i paced my room, the memory of last night playing on a loop in my mind. louis bloody tomlinson had asked me to be his girlfriend. not in some grand, flashy way, but in the most sincere, louis way possible. i could still hear his voice, still feel the warmth of his hands holding mine. now, as much as i wanted to sit and replay it in my head all day, i needed to tell the people closest to me.

grabbing my phone, i immediately facetime-called adelaine. she answered after a couple of rings, her face lighting up when she saw me. "oh, hey!" she greeted, adjusting her phone. she was sitting on her couch, her hair tied back and wearing one of jacob's hoodies. jacob, of course, was in the background, eating something as usual.

"addy," i began, barely able to keep the excitement out of my voice. "guess what?"

her eyes narrowed, a teasing smile forming. "is it what i think it is? because if it is, i swear i'm gonna—"

"he asked me out," i blurted, unable to hold it in any longer.

her jaw dropped, and for a second, she just stared at me before letting out a scream so loud that jacob jumped and nearly dropped his chips. "HE DID WHAT?! TELL ME EVERYTHING!"

jacob, now intrigued, leaned over, looking between the two of us. "who did what? what's going on?"

"LOUIS ASKED HER OUT!" adelaine yelled, smacking his arm in excitement.

"no way," jacob said, his eyes wide. "you're joking."

i shook my head, biting my lip to stop the huge grin threatening to spread across my face. "i'm not joking. it happened last night."

jacob sat back, still looking stunned. "well, it's about damn time. i've been calling this for months."

adelaine leaned closer to the camera, her face practically glowing. "okay, details. i want every single detail. how? where? what did he say?"

i laughed, sitting down on my bed. "so, we were just hanging out at his place, and he was being all... i don't know, sweet and nervous. then we went on a drive, ended up on a hill overlooking the city, and then he started talking about how he doesn't usually do relationships, but that with me, it feels different. and then he just... asked me to be his girlfriend."

"oh my god," she whispered, clutching her chest. "that is the cutest thing i've ever heard."

jacob smirked, crossing his arms. "you know, i'm gonna have to have a talk with him."

"what?" i asked, raising an eyebrow.

"you know, one of those 'what are your intentions with my daughter' talks," he said, grinning.

i rolled my eyes, laughing. "you're not my dad, jacob."

"doesn't matter," he said with a shrug. "i'm protective. louis better know he's got to treat you right."

adelaine snorted, shaking her head. "don't listen to him. louis is obviously smitten. i mean, the way he's been acting around you? it's been so obvious. even jacob noticed."

"hey, i'm observant," jacob said, pretending to be offended.

i laughed, feeling my heart swell with warmth. it felt good to share this with them, to see how genuinely happy they were for me.

after the call with adelaine and jacob, i sat on my bed, staring at my phone. there was one more person i needed to tell.

i hesitated for a moment before dialing my mum's number. she answered after a few rings, her voice groggy. "imogen? is everything okay?"

"everything's fine," i said quickly. "i just... i have something to tell you."

"oh?" she said, her voice perking up.

i took a deep breath. "louis asked me to be his girlfriend."

there was a pause, and then i heard a soft laugh. "well, it's about time. i could tell he liked you."

"you could?" i asked, surprised.

"of course," she said. "he looks at you like you're the only person in the room, imogen. and the way you talk about him... it's special."

i felt my cheeks heat up. "thanks, mum. that means a lot."

"just promise me one thing," she said.

"what's that?"

"stay true to yourself," she said. "and don't let the attention or the spotlight change you. you're perfect just the way you are."

"i won't," i promised.

"good," she said. "now, go enjoy this, my love. you deserve to be happy."

i hung up, feeling a sense of peace wash over me. everything felt like it was falling into place. louis was my boyfriend. my friends and family were happy for me. and for the first time in a long time, i felt like i was exactly where i was meant to be.

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📍 @blueyalodia who's the mystery girl
↳ @louistomlinson blueyalodia focus on the art not the artist

@thephoebetomlinson finally🥹

@the.daisytomlinson this is painfully obvious lou😂😂

@niallhoran look at you mr mysterious
↳ @louistomlinson niallhoran no that's ringo
   ↳ @zayn louistomlinson i'm going to punch ur teeth out

@adelainemonroe the second photo is my FAVOURITE
↳ @louistomlinson adelainemonroe i wonder why??

@lottietomlinson never thought id live to see the day louis tomlinson soft launched
↳ @louistomlinson lottietomlinson have some faith in me lottie

@user let us have her @ please we're begging
you

@user i thought he'd die single but here we are
↳ @louistomlinson user thanks...?

@user louis in his private but not a secret era and im here for it
↳ @louistomlinson user me too

@user not him feeding us crumbs and expecting us to be fed
↳ @louistomlinson user get what you're given lad

@user sir blink twice if ur in love

@user they're holding hands and im holding my tears back

@user if he's happy, i'm happy. ( but still jealous. )

@user it's giving i'm taken but i'm keeping it cool
↳ @thephoebetomlinson user can confirm he wasn't keeping it cool at all

@liampayne looking very mysterious mate who is she
↳ @louistomlinson liampayne ur mum
  ↳ @louistomlinson liampayne joking ill call u

@user we all know its her but we also know like NOTHING

@user louis tomlinson. you better not play with us. WHO IS SHE?