The Girl Next Door

Chapter 22

Taylor's POV:

I honestly couldn't believe how much Abigail and I have bonded. Just a few days ago we hated each other, now she's letting me stay over. I told her everything about Harry and Niall. We ordered Chinese food and watched movies all night. It was good to do this kind of stuff with a friend, rather than my mom.

Some chick flick was on, Abigail and I watched as we shoved orange chicken and rice in our mouths. This was the kind of thing I'd always dreamed of doing, but I had no one to do it with.

"Taylor, I'm so glad we can do this kind of stuff again." Abigail's words broke me from my thoughts.
"Me too," I said. "I really needed this." She smiled at me and we returned our attention to the movie.

We laughed, we cried, we had a good time. We even did each other's nails. I couldn't believe I was actually doing normal teenager stuff. I hadn't been able to do this because I'm antisocial and I haven't been able to make friends.

I was glad Abigail and I were reunited.

Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I took it out and looked at it.
The screen read:

Niall
iMessage

I unlocked my phone and looked at what he had to say.*

My heart was breaking while I read it. I couldn't believe how bad Niall felt about himself. I immediately typed a response.*

He replied quickly.* I let out a huge sigh.

"What?" Abigail asked. I showed her my phone. She frowned at me.

"It'll be fine, I promise." she said. I nodded and continued to watch the movie.

**

All I could think about is how tomorrow would go. It's been 3 hours since I got the text from Niall and I was still in shock. I didn't think Harry would tell on himself. It was disappointing, too. It's awful, but I love the rush of sneaking behind Niall's back and being with Harry.

I've known Harry my whole life, and I've had huge crushes on him throughout it. I've eventually gotten over it, but the feelings were still there. They were just hidden.

I feel awful, though, just feeling that way. I'd never cheated on anyone before, or even came close to it. I knew it was wrong, but Harry was right. Even if it is wrong, it felt so right.

I felt like meeting with Harry somewhere. I decided to send him a text. Before I did, I tried to think of a place to meet him. I knew there was a cute little park nearby, so I texted him and told him to meet me there. He replied and said he'd meet me, and I told him to not tell the other boys he was headed to see me. I hugged Abigail and thanked her for letting me stay, then headed out the door.

**

I sat on a bench at the park and waited for Harry. Soon enough, I saw a curly headed boy walking towards me. I got up and walked towards him.

"Hey, Taylor, why did you-"
I couldn't help myself. I grabbed him by the face and kissed him. Soon enough, he kissed back. We just stood there and kissed for a minute or two, until he finally let go.

"Why did you need to see me?"
"Why did you tell Niall about our, thing, I guess that's what you'd call it." He smiled at me and said, "I thought he deserved to know, he is your boyfriend."
I sighed and walked back over to the bench. I sat down and patted the spot beside me for him to sit.
"God, Harry, I thought I didn't like you anymore."
"Anymore?"
"Oh, shut up. You know I've had the biggest crush on you since- forever."
He smiled and replied, "Yeah, I know."
I placed my hand it his. This is so unfair to Niall, a part of me said. But the rest of me didn't care. I was hopelessly, undoubtedly in love with two boys.
"Harry, I know this is wrong for me to do. It's so not fair to Niall but-"
"What?"
I sighed, "I think I'm in love with you."
We looked at each other for a second, then he kissed me again. I love his kisses, I thought. His warm embrace felt so right, and so wrong.

I didn't know what to do. I've never done anything like this before. We got up from the bench and started walking. Then he grabbed my hand.
"Let's go somewhere," he said.
"Where?"

Next thing I knew we were running toward a cheap motel. He paid for a room, which wasn't that much, and he dragged me to a room. Taylor, you know this is wrong.
I know, I told myself, but I don't care.

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(A/N: HEY GUYS! It's been a while. I'm glad I decided to write again, because I love it so much. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!)

*Refer to the pictures at the top.

(Yes, the photos are of the old iOS. That's just so it matches up with the time this story occurred, it was way before iOS 8.)