Paper Hearts (Book Five)

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Sixteen

And I hope you know,

You never left my head,

And if I ever let you down,

I'm sorry.

Niall instantly leaned into me, his grip on me tightening as I glared at Ashton. Ashton was still smiling, obviously enjoying the fact that Niall was afraid of him.

To be quite fair I was afraid of him too.

"What do you want Ashton?" I asked, grabbing Niall's hand behind my back. I have it a reassuring squeeze as he buried his face into my back.

"I was just saying hi. God Harry, you make it sound like it's against the law or something." Ashton said, shrugging. There was no one else in the lobby with us, which explained why Ashton was even risking talking to us...

"It is. Just like lying about being raped." I said, glaring at him as he just smiled.

Why was he smiling?

He's a psycho... that's why.

"I'm not lying. You really tried Harry... Remember how hard I screamed for you to stop? How I kept pushing you away and reminding you about your family? It's a miracle you even stopped." Ashton's smile faded but his eyes still shined. He took a step towards us, but I took a step back. Niall still refused to look at Ashton, his free hand grabbing at my shirt. I continued to glare at Ashton, almost daring him to walk closer. Ashton just kept smiling.

I wanted to wipe that smile off his face.

"Scared are we? I'm not gonna hurt him. That would be stupid on my part, don't you think? I would much rather focus on my helpless victim role I've got going on than waste my time on your pathetic excuse for husband." Ashton looked at his fingers before looking back at us. His gaze was locked on Niall.

Rage filling his eyes.

You could feel and see the hatred.

I did my best to shield Niall away from him.

I wouldn't let Ashton hurt him again...

"What do you want from me Ashton?" I whispered, still holding Niall's hand tightly. Ashton just chuckled darkly, shaking his head as he smiled. Niall flinched at the sound, holding onto me tighter as if it were some sort of reassurance.

"You'll find out soon enough sweetheart. Now I've got to run along, I'll be seeing you soon." Ashton winked and blew me a kiss before turning and walking back into the police station. I could feel my blood begin to boil, my heart racing a mile a minute.

I wanted to scream.

I wanted to make Ashton pay.

"I'm gonna f ucking kill him." I whispered, glaring at the door he had just walked through.

I almost went after him.

But then Niall stood in front of me, his hands cupping my face as he looked at me.

"He isn't worth it Harry..." he whispered, kissing my cheek softly before grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the doors.

We walked out of the police station together, hand in hand. It wasn't until we reached the car that I spoke.

"I won't let him near you. I promise."

"Im not exactly planning on being around him so you won't need to worry about that..." he said, almost as if it were an after thought.

"I'm sorry..."

"Don't be sorry. He's a f ucking psycho." I snorted at that one, looking at him as he looked back at me.

And as I looked at him I couldn't help but think as to why he was still here...

"Why... Why are you standing by my side Niall? Why haven't you left me yet?" I whispered, my voice vulnerable.

"You're my husband."

"I'm a pretty lousy one."

"I'm not going to lie to you... you've been pretty shit lately, but that doesn't mean I don't love you." Niall smiles softly, kissing my cheek.

"I really don't deserve you Niall."

"And you really need to stop saying that. I don't care if you think you don't deserve me... it doesn't matter. What matters is that we've got each other okay? I'm not going anywhere." His voice faded into a whisper, his blue eyes piercing into mine as he spoke.

"I'm sorry. I... I lost sight of myself and of us and now we're both paying for my mistake... I just... I can't lose you Niall, but I know it's selfish of me to ask you to stay..."

"I'm not going to leave you. Not now, not ever. I promise."

"Why?"

"Because you're my idiot. I need you just as badly as you need me, trust me." Niall chuckled a little, moving the hair that had fallen into my eyes away. And then he kissed me, slowly and reassuringly. He wrapped his arms around my neck, his fingers playing with the hair that sat there. I hold him close, enjoying every second of it.

I missed him.

I missed my Niall.

"Marry me? Let's runaway together and just start over." I whispered after we finally pulled apart, resting my forehead against his. He chuckled again, a real genuine smile on his face.

"We've got four kids Harry and you're under investigation."

"All the more reason to escape for a few days... Just the two of us."

"Maybe after all this blows over... You can't keep running away from your problems."

"I'm not... I just... I love you, okay?"

"I love you too... Idiot."

"Your idiot. Always your idiot."

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So narrys kinda back to normal.

That's a plus.

There wasn't a cliffhanger.

Another plus.

Ashton's still a little bitch though. Smh.

Character ask will be up tomorrow, I was going to do it today but I had homework. I started to transfer questions over so it should definitely be up tomorrow!

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