The Neighbors

Chapter 27

"Yeah, Lux and Noah both missed you last night," Logan says.

"We did," Noah sad with a sheepish smile.

"Soooooorrrry, I forgot entirely about my plans to go bowling," I say and put my bag on the floor of the car. I can't help but feel guilty about what happened with Niall. I know it meant nothing to me, but I still feel bad.

"Who were you bowling with?" Harry asks casually.

"A friend from work, Niall," I say. I feel so guilty just saying his name.

"Wasn't he at your party?" Logan asks.

"Yeah," I simply say.

"That's cool," Harry says.

"You trust Shea with another guy?" Logan asks Noah. I feel horrible.

"Yeah, of course I do," he says and wraps an arm around me. Noah and I are riding in the back and Harry is driving. I didn't think it would be such a horrible thing at the time. I thought it meant nothing. Now that I picture Noah even touching another girl I feel like a horrible person. If Noah gets half as jealous as I do... I don't know.

"Which reminds me, want to go on another date this Friday?" Noah asks me.

"Of course I do," I said and smiled normally. I do want to go on another date with him. More than anything. All I really want is for him to be entirely mine.

"Good, I already figured out what we'll be doing," he says with a dimpled smile.

"I can't wait," I say and he gently squeezes me with his arm and kisses my forehead. Even when he's just kissing my forehead he sends tingles down my spine. I didn't feel tingles with Niall.

~

I set my bag down next to the desk and slid into my seat next to Niall.

"Did you miss me?" He asks with a cocky smile. I feel awkward. I don't want to feel awkward, Niall is just a friend.

"You wish," I say playfully and he chuckles.

"I know you did, you fell in love with me when we kissed," he says and my stomach spins.

"Niall, can you please not talk about that in front of people," I say and he gives me a confused look.

"Why?"

"Because," I look around, "I just don't want Noah to find out," I say and his mouth forms an 'o'.

"But.. He's not your boyfriend," he says, confused.

"Yeah, but I want him to be, and if he founds out that we, yuh know, then he might not want to be," I explain quietly.

"Yeah, I guess," he says lowly.

"Thank you Niall," I say and wrap my arms around the sweet blonde boy for a hug. He hugs back, but in an awkward way.

"I just, was hoping.." He starts to say and I pull back from the hug to look at his eyes.

"What's that?" I nudge for him to continue.

"Uh, nevermind," he says and bites his lip.

"Okay," I say and turn back around to face my desk.

I hear him mumbling something and that little voice inside of me begs me to ask whats going on, but I ignore it and begin to doodle Noah's name in my notebook.

((A/n Oh good Lordy that was short. I know I've been giving you short chapters, but it's easier to write short chapters and post them daily then to write long chapters and make you wait for a week. But guess what! The next chapter is in a different pov and it is probably the longest chapter yet. Be very excited!!))