Tremble - a Niall Horan Fanfiction

Chapter 1- Interviews

Ari's POV
I paced around the room for about the millionth time today.
Today was the day where I was interviewing a bunch of people for my dad's business. I am one of his secretaries for his company, and he is one of the major owners. I am so nervous to do this only because I want to pick someone who is perfect for this job and benefits the company. There are only going to be a few spots available for job openings.

Because of my father's job, we do make quite some money, but whenever my dad offers me money for something I would rather work for it myself and not take his offer. (Ironic right, considering I basically to get paid by him?)

Anyways, I am currently 20 years old and I live in an apartment in New York City. I love it here.. The busy lifestyle takes some getting used to but eventually it grew on me.

My parents divorced at a young age and I haven't seen my mother in quite a while, and to be honest, I do miss her. It's hard growing up with only a male figure sometimes.. I love my dad but sometimes I wish I had my mom there; to gossip with about cute boys, ask for advice, etc.

As for my love story, it hasn't been going very well. I've had my fair share of boyfriends but there was no person who I thought was "the one" that I want to spend my life with. It just didn't work for me. Someone like me doesn't find love so easily. I would like to fall in love someday, but I don't think it will happen any time soon - or ever.

One of the constants in my life aside from my father and my job, is my best friend Scarlett. She and I met in high school and swore to never lose contact. Soon enough, we ended up sharing an apartment together. We trust each other with everything and anything. She is more of a sister to me than a friend.

Suddenly someone approached me, interrupting my thoughts. She was wearing glasses, a cute blouse, and a skirt, very classy. "Hi, I'm Melissa and I'm here for a job interview!"

***

After so many horrible interviews, I did end up having one good one. I ended up hiring the guy, his name was Liam Payne. He was so polite, his résumé was perfect, and his interview was also amazing. He thanked me about a million times when I told him, and went home because he starts tomorrow. I still had a few more interviews to do.. there is more than one opening for this spot.

Speaking of the devil, I thought to myself as a new guy came for his interview. I know I'm not supposed to think this, he could be working with me in the future, but holy shît, he's beautiful. He has beautiful blonde hair, put up in a quiff, and ocean blue eyes.
He is wearing a grey suit and tie, and he looks like he has some tattoos and a lip ring. Totally not my type, but still beautiful.

"Arielle Hutson." he says, making me flinch. I really don't like when people call me by my full name, it reminds me too much of my mother, usually bringing back memories of my parents' divorce. "It's Ari, please don't call me that." I said back. He nodded, keeping his eyes on me. Oh my gosh those eyes will be the death of me. To clear the awkward silence, I asked, looking down at his résumé "uh.. so you're...Niall?" He smirked, and said, "Yes I am, here's my résumé, Arielle." Okay, he is just calling me that now to piss me off. Just ignore it, Ari.

I took a look at Niall's résumé.. it didn't look too bad, except for the fact that he seemed to have a criminal record?! What?? "Uh, Niall, do you have a criminal record?" I asked, pretending as it was no big deal, when in fact it was. If he has one.. there's no way I can hire him.

"Yeah I do, I got into a few fights. It's not a big deal, Arielle." He said, cockily smirking. I rolled my eyes and tried to remain calm, responding, "Niall.. that is a big deal. Especially for this company. I can't hire someone with a criminal record!"

"Well, Arielle.. I thought you would be able to look past that. Maybe we can make different arrangements." He said, then starting to lean in. Oh my god, is he about to do what I think he's going to do?? We just met! "Niall!" I yelled, leaning backwards so that he just missed me. "Niall, what do you think you are doing? Flirting with me or trying to kiss me is not going to work. And on top of that, my father works in this building. I can call him right now and let him know if your, um, very unprofessional behaviour."

"Awh, is Arielle a little daddy's girl? That cute." Oh my gosh, I can't deal with him anymore. "Okay, Niall, I think you need to go. Like now."

To my surprise, he actually got up and slowly walked out of the room. Well, what an interesting couple of hours.

***
Scarlett and I were currently situated on the couch in the apartment, the movie Bridesmaids was playing, meanwhile we weren't really paying attention because we were too busy talking.

"...and then he just grabbed his resume from my hand and ran off! can you believe that?"

"What a díck! I already don't like him from the way you're describing his attitude. But the real question here is, was he cute?"

Her question totally threw me off guard, making my cheeks turn red. "No," I lied.

"Ari, I know you. You're lying. You can be honest with me.. we know each other more than anyone! What does he look like?" she asked.

"He has perfectly styled blonde hair, beautiful ocean blue eyes, I saw some fatties sticking out from his suit on his arms, a lip ring, and whenever he said something cocky he would smirk and I-"

"Okay missy, I get it, quit drooling. Or you'll be cleaning it up," she said, interrupting me. I didn't realize until now that I had been rambling on about Niall. That was embarrassing.

Niall is so attractive, but he's so cocky and flirty, not my type. He seems like the type of guy who sleeps around with girls for fun and doesn't really care to remember their names. People like that disgust me. It doesn't matter anymore, anyways. I didn't hire him and I'll probably never see him again in my life.

a/n: hi guys!! I hoped you liked the first chapter!! please comment+vote :) ps, Arielle is pronounced are-ee-elle not air-ee-elle if you guys were wondering! thank you for reading!