Spoken For (A One Direction FanFic)

Chapter 20.

*NIALL'S POV*

Olivia and I were at my flat now. She decided she would wait for me to get ready for work instead of leaving me to find a ride to work.

"I'll be done in like fifteen minutes" I informed Olivia and left her in the living room.

After putting on fresh clothes and brushing my teeth, I was halfway ready. I needed food. Yeah, I just ate at Olivia's flat but a growing boy has got to eat.

As soon as I exited my bedroom and into the living room, Olivia stood up from the sofa and grabbed her jacket.

"That was quick. Lets go before Simon yells at me for being late. I'm already ten minutes late." She said as she juggled her keys.

"Uhh. I'm not actually ready yet." I said sheepishly. "I'm hungry again. I'm just gonna make a sandwich real quick. You want one?"

She hesitated but nodded her head.

"You're gonna have to explain to Simon why I'm gonna be late." She added playfully.

I playfully rolled my eyes and agreed while I made one sandwich for the each of us.

I handed Olivia a disposable plate with a sandwich and we headed back to her small car. Once we were both settled, Olivia put the keys in the ignition and the engine roared to life.

Since Olivia didn't know how to get to the rehearsal studio from my flat, I quickly typed the address into my phone as a GPS.

"So you're gonna take a right here and then keep going straight for like 5 kilometres."

I glanced at Olivia. She didn't seem like herself. She was biting her bottom lip and gripping the steering wheel so hard that her knuckles were becoming white.

"Are you alright Olivia?"

Her eyes darted from me to the road and back to me. She sighed and continued "I'm fine. It's just the fight that I had with my mother last night is really getting to me."

She pulled over to the side of the road and put her head in her hands while she sobbed. I wrapped her in my arms and soothed her. When none of my encouraging words made a difference, I took a chance and started softly singing in her ear.

Am I asleep, am I awake, or somewhere in between?

I can't believe that you are here and lying next to me

Or did I dream that we were perfectly entwined?

Like branches on a tree, or twigs caught on a vine?

Like all those days and weeks and months I tried to steal a kiss

And all those sleepless nights and daydreams where I pictured this,

I'm just the underdog who finally got the girl

And I am not ashamed to tell it to the world

Truly, madly, deeply, I am

Foolishly, completely falling

And somehow you caved all my walls in

So baby, say you'll always keep me

Truly, madly, crazy, deeply in love with you

In love with you

When I finished the song I noticed that Olivia's breathing had evened out and tears were no longer pouring out of her eyes.

I unwrapped one of my arms so that I held her in one arm.