Stranded

Chapter 7

"Well, do you want to come over? My parent's aren't home yet and we could just chill for a bit." I ask. Niall agrees and we hop back on the scooter and to my house. It surprises me a bit that he still remembers exactly where my house is without my direction.

I get the spare key that's underneath an extremely creepy and very disturbing-looking garden gnome and then open the front door.

Niall walks into the living room and sits on the couch, looking completely content and normal as he's sat in my house. I walk into the kitchen and see what we have to eat.

"Niall, can you pick out a movie? I'll make some popcorn." I call from the kitchen as I look for the popcorn.

"Okay. What are ya in the mood for? Romance, Comedy, a Chick-Flik?" he calls to me.

"I don't care. You pick." I say once I've finally located the popcorn. I pop it into the microwave, set it for a minute and a half and then set out Dr. Pepper and Superman icecream.

Once the popcorn's ready, i pour it into massive bowl and take it along with the ice cream and soda into the living room. I set it down on the coffee table and sit beside Niall. He wraps his arm around my waist as he reaches for a big handful of popcorn.

"What movie did you pick out?" I ask.

"Batman." he answers. Yes! If it's not obvious to the people around me, I'm a major Comic nerd. I have every DC or Marvel comic movie ever made and also, every comic which I read frequently.

I snuggle into him as the beginning credits come on.

I guess I didn't realise just how much I missed Niall until today. He was my everything. I loved him. I still do, but not as much. My feelings are still on guard until I can trust him completely again.

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"Lilli? Honey, why was the front door unlocked?" Mums voice rings throughout the house. Niall and I get up from our comfortable spot on the couch and go to greet her.

"Oh! Niall, I didn't know you were here." my mother says as she envelops Niall in a friendly hug. "My God you've grown so much. Well, I'm ordering pizza so any suggestions, tell me now." she says.

"Can we have pepperonni, cheese, pineapple, and sausage?" Niall asks, excitement in his eyes because of food and I can't help but laugh. 

"Niall, if there's one thing I remember, it's your massive apetite. I'll order and if you guys want to go out and get some soda or whatever, take the car but be back before dark." my mum says as she throws me the keys. She's never really been this nice and I think Niall being here again is having a good effect on her mood. 

"Okay Mum. We will." I say. I hand Niall the keys and we head to my mum's nice, sparkling yellow Porsche. Niall pushes the button to automatically unlock the doors and we both climb inside the sweet, strawberry-smelling car. 

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"Niall! How much soda do we need?" I ask as we're in the local grocery store. 

"Okay, I think this is the last of it." he says as he pust in a whole bunch of Sprite. 

"Niall. You have like every single kind of soda imaginable in here! We're gonna have to put some back." I say. 

"Aww. Please Lil?" he pleads with his puppy dog eyes as he steps closer to me. 

"Niall..." I whine as he takes my hands in his. 

"Pwease? Pwetty pwetty pwease?" I can't help but cave in to those eyes. 

"Okay, fine!" I say.