Stephanie's POV
I run away from Harry, pushing through the couple of people who mindlessly are in my way. I open the back door and I hide around the corner of the house. The tears keep flowing as the picture of them in my head keeps appearing.

"Stephanie?" Niall asks as he looks at me and I slowly look away, I don't want anyone to see the state I am in. "What's wrong?" Those two words send me over the edge and I burst out crying. I quickly feel his arms around me, oblivious that we've only met today, but I don't care. I just need a shoulder to cry on

"Amy and Harry." I sob through the tears. Niall gently lets me go and I look up at him. He looks really puzzled and nods for me to explain.

"I saw her trying to come on to him." I wipe my eyes and I clear the lump in my throat. I hear him sigh as I stand back to look at him,

"She's not exactly shy is she.." Niall says and he rolls his eyes. "She was grinding on me and then she tried to do it to Harry." He adds and my heart sinks but my blood begins to boil.

"When?" I ask as I can't believe I haven't witnessed this tonight. She must have done it when she knew I was occupied with my friends.

"Literally about ten minutes ago. Harry took her outside to get fresh air." Niall answers and I look away. Why weren't they outside then? "That's where you saw them, right?" He asks as I shake my head.

"No she was in the studio with him." I say and I suddenly let my head take me through some flashbacks of Amy whenever she spoke about Harry.

"It all makes sense now. The bowling night, she wanted him to come along. I thought she was doing that for me, but clearly she wanted to work him out for herself. " I say out loud and Niall politely listens.

"Then there was a time when he turned up at her parents pub, she had to stay with him and get drunk together. She didn't urge him to get home to me, she wanted him all to herself. Then she pretended to feel shocked when I didn't know they were together, she must have loved the idea that they had a little 'secret' of their own." I shake my head in disbelief.

"Are you sure you're not looking into things?" Niall asks carefully as I look at him I shake my head. No I've been too laid back and haven't been as cautious as I should have been. I mean I had suspicions but even then I thought it was just me being jealous!

"Oh my god, the song! When I told her she had a weird look on her face. She tried to be happy and she did that forceful smile but I knew she was jealous but I was too bloody naive to trust my instincts." I say and Niall looks at me totally clueless to what I am on about.

"Then of course, there's tonight, the reason for her outfit was infact for Harry." I say through gritted teeth. That thought of all the others makes me feel psychically sick. How dare she?? "I need to speak to her!" I snap as I go to walk but Niall stops me.

"There is no point going in there and just going mad at her. What will that achieve?" Niall asks. "Look, do you trust Harry? Did you see him step out of line?" He adds.

"Well, no he pushed her away but he's been so nice and done so much to be friends with her that I need to talk to him too. I need to ask him if he likes Amy as I'm not being funny Niall, he put a lot of effort in with her." I say and Niall shakes his head.

"But that's probably because you're her best friend. He may have wanted to make it so you three could hang out. If you could have seen his face earlier with Amy, he wasn't impressed with her trying to seduce us." Niall's words help me feel a little bit of sanity from all of this mess.

"She is no longer my best friend and I don't think we ever will be friends again. I don't trust her and I can't believe she would do this to me." I say as I lean my head back on the wall. "I'm sorry you had to listen to me the first day you meet me." I say as I look down a little embarrassed.

"I'd rather listen to you and try my best to help you than you going in there and saying all kinds of things that I know you'd regret." He says with a small smile.

"Thank you." I say and he nods. He's such a lovely guy and I'm grateful for his patience with me to tonight. Without Niall, I may have gone crazy at both of them and he's right, I probably would have said things that I'd regret.

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Amy's POV
Everything is out in the open now and I can't believe I handled things the way I did. It's crazy how quickly you can sober up when things go wrong and you know you're about to be involved in a war.
I thought Harry liked me. All the hints and impressions that he gave me made me think that he wanted me like I wanted him. He cared for me, put effort in and was just so kind. I don't usually attract guys like him I always get the idiots. That's what made me want him so badly.

Steph wanted to keep him a secret, I don't get that. I would show him off to my family, friends and anyone that I knew. He's gorgeous, I just can't resist him.

The first time I met Harry, I knew he was meant for me. I couldn't get over how beautiful he was, I wanted to just kiss him whenever he smiled. He made me feel weak and I guess I let my feelings spiral out of control. I'd never want to hurt Stephanie or try to steal her guy, but with Harry its different.

I know I could make him happy, I'd do anything for him. But my heart sank when he chose Steph. Why her? She doesn't even take much interest. She isn't fun, outgoing or confident like me. She's so insecure she will push him away like she did with Jason.

I keep thinking back to when Harry hit Joe for me. He was so protective and that's when I knew he cared about me. Maybe he doesn't realise that he wants me more than a friend? But how can I possibly go about this without Stephanie thinking I'm a complete bitch. I just think sometimes people are with the wrong person and it can hurt to accept the truth. But if I made Harry happier with me than he is with Steph, then surely she would rather see him happy?

I know I'm out of line and maybe Steph won't want me in her life anymore. But I can't just give up on Harry, not when I know the chemistry we have is worth fighting for.

I straighten myself out and I turn the light on as I close the door behind me. I need to explain to Stephanie exactly why I behaved the way I did. Maybe the drink is helping me confront her and it does make me feel a little fearless. But it's also got to the point where I need to sort this out.

I see Harry say on the stairs, he's talking to Jason. Why the hell is he with him? They hate each other, have they suddenly forgot about their rivalry because of Steph?

"Harry.." I say as I interrupt them. He slowly looks up to me and Jason does too.

"Go home Amy." Harry says and I frown at his stern eyes. Okay he's upset, I've totally shocked him by my actions but he too needs to hear me out about how I feel.

"I need to speak to you and Stephanie." I say as I look at him, why doesn't he look at me like he used too? There once was love in his eyes, I could see it deep inside.

"That's not a good idea." Jason says as Harry looks away.

"Since when were you two best buddies?" I snap as I fold my arms protectively.

"Since you decided to get them both in shit with Joe and Kaya." Jason snaps back and he's really starting to irritate me.

"Okay this has nothing to do with you.." I say to Jason and I look at Harry who is now standing up.

"It has everything to do with him. He was there to help Stephanie when she was beaten up because I was too busy walking you home." Harry looks at me with anger in his eyes.

"Because you care about me.." I start but Harry laughs and looks away.

"You are deluded. Infact you're completely out of your mind." Harry says and he turns to Jason. "Can you get rid of her? I need to look for Stephanie." I say to Jason and he nods.

"Stop Harry!" I shout as I lean forward reaching out for his hand, a couple of people look at me. "We need to talk-"

"Leave me alone Amy." He shouts as he pulls away from me. "Stephanie.." He says as he looks behind me. I turn around to see her stood with that blonde guy, what's his name again.. Neil?
Lucy and Chloe both walk out of the living room laughing, they stop as they see us; sensing the tension.

"I will talk to you later." Stephanie says to Harry, she looks quickly looks to me. "But first, me and you need a chat!" She says with a look in her eyes that I've never seen before.

"Steph.." I say and she storms towards me and grabs my arm. She opens the front door and pushes me outside and closes the door behind us. I hear it open again but I keep my eyes fixed on Steph.

"Stephanie leave her." Chloe says as she joins us with Lucy. Stephanie ignores her and I look back at her as her eyes glare on to me.

"I don't even know what to say to you." Stephanie starts, I look away as I know I've fucked everything up. "How can you even do this to me?! You're my best friend Amy! How disloyal can you get!!" Steph asks as she continues to look at me. I look at lucy and Chloe as they have no idea what has happened.

"I didn't want this to happen Steph. I never thought in a million years I'd fall for the guy you like. But I just couldn't help it.." I say as I look at her and she shakes her head.

"No this wasn't something that just happened. You made it happen and now I want you to explain why you think it's okay to try and destroy my relationship!" She snaps at me.

"Steph.." I look away and sigh. There is no easy way to get around this. I have to tell the truth. The door opens again and Harry steps outside. "I love Harry. I never meant to fall for him but I did. From the moment you introduced us, I just felt this connection. I don't want to hurt you Stephanie but when you like someone so much-" I stop as I feel Stephanie's hand slap my right cheek. I look away as the force of her hand turned my head.

"Steph!" Harry says but she ignores him as I look towards her. Her face is full of anger and hate, I've never imagined Stephanie to be like this. She's always so calm and gentle, but this time I've crosses the line and she is not backing down.

"Don't try to manipulate me!" She says through gritted teeth. Harry quickly stands by Steph and she just looks at me.

"You deserve everything you get." Lucy says as she walks up to us. She has her own issues with me but she does not get involved in Stephanie and I when we are talking. It has nothing to do with her.
"Come on." James says as he leaves the house and grabs my arm. I try to break free and I look at Harry but he looks away. Doesn't he want to tell everyone that I'm right?

"No! Get off me. Harry tell them! Tell them that you feel the same as me." I say as I escape James' grip. "All of our messaging on Facebook everyday has made us stronger. We know each other so well, don't we." I beg Harry to agree with me. James takes my arm and pulls me away.

"Leave it Amy." James says and I have no idea why he's helping me. He's another person who's going to dislike me. I'm supposed to be getting with him, but how can I ever chose James over someone like Harry? I was literally torn!

"Harry!" I shout but he ignores me. I look at Steph who now stands with Chloe and Lucy as they watch me leave. I push James off me and I walk alone. I've just risked everything for nothing. Maybe he doesn't love me?

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Harry's POV
"Steph can we talk?" I ask as I walk up to her. She shakes her head and walks past me. "Steph!" I say sternly and she stops and looks at me.

"Not now." She adds and she walks back inside. I can hear her calling out to people that the party is over. Suddenly the door opens again and people start to pile out from inside.

"That's so typical of Amy." Chloe says as she walks upto me. I look at her and she continues, "Niall told me what happened. We know its all her and now Steph knows what she's really like." She adds.

"I don't get how Amy got the impression that we'd be together." I say as I sit down on the wall outside, watching people stumbling home.

"Because Amy thinks everyone wants her. She's done this before. She was best friends with Lucy before Stephanie met her and guess what. Lucy met this guy called Ryan, he was a nice guy but unfortunately Amy got her claws into him and they had a fling behind Lucy's back." Chloe says and I can't believe what I'm hearing.

"She said the exact same thing to Lucy. Claiming her and Ryan were meant to be and that they were so in love. Truth is he was shagging Amy because Lucy wasn't ready to do anything with him. Thank god she waited." Chloe explains further and I look away slightly ashamed.

"Why did Stephanie befriend her?" I ask as I look at the floor a little confused by it all.

"Because she didn't realise the truth. She thought Ryan was the one who just wanted to sleep around and that the two girls were dragged into it. She knew to be wary of Amy. But the thing is, Amy's very good at getting you on her side, she makes you think she can trust you. It wasn't Stephanie's fault." Chloe says and I don't know what to say.

Tonight has been eventful and I don't know whether I should stay here any longer. I'm the reason they have fell out and I hate being the guy who breaks a friendship. Everyone was happy before I arrived. The story of my life.

"Are you guys coming in?" Stephanie asks as she stands at the door. I slowly look up as everyone is unsure whether to stay or go. "You guys can stay, I sort of feel like I need some friends around me." She adds.

"She means you too. Come on, you've done nothing wrong, we will make sure Steph understands that." Chloe says as we watch Steph walk back in with Niall and Lucy. I nod at Chloe, hoping she's right. She smiles as she makes her way inside and I slowly start to follow.

I'll talk to Stephanie and we can decide whether I should stay or not, at the end of the day I don't want to upset her anymore. And I have said from day one I am no good for her, I think I'm proving myself right.

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