Truly, Madly, Deeply

Chapter 40

"I love you, too, ma...Alright, bye." Niall hung up the phone, ending the conversation between himself and Ana's mother. Today was the day; there really was no turning back from here. He had asked for everyone's permission: from Ana's parents and Ariana, to her best friends. Everyone had agreed that there was no better person for this than Niall, and he couldn't say he disagreed.

"Good?" Ariana asked as he turned his body to face her, sliding his cell into his back pocket. If anyone was as nervous as Niall was, it was Ariana. She had literally been bouncing on her toes the past month, waiting for what felt like ages for her beloved twin to get proposed to.

Niall nodded, giving her a warm smile. "Good."

"Eee!" she squealed, bouncing up and down, closer to him until they engulfed each other in a bear hug. "Niall, I love you!"

He wrapped his arms around her and squeezed tightly, knowing that by the end of the day she'd finally be his sister-in-law. "I love you, too, Ariana." They released each other a few moments later and just stared into each other's eyes. "Now...are we ready to do this?"

"Absol—"

"I'm back, babe!" Ana called from outside of the door.

Niall, with a panicked expression, glanced back and forth between the door and Ariana. "Oh, fuck!" he cursed, pushing Ariana towards the door of the attached room. "Go, go, go!" he whisper-shouted. Ana wasn't aware that her entire family and most of her friends were also in the Floridian hotel, she thought she was on a vacation with her boyfriend. They'd actually been here for three days now and Ana still had no idea. To her knowledge, the other four boys including Lou and Caroline were back home in England, enjoying their hiatus.

"Niall?" Ana called again, knocking gently on the door. "You in there?"

"Yeah, babe, I'm coming!" he shouted, opening the attached door for Ariana and stealthily slipping her through and closing it without a sound. He jogged over to the main door and opened it with a huge smile. "Hey, you."

"Hey, you." She grinned and pushed past him, dropping her handful of towels and pillows on the couch. "Are you almost ready to go?"

"Yeah, you?"

"Yeah," Ana answered, reaching down to slip her white Converse on and lace them up. Niall watched her with a smile as she stood up and looked at him. "Eee, I'm so excited! I haven't been to DisneyWorld in years!"

"Then this should be a fun night."

"I just wish everyone else could be here, too," she pouted.

A smirk rose on Niall's face and then he wiped it before she became even a little suspicious. "S'alright, we'll come back another time with the entire crew."

Ana nodded, walking over to the full body mirror. She gave her outfit a final once over, adjusting her black and red polka-dotted sundress. "What if we meet Tiana? She's my favorite, Niall, I think I might cry."

He chuckled, walking up behind her and wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "You'll be fine, you wuss. I thought the girl from Brave would be your favorite."

"Merida? She's cute but no one could top Tiana. She's got the best singing voice, the best dress, the best Prince, the best food. Tiana's winning."

"The best singing voice and the best dress?" Niall asked in mock-shock. "Have you seen Frozen?!"

"You cannot tell me Elsa is comfortable in a dress made of ice," Ana challenged, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Then how come she never complained?" Niall challenged, looking down at her with a slight frown. The couple stared at each other long and hard before they both couldn't stand it and cracked up. "Were we, two adults, really arguing over Disney princesses?"