Like Birds. \\ n.h [au]

c h a p t e r || 10

Chapter ten.

"What are you looking at?" Niall is leaning next to me.

"Statue of Liberty" I answer shortly and take out my phone to call Gina.

"Oh, I was there once when I was a little..."

I don't answer and try to call Gina again.

"Have you been there?"

I shake my head and angrily put my phone back into my pocket. Why can't she just answer so I don't have to be stuck here with him?!

"I said I was sorry! Can't we just start over?"

"Fine" I give in and to my surprise he is holding out is hand to meet mine.

"Hi, my name is Niall. Nice to meet you!" this is actually the first time I see him smile. A pearl-white row of teeth is showing and his smile makes him even hotter.

"Addie" I say shortly, and I can't help but smile.

"Finally a smile"

I look at him, he is still smiling. Record!

"So... what was the dream really about?"

"Hmm... We... were getting married"

"Oh..." He didn't say anymore, just starring in front of him. "Weird!" he laughs and I join him.

We begin small-talking and even though he is not that open about himself, I get to know some things about him. Like that he is only child, he has been best mate with Louis since they were kids, and that he lives with his mother, Maura. 
He doesn't say anything about his mother, and I don't want to pry, so I don't ask.

"Do you want to go out there?" he points his finger on the island with the statue we have been staring to for the last half hour. I look at the clock on my phone.

"I would love to, but I have to go and get the kids... only Gina drove me here, and I have to get home to get the car" I curse for myself.

"I can drive you there?" he offers and I hesitate about it for a while before agreeing on it. We get going and hop into a white range rover, probably the same as yesterday. Niall tells me that he and Louis share the custody of it, which makes me laugh once more.

"Whose car is that?" Naomie asks.

"That, is my friend, Niall's car..."

Niall leans towards the car when we get closer, and Naomie holds my hand harder. Leo seems fascinated by the tattooed guy in front of him.

"This is Naomie and Leo. Kids, this is Niall Horan, my friend"

Naomie is shy, almost hiding behind me.

"It is nice to meet you, Naomie!"

I park the kids in the backseat and we drove off to the kindergarten a couple of blocks away to pick up Michelle. She is shyer than Naomie so I wonder how it will go.

"Shoot! Michelle's highchair! I totally forgot!" I mentally slaps myself in the face and sighs.

"How old is she?"

"Four."

"Lucky you" he says, park the car and get out. He brings something from the trunk and I see it's a highchair. "Let's hope it fits!" he smiles. "Leo, can you sit in the middle?" he opens the backdoor and Leo does as he is told, while Niall puts the highchair in the seat behind the driver seat.

"I'll go get Michelle" I get out of the car and walks up to the gate. Even though I haven't been here for a whole week, I feel like home with this children. They are the kindest, sweetest kids you can ask for. Michelle runs to the gate when she sees me, happiness in her eyes.

"Who is he?" she asks, clearly more curious about Niall than her sister.
She is. When we approach the car she stares at him with big eyes and a smile on her lips. She even lets him buckle her up in the 'new' chair, which, by the way, fits perfectly.
Niall drives calmly through the city and I feel like I can relax for the first time since I met him.

"Thanks for the ride! Come on, kids" I take Naomie and Michelle in each hand and close the front door but the Niall pulls down the window and I turn around.

"Hey... can we meet tonight?"

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