Look Alike: Chapter 13

            Buzzing. Ugh. I opened my eyes slowly to see my mobile alarm waking me up with the most annoying noise on the planet. Why did these boys have to start their days so early? It took me a few minutes for my mind to finally wake up, my eyes fully open. I started to shift slowly, trying to stretch as I lifted my arms up above my head. I leaned backwards until I felt skin against my arm; I ripped my arm back down, slowly turning my head to see Louis' head resting on my pillow, his body pressed against my back. I swallowed nervously as I continued to inspect how he was lying, one of his arms was wrapped tightly around my waist, our feet tangled together at the bottom of the bed.

"Oh shit" I grumbled quietly to myself. I sat trapped under his weight; my eyes open so wide I looked like a cartoon. We fell asleep with a huge gap between us, at what point did we end up cuddling? I leaned back into him slightly and jumped as I felt his business against my bum. Scratch that, we were spooning. I checked the clock again, we needed to get up or we would be late.

"Louis" I hissed quickly but he was still snoring in my ear. I tried to wiggle out of his grip just enough so I could turn to face him. I rolled over slowly and placed a hand on his arm, jesus his biceps were huge now. I shook his arm gently, getting a groan in response.

"We need to get up, you have an interview in two hours" I told him awkwardly as I watched his sleepy eyes open slowly.

"Okay" He mumbled as he started to sit up slowly.

"Uh Louis" I started again, closing my eyes slightly.

"Yeah?" He murmured, wiping his eyes.

"Could you stop spooning me please, I need a shower" I said quietly, trying not to blush as his eyes popped wide open, he jumped off of me and shot to the other side of the mattress, clearing his throat a few times. I smiled tightly as I rolled off the bed, grabbed my clothes and mobile before running into the loo, locking the door shut. I slid down against the wall and gripped my phone in my hand, dialing the number I knew off by heart.

                I turned on the shower while the call connected, Louis couldn't hear what I was going to talk about. I cursed Lilah under my breath until she finally picked up with a very snippy comment about the time of day.

"Lilah listen to me!" I hissed into the phone as the water covered my voice. She apologized and asked me to continue. I took a deep breath, pinching my nose as I decided how to start. I explained the matching pajamas, the room that we were sharing and then finally moved onto the bed incident.

"WAIT YOU TWO SLEPT TOGETHER?"She yelled into the phone, I winced at her volume- blaring through my ears.

"Yes but not the way you're thinking" I said in a low voice.

"Albany! I'm going downstairs to get breakfast do you want anything?" Louis said through the door as he knocked politely. My mouth clamped over my mouth as I tried to settle my breathing.

"Maybe a muffin or something?" I said in my best fake voice.

"Alright, I'll be back in a few" He told me nicely before shutting the door behind him. Once he was gone I shut off the shower and started to talk to Lilah in a normal volume again.

"Did you cuddle?" She asked in a very smug voice, I clapped my hand over my eyes, letting out a sigh. Lilah started to scream on the other end, clapping her hands loudly.

"Not on purpose! I woke up and we were just sort of spooning" I said with a tight throat.

"WHAT?" Lilah yelled before her cheering started all over again. She went into a huge rant about being right before I finally hung up on her so I could actually shower- Louis would notice I was still randomly dry if I didn't.

                I got dressed quickly in the loo and left my hair to dry curly down my back. I spilt it down the middle like usual and stepped out of the restroom, looking around for Louis but the room was empty. I walked over to our bed and placed my pajamas in my luggage which Lou had left for me on the mattress. I turned my head slightly to see a plate with a chocolate muffin and a cup of milk resting on the night table with a note.

Albany,

I had to go meet with the boys and management. Be back in half an hour, wait for me here.

Louis

                I smiled down at the paper and tossed it to the side before I started to eat the muffin. I bopped my head back and forth happily while I chewed and sipped on the cold drink. I watched television while I waited for Louis to get back. I was in the middle of laughing at a dumb cartoon when he walked back into the room, fully dressed with his glasses on his face. I waved to him from across the room while I tried to stop laughing like a fool.

"Ready to go?" He asked nicely as he stopped in front of the bed, I nodded yes and stepped off the mattress. I skipped across the room and slipped my shoes onto my feet before I grabbed my glasses and my phone. I followed him out of the room, locking the door behind us. We set off towards the lift, our arms bumping while we walked.

"Thanks for the muffin" I said nicely as I turned to smile at him.

"No problem, I didn't want you to get hungry" He said quietly as he placed a hand on my back, pushing me into the metal box.

                I stepped out of the hotel with the boys, slipping on my glasses as soon as I was outside. I felt Louis grip my waist as we tried to follow behind security towards the car. I gripped onto the back of Niall's shirt while we walked; he always got nervous in crowds. I watched his face get pale as we were stopped in the mob.

"Niall come here" I told him as I yanked on his arm, he turned to stand beside me. I wrapped an arm around his waist, rubbing his back soothingly while we waited for the people to be pushed back.

"Thank you" He whispered breathlessly as he rested his head on top of mine. I smiled up at him and continued to pull him along with Louis and me when we were finally able to walk again.

                Interviews were very dull. I sat in a folding chair and watched as the boys got hooked up to mics and sat around a table with a bunch of adults who looked like kids on Christmas. I chose to sit with Paul today; he was much more fun than sitting with the camera crew. We were playing cards on the small table. I looked at him over my hand as he contemplated what to play next.

"Any day now" I teased; he looked up at me with a scowl before placing his card down. I checked out the number and sighed as I picked up a new one from the pile.

"Kick her ass Paul" Harry yelled from across the room, he laughed and nodded happily as I waved them both off.

"Not gonna happen" I laughed as I crossed my legs comfortably on the chair. We continued to play and we were tied for points. I scrutinized my cards and started to panic slightly, I didn't have a good hand. I looked up as Louis walked past Paul's chair a few times, pacing back and forth. I followed his body with my eyes as he flashed a number two over his shoulder. I smiled sneakily and placed down a three, all I needed was something higher than Paul's card. He let out a loud groan as he slapped all his cards down onto the table.

"Beat by a little girl, this is just shameful" He sighed before reaching over to clap my hand against his. I smiled happily as I winked to Louis before he sat in his spot for the interview.

                I picked at my nails for almost an hour before I was completely bored. I dropped my head backwards and sighed to myself as Louis sent me an apologetic smile from his spot. I looked to Paul and pouted at him like a little kid.

"I saw a Starbucks down the street" I said as I gave him a huge grin, he tried to resist my smile but he caved after a few seconds. He gave me a solitary nod and told one of the other security members to escort me. I waved goodbye to Paul before I planted a kiss on his cheek. Dave and I walked down to the sidewalk and headed towards the coffee shop. He remained pretty quiet and only made small talk occasionally as I skipped towards the bright green sign.

                I joined the short line and ordered a drink for myself as well as Louis' usual order. Next I texted Paul and asked what the other boy's usually got and paid for those too. Dave and I waited at the end of the bar for all of the drinks. I smiled to the barista before we picked up the cups and headed back to the building. I carried two cups in my hand while Dave carried the others, he was afraid I would drop them- and he was probably right.

"Should we take these upstairs?" I asked as I started to climb the steps in front of me. He nodded and followed behind me as we stopped outside the door. I poked my head inside the room to see the interview hosts had left.

"I bring starbucks!" I said with a huge smile. They all cheered happily and rushed over to receive their cold drinks from Dave. I walked over to Louis and handed him his drink with a small smile. He thanked me and kissed the side of my head before he took a sip, winking at me as I started to turn pink.

***

                We were all sat around in Liam's room, watching the rain poor down outside the windows. I sighed heavily and dropped my head onto Zayn's shoulder.

"What are we going to do?" Louis groaned.

"I don't know, what's something you've always wanted to do that we haven't yet?" Niall asked the group. The boys all shrugged but my eyes lit up slightly, Louis noticed and pointedly raised his eyebrow at me.

"Well I've always wanted to do one thing... but I was too chicken" I said slowly, biting down on my lip nervously.

                That's how we ended up in front of a tattoo parlour, I squeezed Louis' arm as Zayn stood beside me with a huge grin on his face. The other boys had decided to stay at the hotel so it was just the three of us.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Louis asked quietly in my ear. I nodded yes and took a deep breath before walking into the dark shop. Zayn walked up to the front and paid for a tattoo, picking out his design while I talked to the girl working.

"She wants to get her belly button pierced" Louis said to her because I was suddenly not able to speak. I swallowed nervously and looked at him with scared eyes.

"Come with me" The girl said with a smile as she led all of us to the back. I squeezed Louis' arm so tightly I left a mark, he winced slightly and looked at me like I was crazy. The worker told me to sit on the dentist like chair while she went to get the supplies. I waved sadly to Zayn as he sat across from me with a tattoo artist.

"We need to leave" I said abruptly as I sat up to look at Louis who was sitting in a wooden chair beside me.

"I thought you wanted to do this?" He asked calmly.

"Changed my mind" I said shaking my head. I started to grab my things when he let out a huge sigh.

"Albany, you don't need to be afraid, don't chicken out of something you want" He said seriously, looking into my eyes while he spoke.

"But what if it looks bad on me?" I pouted as I looked down at my stomach. Louis scoffed and raised his eyebrow sarcastically.

"I'm sure it's going to look fine, sexy even" He said with a small smirk tugging at his lips.

"Promise?" I asked nervously, realizing I sounded like a little kid. He nodded yes as his eyes flashed to the woman coming towards us with equipment in her hands.

"So are we staying?" He asked, his voice instantly calming me down.

"Will you hold my hand?" I whispered, looking at him. He smiled and scooted his chair closer to mine, holding out his hand. I laced my fingers through his and laid back down on the long chair, greeting the sweet girl who showed up.

                I sat up for the beginning part where I got to pick out a ring, I chose one with a little silver heart that dangled down. After everything was drawn on and set up I was told to lie back down, Louis gripped my hand softly and stared down at my face.

"Just look at me, I'm right here" He whispered as she gathered the clamp and needle. I nodded yes and kept my eyes glued to him, squeezing his hand as the clamp slammed down on my stomach.

"Ow" I whimpered, Louis looked slightly panicked before he started to make funny faces at me. I started to laugh at his efforts to help while she stuck the needle in. I bit down on my lip and squeezed his fingers again.

"Almost done" He told me quietly as he kissed the back of my hand.

"Voila!" The woman said happily as he clapped her hands. I let out a deep breath and looked at the jewelry in the mirror she gave me. I smiled down happily at the stud, it looked really cute.

"Thank you very much" Louis and I said to the girl before she left me to fix myself. Louis helped pull me up off the chair and onto my feet. He stared down at my stomach before giving me a huge smile.

"And?" I asked cheekily, turning slightly.

"Sexy as hell" He winked before pulling my shirt back down so I was covered. He wrapped his hand around mine before we walked to the front of the shop and got everything I would need to clean it. We picked up Zayn from his spot and walked out together back to the car, smiles on everyone's faces.

                We all ate dinner together that night in our rooms. I left early while they watched football to go spend some time alone in my room. I walked around the suite, stopping to smile at my belly in the mirror, I was so happy I had finally done it. I went to bed around eleven; Louis still wasn't home so I turned all the lights off except one so he could still see. I slipped under the duvet and lay down on my back so my stomach wouldn't rub against the fabric. It was a few hours before I felt the bed sink slightly, as a warm body snuck in beside me. I turned over to look at Louis with a guilty look on his face.

"Did I wake you?" He whispered. I shook my head no and smiled at him in the dark.

"Thank you for helping me today" I said quietly.

"No problem, I knew you'd like it" He said as he sunk down onto the pillow beside me. I nodded and bit down on my lip as I placed a hand over my stomach gently.

"Does it hurt?" He asked as he closed his eyes.

"Not anymore" I whispered as I watched him start to fall asleep. I scooted over to lie closer to him, our arms now touching as he slowly shifted to place a hand on my hip before quickly snapping it away.

"Sorry" He coughed quietly.

"No it's fine" I told him honestly as I looked over my shoulder. His eyes had closed again, I leaned forward to brush the hair off his forehead gently, he hummed under my touch as his eyes slowly opened to peek at me. We didn't say anything, simply stared at each other for a few minutes before I turned opposite to him and hid my face in the pillow. I shut my eyes tightly and tried to fall asleep on the spot, until I felt someone lean over me and placed a gentle kiss on my head.