Love Drunk (One Direction FanFic)

Chapter Three

Niall’s POV:

Liam dragged me to Dan’s pub that night. I had known Dan since kindergarten, because I used to be good friends with his daughters. I had even been in his pub a couple times before, the last time just the other week with Liam together to watch some American football game he wanted to see. This time he seemed a lot more excited though.

“You sure, you don’t have a little crush on her?” I asked as we walked down one of the streets of downtown Mullingar. Liam gave me an annoyed look and didn’t say anything. He always did that; the looks. He wouldn’t talk to you but you had to understand what he meant with his mysterious looks and cocked eyebrows.

It was just past 9 pm when we reached the pub and it seemed quite busy. I followed Liam who went for the bar right away and pulled up two stools for us to sit on. Climbing onto my stool next to him I looked around only to find that the pub hadn’t changed since I had been here last. Same old, same old.

“Whiskey again, Liam?” I female voice asked from across the bar and I turned my head to look at girl who spoke. She wasn’t one of Dan’s daughters and I hadn’t seen her before. Maybe that was the girl Liam was talking about and she was from out of town.

“Nah, we’ll take two pints.” Liam answered and she flashed him a grin before she walked away to get our beers. I watched her draw the beer and how she tucked strands of her long ash-blond hair behind her ears, before she returned with the two pints. Her cheeks were rosy and gave her pale tan a fresh look. I smiled at her and thanked as she set down the pint.

As she walked away again I picked up my pint to click glasses with Liam but he just grinned at me. “She’s fit, isn’t she?” he asked and I rolled my eyes.

“Yeah, she is. So what?” Liam was still grinning at me as I took the first sip of beer. He was acting like a child.

“You should ask her out, Nialler.”

“Liam.” He annoyed me. “Come on. You promised to leave me alone when I came here with you.”

“I’m sorry, mate. All I’m saying is that you and her would have some lovely babies.”

I didn’t respond at all. Ignoring him usually shut Liam up. Usually.

“Though she’d probably have lovely babies with anyone.”

“God, Liam! Stop the drooling, just ask her out yourself.”

He glared at me. Too early. Too early for dating-jokes. This break-up was tough. I felt bad for Liam that Danielle broke up with him; I really did. But it was getting annoying. There were too many opportunities for great jokes about girls that already passed because we all had to watch our language around Liam. Daddy Direction. Practically going through a divorce.

“I don’t recall her name..” Liam said more to himself than to me. “It was something super weird, but she had a nickname, I just don’t..” His voice trailed off.

“Coco.” Somebody to my right said. I turned my head to look at an middle-aged man who I know worked at a local insurance-company. I was confused and shook my head a little. “Excuse me?”

“Her name.” He nodded towards the girl drawing even more beer now, laughing over something. “The girl’s name is Coco.”

“Oh yeah, right!” Liam exclaimed. “How do you know though?” He asked quickly afterwards and we both looked at the man next to us who just innocently raised his hands.

“Well lads, you’re not the only ones coming here to look at the pretty girls.” He said with a grin. I felt like I had to vomit. This guy was at least twice her age. Disgusting! The thought of him seeing her that way was just.. ugh.