#5- You Like Him, but He Likes Someone Else
You had known Harry for a while, you were never really close, until he settled in New York. You met through mutual friends when he was touring, and he was in New York. You had gone out a couple times, but decided that it would be better for you two to stay friends, since he was always traveling. That was two years ago. Now the two of you were best friends, you would go over, and he would come to your place, the paparazzi would have a field day with it. You just kind of got used to it since the two of you knew that you were just friends. But you wished you were more.
The more the two of you hung out one-on-one, the more you realized why you were so good together, you would have to be lying if you said you never thought once, or twice, about kissing him. And slowly but surely before you knew it, you got butterflies whenever you were about to see him, or when he would text you first.
One night, the two of you were just hanging out in the living room, doing nothing special, but it was an amazing time. You have had amazing nights with him before, but none like this, the two of you were just laughing and teasing each other. And the two of you were just sitting really close, you had butterflies in your stomach just sitting there, no physical contact between the two of you. You felt the chemistry the two of you had, the sparks that were flying in the room, when you would talk, the two of you would go in depth, and just talk about anything, and everything, and there was nothing the two of you couldn’t talk about.
And that night, you decided that that was the night that you were going to tell him that you liked him, and that the ball was in his court. But before you could actually get the courage to say anything he asked you “Hey y/n, do you think we could wrap this up, Jessa is coming over.” You were confused.
“Who’s Jessa?” you asked trying to not sound as jealous as you actually felt.
“This girl that I’ve been talking to. I’m sorry I never brought her up before, but I was not sure if it was anything serious.” Harry said laughing.
“Oh, so it must be serious if you are bringing her up now.” You asked, and that time you could not hide the disappointment that you felt. But Harry did not catch on.
“Well I really like her, so I want to see how things go, you know? He asked with a smile on his face.
“Of course, yeah man. So…” you said getting up, “text me, how it goes, I guess” you said with a convincing smile.
“Thanks y/n. I will, get home safe.” He said giving you a smile.
As soon as you turned to go for the door, there was a tear falling down your cheek, you never turned around since you did not want to even know that you would be upset over this. You ride the elevator down, and as the doors open, you see this beautiful blonde hair, blue eyed girl enter, and press Harry’s floor. And then you knew, that you never had a chance with him.
Just then he texted you *Hey, thanks again for doing that, another time we will hang out, I owe you!(:*
You didn’t know what to say, you were heartbroken, so you decided to ignore it, and it felt weird since you never ignored his texts. But you felt it was the right thing.
You were childhood friends, and of course you would never let him know how you felt, but of course you would let your female best friend know, since if you kept it in, you would explode.
After every hang out with Niall you would call her afterward, and just talk to her, and she would let you vent as a best friend, and she would encourage you, to let him know how you felt, but of course you never listened since you did not want to ruin anything that you two had.
After he left for tour, you and Niall would still talk, since you were best friends you would skype, and he would tell you about everything he saw, and everything he ate, and he would also tell you about the girls, and what he would see, is a friend that was supporting in his relationships, but what you felt on the inside was complete heartbreak. You would pretend to be happy, but never were.
On one of his breaks from the tour, he was coming home, and you were so excited. You and y/f/n we just talking, and you were just talking her ear off about how excited you were to see him again, and you couldn’t wait.
Then the day finally came where you and he were finally going to see each other again, you couldn’t sleep the whole night before. You just stayed up listening to his album, and you just couldn’t believe that your best friend had an album, well not just one, but 4 albums out, with a fifth one on its way. You were so proud of him, and everything that he has accomplished at such a young age.
You finally managed to get some sleep, and you woke up more energize than ever, you got up, and jumped in the shower, you wanted to look your best, since this was going to be the first time Niall would see you in who knows when, so of course, being a girl, you wanted to make an impression. You curled hair, put on a little extra mascara, and wore that nude color that really compliments you, and it makes it look like you weren’t really trying.
You had talking to Niall’s mom the day before to help her get everything set up for Niall’s arrival. His mom loved you since she knew as a little girl. And just as you were setting up the last final touches in the living room, you saw a car pulling up from the window, and that it when your heart dropped. You yelled to his mom “HE’S HERE!” and you ran outside.
As soon as he saw you, he jumped out of the car and ran to you and swooped you up in a big hug! And as he was spinning you, you thought to yourself, this is where you belong, right in his arms. It was scene from a movie really, it was as if the two of you were lover who hadn’t seen each other since who knows when. And as he put you down, you were about to say the words that have been burned into your head since the first time you realized you liked him, but you heard the car door slam shut, and you looked and there was a tall brunette that was walking towards you guys, and your heart fell.
“It’s so nice to see you y/n, I have missed you like crazy!” he said smiling at you.
Before you could get a word in she spoke, the girl that Niall had brought home to meet mom, “So you’re y/n, he has not stopped talking about you! You have a great friend here y/n.” she said and you had the biggest fake smile on your face. Niall thought something was off as he looked at you, but just brushed it off. “I’m Steph, Niall’s girlfriend” she extended her arm out to shake yours.
“Oh it’s so nice you meet you,” you said convincing everyone around you that you weren’t heartbroken “yeah, I didn’t expect Niall to be bringing you home.” You spoke the words before you could actually process what you were saying, and then realized how rude it sounded. You apologized, and just explained how Niall didn’t mention any specific name when talking about a girl.
Just as you were going to speak, Niall’s mom called everyone inside for dinner, and you knew you would not be able to sit through dinner. So on your way inside you pretended to answer your phone, and made it sound like an emergency. “I’m sorry to have to do this, but I am not going to be able to stay for dinner, y/f/n just called and she said she needed me to go over!” you grabbed your stuff in a hurry and tried to get out of there, but Niall stopped you before you reached the door.
“Hey, do you want me to go with you, I can help with whatever it is, plus I haven’t seen her in forever too.” He said sounding sincerely concerned.
“No, its fine, I can handle it.” You said rather coldly, and walked out the door.
Niall yelled out the door “Text me, and let me know everything is okay!”
You just shook your arm in a motion letting him know he heard it. You could not bear turning around, because as soon as you walked out the door, tears had started falling down your face, and you walked all the way to y/f/n’s house, just to cry with her. Niall tried calling you on the way there, but you just screened it. Not wanting him to know that you were crying. You had never felt more disappointed in your life. And you thought it was all over, you would never have Niall.
There was not much that you wouldn’t share with Liam, the two of you had gotten really close ever since you joined Lou’s hair dressing team. You first did Liam’s hair and the two of you just hit it off instantly. So before shows you would hang out, and just talk about things that were on your minds, and after the show, you would already have take-out waiting for the both of you.
Even though you had only known Liam for such a little time, you couldn’t help but feel like this was supposed to happen, it was a sign from the universe, that there was a reason for you being there. There was a reason why you got close to Liam more than any of the other boys.
Liam had talked to you occasionally about some girls he had been with, or who he was talking to, and you would just listen, share some stories of your own, hoping that he would feel the same way you did, when he shared his experiences. Especially when he would tell you of the current girls he was talking to, or would be talking to, you would get so discouraged, but you couldn’t let it show. So you would just act like the friend that he saw you as.
One day the two of you were just walking through the city you guys were in for the tour, and as you were walking down the street, you couldn’t help but feel the urge to just grab his hand, and let him know then and there, how you felt. As soon as you were about to reach for his hand he greets someone with a big hug. You look up to see it was a woman. You were just eyeing her, just as she was doing to you.
“Oh my word, it is such a small world that I would run into you! Jenna, it is so nice to see you!” Liam said, and just as he said the name, it ringed a bell in your head, Jenna was the current girl he was talking to. As you were off in your own world thinking, he brought you back, “Y/n, this is Jenna, the girl I was talking to you about.” He said with a smile
“Oh it’s so nice to meet you Jenna,” you said with the fakest smile on your face, “I’ve heard great things about you.” You said as you were shaking her hand.
“Oh, thanks.” She said rather coldly, you decided to just brush it off.
“Well, I think I’m going to get going, it seems like the two of you have some catching up to do!” you said, as you began to walk away.
“Okay, thanks!” said Jenna, and that was the only thing she seemed slightly emotional about.
“You sure?” Liam asked, “You don’t want to join us for a quick bite, before we have to start getting ready for the show?”
“No, I’ll just grab a bite on the way to the venue. Have a nice time.” You said, and got out of there as soon as possible, before he could protest any more.
On your way back, you took a slightly different route, a longer route, just to think. You thought about Jenna and how she was the complete opposite of you. She was supermodel skinny, with spidery-long legs, that platinum blonde hair, and the hazel green eyes. You just kept thinking how stupid you were to think that there could be anything more between you and Liam than just friends. Just as you were getting you pizza, you got a text.
*Hey you okay? You got out of here pretty quickly.*
It was from Liam, you weren’t sure if you should reply or not. So you did just to not throw him off.
And you said nothing more. As you got to the venue, you talked to one of the other girls, the one who does Louis’ hair, to see if she would want to do Liam’s hair tonight. When she asked why you wanted to trade, you had to make up this excuse on how you just want to work with different hair types, and you’re slowly making your way through the boys, to feel all the different hair types. She bought it, and you were relieved since you didn’t want Liam to question you any further, and you didn’t want it to show on your face that you were hurt.
This was just your typical crush story, you were friends with Liam, and when he finally brought you around the other boys, your eyes immediately fell on Louis, and you could not keep them off him. You had a couple conversations here and there, but nothing concrete. You weren’t sure if he was talking to someone else or not, you were sure if he was even single or not at the moment. So when you went home you stalked the hell out of him. You figured out that he had no one special, at the moment.
You would try to be around him any chance that you could, if Liam would invite you to a gathering you would never say no, since there was the slightest chance that Louis would be there. The more you saw him, and the more you talked to him, the more you realized how cute he actually was, and how talented he actually was. And you began to notice the little things about him, like how he bites his lips when he is concentrated on something, or how he plays with his hands when he is just standing there listening to anyone. You just began to notice all these small things, that you weren’t sure if they were normal or not.
One night Liam invited you to a party at Niall’s house, and of course, you said yes. You got ready and you got all dressed up, since Louis would most likely be there. When you got there you noticed that Louis was by the drinks table, and so of course you made your way over there. When you got there the two of you were just talking, about nothing in particular, and as the night went on the two of you just kept talking. You thought that everything was going great, he was feeling your vibes, you actually thought he was flirting back, but then all of a sudden a girl comes up and hugs him from behind. You physically felt your heart drop as you saw her arms wrap around him.
You heard them catch up, and how they didn’t expect to see eachother there, and you just felt like the awkward third person there, so as was talking to her, and they were just paying attention to each other, you backed away, and ran to the nearest bathroom to keep from anyone seeing your tears. You made it to the bathroom safely, and that is when you decided to text Liam.
*Hey, not feeling too hot, just gonna grab a cab and go home*
*Aw man, sorry to hear that y/n, hope you feel better, text me if you need anything!*
And with that, you exited the bathroom, to make sure no one saw you leave, you ran outside and your uber was already waiting.
On your way home you just kept replaying the events of the night, you getting there, you seeing Louis, you and Louis having a great time, and you having your heart broken.
Thank you guys so much for reading! Hope you guys enjoy it. Should I do a part 2? Let me know!
