A Haunting Past (One Direction FanFic)

Jokes

(Beth's pov)

Standing in front of me is an unforgettable sight; Niall Horan shirtless. He is a lot more built than I thought. My eyes looked him over, starting from the light skin of his toned chest and ending at his wonderful v-line. Oh crap! I'm checking him out. I better stop before-

"Are you ok?" Niall asked. Did he not realize I was checking him out? "Beth?" I began to get light headed and the room began to slightly shake. What's happening? "Beth, breathe." Niall said as he put his hands on my shoulders. I let out a gasp. Wait, had I been holding my breath this whole time? That would explain why Niall looked so worried. I mentally facepalmed myself. I looked back at Niall, who had a worried expression on his face. Wait! I haven't spoken yet! Oh crap! I need to stop thinking to myself. What do I say to him? What if I say something stupid!? Stop freaking out, Beth! Say something. I open my mouth but aminterrupted by a shout from behind me.

"Are the guys here?" Alice asked from her bedroom. Thank you, Alice! You are a lifesaver.

"Yeah." I yelled back to her. "Come on in." I smile at the two guys. Has Harry been there this whole time? "When did you get here?" I asked him.

"I've been here the whole time." He said while walking through the door. He stopped next to me and whispered, "You just didn't notice because you were checking out Niall." A smirk formed on his face. The blood instantly rushed to my face. He noticed!? Did Niall notice too!? "Don't worry, Niall was completely oblivious." he said a little louder. Niall was far enough away to not hear, talking to Alice about something.

I gave Harry a smile. "Thanks for telling me."

Harry winked. "Don't worry about it." He walked over to Niall and Alice. Alice looked over at me with a confused look on her face. What is she thinking about? She left the two guys, who were cracking up at some joke Harry had made, and walked toward me.

"What's up?' She asked me.

"What do you mean?"

"You are blushing profusely, haha." She laughed.

"Is it that noticeable?"

"Um..well.." She began.

"Oh no!" I put my hands over my face.

"Hey, don't worry." She tried to comfort me. "I don't even think he has seen it yet. He's facing Harry right now. Here! We'll play if off as just laughing." She smiled at me.

"What do you mean?"

She looked at me with a serious face. She leaned in to my ear and whispered "pudding." I burst out laughing, while she joined in a couple of seconds later. The boys looked so confused and lost. It was so adorable.

"What did we miss?" Niall asked.

"Alice told the best joke in the world." I replied.

Harry's face instantly brightened up, his eyes glimmering with joy. "Joke? What joke?" He asked. Damn, didn't think it through that far. I looked at Alice, who was glaring at me. I sent her a 'sorry' expression and she let out a sigh.

"You know what I saw?" She asked him. Aha! This joke! This is the one she uses all the time.

"What?" Niall asked.

"Wait for it, wait for it......wood." She said with a big grin. She looked as though she had just accomplished her biggest goal.

"What?" Niall asked in confusion.

"You know, saw wood. Like sawing a piece of wood." She explained while acting out what seemed to be her, cutting imaginary wood with an imaginary saw.