Stay With Me (Niall Horan Fan Fiction)

Chapter 13: Is This Love?

*Violet’s POV*

            The surprise on Niall’s face was apparent, well so was mine because of Sage’s reaction. I had to hold back the urge to burst into a fit of laughter, since this was all too comical. Sage had approached him slowly, and now she had her hand held out towards him. Her hand was now a few inches away from his arm, and Niall was eyeing her carefully, expecting her to attack him or something.

“Just have to make sure this is really happening,” she mutters as she let her hand rest on his arm and the questioning in her face disappeared the moment she ‘felt’ him.

“Uhm, Violet? Why is she touching me?” he uncomfortably squirmed under her touch.

“She needed to make sure she wasn’t dreaming,” I found myself laughing as I said this.

            My laugh sounded as if it weren’t mine, as if it were a vibration leaving my body but the sound was away from me. I stopped and stood there, my expression changing from happiness to pure disbelief. I reached my hand up to touch my throat and ran my fingers over it. I felt the urge to tighten my grip on it; I was scaring myself. I know it was strange of me to do this, and both Niall and Sage noticed my change of mood right away.

“Violet, you okay there?” Sage neared me, carefully taking my hand away from my neck, for precautionary purposes. That was smart of her to do so.

“Yeah, just feeling strange is all…” I stared into Sage’s concerned face.

            Niall walked up around me, wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder; I tensed up for a second but then relaxed into his embrace. Sage raised an eyebrow, but refrained from commenting on it. She took a step back from us and took in our cuddly looking position. A smirk tugged up on her plump lips.

“So how do you two know each other? Are you like secretly dating?” she boldly asked us.

“What?” I choked out, I began to violently cough, and Niall had to pat my back to get me to calm down, “No…no we aren’t dating…” I said, my voice sounding a lot sadder than I had intended it to sound.

“And she lives with Paul, you know, Elizabeth’s husband” Niall explained, trying to get past the other awkward question, “He is our bodyguard, which is how we know each other.”

“So that is what her husband does for a living? She never does mention him…” Sage looked deep in thought now.

            Niall and I exchanged a glance, and then I turned to look at Sage. All jokes put aside.

“You can keep this on the down low, right? The media hasn’t discovered my relation with the boys” I knew that now that she knew it made now three people that knew about my living situation. And in the ‘conditions’ that I was in, I don’t think I was ready to be exposed on the tabloids.

“Wait, so you live with all five of them?” she was looking really excited about the whole ordeal.

“Yeah…” I carefully said.

“Oh my freaking gosh! You have to introduce me to them as soon as we get our asses out of this place” this must have been the only time I have ever seen Sage act like, well a girl. I have known her for a short time, but she comes off as rough and coldhearted. Not a fan girl.

“You’re a fan?” Niall questioned, looking just as surprised as I was.

“Are kidding me? Of course I am,” she threw her hands up in a happy glee, “I know it is so out of my element, but I seriously love you guys!” she was squealing.