This can't be happening. I'm not supposed to be talking to him. Why did he have to notice me?! I try not to look small and intimidated but it's hard. I remember Perrie saying something once about how Harry goes for weak people. Innocence is definitely a turn on for him. Well that sucks in my case. suddenly a hand grabs my arm and pulls me behind them. From behind I can tell it's Liam. He's trying to protect me.

"What do you want Harry?" he spits

"Oh don't be so hostile, I only wanted to introduce myself to the fresh meat" he said with a smirk and a gesture towards me. I bit my tongue trying to keep my anger from spilling out

"No Harry, she's off limits"

"And who are you to tell me what I can and can't want" Harry says while he crosses his arms and takes a step towards Liam.

"You pray on the innocent for enjoyment. It sickens me and I will not let you do that to her"

"And how do you suppose to stop me?" he says and smirks yet again

I feel like I have to do something. So I come out from behind Liam and step in between him and Harry. I put my hands on Liam's chest and push him back a little bit.

"Hey, hey, calm down. I can handle myself" I say. He nods but continues to give a death glare to Harry. Now I turn towards Harry

"Hey you, fancy pants. Don't ever talk about me like that. Go back to that blonde bimbo so I can enjoy the rest of my night"

"Oh, you're feisty. I like that" he smiles. I can't help but be mezmerized by his smile. His eyes twinkle a twinkle that makes my insides melt. But no, incase you're wondering, I do not have feelings for him. He's just a beautiful guy with a shitty personality.

"Get away from me"

"Why? Do I scare you?"

I hesitate to answer. I don't want to say yes and let him know that he does. That would make me seem weak and I don't want him hanging around me anymore. "Please, you? Why would I ever be scared of a pussy like you?"

I hear a series of ooo's go through the crowd and for the first time I realize that the place is silent, trying to figure out if Harry is going to cuss me out and slap me or just walk away. I turn around to look at Perrie. She winks and urges me to keep going.

"Woah, you've got a lot of sass for someone as sexy as yourself" Ugh, I hate that word. I never want to be called sexy. Hot? I can deal with that. Pretty? Great. Beautiful? Even better. But sexy? Now that's just disgusting.

"Just get away from me you pig"

"As you wish--?"

"Belle" I fill in for him

"Ahhh, Belle. I like the ring of that. I'll be seeing you later, Princess Belle"

All I do is roll my eyes because I know if I respond I'll just be fueling the fire. Harry turns to walk away, and with one final glance back, he's lost through the crowd of people. I turn around and see Liam with an angered expression on his face.

"Man, that guy really knows how to tickle my peach" he says after calming down a little. I stifle a giggle.

"What?" he looks at me with a confused expression. Louis fills in for me

"Dude you said he really tickles my peach"

"Yeah. So? That's how the expression goes"

"Nevermind" Louis says and we all laugh

I really needed a laugh after my encounter with Harry. I look at the beer in my hand. I take a nice long swig of it and that seems to relax me a little bit. If my boss finds out about my little conversation with Harry I'm toast. I've only been with him for what? Like a week? I can't remember everything is starting to blur. I mean sure, I'm not the biggest alcohol drinker, but I thought I could hold 2 beers without throwing up or passing out. I guess not.

"We're gonna go dance!" Perrie yells while taking Zayn's hand and dragging him into the crowd"

Louis and Niall follow them in and then it's just Liam and I. Liam leans back on the bar and puts his beer bottle to his lips and gulps it.

"So where are you staying?" he asks

"I'm staying with Perrie until an apartment opens up"

"I stay in the same building as Perrie"

"Really?"

"Yeah, all of us in the gang do. Boys in the bottom half of the apartment and girls in the top" Weird.

"Hm, weird"

"Yeah, Harry's dad owns it or something"

"Oh? Strange?"

"Yeah his dad is like some big contractor or something. I don't know they don't really talk to each other anymore. His dad owned this but dind't want it because it was in the 'bad part of town' so he gave it to Harry I think"

"That's interesting"

"Yep. But can I tell you my honest opinion?"

"Um sure"

"Good luck getting an apartment without fucking-" I cringe at that word "him or becoming his best friend. It's really hard to get an apartment there or even becoming part of the gang"

"Oh. How'd Perrie get in?"

"She didn't tell you?"

"Nope"

"Oh she spray painted an entire cop car black while he was sleeping in the inside. That was a great memory"

"Hah, sounds great. But now can I ask you a question?"

"Sure"

"If Harry agitates you so much, why are you still here?" he takes his time to answer the question so I know it's a touchy subject

"Uh, we've been together since birth. His mom took me in when my parents died. Eventually we met everyone else and we were inseparable. Harry could always persuade us to do anything. It was like he was the puppet master and we were all the puppets. He even convinced us to give up our dreams of going to college and start One Direction"

"Wow, that's true friendship"

"You got that right. Even though Harry seems like a dick, he's still my brother and I will never leave him"

"That's a really nice thing to say"

"Hm"

We sat there in silence for a while drinking our beers and watching the people grind and dance on each other. It was a peaceful kind of silence full of thought. I really like Liam. He was nice and considerate. He wasn't complex, he put everything out on the line. I like that.

"So you're just going to go back to Perrie's place?" Liam breaks the silence

"Yep"

"Well if you don't want to be kept awake by sex noises, you're welcome at my place" I laugh

"Sex noises?"

"Yeah. Zayn and Perrie go at it all night"

"Alright I think I'll go with you then"

"You want ditch this place now then? It's kind of suffocating"

"You read my mind"

We gulp down the rest of our beers and set them on the counter before Liam grabs my hand and leads me out of the front door. Right when we walk out of the door I glance back and see Harry staring at me. Then suddenly, I'm out on street in the cold night air with Liam. Me wraps his arm around me and leads me in the direction of the apartment.

The walk to the apartment is very scary. We pass many dark alleyways and creepy people checking me out. The only thing that helps my nerves is Liam's arm draped around my waist holding me close. It's a five minute walk and we're silent the whole time. I'm busy staring at the stars while Liam is busy staring at my face. I turn my head and catch him staring at me.

"What?" I ask

"Nothing" he says while his cheeks flush and he looks away

"Tell me!" I whine

"No"

"Please!"

"Fine. Well, I don't know if it's the alcohol or if it's just you but everything seems to be blurry except you when I look at you"

"Oh" Now it's my turn for my cheeks to flush

I'm about to respond when I realize that we're at the entrance to the apartment building. It's a dark reddish brown brick and very tall. It looks old and beat up on the outside but on the inside, I know it's full of life and party. We walk through the front door and over to the elevator. Liam presses a button and we start going down underground. When the elevator door opens I see it's a whole complex area with a ton of hallways in every direction.

"it's kind of cool right?" Liam says

"yeah"

"Well there are about four more levels like this for the guys' rooms. The girls' floors are a little bit different"

"That makes sense I guess"

Liam starts to lead me down the middle hallway until we reach door 328. He small key no bigger that a paperclip out of his pocket and sticks it in the lock.

"Wouldn't you loose those keys very easily due to the size?"

Hey shrugs. "I guess not. I mean I've never lost mine. If you ever loose your key though, just go to Harry. He has a copy of a key for every room"

Something about that makes my stomach. Harry could freely open anyone's room and go through their stuff. That doesn't exactly make me feel safe.

Liam opens the door to his room. It's kind of like a hotel room mixed with a bedroom. Posters of playboy and drawings and doodles are everywhere. There's a king sized bed on the far wall with white covers neatly arranged. There's a stackable washer and dryer in the corner and a mini bar next to it. There's also a dresser and a TV. I can see a door open which probably leads into the bathroom. There's also big speakers on either side of the TV and I can see a playstation next to it. There's lamps all over the room due to the lack of lighting and a bookshelf on the left wall.

"Wow, nice place"

"Thanks. Um I'm just gonna warn you, That bathroom connects to the room next to mine so the person in the next room over shares it with me"

"And who is that?"

"...Harry.." he says hesitantly

"Alright, it's ok, I can just hold my pee anyway" I joke

He laughs and goes over to his dresser. He pulls out a t-shirt and some sweatpants. He tosses them to me and urges me into the bathroom to change. When I walk into the bathroom I notice that it's surprisingly clean. The door to Harry's bedroom is slightly open and I can just barely see into it. It looks pretty messy from what I can see but I stop myself before seeing more. That's his private room and I shouldn't be snooping. I peel off my dress and jacket and heels. I throw on the t-shirt and sweatpants which are too big so I roll the waistband a couple of times. I use water and scrub off most of my makeup. I then throw my hair into a messy bun and open the door. Liam's back it to me and he's shirtless. I lean against the doorway and watch him for a little bit. The way his muscles move when he move is just so attractive. Finally he puts a shirt on a turns around.

"Oh Belle, didn't see you there. But it sure looks like you saw me" My cheeks flush and I look down at the ground while Liam laughs

"Don't worry, I'm just teasing"

"Haha ok"

"Now, you take the bed and I'll take the floor"

"I couldn't possibly do that"

"No, I insist" before I can protest he takes some pillows and a blanket and throws them on the floor.

"Thank you" I say

"You are so welcome. Now lets go to bed, I'm tired"

"Me too" Liam walks up to me and sneaks a quick peck on the cheek resulting in my face flushing even more

"Night" he says before plopping to the ground. I crawl into his bed and tuck myself in. I lean over and turn his bedside lamp off. The room turns pitch-black immediately. It's not long before I hear a gentle snore coming from Liam. I smile and close my eyes and drift into a gentle sleep.

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Bang!! I jolt awake. I hear loud noises coming from the hallway. I crawl out of bed and navigate my way through the dark room to the door. I can see the hallway light just peeking out from under it. The banging hasn't stopped and I have to go see what it is before it wakes Liam up. I take a deep breath and open the door. I see a blonde girl with her legs wrapped around a tall dark haired man. I rub the grogginess from my eyes and realize that's the blonde bimbo from the bar. It takes me a second but I finally zone in on the brown curls that I'd know anywhere. He and the girl are making out and stumbling towards his room, crashing into things and making loud noises. I can't help but stare. Finally Harry lifts his head up and makes eye contact with me. He then smirks. I don't know what happened after that because I was too busy running back into Liam's apartmen, slamming the door behind me.

Notes

Woah, long chapter. You better appreciate this because I've been writing since four (with breaks in between I course). But anyways I hope you enjoy this and keep your eye out for the next chapter! (I will also update just a cook tomorrow)

-T