Smile at a Stranger (1D/ Niall)

Boys and Directions

Chapter 10

Summer's POV

"You noticed too, I'm guessing." I raise my eyebrows at them and smile understandingly.   They all look at me trying not to crack up.  "Yeah, I know.  You don't need to say anything." 

Our waiter comes back to our table.  "Here you go."  He hands Harry the check back.

"Thank you."  Harry is about to explode.

"Have a nice night everybody."  He leaves with a big smile on his face. 

"Oh goodness gracious."  I mumble while hiding my face.  I knew that if I took them here there was a chance to get the gay waiter.  This guy has been working here since I first moved here.  And now the guys are getting a good laugh out of it.  It's hard not to actually.

"Looks like he liked you Harry."  Zayn says to Harry patting him on the back.

"Not over my dead body."  Louis says giving Zayn a look. 

That was probably the funniest thing I've heard all day.  I laugh in a split second.  Unfortunately since that was so funny, I snorted.  I do that when I'm dying of laughter.  I kind of hate it because everyone stares at me after I do it.  Like everyone is doing now.

 I cover my mouth.  "Stop staring at me."  I say into my hands.  I hate being embarrassed.

"Aww it's cute, love."  Niall rubs my shoulder reassuringly. 

Trying not to fangirl I say, "Thanks Ni."  Then I pick my eyes up to see his face.  I've never called him anything besides Niall.  And calling him Ni just kind of came out.  For some reason I'm nervous that he won't like me calling him that.

I see his smile grow larger.  And he meets my eyes.  I'm still a little stunned at myself, but his eyes are practically sparkling.  Wow... he really... has really... blue... eyes... wow...

I look away from him.  Feeling this nervousness boiling in my stomach.  Well, that was a weird moment.  I look around at everyone.  Quickly moving my eyes around.  Trying to hold a smile on my face.  But I find myself fidgeting. 

"Are we ready to go?"  Liam asks. 

"Yep."  Everyone replies.  I grab my purse from my chair and stand up. 

We all start walking towards the exit.  Waving at the hostess, who I know.  And walking out the door.

Dang, I forgot how cold it was supposed to get tonight.  My hands go around my now chilling arms.  I feel some sort of weight on my shoulders.  I look at my arm. It now has a jacket hanging over it.  I look up to see Niall walking next to me.  A loving smile is on his face.  I giggle slightly grabbing the sides of the jacket so it doesn't fall off my shoulders.

"You're so cliché."  I say smiling at him.  Then I put my arms through the sleeves.  The jacket is obviously too big, but I love big sweatshirts, jackets, shirts, exc. 

I see Harry and Liam look over their shoulders then look back smiling.  Weird. "I try."  Niall says shrugging. 

"Well then."  I say sassily.  I grab the collar of the jacket and smell it intensely. 

Niall laughs slightly looking at me questioningly.  "What are you doing?"

"The girl always has to comment on how heavenly the guy's jacket smells."  I point out giving him a smile.  Even though I was being funny, he really did smell good.  Heavenly actually.

"Well I guess that means I have to think about how adorable you look in my jacket, even though you are drowning in it."  I look away blushing.  He's right, but umm I'm not appreciating the feeling in my stomach.