The Story of Us || H.S. [HIATUS]

[Two]

Audrey

New York City – March 24th, 2016

Audrey wasn't entirely sure what to expect or what exactly Niall's intentions were when he invited her with him to a club to see Harry Styles whoop it up on stage. She told him she would go, but the skepticism set in when he told her his mates would be there and he wanted her to meet them. Was it a date? Or were they just friends, like she thought? Audrey and Niall had been meeting up at the 38th Street Diner off and on for over a month now. But he never made a move or even hinted that he was showing any other signs but friendship toward her – which she was okay with.

Oh yeah, and there was this little nagging part of her that secretly wanted to meet the illustrious Harry Styles – even though she knew there was a snowballs chance in hell for anything to develop with that. Harry Styles was what you might call a ladies man. He always had the most beautiful girlfriends, whether they be famous models or pop stars, it didn't matter. This really was the only time in his life where he wasn't toting around a gorgeous woman on his arm and that was because he was deep into the One Direction hiatus, working on his solo music. So, like she said – there was a snowballs chance in hell that she would ever have a shot with a man like Harry Styles. But she could always hope, couldn't she?

Audrey felt silly and out of place standing with Niall side stage at the sold-out club. But the thing she liked about him was that he was the complete opposite of her – he was bubbly and friendly and always had a smile on his face. The same could be said about the man on the stage, shouting out to the crowd between the songs he performed.

Harry Styles.

He was in rare form, dancing around the stage, laughing with the people up there with him. He looked like he was having an amazing time and Audrey absolutely loved watching him. It wasn't the first time she'd been in the same place as him, but it was the closest she ever felt to him, especially with Niall Horan standing next to her. It took all she had not to sing to the One Direction songs he performed during his set. And listening to his flawless new music was probably the best thing in the world.

If someone would have told Audrey a month ago that she would become friends with one fifth of One Direction, she would have said they were out of their mind. Being a long-time fan, she had the chance to see One Direction live on every single one of their headlining tours – which was still something she had yet to share with Niall. Too much time had passed since they met and she thought it would be weird if she brought it up now. Besides, she never expected him to ever come back to the diner and she sure as hell didn't expect them to become friends.

But there she was and there he was and there Harry was.

"Hey, mate," Audrey heard and looked up, only to be met with the likes of Louis Tomlinson and Eleanor Calder.

Audrey was almost star struck as they stood in front of her. Her eyes were wide with shock and awe, feeling like a complete stalker because she was already privy to intimate details about the infamous relationship that was Elounor.