This one's a long one, well for me anyways...haha Sorry it took so long to update, I've been easily distracted the past couple of days.


XX My POV XX

I never thought a dinner could be so much fun. That was probably the most I'd laughed in my whole life. Once I gained my composure, I got up and started to clear the dishes. Dougie got up without a word and started helping me. Surprisingly, Harry didn't seem affected by it. Maybe all the joking around caused him to lighten up a little…well, I could dream right?

As we finished clearing the dishes, everyone was just chatting at the table. I really didn't want the night to end, so I tried to think of a way to make it last longer. 'Movie night! That's it!' Hannah brought over the movies for tonight and we couldn't let them go to waste, now could we?

I handed the last couple of plates to Dougie, who was rinsing them in the sink. Then I walked over to the counter and got everyone's attention.

"Hey guys, so Hannah brought movies over for our movie night…why don't we all watch one before you all leave?" I suggested.

I saw Hannah's eyes light up at the suggestion. "Great idea Erica!" she said.

"Ohh…uhh…I don't know…" Harry hesitated, "it's getting kind of late and the guys-" Danny cut him off.

"Nonsense, mate. We can stay for one movie, right guys?" they all nodded together.

Harry looked at everyone's pleading eyes and finally said, "Oh all right, as long as you-" Harry was cut off again, but this time by Tom's phone.

He pulled it out and took a look at the caller ID. I'm pretty sure everyone was staring at him because he looked a little uneasy. "I'll just go take this somewhere else…" he said and he got up and went into the living room.

"So, what movies did you bring along tonight?" Danny asked Hannah.

"Scary, creepy, horror ones. That was our theme this time" Hannah said as she looked over at me and smiled.

I walked back to the table with Doug following me and took my seat again. "Yeah, for some reason we'd thought it would be a good idea to scare ourselves shitless so we can't sleep" I said, laughing as I finished the statement.

Just then, Tom came back in the room. "I hope you lot don't mind another visitor, because my girlfriend will be out of town the week you come to my place and she wants to meet everyone."

"The more, the merrier!" Harry said.

"Yeah, and I'd love to meet her!" I added.

"Good. She's on her way over now" Tom said.

"Wow, you guys are the kings of last minute plans…" I said quietly and Hannah laughed in agreement.

XxXx

About 20 minutes later, we had finally decided on a movie and were popping some popcorn. Then, the doorbell rang.

"I've got it" Tom said as he hopped up from the chair he was sitting in. "It's probably Zoey" he said with a smile as he made his way to the door.

Only a few seconds later, Tom came back, this time with a very pretty brunette following him.

"Guys, this is my girlfriend Zoey" he said. Then he paused for a second "Wait, you already know the guys, I'm not really sure why I just introduced you to everyone…great, now I'm rambling" he took a quick breath and then started again. "Zoey, this is Harry's sister, Erica, and her friend, Hannah."

"Hiya!" she said with a wave. She was very bubbly and I loved it. She was wearing possibly the cutest outfit ever. It was a purple sweater dress with black leggings and boots. I was absolutely jealous of it. Us girls sat at the table and talked for a little while as the guys finished getting snacks ready for the movie.

I think we'd only been talking for 5 minutes and I felt like I already knew Zoey so well. She was such a nice person and funny too. I also learned that she and Tom had known each other since grade school. That was probably the cutest thing I'd ever heard. They were the definition of a perfect couple.

"Foods ready, so can we get this movie thing going then?" Danny asked anxiously.

"Oh, okay…calm down Jones" Harry told him. He went over to start the movie and the rest of us found our seats.

Danny went to sit on the far end of our larger sofa, dragging Hannah along with him. I sat next to her in the middle of the sofa and Dougie came and sat next to me. It was quite cozy on there, all piled together. Tom and Zoey sat together on the loveseat near Dougie's side of the sofa, while Harry sat in the huge recliner o the other side of the room. I felt him watching Dougie and I; he would probably end up watching us more than the movie.

XxXx

I guess I fell asleep partway through the movie, how? I have no clue. I woke up just before the end. But, I did wake up with my head on Doug's shoulder and his arm was resting on the back of the sofa. I looked over at Tom and Zoey. They were such a cute couple. Zoey was lying across the loveseat with her head in Tom's lap. Then, I glanced over to see Hannah clinging to Danny with his arm around her. I guess the scary movie thing turned out to be a really good idea. Finally, I caught Harry's eyes trained on Dougie and I. He didn't look very pleased, but he could just deal with it.

As soon as the credits started, Harry hopped up and turned on the lights.

"Wow, it certainly is late, isn't it?" he started, "I'm sure your mums are missing you" he faked a laugh.

Tom sensed his urgency and got up, pulling Zoey with him. "Well guys, we had better get going…thanks for having us, mate" he said as he passed Harry on his way out.

"Anytime…." he replied, not attempting to hide his feelings this time.

Danny and Hannah got up next and Dougie followed them. I got up to go after Dougie. As I turned the corner to head down the hallway, I saw Danny give Hannah a quick kiss on the cheek before he stepped out the door. How cute!

I caught up with Dougie and he stopped for a second just before the door.

"I had a lot of fun tonight" he told me and smiled.

"I did too, whether Harry likes it or not" I said to him with a big smile on my face.

He quickly slipped a piece of paper into my hand. "Maybe we could talk sometime?" he said, then whispered in my ear, "without Mr. Policeman monitoring us."

I just smiled up at him and hoped Harry wasn't watching. "Sounds like a plan Mr. Poynter." Then he checked for Harry, gave me a quick hug and he was gone.

Hannah and I watched them drive off, and then started to freak out together. We were practically jumping up and down. "Ahhh, I've got his number!" she was excited as a schoolgirl. Our little celebration was cut short by Harry's voice coming from the hallway.

"Erica!" I heard him yell. "Can we have a little chat?"

"I'll go wait upstairs" Hannah said and she scurried up to my room.

I took a deep breath and braced myself for the lecture about to come.