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Introducing the Beard: Eleanor! (8) Part 2

Louis~

Jeanine places the contract in front of me. Then she points to one of the many lines. "Sign here." Then she moves to a different line, "And here.", another one, "And here," all in all I had to sign seven times. Signing away the rest of my freedom 1/7 at a time. She moves the contract in front of Niall. He whimpers.

"Your turn, Niall." He shakes his head and makes a sound that sounds like a mixture of a strangled sob and a whimper. I put my hand on his shoulder and he tunrs to me.

"Please, Niall. Please, for me, babe, for me." I pull him into a quick hug and peck his cheek. He nods slowly. I hand him the pen I used and he takes is shakily.

It would be a lie if I said Niall signed all seven times without crying, so I won't say that. It was painful to watch and to hear. It was horrible because there was no other sound in the room, just his strangled sobs as he scribbled his signature down. The lads seemed so sad, and the management just seemed guilty. When he was done he lept out of his seat and on to me.

I hugged him so tight that I thougt he might explode. I held the sobbing boy in my arms and looked, accusingly, around the room at all the buisness people. Whenever I caught someones eyes they would quickly look away. Except Simon, he wouldn't even look at me. I wonder if he was remembering our conversation when he found out I liked Niall.

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We were having a rehearsal for one of our songs for The X-Factor, I don't remember which. I was messing up, I would come in late, I would miss notes, I would sing th wrong line, I would crack notes. It was horrible. Simon dismissed us unhappliy. He had me stay after all the boys left. He stood leaning against this table/desk thing, while I sat in a chair in front of it. I was ringing my hands and cracking my knuckles everytime I could, which I would later realize was a nervous habit of mine that annoyed the lads before concerts. Simon sighs.

"What's wrong Louis? Why are you so off today? Hmm? What's wrong? You can tell me anything." He crosses his arms and gives a soft look. It's strange to see the soft side of Simon.

"No-No, I can't."

"Is it one of the boys? Is Zayn bothering you again?" I shake my head, "Is it Harry? I thought you were best mates," I shake my head again, feeling nervous because he is getting closer, "No? Is it Liam?"

"N-no, it's not Liam." My voice is shaky and so are my hands.

"Niall? What did sweet, innocent Niall do?" Simon sounds really conufsed that Niall could do something that would get me like this? I bring my knees up to my chest and put my feet on the chair.

"It partly has to do with Niall."

"What's the other part then?"

"I-uh-I'm gay."

"I know." He says softly, then his voice raises in volume, "What does that have to do with Ni- Oh! OH!" How did he know? That's kind of scary. He goes back to quiet. "You like Niall, don't you?" I can only nod my head.

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He actually helped my get the courage to ask Niall out. Simon was kind of the reason this whole relationship exists.

I hope he feels guilty.

Simon is signing the contract when the door opens. In saunters this girl, Eleanor I assume, curled brown hair, a green shirt with the sleeves cut off, black pants, sandals, and gold aviators. Niall doesn't lift his head from my chest. She looks around the room. Then her gaze stops on Richard. She lifts the sunglasses from her face and places them in her hair.

"Richy!" She says as a smile spreads across her face, "How've you been?" She is greeting him like a friend.

"Eleanor! I'm good. Uh, well meet the lads of One Direction. Lads, this is Eleanor Calder." Richard walks over to her as he speaks, then he guestures to us as he introduces us. She looks at Harry, then to Liam and Zayn, then she puts her gaze on Niall and I. I frown.

"It's nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is not mine." I growl. I squeeze Niall.

"Louis!" Simon and Liam say warningly at the same time.

"I'm sorry, I really am." She seems sincere, but her job is acting.

"Don't say that, if you were sorry you wouldn't have taken the job." I snarl.

"Louis," Niall whispers. I soften.

"Yes, love." I whisper to him.

"Give her a chance, she could be nice." He looks up at me and I can't resist him. I sigh but nod.

"Louis, your first date is, well, right now." Jeanine says as she looks at her watch.

"You have got to be kidding me." I mutter. Niall sniffs and stands. I stand to. I hug him. "I love you." I whisper in his ear.

"C'mon Louis. Let's go." Jeanine taps her watch. Oh god this will be pure tourture.

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