I Will Always Love You - A Niall Horan Love Story

Chapter Twenty Four

*Charlotte's POV*

I woke up the next morning, happier than ever. Niall was still asleep and I didn't want to wake him, so I kissed his nose and headed downstairs. I checked the time on the microwave 10:30am.

Everyone was already up and sitting around the dining table.

"What's crack-a-lackin'?" I asked, opening the fridge.

"Nothing." The replied.

Odd.

"I saw you and Niall in yor bed this morning." Louis winked.

"Yeah, so?"

"Are you two back together?" Zayn said. It seemed as if he was almost disappointed.

"Maybe." I couldn't but blush.

"Oooh, you are!" Harry said.

"Yes we are."

"So, did you lose your virginity last night or something?" Louis laughed.

"What the fuck?" I asked.

"Oh, my god Lou. You can't just ask her that." Harry said, but was curious as well.

They all stared at me, expecting an answer.

"Ugh, no I didn't. Shut up!"

"I'm going to wake Niall," Liam says.

"No! Leave him. He hasn't slept for the past four days and I don't want him to wake up. I was finally able to get him to sleep last night." I said, a little loudly.

"Yeah, that's cause he was with you," Louis teased.

"Oh, can it Tommo!" I laugh.

I grabbed some cornflakes and milk out and pour it into a bowl. I sit on one of the bar stools and eat it, away from the others.

Not because I didn't want to sit with them, but because the filled the entire dining up.

"Good morning," Niall says, coming in rubbing his eyes.

"Why aren't asleep?" I say.

"Don't worry, I'm catch up on sleep tonight. Promise." he leans over the counter and kisses me softly.

"Eat." I demand, pushing my bowl to him. Ih ad only had two spoonfuls of cornflakes, but I wanted him to eat.

"No you can have that. I'l make my own."

"I don't want it. Just take it."

He does as he is told and eats the rest of it.

When he is done he pulls out a small box and slides it across the table.

"I forgot to give this back." he sayd.

I open it to find the ring he got me, sitting perfectly in it's place.

"I thought you would have given it to Rosaline."

"Never. It's yours, not hers."

He takes the ring out and puts in on my indes finger on my right hand.

It still perfectly fits.

"Thank you." I whisper, kissing him again.

"Kaci, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Umm, sure Zayn." I follow him into another room - the laundry - and he closes the door behind us.

"I have to tell you something." he says.

"Yeah?"

"How about I show you?"

"Ok?"

He puts his hand in his pocket for a second and pulls out a necklace.

My necklace.

The necklace that Niall got me on my 13th Birthday.

The one I thougth I lost.

The necklace I felt guilty for so long about.

"You found it?" I was literally jumping up and down.

"I wish I had found it."

I stopped jumping, "What do you mean?"

"I mean.." he pauses.

"You mean what?"

He sighs, "I mean I took it!"

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