Again -n.h-

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Niall ended up arriving at some point in the middle of the night. The only reason why I know is because he scooped me out of the chair and into his lap. When his arms wrapped around me, I knew it was him.

Waking up this morning, he was asleep with his head thrown back and his arms still around me. When I look around, I notice that Sydney is awake and she is looking at the television that is hanging on the wall.

"Syd," I whisper groggily as I get up from Niall's lap and rush over to her bed. Even though she's super close, I have to put my hand in hers. "You scared the living crap out of me, sweetheart."

"I'm sorry, Mum. You were taking a bath and I didn't want to disturb you," Sydney says softly her bright blue eyes meeting mine, "It wasn't Damien. It was someone else."

"I just need to know if you're okay," I whisper, feeling a hand being placed on my lower back. Niall's hand.

"I'm okay. Dad helped me talk to the police," she whispers glancing at Niall.

There's a knock on the door, and soon enough Maura comes walking in. She immediately rushes towards Sydney, crying as she leans down to plant a kiss on her shoulder.

Niall grabs my hand, pulling me from our daughter, "Come on, babe," he says softly. "We need to talk."

I tell Syd that I'll be right back before letting Niall drag me out of her room. He pulls me in his arms the second we are out, and a sigh escapes my lips.I feel his lips press against my temple, and I close my eyes at the contact.

"We need to go home and check up on Emma and Nathan," he whispers, "Mum will take care of Sydney while we're home."

"Is this your way of making me eat?" I ask softly.

I feel him nod against my head making me squeeze my eyes shut. "When we get home, take a shower with me?" I ask softly, "Just a nice, warm shower. No interrupted time. Just us for ten minutes. We can argue later."

An hour later, Emma and Nathan are cuddled up to Niall as I am making lunch for everyone. Niall is trying to reassure the kids that Sydney is going to be okay, but I don't know if they believe him. They're too scared, thinking the worst of the worst.

I don't blame them. I did too.

After lunch, Niall tells Emma to watch over Nathan before he pulls me up the stairs and into our room. He leads us to our bathroom, his fingers caressing my body as he pulls the blood stained clothes from my body.

I undress him and we both step into the shower that he turned on before taking my clothes off. I place my head against his chest, sighing as I take in his scent.

"I didn't protect her like I should have," I whisper brokenly.

Niall's fingers touch my chin, lifting up my head so that his blue eyes meet mine, "You did everything you could, Jessie. You couldn't have known, you shouldn't blame yourself for this."

"I love you Niall, please don't leave me," I whisper as my heart clenches.

"I'm not leaving, I'm not going back on tour, Jess," he says, "My family needs me more than anything. You're my family, okay? You're my world."

Nodding, I wrap my arms around his torso, letting the warm water hit us both. Niall leans down to press his soft lips against mine, so I stand on the top of my toes to kiss him with a little more force.

I don't want to do more than miss right now, I just want this intimate feeling between us. Something that we haven't had in a while.

My hands grab the sides of his neck as his lips pull away from me. "Jess, I promise you that nothing happened between Josie and I," he whispers against my lips. "She kissed me, and I immediately pushed her away from me."

"I know, Niall, I saw the pictures of you pushing her away," I mumble, "I trust you. I just want this to last a little longer."

Niall nods, reaching for the body wash behind me, "Turn around," he whispers. I turn around, leaning against him as his hands move over my naked body, lathering me in my body wash.

Leaning my head back against his chest, his lips brush the right underneath my ear. I sigh in content and let his hands maneuver their way around my body. I missed him, I missed him so much. Life wasn't the same without him.

When he's done cleaning me, I grab his body wash, layering him in it as he presses his lips against me one more time.

I don't know for how long we stand in the shower, but it's long enough for Nathan to knock on our bathroom door to ask if he is allowed to grab a snack.

"I'll be right there, buddy. I just have to dry off," Niall says as he turns off the shower. He hands me a towel and then gets himself one. As I dry myself off, I can't help but notice the erection he's got going.

I chuckle giving him a playful grin.

"You're just so beautiful," he says grinning as he gets dressed. "I still can't believe how stupid I am to keep leaving you in the dark."

"That's an argument for later," I tell him smiling.

Niall chuckles, shaking his head before pressing his lips to my forehead. "After our argument, we'll go back to the hospital and then later tonight, you are not getting any sleep."

I grin, staring up at him with a warm feeling in my chest, "I can't wait," I whisper.

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Not proof read but here ya go!❤️