Look After You

Chapter 20: Ever After

**** Five months later**** 

*** Sara's POV*** 

It was finally winter break, and this year we had two weeks off. When the bell rang, I quickly ran out of my English class. Checking my phone for the billionth time, and seeing the messageless screen, caused me to huff in frustration. I shoved my way through the crowds of excited people, chattering about their vacation plans, until I made it to the main hallway. I stood next to the trash can and checked my phone AGAIN. Absolutely nothing. The waiting was infuriating. I scrolled through Twitter, favoriting and retweeting my friends excited Tweets about winter break. Then, someone kicked my boot, causing me to look up. I immediately grinned. 

"Hola mi amiga," Claire said. "Long time no see." She smiled at me and I shoved her shoulder. "Idiot, we saw each other an hour ago," I said. She shrugged, "When we're waiting like this, it feels like forever." I nodded and looked down the hallway. 

"Where's Lily? Didn't she say she wouldn't miss this?" Claire typed something on her phone and then looked up. "Yeah, she's coming." Just as Claire finished speaking, Lily ran down the hallway and almost crashed into me. I jumped back just in time. While I yelled at Lily, Claire just stood there laughing. 

"Are we going or not?" Lily whined, pushing Claire and I towards the exit. "This needs to happen." 

Claire and I exchanged a longing glance and involuntarily checked our phones. I squealed when I saw:

Niall <3: 1 new iMessage 

I quickly unlocked my phone and read Niall's message: Hi princess <3 I know you're just getting out of school but we sent a driver to pick you up. Can't wait to see you xxx

I eagerly showed Claire the message and we both squealed. I pushed through the main doors and saw a limo sitting in the road. We exchanged excited glances when the door of the limo opened. I froze when I saw who got out. 

Louis, disguised with sunglasses in December, the idiot, wearing a coat and red pants. Zayn, wearing a leather jacket. And finally, Niall. My Niall, wearing his Ireland sweatshirt. 

Lily was the first one to recover. She ran over to Zayn, who was like her older brother(except she still had a gigantic crush on him sshh). Louis walked over to Claire, who was emotionless and speechless. "Claire," he said in that adorable British accent. "I missed you." And that was all it took for her to turn into a sobbing mess of Claire. He wrapped her in a hug, and he just kept repeating "I love you." The level of feels that I currently had was ridiculous, but I had to focus on Niall. He sheepishly grinned at me and I sprinted over to him. Before he could say anything, I practically attacked him. 

The last few months without him were so hard. Sure, I had Claire, who was also dating a 1D boy, but now everyone at school knew about it, and we were either treated like princesses or mercilessly mocked. And Skyping and FaceTiming just doesn't cut it when you really miss him. 

"Hello love, I missed you, " Niall whispered. I started crying too, and clung onto him. "Niall, don't ever leave me again. His voice broke as he hugged me harder. "I don't ever want to leave you." 

"OK GUYS!" Lily said. "Enough of this mushy crap, can we go get the other sexy mofos?" Zayn started laughing. "But we probably should go though." 

I nodded and Niall opened up the door for me. I slid in and Niall sat on one of my sides, Claire on the other, with Louis next to her. Lily and Zayn were across from us and I smiled. I leaned into Niall and he softly kissed my head. 

"This will be us forever and ever, princess," he whispered. 

And yes, that's exactly what happened.