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twenty-four

Liam brought out a stool for Niall to sit on while they practiced. He figured the boy, who was still injured, might start to ache badly if he stood for too long. So Liam brought out the stool for Niall to sit on so he could seranade the boy.

Niall sat and blushed on the stool as Liam walked in circles around him. Every solo Liam sang was directed toward Niall. Liam grabbed Niall's hands and kissed his face occasionally. Niall's blush didn't go away until they took a ten minute break for the boys to rest.

Niall had no idea what Harry had been doing. His eyes were only on Liam. At the break, though, Niall averted his eyes and turned his head to find Harry. Once he had found the boy, he moved from his stool and motioned to Liam that he was going to sit by Harry for a little bit.

Niall crossed the stage and sat down on the floor beside Harry. "How ya doing?" Niall asked with a small smile on his face.

Harry looked at him and shrugged. "I'm okay. I'm here with Louis and I'm happy. How are you?"

Niall shrugged. "I'm okay, I guess. A bit sore, but okay."

Then Harry gave him an odd look. "What do you mean you're sore? Why are you sore?" Harry asked in a slightly urgent tone.

Niall looked stunned. "Nothing happened!" He said quickly. "I'm fine. perfectly fine!"

Niall really, reallly didn't like walking away from Harry. But he knew that Harry would push it, and Niall just really didn't want to talk about it. He stood quickly from the ground, dusted himself off, and walked back to the stool Liam had set out for him.

"Are you okay?" Liam asked as Niall sat back down. "You look kind of sad."

"Yeah," Niall shrugged. he sat back down on his stool. "I just don't want to tell Haz what happened. I figure that it'll probably come out sooner or later, but I just don't want to tell him right now. I don't even know where I'm going to live right now."

Liam bit his lip. He looked conflicted. "I wish you could stay on tour with us, but you can't. I'm really sorry, love."

Niall frowned. "I know I can't stay with you, Liam. There is no reason to feel sorry about it. I really don't want to move back in with my mum, but it's looking like that's my only choice."

"If you told Harry, maybe he would let you move in with him," Liam tried to reason. "I'd really feel better about staying on tour if you moved in with Harry. I would even let you move into my flat while I'm gone if it wasn't so far from Harry."

Niall pondered this for a moment. "I don't know, Li. Can we talk about this later? You need to practice." Indeed Liam did. Zayn was motioning him back over to what was supposed to be their starting positions for whatever song they were singing next. Niall kept his eyes on Liam.

Liam didn't do exactly what he had done before their break. He still hung around Niall as he had before, but this time he strayed off to go mess with the boys while he was singing. Niall didn't feel sad or anything; he understood that Liam needed to act more as if he would during a concert when Niall wasn't there.

So niall sat mesmorized on the stool and waited for Liam to finish his set. occasionally, during brief breaks, Liam would come and stand by Niall. he would chat the boy up, kiss his face, and play with the blond's hair. Niall blushed whenever Liam touched him.

When the boys were finished, Liam led Niall out the back exit and to the car that would be taking them back to the hotel. "Would you be objected to cuddling when we get back to the hotel?" Liam asked softly in Niall's ear. He was holding the boy extremely close as they sat in the car.

Niall cuddled back into him. "We could cuddle right now, and then we could cuddle when we get back to the hotel as well," Niall suggested. He grabbed Liam's hand firmly in his own.

"That sounds great," Liam hummed. He kissed the top of Niall's head. "I want to hold your hand when we go out there," he sighed. Niall looked up at him.

"Why don't you, then?" Niall asked softly. "We don't have to make it obvious."

"I don't know if I can, love," Liam said sadly. "I wish we could, but I think we better just keep it calm for now. We can be friends in public and boyfriends in private. I honestly do wish that we could be together in public, Niall." Once again, Liam kissed the top of Niall's head to show his sorrow.

"I understand," Niall nodded. "I know why we can't. It's all up to you, LiLi. Whenever you feel like you want to come out, we can. It's your image." He shrugged and leaned back into Liam. "I love you, LiLi."

"I love you too, Ni." Liam smiled down at him. By the time they finished their talk, the car had pulled into a parking space at the hotel. Without waiting for a word, Liam pulled Niall out of the car after him. He wrapped an arm around Niall's shoulders to lead him into the hotel.

Niall was able to exhale when they got in the hotel. The fans were already starting to crowd outside, and Niall's claustrophobia was beginning to get to him. He didn't enjoy walking through crowds very much, but he would for Liam.

"You okay, baby?" Liam whispered in Niall's ear as they stepped onto the elevator. Niall nodded and leaned into Liam's touch.

"I'm fine. Just a bit tired," he lied. Niall didn't want to admit to Liam about his claustrophobia. He didn't want to make his boyfriend even more worried.

Niall closed his eyes and leaned against Liam until the elevator stopped and they went to their room.

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wow

i didn't actually mean to finish this chapter tonight

i'm very tired

and sad, but that's normal, i guess

i'm colldddd

WHY IS IT WINTER

so ready for spring break !!!

comment????

oki bai

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26.02.15