Not Your Typical Running Back || nh au

Fourty-six: "Of course, you dork."

Max's P.O.V

I hear Luke's knock on the window, so I take the towel off and look to the passenger seat, just to see Niall sitting there, taking a towel off of his eyes. When I try to reach for the car handle, Luke locks the car. I don't want to see him. I already feel tears running down my face. Niall sighs. I turn towards him and see him crying, too. Why is he actually crying? He broke up with me, not the other way round. I take a deep breath and wipe the tears under my eyes away. Luke sends me a text which I hear from the notification sound I gave him.

You better start talking or I'm leaving you in that car for a long time. And I'm not joking.

I put my phone back and look over to Niall. He reads a text, too. Maybe Luke texted him, too. I look at him, while he tries to start to speak. Niall doesn't find the words he wants to say, so I decide to start.

"How are you?", I ask the simplest question in the world.

Niall looks confused at first but still answers it.

"I'm not okay. You?"

I think about this a while. How do I actually feel at the moment? I feel empty and broken.

"I feel really bad.", I whisper.

Niall stares at me for a while, so I regain my normal emotions back. I feel my heart race in my chest. Even though he broke my heart, he still is the best guy ever.

"I'm sorry", Niall speaks up.

"For what? Breaking both of us because you think you're too bad? That's not true, Niall. You're the best thing that ever happened to me."

He looks directly into my eyes. This boy is driving me crazy. He leans to me a bit and I do it, too. I feel another tear running down my face but Niall wipes it away with his thumb. He puts his hand on my cheek and smiles a little.

"I'm truly so sorry for what I did to you, Max. I can't believe how stupid I was to believe and listen to Michael, that asshole", he mumbles the last part.

"What did he say to you?"

"I asked him about his opinion and he told me that I'm not as rich as him and that he has a career, unlike me. He said that a women needs a man who can pay for her and the children and that he has to love her, no matter what happenes. I thought about what he said and realized that Michael would be better for you. I was wrong. I'm sorry."

I look at my hands and play with my fingers. What am I going to say about this? I feel like I have to just say that it's okay but on the other hand I want to run away and start crying again. He doesn't even love me. He didn't comment on that I told him that I love him.

"You really don't have to say anything. I just want you to know that I love you", Niall smiles at me, taking my chin in his hand and making me look at him.

He loves me. Ususally he only tells me that he really likes me but love... Wow. I lean in and wait for his reaction. He leans in, too. As soon as I feel his lips on mine, I feel my eyes closing. The wonderful feeling of warmth and butterflies fills me. Niall's lips are so soft. We part soon because it's weird when my mom and Luke are watching us.

"Are we okay again?", Niall asks.

"Yes."

"That means you're my girlfriend again?"

"Of course, quarterback."

Niall gives me a wide grin. We already broke up two times, let's just hope this is the last time.

*****

Missy walks up to me with a slight smile on her face. She was on a date with Luke yesterday. Luke said it was amazing and he wants Missy to be his girlfriend but wants her to take her time because of the Daniel-thing. I think it's cute. Missy likes Luke, too. This is going to be so great when they come together.

"How was it?", I smirk and see Bella and Nia walk up, too.

She waits until they are here, too.

"So, we were at the movies and watched 'Finding Dory' because we can. He was all cute and almost cried. It was so fucking cute", she tells us.

"So you like him?", Bella asks wiggeling her eyebrows.

Missy smacks her arm lightly, as she blushes. I smile and look at my hands.

"I like him a lot."

"And I can tell you that he likes you a lot, too", I tell her.

She looks all excited. I like making people happy.

"We have to go, guys. The last test of our high school career is waiting on us", Nia exclaims happily.

They all leave and I go to my locker, so I can open it and get my books. The last few weeks went by pretty quickly. Prom is in two weeks and Niall still didn't ask me out. I'm scared that he doesn't want to go with me. My mom already forced me to buy a dress. It's about knee long in a dark blue with nothing special about it, just a bow on the back. Our last game is on the night of Prom, so we will have to do the same as on Homecoming. I'm happy to be able to play the last game with the boys. They all want me to be the captain for the last game. Niall agreed. I just hope we win, so we win the Nationals. I open my locker with ease and get out my books. The picture of Niall and me is stuck on the door. It's a picture we made at Homecoming. Missy forced us to take a picture. It's pretty but decent. We kind of blend in with the crowd. Suddenly I feel an arm wrap around my waist, so I jump up a little. I turn around to see Niall standing there. His beautiful blue eyes, lips and nose. Him. I give him a quick peck on the lips and continue getting out my stuff. Niall turns me back around and holds a bouquet of flowers in his hand. I take them and look quite questioning.

"Would you like to go to Prom with me?", he asks and hands me a football with the letters "Prom would be a touchdown with you".

I laugh slightly.

"Of course, you dork", I say.

He pulls me into a kiss. God, I'm in love with him so much.