Whenever You Remember (A Niall Horan Fan-Fiction)

Chapter 12

I had to go back to the store to get regular hamburgers since Jake decided to get turkey burgers.

I opened the door to my house and saw Kate glaring at me while I gave him a confused look.

"You're dating Niall" He asked me.

"Oh, well in his fake life he is" I said hoping he would stop shooting daggers at me.

"You said you'd help me." She snapped.

"I'm trying" I stated.

"Whatever!" She yelled storming upstairs.

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"You're not my girlfriend" Niall told Kate. "And so what if I love Annie in my fake life, what do you care.

"You're my boyfriend we've known each other for a long time and she will hurt you. " Kate said with gritted teeth.

"Annie would never hurt me, so get the hell away from me." Niall said.

"Fine if you have feelings for her, I don't care. All I know is you care nothing about me" Kate said, a tear streaking down his cheek as she stormed out of the room.

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"Niall?" I knocked softly on his bedroom door, cracking it when I heard no response. The lights were off as I stepped inside but I could see his small form hunched on the bed, his legs pulled to his chest and his gaze staring out the window. He had the teddy bear resting on his knees and his slight frame was drowning in the chunky sweater I had knit him. In his hands was the photo of him and Kate, which she had asked me to give him. Kate was insistent that she should head back to England and let Niall continue to be happy here with us, but Zayn and I had convinced her to stay for a few more days. She was going to be sleeping at Zayn's and was over there now with Jake. I had wanted some alone time with Niall.

"Are you all right?" I asked quietly, sitting down next to him on the bed.

His gaze darted to me and I could see the confusion flooding his blue eyes. He shook his head slowly, then leaned into me like he had done so many times before. I slipped my arm around him and held him tightly, hugging him to my chest as he hugged the small teddy bear to his.

"I'm confused Annie," his voice was small and broken as he mumbled into my skin. "I don't remember her at all and I get that she's telling the truth but I just don't know. It doesn't feel right." He lifted his tear streaked face from my neck and brushed at the rivers of salty water that ran from his stunning eyes. "You feel right."

I had to look away as a lump formed in my throat. He felt right to me too.

"I didn't mean to hurt her feelings," Niall's voice brought me back. "I didn't mean the names I called her."

"I know," I glanced over to him and had the urge to brush the tears off his flushed cheeks. I knew I was supposed to be helping Kate, but I couldn't stop myself. I had feelings for the blue eyes cutie, too.

My fingers brushed gently of his wet cheeks, catching the drops and rubbing them off as Niall leaned slightly into my soft touch. My palm pressed flush against the sweet smoothness of his cheek as he bit his bottom lip. I found my eyes flicking to his mouth as the memories of our kiss earlier this afternoon came flooding back. I tried to stop myself but I couldn't do it.

Niall's lips were even gentler against mine this time, the taste of his sorrow a bit sweeter than before. He moved his good hand to the back of my neck to draw me closer, his fingers tangling in the long strands of my brown hair as I parted my lips for him. His tongue poked at mine as we moved in sync, my worries about Kate melting away as I lost myself to Niall's perfect touch.