Irish Charm

Chapter 9

When we reached our hotel and the cab came to a stop, Niall looked at me and said,

"Let's go love."

I followed Niall out of his side of the car. We both grabbed our things from the trunk and headed inside. Niall checked us in and and we headed up to the 3rd floor where we were staying. Niall let go of my hand to look at the key card to see what our room number was.

"321" Niall said looking back and forth across both sides of the hall to find our room.

"Ah ha, here it is."

Niall put the key in the door and opened it. We both are pretty worn out from school and all the traveling, not to mention its after midnight. We sat our bags down on the dressers and Niall flipped on the Tv. He turned it to Football of course, but to my surprise he turned it down pretty low and turned and looked at me.

"Background noise" He came over to me and embraced me in a tight hug. I didn't know what that was for but I'm not gonna complain because I love Niall's hugs. We just stood there in each other's arms for several minutes. Niall pulled away and kissed my check as he pulled back.

"I'll take the floor." I knew he was referring to the fact that the room only had one full sized bed in it.

"Niall, you can sleep in the bed with me."

"Are you sure princess? I don't want to make you uncomfortable."

"I'm sure Niall." A faint smile came across Niall's face.

"I'm gonna take a shower real quick, I'll be right back." I kissed Niall on the cheek before grabbing my bag and heading to the bathroom

I'm really nervous about tonight because I don't know what is going through Niall's mind. I take off my clothes and step into the shower. I stood in the shower for several minutes just thinking about everything. I finished my shower and reached out to grab a towel.

I brought a pair of short shorts to sleep in and a tank top. I brushed my wet hair and debated on weather I should put make up on or not considering Niall has never seen me with out make up.

"Hurry up babe. I miss you." I hear Niall call from in the bedroom.

"I'm having a delima Niall. Patients." I yell jokingly back to Niall.

Less then a minute later I hear a knock at the bathroom door.

"What kind of delima?"

"The kind that takes time."

"Oh come on, Just tell me."

"Well. I don't know if I should put on make up or not."

Niall busts open the bathroom door.

"Don't you dare put make up over your beautiful face."

"NIALL!" I said thanking the Lord silently that I had already gotten dressed.

"Come on, I miss you." Niall says in a pouty voice.

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Let me clean all this up."

"Don't worry about it love, we will get it tomorrow."

Niall grabbed my hand and we walked out of the bathroom, both of us now ready for bed. Niall pulled back the covers on the bed and laid down on the side closest to the door. I walked around to the other side of the bed and laid down next to Niall. He pulled me close to him, and laid my head on his chest. He had one hand behind his head and he other around me. He started rubbing small circles on my arm and back. We just laid there for a while. I was almost asleep when Niall said.

"Katie?"

"Yes Niall?"

"I love you." It took me a minute to process that Niall just told me he loves me.

"I love you too Niall." I said back, meaning it 100%

I am a virgin, but Niall doesn't know that. It's been on my mind all night. I'm really worried about telling him. Now that I'm fully awake, I lift my head up and look at Niall.

"Niall?"

"Yes princess?"

"I have to tell you something."

I'm really scared about what his reaction will be... What if it's too much pressure for him?

Niall looks at me waiting for me to answer. I lay down next to him with my head on the pillow this time. I CANT DO THIS, I think to myself.

I put my hands over my face in embarrassment.

"What is it babe? You know you can tell me anything." Niall said grabbing my hands off my face.

"I'm a virgin Niall, and I know that's a lot to take in and if you don't want to--"

"Katie. Stop. I told you I love you and I meant it. Nothing will change that."

Niall pulls me in to a hug.

I begin to tear up thinking of my past. Niall notices I'm crying.

"Hey hey hey babe. None of that." Niall said kissing my cheek and then wiping my tears away.

"I just don't want to loose you Niall"

"What makes you think you would loose me baby?"

"Just in the past it was a problem."

"What do you mean?"

"My ex boyfriend that I told you about before.. He Umm. He would get mad and ... Beat me when I wouldn't have sex with him and he tried to make me but I always avoided it. I just wasn't ready but he didn't understand that."

Niall sat up in the bed and I could tell he was mad. I sat up too. Niall wasn't saying anything but his jaw was clenched.

"Niall, are you okay?"

Niall got up out of the bed and stormed out into the hallway. I sat there in the bed and as soon as the door shut behind him I lost it. A million thoughts were running through my mind.

I just ruined every thing! He doesn't want me now. I was supposed to be on this trip to support him but instead I made it about me. Now he's distracted and not sleeping and he has an audition tomorrow. I'm the worst girlfriend.

I sat there and balled my eyes out because I just screwed up this relationship like I do every single other one I have ever been in.

10 minutes or so past and still no sign of Niall. I was still in the bed crying and debating on if I should go look for him or just leave it alone.

I take out my phone to distract myself from my thoughts. As I'm scrolling through Instagram and crying, I hear the door slowly open. I look up to see Niall. I just started crying even more because he has this look as if he's about to say something that I don't want to hear.

To my surprise he puts out his arms and says,

"Come here baby, please don't cry."

I lunge into his arms and cry into his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry Katie for leaving like that but I was just so mad thinking about some other guy hurting you. Or trying to make you do something you didn't want to do."

"It's okay."

"No it's not, I don't wanna be the guy to leave you when you need a shoulder to cry on." Niall rubbed my back.

"I love you." Niall and I both laid back down.

"I love you too." Niall kissed my head as I laid my head on his chest, and we both fell asleep.