Maggie said in a suspiscious tone. Dougie looked up at her and grinned.

"They've have been all day." Dougie commented. Maggie nodded. "They all have." Maggie nodded slightly looking around the area in search of her new group.

"They want us to get it on." Maggie whispered. She glanced at Dougie see his reaction but she could only see the top of his head.

"Yea." He finally spat out looking up. His cheeks slightly pink. Maggie grinned at him and swatted him over the head. "Oh no you didn't."

"I did." Maggie said poking her tongue at him. Dougie laughed as she stood up. Ignoring the others around them, he ran after her.

"Dougie." Maggie squealled as he caught her round the waist. Both of them falling to the lawn below them.

"Yea Mags." Dougie answered turning his head to see her face. She looked back at him, a sexiness in her eyes. Dougie gulped and felt her leaning towards him. He swallowed. He tipped his head closer to hers. There noses were nearly touching. Maggie could feel his breath on her skin. She tried to stop herself from shivering.

"Dougie" Tom yelled. "C'mon."

Dougie and Maggie's head snapped apart. They smiled at each other hesitantly before Dougie got off the gound, holding his hand out to pull her up. "Let's go." She said happily. Dougie nodded and they walked off towards the others gathering round the table. "I'm starved."

Maggie smiled at the others ssorritting down on the bench. Elle sat beside her and Danny beside her. Dougie squeesed himself at the end of the bench beside Danny making Maggie lodge into the wooden leg of the table. Tom looked at the 7 before him and sighed.

"Couldn't we have got 2 tables?" Tom asked perching himself at the end of the bench opposite Maggie.

"Does it look like there was one?" Elle asked sweetly reaching over and grabbing a bottle of water from the middle of the table. Tom glanced over to the table near them. It was also full and people were squeesed onto it.

"What d'you expect Tom?" Claire asked picking through bread from her sandwich. "It's a saturday at the end of July. The place is packed."

Danny nodded his mouth full.

"Alright, alright." Tom muttered. "I was just asking."

"Go write a song about it." Harry piped in. Dougie grinned.

"The zoo was packed." Dougie sang. "And we only got one table."

"I complained." Danny continued. "It wasn't stable."

"I tried to eat my lunch." Dougie sang back.

Danny turned to him and grinned. "But then a great big bunch."

"Of birds came and stole it away." Dougie concluded in a big opera style finish.

"Woooo" Amy laughed. "Number one hit there guys."

Danny grinned at Dougie and slung his arm around him. "Tom, we don't need you anymore. We have the best songwriting team right here." Harry said seriously to Tom. Tom just shook his head and started to eat his lunch. Everyone laughed as he cracked a smile but wouldn't look at them.