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Thirty-Four

Olivia Allen

Life was getting busier and Niall and I's relationship was getting more difficult. Yes those two things were very much connected, each a result of the other.

As he gets busier with their tour fast approaching we can't hang out as much and it's the same with my finals coming up. It's not like we are fighting or anything. We just haven't had a lot of time for each other lately.

Shortly after our visit in Ireland, Denise sent me an email with a bunch of pictures attached. There were ones of Niall and I, the morning he was mad at me, later when he wasn't mad anymore, and even some candids of egg dyeing and the egg hunt with Theo.

I had such a great time with Niall's family and I think it went well too. Maura is super sweet and it was fun helping her cook and talking to her. I sent her a thank you note right after we got home. Handwritten notes are one of my favorite things.

It's Friday and Niall is away for the weekend because they have a book signing tomorrow. Ashley from my classes is over and we're having a girls night after stressing over a presentation in International Business for the last week. It's just us two with movies queued up, takeout, and wine. I have no complaints.

Except I could complain a little because I miss Niall. But I didn't because it would be rude.

We had a nice night but as I was trying to fall asleep it hit me like a truck. I miss him so much. I haven't slept snuggled into him for awhile now. This is because we never see each other during the week, last weekend he had to work also, and the weekend before that we were at his mom's.

I sent him a text.

I know you're probably busy but I just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you! I hope you're having a nice time

Hi ! I miss you! Can't sleep

Me neither! Miss you too

How'd the thingy go?

Haha the presentation went well, thanks for asking!

Glad to hear it !

Well have a fun day tomorrow! Try and get some sleep. I love you

I love you too

I don't know who fell asleep first but that was the final text sent last night.

I didn't hear from him the rest of the weekend. On Sunday he got home late and I texted and offered to make him dinner but he said he was too tired.

Another week of class went by, more days till my flight home were ticked off the calendar, and I became more and more nervous about Niall and I.

We got to spend a weekend together and it was really fun, but after that he was traveling again for a long weekend of about five days.

When he's gone, we don't text often. It's fine with me because I've never been one of those girls who has to be in constant conversation with her boyfriend and I know he's super busy. It also gave me more time to hang out with the people in my classes which wasn't a bad thing. But it's terrifying me that when I go back to America it might be the end for us. I don't know how else it could work. He's going to be on an even crazier schedule.

One more week of classes went in the blink of an eye and it was finally a weekend where we were both free. Well mostly free. I have a lot of work in my classes coming up so I spent Wednesday and Thursday night working until three in the morning to get ahead so that I could spend this weekend with him instead of doing homework. I don't think he realizes how much I have to do.