One Direction preference

He finds out you dated one of the boys.

Harry:

“Wait, so you were with Louis?” You couldn’t look at him. You felt like you just stabbed someone in the back. You nodded and placed your hands between your thighs so they wouldn’t be tempted to rip your hair out. You just sat for a while. He twiddled his thumbs and re-tied his shoes. No, no he was going to leave wasn’t he? He hated you. He hated you. There’s no way he would stay. You worked up an apology in your head. You decided you would leave him and save him the trouble. “Harry, I’m sorry I just,” he grabbed your hands and pulled them around his neck. “You have nothing to be sorry for. You didn’t know me. How could I be mad?” You sighed and placed your head on his shoulders, collapsing in relief. “I’m so glad you’re ok with it.” You sat in silence again. He finally spoke up, “I just have one question. Did you love him?” You backed away from him in shock. “Harry I’ve told you a million times, you are the first one I’ve ever loved. It’s you. Not Louis. You.” He pulled you in again and whispered, “I love you.”

Niall:

You sat with the boys in the recording studio one day listening to their album. A man came in and delivered Chinese, and Niall of course, dove right in. You sat for a while just eating, too hungry to hold a conversation, but suddenly Zayn’s voice spread across the silence “(Y/N) do you remember that one time when I took you to that Chinese restaurant and the guy…” He stopped talking. Maybe it was the fact that your eyes were nearly popping out of your head or the fact that you were shaking your head insinuatingly. Maybe it was that Niall dropped his fork when he heard Zayn say that he took you somewhere. Either way, he shut up. You slowly turned over to Niall. His was playing with the food with his fingers and his eyes wouldn’t focus on one thing. “Zayn, what, what are you talking about?” he questioned. How were you supposed to tell him that you dated Zayn before the X-Factor. Oh yeah Niall after 6 months of a super committed relationship I completely forgot to tell you that I was in love with your lovely bandmate. You started to open your mouth, unsure of what words would tumble out, “Niall, I never told you this but, before you were on the X-Factor,” you hesitated as fear took over your mind. What if he deicide to break up with you? What it he would hate you? You looked over at Zayn for help. He shrugged his shoulders and stuffed more food into his mouth. “Spit it out.” Niall was getting impatient, he knew the answer though. “Me and Zayn, we dated.” The words rushed out. You knew there was no way to cover it up anyways. You weren’t about to lie to him. He got up and threw the remains of his food in the trash. He ran his fingers through his hair and paced across the small room. He opened his mouth a couple times, and almost spoke, but he never worked up the courage. “Ni, I’m sorry.” You should’ve just told him when you first met. Why couldn’t you mention it before you started dating? Why couldn’t you just admit it before it looked like something much worse? He plopped back down on the couch and played with his watch on his wrist. “I guess it’s ok,” he spoke slowly, “I mean it’s not like you cheated on me….right?” You shook your head back in forth enthusiastically trying to show him how absurd the thought was. “No Ni, never, I would never,” you replied. He placed his arm around your shoulder. “It’s ok love.”

Liam:

“So you should know, we kinda dated.” Your words jumbled together and he just stared at you. You weren’t sure if he heard you so you started again, “Me and Ni-“ you were cut off by his words “I heard you. I just…” he stopped at a loss for words. You didn’t know what to say either. Niall looked up at you from the other end of the couch, he was no help. He sighed and collected his thoughts, “It’s ok.” Your muscles relaxed and Niall patted Liam’s back. “Are you sure?” He looked you in the eyes and said, “Of course. You didn’t even know me. I’m just a little…. Surprised I guess. I mean you and Niall?” You started laughing. It was kind of weird. He wasn’t really your type. Liam leaned over and kissed you on the cheek and pulled you into his arms. Suddenly Niall spoke up, “Oh (Y/N) you’re so perfect!” Liam shot him a look and said, “Careful Horan.”

Zayn:

“We should tell him.” Harry nudged your arm persuasively. You sighed and rubbed your temples with your fingers. He was right. You knew he was right. “But what if he gets mad?” Harry got up to get something out of the fridge, “Its better if you tell him now than later. We can’t keep it from him forever.” Crap. He was right again. Zayn might think something is up if you didn’t say anything soon. You planned up the conversation in your head. Zayn returned to the room after a shower wiping his hair dry with a towel. Harry swiftly grabbed his keys and jacket and screamed, “gotta go bye mate,” before He you could make him stay. “What was that all about?” Zayn asked. It’s showtime. “Zayn. I have to tell you something….” You paused preparing yourself for the fight, “Before you were on the X-Factor, me and Harry dated.” He picked up the remote and started flipping through channels, “Oh is that all? That’s ok. Not a big deal. Thanks for telling me.” You were glad he was ok with it but something was nagging your conscious. “So you don’t care? At all?” You sat next to him on the couch. Maybe you were expecting a better reaction. Some jealousy would be nice. “Well of course I care, but I know that your mine now, and that’s all that matters.” He grinned at his cleverness. He knew how to get to you. He leaned over and paced a kiss on your forehead.

Louis:

“Why didn’t you tell me before?” Lou’s voice boomed through your flat. You told him you dated Liam before the X-factor. You tried to slip it casually into your conversation but it hadn’t worked. He slammed his hands down on the hard countertop causing you to jump. You reached over to place your hands on his, but he pulled them back before you made any contact. “Lou, it was nothing. It was only a couple weeks.” He clenched his jaw and curled his fingers into a fist. You didn’t think it would make him that made, but you had to admit, you kinda liked it. “Lou, please.” He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. “I’m sorry love, it just, surprised me.” You walked over to him and put your arms around his waist. “It’s ok. You’re cute when your mad.”