Niall

Looks like the princess lost her glass slipper after the ball last night.

Stars came out last night for the Annual Music for Children Gala. Over a million dollars was raised. The charity helps kids have access to music in the form of lessons, summer programs, and music education programs in schools. We saw Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Calvin Harris, John Mayer, Niall Horan, Ellie Goulding, and many more on the red carpet.

One thing that has us buzzing was the girl on John Mayer's arm last night. Her name is Olivia McNair. Yes, the same girl that was the center of recent tension between One Direction members Niall Horan and Harry Styles. Now, it looks like she has moved on to womanizer John Mayer. We weren't inside the ball but we heard from a source that there was a run in between Olivia and Niall. Niall attended the ball with rumored girlfriend, Ellie Goulding. During the run in their dates were seen quickly running to their sides. It sounds like someone one may have been a little jealous. It was also said that Olivia and John shared a passionate kiss.

The next morning, John was seen hailing a cab for Olivia, who traded in her gown for sweatpants and a tee.

Has Olivia moved on from Niall and Harry? Is she trading up for an older more, experienced man?
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I can't believe the media sometimes. How do they manage to turn an event to support music education into a weekly update of who is dating who? I know very well that John's kiss was just to make me mad because I was there with Elle. I am sure Olivia felt vulnerable in the situation. John was trying to make her feel better but he didn't need to try and stake claim on something that will never be his. I know he is fond of her, I mean he wrote a song about her. Being a songwriter myself, I know how personal it is to write about someone specific.

As I closed my laptop I think, I really need to stop reading these gossip sites. They always twist the truth.

I decide to call Olivia because I just can't shake this weird feeling I have since I read the article and saw the pictures of her leaving John's hotel. Those pictures make me sick to my stomach. In my heart I know that her and John aren't together but I just need to hear it from her mouth. I know I am not being fair with questioning who she is dating while I am seeing someone but I pick up my phone and call her anyway.

She picks up on the second ring. I hear the phone fall to the floor so I wait a few seconds before I speak.

"Olivia?"

"Niall?"

"Yes."

"Oh," she says, sounding disappointed to know it is me. "Sorry I didn't know it was you. I was sleeping. I didn't look at my phone before I answered."

I wonder if she would have answered if she knew it was me.

"Um. No problem. I was wondering if we could meet up and talk."

I hear her sigh on the other end of the phone. "I don't know. I don't want to confuse things between us. I know you are with Elle and I don't want to get in the middle of that."

"I would really like to catch up with you now that we are living in the same city and we share friends. I don't want things to be awkward between us every time we see each other."

"I don't know. I'm just not ready yet." She is silent for a few moments before she speaks again. "I can't today anyway. I have plans to go skate. Maybe another time."

"Yeah, maybe another time."

I hang up the phone feeling determined to see her.

Olivia

After I hung up with Niall, I checked the time and decide to get ready to head out for the day. It is the usual London weather today, warm and overcast. At least I won't get burnt from the sun. After my usual tea and toast for breakfast, I grab my board and head out.

When I arrive at South Bank, it is pretty packed. I guess I shouldn't be surprised considering it is a Saturday afternoon. I head over to the skate park where I see Ellis taking some photos. Flora hasn't had any photo shoots in a while so I haven't seen him in a little bit. I start to walk over to him in between him shooting skaters.

"Hey Ellis, how are you?"

"Olivia!" he shouts. "I am doing great. Just trying to get some action shots for an ad I am shooting for Vans."

"That sounds fun." I take a look around. "Who is your model today?"

"No one really, I just asked some of the usual crew if they would mind me taking some pictures. I got their info in case I use the photos."

I give him a hug. "Awesome. Well I am going to head over to fuck around a little. I will catch up with you later."

I hear his camera click a few times as I skate away. He doesn't ask for my permission but I am sure if he likes anything he will ask.

After skating, I hang around to chat with a few skate buddies. Ellis asks us if he could take some shots of us hanging out and of course we all agree. Ellis is well known around here so everyone trusts him.

After a few hours of being at the skate park the crowd starts to change over. I decided to hang around a little longer and talk with Ellis. We laughed at a few of the new comers and how hard they tried to fit in. I feel so old when I look at these teens attempting to fit in with this crowd of seasoned skaters. The cool board, new clothes, and clean shoes are a far cry from my ripped jean shorts, an old flannel tied around my waist, my vans from five years ago, and my good old board.

Ellis starts to take photos of the sun setting and he gets a few of me from behind of me sitting on my board looking out at the River Thames. I snap out of my thoughts when Ellis points a poser beginning to approach us. He has on a bright blue hoodie with the hood up and a baseball hat underneath. Ellis and I laugh at him because the double head coverage. I wonder why this guy is walking right toward us. The closer he gets I begin to make out details of his face. As soon as I see a bit of blonde hair sticking out from under his hat, I grumble under my breath.

Ellis must have heard me because he asks, "Who's that?"

"A friend that I have been trying to avoid."

He laughs at me, "I can't believe you have a friend that would dress like that around here. Why are you trying to avoid him?"

"It's a long story and I'm just am not ready to talk to him."

"Oh. I get it. I will let you go then. It looks like this could get serious."

I stand up from my board and give Ellis a hug. "It was good seeing you. We need to hangout soon."

As Ellis walks away Niall approaches. He looks unsure of himself playing with the strings of his hoodie. It's probably because I told him I wasn't ready and he somehow tracked me down. I guess we might as well get this out of the way.

I wave and give him a smile as I ask, "Hey stalker. How did you find me?"

"I asked Louis where you like to skate."

"That little punk."

"Don't kill him. We still need him on tour," Niall said with a smile.

"I won't kill him just maim him a little so he can't run around on stage and act a fool."

"Olivia can we talk? I know you said that you weren't ready but every time I see you it gets harder to walk away from you."

"Well just stop showing up to where I am." I give him a smile.

"Oh, you are being funny today? Cute."

He is still looking uncomfortable, so being the nice person that I am, I decide to give in and talk to him.

"Sure we can talk. Let's take a bench over here on the side."

We walked together to the bench and I can feel the tension. Neither of us knows what to say next.

Then Niall just jumps right in to the questioning. "Are you with John?"

"Really? That is what you need to talk about?"

"No, but it is the first thing on my mind so I thought I would just ask."

"Ok. Are you with Ellie?"

"Fair question. We are seeing each other but we are keeping it casual."

"I am not with John and what does keeping it casual mean?"

"We hang out, hookup, and we are free to see other people. It is not serious. So what is your current dating situation?"

"I don't have one. I have made a few new friends but they are nothing more than friends. I am only focused on myself and work. I am not looking for a relationship."

"Ok. Good to know. Now I can move on to the more important stuff." He stops talking and looks me in the eyes. "I miss you."

"Come on Niall. You can't come down here and do this. You know I am not ready."

"I know but I need to let you know where I stand. I wish we could have worked things out in Philadelphia that day but I respect your decision to focus on yourself. I don't want to push you into something that you are not ready for."

"Thank you for saying that. Knowing that you understand that I still need space makes seeing you a little more comfortable for me. I don't like the awkward run-ins and wondering how to act. Do we talk? Do we avoid each other? Who stays? Who goes? I just want us to be normal around each other."

"Olivia we don't have a normal that fits into the basic friend box. You have to admit we jumped right over that box on the first night we met."

"Your right. I guess we need to shove ourselves into that basic friend box and figure out how to make us fit in it together."

"Ok. How do we do that?"

"We take a step backwards and set some boundaries for our 'basic' friendship. Well let's talk about this. I think for now we should not see each other alone, only with other people from our group."

"I can agree to that."

"I also think we need to be open with each other about relationships we have with other people. It's not fair to either of us to keep that part of our lives a secret. I want you to feel comfortable bringing Ellie around."

"Ok. If that is what you want then I agree. I know this might be too soon but I think that the group is hanging out tonight. What do you think about giving this new basic friendship ago?"

"Well, I was already going so I guess I will see you tonight." I look at my watch and see that I need to head home and get ready for tonight. "I am going to head out now. I have to get all beautiful for the big night out."

As I walk away I can feel him staring at me, so I turn around and loudly say, "Bye, Niall Horan from One Direction."

Within seconds about twenty girls flock over to him. He shoots me a look like he would love to kill me right now but that is what he gets for stalking me at the skate park. Paybacks are a bitch. As I am walking away, I giggle to myself and quickly realize I have a huge grin across my face. Damn you Niall Horan, you do it to me every time...I hate you.