Maybe? Maybe Not? (One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter Five- Awkward

[Harry’s POV]




Liam and I leave the rented club in total silence . I don’t think either of us are really ready to talk about what happened last night. Yes it was amazing, but right now it’s just... awkward. We get in my car and drive back to our flat and see all the boys waiting for our arrival.

“Well well well look who decided to come home.” Louis chirps as we take our seats on the floor in the longue.

“Yeah where were you?” Zayn asks. I go to speak but Liam cuts me off.

“Harry wanted to go out after our dance and being the daddy direction I couldn’t let him go alone so I tagged along. And seeing how he was drunk and I have no license we crashed at this hotel that was across the street.” I gape at Liam. Wow. Didn’t know he had it in him to lie like that.

“Oh. That’s cool.” Louis smiles and goes back to watching the television. Liam and I both awkwardly stand and make our way up the stairs.

“Look Liam...”

“What happened last night Harry didn’t. Let’s just pretend it never happened and forget about it. Deal?” He speaks quickly and I can tell he is ashamed and nervous.

“Uh... yeah sure. It never happened.” I smile trying to ease him.

“Ok. It was just a one time thing. It’s not like it meant anything.” He chuckles as he enters his room and I try to do the same going back to mine, but something hits me.

Did it really mean nothing to me? Minus Liam being there. Scarlett was... different. I’ve really never met anyone like her. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just reading into things a little too much. I’m almost to my room when I bump into someone.

“Sorry Niall.” He grumbles something before going into his room. I follow him to see what’s wrong.

“Go away Harry.”

“What is it Ni?” I sit next to him on his bed and watch his face change from grumpy to frustrated.

“I just don’t get it ya know?”

“No Niall I don’t know”

“Gah! Everything was going good and then it went to shit and ugh!” None of his sentences were making sense to me but I let him speak.

“Ni what happened last night?”

“Jaz and I...”

“Jaz?”

“Cherry Bomb.” He rolls his eyes like it’s the most obvious thing ever.

“She told you her name?”

“Yes Harry. Now do you want to hear the story or not?”

“Ok. Sorry.” I put my hands up in defense and let him continue his story. He tells me everything and I take it all in. Well it sees I’m not the only one who had an interesting night.

“It’s just I don’t know. There’s something about her. It’s like I want to know everything she’s been through and all she wants to do in life...” He trails off lost in his own thoughts.

“Niall I think you like her.” He again rolls his eyes at my comment and scoffs.

“Obviously Harry. But it doesn’t matter because she wants to keep things ‘impersonal’.” He puts quotations around the last word and I hide my laugh.

“Did she tell you why?”

“No! It’s like everytime I think I’m getting somewhere with her she puts this wall back up and I’m back at square one! It’s the most frustrating thing! Oh and then last night she just leaves. She says nothing to me. Just walks right out.”

“Well do you blame her?” He sighs and looks down.

“No.” He leans his head back on his wall and sighs running his fingers through his hair. “I don’t know what it is about this girl Harry. She’s...”

“Got that one thing huh?” I laugh at my own joke and Niall throws a pillow at me. “Hey!”

“Stick to singing Styles. Joke telling will never be in your future.”

“Oh shut up. So when are you going to see her again?”

“Never.”

“What? Why?”

“Because she hates me now.”

“I highly doubt that Niall. No one can hate you.” I pinch his cheeks and he slaps my hand away.

“She does.” Just then an idea sprung into my head. It might be crazy, but it just might work.




~Later That Night~


[Lotus’ POV]


I make my rounds in the club and see most of our regulars. It’s gross really. A bunch of old horny guys with wives and kids that can only get their kick by watching girls that are young enough to be their daughters strip. Yuck! Just then Maz comes up to me with that a scowl on his face.

“Where the fuck is Trouble?”

“She wasn’t feeling well.” I lie. Her ass couldn’t show up because her ass was in pain.

“She’s not pregnant is she!” I laugh at Maz’s conclusion.

“No she’s not pregnant! She just has a little cold. But she should be good by tomorrow.”

“Alright. She better be. You’re up in five so get ready.” He walks away and I head to the back.

I’ve been working here for almost eight months. And I have my few routines that I do. Tonight feels like a cheer night. I slip on my tiny cheerleading outfit and wait for  DJ Spin-Off to call my name.

“And now give it up for Lotus!!!” I hear the club go wild and my usual song Bands A Make Her Dance by Juicy J comes on.

I walk on the stage and look at the crowd making sure my ass is shaking to the beat. I get to the pole and do a little dance before taking off my tight cheer shirt that barely covered anything anyways. That earns another cheer from the crowd and I do this the rest of my show. Just taking things off at an achingly slow rate. Teasing the guys. For some reason a good tease means a great pay. My dance finally ends and I walk backstage to see Cherry Bomb. When we’re at the club we find it better to call each other by our stripper names. I see her face and she looks pissed and upset.

“Hey CB what’s wrong?” She did a great show tonight and I’m sure she’s booked solid for the rest of the evening. She has no reason to really be upset.

“Have you talked to Maz?”

“Yeah earlier. He asked about Trouble and...”

“Did he tell you about those five dicks that can’t seem to leave us alone?” Her tone is harsh and I take a seat next to her.

“You mean One Direction?”

“Yes.” She spits and I’m confused. I didn’t ask her about her night with Niall. And by the looks of it I don’t want to know how it went. All I know is mine went pretty damn well.

-FlashBack-

I took Sweetheart and Stripes to the backroom. Stripes looks nervous but Sweetheart looks like he wants some. Bad. He should be easy. I push them back on the couch and watch them eye me up and down a few times.

“Like what you see boys?” They nod quickly.

Stripes blushed hard while Sweetheart just bit his lips. Those oh so sexy lips that I just want to... No! I am not going to think that. They are just clients. I walk over to the stereo and pull out my phone. I already have the tracklist that I dance to in the club saved so I just press play and start dancing. I sway my hips as I take my top off. But stop there and give them a grin.

“What is it?” Sweetheart asks his Bradford accent apparent.

“What are your real names. I know CB has this crazy rule, but I want to know your names.”

“I’m Zayn.”

“And I’m Louis.” I give them another smile before I go back to dancing.

I look at Louis and all of his nervousness is gone and he is smiling like a kid in a candy store. I now look at Zayn and see lust in his gorgeous brown eyes. I smile widely and ignore him. I walk to Louis and start grinding on his lap. I could have sworn I heard Zayn growl and that made me grind harder onto Louis. I lean down to his neck and plant a few kisses and earn a moan. Just then Zayn coughs and I pull away smiling even harder. Got him. I stand and walk over to him but don’t straddle his lap. I decide to let the teasing last longer.

“Someone got a little jealous did they?” I try sounding all innocent and he nods but remains silent still checking out my body. “You want me to dance for you like I did Louis?” He nods again and I just smile. “Hmm you don’t look very convincing Zayn. Maybe I should go back and...” Zayn grabs my hand and sets me on his lap.

“I really just want you all for myself. But if you want me to say it...” He leans in and breathes on my neck causing me to hide a moan. “I did get a little jealous of you dancing with Louis and I want you to dance for me. And. Only. Me.” He leaves a kiss on my neck and I look up into his eyes again. Wow they are gorgeous.

I grind on Zayn but slower than I did for Louis. For some reason I wanted to make this moment last longer. This time his eyes never left mine. He never let them trail down to my body. He let his fingers do that instead, leaving goosebumps wherever they landed. I rested my head on his forehead and he smiled a smile that sent butterflies all through my stomach. I noticed his face moving closer and I didn’t pull back. I inched closer as well until our lips met. God was that a kiss to remember. He wasn’t aggressive with the kiss. He was sweet almost like he wanted me to enjoy it more. I hated to pull away but I had to. I got up and went back to Louis. Whatever just happened with me and Zayn can’t happen again. I can’t let him get too close. It was just a one time kiss.

-End FlashBack-

“Are you listening?” CB almost yells at me.

“Sorry. What did you say?”

“They hired us as their personal dancers!”

“What!” I wasn’t upset. I was actually really happy that I would get to see... Stop that!

“Yeah apparently they called Maz today and asked if they could hire us... for a month!”

“That’s...” I sigh. I don’t really know what it is.

“It’s shit! All I wanted was for him to be a one time client! And now...” She trails off and puts her head down. Him?

“Niall?”

“Yes!” She groans and I laugh.

“Aw you like him!”

“No I don’t!” She snaps her head back up but I see the doubt in her eyes.

“Ok. Ok. Well let’s look on the brightside! At least we are getting good pay!” And how things are going for me now. I need that.

(A/N So Harry might like Scarlett! Niall def likes Jaz and she might like him... And the kiss with Zayn and Saige!! Wow! So many emotions and feels! Xx)