Remember

Chapter 29

Niall's POV~

It was a good morning. Only because the person I loved more than anything was sprawled on my chest, her brown hair climbing on my neck, but I didn't care. She was still sleeping, so I didn't flinch, not wanting to wake her. I combed through her hair with my hand, feeling her soft hair. It smelled good too.

I can't believe I was actually back on this bed, in Arianna's apartment. I just, I don't know, I guess I never thought it would finally happen. It felt like its been too long to be possible. But now, here I am beside her. When I was gone I realized how much I needed her. She had become apart of me and without her I was incomplete.

For I don't how long, probably just twenty minutes I remained combing through her hair and thinking. They were happy thoughts though. I was also planning what we were going to do, since I had all the time in the world to spend with her. Now that I knew I was going to stay here, I had to get a job also. I couldn't live off of my girlfriend like this. It was wrong and I was the guy who was supposed to pay for everything.

Two loud knocks on Arianna's front door scared the hell out of me, and apparently it did the same to Arianna. She woke up, quickly jumping up. "Who is it?" she sat up in bed and looked at me. I shrugged my shoulders. "Ermm," I was still tired. "Are you expecting anyone?" I asked her. She shook her head, then her eyes widened. She muttered something under her breath that I didn't hear.

What was going on?

"Stay here, Niall." she smiled at me as she climbed out of bed, and I dramatically let go of her hand slowly and she laughed. "No but really, stay here." she seriously told me, and that's when I got up. What was going on? I nodded and she ran out of the bedroom and closed the door behind her.

I looked around, fumbling about on the bed for my T-shirt. I must've gotten hot last night and took it off. I heard the front door open, and quiet muffled voices. They weren't quietly speaking, the walls were just thick enough so I couldn't hear what was being said. I did know that it was Arianna's voice, and the other one was... A guy.

That's when I jumped out of bed and towards the bedroom door. Arianna told me not to come out but hell with that there was guy in the apartment. Cliche or whatever I had to protect my girlfriend. I chuckled. Was I always this cheesy?

I opened the door just a tiny crack to be able to see the front door. My head popped out, looking around the living room. There she was, standing with her back facing me, and a tall guy stood at the steps. My eyes widened when I realized who he was. I could make out his face, it was the same face from the photograph I seen not that long ago.

It was him. It was the Zayn guy. I remembered his name, surprisingly, but to more important matters, what the hell was he doing here? Since I couldn't see Arianna's face, I could only hear what she was saying. "Zayn!" she seemed startled. "Hey, babe." The guy said back, trying to walk into the apartment but Arianna kept blocking him.

Babe? Did he just call babe? Yeah, yeah she did, Niall get it through your head!

"W-what're you doing here?" Arianna stuttered as she spoke. Zayn kept trying to push through her.

"Take you to class, of course. Why won't you let me in?" Zayn looked around the living room. I popped my head back inside the bedroom just in time so he wouldn't see me.

Why was this guy even here? And he was taking Arianna to class? What gave him the right? Oh yeah, they were best friends. I then wondered what else has happened while I was gone. I was getting mad. I was gone long enough for this guy to make moves on her. Who wouldn't?

"Um, because..." Arianna tried to make up an excuse. "Because I'm cleaning... yeah, I'm cleaning so you can't come in right now!" I shook my head and palmed my forehead. She was so bad at acting. No one would've believed that.