Assault With a Deadly Weapon || N.H / 1D

25.

Song recommendation: Ophelia by The Lumineers
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My body felt like it was buzzing all over. Tonight was the night of Keely's birthday, and tonight was the night where I pulled off the biggest scheme of the case so far, and it was purely for selfish reasons, but dear god it was exciting.

"Styles I have to tell you something and you can't be mad at me." I told him as I curled my hair in front of my mirror.

"That makes me nervous." He furrowed his eyebrows from his spot on my bed where he was lounging. He'd been ready for hours.

"You should be nervous." I blew out a stream of air. "Not as nervous as I am though."

"Spit it out kid I'm about to panic." He had sat up in anticipation.

"I'm going to meet up with Niall tonight." I announced.

"Are you insane?" His voice rose.

"We have a plan, and if we're careful, nothing will go wrong."

"So you came up with a plan to see the guy you hated about a month ago instead of working on the case?"

"And you shacked up with Dani instead of working the case." I countered.

"What?" His eyes went wide.

"Yeah, she told us about your walks in the garden and all your little lunch dates."

"That's not the same!"

"So you're telling me that you're not straying away from the case to be with the person you care about?" I questioned.

He squinted at me in response.

"And I haven't seen Niall in about three weeks. You live with Daniella. Give me this one chance."

He stayed silent for a moment, obviously weighing out the pros and the cons of the situation. I know that I didn't have to ask for his permission, but I did want to have his approval. The fact that Horan said it was okay wasn't enough for me. Of course he wanted to do it! Why would he turn down a chance for us to see each other? Styles however, wasn't biased by feelings. He had a clear head on his shoulders.

"You can do it." He nodded. "But I'm only saying this because you and Niall are the two smartest people I've ever met. If you guys screw this up then I'm sending in a word to Malik and Payne and you guys will never work together again."

"What?" I turned back and frowned at him.

"I'm not kidding."

"That's so stupid! We're the top two detectives! Our numbers would go down like crazy!" I shook my head.

"You guys also like to let each other be reckless."

"Did you not see how worried Horan was when we left?"

"But if he were here right now, you two would be taking every risk you possibly could because you both think you're invincible around each other."

"That's not true."

It was 100% true. Both of our egos inflated hugely when we were around each other. We knew we were the top detectives, and that made us cocky.

"If you guys can pull it off then I'll get off your ass." Styles sighed. "You just need to be so careful."

"We will. I promise."

"Fine."

Styles had left to sit out in the wing as I continued to get ready for Keely's birthday party. I was wearing a silver coloured dress, with my hair curled down my back, along with a pair of high heels that already worried me.