The Boy Next Door (One Direction fanfic)

Chapter 12

Lani

Daylight had been burning through the window. My eye's are a little itchy from all the crying. How embarrassing. I hate crying infront of people. Harry probably  thinks I'm pathetic, considering this is the second time I've cried in front of him. 

I had woken up in Harry's arms. I felt as if I hadn't been robbed, as if I hadn't been scammed, or as if nobody important had died. I felt like I was at home. I looked up to see if he was awake. I see an eye opened and he rests his head on mine. He lifts his head back up after a short moment and suddenly looks at me to see if Im awake. He hops off the couch and say's, "Good you're awake! I made you breakfast!" 

I lean up onto my elbows and rub my tired eyes as I yawn. When I open them, there's a small food table next to me. It has bacon, yogurt, strawberries, and chocolate smiley face pancakes with a cup of apple juice. "I've got good news," Harry smiles at me as he kneels down. "I've talked to Louis, and you can stay with us!"

"Harry you didn't hav-"

"I know. I wanted to."

"Why?"

"Because I care about you Lani. That's what friends do, they care."

My heart skips a beat after he mentions he cares about me. But then he says friends and ruins it.

"We have to go to the studio. Eleanor's here to keep you company!" And out the door Harry went. 

"If you need anything just ask Eleanor or call Harry. Feel better mate!" Louis says and follows Harry. He always comes out of no where...

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Harry is such a good cook. Those were the best pancakes ever. I get up and take my plate and cup to the kitchen. Eleanors in there washing the dishes. There is a huge pile of dirty dishes from the boys. I decide to help her. This is so sexist if you think about it. You know, us girls working in the kitchen.. ass holes.

"Morning Eleanor!" I say. "Lani, hi," She smiles back at me.

I grab a rag and come over to the other side of the sink. I start wiping and rinsing my plate off. "Oh you don't have to do that," She says. "It's fine. I can't leave you with all these dishes!" 

"100 euros say's 10 of those are from Niall," Eleanor says. We both laugh. 

It gets silent after a while. "So how long have you and Louis been dating?" I break the ice. "Quite a while now. He's amazing."

"I would hope so. I mean, I see the way he looks at you."

"And I have seen the way Harry looks at you!"

I turn red and I drop a dish in the sink. I look at Eleanor and she starts laughing. I take the soap bubbles and throw them at her. Laughing, we both have a war. 

Then I thought of Jaz. Oh no Jaz. I havent even told her.

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After Eleanour and I cleaned up our soap mess, and after I called Jaz and explained everything, I went out to get a job. I have to get my share. I got an interview right away at the coffee shop. 

Harry

Lani's apparantly out job hunting. I just got home. Louis took Eleanor some where. I wasn't really paying attention. Liam says he's coming over later though. I slouch on the couch flipping through channels. I start to smell vanilla. Ive been smelling it all day thinking it was one of the other boys. I smell my shirt, and it's me. I then smell the pillow Lani was using. It smells like vanilla too. I smell like Lani. I smile a bit when my front door flings open. It's Caroline and she's mad.

She walk's toward's me holding a magazine. Angrily, she throws it onto the coffee table.

"Really Harry?! Really?!"

"What?"

"Take a look at that!"

I look to see a picture of Lani with me at the carnival. 

"I don't like this Harry. I don't like her.... Do I smell.. Vanilla?"

"Lani stayed here last night... BUT it's only cause her place got robbed. We're just friends..."

"That totally explains why you were holding her at the beach and almost kissing her at the carnival AND-"

"Is everything alright?" Liam walks in. "We'll talk about this later," Caroline says and walks out the door.

Liam

I don't understand. Why was Caroline here? I thought Harry fancied Lani. Well I mean, he didn't exactly tell us that, but I've seen the pictures and the way he looks at her. It's the same way I look at Danielle, my lovely girlfriend. And why was Caroline bickering at him?

"What was that about?" I ask.

"Nothing. Just nothing," Harry says.

"I hope you're not with her again..."

"Liam I told you its nothing!"

I watch frusterated Harry walk off into the kitchen. I'm not sure if I should tell the other boys and not.. I'm not even sure if Lani knows.

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HI :) TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY. GET ON MY FREAKIN LEVEL. Haha anyways hope you enjoyed :) COMMENT VOTE FAN <3 x Delaney