[A/N 1: I, obviously, do not own any of the dresses or designs shown in this chapter, nor does the photography credit belong to me. All credits to whoever made these marvels. Also, I really liked them, if any of my wonderful readers prefer something else, please imagine them here. Thanks ❤]

[A/N 2: The video attached is a throwback to 10 YEARS OF ONE DIRECTION!]

[A/N 3: WELCOME BACK!!!!!]

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[FLASHBACK:

Although I knew before, I was now sure that even though Harry was a celebrity, he had a beautiful heart inside him, and that he really cared about me.

And also, that I was slowly falling in love with my Celebrity crush.

"Hello? Earth to Kaps?!" I realised that I had zoned out. "Are you ok?"

"Yup, never better," I replied, and slowly leaned in to kiss him again.

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And, no, we didn't do anything more than that. It was just us kissing and then saying goodbye and going to bed in our respective rooms.]

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Pancakes. 

The morning air was filled with the sweet fragrance of pancakes. Wonder who made them?

That's when it struck me that Harry was here. Oh shit! 

I quickly changed out of my PJs into a comfy set of casuals. (A/N: Imagine your own attire plz). When I walked out of my room, the smell of pancakes and eggs filled my nose again and I couldn't help but sigh contently, almost inaudible. Yet, it didn't go unnoticed by the handsome man in 'Kiss the Cook' apron. Did he really bring THAT apron with him? 

"You are staring," came the raspy voice of The Harry Styles. 

"I-I wasn't staring," I replied, looking anywhere but at him.

"It's alright, you know. I don't blame you for admiring a work of art, now, can I?" he sassily replied, taking off the apron and placing it on the counter. 

"Whatever helps you sleep at night, Haz. Speaking of that, did you sleep well? Was the bed comfortable?" I asked him while bringing out two mugs and pouring coffee in them. 

"Ya, I did. Thanks. Now tell me how these pancakes taste, will ya?"

One word for it: Delicious. I have had a lot of pancakes since I moved out of my parents' house, making them myself or making my previous roommate do it for me, but this? This was perfection. I closed my eyes and moaned at the taste (A/N: bring our minds out of the gutter, you guys!). 

"It's amazing Harry. Thanks."

"Glad you liked them," he said with a chuckle, biting onto his own pancake. "Mm, so our flight is at 4:00, so you have enough time to go to the boutique and get yourself that dress."

"Oh, I completely forgot about it. I'll call Ash and Arthy and let them know about the change of plans," and I left the kitchen island to put my plate in the dishwasher and go call my two best friends. 

Gosh, another dressing haul where I have to try out dresses that don't deserve to be worn by me! 

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Despite trying to persuade him to stay back at home, Harry insisted on driving me to the boutique himself because he didn't want me to go alone and also it was "a good opportunity to meet the friends and brother". I couldn't argue with that. 

When I opened the glass door to the boutique Bend The Trend, I was met with an empty showroom with just 4 big smiles, one out of them a little hesitant. Harry entered behind me and took his cap off and gave them a nervous yet warm smile.

"Hey," he said after a pause of about 7 seconds, a hesitant look plastered on his face.

I cleared my throat. "Hey, guys. This is Harry, as you all know. And Haz, these are my friends, Ashley and Arthur, that's Chris, Arthur's boyfriend and owner of this beautiful boutique and that's my brother Vikram."

Harry walked forward with a sudden burst of confidence and shook hands with all of them slowly, reaching my brother at last. 

"So, it's true. My sister was actually chatting with Harry Styles for over a month now?"

"Yes Sir. I have never felt more honored than that. I'm glad she said 'yes' to me taking her to the Grammy's with me," he replied, looking at me with a smile and then back at Viks, to see if he was okay with the whole ordeal. Vikram give a curt nod and a tight-lipped smile. Typical brother!

I smiled. "Alright, introductions are done. Let's get the dress and leave. We have a flight to catch."

We went inside and Chris brought out the dress that I had discarded about 6 days back. 

"Wow, it's beautiful. Why didn't you buy it earlier, Kaps?" Haz asked.

"Kaps? Who is Kaps?" my brother asked, looking up, suddenly more interested than he was a while ago.

"That would be me, you dumb-head. Any ways, I didn't buy it because it's really expensive and well, I was already buying the other one, so..."

"No worries there. Hey Chris, let's get it billed please," Harry replied, making it clear that he was buying it for me.

"Yes si-" "No Harry. Absolutely not," I cut Chris off. "You can't go around buying these expensive things for me. I won't allow it."

"Doesn't matter sweetheart. I'm buying it for you. You deserve the world," and with that he placed his credit card on the counter for Chris to take. 

Soon, we were done and we drove back home to get everything packed and leave for the airport. 

Back at home, I turned off all the necessary switches and appliances, pulled the curtains and locked all the windows. Only after I was sure that everything was in order did I go up to my room to finish my last minute packing. I put all my essentials and other stuff in my black American Tourister and placed a few stuff in my handbag. When I went down with my bags, fully dressed, I was met with an amazing sight of my 'date', standing handsomely, scrolling through his phone, leaning against the kitchen counter. 

He looked up when he heard me place my trolley down and smiled.

"Ready?" I nodded. 

He came forward and took me hand, leading me outside. Closing the door, I took a deep breathe as I knew now was my big moment. I would really be meeting everyone from the bigger world. From Harry's world and I couldn't be more excited and scared, at them same time.

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After a long 3 hour flight in the business class of the flight, which I never knew I would fly in, I felt relaxed when my foot landed on the The City of Angels. Coming out of the flight, Harry stretched and his shirt lifted just enough for me to see his 2 fern leaves tattoo. Realizing I was staring, I quickly looked away, and took a deep breathe in. Hmm, it really smelt 'famous' and 'money'. 

"Ready to go, love?" Harry asked, taking my hand in his.

Still too awestruck to frame words, I just nodded and let him lead me out of the airport.

What stood outside the airport made my eyes go even more wider!

A black limousine!

"No you did not!"

He chuckled. "Come on."

He led me towards the car and opened the door for me. I turned around to check for my bag and saw that someone, maybe the driver, was putting our luggage in the trunk. 

Who collected our bags? I wondered.

As if reading my mind, Harry replied, "I have my ways of doing things. I got it all covered. Lets just get in and relax."

I smiled at him and went in. 

The drive from the airport to the hotel was long but not boring. We talked about so many things, getting to know each other even better, although we now knew each other really well, having being texting and talking over the phone for over a month now. Sipping on the drink that he made for me, I decided that it was time to click some pictures and post. I knew that the world would soon go wild knowing that Harry Styles has a new, unknown girl as his date, so might as well post a picture of the LA roads. 

I quickly clicked a few pictures but before I could select which one to post, the driver informed us that we had reached the hotel. 

All the while Harry was checking us in and talking with the receptionist, I looked around me in awe and admired the insides the reception. I was brought out of the trance when Harry slipped his hand around my waist and with a smile, led me towards what I assumed to be the elevator. Sneaking a glance at the receptionist, I saw her smirk and then nod her head as if saying "Hello".

The elevator dinged and announced we were on the 10th floor and we stepped out. Harry took the key card out of his jeans pocket and slipped it in the slot, opening the door for me first.

"What a gentleman!" I exclaimed. 

He only smiled, and I was sure that I saw a mischievous glint in his eyes. Shaking my head I walked deeper into the dimly lit room, looking for the switchboard. 

Suddenly, the lights were turned on, and I gasped!

I turned around to make sure that I was seeing correctly, only to see Harry leaning against the wall, with a hint of anxiousness, uncertainty and impatience, biting his lips nervously. 

I turned back around to look at the bed, that had a big placard, with the words:

BE MY GIRLFRIEND?

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A/N

Heyyyyyy yall... How r u guys? I'm soooo soooo sorry I was so off... I was having a major writer's block; I couldn't figure out wat to write next and wat not... And to top all of that, its my final yr in schl nd schl is not being lenient at all... Plus, I just got appointed Head Girl and my duties towards the schl have increased and balancing all of that with writing on Wattpad was hard... 
I'm going to try to write more and more soon... No promises on when the next one will be up, but I'll try to write something before my schl pressure increases again... 

Thanks to all my old readers for being there with me and bearing with me and waiting for my updates... And welcome to all my new readers, thnx for clicking on this story... 
I really wanted to do shoutouts here, but there r too many ppl who I hv to add then, so I'm not... But u guys r all my family now... Love u guys so so much...

Now the main thing....
HAPPY 11 YEARS TO ONE DIRECTION AND TO US, DIRECTIONERS...
Can't believe its been 11 years since our boys were brought together on the X-Factor UK 2010... 
I don't know wat else to write, so I'll leave it here...

Much love Xx
A. 🥰