Seemingly walking outside to get some coffee was terribly bad idea.

Being 5.3 feet tall, she was a bit smaller than the average American people that were bustling to and fro.

(A/N I did some research and decided to shrink Rachel's height a bit. And by a bit I mean like 3 inches. Ringo was 5.6, George was a 5'9, Paulie was 5'10 and John, who never got old enough to get smaller, was 5'11. Knowing that I'm barely even a five means I'm a shrimp 😹)

She felt claustrophobic. Her chest seemed tight like she couldn't breathe. Then a small, cute coffee shop appeared out of nowhere. She sighed in relief.

"Mo?"

The girl turned and broke into a grin.

"Rachel!" She went over to her and clasped their hands together. "What are you doing in the US of A?"

Rachel smiled. "I'm about to get surgery, Mo. You know, jus' transgender stuff.."

"I'm so proud of you, boo." She pinched her cheek, earning a giggle from the other.

"How about you? What are you doing here?"

She shrugged. "I'm meeting my grandpa. Clean old man, he is." She gestured to a thin grandpa sitting alone in a booth. "Want a ciggie?"

She politely declined. Her doctor had warned her that the effects of her hormones would decrease when she smoked.

"Come on, sit with us." She linked their arms together. "I heard the ala vaniglia here is so fucking good."

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To Rachel, having Paul as a bestie was the closest thing to a girl she had.

Well, technically owning all five 1D dolls and having all of their albums (considering the songs they sang in the XFactor), loving to fix her makeup for her and her clothes technically made him more of a 'sister' than a 'brother'.

Damn, she missed Paul.

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After the coffee, she waved goodbye to Maureen and her grandfather. Once she got out her phone rang.

"Hello? Rach Starkey here?"

"Rachieeee--- ack!"

"Paul?!" She gasped in alarm.

"I'm fine babe is just that---"

"Come on Macca facetime her!"

"Yeah Paul! Put it on speaker!"

She grinned. "Is Geo and Johnny there?"

Then their faces appeared on the screen.

"Hi luv," George greeted with a smile.

She blushed. "Hi Gear." She ran her fingers through her hair. "Fuck... I miss you guys..."

"We miss you too Rachel-Wachel!" John exclaimed. "Especially Geo, he's sulking because of you."

"Am not!"

Paul rolled his eyes. He looked at her straight in the eye and said. "Look at these bitches I have to deal with, Rach." He pouted. "You left me alone with them!"

She bursted out laughing.

"I'm not a bitch, Macca!"

"You're a bitch."

"How classic, Geo."

"Alright, alright," She snickered. "All of you three are bitches."

"And you aren't?"

She smirked. "I'm not exactly a bitch yet, Johnny boy."

He chuckled. "Touche."

The screen shook for a while as the phone was being passed onto George.

"How are you Rach?" He asked softly.

Her heart skipped a bit. "I'm fine babe."

"Babe?! Rachel Starkey is there something we failed to discuss??"

She bit her lip. "We're---"

"Official." They finished together.

John gasped. "Georgie-boy after all we've been through you didn't tell us?"

He was blushing a bit. "Uh, we jus' sorta brought it up yesterday."

In the background, Rachel could hear Paul singing Yesterday. Usually, she would jokingly yell "Shuttup Paulie!" but she missed his voice.

"Rachel?" It was John. "Rachel you okay there?"

"Y-Yeah..." Her voice cracked.

John frowned. "What's wrong?"

"I-I just..." She blinked away the tears. "I jus' really miss you guys. I-It's weird not having you three messing around like the three stooges."

A concerned expression formed in George's face. "We're always here, angel."

She saw Paul bring up her favorite MRS. MALIK pillow. "Zayn misses you too, Rach." He said with the best Zayn Malik accent he could manage.

She laughed despite her emotions clogging her throat. "Tell Zayn, Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall I miss them." She looked at George with a wistful expression. "I love you."

He beamed at her with that I-won-the-lottery twinke in his eyes.

"Love you too."

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Ayyyyyy forgive me if it's a bit short

Expect some more fluffy video calls ^_^

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