The Bad Boy Effect
Happily
Harry's Point of View
"I think you should call Niall and see if you guys can talk."
"You're crazy for thinking that." I know Liam wants what is best but being in the same room as Niall is the last thing I want for a very long time. "Don't you think I have enough bruises for the next few weeks?"
"He won't hit you, we won't let him." I raised my eyebrows,
"You guys are going to be there?"
"Kinda," Louis said with a cheeky grin, "we think it'll be nice if we all go out to eat--just the mates and you guys can have a little date at a separate table."
"At least until you can figure out this whole Ada thing." Liam finished. "And you know she's with Niall, you have to accept that Harry. You have to accept that you screwed up big time and you're lucky I haven't beaten the shit out of you."
"You probably would have if I didn't already look like this." I tried to smile and Liam tilted his head thinking 'yeah, probably'. I think this might be a good idea though. I'll never get over Ada but we need to get along. Everyone likes Niall and I have to deal with that. "So when should we do this?"
"Tonight around seven. I already called Niall and it's cool with him. We're going to Nandos." I rubbed my forehead.
"Does he know I'm going to be there?"
"Yep." Louis nodded his head. I swear he thinks everything is a joke. He loves all of the drama he can get.
"Alright, fine. Get out so I can get ready." Liam patted me on the back and I tried not to squirm. I feel like I just ran a marathon.
"I'll pick you up at 6:30 Hazz."
"Yeah, see ya then." Liam and Louis left and I fell back onto my pillow. This will be interesting.
We got to the restaurant and Niall was inside with Louis and Zayn. They looked like they were having a great time; like they had been friends forever. I sat in the passenger seat until a knock on the window made me jolt. "You coming mate?"
I sighed and stepped out of Liam's car. "I can't believe I'm doing this."
"It's for the best man."
Inside was cooler than I liked. I took my sunglasses off; I kinda want Niall to see everything I went through....maybe he would be a little easier on me. All three stood up and greeted Liam. I stayed back a bit and looked towards the ground like I had no idea who any of them were. It was the most awkward experience since my first date with Macy Collins. That was a disaster.
Liam pulled me forward and made me stand in front of Niall. "That's your table over there," he pointed to the corner, "play nice boys." Niall tried to smile but I feel sick. He stole my "almost" girlfriend.
I sat down in the booth and he sat across from me. It was quiet for a moment while we both thought of what to say. Normally I would rehearse for these things but I think that would make things worse. Memorizing things to say always goes wrong. I finally looked up from my hands to his face,
"You alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, you okay?" I chuckled to myself. Yes, my eye feels amazing. Now isn't the time to start anything. When I didn't say anything Niall continued, "Your eye, it looks painful."
"Yeah, it didn't feel good." I pointed to the side of my nose which was still a little bruised. "Ada gave me this one." He laughed,
"Yeah, she's given me a few of those. Well she's slapped me, I haven't gotten hit that hard yet..." his words slowly faded, wondering if we should be having this kind of conversation yet.
"Are you guys dating?" I asked bluntly. I just need to know.
"I don't know. We've hung out some and she said," he paused and made sure to pick the right words, "she said she likes me a lot and she wants to be with me." Ada said the same to me.
"Did she say anything else?" He looked at me confused,
"What do you mean?"
"She just," I couldn't tell him she said the same to me, that would hurt him. "Never mind, it just hurts. I screwed up though, I know I did. And I swear I didn't know it was her room." I don't know why I'm trying to defend myself to him but I guess I need him to like me for the guys.
"I know you didn't. You care for her too much." I don't know where this is going. We both feel the same and we're both nice guys. I don't think Niall wants to hurt me but he won't let go of her. I was the same way when I was with Ada. "Can we start over?" Could we?
"I think so. I'd like that, it's just..."
"Ada." We were both thinking it.
"Yeah."
"I'm not going to lie to you Harry, I can't stop feeling the way I do for her and if she wants to be with me then I'm going to be with her." My eyes were swelling again. A girl has never done this to me before.
"I understand." I can't look at him anymore but I placed my hand across the table to shake. Hopefully this would be our truce. "I'm not going to try to get in the way anymore Niall. I'm sorry we had to basically kill each other to get to her but we're both hurting her by fighting."
He shook my hand without any sign of power. It's not a game to him, he truly wants to be my friend and I think I want to be his friend too.
"So I have some lyrics and I wanted to try them out with your guitar. Maybe you can put some chords with them." I smiled and it was like nothing happened. Sure, it's not going to be easy, especially when Ada is with us but it'll be okay. These guys are my best mates and I'm hoping our music will heal me.
Niall's Point of View
I got home and grabbed my guitar. "So do you have those lyrics with you?" Harry followed me into my room, yes, Harry Styles. I can't believe we're in the same room not fighting.
"Yeah, they're right here." Harry reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a small notebook. He opened up to one of the many pages and read them aloud,
You don't understand, you don't understand
What you do to me when you hold his hand
He paused, oh god, this is going to be awkward. He looked up at me and I nodded, "It's fine, keep going."
We were meant to be, but a twist of fate
made it so we had to walk away
I needed this to not be awkward so I thought of some lyrics I had written. Something clicked inside, "Oh! I have some great lyrics that could go with that!"
It's 4 am and I know you're with him,
I wonder if he knows I touched your skin
I stopped and closed my eyes. I don't think he knows we had kissed before that. I heard him laugh, "It's fine, we can make great music out of this situation we have here."
I smiled and we kept working for another hour until my phone vibrated. We both looked at it, knowing it's Ada. "So I think if I play the G and the C chord they might sound good with this strumming pattern." It was guy time. Ada could wait. I could tell Harry appreciated it and we kept going until our brains were dead. When Harry left we fist pumped and that was the beginning of something that would hopefully turn out okay--better than okay. I ran back upstairs to look at a missed call and a text.
From: Ada 10:30 pm
Hey, sorry it took so long I was doing some homework. Do you wanna talk?
I think I need a break tonight.
To: Ada 12:03 am
Hey love srry to get back to you so late. I got caught up in my music. Im rlly tired....see you tomrrw morning?
There was no reply so I figure she fell asleep. I fell asleep quickly knowing I had the girl I love in my hands and a new friend/band mate.
"I think you should call Niall and see if you guys can talk."
"You're crazy for thinking that." I know Liam wants what is best but being in the same room as Niall is the last thing I want for a very long time. "Don't you think I have enough bruises for the next few weeks?"
"He won't hit you, we won't let him." I raised my eyebrows,
"You guys are going to be there?"
"Kinda," Louis said with a cheeky grin, "we think it'll be nice if we all go out to eat--just the mates and you guys can have a little date at a separate table."
"At least until you can figure out this whole Ada thing." Liam finished. "And you know she's with Niall, you have to accept that Harry. You have to accept that you screwed up big time and you're lucky I haven't beaten the shit out of you."
"You probably would have if I didn't already look like this." I tried to smile and Liam tilted his head thinking 'yeah, probably'. I think this might be a good idea though. I'll never get over Ada but we need to get along. Everyone likes Niall and I have to deal with that. "So when should we do this?"
"Tonight around seven. I already called Niall and it's cool with him. We're going to Nandos." I rubbed my forehead.
"Does he know I'm going to be there?"
"Yep." Louis nodded his head. I swear he thinks everything is a joke. He loves all of the drama he can get.
"Alright, fine. Get out so I can get ready." Liam patted me on the back and I tried not to squirm. I feel like I just ran a marathon.
"I'll pick you up at 6:30 Hazz."
"Yeah, see ya then." Liam and Louis left and I fell back onto my pillow. This will be interesting.
We got to the restaurant and Niall was inside with Louis and Zayn. They looked like they were having a great time; like they had been friends forever. I sat in the passenger seat until a knock on the window made me jolt. "You coming mate?"
I sighed and stepped out of Liam's car. "I can't believe I'm doing this."
"It's for the best man."
Inside was cooler than I liked. I took my sunglasses off; I kinda want Niall to see everything I went through....maybe he would be a little easier on me. All three stood up and greeted Liam. I stayed back a bit and looked towards the ground like I had no idea who any of them were. It was the most awkward experience since my first date with Macy Collins. That was a disaster.
Liam pulled me forward and made me stand in front of Niall. "That's your table over there," he pointed to the corner, "play nice boys." Niall tried to smile but I feel sick. He stole my "almost" girlfriend.
I sat down in the booth and he sat across from me. It was quiet for a moment while we both thought of what to say. Normally I would rehearse for these things but I think that would make things worse. Memorizing things to say always goes wrong. I finally looked up from my hands to his face,
"You alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, you okay?" I chuckled to myself. Yes, my eye feels amazing. Now isn't the time to start anything. When I didn't say anything Niall continued, "Your eye, it looks painful."
"Yeah, it didn't feel good." I pointed to the side of my nose which was still a little bruised. "Ada gave me this one." He laughed,
"Yeah, she's given me a few of those. Well she's slapped me, I haven't gotten hit that hard yet..." his words slowly faded, wondering if we should be having this kind of conversation yet.
"Are you guys dating?" I asked bluntly. I just need to know.
"I don't know. We've hung out some and she said," he paused and made sure to pick the right words, "she said she likes me a lot and she wants to be with me." Ada said the same to me.
"Did she say anything else?" He looked at me confused,
"What do you mean?"
"She just," I couldn't tell him she said the same to me, that would hurt him. "Never mind, it just hurts. I screwed up though, I know I did. And I swear I didn't know it was her room." I don't know why I'm trying to defend myself to him but I guess I need him to like me for the guys.
"I know you didn't. You care for her too much." I don't know where this is going. We both feel the same and we're both nice guys. I don't think Niall wants to hurt me but he won't let go of her. I was the same way when I was with Ada. "Can we start over?" Could we?
"I think so. I'd like that, it's just..."
"Ada." We were both thinking it.
"Yeah."
"I'm not going to lie to you Harry, I can't stop feeling the way I do for her and if she wants to be with me then I'm going to be with her." My eyes were swelling again. A girl has never done this to me before.
"I understand." I can't look at him anymore but I placed my hand across the table to shake. Hopefully this would be our truce. "I'm not going to try to get in the way anymore Niall. I'm sorry we had to basically kill each other to get to her but we're both hurting her by fighting."
He shook my hand without any sign of power. It's not a game to him, he truly wants to be my friend and I think I want to be his friend too.
"So I have some lyrics and I wanted to try them out with your guitar. Maybe you can put some chords with them." I smiled and it was like nothing happened. Sure, it's not going to be easy, especially when Ada is with us but it'll be okay. These guys are my best mates and I'm hoping our music will heal me.
Niall's Point of View
I got home and grabbed my guitar. "So do you have those lyrics with you?" Harry followed me into my room, yes, Harry Styles. I can't believe we're in the same room not fighting.
"Yeah, they're right here." Harry reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a small notebook. He opened up to one of the many pages and read them aloud,
You don't understand, you don't understand
What you do to me when you hold his hand
He paused, oh god, this is going to be awkward. He looked up at me and I nodded, "It's fine, keep going."
We were meant to be, but a twist of fate
made it so we had to walk away
I needed this to not be awkward so I thought of some lyrics I had written. Something clicked inside, "Oh! I have some great lyrics that could go with that!"
It's 4 am and I know you're with him,
I wonder if he knows I touched your skin
I stopped and closed my eyes. I don't think he knows we had kissed before that. I heard him laugh, "It's fine, we can make great music out of this situation we have here."
I smiled and we kept working for another hour until my phone vibrated. We both looked at it, knowing it's Ada. "So I think if I play the G and the C chord they might sound good with this strumming pattern." It was guy time. Ada could wait. I could tell Harry appreciated it and we kept going until our brains were dead. When Harry left we fist pumped and that was the beginning of something that would hopefully turn out okay--better than okay. I ran back upstairs to look at a missed call and a text.
From: Ada 10:30 pm
Hey, sorry it took so long I was doing some homework. Do you wanna talk?
I think I need a break tonight.
To: Ada 12:03 am
Hey love srry to get back to you so late. I got caught up in my music. Im rlly tired....see you tomrrw morning?
There was no reply so I figure she fell asleep. I fell asleep quickly knowing I had the girl I love in my hands and a new friend/band mate.
Notes
Like I promised, another update for getting me back up to a 10!Thank you guys so much, enjoy and let me know what you think about this new friendship....uhhh, hmmmm?
@Irish Gal
your welcome and i was wondering if you could message me please
2/27/15