"Just think, it's not that hard to choose,"

"It is hard to choose! This is a very important decision!"

"Okay, okay, okay. What about... well, what if you gave her some flowers at a park or something?"

"Hmm... that's not half bad... but I need to add some mmph to it if you know what I mean."

"I have no clue what you mean."

"Just... I don't want to make it corny, and I don't want it to be lame. So might be able to add some other stuff to that idea."

"Okay, but for now, we have start, right?"

"Right."

****

"Courtney," I heard a voice shake my shoulder.

"Mmpf," I muttered and rolled over.

"Courtney..."

"Go away," I mumbled.

"We have a flight to catch child!"

My eyes sprung open and I sat up, suddenly remembering. I turned around and saw Calum and Ashton giggling at me.

"Australia!" I smiled.

"Australia!" The two replied.

I sprung out of Ashton's bed, still in my clothes from last night. "Hey, poo." I grinned. I grabbed a Green Day shirt of Ashton's, and some sweats from his closet and went into the bathroom to change, as Calum shot Ashton the most confused look in the world.

I pulled my ombré hair into a messy bun and still pulled on my Ugg boots from last night.

I flopped back into Ashton's room, and it was empty. Confused, I strolled down the stairs to see all the boys waiting by the door with their bags.

"I'm ready," I smiled hopping down the stairs.

The four boys and I loaded our stuff in the back of an uber car and we headed off to LAX.

As we strolled through the airport to get to our gate, I finally got to know what it was like to be famous.

People- not just paparazzi- were taking our photos, or pointing and whispering, some people even came up and asked for a photo. (With the boys, not me.)

After a long time or boredom at our gate, we boarded the plane- and I got to experience the life of the class seats instead of coach. Each seat was able to lay back, and had an extended foot rest. Each group of seats was like a cubicle, and there were small privacy curtains on each one.

"Who sits by who?" Michael asked.

"I got dibs on Mikey," Luke called. The two shuffled into their row.

"Can I just sit in between you two?" I asked. The boys nodded as we hopped into our seats.

"You guys wanna watch a movie?" Ashton asked Calum and I as we finished settling in, and our plane began to move.

Calum and I nodded, excited. We picked out Peter Pan and all plugged in our headphones.

After Wendy met TigerLily, I felt my eyes grow tired. I grabbed the small blanket they provided and nudged my head into Ashton's shoulder.

He greeted me warmly and pulled the blanket over himself too. I lightly closed my eyes and drifted off into dreams.

****

It stung my heart a bit when I saw Courtney cuddle with Ash.

She fell asleep after a couple of minutes, and Ash and I continued to watch the film.

At the end, Courtney shifted over in her sleep and put her head on my shoulder. My heart fluttered as I turned my head to look at her peaceful face, he eyes closed gently.

Ashton blinked slowly and grinned, gave me a thumbs up, then closed his eyes to sleep.

My heart raced and my palms filled with sweat. In a moment of panic, when the seat belt light turned off, I sprung up in my seat, waking up Courtney.

Her tired eyes blinked at me. Her eyes grew a tad wider as she looked at me. "Oh, I'm sorry Calum," she rubbed her eyes.

"Oh, no problem. S-sorry to wake you, I just would've pissed myself. N-not because you were sleeping on me, because I have to pee. Yeah.." I trailed off, as Courtney gave me a bit of a weird look. She shrugged and turned back and rested her head on Ashton.

I turned and headed to the small airport bathroom. Inside, I splashed some water on my face and took a deep breath. I looked at my hands, which were sweaty and shaking.

I took a deep breath, and headed back to my seat, hopeful the glorious moment would return.

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Heh kinda cute ain't it 😏

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