Chapter 14c

"Sarah!"

"ED!" I called, stepping into the arms of the funny guy. We had met before at a VMA in the previous year, and I had made friends with him thanks to Taylor.

"You two know each other?" Harry asked, looking between the two of us who were, well, smiling fishily at each other. That night had gone pretty well, and we had danced together and he had gotten drunk, maybe a little too drunk, and Caity and I had to drop him off at his hotel room. When he woke up in the morning, he had a red beard drawn from a red sharpie he had given me earlier that evening.

It took a while to wear off. He had to wear concealer. Ha-ha

But I had not gotten away so easy. I also had to walk around with cat-whiskers while he wore his moustache. On the streets of L.A. you can imagine the buzz it generated? Yes, everyone thought that the Ginger-haired guy and I were dating. *eye roll* as if! He has always had a crush on Taylor.

Even then, Harry was a little upset that I knew Ed before he introduced us.

"SARAH!" I heard the other guy with Ed call to me, and I stared at him like, 'dude, what is your problem?'

"Aye, Harry, you got you a feisty one!"

Harry rolled his eyes, "Grimmie, meet Ray Day. Sarah, meet Nick."

"Hi," I said, shaking his hand but he engulfed me in a hug instead. Oi, Harry, I will have your head again!

"Harry has told me so much about you! And finally, we meet! Are we ready for the interview?" I stared at Nick and Ed, then Nick like he had grown a second head.

This was a set-up. Again. Ed laughed at my facial expression.

"Harry, when we get back, I am gonna skin you!"

The other boys laughed at the expression, but when I repeated it to all of them, they quietened down. Yes, I am scary. I am the Queen of Scaring People!

Whatever, lets get on with it!

"So, you have been in the industry for a number of years and this time, you will be touring with the boys."

"Which boys? These ones or those ones?" I replied, holding up a picture of the Connect 3 guys.

"Both?" Niall replied.

"Oh, yeah. And it will be my first time touring in Europe." I smiled at Zayn who winked and I winked back. I saw Harry looking from me to him.

"Dude, stop it! Can't you see I am trying to catch her attention?" Harry said.

"Isn't everyone?" Ed said, winking. I laughed, and so did Grimmie.

"Talking about catching your attention, have any of the lads caught it?"

"I wonder if that will ever happen," Ed said, and I laughed.

"Do I have to answer that question? Because I just saw Olly Murs and I want an auto!"

The commercial break had to happen, and Olly was invited into the studio. Gee, too many awesome people in the studio! I think I am gonna faint!

When Olly saw me, he cocked his head to the right, smiled and said, "You're a trouble-maker girl!"

And I passed out, from sheer happiness. What did I tell you? Once a fan, always a fan

All these hot guys . . . I can't breathe. I really can't. To my right is Olly, to my left is Ed. And the rest of the guys are all over, singing and dancing in the boys' house as these two guys play their instruments.

I must admit, a year or so ago, if someone told me I'd be sitting next to Ed and Olly, my crush, I would have hit them really hard on the head with a dictionary. Yes, to induce amnesia. Evil me, muhahahah!

And if anyone told me that the guys would fight each other verbally on radio for my attention, then I'd say they were freaking kidding me.

After I was revived, the entire interview turned into a chaotic banter filled with laughter. First, there was the video diaries criticism, then the funny Harry stories, then rumours, then Louis' character pranks, then Ed's famous guitar tricks, followed by Zayn getting punked and Olly's voice telling people to calm down because the studio was burning down because of our laughter. I even got teased for a little while.

For a moment, I wish I wasn't such a goody-two shoes girl, because now so many guys are on my case. And the fans, well some of them, aren't really liking me, or it. I am getting hate mail, and my TL on twitter is getting spammed with hate tweets.

Directioners can be so mean, and possessive. It is not like I am going to bed with all of them, or any of them for that matter. Besides, my personal life isn't a website that anyone can access. Foolish kids!

Anyway, publicity is publicity, so long as it is away from my personal life.

Olly and Ed are staring at me when I snap out of my day dream. Whoa, how long was I out?

"You weren't listening, were you?" that was Ed.

"Clearly," Olly joked.

I sat up, and looked around at the guys seated round me. This wasn't right.

"Hey, Sarah, I wanted to ask, could we go out to dinner?"

I looked at Olly, and I really wanted to, but I found myself looking at the other five lads who I had come to love, I knew I couldn't go.

"Umm, Olly, I, umm, can we talk alone, over there?" I asked, indicating a place where there were no people.

"Sure." He got up after me and followed me. I could feel his eyes on my body, checking me out. I felt myself blushing but I had to keep it in.

"Umm, I am sorry; I don't think I can come with you. I have decided to take a short break from dating guys until I can decide who I really want, and what I want."

"Oh," he said, sounding a little upset.

"But, I can make it up to you by inviting you to a football game the guys are playing this afternoon. We can hang out and do normal stuff."

"Will it be like a date?"

"Not really. But kind of, with all the guys."

He smiled and his eyes lit up. I smiled and he hugged me, then we opened the door only for five guys to come tumbling down to the floor.

"I told them that they'd get caught," Liam said, and I had to laugh seeing Ed looking flustered.

"Its' okay guys. We have a game to play though. Olly and I are on the same team. And we are gonna kick you guys real hard."

"Funny, hearing that from a girl," Louis said, and I stepped up to him.

"Remember what happened last time?"

"Very graphically," Niall said, holding up the bottle of beer he had been drinking.

"Oi, Niall, are you sure you can play?" I asked as I went over to him and tried to help him stand.

"Yes. . ."

"I hope so. We need your magic leprechaun."

Everyone laughed as I donned Niall's favorite green hat, and I saw Niall smile when I took it from his head.

"Can I keep it?"

"Yup, from me to you, with love!"