Nialler's Princess

Chapter 18

“Stop eating the batter!” I yelled as Niall once again tried to stick his hand in the mix. He’d already eaten so much of it that I had to keep making more. This was the third time I had to add things and it was taking a lot longer than it should. I couldn't help but laugh though “And you’re spilling it everywhere too! Niall! You know I’m starting to remember why I stopped inviting you over for tea”

“But it’s delicious!” Niall said, as if that excused his behavior. Or, at least that’s what I think he said. His mouth was full of my cake batter so I wasn't too sure what he was saying. He looked really cute though with his cheeks all puffed out and that cheeky smile on those perfect lips….

“Nope, not gonna start thinking of that this time” I wasn’t supposed to have said that out loud

“Thinking of what?” Niall asked licking the remaining batter off his fingers

“N-nothing. Just thinking out loud… Oh look the oven’s ready” I said as a distraction. Niall seemed a little suspicious, or rather curious, about what I had been thinking but he let it go to my relief. He helped me get the batter into the cake molds and into the oven.

“How long does all this take again? I want cake now!” He whined like a little kid but stepped back away from the oven. I was starting to think he was doing this not because he actually thought this but rather to just be cute. He was already cute so that didn’t seem right…

“Kitty!” Niall yelled as I slipped in some of the batter on the floor while in my daze.

I closed my eyes and braced myself. I felt pressure against my side but it didn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would have. Or it should have if my memory was correct. I wasn’t the most coordinated person and had slipped and fallen once before… okay more than once, and I remember it hurting a lot more than it did now. I opened my eyes to see what had lessened the pain and what I saw made me blush.

As I lay there I realized that the floor hadn’t hurt me because I hadn’t hit the floor at all. Under me, instead of the hardwood I had been expecting was Niall looking up at me. He was flat on the ground but when he saw me turn to him he used the hand he had been rubbing his head with to sit up. And that’s when I noticed where his other hand was; on my waist.

“Are you okay?” He asked, worry written all over his big blue eyes

“Yeah…” was all I managed to say. This was a bit overwhelming for me. Not only had Niall practically thrown himself on the floor so I wouldn’t be hurt but he was extremely close to me. He was holding me very firmly as if worried that if I got out of his grip I’d hurt myself again. And I was literally on top of him right now. So close that I could feel his chest rise and fall under me. His heart audible too, or maybe my heart was beating so loud that I thought it was two. He was so close, our faces only a foot away, and getting closer…

And of course this was when Lexi, Harry and the rest of the boys decided to make an entrance.

“So is this what you do when I’m not around?” Lexi asked as Niall and I lifted ourselves from the ground in a rush. “We just wanted to know how much longer the cake was gonna be”

“But we can go if you want. Leave you two alone. All you have to do is ask” Harry said staring at Niall the entire time. They kept making faces at each other so I guessed they were having some kind of silent conversation. Unfortunately for me Lexi’s conversations were never silent.

“Wow Niall your back is really dirty! How long were you two rolling around on the floor? You’d think you would take your blazer off at least but hey to each their own. Also you two-”

“Come on” I said placing my hand over Lexi’s mouth and dragged her out of the room. She didn’t fight me there but I was sure if I’d let her she would have stood there and embarrassed me for hours.