Broken

Chapter Twenty-Six: Love

My eyes slowly flickered open. I blinked a few times, trying to clear my blurry vision. The memories from last night came flooding back, a smile snuck onto my face. Niall had his strong arms wrapped around me. I cautiously turned around to, trying not to wake him up. My whole body ached. I admired the sleeping boy in front of me. I felt a little awkward, we were both still naked but at this point I don't think it really mattered. The sun came in throw the curtain, lighting up his flawless face. I noticed an eyelash stuck to his cheek. I brought my thumb up and rubbed it away. His nose scrunched up as he let a groan. I tried to contain my laughter for I didn't want to wake him up. Once I was certain he was back asleep, I attempted to get up to take a shower. When I tried to pry his arms off me, they only tightened. He once again let out a rather adorable grown, pulling me closer to his body.

"No" Niall mumbled into my hair. I giggled and cuddled back into him. I felt so safe with him, it's unbelievable. "You're not leaving"

"I need a shower" I laughed.

"Later" he whispered.

I gave in, allowing myself to settle back into his arms. He let out a sigh and kissed the back of my head. His arms once again snaked around me. I loved this feeling. Being close to him. I listened to the sound of his heartbeat and my eyes slowly became heavier.

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 "I can feel you staring at me" I whispered.

I've been awake for a while and I can feel Niall's eyes staring at me.

"I can't help it" Niall said. I slowly opened my eyes to find us in the same position that we fell asleep in. "You're so beautiful" he said kissing my lips.

My cheeks heated up a little bit.

"I think I'm going to get a shower now" I said quietly.

He nodded and unwrapped his arms from around me. Every move I made my body ached. I knew Niall was staring at me with his worried eyes as I moved in pain. I had almost forgotten about the events that occurred a few days ago, that's until I placed my hand on the bed, using my weight to push me up.

"Are you okay?" Niall asked.

"Yes" I lied.

I turned around for a brief moment and I was right. Worry was flushing through his eyes. I pushed those memories as far back as I could. I walked into the bathroom and inspected my hand. It looked fine, but I knew there was something wrong. I turned on the shower tap and waited for the water to heat up. I hopped in and let the steaming water run down my aching body. I stayed there under the shower head, erasing everything my mind. I was snapped out of my thoughts by the shower curtain being ripped open. I jumped about a mile, slipping and almost falling over.

"Sorry" Niall whispered. "Can I join you?" he asked shyly.

"Oh I'm finished" I said.

"Okay" he smiled.

There was something about showering with someone that seemed very, intimate to me. Something that I didn't exactly want to do right now. I hopped out allowing him to step in. I took a towel and wrapped it around my body, sitting on the toilet.

"So what are we doing today?" I asked.

"I think the guys want to meet up and grab lunch or something" Niall said.

"Okay" I said.

I dried myself off and left the bathroom. I dug through my luggage to find something to wear. It was sunny out so I decided on a nice little sun dress and a pair of flats. I wasn't going to bother with my hair, so all natural was the way to go today. My stomach grumbled and I decided to get something quick to eat, to tie myself over. Shortly Niall joined me, sitting down next to me. I turned to look at him but he was already staring at me.