Liam Payne treated his girlfriend Sophia Smith to an early birthday present: a getaway vacation to the Caribbean! Check out photos of a topless Liam Payne on his vacation with girlfriend Sophia Smith here!

Liam Payne whisked his girlfriend Sophia Smith to the British Virgin Islands to celebrate her upcoming birthday. The One Direction singer and his lovely lady somehow managed to leave the UK without being detected - Directioners only found out he had left the country when Liam posted some sexy tropical photos to his Twitter. Check them out above!

The strange thing about this vacay? Liam and Sophia stayed at the same resort that fellow One Direction member Harry Styles took his then-girlfriend Taylor Swift to last year, Unreality TV reports. Unfortunately, their romantic trip didn't go very well. Taylor Swift left the islands early when she and Harry Styles broke up while on their Caribbean holiday.

Let's hope Liam and Sophia have a much better time at the Virgin Islands!

One of Liam's photos shows him jumping in an infinity pool, in front of a beautiful ocean backdrop. In another, the comical One Direction singer poses while holding two large seashells over his chest.

Liam Payne, 20, and his 24-year-old girlfriend go way back: the One Direction singer and the gorgeous brunette have known each other since their school days at St. Peter's Collegiate School in England, Hollywood Life reports. In fact, Sophia Smith was Liam Payne's childhood crush, and he reportedly was turned down 22 times before he finally started dating his bombshell girlfriend!