c h a p t e r   s e v e n

"Before the moment's gone
Number one party anthem, yeah, yeah
The look of love, the rush of blood
The 'She's with me' is the Gallic shrug"

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no. 1 party anthem by arctic monkeys

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taliamar guys, i've geniunely never cried harder at a song
↳ paisleyminter i'm so glad
↳ user talia you're scaring me

theelliottaylor can't even pretend this song is bad
↳ lindseygrace you know it's good when the #1 hater can't say anything

natkinney i heard this before everyone else hehe
↳ lindseygrace me too
↳ alicemurphy me too
↳ huang_emi me too
↳ theelliottaylor me too
↳ natkinney you guys are making me feel less special

lindseygrace so proud of you girl!!!

alicemurphy i need this son injected into my veins

wroetoshaw 🔥🔥
↳ user harry? what are you doing here
↳ user guys, is the song about harry...

miniminter that's my cousin!!!!
↳ paisleyminter who are you...?

tobjizzle so proud of you pais!

arthurfnhill so unbelievably talented
↳ paisleyminter says you!!!

user paisley you can't do this right now
↳ user exactly, like i just broke up with my boyfriend

user guys the song is about harry she told me herself
↳ user maybe that's her own business?

user just listened and i'm in tears on the subway

messages with
george of the jungle & kangaroo

kangaroo
hey, elliot's throwing a party
for paisley's new song 

i was wondering if you wanted
to come

it's at our place tonight

george of the jungle
i do enjoy a good party

kangaroo
is that a yes?

george of the jungle
i'll see if i can fit you into
my very busy schedule

kangaroo
ah i appreciate you being
so incredibly considerate

george of the jungle
i do try

you know, it's not easy having
so many friends 

kangaroo
i can't imagine how hard it
must be for you

ALICE WAS LOUNGING ACROSS LINDSEY'S BED. She was hanging with her head off the side so that she didn't mess up her hair. Elliot was throwing Paisley a party for her new single at their place, and they were all expected and excited to attend.

"So, is George coming tonight?" the blonde girl questioned, raising her eyebrows at her best friend, who was still getting ready. 

Lindsey glanced over at her, trying to act as nonchalant as possible. "I just texted him, actually."

"Oh?" Alice mused, a smirk spreading across her face. 

"Not like that," the Harris girl responded, turning and shooting Alice a look. She shrugged, going back to her makeup. "I just didn't want him to feel left out."

Alice, still grinning, informed her, "Elliot already invited him, by the way. He invited, like, pretty much everyone."

"Oh. George didn't mention that," Lindsey responded, not thinking too much of it. He was probably just being nice and didn't want to make it awkward since she invited him. 

The Murphy girl had come to a different conclusion, giggling as she responded, "Because he was too busy giggling kicking his feet at the fact that you were texting him."

"He was not!" Lindsey insisted, rolling her eyes. She had plenty of male friends because of the industry that she was in, so she didn't know why people were getting weird about her and George. "We're just friends."

"That's what everyone who is not just friends says before they end up together," Alice groaned, reminding her of every single friends to lovers romcom and book ever. But those were not real life.

So, Lindsey took her chance to turn the conversation onto her best friend and the situation that she was in denial about. "So, when you say that you and Arthur are just friends?"

"So, what are you wearing tonight?"

"YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO OUTDO ME AT MY OWN PARTY." Paisley sighed and shook her head at Lindsey, and they both looked really good. Lindsey had put a little extra effort into her appearance at that party because of how many famous people were going to be there. She needed to do some networking.

She looked down at her dress and touched her hair. She was used to showing up to parties in a t-shirt and jeans, so the outfit felt a bit over-the-top. "Is it too much?"

"No, you look amazing," Paisley insisted, shaking her head as a smirk made its way onto her face, nudging her friend with her shoulder. "George will be speechless."

"Why does everyone keep talking about George?" Lindsey groaned. She had seen the comments shipping them and all, but she had just assumed that it was more people assuming men and women couldn't be friends. She had been shipping with her friends before, but this time, it felt different. 

The Minter girl sighed, "I know you don't like it, but I think you like him." 

"He's too nice for me," the Harris girl said, looking down at her hands. She had always been the one to leave in all of her relationships, and there was no way that she could do that to him. She often got bored with nice guys, but deep down, she knew that she would never get bored of George. "Plus, I travel too much for a relationship."

"Lindsey, you deserve someone nice, and he can travel with you," Paisley pointed out. It wasn't like he had a job that prevented traveling. 

Lindsey shook her head. She wasn't a serious relationship girl. She never imagined herself settling down. She just pictured herself traveling around the world forever. "I don't know."

"Well, he's staring at you right now," Paisley informed her with a shrug. 

The Harris girl shook her head immediately because that was highly unlikely. She figured Paisley was just trying to get a reaction out of her. "No, he's not."

"He really is," Paisley responded with a grin. "I'm gonna go now so that he comes over here."

"No, don't leave me!" Lindsey exclaimed, but it was too late. The Minter girl had already left and gone to find someone else to talk to. 

Lindsey barely had a chance to breathe before she heard a familiar male voice behind her, and she knew that Paisley's plan had worked. George greeted, "Hi, Lindsey!"

"Hey, how are you?" she asked with raised eyebrows, turning around to face him. She smiled at him, but she couldn't help but wonder what he was feeling that moment. She thought they were just friends. He thought that too, right?

"I'm all right, thanks," he responded, and his eyes travelled up and down her body innocently. He commented, "You look nice tonight."

She smiled. "Thank you. You too. I could use a drink, though."

"Let's get you one, then," he replied with a chuckle, and the two headed into the kitchen, where the food and drinks were set up. As Lindsey got to work, making them a couple of drinks, George told her, "Arthur Hill's been fangirling over Paisley all day."

"Tell him she's been fangirling over him for the past month," she countered with a smile.

He shook his head with a small laugh, knowing that Arthur would never shut up about it if Paisley Minter was a fan of his. "He might pass out."

They fell silent for a moment, but a little bit later, Lindsey handed him his drink and said, "Congrats on 200K, by the way." He had recently reached the landmark, and she was really excited for him. 

"Thanks," he answered, nodding at her. "I'm feeling good about this year."

"Me too, especially since we're at a party with the Sidemen right now," she added. The only reason she was not completely freaking out was the reminder that they were just there for Paisley. Still, some of the biggest names in the UK Youtube scene were in her apartment. 

He nodded in agreement, his eyes widened like he had just remembered. "Yeah, how crazy is that?"

"The magic of Paisley Minter," she concluded with a shrug. Paisley just had all kinds of connections. If you wanted to get in touch with someone, no matter how famous, she could probably do it for you.

George said, "Counting on both of us getting that Sidemen Sunday call-up."

"It'll happen. I can feel it," she responded. Being in a Sidemen Sunday would be a huge leap forward in her career, especially considering she had been watching them since around secondary school. "I've been hinting it to Harry every time I see him."

"Good strategy. Doesn't sound desperate at all," he told her sarcastically with a playfully assuring nod. 

"Right? I think he's going to invite me any day now," she confirmed, and as a familiar new song played through the speakers, she straightened up, her eyes widening. "Hey, it's Paisley's song!"

He stood up as well from where he had been leaning against the counter across from her. He listened in for a second, and he told Lindsey, "I listened to it earlier. She's really good."

"Yeah, I'm really proud of her," she confirmed with a grin, still in disbelief that she knew someone so talented.

You're kinda cute, but it's raining harder.
My shoes are now full of water.

Lovely to be rained on with you.

His eyes scanned over her once again as she slowly swayed to the movement, taking sips of her drink every once in a while. Without thinking, he questioned, "Have I said you look lovely tonight?"

"You might have mentioned it," she answered with a shrug, appreciating the compliment and not thinking too much about it. 

They fell silent once again for a little bit before George cleared his throat, seemingly having just remembered something he wanted to talk to her about. "I'm training for the Tough Mudder. Have you heard of it?"

"I don't think so," she replied, racking her brain. It sounded like some kind of athletic event. She asked, "Is it a marathon?"

"Something like that, but there's a bunch of obstacles and stuff. It's raising awareness for encephalitis, which my mum had," he explained. 

Her smile fell at that, and she told him, "I'm so sorry."

"She's okay now, but I wanted to do this to help raise money and everything. Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to train with me," he inquired."You don't have to run the race, or anything. I just wanted someone to run with, or someone to ride a bike next to me while I ran." 

Lindsey tilted her head and smiled at him because she was always done to exercise, especially if she was hanging out with someone and helping them. "I'd love to, George." 

"All right, I'll text you," he confirmed, and a grin spread across his face at her answer. 

"Please do," she replied before making her way to him around the counter and outstretching her hand toward him. "Now, do you want to dance?"

And it feels like the start of a movie I've seen before.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

this took me way too long, but i locked in today. the party chapter of so it goes is next, and it could be a day or two weeks before i get it out. i have exams, so you never really know.