Niam.... only a dream?

Figuring Things Out... Somewhat...

Niall's POV

"Guys, this is Kayla and she's been staying with us for the past five days..."

Wait, what? Did Harry just say this girl has been staying with us for five days? Do I not pay attention enough to notice a girl in the house? What else have I missed? Do we have a dog running around too?

"What do you mean she's been staying with us for the past five days?" Liam's voice sent shivers down my spine. He was using his Daddy Direction voice which everyone answered to whether they wanted to or not.

Wait, Liam hadn't know this girl was in the house for the past five days? Well I don't feel so dumb anymore. If Daddy Direction didn't notice her then Harry did a good job of hiding her. Usually nothing gets past Liam.

Harry avoided Liam's gaze, "I mean she's been staying in my room for the past five days..."

"Oh, Harry you didn't...." Liam trailed off.

Harry's face got bright red, "NO! Oh God no! She's just a friend!"

Louis chuckled and mumbled, "For now..."

Liam didn't hear Louis or ignored his comment and stayed focused on Harry and the girl, what was her name again?

"So how'd you two meet? Why's she been here for five days? When's she going home?" Liam sat down in his seat and everyone else sat down quietly in their seats.

We all knew Liam was in a mood because of how he was being stricted and none of is wanted to tick him off. The girl, who's name still slips my mind, seemed to sense this too and sat down in her seat without saying hello or anything.

We started putting food on our plates. Harry had made chicken, potatoes, sweet corn, cheesy hashbrowns, and other veggies. I started eating the chicken off my plate while I listened to the conversation, curious of how they met.

Harry cleared his throat, "Well... I almost hit her with my car an-"

I coughed, choking on the chicken and grabbed a drink to wash it down. Once I was able to talk I blurted out, "You almost hit the girl with your car?!" I looked at the girl and calmed my voice, "I'm sorry, your name slipped my mind, what is it again?"

She looked up from her plate, her dark blue eyes were speckled with silver, "Kayla..." her voice barely above a whisper.

I looked at her and my whole body relaxed some. She was so tense and scared, it was practically radiating off of her. I may not know her story but I do know when someone is scared and right now that girl is terrified.

I turned back to Harry, "How did you almost hit her with your car?"

"I ran out in front of his car," Kayla's voice was a little louder now and it grabbed all of our attention, Harry seemed surprise that she spoke.

She licked her lips and continued, "I was running from my step father, he beats me, and I was running. I didn't care at the time whether I got hit or not, I just knew I needed to get away from my step father. Harry almost hit me and I was too shocked to move or speak so he put me in the car and brought me here. I told him how I was running from my abusive step father and he told me I was going to stay here."

I looked over and saw Harry had a small smile on his face as he looked at Kayla. I hadn't seen him look at anyone like that before and trust me, there have been plenty of people. Both, male and female but mostly female. The look on Harry's face was something I couldn't only describe as love. It was a mixture of admiration, pride, caring, and so many other emotions. He was head over heels for this girl. I just hope his heart doesn't get broken.