The Stars

Just Like Old Times...Sort of

Jess's POV

"You ready Niall?" I asked not knowing where he was.  I grabbed the pizza and my purse off the table.

"Yup." he said and he sounded like his mouth was full.

"What are you eating?" I asked suddenly remembering what I'd given him to hold.  I walked to the living room which is where it sounded like his voice was coming from and sure enough he was there.  And his face was covered in blueberries and guilt.

"Sorry I was just kind of hungry and it looked so good." he explained.

"Gimme the pie." I said and he handed it to me.  He'd only eaten one piece of the pie, so I wasn't upset.  It's just pie.

"You ready to go?"  he asked.

"Yes, yes I am."

"Perfect let's go."

We walked out the door toward the car and he ran to the passenger seat opening it for me.

"Thanks."

"No problamo." he replied and then he jumped into the drivers seat.  He put in the key and the engine roared.  He began driving down the road and I turned on the radio.  Suddenly Niall began scream singing to it.

"AND I WAS LIKE BABY BABY BABY OHHHHH!" he rolled down the window and sang louder."BABY BABY BABY NOOOOO LIKE BABY BABY BABY OHHHH THOUGHT YOU'D ALWAYS BE MINE!"  All I could do was laugh when a lady who was giving her dog a walk gave him a look of disgust before she realized who he was.  When she realized who he was she looked baffled and I wish I could've seen the rest of her reactioin. 

We parked in Liam's driveway and began walking.

"You want me to help carry the pizza or pie?" asked Niall.

"You cannot be trusted with food mister." I said trying to sound really serious but we both just ended up laughing. "You can carry this though." I threw my purse at him and he put it on like a teen girl and started doing a swagger walk.  It was certainly a sight to see. 

Liam's POV

I set up everything perfectly.  The TV was on, the game systems were out, all the dvd's were visible, and the snacks were perfectly placed on the table. 

"Ding dong!"

I ran to the door and quickly fixed my hair and gave it a last little brush with my hands.  I looked in the mirror by the door and straightened my flannel a little.  I breathed out and opened the door.

"Hey!" we both said at the same time and laughed.  I gave her a big hug and invited her in. 

"Hey bro." said Niall and my smile faded on the inside.

Why was Niall here?  I thought tonight was gonna be just me and Jess? Wait, this is the perfect opportunity for me to use him.  Well, I don't mean use him, I mean use him as my wingman because that's why he's here.  To help me. Maybe tonight will work out.

"What shall we do first?" asked Jess.

"I have to speak with Niall actually. It's uhm about the band." I said trying not to sound too mysterious.  I lead Niall up to my room.

"Tonight is the night." I said when I was sure we were alone.

"The night for what?" he asked.

"For me to win Jess over."

"Oh, yeah." he kind of hesitated.  Why did he sound so disapointed?

"I need you to talk good about me, but make it subtle okay."