Bringing Back The Past

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Dacey's POV

"Have you found any yet?" Niall asked after about an hour of the most awkward silence ever.

"I found 4 more, so not much of an accomplishment" I said and lightly laughed which he joined in on.

"Well you've still found more than me" he joked. It's nice being here and hanging around him again. Being able to joke with each other and even make fun of each other because we know its all fun and not real. We were always like that. We could go back and fourth insulting each other and be laughing about it the whole time. It was one of the things I always loved about our friendship.

I picked up the paper from beside me to look at the words checked off to see how many more we need to look for.

"We actually only have 7 more to find" I said shocked "I honestly don't know how that happened." As I said that I saw Niall's cheeks turn a bright pink as he looked away from me and back to his computer screen.

Niall's POV

Right when she said that I knew she would figure it out. After she left last night I felt bad because I had done hardly any of the work. I just sat and watched while she found all the information. So once she left last night I stayed up until 4:00 in the morning finding as much as I could before I finally fell asleep. I thought maybe she wouldn't notice how much was actually done and think I found it now or right before she got here, but I think we both know that's impossible. I see the look on her face and can see she is coming to a realization.

"You did all this didn't you?" She asks but it's obvious she already knows the answer "and not right before I got here. How late did you work on this?" She questions.

"It really wasn't that late" I lie but I know she isn't buying it. Even after all this time has passed she knows me to well.

"Niall.." She says encouraging me to tell her the truth.

"Okay..okay I stayed up until about 4:00" I finally tell the truth.

"4:00?" She says her eyes going wide clearly shocked. "Why did you work on it so late" I could already feel my cheeks heating up again and am sure they are turning red.

"I felt bad that you had done all the work" I said quietly. I saw her expression go from shock to a genuine smile as she looked away from my gaze. Something I hadn't seen in a while. Usually when she smiles around me it looks fake and pushed, but not this one.

"Nialler that was really sweet" she gushes. This time her cheeks turning red probably from calling me by my nick name. That is something I haven't heard in years. Even when we got in to middle school she had already stopped calling me that. I decide not to ask her though figuring she is already embarrassed enough just by saying it. She clears her throat and looks back to her laptop obviously trying to end the awkward conversation that just took place.

"So were almost done then" she says as her cheeks begin to turn back to their normal color. I nod and look back at my computer to find the last few words of our project.

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