Fixing You

Chapter 11

Ouch. Omg. What the hell. My head felt like someone had just hit me with a hammer. "Elle? Are you awake?" that soft voice I could recognize anywhere. My eyes slowly opened and not to my surprise, Niall was hovered over me. I was laid in a bed with multiple blankets over me. "Hey." he grinned. I grinned back but couldn't speak.

"Hey." I coughed. But every sound was painful. "I took you to the ER, they said you had a mild concussion. No memory loss or anything major. I wondered why you didn't have it immediately, they didn't know either. You've been at my house asleep for about 6 or 7 hours." woah. I raised my eyebrows. I've been asleep a long time. "What time is it?" I mumbled. "Probably midnight. Or maybe 1." again, woah. Was Chase okay? Did Niall really wait with me or 6 or 7 hours?

This was all I've ever wanted. To lay under Niall and glare into his blue eyes. The room was dark and I could only see the silhouette of Niall's face. "Chase?" I mumbled. Niall half-laughed. "He's ok. I guess. He's staying overnight at the hospital, not a concussion but a cut in the skull. While I was gone, my mom babied you in my room while you were asleep. She's always wanted a daughter." I laughed a little.

Niall was my dream boyfriend. Why wasn't I making the best of this. I closed my eyes and got more comfortable. Niall sat at the edge of the bed. "I'll be on the couch if you need me." he started out the room when something inside me blurted. "Wait. Niall, can y-you stay with me?"
"Of course." thank God. He climbed into the bed under the blanket and his foot touched mine. I tingled.

I wanted to turn over and kiss his face off but ya know, the struggle. "Your mom must be nice." I said awkwardly. Niall chuckled, "Sure. She's cool, I guess. She said you can stay as long as needed. She agrees it's not time for you to go home yet." that made me smile. She's looking out for me.

Then I sneezed. Damn it. Now he thinks I have a disease doesn't he? "Bless you." he laughed. I uncontrollably smiled then giggled. But honestly, bless me because I'm here with you. The love of my life. Shut up, Elle, he has a girlfriend.

"I can't sleep." he stammered. I jumped a little. "Me either." which was true. I wasn't that tired, I just slept for 6 or 7 hours. "Wanna go do something?"
"This late?" he was crazy. But I loved crazy. I loved him. "Why not? We could go to McDonalds and bug the people there." he suggested. Omg. Really? I couldn't help but half-laugh.

"Sure Niall." he jumped out of the bed and I felt lonely only for that split second. I raised up and my headache only got worse. I pressed my two fingers into my temple and felt it only throb. "I'll get your pain killers." Niall stumbled through the dark to his dresser. Grabbing a pill bottle and showing it to me. "Here's your water." he handed me a small glass of ice water.

I took the pill but nothing happened. I knew I had to wait a while. "Do you really feel like going somewhere?"
"Yes, I'm starving." I admitted. I really was. I hadn't eaten since yesterday's breakfast. "Okay cmon." he softly grabbed my arm and helped me off the bed. My head felt a little relieved. I slipped on my socks and Niall insisted I didn't need shoes. I agreed and he helped me through the narrow hall.

I fumbled into the kitchen where the light was fun but not off. I noticed how big and beautiful his house was. Beautiful marble countertops and hanging chandeliers in the dining area. I was taking it all in when Niall helped me into the garage and in his car. I took a deep breath and examined his car more carefully. He jumped into the drivers seat and we slowly pulled out of the garage.

"McDonalds is the only thing open besides Walmart and the gas station." he pointed. There was literally no traffic and the clock read 1:34. His car was warm which I liked. "I don't care. Just hungry." I replied after moments. Niall sighed. "Thanks for the stupendous help Elle." he snickered. I couldn't help but smile. He was so cute.

"McDonalds it is! What do you want?" Oh boy. I needed to act normal and not like the food obsessed savage I was. "Um. Just a salad." haha. A salad? I almost laughed out loud at myself. Niall raised his eyebrow and looked at me. "A salad? Really? What about a burger?" he pointed. I shrugged. "That works too." he half-laughed.

After making our order, we pulled around to the first window to pay. Then the second and got our food. The people there looked exhausted. Like they had just worked for years. But it was 1 am. We drove back to Niall's. Pure silence all the way there. Niall insisted on eating on his deck out back. He drug me out there and I spotted a huge blue pool.

"You have a pool! You're so lucky." I gasped after he shut the door. The deck surrounded the pool with metal chairs with metal tables. The only light was the small lights in the bottom of the pool. "Yeah. We got it installed a few summers ago." he set our food on one of the metal tables.

I plopped down into one of the chairs and Niall joined me. He looked at me in the eyes. "Honestly when I met you, I never expected us eating McDonald's in my backyard at 1 am." he half-laughed.

"Me either." but I'm enjoying it.

Alot.