Your Addictive Heart || l.s

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

The party had finally started to pick up. Harry had been the first to show for his friend. As more and more people filed in Harry felt a flutter of excitement in his gut. Tonight was going to be a good night.

He laughed and danced with his good friends and used his single privilege to be a social butterfly. He made his rounds and had fun for a while, but somewhere during the night, something in him changed. Something he'd been trying to ignore all night. Where was Louis?

Olivia dragged him into the living room where everyone was dancing, including the birthday boy.

Niall must have had a few drinks in him because he had the confidence to dance with Olivia right in front of her date. Zayn wasn't concerned with the frivolous dancing, however, and Olivia couldn't stop cracking up at Niall.

Harry wanted to enjoy himself with them but something was off. He didn't know why he was so bored now.

He continued dancing with his friends and put on a fake smile.

Suddenly, a tall brunette walked into the room. "Diana!" Harry called over to the girl.

She walked softly over to the clump of dancing teenagers. "Hi, Harry." She greeted him.

"Diana! You got my invitation!" Niall greeted her with a hug and then nudged Harry in the gut.

Harry should have known better. "Hey, Niall! Thanks for having me."

Harry wanted to kill Niall for a moment. If he wanted to invite her, he would have. Now he felt bad that his best friend invited her but he didn't. Harry decided he'd get Niall for this when it wasn't his birthday.

"It's so good to see you," Harry told the pretty girl. "You look great." He complimented her.

"So do you." She complimented back.

"Do you want to dance with us?" Harry asked.

"Oh, I'm not much of a dancer. I was just going to hang out." She tucked her hair behind her ear. She seemed out of place here.

Harry wanted to make sure she'd have a good time. "We can hang out somewhere together if you want?"

She searched his eyes for a moment. "Yeah. Yeah, sounds good."

The two found themselves sitting together at the dining table snacking and talking. Harry enjoyed her company but he sort of wish she wanted to dance.

He found conversation with her flowed naturally and he appreciated the way she could lose herself talking about the things she loved.

Harry heard his favorite song playing and tried to hide his disappointment that he wasn't dancing right now.

Anna walked into the kitchen looking for something Harry wasn't sure of. She looked really pretty tonight. She usually wasn't one to dress up, but tonight she wore a navy colored dress and some red lipstick. Harry hardly recognized her.

"Hey, guys." She sat at the table with a perky posture.

"Hey, Anna-" Harry tried but was interrupted.

"Diana, right? We met briefly at the diner. I saw you at your audition too. Flawless." Anna seemed to be tipsy and very confident.

"Yeah, thank you!" Diana blushed.

Harry decided to let the two get acquainted. "I'm gonna go check on the birthday boy, if you'll excuse me." Harry left without any resistance from the girls.

His friends were still dancing. "What are you up to, Styles?" Niall was buzzed.

"Just checking in." Harry ruffled his hair.