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(7)

*Niall's POV*

"Harry, I have to go out today. I Probably won't be back until midnight. Do you maybe know anyone who can watch you or someone's house you can go over to?" I question him, while changing my clothes. It's 1:15 and I honestly don't know what shirt to put on. I'm currently wearing black skinny jeans with my white Nike's but I don't know what shirt to wear. I groan internally.
"Why can't I go with you and Zayn on your date?" He asks. I try to think of a better answer than, 'because Zayn Is mad at you.' or 'because we might have sex and I don't want you there to witness that.'
"Well ... Dates are meant to be with only 2 people. Unless it's a double date. Or triple date." I say. He nods his head in understanding as I finally come to the conclusion of wearing my red, blue, and white flannel. I examine myself in the mirror to ensure that it goes well together.
"Harry, I don't know what to do with you." I sigh. I would have taken him to my moms but she's out having a 'girls night'. And that's when it hits me. Hard. "Bradlee!"
"Bradlee?" Harry asks.
"Yes, Bradlee will watch you." I reply, grabbing my cell phone and dialling his number.
Ring
Ring
Ri-
"Hello?" Answers a husky voice.
"Hey Brad, how are you?" I ask.
"Niall! Oh my god. It's been years! I'm great, now. What about you? How's Harry?" He questions, making my chuckle.
"Yeah, I'm not too bad. Oh, speaking of Harry well.. Could you possibly watch him for me while I'm out for the day?" I could almost hear his smile from the other end of the receiver.
"Oh my god, yes! Why am I only now hearing from you? What time do you want me over?" He rushed. I'm pretty sure he didn't ask that many questions when I was dating him but then again, it has been a good few years since I last spoke to him so maybe he was just excited.
"I don't know. I guess I was just thinking about you. And now? If that's okay."
"Aww, well I'm happy to hear that you were thinking about me. I've been thinking of getting onto the phone to you but thought after the whole me stealing your boyfriend thing that we were no longer friends. And yeah, now works. I'll be over any minute." Why did he have to bring that up? Anthony never really loved me anyway so Bradlee whisking him away from me was more of a blessing than anything else if truth be told.
"Alright. Thank you so much Bradlee. And let's forget all about that whole situation OK? I love you."
"I love you too Nialler." He chirps before hanging up. I look at the time on my phone and see that it's 1:30. I could feel eyes burning a hole through my skull and turned to see Harry's cute eyes staring up at me.
"Bradlee?" He asks again.
"Well, long story short, Bradlee is my ex-boyfriend. We haven't spoken in about 6 years. But luckily, he wants to watch you while I'm out today." I explain.
"Is he cute?" Harry asks, causing me to smile at his innocence.
"Yes, very. Well, he was when I last saw him. Not too sure about now but we will see." I answer as I start walking downstairs grabbing my phone and wallet. Suddenly, there's a knock at the door, causing me to jump the last few steps to see who was knocking. Please be Bradlee..
As I open the door, Zayn stands there. With a beautiful rose in his hand.
"Hello gorgeous." He greets.
"Hey, handsome. You look marvellous." I observe. He's wearing black skinny jeans like me, with black Jordans and a white shirt.
"Well good job I decided against my flannel shirt today." He jokes, pointing at my top and making me laugh.
"Come in. I'm just waiting for someone to come and sit with Harry while we're out.." I inform him. He comes in and heads for the couch.
"Oh! I almost forgot." I look at him and see him walking up to me and take a deep breath, putting the rose behind his back. "Don't laugh okay?"
"Alright." I say, reassuring him as a chuckle escapes my mouth.
"Roses are red, violets are blue, I got you this rose, to show you I love you." He recites forcing a smile to play on my lips.
"Your adorable, do you know that?" I ask, placing a soft, delicate kiss on his cheek as I take the beautiful rose he had held out to me. There's a knock on the door which interrupts this loving moment so I rush to answer it to ensure we can hurry up and continue this elsewhere.
"Bradlee!" I squeal, sounding like a school girl. He wraps his arms around my waist, while I wrap mine around his neck.
"I've missed you so much." He sighs, nestling his face in the crook of my neck.
"I've missed you too." I reply, pulling away before I got too comfortable in his arms.. He steps inside and sits on the couch as though completely avoiding Zayn.
"Where's Haz?" He asks once he gets comfy, making me quickly scan the room.
"I'll be right back, he's probably still in my room." I say before rushing up the stairs to my room and finding Harry sat in the same spot as I left him, gazing into the mirror at his reflection.
"Harry? Bradlee and Zayn are here." I say.
"Okay."
"Well, Bradlee wants to see you."
"Okay." I take his hand and pull him downstairs before stopping on the third step to see Zayn and Bradlee fussing with each other.
"You don't understand though mate, Niall and I have been friends for years. What do you mean 'stop flirting with him?' I'm sorry if you thought I was but I wasn't. I don't like Niall like that. He's just a friend. Well, best friend really." Brad explains.
"Whatever you say. Just please ... Don't. I really do love him and it would really help if he didn't like you or you didn't like him. I don't want any complications with this relationship." Zayn sighs.
"Yeah, I understand. I'm Bradlee by the way. I noticed that Niall didn't introduce us to each other, maybe if he had it would have saved some of this confusion" Brad giggles. He's one of the most sweetest guys in the world so why was Zayn being such a bitch?
"I'm Zayn. Nice to meet you." He replies. I really hope they end up being friends.
"Nice to meet you too." I decided it was time for me to cut in and walk back down the stairs with Harry running down.
"Harry, walk." I demand. As I spoke, both men looked up at me in surprise as though I had made them jump.
"Harry! Oh my God you've gotten so big and tall!" Bradlee exclaims.
"And strong!" Harry adds. Showing off his non existent muscles. I laugh at his attempt at flexing before looking at the time. 2:04.
"Hey Zayn, we should probably get going, yeah?" I ask him. He nods his head in exasperated agreement.
"Bye Niall." Brad says, hugging me. I hug back.
"I'll pay you alright? Just, please watch him until I get back. Feed him what you want I guess. He's not picky. If you fancy taking him out for something to eat, I suggest Chick Fil' A. He really likes that. Um.. Oh his pyjamas and stuff are in his dresser. His room is the last one on the-" before I can finish Bradlee cuts me off.
"Niall. I know what I'm doing. It's not the first time I've been here. You just go out with Zayn and have fun. Harry and I will be here when you get back. Stop worrying and enjoy yourself." Brad says, stopping me mid sentence.
"Okay.. Bye Harry. I love you." I beamed, bending down to kiss his forehead.
"Now, can we go?" Zayn says with a slightly annoyed tone. I nod in agreement as he says his goodbye to Harry and Bradlee, before heading out the door for a date which would sure to be one to remember.

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Hello.
I had to make this one short. Sorry. I was going to add the date to this chapter but I didn't want you all thinking that it was too long. The date will be in the next chapter, however, might be spilt up into 2 parts so be ready for that.
As usual, if you would like a cover done then please feel free to send me a message.
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