𝐖𝐎𝐒𝐎 𝐗 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐓.𝟐

Celebrate (Niamh Charles)

"Are you sure you want me there?" you asked your girlfriend who was finishing her breakfast up. "Of course i want you there, why wouldn't it?" she scoffed wiping her mouth with the napkin. "Well, it's...it seems really intimate...like maybe your family only want to spend it with you." you said. 

"Y/n, you're practically family already, they won't mind. Besides i want you to celebrate my birthday with me, what's wrong with that?" she raised an eyebrow. 

"You're right...i'll go if you want me to." you said. "So you're going." niamh told you. 

You nodded and smiled at you.

"Great breakfast by the way darling." niamh smiled and stood up kissing your forehead. 

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There you were, at her family's front door step. Niamh knocked on the door and you both waited for someone to open the door. Niamh had brought you to a family dinner, it was just a dinner nothing too big or small. She said her family was inviting people over for her birthday, niamh was never too big on birthdays. 

This wasn't your first time meeting her family, but you were still nervous. 

You saw the door open, her younger sister opened the door. You instantly recognized her, she had a lot of similar features to niamh. She smile and opened the door even more. "Come on in..." she said, you walked in and heard more people talking around the house. "Happy birthday." she hugged niamh, she closed the door after and walked us over into the kitchen. 

"It's been a while since we've last seen each other y/n." her sister smiled at you. "I know, i've been a bit busy with school." you shook your head. "That's completely understandable, would love it if you both visited more often." she smiled at the both of us. Niamh looked at me and nodded, we walked into the kitchen. Her mom looked up at us, she walked over and hugged niamh. "There she is, the birthday girl.." she smiled at niamh. "Go say hi to everyone outside." her mom told her, i looked outside and saw some people sitting in a table. 

"Hello y/n, darling how have you been?" her mom hugged you, you hugged her as well and smiled. You noticed niamh had walked out of the kitchen and into the backyard to where the other people were. "I've been good, it's been quite some times since i came..." you said.

"I know, we've missed you but i'm sure with school things can get pretty difficult." her mom said. "Yeah, do you need help with anything? What are you cooking?" you asked her.

She walked you over to the oven. 

"I made niamh's favorite cookies." she said. "I'm keeping an eye on them right now, you know maybe one day you can come over and i can show you how to make them that way she doesn't have to bug me all the time." she joked. 

"I'd love to learn how to make them, i'll try to visit more often i've missed you guys too." you smiled and looked at her. "You are just lovely, you know..." her mom turned to you. "Ever since you and niamh started dating, she's been more happy. She's usually really quiet unless she's with her friends but you really make her happy." her mom said.

"Really..." you smiled. Hearing that made you really happy, you absolutely loved niamh and her family. "Of course, she's a totally different person when you're around...in a good way." she said. 

"That's....that's really nice of you to say." you nodded. "You know i was a bit nervous of coming over today." you sighed. "Why were you nervous?" she raised an eyebrow. "Because she said it was a family thing- i wasn't sure if i was gonna be able-" you got cut off. 

"You are family, don't even start i know where this is going but i'm here to tell you. You're family now." she smiled and rubbed your arm.

"Thank you, for everything really you've always been so welcoming." you said. 

"Of course sweetheart, now come on. Let's go introduce you to everyone, we're gonna have a good time." she said taking your hand. 

For some reason you didn't feel nervous anymore, maybe the talk with her mom helped you realize that you were family now. That's all you've ever wanted, acceptance. You looked at niamh talking with her family members and smiled, you loved seeing her happy. Happy like how she looked when you made her favorite breakfast that morning.

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A/N: Number 29

Requested Anonymously