Say It Again? [N.H]

Chapter 3

It was Friday, and 10 minutes till 5:30.

I was awfully nervous, yet somewhat excited.

Did Niall do this to any fan? Was it just me?

I couldn't have help but keep thinking , This is going to go bad.. I'm going to embarrass myself.

And after I did that, he was going to leave me and forget about me, like I was just another fangirl. He would never tell me, "I love you," or "Stay with me.."

I would just be another face in the crowd, another sobbing girl, forgotten and unnoticed.

In the midst of being self-conscious and checking my makeup, I could hear the rapping of a hand on the downstairs door. I didn't waste time with turning and sprinting down the stairs.

Before I could even make it half way down the steps, Anna had gotten the door. She opened it, and immediately dropped everything that had been in her hands.

Anna's face flushed pale and her jaws stretched wide, a small gasp escaping her. Her hands flew up to her face, as if trying to shield the scream that was rising in her throat, but I could tell she couldn't hold it in when she started jumping in the air, then finally, it came out and she squealed loudly.

"Oh my god, GRACIE!!" After a few more hops she finally seemed to have a little sanity, but she still screamed. "Niall Horan is in our house!!"

Niall's face brightened, a smile passing over his face, as Anna started sobbing right then and there (and honestly, I was quite embarrassed).

Quickly, I walked over and lightly shoved her out of Niall's sight, so he couldn't see her fangirl and cry.

"Sorry," I murmured when I took notice the small look of surprise on his face. "That's my sister.. Anna. She really likes One Direction..."

Niall let out a small laugh. "Yeah."

Niall's eyes seemed to sweep over my body, and I could feel my face turning red. Was he checking me out? Or did I have something on me?

I looked down at my dress, making sure it wasn't crinkled, but it seemed fine. So Niall was checking me out?

"You look beautiful tonight." Niall said, stepping out of the doorway, letting me walk out as he shut the door behind me.

I really wanted to pass out then and there, and I was almost sure I was about to, but I thankfully held up.

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After a few minutes of driving around, Niall made a wide turn into what looked like, a plain, empty field. I actually started to worry that he was going to let me out and then leave me here, but he got out instead, and opened my door.

"Please don't dump me in a lake and drown me." I begged, earning a snicker from Niall.

"Don't worry about that, love. Close your eyes."

I was beginning to worry that maybe all along I had thought Niall wrong and he wanted to kill me right now, but he grabbed one of my hands with his, one of his free hands lying on the small of my back, as he walked me away.

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"Open."

"Wow..." Was all I could manage out of my mouth when my eyes adjusted to the dark scene.

What lie in front of me was a huge lake, the moon shining in a perfect line down the middle, casting a light towards us. The grass was cut to the best length, just small enough it didn't go past your ankles, but just long enough that, when you walked, it brushed your toes.

It was a wonderful sight, and being here with the Niall Horan made it even better.

I looked over and noticed a blanket on the ground. I swear my heart almost stopped when I realized he wanted a picnic, and that, to me, was insanely adorable.

I cast a smile his way, before we both sat down.

"You like it, right?"

"I love it." I stared out in awe at the lake.

Out of god knows where, Niall took out some food and set it down in front of me.

"I have anything you want." Niall looked and acted just as nervous as me, his face growing a dark shade of red, and even in the dark, you could notice how pale his hands were.

"I think I'm just gonna get some salad." I reached over for the bowl of salad.

"Predictable." Niall chuckled.

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An hour had passed by, and I was stuffed.

I had been glancing out and towards the lake when I turned my head and realized that Niall had been staring at me.

"You have a little something..."

I was a bit confused at first, before he reached his hand up towards my face, sticking out his thumb and ridding a piece of lettuce.

I could feel my face grow even more red, and I quickly turned away, because Niall Horan just touched me.

He smiled, then stood, brushing grass off of him.

"Its getting late. Maybe we should go."

Niall reached out his hand and helped me up. We then walked to his car, and drove back to my house.

We soon arrived.

We both opened and stepped out of the car, me gathering everything, my phone, my purse..

"That was fun. We should do it again sometime." I smiled.

"We should..."

We sat there for a minute, our gazes locked, and sweet grins on both our faces before Niall finally moved, stepping towards my front door and opened it.

"I will see you soon, Gracie. Goodnight." I smiled and shut the door.

As soon as the door was shut and Anna seemed to notice I was home, she leaped up from where she was sitting and raced to me. "GRACIE ANNE SMITH!! You just went out with Niall Horan!!"