Before we knew it two weeks had flown by and it felt like the guys had become part of Micah and I's family. They were incorporated into our daily routines and everything just felt natural. Harry and I had grown incredibly close. He was the first person I spoke to in the morning, usually a good morning text, and he was the last person I spoke to at night which was more than likely a facetime call that we'd fall asleep on. We took a lot of pictures and videos for my sake. I wanted something to treasure these memories we were making. I only had them for one more week and then they were on to the next city. Every time I thought about it my stomach hit my feet. I tried to push the thoughts from my mind and enjoy the present. We were currently at the staples center because the guys were rehearsing. I was sitting on the rail of the barrier with Micah as the guys ran through "Drag Me Down". They only really paid attention to the songs that were recorded post Zayne to make sure they would flow smoothly with a 5 voice harmony instead of 4. They had just finished the song when I saw someone approach from my right side out of my peripheral. I turned to face the person and my face lit up. I hopped off the rail and ran toward them at full speed.
"Nick!" I yelled and threw myself on him as he caught me in a hug and swung me around.
"JJ! I've missed you! How have you been?" He said as he sat me down on my feet.
"I've missed you too Mr. Chopra! I've been amazing. I'm so sorry I couldn't make you guys wedding. I really wanted to be there." I told him remorse covering face.
"Don't even sweat it. We understood. Besides the gift you sent us more than made up for it. Pri sends her love. She was jealous when I told her I was coming to pop up on you." He chuckled.
"How did you know where to find me?" I questioned?
"Nick...I'm hurt. When you called and told me you were coming, I thought you were coming to see me darling not coming to steal my Princess from me." Harry said as he walked over and threw and arm around my shoulder.
Nick looked amused. "Sorry Styles, but she was my JJ long before she was your princess lol. This little lady right here use to be our drummer." He said as he ruffled my hair like an annoying big brother.
I blushed. Yeah before the band decided to separate I played drums for them. It's not something I talked about because frankly I just didn't want to.
"WHAT? Princess! What else are you hiding from me you talented creature. You write, you sing, you play guitar, you cook!...You play drums!!! What can't you do woman?" Harry turned to me and put his hands on his hips the way only Harry Styles could.
Nicks phone rang and he smiled wide before he swiped the screen and turned toward me. Once again my face lit up at the person I was looking at.
"JOEYYYYYYYYY!" I squealed
"Jay! Damn girl I miss you! Nick what the hell! You didn't tell me you were going to see Jazz. You always were selfish with her you little shit!" He frowned.
"Lol! Sorry bro! Nothing's changed. Bad enough I gotta share her with hair flip Harry over here." He turned to show Harry who was still giving me a side eye that I was fighting to ignore.
"Harry what's up bro? How's rehearsal flowing? And congratulations to you guys. I know you missed being on stage with your brothers." Joe asked
"Everything's going great. Thank you man and yes I've definitely missed it. and congrats to you guys as well. You just finished a damn successful tour."
"Aw thank you brother. We're definitely coming to the first show."
"You know what? The first show is tomorrow, but how sick would it be if you guys would perform a few songs?" Harry asked standing to his full height.
I began to bounce on my feet. My mind was trying to process how fucking epic that would be. We'd need multiple first responders on site.
"Dude! Say the word and it's a done deal. Just let Nick know the deets and we'll make that happen." Joe said.
"I'm all for it and I know Kev will be too, but you know. If we're going to do this. You're going to have to unwrap your arms and let us have our drummer back." Nick smirked and looked at me.
I laughed nervously. " Ah what? What happened to the drummer you just used?!"
"Jay, come on. We love Chase, but he's no you. Just say yes. You know how this is going to play out." Joe said giving me a dead pan face.
"SHE'LL DO IT!" I heard someone scream from behind me.
I whipped around to find Micah turning his head back to Zayne acting like he hadn't said anything.
"BENEDICT ARNOLD! You're supposed to be on my side you bish!"
"Great that's settled. I'm gonna get out of here and meet up with the bro's. Let's meet up tomorrow morning for breakfast before everything goes down." Nick said walking backwards toward the exit.
"Wait! I didn't....."
"Sounds great. I'll call you later mate." Harry said and just like that Nick was gone.
I looked up at him and gave him my glare I'm sure he was use to by now.
"Don't look at me like that. I saved you from the puppy eyes. Even I knew it was coming and you'd fold."
"You're an asshole. Why do I put up with you?" I said folding my arms and pouting.
He showed me his dimples and tapped my chin before walking back toward the stage. "Because I'm your asshole and you wouldn't have me any other way."