Crashing Down (Dark N.H A.U)

Chapter Eighteen

"How did you meet Louis?" Lola asks.

"I went to school with them." Eleanor starts to explain as she moves around the kitchen grabbing things for baking. "Louis walked into the music room one afternoon and I was surrounded by girls being bullied. I was sort of an ugly duckling when I was younger. Louis walked in scared them all to death. Louis took me to his friends and after that I became one of them. I thought if Louis and I dated it would complicate things. Louis never gave up and I realized staying just friends wasn't an option."

"You and Niall seem close." I try to make it sound like a fact, but I feel like Eleanor is going to take it as me being jealous.

"Besides Louis, I am probably closest with Niall. We both grew up in wealthy families. I was forbidden to date Louis, so I told my parents I was dating Niall." Eleanor laughs. "Niall used to pick me up and then go get Louis. Niall would chauffeur us around."

"Do your parents know the truth now?" Lola asks with interest.

"Yeah. They weren't happy at first, but now they love Louis." Eleanor smiles big. "My dad wants him to take over the family business once we are married."

"Do they know what Louis does now?" I ask.

"Hell no. They would not approve of him if they knew." Eleanor finally stops scurrying around the kitchen. "Okay, who is ready to bake?"

"Problem." I say as I raise my hand. "I don't bake or cook. I can't even make eggs. I should probably sit this out."

"If she doesn't have to help then neither do I." Lola gives us an innocent smile.

"I'm not doing this alone." Eleanor glares at us. "I will throw flour and eggs on you if you don't help."

"Okay, fine." I roll my eyes, but get to work.

Time flies by as we start baking these cupcakes. Eleanor is trying to make some gourmet cupcakes. They are Oreo or cookie monster, I'm not entirely sure. All I know is that after an hour of being told I'm stirring the batter wrong, I sit down. Neither girl notices at first, but soon Lola notices. She causally comes and sits by me. We keep talking to Eleanor and distracting her.

The oven beeps and she turns around to pull some cupcakes out. She then puts more in to bake. When Eleanor turns back towards us her hands are full of flour. She chucks the flour at us, before either of us can respond. Lola and I both squeal as we stand up to get our own ammo. Within a few minutes we are in battle. Grabbing whatever we can find to throw. Eggs, melted butter, anything.

"What's going on in here?" The humor in Harry's voice just eggs us on even more.

I grab more flour and chuck it at Eleanor. As I'm laughing at Eleanor, Lola comes running towards me with a hand full of melted butter. Eleanor sees and runs towards me. They back me into a corner next to the sink.

"Don't you dare!" I yell at both women. Ignoring me, Eleanor grabs my arms while Lola dumps the butter on my head. "NOOO!"

Eleanor let's go and high fives Lola triumphantly. I turn towards the sink and turn on the cold water. I grab the hose and start spraying cold water on both girls.

"Stop!" Eleanor yells.

"It's freezing," Lola whines.

"Revenge, bitches!" I laugh as I continue to spray them.

"What the fuck?" Niall walks in and we all freeze. I let go of the hose and nervously look at Niall. Niall walks into the kitchen and past Harry. He stops a few feet away from me.

For a moment all that can be heard is the running water. Then Louis walks in and says, "why am I strangely aroused by this?"

"Shut up, Louis," Niall sighs.