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My  feet lead me to the entrance of her flat. I quickly brush the snow off my coat and ring the bell. The door opens and a middle aged woman appears on the door. She has her hair up, in a tight bun, exposing her sharp cheekbones and her blue eyes. "Good evening, young man. What are you looking for?" She asks politely.

"Uh, I'm here for Odette. I told her I'll pass by to give her something."

"Oh, you must be Niall then, but of course, I should have understood. You're just like she described you." I blush at her comment and fiddle with my fingers out of nervousness. "Come in, come in. Odette is in her room she'll be out in a minute." 

"Thank you, miss...." My voice drifts away as I look her in the eyes. 

"Oh my God, I forgot my manners, I'm sorry. I'm Bethany, Odette's mother." She smiles at me and heads in the kitchen. "Do you want anything to drink, Niall?" She asks rather loudly and I smile at myself  for her hospitality. 

"No, I'm fine." 

"Niall!" I hear Odette's voice squealing, while she runs to me. I get up and she embraces me in her arms. 

"I brought you your beanie." I laugh. 

"Of course," she chuckles. "I'm going out to the mall with some friends to buy some presents. Do you want to come?" She suggests and I nod. 

"I need to buy some clothes too." I shrug. 

"Perfect, wait for me to wear my shoes."

I wait for a couple of minutes until we both step out of the flat. She guides me to the lift and presses the button to the last floor. "I have to admit that your beanie  looks better on  you." I compliment her, and her cheeks flush deep pink. 

"It looks good on you too." I roll my eyes at her comment.

"Let's not be one of those people where the one says a compliment and then the other one says it back and there's no end." I chuckle. 

"You're right." The doors open and we step out. 

We walk through the snowy streets of New York and we laugh at her jokes. There's a moment where we say nothing and we both walk towards the Mall. My hand twitches in my pocket while I see her bringing her palms over her mouth, trying to ease their numbness. I cautiously move my hand over hers and I close my fingers over it. She looks at me shocked but then her expression softens. She lets her hand down and I intertwine our fingers as I smile to myself, content with my achievement. 

Suddenly after some minutes, her grip loosens and I see her running towards a group of people. She hugs them tight and  laughs at something, one of them probably said. "Guys, this is Niall." She Introduces me and I see everyone smiling at me. "Niall, these are, Sophia, Mary and John." She gestures to the group and I smile at them as John pats my shoulder. 

"Welcome to the clique, Niall." He jokes and I find myself laughing. The tall girl with the dark brown curly hair leans over Odette to whisper something in her ear and Odette nods in response, while smiling nervously. 

The shopping trip was rather amusing, I learned that John likes football and he plays in a football team as a hobby, He's in relationship with Sophia and he plans to propose to her on New Years. I laugh at him as he rumbles out of anxiousness. 

"Hey, Ni." Calls Odette.

"Yes?"

"You said you wanted to buy some clothes right?" 

"Oh, yeah, a sweater and a pair of trousers for Christmas." I nod and she gestures at the store behind her. 

"Let's go then." She takes my hand and she drags me in the store. 

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