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BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT I LIKE PLL AND AND AND AND 

MEEEH

DEAL WITH IT MISSY YOU NEED TO JUST DEAL WITH ITTTTTTT.

ur perfect ok

The girls left awhile later, making me promise to go to bed soon. I waved to them as they left. Turning all the lights off, I made my way back to my room. it was eerily silent, so I turned on the television as I changed clothes. Crawling under the covers, I slowly drifted to sleep. 

*******

I woke up to the sound repetitive knocking at my door. I stood up, still half asleep, and walked to the foyer, and peeking out the window just in time to see Niall turn and walk toward the street. Sitting on my porch, steam rising in a small cloud above it, was a Starbucks cup. I stood there for several minutes, making sure he was gone, before opening the door and snatching up the cup. I held it away from me, staring at it like it was going to explain the situation to me.  

I felt my throat tighten up, I swallowed,"Shit."

I threw the cup away, and went back to my room. I picked up my phone and saw several missed calls and texts from Joy. I sighed, calling her back.

"God, Charlie. Answer your phone," Joy answered.

I walked to the bathroom,"Good morning to you too."

She started rambling about the happenings at the magazine today, and I tuned her out, pulling my hair into a loose pony tail and brushing my teeth.

She paused,"Charlie!"

"What," I mumbled after spitting in the sink.

"Can you come in today?"

"Yeah I guess," I mumbled.

"Great,"she said, then hung up.

Looking at my still sleepy eyes in the mirror I sighed, "Niall Horan will be the death of me."

*******

Nialls POV

"I know she was there! I could hear her coming to the door," I was practically screaming at Zayn, who was desperately trying to calm me down. 

"Maybe she didn't see you," he reasoned.

"Didn't see me my ass."

He started to speak but I interrupted him, "I fucking told her I loved her, I kissed her! She kissed me back, she liked it! I'm not naive. This isn't one sided. It can't be."

Zayn shook his head,"She's confused. Give her time."

I didn't want to give her time. I know how she is, the more time you give her, the longer she has to talk herself out of it. She may want something with all her heart but her need for logic and perfection will get in the way of it.  Her mind will stop her from living her life if she lets it. 

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"No Ava! I don't fucking want to!"

"Well you're going. You haven't been out of this house besides for work in a week! You're wallowing," Ava was staring down at me. I was laying on the couch, where I had spent most of the past week. She was trying to convince me to go to a party.

I sat up and sighed, "He's going to be there."

"Maybe not."

I stood up and stretched,"You're kidding right? If Perrie is going, Zayn's going."

She grabbed my hand and dragged me to my room,"Just because Zayn's going doesn't mean Niall will. They aren't attached at the hip."

I sighed and shook my head, there was to way to reason with her. I was going and that was that.

*****

Niall's POV

"But what if she doesn't come?"

Zayn and Harry both glared at me from the sofa, I shrugged. They had concocted a plan with Ava to get Charlie to this party tonight, and I was going to be there waiting.

Harry stood and walked toward the kitchen,"She's coming, end of story."

I nodded with as much confidence that I could and finished getting ready. 

*****

Charlie's POV

I tugged at the bottom of the dress again,"Ava it's too short. Why wouldn't you let me change?"

She pushed me inside the club,"Because you look hot."

Inside, the club was crowded. It had obviously been rented out for the night, as the music was being played from speakers instead of a DJ. I followed Ava to the bar, and ordered a drink. We sat at the bar for a while, Ava flirting with the bartender. After a while we got up and made our way to the dance floor, dancing until we got tired. We went back to the bar and sat down.

After ordering, Ava and the bartender were flirting again, so I picked up my phone. I was scrolling through my texts when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around to see his piercing blue eyes peering into mine. The corners of his mouth turned upwards, sightly grinning. I felt my cheeks flush and my throat tighten up.

 I clenched my fist and stood up,"I can't do this right now. Not here."

He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could I grabbed my purse and bolted towards the door.. Once my feet hit the sidewalk, I took off my heels and ran. I heard his footsteps running after me, but after a few blocks it stopped.