Unforgettable Scars (A Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter 14

Desiree's P.O.V.

"Hey Paul. I'm home." I called out, not knowing where he was. 
"OK!" I heard him call from his room. I walked up stairs, standing between my door and Paul's. I didn't know if I should tell him I told Niall everything. I know he trusts Niall, of course. But, would he get angry with me? I wasn't ready for anything to happen again, especially since we just recently got to good terms. I needed a male figure in my life right now and I couldn't risk losing it... 

 I grabbed some pajamas out of my drawer and hopped into the shower. Once out and finished with my nightly routine, I grabbed my laptop and turned on some music before reaching for my phone. I unlocked it and dialled Niall's number. It rang a few times before he answered. "Desiree, hey!" He answered in a peppy tone. 

"Hey Ni. I wanted to say thank you for today. It was lovely. And also thank you for listening to me while I rambled. I needed it. And don't mention it to anyone, please. No one knows and I didn't work up the nerves to tell Paul I told you." 

"I completely understand Des. I won't tell anyone. And you're welcome. Hanging out with you is always amazing." I could hear the smile in his voice as he spoke the last part. It was quiet for a while, since I had nothing to say, and I almost wondered if I should just let him go, until he moved to a different topic. 

"So, your birthday's in a few days, yeah?" 

"Yeah, Monday, actually." I smiled, knowing he remembered from our most recent date.

"Doing anything special? I mean, you are turning 18. Kind of a big deal right?" 

"Eh, not really for me. Just another day. And no, I'm not doing anything at all actually." 

"Hm, ok." He paused for a moment before saying something else. "I...um..I have to go do something. I'll see you Friday." 

That caught me by surprise. I wasn't expecting to see him anytime soon. "Friday..?" I asked. 

"Yeah, we uh have to start rehearsing for the tour. It starts in 2 months and our album comes out in a week. Anyways, we're all dropping by your house before." 

"Oh. Okay! Well, I'll see you then. Goodnight Niall." 

"Goodnight Des." 

Niall's P.O.V

I hung up with Desiree and immediately texted my four best friends. 

"Guy night, my flat? i have somethin t tell ya"

Within 20 minutes, Liam, Louis, Zayn, and Harry were all sitting in my living room floor, eating hot wings. "Hey Niall?" Liam got up to throw his plate away. 

"Yeah?" I replied while chewing. Who cares if it's disrespectful?

"What'd you need to tell us?" 

"Oh, well you all know me and Desiree have been on a few dates and should know that we do like each other. Atleast I hope the feelings are mutual," I rambled on. "But uhm...Monday, we have a free day and that's also Des' birthday. So I was thinking maybe we could throw her a suprise party and I want to ask her to be my girlfriend also.." 

As soon as I said 'girlfriend' I got tackled to the floor by all 4 boys with chanting about 'how great that was' mixed in with the aroma of greasy wings. The rest of the night was spent deciding how I should ask Desiree to be my girlfriend and planning out her party. 

Desiree's P.O.V.

"TIME TO GO BIRTHDAY SHOPPING!!!" Gemma yelled into my ear, waking me up from a great sleep. 

"Gem, its 10? Really? It's my birthday, I should get to sleep in." I whined, face down into my pillow. 

"Nope! You're already awake so you might as well get up and get dressed now!"

"I'm only awake because of you." I grunted.

"Just get up!" She belted, tugging on my arm. I turned myself onto my back and looked at her. 

"I'll go wait in the living room with Paul!" She cheered. How could someon be so peppy in the morning. I never got it.. 

I took a shower, threw on some skinnys, a gray v-neck and some vans and slipped on a beanie. My hair looked a mess. Gemmaand I had shopped for a few hours and we had just gotten back from eating lunch. 

"Uhm, just leave all the bags in the car. We can come back and get them." Gemma suggested and although it was odd I brushed it off. What was really weird, though, was that all our lights were off, it was the middle of the day, and Paul was home.. 

I unlocked the door and opened the room to a house only light by minimum sunlight sneaking in through the blinds. "Paul, me and Gemma are back!" The only response I got were lights being flipped on as 8 people emerged from different hiding spots and shouted "SUPRISE!!!!" 

"Guys, this is great. Thank you! But you really didn't have to do this." I laughed. 

"We wanted to! Everyone needs to have a suprise party thrown for them at least once!" Louis rushed over and hugged me. "Happy Birthday Des. Now you're legal!" he winked 

"Thanks Lou. And I don't think El would like that comment very much."

"Well, she doesn't have to know!" He slid his fingers across his lips, like he was locking them and pretended to throw a key behind his back. 

"Hey, whose idea was this?" I questioned. 

"Niall's!" He exclaimed as he walked off. 

One by one, Harry, Zayn, Liam, Paul, Gemma, Eleanor, Perrie, and Niall made their way over to personally tell me happy birthday. 

We all hung out for a while before we cut the cake and started opening cards. Money and gift cards. My favorite. I walked up stairs to my room to go put up my cards and check my phone. I reached into my phone and saw my best friend from back home had texted me. She knew about my past and was devestated when I had to move, but she knew it was going to be good for me. She was completely caught in my life right now. We tell each other everything, no matter how far apart we were. I texted her back telling her I would call her later, after my party.

As I placed my cards on my desk I felt something cold wrap around my neck and shaky fingers lock it into place. I looked into my mirror to see that Niall nervously biting his bottom lip and waited for me to say something about my new diamond necklace. 

"Niall, this is beautiful. And this party is perfect. Thank you so much." I said at a loss for words. 

He grabbed my hand and turned me around so I was facing him. "Desiree, would you be my girlfriend?" He asked, his deep ocean eyes locked into mine. 

"Yes!" I exclaimed, wrapping him in a hug. He released me from his firm hold after a few seconds and cupped his hands underneath my chin and brought his lips to mine. 

"Come on, let's go back down to the party." He entertwined his fingers into mine and led me down stairs.