The One and Only (One Direction)

Chapter Three

Niall's POV

I feel somebody smacking me and roll over, burying my face in the pillow to muffle my groan. Then somebody yells in my ear,"NIALL HORAN WAKE UP!"

I roll over and smirk. Liam gives me a mock glare, and I can hear the laughter coming from the others from where I guess is the living room. "Dude, we have to leave for the mansion in an hour if we want to get there on time!"

"Ok, ok, I'm getting up," I say.

An hour later, we are running around making sure we have our phones and our wallets while the bodyguards are hauling our luggage to the Range Rover. I do a quick check of my room and bathroom. All sparkling clean and I have all of my stuff.

We leave for the mansion and pull up just as Simon gets there. Louis and Harry flip out at the size of the house. We've stayed in places that are this size before, although this house is a bit extravagant. Simon unlocks the door, hands us all a house key and says, "Go on you guys, explore. There's a whole heck of a lot of land out back too. I'm going to stay in here and wait for you other 'housemate'."

We all pick rooms and begin making our way around the house.

Isabel's POV

I get up at noon and clean up. I take yet another shower and dress, this time in a pair of black skinny jeans, a white tank under a semi-sheer mint green top, a long-sleeved cropped black hoodie and my mint green converse sneakers. I pull my black hair into a loose side ponytail and put on my studs. Everything else is already packed. David and Nate help me get my bags down to the Range Rover and I'm off.  While I'm in the Range Rover, I pull out the paper that Niall had given me last night. It has all of each member's contact information and their Twitter names, along with their Instagrams. I smile and add all the information into my iPhone, following them on Instagram and Twitter.

At 3:30 pm, I hear the driver say that we are here, so I pull out my earbuds, pause the song, and look out the window. My jaw drops. The place is huge. There is another Range Rover and a pair of limos in the driveway. I hop out of the car and begin getting my stuff, which consists of two duffel bags, four suitcases, a backpack and a bulky tote bag. The door opens as I come up the front walk and there stands Uncle Simon with open arms. We hug and exchange pleasantries, and then he leads me into the living room. Seated on the couch and a pair of loveseats are four very familiar boys. Oh dear. My gaze hist the ground when I confirm that the boys are indeed who I think they are; One Direction.

Niall's POV

We hear a car pull into the driveway and Simon tells us to stay there as he gets up to answer the door. He hugs someone and leads that person into the room. Even dressed as casually as she is today, I still recognize her. It's Isabel. Yet again, her gaze hits the ground. Four large suitcases are brought in and set by the stairs, along with what Isabel is carrying. Simon gently guides her to sit next to me on the couch and settles himself into the chair that he'd previously occupied.

"I trust that you have heard about Isabel's past, right?" he questions.

We exchange baffled looks and shake our heads.

"Well then, let me tell you. Isabel, sweetheart, are you sure that you want me to tell them or do you want to when you feel ready?"

We all have the pleasure of hearing Isabel's voice, a bit clearer than last night, at a normal tone.

"Simon, you should just tell them now. I don't think I'll ever be ready to talk about it." As she speaks, her voice is suddenly full of vulnerability, sadness and fear. I want to just hold her in my arms, tell her that I'll protect her and take all of her pain away.