Stay (Niall Horan)

Chapter 5

It was about 7:30 that same night when I finally decided to get ready. My TV was tuned into my favorite show, Spongebob. Childish, I know, but it was my favorite as a kid. I turned off television and quickly threw away the core of my apple. When I went upstairs in my room, my phone beeped and I walked over to the charger to read it.

Niall: I'm leaving to pick you up soon. I hope you like the place I am going to take you tonight on our date. xx

I cringed at the word 'date'. Honestly, I don't want to spend any time with him at all.

I opened my closet door and decided to wear my black and white cross shirt with a pair of dark wash shorts. Then I went into the bathroom and brushed out my wavy hair.

"Hey Sam I'm here!" Niall called from the open window. I sighed and put on my black vans. When I turned the corner, I bumped into something and screamed.

"Niall! What the- How'd you get into my house?!" He laughed at my reaction.

"Woah babe! You are the one who left the front door open." Niall grabbed my hand and led me out the front door.

"You look lovely" He smiled and completely check me out.

"Uh thanks" I blushed. Niall didn't look too bad himself. He was wearing dark blue jeans and a grey v-neck.

Once we reached his car, he buckled me in and turned on the radio. "Everything Has Changed" By Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran was playing. Taylor isn't my favorite person but I do love this song. I notice that Niall was silently singing to himself at a red light. Once I got enough guts, I began singing along with him.

"All I know is we said, 'Hello.'

And your eyes look like coming home

All I know is a simple name

Everything has changed

All I know is you held the door

You'll be mine and I'll be yours

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed."

Once we stopped singing together, Niall looked at me in the eyes and leaned in for a kiss. I wasn't sure what to do, but I kissed him back. Taylor finished the song when we pulled away.

A car horn broke us out of our distraction and the angry driver sped around us. I blushed as Niall hurried and accelerated the car.

"I um..." Niall was speechless, as was I.

"It was perfect." I finally choked out. He smiled and kept his eyes on the road. Was this a sweet side of Niall I was seeing? Did he even have a sweet side? All these thoughts poured through my hair when Niall pulled into a drive-in theater. Wow, I thought it was going to be a club or bar.

"Are we watching a movie?" I mentally slapped myself. Obviously we are if we are at a theater. I can be absolutely oblivious sometimes.

"Yeah. You don't mind a scary one do you?" He asked while paying for parking. I am really scared of horror movies... I just didn't want to admit it.

"I don't mind." Niall pulled his black vehicle into a spot right up front. We got out of the car and he opened the trunk. Niall pulled out a big blanket and climbed on the hood of the range rover. I unfolded it and covered the entire hood. Inside the sheet, I discovered another small blanket.

"Come sit up here babe." He said while patting the area next to him. I carefully sat down next to the blonde boy and covered us both with the sheet.

"What movie is it?" I asked while he wrapped his arm around me.

"It's the movie "Signs". Have you ever seen it? " My heart dropped. Of course it would be this film. This is the scariest movie I have ever seen.

"Yeah, I saw it." I gulped.

"What's wrong Sammi? You aren't afraid are you?" Niall said, teasing me.

Before I could answer the movie began. I didn't even realize that I snuggled into Niall until he chuckled and held me closer.

***

I squeezed my eyes closed at the part where the man cuts off the aliens fingers.

"Shh Sam it's okay." Niall whispered while rubbing his hand through my hair.

We both leaned back onto the windshield and I moved closer to him. I looked up at Niall and he was looking at me and smiling.

"I wont let anything happen to you. I promise." Niall's irish accent soothed me.

***

The movie ended and I was still shaking. Niall and I decided to walk over to the concession stand and grab a drink. While we were in line, these teenagers decided to light off a firecracker. I screamed really loud and fell into Niall because I was still on edge from the movie. He grabbed my shoulders and looked at me in the eye.

"It's just a movie." Niall's eyes sparkled in the moonlight.

***

After we got our drinks, Niall drove me home.

"Bye Sammi!" I heard him call out the window before leaving.

I walked up to my door and pushed it open. I must have forgot to lock it when we left. My apartment was lowly lit and honestly I was still scared from the movie.

Being my clumsy self, I knocked over the lamp on the end table, making me jump in fear. My heart was racing. My hand reached down to pick it up and put it back when a car in the street scared me. I seriously need to stop being so paranoid.

After about 20 minutes of watching TV, I decided to go to bed. My feet carried me slowly down the hall and to my bedroom. I flicked on the light and changed into some sweatpants and a t-shirt.

I was laying in the dark for an hour and I still couldn't sleep. My body was trembling in fear until I finally decided to call Niall.

"Yeah?" He asked while yawning.

"Um, Niall? I'm still kind of scared." I trailed off.

"Do you want me to come over?"

"Please? I know it's late. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I will be over in about 5 minutes." Thank god he lived pretty close.

***

A couple minutes passed before I heard a knock on the door. I opened it to find a sleepy Irish boy standing in front of me.

"Hi." I put my head down because I was embarrassed.

Niall just walked in and gave me a hug. He led me back into my bedroom and we crawled under the blanket.

"Goodnight." Niall said before he wrapped his arm around me.

"Night." I smiled and quickly fell asleep.