This Love 2

chapter 62

                          [ The Dinner ]

~ Songs for this Chapter:

Falling for you- Colbie Caillat

Love Me Like You Do- Ellie Goulding

Undo - The 1975

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Niall's P.O.V -

All of this is happening so fast due to my mother wanting grandkids. I don't want kids right now and neither does Cleo..well at least I don't think she does. Speaking of Cleo, she's upstairs in the room pissed off at me for hitting her head. I forgot! It's not like I purposely aimed to hit her head.

On top of that Cleo's mother said she isn't coming tonight even though Cleo is calling and leaving voice mails back to back, begging her.

My mom is trying to talk to my angry girlfriend about what to wear tonight. She's already mad, I don't need to give her another reason to get even more stressed out. Last time she had too much stuff going on at once she broke down from being overwhelmed. It's scary seeing that. It's very similar to her having a panic attack except she's crying and can't breath correctly whenever that happens.

That has only happened twice and I don't want it to happen a third time.

I'm giving her the space she deserves and time to think because that's what she told me she wants. We're trying to tell each other what we need during heated moments on the verge of bad arguments. Arguing with Cleo is possibly the worst thing I can do because of how stubborn she is.

It's almost six o'clock and the dinner starts at eight o'clock, knowing how long it takes Cleo to get ready, I dread going upstairs and telling her it's time for her to get dressed.

I open the door and the bathroom door is closed, but whenever I open the door it's Cleo standing in front of the mirror, brushing her teeth.

"What's that smell?" I ask and spray around the bathroom. I sit the spraycan back on the counter near the toilet and scrunch my face from the awful stench.

"Have you been throwing up in here?" I ask whenever she finishes brushing her teeth. I block the door and look down at her whenever she folds her arms across her chest, but her eye contact is on the wall beside me.

"What are you nervous about? Are you worried that your mom won't come? Or about meeting more of my family?" I knew it.

"Both.. I just wish that I had relatives that you can meet too. You already know my mom." She shrugs and I put my arms around her, looking down to catch her eyes.

I unfold her arms and move her hands up to my mouth, pressing my lips to the inside of her palm, then put it against my cheek.

"You need to shave." She points out, rubbing above my jawline.

After a few minutes of talking, she finally decides to go get dressed, allowing Piper to help her. Once Harry and I are done getting dressed in casual suits, everyone else joins us downstairs and we all wait for the two slowpokes. Piper comes downstairs in a white fitted dress with lace long sleeves and it comes a bit above her knees, while she walks over to Harry I notice the back is cut out. Pretty.

"You look absolutely beautiful, sweetie." My mom compliments Piper and she thanks her with a giggle, receiving another compliment from Harry.

"Where's Cleo?" I pull out my phone and type a message to her, but look up whenever I hear a shriek and everyone's eyes dart to Cleo, who tripped over her feet and fell on her ass. I stare at her long dress, fitted perfectly to show her curves with a slit going up the front, showing her skin above her knee. The black open toe heels are probably the reason why she slipped.