casual affair

Chapter 4

Once they had gotten the car back and Harry tipped the driver, they started the trip back home. It was silent for a moment as Niall just twiddled with the radio stations. He decided on some random one before turning it down low. 

"I would be fine you know" Niall muttered looking out the window. 

Harry frowned and looked at him from the driver's side. 

"Fine with what?" He asked then looked back at the road. 

"Fine by myself, I'm not a child" Niall answered still looking out the window. 

"You sure act like one sometimes" Harry mumbled and Niall turned to him with a slightly appalled face. 

"You probably would be fine, but other people I don't trust" Harry said seriously as his eyes were trained on the road. 

Niall decided not to push this conversation so he let it go. 

"Was Etta upset that I wanted to leave? I didn't want to hurt her feelings" Niall asked shyly now thinking of how his cousin could react to him leaving the fun plans she made. 

Harry took one hand off the wheel and set it in his own lap, "No I told her you were just tired she won't mind" He said. 

They soon arrived back at the large house and Harry parked the car and the two walked into the house towards the living room. 

Harry let out a deep breath and took off his jacket setting it on the back of the couch. Niall just watched him. 

"So, did you talk to Landon again?" Harry asked now walking into the kitchen and grabbing a bottle of scotch from the cabinet. 

Niall followed him and sat on one of the chairs at the counter, watching as Harry poured the drink into the cup. 

"His name is Luke, and no I haven't, I probably won't" Niall shrugged and crossed his arms over his chest and leaning back into the chair. 

"Why not? I thought you were interested in him?" Harry asked standing across the counter taking a drink from the glass. Niall once again just watched him as his lips moved around the cup.

"He was cute but I don't think he really liked me that much" Niall shrugged and Harry smiled to himself and set the drink of the counter. 

"I don't believe that, he gave you his number didn't he? So what's the real reason?" He asked leaning his arms against the counter. 

Niall blushed a bit that Harry didn't believe him. 

"I just, well I don't know, I like talking to boys but every time they like me back or want to go out, I get nervous" Niall said softly now looking at his lap embarrassed. 

"I don't picture you as the nervous type" Harry said looking at Niall. 

"Well you don't know me well enough to know" Niall snipped and looked up and locked eyes with Harry. 

"I'm just sort of unexperienced I guess and most boys don't want to waste their time waiting" He said still keeping eye contact. Harry nodded once before picking his drink up again. 

"So get some experience then, make this summer full of stuff you haven't done before" Harry shrugged and Niall laughed. 

"Yeah i'll just go shag every boy in London" He laughed again and Harry chuckled. 

"Not like that, I meant doing fun stuff like have you ever gotten drunk, snuck out, done anything you weren't supposed to?" he asked curiously setting his cup down again.