Before Me and You

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

The runaway show finished successfully and I received high praise from my boss. Darien and I decided to go out for a drink to celebrate our hard work! Niall came and surprised me back stage, hugging me from behind. He’s the sweetest. He gave me a peck on the cheek, wrapping his arms around me in the process.

 Darien watched, slightly envious but also happy for us. I’d say we have been through a lot. Her face instantly lit up when her phone started ringing. She pressed it to her ear, “Hi Harry.” 

“Look behind her.” Niall whispered into my ear while Darien wasn’t watching. I looked up and saw Harry on his phone, gesturing to me to be quiet with his pointer finger over his lips. I smirked and nodded.

I watched as he hung up the phone. “Hello, Harry?” Darien asked, confused. She looked down at her phone and looked devastated.

 “Hi baby!’ Harry wrapped his arms around her from behind and lifted her, twirling her in the air. She looked so scared at first, but started laughing when he spun her around. 

He set her down and she turned to face him, his arms still around him. This all felt like a fairytale. They looked so cute together, her looking up into his eyes, and Harry pecking her nose. Finally they got together! Again, that feeling of bliss overwhelmed me as Niall spun me so I was looking up at him.

 “You did excellent tonight.” The sparkle shining in his bright blue eyes shined as he 

“Thank you! It was very successful.” I smiled, very happy with the outcome.

“That it was. You sure do know how to make a boyfriend proud. ' 

“Boyfriend?” The word made me smile and I couldn’t keep the joy out of my voice.

“I assumed that’s what I was.” He smirked and pressed his lips to mine. 

“That you are Mr. Horan.” I bit my lip and watched as his eyes left mine to briefly look down at my lips. He smirked and kissed me again, a breath-taking kiss.

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“One more, that’s all.” Niall scolded handing me another drink from the bartender. I believe I was on my third one, leave it to Niall to keep count.

“You ladies did great, the outfits looked amazing! Maybe I could get you in one of those bikinis.” Harry smirked, directing the last part to Darien making her swoon.

 It was weird seeing her like this. Usually she doesn’t let guys get to her, but Harry was different. He sparked something inside her that I’ve never seen. She’s happy.

“You really did do great, baby.” Niall congratulated. I mumbled a thanks and he lifted up his beer. “A toast?” He said.

“To our amazing, talented, intelligent, successful, and beautiful girlfriends.” Harry finished and we clinked our glasses together. I took a long pull of my own beer, feeling the cool liquid slide down my throat. 

I’m relieved the show is over, and in a few months the collection will hit stores. It’s a crazy thought that I’ve gathered this much fame from being a popular designer. If someone would have told me this would be my career three years ago, I would not have believed them. It’s been crazy, but I’m very thankful for the people that have helped me get here. 

I smiled at Darien as she sipped on her beer, playing back in my head how we met and started working together. It’s been fun having someone the same age work with me. I took another swig on my beer when a crowd of people rushed in.

 “There he is!”

“What do you think about the news?”

 “Are you happy?”

“When were you going to tell Olivia?”

 “Are you two officially dating?”

A ton of questions were being thrown at us, more toward Niall as the paparazzi snapped numerous pictures of him. I was so confused, feeling a bit dizzy from the beers. I had no idea what was happening, and the bright flash from the cameras were blinding me. Niall protectively wrapped his arm around me, hiding my face in his chest as he pulled me closer to him.

 We followed Harry and Darien out of the bar. People around us were pulling on us trying to get pictures with us. Niall’s arm held me tighter as someone grabbed my arm trying to tug me towards them. I gripped onto Niall and we finally made it out of the dark and busy bar. We jumped into Harry’s Range Rover, and drove as fast as we could away from the paparazzi and their degrading questions. When we were finally convinced that we weren’t being followed, Harry made a few turns and drove toward our flat.

 “No doubt the paps will be staked out at our flats. Do you think we could stay at yours’?” Harry asked Darien and I. We nodded agreeing to his request and he drove in that direction. 

“What the hell was that?” Niall asked, checking behind us every once and awhile.

“Something about you hit the news.” Harry reasoned, finally turning on the radio to take up the silence in the car. 

“How did they know where you were?” Darien asked, innocently. 

“They always know where we are, babe.” Harry answered making a right turn onto our street.

I still haven’t said anything regarding the matter. I’m still in shock of everything that had just happened. Niall leaned down and kissed my cheek, nudging me a little.

“You okay baby?” His endearment was kind, making my heart swell at his words.

 “Yeah, just a little startled.” I answered truthfully. 

“I know, baby, it’s all over.” He whispered into my ear as we pulled into the car park.

 We all piled into our flat and I locked the door behind me. Niall waited for me to lock it and held out his hand. I took it as he guided me through my flat into the living room. We sat down and I laid my head on his chest as his arm draped over my back. Harry turned on the telly while also calling management. Darien was going to the bathroom, probably touching up her make up. 

We switched the channel to TMZ to find Niall’s face plastered all over the screen. My stomach dropped and my throat went dry when I saw who else was on the screen, a picture of Emily standing next to Niall, smiling her completely fake smile. 

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