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The Morning After

Chapter 10

I didn’t know that the Millenium had another storey, I thought as he carried me up the stairs, his hands were firmly pressed against my bum as our lips were still locked with each other, and he kicked the first door that came in sight open as we reached the top of the stairs.

It was a small room with a window and a bed, nothing more. I was about to wonder if I wasn’t the first he had brought up here, but my intoxicated mind didn’t allow me to do so. The line was crossed, and even though I had told myself not to get attached to him in a way like this, I couldn’t hold myself back.

He carefully placed me onto the bed, I leaned back while pulling him along with me, my legs remained on his sides, wrapping around his waist. Our kisses were heated and sloppy; my fingers got hold of Niall’s hair as my tongue eagerly explored his mouth.

After a while, he finally moved away from my lips, and I looked at him with a confused expression, to which he didn’t respond. He seemed a little guilty. I think I could tell that he was going to stop. Of course, Niall wouldn’t want to take advantage of me like this, or would he?

“Don’t stop,” I muttered under my breath, sitting up while cupping his face in the palms of my hands, making him face me. “Look, Jolie, I’m not going to sleep with you while you’re in an estate like this… I want you to be fully conscious.”

His words shocked me. So… He wanted to have his way with me, but not while I was drunk. “Why? Do you love me or what?” I giggled, the alcohol made me turn into that. It felt like I could do anything when I was under the influence of vodka.

He laughed quietly, either at the fact that I had asked that, or the question itself. Pulling me against his chest, he twirled a strand of my hair with his index finger, looking into my eyes. “You’re not going to remember this anyways,” He began, “So, yes. I like you more than I should.”

I began to laugh loudly at his confession, and saw him waiting for my response. “Why would you begin to love me? Seriously, I ain’t not worth it. And you won’t get any sex until I’m sure you’re the one. That’s why Daniel cheated on me by the way.”

The words flew out of my mouth as I leaned back, looking at the ceiling with a pained smile. He laid down beside me, placing his hand on my waist as he turned towards me, hugging me close to him. Suddenly, I felt my eyes become heavy, and before I knew what was going on, I was already asleep.

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A stinging pain within my head made me groan as my eyes opened slowly, and I stretched my arms and legs, feeling every single inch of my body aching. Holy shit, I got a hangover. Brushing with my fingers through my messy, blonde hair, I suddenly noticed that I didn’t have my dress on anymore.

I looked down at my attire, and I wore a large shirt, and my panties. Oh god, what did I do last night? Glancing around at the room, I saw that it was familiar, but the memories in my head were blurry. Standing up from the bed, I held onto the nearest wall to find my balance.

No one except for me was here, and I guess that whoever I ended up with already left. I think this was the point of my life where I should promise myself not to drink again, but no, I would break that promise anyways.

“You’re finally awake.”

A just too familiar voice said from the direction of the door, and I looked at Niall in confusion, when realization hit me. Did I… sleep with him? I saw that he had looked at me in this large tee as he quickly averted his gaze, looking like he got caught.

Stepping closer towards him, my eyes wandered up to his face and I eyed him with a questioning look which he would hopefully get as a question. He tucked a strand of my blonde mane back behind my ear, smiling as he spoke,

“We didn’t have sex, Jolie. We had a heavy make-out session, but that was it. And as for your clothes, the dress you wore looked uncomfortable, so I… um… changed it since you were asleep.”

His cheeks reddened at the last statement, and I noted that this was the first time I had ever seen him blushing. It looked adorable. Niall only acted like that when he was around me. Usually, he was quiet and had a monotone expression, but Kiki told me that Harry told her that that changed once I was around.

I hadn’t thought about that a lot, until now. Maybe it was because I wanted to keep the fact that there was a possibility of me liking him more than a friend hidden. I pressured myself in order to prevent getting hurt.

Yeah, I knew that Niall would never hurt me on purpose, but if he didn’t feel the same, it would make things awkward, plus, what if we got together and broke up? I didn’t want to lose him; he really meant something to me.

We made out last night. How would I deal with that fact? He probably remembered everything, while I only saw blurred images. It was easy to explain though; I was drunk and didn’t know what I did. Or I was drunk and did what I wanted to do for a long time.

“I think I should go now…”

I murmured quietly, standing in front of him. He nodded and it got really quiet as he left to wait for me to get changed.

Oh hell, it was going to get awkward now.

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Anyways, now after chapter 10, things are going to get more... steamy. Jolie is slowly going to question a few of Niall's things, and his secret will be revealed soon. Stay tuned for more action!