Nialls POV
I feel someone poking my arm.
“Niall wake up.” I hear someone whispering in my ear.
“Go away.” I mumble with my eyes still closed.
I hear another voice.
“Niall did you and Eli- Way to go!”
I quickly wake up and sit up straight. I see Louis and Liam standing across from me.
“NO!” I loudly reply.
“Shhh lower your voice.” Liam whispers while pointing next to me.
I turn my head next to me to see Eli sleeping. I then realize that we must’ve dozed off while talking in my bed.
I observe her for a while and I notice how she’s still in her red dress. I can’t see her face since she’s lying face first in a pillow, which causes me to chuckle.
“Um Niall you there?” I hear Liam ask.
“Liam, you can’t just interrupt someone when there checking someone out while there sleeping.” I hear Louis comment.
I feel my cheeks heat up and I try to change the subject.
“What time is it? By the way Louis, why are you here? Where’s Harry?” I ask.
Liam checks the time on his phone.
“It’s about three in the morning mate.” He retorts.
“Harry is kind of drunk so Zayn is helping him walk up here, I guess he’s really drunk. And I’m here because I wanted to say hi to you but it’s obvious that I am not wanted.” Louis says with his arms crossed and a pouty lip.
“Pretty much, so leave.” I say while motioning him out.
Louis gasps and dramatically spins around and walks out, which causes Liam and I to laugh.
“How was the jazz club?” Liam questions as he walks closer to me.
“Fun.” I simply state. I don’t want to give him any details on the night. If he finds out about my new feelings towards Eli, I’ll never be able to live it down. I would probably be teased the rest of my life.
Liam nods and heads to the couch.
“I’m gonna get some rest. Talk to you in the morning okay?” he adds.
“Okay night lad.”
I pull the covers over my body and I glance at Eli again.
I feel myself smile at the sight of her and her beauty. She’s so small... If I wrap my arms around her she would disappear. Oh how I wish I could though.
She begins to turn her body, I’m guessing to get comfortable, and her face is now facing mine.
Her eyes are closed shut and her face looks soft and tranquil. Her long dark eyelashes are laying on her cheek, causing my stomach to turn a little.
I move a piece of her curly hair out of her face so I can see more.
Her lips still have red lipstick that is a little smudged but not too bad. They look plump and smooth and I just want to kiss them. I have to fight the urge too... She most likely doesn’t feel the same way about me and it would ruin everything we have if I tried anything.
I sigh and try to close my eyes until a loud deep voice enters the room.
“H-heyyy guysss. Wh-hattssss u-p.”
I open my eyes once again to see a drunken Harry walking towards me.
“Ni-Ni-Niall I l-love y-you man. Y-you are o-one of my cloooosest f-friendsss evverrr.”
I get out of the bed and I try to make him speak lower so he won’t wake up Eli.
“Harry you’re drunk. You should go to bed.” I tell him while holding him still.
“I’m n-not tired! How a-about y-y-you anddd me go to a barrr and we haveee someee dri-inks and get s-some girls and w-“
“Harry lower your voice and I won’t go to a bar with yo-“
“W-what issss shee d-doing here?” Harry asks while pointing at Eli.
“She’s sleeping. Now go to sl-“
“Maid girl! G-get ooouut of m-my room!” Harry yells.
Eli doesn’t even flinch.
He then walks passed me to her side and starts to shake her, making me a little angry.
“W-wake u-u-uppp.” He says while shaking her.
“Harry stop!” I say while trying to move his arm away from Eli. Harry can be such an annoying ass drunk.
“W-what’s going on?” Eli tiredly asks.
“Nothing Eli just go back t-“
“Y-youuu don’t des-serve Ni-ni-niall as a friend. Y-you are a faakkkeee and I k-know ittt.” Harry says close to her face.
Oh no.
She turns her head to the side obviously repulsed by the smell of alcohol in Harry’s breath and scrunches up her nose.
“Niall is he drunk?” she asks.
“Well-“
“Yes I am miss.” Harry replies.
Harry suddenly falls to his knees and Eli quickly gets out of bed to help him up. She’s so adorable.
“Niall help me pick him up.” She states while trying to hold up the left side of his body.
I nod and go to the right side of his body and we pick him up from the ground.
“Let’s walk him to his bed.” I say while motioning to the other side of the room with the empty bed.
She nods and we walk Harry to his bed.
Man, Liam is a freaking heavy sleeper.
“I-I’m ffiiineee.” Harry defends.
We ignore him and help him get inside his bed. He tries to shake out of our hold, but fails and grows tired as he begins to stop. As soon as his head touches the soft pillow, his eyelids shut closed and he knocks out like a light.
Eli and I both chuckle at the sight of Harry drooling on his pillow.
“Someone had a fun night.” Eli remarks.
“You think?” I comment with a smile.
Her laugh begins to fade and her lips form a straight line as she continues to stare at Harry. She sighs a little and turns her gaze back to me.
“Why doesn’t Harry like me?” she asks a little sad.
“Eli he’s drunk, he doesn’t know what he’s saying.”
She shuts her eyes closed for a second before opening them again to reveal their beautiful brown color.
“Ni I know he doesn’t like me, I just wonder why.”
I walk up to her and put my hands on her shoulders while looking into her eyes.
“Eli he just doesn’t know you like I do. Don’t worry once he does, he will think differently.” I say while giving her a soft smile.
She mirrors my expression and nods a little before yawning slightly. She begins to rub her upper left arm with her right hand softly before turning her head to the alarm clock on the nightstand in between me and Harry's beds.
“It’s really late Ni. I better go back to my room.”
Her feet begin to walk towards the door and I can't help but follow her. I'm not ready to let her go...even if it's just for a few hours.
She stops and turns around once I wrap my hand around her small wrist.
“Stay.” I whisper.
She smiles.
“Niall you and the boys need rest. I don’t want to disturb you guys. You want to hang out later on today?”
I nod and she wraps her arms around me, making me shut my eyes as I try to take in the moment.
“Thank you.” She mutters.
“For what?” I ask.
“For listening… for not thinking less of me.”
“I will never think less of you Eli.” I say sincerely.
She suddenly goes on her tippy toes and shuts her eyes as she presses her delicate, soft lips to my forehead, making my heart race at an exaggerating fast pace.
She goes back down and stares into my eyes while caressing my cheek before waving and walking out.
I’m going to have to get used to the whole blushing thing because it seems like it’s going to happen a lot more now…
A few days later
It’s so hard being around Eli. I can’t be normal around her anymore. When I walk with her I feel as if I have bricks glued to my feet. Not to mention that I have fallen several times because of that.
I also can’t stop blushing. I think my new skin color is now red, but I just can’t help it. I don’t know why I’m so nervous around her now. Her beauty is now more noticeable to me, which I guess is one factor of why I’m acting like this. I mean how have I not noticed before how slim her body is, her long hair makes her look hot, her eyes are a dark brown that look like honey in the light, and the list goes on. It’s also hard to have a conversation with her. Whenever she says my name, I get major butterflies in my stomach. I know that sounds really lame but it’s true. I just want to throw up all the time. Gross right?
Right now we’re in her room watching movies on her new laptop. We’ve been watching a load of Christmas movies even though it’s April. When I told her that I’ve never seen movies like Rudolph or frosty the snowman she right away bought all of them and demanded me to watch them with her.
I of course accepted and we’ve been watching them for the past three hours so far. These have been the longest three hours of my life. We’re both on her bed and while she’s lying down and enjoying the movies, I’m awkwardly sitting up straight trying not to seem weird.
Wow. I’m falling hard. When the second movie finally ends she looks at me while holding two other disks.
“Okay now which do you want to see next? White Christmas or Santa Clause is Coming to town?”
“Any is fine.” I reply.
“Okay white Christmas it is. Before I put it on I’m going to make some popcorn.”
“Actually Eli I’m not really hungry.” I comment.
I lied. I’m starving. I just don’t want to seem like a pig eating in front of her. Damn… I sound like a complete chic.
She then surprisingly puts her hand on my forehead which causes my cheeks to flush.
“Niall are you okay? I mean you're warm, you’ve been red lately all the time, and you never want to eat. Are you sick or something?”
Her face gets closer to mine as she tries to examine me.
I feel her hot breath on my face, causing my heart to beat faster.
“Um I- ya actually I think I’m catching a cold…”
I then fake cough and a flash of concern replaces her calm features.
“Ni do you wa-“
“I think I’m actually going to head back to my room and rest.”
If I stay here any longer my heart will jump out of my chest.
She nods and tries to give me a hug which I stop.
“I don’t want to get you sick.” I lie.
“I don’t care.” She states while hugging me.
My Stomach begins to flutter inside and I quickly let go.
“Well bye.” I add while leaving her room.
I pretty much ran back to me, Liam, and Harry’s room and jumped on my bed.
Crap! Why am I so embarrassing around her! I’m never like this!
I groan into my pillow.
“Hey Ni, you alright mate? It looked like you just ran for your life?” Harry asks.
Trust me I did.
“I just finished jogging.” I lied again.
“In your pajamas?” Harry adds.
I forgot that Eli wanted me and her to dress in our pj’s so we could be comfortable.
“Just leave, I want to sleep.” I mumble into my pillow without looking at him.
I then feel a pillow hit me.
“You’re a loser.” I hear Harry say.
“Leave.” I repeat.
“Fine, when you’re ready to tell me what’s wrong, I’m going to be in the pool.”
I then hear the door close and I close my eyes, drifting off into sleep.
Hours later
I’m awakened by a loud knock on the door. I get out of bed and stretch. Man Harry’s still at the pool? Where the hell is Liam? I shrug. I then check the time and see how I’ve been asleep for two hours. I groan and open the door.
I’m surprised when I see Eli holding a huge bag.
“Um hi.” I say.
“Hey. I don’t want you to be sick alone so I brought some stuff.” She excitedly states.
She then walks passed me to the coffee table and begins to take things out of the bag.
“I brought your favorite soup, chicken noodle, two bowls, two spoons, cookies, hot chocolate, tissues, medicine, my laptop, and a bunch of movies.”
“W-why?” I ask.
“I want to help you feel better.” Eli states while smiling.
Gosh her smile is beautiful.
She then starts serving the soup and I walk up to her.
“Thank you.” I mutter while giving her a hug from behind.
“You’re welcome. Now go before you get me sick.”
I put my hand on my chest dramatically and gasp which causes her to laugh her loud adorable laugh.
I begin to join her and my nervousness almost instantly vanishes.
A buzz from my phone echoes through the room and I sigh as I take it out to examine it.
It's a message from Simon and it has a picture attached to it.
From: Uncle Si: We need to talk about this.
When I press on the picture, I see how it’s a picture of Eli and I running outside the jazz club.
Shit.

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