flower. h.s ✔️

fifteen.

"Hey!" I protested weakly just Harry practically threw a five pound note over the bar and handed me my glass of water before gently pushing on my back to get me walking further in. "That was a bit rude."

"He was a prick." Harry grunted and I pressed my lips together but didn't add anything else, I still didn't know what we were doing. Obviously meeting other people, but was this another drug deal?

"Do my eyes deceive me or is that Poppy Carmichael?"

I looked up at the loud and somewhat familiar voice, my eyes zeroing in the very cheerful brunette who practically launched himself off the bench and towards me and Harry. My mouth splitting into a grin as I realised who it was.

"Liam!"

I wrapped myself up in his arms the best I could without spilling my water all over him, my lips pressing to his cheek happily before he pulled away and plopped back into his seat, pulling me down next to him.

My cheeks heating immediately as I realised these were the people Harry was seeing tonight and I glanced around sheepishly at the other men who were looking weirdly between Harry, Liam and I.

I vaguely recognised the brunette Harry had taken a seat next to on the opposite side of the table and I racked my brain for his name, as he regarded me evenly and I gave him a small smile.

"Louis!" I smiled wider as I greeted him, his own lips cracking into a grin as he raised his pint and nodded at me.

"Fuck me, 'Arry when you said you had a special assignment I didn't think it would be Carmichael's daughter."

I swallowed as someone I hadn't seen before spoke and reality came crashing down onto my heart, I was just some kid Harry had been told to baby sit. My stupid crush didn't matter.

"Right well since Harry's not going to do it, the prick, I'll introduce you Poppy." Liam smiled as he touched my arm gently and I nodded as I took a sip of my water.

"That's Louis, but you already know him, next to him is Zayn, then you've got Nic, James and on your other side is Niall." Liam introduced and I attempted to commit who was who to memory which I didn't think was going to be hard considering Nic and James said hi whereas Zayn just smiled.

I glanced at Niall who was already looking at me and I frowned a little, he did not look like the others. I didn't want to be judgey but he didn't look like he belonged, everyone else here, including Harry, had many many tattoos and many of those visible, and on the neck and in Zayn's case face tattoos.

But Niall had none. Just a very friendly smile.

"He doesn't work with us, he likes to pretend he does because he has no other friends." Harry spoke up making me look at him, his eyes focused on Niall, a smirk on his lips.

"Oi fuck off, I resent that." Niall grunted making Harry roll his eyes before he returned to whatever he was talking about with Louis and Zayn.

Well at least that answered my question.

"It's been a while." Liam nudged me and I nodded as I attempted to sit so I could talk to him more easily without excluding Niall from our conversation as he leaned in as well.

"It has! How are you? How's Danielle?" I asked as I shedded my jacket, catching Harry's eye from the corner of mine before he looked away again.

"I'm good, but uh Danielle and I broke up." Liam explained and I frowned immediately.

"The fuck is Danielle?" Niall asked making me glance at him.

"Oh it has been a while." I realised making Liam laugh, "Sorry to hear that anyway. So are you seeing anyone else?"