Niall Horan Imagines

Ego

You jumped when Mallory jerked forward, nearly spitting her coffee all over you. "What?!" You gasped, pushing yourself away from her in the office chair you sat in. She looked at you with wide eyes, coughing.

"You-" She cut herself off to cough again, "You're dating who?"

You suddenly felt really nervous, like this was wrong. The way she asked it had you feeling like you were walking into a pit of fire with this one. "Niall Horan...?" You questioned, before adding, "He works at-"

"I know where he works," She rolled her eyes, "The CEO thing doesn't impress me. I'm just surprised that you'd go for him."

"Why?" You quickly asked, "Wait, how do you know who he is?!"

"Everyone knows," Mallory said, chuckling. "He's also a major manwhore. He gets around more than anyone I've ever met in my life. Be careful, pumpkin."

"What?" You asked in a quiet whisper. That wasn't the Niall you met during your boss's conference, in which your boss sat down with the CEO of another company and decided to drag you along. Niall was professional, funny, and extremely kind. Mallory raised her eyebrows at you while sipping from her coffee. "No, you've got to be talking about somebody else..." You said, more for yourself than for anyone else, "He's a really sweet guy. He's picking me up after work today for our first date."

Mallory laughed and switched her attention back to the computer in front of her. "Well of course that's the impression he's going to give," She snapped, "He doesn't want you to know he's some sex-crazed CEO of a very successful business. He just wants you to see him as a responsible businessman with manners and a good head on his shoulders. From what I've heard, he's anything but that." She must have noticed the disappointment on your face because she quickly added, "But that's all just talk. I've never been with the guy, I have no idea what he's really like. Who knows? Maybe he's a total sweetheart with a couple sour rumors going around about him."

You sighed, "Yeah." Gathering your paperwork into a neat pile, you mumbled, "I sure hope so."

The rest of the day went by agonizingly slow. You were done at 6:00 and part of you wanted that time to come quickly, while another part of you wanted time to slow down. After everything your coworker had told you that morning, you were nervous about going on a date with Niall. You didn't want to get yourself involved with some sort of sex addict. A sigh rolled through you as you watched the clock, glancing up when Mallory danced her way into your office. She sat on the edge of your desk and you stared up at her with a flat expression, holding your head up with your hand.

"You excited?" She giggled.

"Not really..." You mumbled.

She let out a breath. "Look, forget everything I told you this morning. Just don't think about it," She said, "Get to know him first. Like I said, it could very well be just a bunch of bad rumors. You know how people in the office love to talk." She glanced down at the skirt and blouse you wore, asking, "You're not wearing that on your date, are you?"

You perked up at this. "I have to," You said, dropping your eyes to your typical work outfit. "He's coming to get me right at 6:00."