Eighteen Wishes

One Final Date

Nialls POV

Lunch with Lily and her mom was amazing, we talked about anything and everything while enjoying the food. We talked about my career and touring, once I finished I turned the topic to Lily and life back home for her. It was so much fun that we sat there for a good two and a half hours talking. When the waiter came with the check I quickly swiped it up so that neither one of the ladies could get a hold of it.

"I'm paying today," I announced being the gentleman I am. Of course, there were the comments from Katie that I didn't need to pay and that it was her treat but I quickly shot it down. I put my credit card with the check and handed it to the server. When my card was returned we got up from the table and I reached for Lily's hand once again; When our hands are intertwined I feel like I'm being held to the ground not by gravity but by the girl holding my hand and the tingling I feel when we touch is like a drug that I cannot get enough of. We walked back to the hotel and enjoyed the surprisingly nice weather in London today. When we reached the hotel again I walked with Lily to the front door.

"May I speak with Lily out here for a minute?" I spoke up once we reached the front door of the hotel.

"Of course," Katie said with a smile as she turned back to walk into the hotel. Once we were alone I lead Lily to the bench that was to our left. I let her sit down and continued to stand in front of her.

"Lily, I know that I threw it out there that I was your boyfriend without properly asking you." I started taking a deep breath to calm my nerves.

"So to make it up I would like to take you on a date tonight and act like what I said this morning didn't happen. Would that be ok with you?" I asked searching her eyes for an answer.

"Yes." she breathed out and stood up capturing me into a hug that I could stay in forever.

"Okay," I said chuckling.

"So I'll pick you up at 5 for dinner? Oh, and there will be a movie after" I ask and threw in the last part with a wink. I had the perfect date planned in my mind. We would go to dinner and then a drive-in movie. It would be a semi-formal dinner and then a chill movie.

"Wear something casual," I stated with a wink.

"Okay." she laughed. "See you tonight Niall," she said looking over her shoulder as she walked into the lobby. I couldn't help but watch after her and smile to myself yet again. I better get going to set everything up. With that, I quickly walked to my car and called the restaurant on my way home. This is going to be good.

Lily POV

As I walked through the lobby I couldn't wipe the smile off of my face, I was so excited I took the stairs instead of the elevator to get rid of the excited energy. When I finally reached my floor I practically ran to my room and slipped the card into the lock and threw the door open.

"Maaadddddiiieeeeeeee!!!!" I called through the room but was sad to find she wasn't here. Shrugging I just texted her and started getting ready for the date. Casual dressy kept running through my head as I looked through all of the clothes I had with me. I came across my white crop top and a midi floral skirt with a jean jacket and black flats. I quickly changed and got started on my hair. I brushed through it without caring about the knots in it and started braiding the side of my hair, I finished off the braid by wrapping a clear elastic around the end and then pulling the rest of my hair along with the braid into a messy ponytail.

To finish off my look I did a very natural smokey eye and nude lips to make myself feel more confident. I finished my makeup and checked the time on my phone, 4:45. I had five minutes until Niall would be at my door because the silly boy is always ten minutes early. To waste the five minutes, I grabbed my purse and made sure that I had everything I needed; wallet that had my room key in it, lipstick, gum, phone, mirror, maze just in case any creep came around me, and the small bottle of hand sanitizer that I always keep on me. As I finish closing up my purse I heard a knock on the door, checking the time I knew it was Niall because he was right on time. I walked over and opened the door to find Niall leaning against the door frame.

"Hey. You ready to go?" He asked with his signature smile that made my heart race faster than a hummingbird's wings.

"Yeah let's go," I said as I stepped out of the room and closed the door behind me. As we stood to wait for the elevator I felt his warm hand capture mine and intertwined our fingers. Like every other time he does this I feel like every nerve in my hand is on fire. I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face like always. Hearing the ding I pulled him into the elevator behind me, I smiled because it seems every time we are in this elevator our lips meet. I couldn't help but wish for it to happen yet again. Standing there I felt the boy next to me start playing with my fingers while we waited to reach the lobby. Standing there I was so happy looking at this boy I almost forgot that tomorrow is my last day in London before I have to leave him. That thought alone brought a single tear to my eye and I accidentally let it slip down my cheek.

"Hey hey hey, what's wrong babe?" Niall asked reaching up to wipe away the tear with his thumb. Hearing him call me babe made my heart skip a beat.

"I just remembered that tomorrow is my last day in London." I sniffed trying to keep the tears in and not ruin the date.

"I've had so much fun that the time went by so fast. I don't want to go home." I sighed turning my head into his touch. I would miss this when I went home and was a thousand miles away from him.

"Well, we will make the best of tonight. This won't end when you leave because my love for you is too strong." Niall said as he rubbed my cheek with the pad of his thumb. I nodded my head and looked into his eyes and then to his lips. I couldn't help myself but to crash my lips into his, I loved the feeling of his lips. As we shared the kiss a sudden jolt and screeching sound caused me to fall to the ground. I looked around and saw the lights flickering before everything went dark.

"Oh no," I whispered to myself. I was deathly scared of the dark and knew that this was not good. I now couldn't help but let all my tears run down my face, I was trapped in a dark elevator. Then I remembered a small fangirl fact about Niall, he was claustrophobic. I reached my hands out and felt through the elevator until I felt his body sitting in the corner in a ball. I instinctively wrapped my arms around him hoping to calm him down. I reached for my phone to turn on its flashlight and call for help. I got the light on and felt myself calm down slightly but this could end badly for Niall. As I sat there with him in my arms I started playing with the ends of his hair trying to get him to calm down. I played with his soft hair and tried to think of other ways to calm him, that when I thought of singing a song, I started humming a melody that I came up with in my head and continued playing with his hair.

After singing and playing with Niall's hair for ten minutes I felt him relax and press a kiss to my cheek. Smiling I took hold of his hand and laid my head on top of his which was resting on my shoulder. We sat in the silence for a while until the lights finally came back on and I got a call on my phone telling me that there were people working on the elevator and that it should be fixed soon. Once the call had ended I told Niall the good news.

"So the elevator should be back to working in a little bit!" I cheered smiling. Niall's face quickly broke into a smile and he leaped forward holding my face in his hands as he kissed me. I was surprised it took me a second to register what was happening, I relaxed and smiled into the kiss. Even if we did get stuck in an elevator this had to have been the best date yet.

"Lily?" I heard Niall ask when he pulled away but kept our foreheads pressed together.

"Yes?" I responded not opening my eyes.

"I'm sorry this didn't go how it was supposed to but I have a question." at that comment I opened my eyes to find his blue ones looking back.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" he asks just above a whisper.

"I thought you would never ask." I smiled and closed the space between us like I said the best date ever!