Detrimental

Episode 27

"Right now?" I ask Niall for the second time and he just nods happily. He smiled like a little boy on the day of a road trip to Disneyland and I couldn't help but smile back. "But I made plans with Harry and Louis," I bite my lip and look at the boy in front of me.

"Come on, it will be fun." Niall was grinning from ear to ear as he grabs my hand. His hand felt warm and I tighten my grip as he pulls me away from the building. He held the leash of the spotted dog at his other hand and Sammy barks as we reach the grassy area a few steps away from the building. We reach the park and Niall lets go of Sammy's leash. Soon enough, the fluffy creature is meters away from us. "She's always so energetic," I laugh.

"She's Ireland born and raised, what else can ye expect?" Niall wraps his hands around my waist and I feel elated by the feeling of his palm against my body. I look at his face and admire his perfectly shaped set of lushful lips. "Now, why don't we grab some ice cream,"

"Sounds great." I breathe slowly and he notices my fixation on his lips. Within a second, he had his lips on mine and I run my hand through his hair. He kisses me gently and everything just felt right. From the way his hands fell to my body to the way his nose slightly rubbed on mine. Compared to the kisses we've shared before, this was special. It just finally felt like something real could happen between us. No drama. Just two people who have genuine affection for one another.

"So," He pulls away and pauses to take a deep breath. "Ice cream?"

"Sounds great." I smile and he takes me to the ice cream cart around the corner.

"One mint chocolate chip and one salted caramel please." Niall says as he hands the old man a few bills.

"I like it that you ordered for me," I whisper to him and he grins. He hands me the cone of salted caramel ice cream and I shake my head with amusement. "How did you know I liked this one better?"

"You've told me once that you hated mint on food because it tastes like toothpaste." I look at him with confusion and while we walk back to the park, he explains that I've told him via Twitter before when I thought I was talking to an Irish girl called Lori. It still hasn't dawned on me but Niall really knows me rather well.

"It's not fair," I complain. "You led me into thinking you were a seventeen year old Irish girl and manipulated everything into me telling you everything about me while you sat there sharing false information about yourself."

"I only lied about me age and gender, no biggie." he giggles and looks at me with his enchanting blue grey eyes.

"Right..." I nod sarcastically. "Isn't it weird thought," I sigh. "Our lives are so intertwined. Like what are the chances of a famous YouTuber who, using a fan account of himself on Twitter, manages to befriend his future step-sister."

"Now that I think of it, it really does sound weird and creepy." he says as he eats some of his ice cream.

"It's so weird." I finish my cone and free my hands from crumbs.

"Wow ye eat fast!" he says as he looks at the heap of green ice cream still on top of his cone. "Like a man who hasn't eaten in fourteen damn months."

"No, Niall." I shake my head, pretending to be insulted. "You just eat slow."

"I do not," he says as he forces the cone into his mouth with three big bites. He had ice cream on his chin and if only it wasn't chocolate mint, I would have licked it off his face. I use my hand to remove the green liquid from his face and wipe it on my pants. "Rae?" He looks at me and I feel like he's gonna say something on the lines of breaking up even though, technically, we were only starting to date.

"Yes?"

"If we're starting a relationship here, I wanna be honest with ye...there's a few things I have to tell ya,"

"You don't have to, I don't need to know." I regret it as soon as I said it because I did want to know. It might hurt me but at least I would know before it was too late. "I appreciate that you want to be honest and all but why don't we just start from scratch and let go of our past mistakes," What the hell was I saying? Letting go of past mistakes would only cause future fights.

"I guess if that's what ye feel,"

"Horan!" a familiar voice calls and I turn around to face a beautiful brunette. I recognize her almost immediately. She's a popular YouTuber; not as popular as Niall, but popular nonetheless. Zoella wore a black skirt and a grey sweater. She had Sammy's leash on her hands and she looked like she was going to do a photoshoot for some animal magazine "Why did you leave Sammy alone you fucking twat," she laughs.

"I miss yer pig-like laughter." Niall teases and she pouts. Her laughter obviously amused him. I watch Niall as he continues to tease her and after some friendly chatter, he pulls her in a hug. For some reason, it costs a disturbing feeling down my stomach even though I know Zoella already has a boyfriend.

It was like Niall forgot I was there and she was the only thing on his mind.

"Hi, I'm Zoella." she says as she approaches me and shakes my right hand. "You must be Rachel."

"Yeah, I am." I smile awkwardly. How does she know who I am? "I love your channel."

"Thank you," she laughs. "Why don't you guys join Alfie and I for dinner tonight?" Niall flinches at the mention of Alfie's name and I have a feeling that it has something to do with the fact that Niall used to fancy Zoella.

"Sounds fantastic," I smile politely.

"Sorry, Zoe, we made plans with a few pals." Niall moves uncomfortably as he gets Sammy's leash from Zoella. "Rain check?"

"Sure, I'll call you."

"It was lovely to meet you." I say to Zoella before Niall pulls my hand away. I catch a glimpse of Niall's eyes and it was filled with agony. There was clearly a history between him and Zoella and it saddens me that he's not over her. More than sadness, there was a new feeling of jealousy I've never felt before. This was not like what I felt about Ms. Ainsworth or Kelly. She wasn't just a girl Niall was sexually attracted to. This was a girl he genuinely cared about. Probably a million times more than he'll ever do for some random fangirl slash future step-sister he just met a few weeks ago.