Niam Horayne - Love in a Boy Band

3 - Niam vs. Larry

Liam's pov

"Boys, get in the car. Hair and makeup for the interview starts in half an hour," I shouted, putting on a coat.

"Zayn, get out of the bathroom. I need to pee!" Louis was banging on the door of the bathroom.

"Just a second Li, I'm just getting some snacks for the drive," Niall shouted. A minute later he appeared at the bottom of the stairs, struggling to hold three bags of crisps.

"Niall, you know they have food there," I tried to persuade him. But Niall knew my weakness. He widened his eyes and looked up at me, his lower lip trembling. Brilliant, just brilliant. "Fine, you can take them. But don't complain to me if they don't let you eat tham once we get there," I gave in.

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"So is there any truth to these bromances I keep hearing about?" the interviewer asked, leaning forward with her microphone.

Shoot, what if they find out about my thoughts about Niall. Keep cool, Liam. Remember, game face.

"Larry totally beats Niam. Harry and I are together forever!" Louis screamed, and started fake making out with Harry.

"Don't be ridiculous," Niall protested. "Liam can't help himself when he's around my awesome leprechaun magic. Right Li?" He looked to me for an answer.

"Y-yeah," I answered, trying to keep my face from becoming redder than it already was. "Nialler's right. I c-can't help myself." I finished with an awkward smile.

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Niall's pov

Did he really find the idea of "Niam" so disgusting that he couldn't even talk about without stuttering. I needed to talk to him about this.

When I walked into Liam's room he was on Skype with Danielle.

"Hey Li. Danielle," I greeted the two lovebirds and sat in a chair next to Liam. "How's London?"

"London's great...um...I've been pretty busy with friends and work and stuff," Danielle replied. She sounded kind of awkward, maybe because I was here interrupting her time with her boyfriend? "I'm in rehearsals for a dance show right now and it's taking up quite a lot of time. It's a challenging routine so I have to put in extra rehearsals with my partner. He's an AMAZING dancer," I felt Liam stiffen next to me as she talked about her dance partner. I'm sure it's hard for him to see his girlfriend dancing in revealing costumes while he's away so much, but it is part of her job and they've always been really understanding of each other's commitments. Why is Liam feeling jealous all of a sudden? And Danielle looks worried, almost like she's hiding something.

My stomach growled and I got up, patting Liam on the back as I left and saying: "Come to my room when you're done with Dani, yeah? We haven't chilled in a while, I miss you."

Liam's pov

Was it wrong that my breath caught and my heart sped up when Niall looked in my eyes and smiled his crooked and spoke in his velvety accent? Was it wrong that my shoulder warmed up where he touched it and I had to fight to keep the blush off my cheeks? Was it wrong that as I turned back to my girlfriend, I couldn't wait to go hang out with my best friend? Was it wrong that as I told her "I love you." I couldn't get two bright blue eyes out of my head?