Emily's POV

I quickly peer through the curtain as I look out for Louis. He's taking me for dinner tonight and I really can't wait. I love having him all to myself with no one else to worry about, he really does make my heart melt.

"Anything interesting out there?" Holly asks and I quickly let go of the curtain and spin around to face her.

"Nope, nothing." I say and I sit down in the arm chair. Holly nods as she turns the TV down whilst holding her bowl of pasta.

"I saw Louis today." Holly smiles and I frown as I hate that she won't leave him alone. I get that she likes him, but he's tried to tell her he isn't interested. "He was actually in a bad mood as if someone has pissed him off. It turned out to be an interesting conversation." Holly adds as she looks away from me to the TV.

"What conversation was that?" I ask as I do feel slightly jealous and worried that Louis may have told her.

"Oh I can't remember, something about he can't handle me being around so much " She says and glances at me. A smile fixed on her face causes me to look away. How am I supposed to feel about my friend constantly nagging at the guy I like? And why would Louis say that to her?
Okay she doesn't know about Louis and I, but she should give up and move on.

"How's Luke?" She asks with raised eyebrows. Luke is someone I started to see but have recently cut off from. I wasn't sure dating him was such a good idea for me.
He too was someone I saw on the quiet, Holly only knew because she caught me with him. I had to tell her what was going on but she wasn't impressed I hid it from her. But why is she bringing this back up now?

"I've not seen him in ages." I answer without looking at her. My phone suddenly vibrates and I know it's Louis. "Right, I'm off. See you later." I say as I stand up. Holly looks at me confused as I gave her no warning that I am heading out tonight.

"See ya." She says after me but the look on her face is full of suspicion. I sigh as I close the door behind me and I walk down the end of the street.

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Bella's POV

I pick at some of the food Harry has put out in his bedroom. I don't know if it's sweet or worrying that he seems to have every flavoured pringles can. He's done this once before, he invited Louis and I over for a movie night and we pigged out on junk food. Unfortunately Louis is on a date with Emily tonight, he decided to tell us last minute even though our plans had been made, so it's just me and Harry.

"Drink?" Harry asks as he passes me a pear cider. I thank him and place the drink next to me on his bed side table.

"It feels weird just us two.." I smile as I try not to let the atmosphere fall into any sort of awkwardness.

"I know, bloody Louis going on a date." Harry rolls his eyes and looks at me. "Are you missing him?" He asks and I immediately frown. I shake my head as I look away from him, I don't like lying but I'm not going to admit that I'm missing Louis terribly.

"It's fine.." I force a smile and Harry gives me a patronising smirk. "What?" I frown as I sip my drink.

"Come on Bella. I've seen the way you look at Louis, I've also noticed that since he's been with Emily, you don't go near him." Harry says and my cheeks instantly turn a shade of pink. "I know I wind you up about it but I'm right aren't I?" He adds and I can't believe he's doing this.

"No.." I shake my head and Harry smirks. "Harry, you've got it wrong." I add and he nods as he laughs.

"I'm not wrong. I know you well enough, I see you looking at him when we're working. Then when you look away, he looks over at you." Harry says and I feel intrigued that he's said that. I've never noticed Louis looking at me.

"Really?" I ask and I wish I hadn't. Harry grins and nods his head proudly. I mentally curse myself for showing interest and letting him win.

"So how long?" Harry asks and I frown confused at him. "How long have you liked him?" He adds and I rub my forehead in frustration. This is suppose to be a movie night, not a heart to heart.

"I don't know." I sigh as I know Harry isn't going to give up questioning me. "Since I've known him. I guess." I answer without looking at him.

"Bloody hell Bella?!" Harry says in shock and I glance up at him. "Why haven't you ever told him?" He asks and I shrug.

"I didn't want to screw my friendship up with him." I reply and Harry shakes his head. I can't believe I've actually let it out and surprisingly enough, it feels as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

"You wouldn't have, he likes you too!" Harry says in frustration and I don't understand what the big deal is. "All this time I knew it but you both just kept denying it." Harry adds.

"You don't know if he actually likes me, I really don't think he does. Look how he is with Emily, he's besotted with her and all he's done is try to win her." My own words shatter my inner emotions. Harry bites his lip and sighs.

"I don't think Louis realises at the moment how much he gives to her. He seems to be caught in a bubble. But that's only because Emily showed some interest back, no one else besides Holly has confronted him." Harry suggests and I look away as I'm not sure if he's right or not.

"Well it's no point in talking about this, he's happy with Emily and I have to respect that. So make sure this doesn't leave these four walls!" I panic as the last thing I need is Harry trying to play cupid, I know how his brain works.

"Fine okay, I won't say anything. But I'm glad you've finally admitted it. All I need to do is make Louis admit it too." Harry winks and I shake my head angrily.

"No Harry you must'nt, just leave it please!" I snap and Harry looks at me and I know he's frustrated, but he needs to realise it's not his business to say anything.

"Okay.." Harry sighs and looks away from me.

As we both fall silent, I start to think about my friendship with Louis. He's never gave any impression of seeing me more than a friend. If anything, he treats me a bit like I'm one of the boys. That thought alone sucks, but I know I'm lucky enough to have him as a friend.
Some people don't think like me, some could say it's too hard but others could say it's harmless. I think it's good having Louis as he's someone I know I can rely on, no matter if I think he's good looking, sweet or funny.

"Pringle?" Harry asks as he waves the paprika flavour infront of me. I snap out of my thoughts and I thank Harry as I take a Pringle out. "I love pringles." He adds as he shoves at least three or four in his mouth.

"I would never have guessed." I laugh as I shake my head at him, he tries not to laugh or choke as he covers his mouth with his hand.

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Louis' POV

Tonight is going so well, it just feels so good whenever I see her. Spending time alone with Emily is something I want to do all the time.

"You need to do whatever you can do get rid of Holly." Emily says and I nearly choke on my burger, I cough to clear my throat and Emily smiles. "That sounded so much more evil than I intended it too" Emily adds and I can't help but laugh.

"Yeah I was going to say, I don't get 'rid' of people." I reply lightly and Emily laughs. "But I did say to her today that I'm no longer answering her as I'm bored of trying to explain. She seemed to get pretty frustrated but she left." I add positively and Emily's eyes widen. I was careful how I worded it because Emily didn't want me to be horrible. But she doesn't know that I had to get a little nasty.

"What exactly did you say? What happened?" Emily asks with worrying her voice.

"Holly basically turned up at work as she keeps having problems with her beam lights. I happened to pass her and she started to ask how I was, but I jumped straight to the point and had to tell her that I can no longer keep going round in circles." I sigh as I relive the memory mentally.
"I did explain it is driving me mad and I was abrupt and I shouted that I'd never find her attractive. I continued to say that she will never be in my life, and that I'll never change my mind. Then she left." I add and I feel like a prick as I think about my actions.

"Oh my god, she never told me that." Emily frowns as she looks away.

"I didn't mean to be so harsh, I was just trying to get my point across once and for all!" I sigh as I sit back in my chair. My appetite had suddenly disappeared.

"Was she okay?" Emily asks quietly as she looks at me. I shrug as I don't have a clue. I knew I shouldn't have got so annoyed, the last thing I wanted was to upset Emily.

Thinking back on it now it wasn't nice, but it had to be done. David happened to over hear and he gave me a warning about bringing personal problems into work. So I got even more angry that she got me in trouble.

"I just want to be with you without any distractions. I know I said to go easy on her, but she doesn't seem to listen." Emily says and I nod in agreement, though I'm surprised at her reaction. I thought she was going to moan at me.

"Well I think this time she will listen." I say and I force a smile and Emily smiles too.

"As long as we keep this between us, we will be okay." Emily answers and I nod positively. "I really do like you Louis." She adds.

"I like you too." I smile. "I have to say, this place is nice. I've never been here before." I add as this restaurant is completely out of town, at least half an hour away from where we live.

"It's good to go somewhere different." Emily answers as she leans forwards and takes my hand. I gently stroke the top of her hand with my thumb, I look into her eyes and I love how connected we are. But it's soon interrupted as my phone vibrates. I let go of her.

"Sorry.." I say and Emily shakes her head dismissively as I reach for my phone. I open up a text which is from Harry,

You need to hurry up with your date and get here! Bella and I want you here. I'm sure Emily will understand that you belong to us. Hurry bud! ;) xx

I shake my head at Harry's text and I place it back into my pocket. I know I've let them down tonight, but I'm sure they understand that Emily is on the top of my list tonight.
I glance back up at her and she gives me what seems to be a seductive smile. I gulp but agree mentally with myself; being here was the best decision I could have made.

Notes

Hi Everyone!
Another update her for you,
Happiness for Louis isn't going to last as long as he may think it will.
Thank you to everyone who has left a comment so far, I love to hear your theories and what you think is going to happen, it helps keep me motivated.
Thank you so much for reading.
xx