This Love 2

chapter 78

IMPORTANT A/N :

if the reads on each chapter continue to drop like they did last chapter. I'm DONE writing this book.
The last chapter had less than 10 reads. If this chapter doesn't get more than 10 reads I'm done with this book.

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Niall's P.O.V -

Telling the therapist about what happened was kind of awkward. We didn't mention the fact that we stopped, Cleo got on top and that's all that matters.

One of our friends is throwing a party at his house for his birthday. It's a pool party and his house is absolutely massive. Piper and Harry are ready at home, but aren't leaving for another hour or so.

"You don't understand!" Cleo has been shouting at me while she tries on swimsuits. Her old swimsuits don't fit anymore due to her losing weight, so we're shopping for a new one.

Thankfully, the dressing rooms in this department store have a door from ceiling to the floor. People can barely hear her, but I can hear her.

"I'm fine with your stretch marks! You don't need to cover them up!"

"You're fine with them because they aren't on your body!" She has them on her hips and underneath her bum at the top of her thighs.

"No one is even going to look at those, Cleo." I'm sitting outside of the dressing room, waiting for her to show me the swimsuit.

"People do look, then they talk! Other girls there will look perfect except me! I get tired of wearing shorts all the time-"

I get tired of her wearing shorts all of the time too. The way Cleo's sentence cut off makes me feel bad for her in a way. I knock on the door and ask her to come out, but she won't respond to me.

It isn't until I ask for the second time for her to open the door that she actually does it. I give her a different swimsuit to put on and she doesn't let me see it on her.

At home, I try to see what the swimsuit looks like on her, but she puts clothes on over it quickly.

"What swimsuit did you buy?" Piper chirps whenever we come downstairs.

"Um," Cleo looks at me out of the corner of her eye quickly. "I'll show you later."

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"I can't hear you." I hear Cleo try to shout, but the music here is ear-piercing. There aren't any other houses near this one, so no one can complain about the volume.

I bend down to her height to put my ear near her mouth since she's on her tip toes.

"I said it's really crowded in here!" Right now we're just sitting on the couch and she's sitting on my lap.

"I'm going to go get in the hot tub with Piper and Harry. Do you want to come?" I say to Cleo and stand up once she shakes her head no. "Keep your phone in your hand. Don't put it in your pocket." I know she might do it anyway, but it won't hurt to remind her.

I give her a quick kiss and walk outside. Many girls got in the hot tub once the three of us got in. Piper obviously let everyone know that Harry was hers and no one else's by kissing occasionally and sitting on his lap.