casual affair

Chapter 2

Niall had managed to be somewhat normal around Harry over the next few days. Casual conversation and exchanges. He spent most of his time by the pool swimming or reading. Etta was at work during the day and Harry worked from home, although Niall wasn't quite sure what his job was. He stayed in his office by their bedroom most of the time. 

Niall was sure that if this was the way things went all summer, he could keep his crush on Harry managed. 

So after about four days here, Niall was routinely lying on a sun chair tanning. He had on light pink swim trunks that were a tad shorter than the normal length, and his black sunglasses on. He had his earbuds in listening to the 1975, one of his favorites. 

After he had gotten through about three songs he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He opened his eyes and turned to see Harry standing next to him. 

Niall was thankful for the sunglasses, or Harry would have seen Niall staring directly at his crotch that was right in his line of eyesight. He removed one ear bud and looked up to Harry. 

"Yes?" He asked him.

"I was gonna make some lunch, didn't know if you were hungry" Harry replied slightly smiling down at Niall. 

He nodded and got up from his seat setting his earbuds down on the chair and followed Harry into the house. 

"Whatcha making?" Niall asked as he popped onto one of the chairs at the counter and removed his sunglasses setting them down. 

"Not sure yet, but I know you didn't eat breakfast so you gotta eat something for lunch" Harry shrugged as he looked through the fridge. 

Niall slightly blushed pink at that statement, thinking Harry actually cared enough to notice if he had eaten or not. 

"Oh, well it doesn't matter you don't have to make something just for me, I know you have work and stuff" the blonde replied sitting back a bit in his chair. 

Harry looked at him for a moment, an unreadable expression painted on before it slowly turned into a smile. 

"It's fine Niall, besides, what kind of babysitter would I be to let you starve?" Harry asked amused with his little joke. 

Niall blushed again before rolling his eyes. 

"This baby does not need to be sat, thank you very much" Niall said and pointed to himself and Harry laughed. 

"Well I was tired of working anyways, needed some fresh air, so, what would you like?" Harry asked and closed the fridge and stood across from Niall at the counter. 

'I want you' He thought in his head. 

"A smoothie?" Niall suggested and Harry nodded once before turning around back to the fridge. He pulled out various fruits and juice and yogurt and set them on the counter. He then turned around and grabbed the blender off of the other counter behind him. 

"Are you gonna help me or just watch?" Harry asked teasing and Niall rolled his eyes as he got up and walked around the island to stand next to Harry. 

Niall now noticed the height difference that they really had. Harry had to be around 6'1 and Niall was barely touching 5'7. 

"Okay what first sir?" Niall asked and saluted Harry. 

Harry laughed before grabbing a banana and setting it infront of Niall. 

"You cut that, and i'll cut up the mango" Harry nodded and they both began chopping up the fruit. Harry directed Niall on adding the fruit to the blender, then Ice, then the yogurt, and so on until they added the lid and turned it on. The loud chopping sound being the only noise and then Harry stopped it and opened the lid and directed Niall to get two glasses out of the cabinet. 

Niall would be lying if he said he didn't like Harry bossing him around like this. He just wished it wasn't for directions on making a damn smoothie. 

Harry poured the smoothie into the two glasses and set the blender in the sink. 

Niall helped him clean up the ingredients before sitting back at the counter with his smoothie. 

"Thank you" Niall said and smiled at Harry. 

"No problem babe" Harry returned the smiled and tipped the cup back to take a drink. 

Niall did too before a hand lightly pulled his cup down and Harry popped a straw into the drink. 

"Thank you" Niall repeated and Harry nodded at him. 

The smoothie was really good, Niall drank the whole thing, having to sometimes suck harder on the straw for thicker parts to get through. His cheeks slightly hollowing out as he drank it. 

He looked up noticing Harry staring at him. The curly haired lad looked away quickly with lightly tinted pink cheeks. 

Niall smirked to himself at catching him and then got up and put his cup in the dishwasher and then turned around and grabbed his sunglasses off of the counter. 

He slid them over his eyes and then looked at Harry again, "Thanks for the smoothie Haz, come get me if you get bored again" Niall smirked slightly and went back out through the door.

Niall didn't see his reaction, but he could feel eyes on him as he walked back to his chair and laid back down popping his earbuds in again. 

After a while of tanning and swimming, Niall took a shower and called Louis before Etta got home. Harry made dinner and Niall once again forced himself to not just stare at Harry for the entirety of the meal. He also enjoyed talking to Etta, she loved gossiping about her job and Niall loved it. 

After this, they all decided to watch a movie. This meant, Harry and Etta cuddled on one end of the couch and Niall laid on the other while they watched 'The Sandlot' which was fine because Niall thought Benny was cute. 

After the movie, Niall said his goodnights and made his way upstairs to get ready for bed. 

As he was laying down he decided he was going to get a summer fling, a boy to hang out with at least while he's here. This will help minimize the third wheeling he was doing with Harry and Etta. 

He giggled to himself at this idea and then went to sleep.