truly, madly, deeply- niall horan

lewis

(023)

august came swiftly, humid air encased the city in its own bubble. dry and arid, london kept going, even in the extreme heat.

atleast neither ally or niall was in london.

ally got caught up in a whirlwind of elvis press, the work consuming her fully, making her unable to join niall in mullingar for his trip with lewis capaldi.

well, as far as niall knows.

niall and his friend, lewis decided to take a trip throughout mullingar, the irish one showing the other his home town, quite similar to what he did with his girlfriend not long before.

"so, neil," lewis started, earning a laugh from the irishman driving the car beside him. "how often do you come home?"

"i try as much as i can," niall began to say before lewis interrupted saying a rude joke that caused them both to laugh.

"as i was saying, i try atleast twice a year. oh! this is my second time in like five months so i guess i'm beating my score," he continued.

"what made you come back so early?"

"i was showing my girlfriend the town," niall said softly, his cheeks being coated with a small blush when talking about his girl.

"oooo girlfriend," lewis said in a sing-song voice, jumping an octave or two in the process.

lewis knew about ally's plan to surprise niall, they had been taking about it when lewis was over one day, niall staying oblivious the whole time.

you see, the pair had decided they wanted to play at a bar or two, niall knowing the perfect place for a gig; lewis had to keep ally in the loop.

elvis press wasn't as time consuming as niall thought. infact, most of it was done by the beginning of august; just in time for the gig at clarkes bar.

so, on august eighth, ally found herself in one of niall's favourite pubs, standing off to the side, admiring her boyfriend from afar.

she had a perfect view of the small stage where niall and lewis would perform in a matter of minutes; she could tell since there was a large crowd forming around the area.

luckily, no one had recognised her yet in her disguise- touch wood- so, she was safe standing behind niall's parents, bobby and maura.

echoes of screams could be heard from outside. signifying niall and lewis' arrival.

just as he was walking in, ally shielded herself with her pint of guinness, making sure niall doesn't see her just yet.

however, lewis was quick to give her a small wink, letting her know he knew she was there and their plan was a go ahead.

niall looked ravishing on the stage, dressed in a patterned shirt ally knew she would be stealing by the end of the night. the two friends began to play a song all of them knew to get the crowd going.

soon, niall strummed the guitar, the familiar tune of this town encased the venue. this was always a special one to perform in mullingar, especially since he wrote it about that town, so. when the audience sang along to every word, niall couldn't help but feel abit emotional.

how he wished ally was there to see that.

little did he know....

only when he wrapped up the song and looked over towards his parents did he see the girl he had been longing for since she left.