Such An Actress [h.s]

third

Ten minutes is all it took for me to get absolutely drunk.

I'm currently sitting next to Niall at a table playing quarters. He's winning while I'm struggling to even get the quarter to bounce on the table.

"Oi, Kie you suck at this!" I hear coming from behind me and turn around to see Louis.

"I do not suck, I'm inebriated, what do you expect?" I say turning back around, about to bounce the quarter.

I bounce the quarter and it makes it in the cup, Niall and I stand up with our arms in the air cheering and Louis is just staring at us shaking his head. Niall then comes over and wraps his arms around me and lifts me in the air spinning me around.

I laugh and yell "Put me down you bugger!" and he puts me down.

I feel like someone is watching me so I look around and then see Harry. He was leaning against the bar and Kendall was in front of him probably telling him a story.

The only thing is, Harry's eyes were on me and he looked angry. Why was he so angry? He's here with Kendall. What got his pants in a twist?

I give him a confused look, shrugging my shoulders and mouth "What?" and he just gives me a little head shake and brings his attention back to Kendall. What is his problem?

"Jeez what is his deal?" I say sitting back down at the table.

"Whose deal?" Niall asks as he bounces yet another quarter in the cup.

"Harry, he just gave me the stink eye and I don't know why," I said.

"It's probably because he saw Niall lift you up like that," Louis says like it's obvious.

"Why would he be so mad about that?" I ask.

"He fancies you," Niall says, still focused on quarters.

"Shut up, no he doesn't, why would you say that?" I say ripping the quarter out of his hand and starting my turn.

"Because he does fancy you, it's pretty obvious that you two both have a thing for each other but are too scared to admit it" Louis says as he finishes his drink.

"He may not have outwardly told us, but it's obvious in how he acts when you're not around," Niall says as he watches me keep bouncing the quarter and keep missing.

"You're playing quarters without me?" Liam says as he approaches our table.

"How exactly does he act when I'm not around?" I say trying to keep my cool.

"Oh so you do like him?" Louis says, "You didn't deny that you like him."

Well there goes me trying to keep my cool.

"Oh are we talking about how Harry and her both like each other but don't act on it?" Liam asks like it's a normal conversation topic.

"I do not like him! He's my best friend c'mon guys," I say trying to brush them off.

"Alright but all I'm saying is that everytime you have a new boyfriend, no matter who he is, Harry always complains about them and how they aren't good enough for you. Seems like jealousy to me." Niall explains.

Has Harry really said that about the past guys I have dated?

"It's called being over protective, Harry looks at me like I'm his sister," I say.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night love," Louis says getting up, "I'm gonna get another drink, anyone else?"

"I'll go with you, I need another," I say, also getting up so that this conversation can just leave me alone.

Louis and I walk towards the bar to get another round when I see Harry leave the bar and grab Kendall's hand. He walks towards us and we stop in front of him.

"We're gonna head out," he says to the both of us, "I'll see you tomorrow?" he says directed towards me, I can still see in his eyes that he's mad. I just can't figure out why.

"Yeah I'll be over around noon," I say. We both had to go over things before the press tour for Made In the A.M.

"Alright then I'll see you tomorrow, bye Louis," and with that he's off with Kendall in tow.

Kendall gives us both a wave and a bye as they both leave the club that they rented out for tonight.

"I still don't get why he's with her?" Louis says as we reach the bar.

"Why? She's actually really nice and pretty, I can see why he likes her." I say defending him even though I'm trying very hard not to let my jealousy show.

"Yeah she's nice but I don't think he actually likes her as much as he really likes you," Louis explains.

"Would you stop with that? He does not like me in that way, if he did like me he would tell me and not be with her," I snap.

"You do like him don't you?" He asks, already knowing the answer.

I just give him a look and that's all he needs to confirm his suspicions.

"How long?" He asks.

"When we were sixteen and he left for X-factor," I answer honestly.

"Katie, trust me when I say this, Kendall and him are not gonna last, I think he's holding out for you. You need to tell him how you feel."

"Easier said than done." I respond.

I'm not taking any chances in telling him, if he really liked me he would have told me by now.

I'm just his friend that is all this will ever be.

I can't risk our friendship.