A Public Affair (A Harry Style Fan Fiction)

Getting To Know You

POV Keirsten:

We quickly walk into the house as the flashes blind our eyes. These people never give the guys a break. I wonder if they’ll ever get a timeout…I open the door and rush Liz inside, Niall grabs her bags from her hands and sets them next to the staircase. He then takes my handbag and puts it on top of hers. He smiles and tells us the guys are in the kitchen having supper. He walks back into the kitchen so Liz and I decide to go to the living room and wait for the guys to finish up and join us. I sit down on one of the couches and Liz stands behind me. I grab my phone and see if I have any texts. I have one from Paul, one from Lou and a couple from friends. I answer them and notice Liz still hovering above me.

'Why don't you sit down?' I ask her.

'I don't know, I feel so uncomfortable' she says.

'Why? Make yourself at home! Everybody here likes you, why would you feel uncomfortable?' I look at her with big eyes. Before she could answer my question, the guys and the girlfriends walk into the room and all sat down on the couches. Niall walked over to the DVD rack and started showing us our options. He mostly took out horror movies, which was the plan, but I hate scary movies and I know he's doing it on purpose. I don't even bother sharing my opinion because I don't like any of them. They finally decide on Friday the 13th and I couldn't care less because I will be on my phone anyways.

'I'm going to go grab some snacks and drinks' Harry volunteers.

'I'll help!!' Liz says, louder than necessary. Everyone laughs and she blushes.

'Sure, thanks…' He looks down and walks into the kitchen followed by Liz. Once again, I grab my phone and start scrolling down my twitter feed. I feel someone plop down beside me and turn my head, it was Niall. He smiles and pats my thigh.

'You ready?' he asks.

'You know I hate horror movies. Why would you want to torture me like that?' I half laugh. 

Suddenly I hear giggles coming from the other side and I turn to see who it is. I see Liam and Sophia are sitting next to me. Great. This is going to be just great. I try not to pay much attention to them whilst the movie starts. Soon after, Harry and Liz are back with bags of chips, popcorn and drinks. Liz sits on the recliner and Harry sits on the floor next to her. They look so adorable and awkward. I grab a bag of salt&vinegar chips and stuffed my hand inside the bag. Before I could even put a chip in my mouth Niall has stolen the bag from me and quietly whispers ‘my favourite’ and smiles. I roll my eyes at him knowing he can’t really see me. Halfway through the movie I’m literally shitting my pants and Niall couldn’t stop laughing. I swat his shoulder and he just keeps laughing. Who enjoys watching these stupid movies?! I mean, it’s completely absurd! Couldn’t we have just watched a romantic comedy since everybody seems to be in love. Well, except for Niall of course. And I didn’t know if I could consider myself in love, it was more like a one-sided love, the worst kind of love. It hurts so much knowing the person you love, loves someone else. And it’s even worse when they’re constantly around you and you can’t do anything about it because they don’t know. They don’t see it, they don’t care. I didn’t necessarily hate Sophia, but the fact that she was sitting here with the person I love makes my heart sting. She’s so perfect for him, she’s so pretty and funny. She’s smart and witty. She’s good for him. Whereas I’m never good enough. I try to ignore it but I can’t. The worst part is not being able to express your feelings towards this person and you just sit there slowly drifting away from them. And there is nothing you could do because they are happy. That’s what love is about, putting other people’s happiness before yours no matter how painful it is. Only this time, I was the one giving up my happiness and it’s the worst kind of pain I could ask for. I could feel the tears in my eyes but before they got the best of me, I took the bag of chips away from Niall and stuffed my face. Making everybody shush me. Niall turned towards me a little worried.