"I'll be there soon," you laughed as you talked to your friend Gemma over the phone.
You were attending a barbecue she was having, picking up your phone and your keys and heading to her place.
You entered her home, to see no one was in there as they were all outside in her garden.
"Hey Y/N." She smiled as she greeted you with a hug.
"Hey Gemma." You smiled.
"My brothers brought his friend over and he seems to be quite interested in you already." She laughed and you looked in the direction she was looking in to see a blonde haired boy staring at you.
When he realised you had noticed, he looked away and back towards his friend, who happened to be your best friends brother.
Niall's POV:
I couldn't stop looking at her, it wasn't love at first sight, but there was something about her that made me want to talk to her, but I couldn't. I was so nervous.
"You alright mate?" Harry asked.
"Y-yeah fine." I stuttered.
"Are you sure? Because clearly someone else has your attention more than I do." He laughed, looking in the direction I kept staring in.
I knew I was starting, but I couldn't help it, she was beautiful and I wanted her to notice me.
"Your not eyeing up my sister are you?" He asked, sternly.
"No, I'm actually looking at her friend." I admitted.
"Oh, that's Y/N, she's a nice girl, why don't you go and talk to her?" He suggested.
"Go and talk to her? I'd probably embarrass myself if I did that." I sighed.
"Well you might have to talk to her soon because I want to speak with my sister and she's with her." He laughed.
"She's beautiful." I commented and Harry waved a hand in front of my face.
"Niall, be casual man." He said and I nodded, blushing in embarrassment.
Your POV:
You talked with Gemma for a while, trying to ignore the guy that kept staring at you, despite how attractive he is.
"Who is he?" You asked.
"He's Niall, he's one of Harry's best friends and he seems to have taken an interest in you." She giggled.
"You keep saying that," you laughed.
"I know, but it's true, he's practically drooling over there," she joked.
"Act casual, he's coming over." She whispered, clearing her throat as the boys came to join you both.
"Ladies," Harry commented as he walked over.
"Y/N, it's nice to see you again, this is Niall and Niall this is Y/N." Harry introduced you both.
Gemma and Harry shared a look and you could see that they were trying to get you together.
"Hi, it's nice to meet you." Niall smiled warmly, offering out his hand for you to shake.
"Hi, you too." You said, shaking his hand.
You had thought that if they came over to talk to you, it would've been awkward, but you were proven wrong.
Niall was a lovely person and he found a way to keep the conversation between the two of you going without it becoming awkward.
You had noticed that you'd both ended up ignoring Harry and Gemma to participate in your own conversation and when you looked back to find them, they were both stood together watching you both, a smirk on their faces and you knew they were plotting something.
"How long have you and Harry been friends for?" You asked as Niall beamed, his cheeks tinted pink and a smile on his face, making him look adorable.
"We've been friends for a while now, nearly five years." He said and your eyes widened.
"Really? I thought we would've met by now." You commented, having being friends with Gemma for the same amount of time.
"I've been friends with Gemma for almost five years too." You laughed.
"Me too, I've met Gemma before but I've never you, although Harry has mentioned that her best friend was around most of the time." He chuckled.
"Yeah." You admitted.
"Do you want to maybe go out sometime?" He offered.
"Oh, okay, yeah, I'd love that." You rambled as you nodded.
"Great, could I maybe have your number? Just so I can arrange it you know," he asked, biting down on his lip as he tried to hide a smirk.
"Yeah, go on then." You laughed, giving him your number.
"How are you two love birds getting along?" Harry smirked, coming to join us with Gemma close by his side.
"Were good thanks," Niall said, blushing.
"That's great." Harry said, a cheeky smirk still etched on his face.
Gemma caught your eye when she stood behind Harry, giving you a thumbs up and pretending to squeal in excitement.
"Stop it." You mouthed as you noticed her stop as soon as Niall looked at her.
You almost laughed at the awkward situation before she pulled you around to the side of the house.
"I'm sorry, but you might be getting with Niall! This is great." She exclaimed, with a squeal and you laughed.
"What happened to acting casual?" You asked, raising your eyebrows.
"Never mind casual, this is brilliant!" She laughed.
"Me and Harry heard that he pretty much asked for your number so he could take you on a date, but would you like us to maybe come along? You could go to a restaurant and we could sit at a different table," she suggested, the same cheeky smile on her face as what was on Harry's moments ago.
"No, I am not having you and Harry sitting in the same restaurant as us while we have a 'date' as you call it." You said, sternly and she pouted.
"It was worth a try," she grinned.
"Harry said that Niall said he thinks your beautiful and that he was nervous to come and talk to you." She blurted out and you rolled your eyes playfully.
Is there anything this girl doesn't know?
"Really? He was nervous?" You asked, feeling your heart flutter slightly and she nodded.
"Okay, stop acting like a love sick school girl, we need to plan your outfit and everything." Gemma said.
You looked at him to see him deep in conversation with Harry and even just by looking at him, you could feel a connection, something you hadn't felt before.
Meeting at a barbecue was not expected, but neither was a relationship.
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Hi everyone :) how are you all? I hope you all liked this one<3
I have a new Harry fanfic if anyone wants to read it! It would be very much appreciated xx
Lauren<3
