♥ I Never Thought I'd Love You ♥

~Chapter 27: It's Love

~Chapter 27: It’s Love

            After about what seemed like an hour or two, I had learned how to play the chorus of “Little Things.” I smiled and crawled off of Niall’s lap. “You’ll never love yourself half as much as I love you, and you’ll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to. If I let you know I’m here for you, maybe you’ll love yourself like I love you,” I sang to Niall.

            Niall smiled and leaned towards me, whispering, “I haven’t kissed you yet today.”

            I blushed, smiling, and responded softly, “Well, I’m not your girlfriend.”

            He pressed his lips to my forehead and whispered, “Not yet.”

            I wrapped my arms around his neck and relaxed. Since when did you start to like Niall? I asked myself. You slowly fell for him, and you didn’t even know… I think that’s what happens to you when you like someone.  “I didn’t know I’d ever like you, Niall.”

            Niall smiled so big, his teeth were gleaming. “So… you’ve confirmed to yourself you like me?”

            I laughed and touched my lips to his softly. “What do you think the answer is?”

            Niall let out a little laugh and kissed me sweetly. “You’re so beautiful, Cordelia.”

            I kissed back, getting more into it. After a little bit, I pulled away and held his hand. “What time is it?”

            “4:30, babe.”

            I blushed when he said “babe.” “How’re we gonna get back?”

            “Why are you worrying about that right now?” Niall smiled slyly and sat back in his seat.

            Now, I was REALLY suspicious. “Niall? Okay, tell me what you’re planning. Right now.” I set my mouth in a straight line and stared at him.

            “Come on, babe. Just wait a bit more.” Niall pulled me to him and looked at my cuts. He touched his fingers to them softly. To my surprise, there was no pain anymore. “Do they still hurt…?”

            I shook my head. “No.” My eyes softened at his touch.

            Niall looked at me, his eyes glistening. “What about your heart…?”

            “What do you mean?” I asked.

            Niall put his hand to his heart. “Physical wounds can be healed easily, even faster when bandaged and taken care of with medicine. They’ll always heal. They might leave scars and a mark, but at least it won’t hurt anymore. But wounds of the heart only have one cure… and you can only receive it from somebody else.”

            I looked at him, confused. “What is it?”

            Niall took my hands in his and replied, “It’s love.”

            “Love? “ I asked. “How do I get it?”

            “You’ve already received it.” Niall looked me in the eyes.

            I stared at Niall. “You… you really meant it?” I slowly asked. “When you said you loved me?”

            “I don’t say ‘I love you’ to just anyone, Cordelia. Those aren’t three words I toss around randomly and mean it. They hold a lot of meaning.”

            I didn’t know what to say, so I hugged him, crying. “My heart has been aching for so long that I had already forgotten what it was like to be happy… Thank you for teaching me again, Niall.” I closed my eyes and breathed in his personal aroma. “Thank you for healing the wounds that no one else could.”

            “You did it yourself, Cordelia.”

            Afterwards, Niall and I just sat on the boat, side-by-side, not saying anything for hours straight. He held my hand in his, my head on his shoulder. We sat there until the sun started to set. “I’ll never forget this day,” Niall said, breaking the silence.

            “Me neither.” It was the day that my life changed. “And it’s because of you, Niall.” I gripped his hand tighter, making myself say the last few important words. “You’ve made your way into my heart.”