Little Things (1D Fanfic)©

Chapter 27

I froze, and I felt my heart rate speed up to the pace of a cheetah before it froze. It completely froze, as if I had died in a sudden heart attack. My eyes bulged as I stared at a hopeful looking Louis. Did he really just ask what I think he did?

“What?” I whispered stupidly, still in complete shock from recent events.

Louis chuckled nervously before repeating his question. “Cameron Rose Payne, will you do me the honor of becoming my beloved girlfriend?” He put on the chill façade, but his eyes told me he was nervous as hell. He risked everything on the line here, and he was nervous I was going to say no?

“Look, Cammie, I’ve really liked you for a while now. But I thought you fancied Harry, so I didn’t want to ruin anything for you two. And then once I talked with Harry, I thought I had a clear shot. That is, until I remembered who you were related to and what kind of training that person puts himself through. So I lost my courage there too. But kissing you now made me realize that I don’t care about your brother or any of the other boys. I care about you and me, and a future that I hope we’ll have together. Every time I kiss you, even our first kiss from that dare, makes my heart explode with happiness. And I know I sound massively cliché right now, but every word is absolutely true.”

My eyes had softened and I softly smiled at Louis from my position on the bed. I really wanted to let out a huge “aw” after his little speech, but I figured that would ruin the mood. So I went with Plan B. “Yes.”

Now it was Louis’ turn to be shocked. “What?”

I giggled at the hopeful puppy look on his face. “Yes, I’ll be your girlfriend. You make me feel safe, Louis, and you don’t fully realize how much that means to me.”

Louis let out a holler and jumped around the room as if he had just scored the winning goal in a football (soccer) match. He grabbed me bridal styled and started spinning me in circles around the room. “Louis!” I protested. “Stop! I just fainted!” I said, giggling at the same time. As hard as I tried not to, this boy never failed to make me laugh.

Eventually, Louis stopped spinning me, but he kept me in his arms, his bright blue eyes capturing my hazel ones. I struggled to move past the extraordinary color and search deeper. His eyes were so deep; it reminded me of a bottomless sea. A calm, bottomless sea. And it fascinated me that in that sea, there were memories that still stung like jellyfish, but there were also moments that made the dolphins leap for joy. Just by looking at them now, I could tell that if the waves of my life were extra rocky, all I had to do was meet his eyes and I’d feel instantly better.