Small Bump ( Niall Horan Fanfic! :D)

Chapter 26: A Monster like Me

The next morning I woke up with a smashing headache. I rolled over to wrap my around Lyric and fell off a couch. "What the hell?" I groaned and sat up. I looked around the room and realized I was at Greg's house. 'Why in the world am I here?' I wondered. I got up and sat on the couch and rubbed my face with my hands. I couldn't remember anything from last night. 'Man, I've got to stop drinking like that.' I thought. I then heard some rattling in the kitchen, so I got up and went in. I saw Greg with my nephew Theo.

"Hey." I spoke my voice a bit raspy. Greg glanced over at me and just shook his head. I didn't know what to think, so I went and fixed myself a glass of orange juice. I sat down across the table from Greg looking at him.

"Why am I here?" I asked quietly. Greg looked up from playing matching cards with Theo and sighed. He sat down his cards and whispered something to Theo causing him to giggle and leave the room quickly. Greg got up and shut the door to the kitchen. He turned around and looked at me.

"You screwed up big time Niall." He said sitting back down, leaving me a bit stunned.

"What do you mean? What happened?" I questioned wondering what he meant.

"You hurt your wife." He said giving me a look. "You're turning out to be just like Dad.." He said with a straight face. Those word made me more upset than anything.

"Don't you ever say that again, I'm no where close to that man." I grumbled.

"Oh yes you are. I witnessed it last night. You screamed at Lyric last night, you left bruises on her, not only that you threw her up against the fridge." Greg said sternly. All of last night came rushing back into my memory. I remember everything now. I'm such an awful husband.

"Lyric must hate me.." I whispered as I sunk down into my chair a bit.

"No she doesn't.. But she did kick you out of the house for the night, but she's been calling to check on you since she woke up this morning." Greg explained to me. I looked at the clock above the door and saw that it was about four in the afternoon.

"Greg, what am I going to do?" I choked down the tears that wanted to spill out of me.

"First you're going to have to quit drinking like you do." He started off. I nodded listening to him. "Then your going to have to apologize, big time, no woman ever deserves to be treated that way especially your wife. You know Niall if Mom found out about this she would freak." He told me a bit mad. "Then you have to apologize to your kids. Yes I know that they didn't witness it but they don't need to be in an atmosphere like that." He said to me. "Text your guests too, they deserve an apology too." He said to me. I nodded.

"Thank you Greg, and I'm sorry for being a terrible brother." I said softly. I couldn't even look him in the eye, I felt so ashamed of myself.

"No Niall, it is not that at all. You're an amazing brother, father, and husband." Greg smiled at me. "Sometimes people just get out of hand and they have to repent against their actions." He said. I kept looking at my hands and I heard him get up. I then felt him engulf me in a hug and I immediately hugged him back.

"I love you brother." I said to him.

"I love you too Niall, now go take care of what you're suppose to." He smiled at me.

"Uh.. Greg?"

"Yeah Niall?"

"I kinda can't."

"Oh right.." He laughed remembering I didn't have my vehicle.

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I stood over the stove adding the spaghetti to the boiling pot of water. I turned off the stove and pulled out the chicken and began to dice it up much to my ability. My arm was pretty swelled up and there was definitely bruises. I finished the chicken and went into the living room to check on the twins. They were in their bouncers kicking their feet happily.

"Hi babies." I signed to them causing them to squeal. I tickled there little bellies and gave them both kisses. I heard the door open and shut but I didn't look to see who had come in. I played with the twins little toes and heard a cough. I looked up and came in eye contact with Niall.

"Hey Lyric." He said softly to me.

"Hi Niall." I said to him. I looked at the babies and signed "daddy's here!" Which caused the baby's to smile. I looked over to Niall.

"They missed you." I said and patted the spot next to me for him to sit. I noticed how he hesitantly came over and sat down next to me. He sat to my left and my injured arm was on the right so he couldn't see it.

"Niall its okay, I'm not upset with you." I explained to him softly. He looked at me very confused.

"How can you not be? I was so mean to you." He whispered.

"Forgive and forget it's just that simple." I smiled at him.

"I truly am sorry Lyric.. I never should have treated you that way and it won't happen again." He said to me gently taking my hand in his. I smiled softly with a nod.

"I forgive you." I smiled. I heard the water starting to boil loudly on the stove. "Chicken Alfredo is for dinner." I told him getting up to go check on everything.

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I was curled up in bed watching the Derby was I was waiting for Lyric to come out of out bathroom and come to bed. When I looked up from the screen she came out in a short sleeve night gown. Her brown hair was down and hung far down her back. She came over and got in her typical spot on the right side of the bed. I went to wrap my arm around her when I noticed the bruises on her arm, it looked as almost a hand was wrapped around her arm and squeezed the life out of it. The room was dimly lit so it was kind of hard to see how dark the bruise was. Tears welled in my eyes as I looked at her.

"Please don't tell me that I'm the one who did this to you." I whispered gently touching the bruise. Her eyes met mine and they had tears in them. She slightly nodded her head, and looked at me afraid.

"I'm so sorry.. I should've never put my hands on you." I felt so guilty. "I'm a horrible husband. I'm sorry Lyric." I said starting to turn away from her.

"No please don't." She said desperately. She put her hand on my chest to get me to look at her. "Niall you're the perfect husband, and accidents happen. I love you Niall and you're so precious to me." She said. She laid her head on my chest and cuddled into me.

I was blown away by her actions. How could she still love a monster like me?

"I don't deserve you." I spoke in a soft tone. She looked up at me began to speak. "I think its the other way around." She blushed.

"Can I kiss you?" I whispered. She didn't reply. Lyric leaned up, connecting my lips with hers. She pulled away and then cuddled back into me. "I love you Niall Horan. Don't you forget that." She said drawing patterns into my stomach.

"I love you princess, and I promise I'm going to be making changes for my family."