One Way or Another

Chapter 9

Niki POV

I got up early so I can get ready for my Starbucks meet with Harry today. I was wearing high waisted purple shorts with a galaxy bandeau and a sheer white tank top. I grabbed my phone from my nightstand and kissed my sleeping prince goodbye. It was already 10:45 and he was still asleep. Oh Anthony. I walked over to the fridge and put a note on it.

Anthony,

I'm going off to meet a friend at Starbucks today :) text me if you need anything.

Love you!

-Niki

 My phone buzzed in my hand, I'm here! Where are ya? I grabbed my wallet and my purse and headed out the door. On my way! Calm your balls child. I laughed at my oh so clever response. I locked the hotel door and headed toward the elevator. 

I got outside and tried to the best ability to wave down a taxi. After about 10 minutes of vigorously trying to hail a cab, I gave up and decided to walk. I mean how far could it be?

10 blocks. The coffee shop was a bloody 10 blocks away. Hey! Now I'm talking like them! Woot woot. Go Niki! Okay stop talking to yourself. You're such a freak. Ooo look, it's Starbucks! I walked in and saw Harry in the corner of the shop with a beanie on and his face was hidden by very large sunglasses. He was almost un-recognizable! I walked over and tapped him on the shoulder to make sure it was him. He looked up and pulled his sunglasses down a little so he could just barley make out my face. I saw his deep green eyes and smiled. "So it is you! I could barley notice!" I said while sitting down, he smiled. "Well out here I gotta be careful!" he said taking off his sunglasses and scanning the area. I furrowed my eyebrows, "What do you mean?". Harry looked at me and then pulled out his phone. "You know that British boy band named One Direction?" he asked me.

"Ya, I've heard heard some of their songs before."

"Have you ever seen a picture of them?"

"No, I'm no that into them."

Harry pulled out his phone and showed me this picture of what I assumed was One Direction. 

"Hey, the curly one kind of looks like.......no way. NO FUCKING WAY!!! YOU"RE IN O-"

Harry slaped his hand over my mouth. I could feel the people staring at us behind me. Harry looked at me wide-eyed, "I'm going to remove my hand now. Okay? Don't scream or freak out. Understand?" I nodded my head slowly. He removed his hand and I started whisper/screaming at him, "Why didn't you tell me! We could have just met at my apartment or something!". Harry laughed, "Niki, really it's fine! I really don't mind". He flashed his adorable little smirk at me and I could feel my cheeks turn a bright shade of red. "How about we go and get some coffee ya? Then we can actually talk about what we came here for." Harry said getting up. He offered me his hand and I gladly took it. 

"Niki!" I heard the barista call from the counter. I walked over and grabbed my white chocolate mocha from the counter. "Nick!" I heard the barista call again. What a clever name Harry. Harry, or should I say Nick, went up and got his cafe vanilla frappuchino. Okay it's like 50 degrees outside and Harry got a frappuchino. What? We went back to our corner table and started talking. 

"So you didn't ask him to go through it because....." Harry asked me. I honestly had no answer to that question. "It was kind of that spur of the moment thing,I was looking for a sweater because it was cold in the hotel room " I said shrugging my shoulders. Harry smiled and flipped the loose curls away from his beanie. I'm not gonna lie, Harry looks damn sexy in that beanie. Our coffees were long gone by now and we had already been at the shop for about 2 hours. We had almost covered everything about my engagement. Harry was a really good listener. He always looked so interested in what I was saying. I like that. 

"Well thanks for letting me in on the new scoop of your life! I have to take you to meet the boys sometime." I smiled from ear to ear. "Ya! That would be great. I would love to." I said standing up. Harry stood up with me and put his sunglasses on. We walked outside and we looked at each other and smiled. "I truly had a great time Niki. We should do this again." Harry said looking down on me. He was much, MUCH taller than me. "Yes. We should". He brushed the hair out of my face and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek. "Until then" he said. Then just like that, he walked away. I stood there. I brought up my hand to my cheek. I was blushing so much I could almost feel the heat coming off my cheek. 

After I was done groping my cheek, I started my long walk home. 

Harry POV

YAY HARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU KISSED HER!!! YOU KISSED HER!!!!!! YOU-okay calm down. I mean you only kissed her cheek anyway. You should have gone for the lips! God Harry, sometimes you can be so stupid. Okay brain shut up. 

I hopped into my car and started my ride home. I barley got into my driveway when the boys all came rushing out of the house and mobbing my car. "WHERE ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN CHILD??" Liam screamed in my face. "Out" I replied calmly and walked into the house. They all followed me in. "You could have at least left us a note or something!" Zayn said, following me into the living room. "I wasn't out that long so I thought it was kinda useless." I said. I could almost hear them rolling their eyes. They all walked out of the room except Louis.

"You went to go see that girl didn't you." He said sitting down next to me on the sofa. "That girl has a name you know. And yes, I went to go see NIKI." I said, emphasizing on her name. Louis grabbed my cheeks rather harshly, "Awww my little hazza is in looooovvvveeee!!". I pushed his hands off, "Maybe just the slightest bit". Louis looked at me with his now listen up bitch look, "Now don't fall to hard lad, you know she has a fiance",

"Kinda late for that Lou".