Torre POV

"Have a good time, honey. Make good choices. I'll be back Sunday afternoon to pick you up." My mom hugged Amy goodbye. "And goodbye to you too, Torre. Have a good time with your sister this weekend."

"Don't worry mom. It's not like we're going to do anything crazy." I said.

"I know." She had driven Amy out here to stay for the weekend. It would be nice to catch up with my sister. We walked her down to the lobby of our apartment building and said goodbye again. And then the two of us headed back up to the apartment.

It was early afternoon and I only had morning classes on Friday, so Amy and I decided to walk around town before we had to head over to the boy's house. We left the apartment and started walking to where all the little shops and boutiques were.

"So you need to fill me in on you and Niall." She said with a smirk.

"There's not much to tell."

"Oh don't play that game with me, Tor. Tell me everything from beginning to end."

"Oh fine. Well, we met on the street really. I was walking to class and he was going, well I'm not sure where he was going, but we met at a crosswalk and he said hello. I couldn't recognize him at the time. I was quite flustered at the time because I was late for class. Then, I got stuck in the mob that was chasing him and figured out who he was."

"Well I can see how you wouldn't pay much attention to him if you were running late. You freak out over being late to school."

"Yeah. But then when I got stuck in the mob, I was really late, and knew I would never make it to the university in time so I went to this little café on the corner to study." I said.

"You skipped class?" Amy said in shock. "I can't believe you skipped class."

"Well I had already missed half of it anyway. So, I was sitting there reading out of my book, and this group of men came in and talked to the owner for a while and then, a couple minutes later, Niall walked in. He came over and said hello, and we talked a little bit and exchanged numbers."

"Aww, he came over to talk to you. So did he text you that day?"

"Yeah, we talked a little more over text and then he asked if he could call to talk, so I said yes. We talked on the phone for a while and then he asked if he could take me out. I said yes, obviously. On our first date, he had this amazing car, and we got ice cream and drove to the beach. And then when he dropped me off, he kissed me."

"Awww, was it amazing Tor? I'm sure it was."

"Yeah, it was pretty great! I've met all the boys and done a little bit with them too. I went to one of their interviews."

"Wow, you're like hot stuff now, Tor." She laughed.

"Yeah, I guess. We still haven't gone public though, obviously."

"I was wondering when you would. Is it hard to keep it secret?"

"We don't exactly keep it secret, we just don't make it obvious and we haven't confirmed anything yet. Niall said he's pretty much ready though, he's just waiting for the right moment in an interview to confirm."

Amy nodded in understanding. We neared a boutique and headed in. They had nice handbags and jewelry, so we continued to talk while we looked.

"So how does Niall think everyone will react?"

"It'll be hard, obviously. I don't really expect people to like me, but then again, I don't really care too much what they think. As long as I don't take their opinions literally, Niall said I would be fine. He also said the majority of his fans have supported the other boys' relationships so I shouldn't be too worried. There will most likely be more people who like me than hate me."

Amy nodded and picked out a handbag she wanted to buy. She paid for it and we walked to another shop shortly down the road.

"So, has he said 'I love you' yet?" My sister asked me with a smirk. My face reddened.

"Um, yeah." I said quickly.

"And did you say it back? Do you love him?"

"Yeah. I know it's crazy. We've only been dating for a couple months, but I do, I mean, love him."

"That's good, Torre. That's great, actually. You deserve that."

"Thanks."

"Anytime, sis." I chuckled and we continued shopping for a couple more hours before heading back to the apartment to get ready for the pool party.

*****

"Goodness, I'm so nervous. What if they don't like me, what if--"

"Amy. Calm down. I promise they'll like you." I said as we walked up the steps to the boys' front door.

"But this is so weird. Like, we're at a celebrity's house right now. I mean, can you believe--" Thankfully, Amy was cut off with the door swinging open, Liam standing there smiling at us.

"Torre! And I'm guessing you're Amy?" Amy just stood there starstruck. She eventually nodded, a glazed look taking over her eyes.

"Well come on in! Everyone is outside." We walked through the house and out onto the deck and pool area. There were quite a few people here already. All of the boys, Ricky, Lou, Lux, and Tom. And now Amy and I.

We headed down the stairs and Niall hopped out of the pool when he saw that we were here.

"Hi!" He said, hugging me tightly even though he was wet.

"Hey." I said.

"And Amy, nice to see you again." He hugged her too. He was such a sweetheart. "Let's see, better introduce you to everyone. Liam, Zayn, and Louis are over there on the deck, but I'm guessing you already know them." They all waved to Amy and she waved back. "And then in the pool there is Lou and Tom, their daughter Lux, and Harry obviously." The all said hello to Amy too.

"Wow, I feel so cool. I've met all five members of One Direction. And been to their house." Amy said, but not in a childish sort of way.

"We're not that special, really." Niall chuckled.

"Well thank you for having me. I think this is very cool." Amy said gratefully. Hey she was on her good behavior today.

"Do you guys have your swimsuits on?" Niall asked.

"Sure do." I answered, and started taking off my clothes to reveal my swimsuit underneath.

We all went and got in the pool together. Amy started talking to Lou and Harry immediately, Lou saying how desperately she would like to play with Amy's hair and try some new things with it. Amy was all about this kind of stuff---meeting new people, mingling. She was definitely not shy like me. Niall and I just kind of swam around together. As pathetic as it sounds, we just get so wrapped up in each other and the conversations we share, that it's hard to pay attention to anyone else when we're near each other.

*****

"Well, I don't think I'd want to fly. If anything, I'd want to read minds, or better yet, control other people's minds." I told Niall as I sat next to him on the pool step. Somehow we'd gotten onto the subject of which superpower we'd like to have.

"But think of how convenient flying would be. There would be no traffic, you wouldn't have to go to the trouble of getting in a car and driving, I mean, you could get places so much faster."

"I mean, that's true. I guess I never thought of that." Amy came up to us with an odd look on her face.

"Hey, what's up?" I asked. She hadn't really been with us at all, she got along so well with everyone else.

"Nothing. That, uh, new singer is here." I could tell she was trying to be polite since Niall was sitting right next to me.

"Spencer?" Niall asked. "Spencer is here?"

"Uh, yeah. I guess Louis said he invited her." Amy told us.

"Cool. Torre, you can meet her then. She's really cool. I think you'll like her." I was fine with this. I had nothing against her. Niall didn't actually cheat with her, so I was more than willing to sit down with her.

"Shall we go now?" I asked.

"Sure." Niall said. We got out of the pool and grabbed some towels, drying ourselves off since Spencer and Louis were up on the deck.

"Hey Torre and Niall. C'mon up." Louis shouted.

"That's exactly what we were doing, mate." Niall said. We headed up to the deck and I was introduced to Spencer Collins.

{A/N: Sorry this took so long! I've got the rest of this planned out, so we're getting close to the end! What was your favorite part of this chapter? ~Macy}