Chapter 8

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"Ugh since when did picking out clothes become so hard?" I whined to myself as I looked for something to wear today. Normally I didn't care what I looked like; I could put on a pair of faded jeans and a baggy t-shirt and it'd be fine. Today was different. Today I went to see Niall. And if that wasn't nerve wreaking enough it was the first time I was seeing him in the last two years. If I didn't know any better I'd say someone wanted to torture me. And they were doing a really good job of it.

I looked at my phone for a really long time contemplating whether I should call Lexi or not. She had gone to work this morning before I could tell her about my lunch date with Niall. No not date just a meeting between friends… I sighed and decided that Lexi would probably save me hours of indecision so I gave her a call. After the first two rings Lexi answered.

"Well hey there sleeping beauty are done resting from that long night talk with your lover" she said emphasizing the word lover.

"Can't you go a day without saying something like that?" I asked while in my head thinking of the best way to ask her advice without letting her know where I was going. Suddenly I remembered she was supposed to be at work “Hey are you on your break already?"

"Nope. The manager went out so I don't really have to do much. It's slow anyway so I'm just sitting back for now"

"You’re gonna get fired." I warned her still not able to think of a stealthy way to ask her advice.

"Nah. None of the people here are rats so it's fine they won't tell. Hey so why are you calling me usually you wait till my shift is done before you do." Again I sighed. I hadn't been able to come up with anything useful so I decided to just tell her the truth.

"I need your advice on what to wear..."

"Since when do you care about what to wear? I remember last time you took me to an art gallery and you wore sweats. Yeah I'm going!" she yelled at someone else. "Keep talking I can wait tables and talk at the same time so don't you dare hang up on me," she warned, although I didn't fully believe she was telling me the truth.

"Yeah well... I'm going to go somewhere today and I want to look... I don't know I just can't decide what to wear so I thought I'd call you..." I said not being able to make myself say where I was going

"Well where are you going that is getting you so worked up?"

"Alright fine, don't scream or anything but... I'm going to go see Niall."

"What?!" I heard her yell at me. "You are going to go see Niall Ho-"

"Lexi! Shush!"

"I'm sorry but-"

"Excuse me," I heard someone on the other side of the phone ask. It must've been someone Lexi was serving. "Were you going to say Niall Horan. Oh my God! Do you know Niall Horan?!" the girl started asking really loud. This was the kind of reaction I had been scared of when I first told Lexi. And I didn't know what to say. Thankfully, unlike me, Lexi always had something to say.

"Excuse me? You seriously think I know Niall Horan? The famous, boy band member, Niall Horan?" I heard her say to my relief.

"We heard you say Niall!" I heard the girl insist.

"Alright honey, first of all, do not listen in on my conversation. Secondly, I’m sorry but I think there's something wrong with your hearing because I said Neil. Now here's your check so pay up and leave."

"Lexi that's why you never get tips" I told her but felt extremely relieved at the way she had handled that so easily where I would have just crumbled.

"Well so where are you gonna go with Neil? That way I can tell you what to where to go see Neil." The way she kept saying Neil made me think those girls were still listening.

"He said it'd probably be best if I went over to where he's staying since there's security and everything there."

"Aww you're going over to Neil's house! Your lover boy missed you!" she said with a smile in her voice

"We're just having lunch, relax!" I joked with her although I was having a mental break down thinking about it.

"Well I say you wear the tightest thing you own."

"That's not the kind of help I need Lexi. And besides, I don't even think I own anything tight." I told her looking through my closet

"Well use some of the clothes I have there. It's been two years you have to show him what he's been missing!" she said and I was pretty sure that if she had been here with me she would have winked... Or forced me into the clothes she wanted even if she had to tie me up with a rope... Something like that.

"Lexi..." was all I said and apparently that was enough.

"Alright fine, if you're going to be that way," she sighed. "Well what would you wear of you were going to see me?"

"Um I don't know. Jeans a shirt and some flats or converse I guess but what does that have to do wi-"

"Alright well since you won't wear anything tight that means you still wanna look like you, right?" she interrupted. "So them just wear jeans a shirt and flats 'cause at least they look cuter than converse."

"That doesn't help either. I could have thought of that. I called you because I wanted to look nice."

"Well then make it look nice. Wear nice jeans, a nice shirt, nice flats, and make your hair nice. That way you look nice and you’re comfortable." She was ditzy sometimes but I had to admit it, Lexi was a genius in her own way

"Yeah alright that makes sense but which should I wear? Do you think-"

"Oh shit! Hey Mel I have to go the manager's back early so I need to start working again. Love ya, good luck babe!"

"Lexi!" I yelled but it was too late and all I heard was the dial tone loud in my ear. I sighed heavily. "Shoot! Well great now I have to find what to wear myself."

At least, thanks to Lexi, I had an idea of what it was I would wear but that's still wasn't much. I rushed all around looking for things to match and ways to fix my hair. In the end I wore some light washed skinny jeans, a green crochet top and some black ballet flats. I tried to get my hair as nice as I could but I'm no expert and just put in a black headband with a bow on it. I had to admit I looked pretty though. I grabbed a hoodie and made my way out the door when I got a message from Lexi.

"Have fun with your lover Neil ;)"

I smiled as I locked the door and made my way to Niall's hotel.

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