Untamed Love

Chapter 26 - Niall

Chapter 26 - Niall

I think I felt a slight pressure on my lips as I drifted off. Or maybe it was a dream. Who knows. I felt a weight on my chest and left arm. I wriggled my fingers. Pain shot up my arms. Thousands of tiny needles were poking at my hand simultaneously.

I looked down and saw Tess with a tangles mess for hair. She looked so peaceful and beautiful. Small dots of light shone through the gaps of the shutters onto her face. Her usually silky dark brown hair that cascaded down her shoulders was tossed everywhere tangling in big knots. Seeing her so peacfull and natural made me notice her imperfections. Small patches of acne lined her hair line, a small scar going through her left eyebrow, her uneven eyelids all contributed to her beauty.

I took a deep breath which must have woken her up. Her fingers twitched. And her eyelids slowly fluttered open. She looked up at me and blushed. "Niall?"

"Yeah?"

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"I didn't want to. You looked so beautiful and peaceful when you were sleeping". She looked at me with a blank face. I searched hers for any signs of emotion. I was starting to get scared. "Tess?" All she did was look away and sigh. 

"I'm going for a shower" she said plainly. The bed moved as her weight disappeared. Her hips swayed and her knotted hair dangled down from her head. 

"What was that about?" I whispered to myself. I realised that Tess' drink cured my pounding headache. I got up and threw on some track pants and walked over to the bathroom door. I raised my hand about to knock the door. I reconsidered and slowly lowered it. I sighed and walked into Harry's room. 

He was still sleeping his brown curls flopped over his face. "Haz. Haz wake up". I shook him slightly and he woke up. 

"Niall?"

"I need to talk to you". He looked into my eyes. He nodded and I led him down the hallway into a separate bathroom. 

"What is it Niall?"

"Well...Um..."

"Is it about you and Tess? If I thinks it's okay?" I didn't reply. I only looked down at the ground. "Yes. It's okay with me". I looked up with utter shock written all over my face. I gave Harry a hug. 

"Thankyou Haz"

"But if you break her heart... I'll break you" he said with no particular expression. I couldn't tell whether he was joking or not. I gave him on last hug. 

"Thankyou Haz. I promise I won't"

I walked back into Tess' room. She had just walked out of the bathroom in a towel. I gaped. "NIALL! GET OUT!" she pushed me out of the room and shut the door. I could hear elastic snapping on skin. A few minutes later she opened the door. She was wearing a pair of my boxer shorts and one of my singlets. 

"You look nice". I joked

"Can I have these?' she said referring to the clothes

"I'll have to think about that. That is my favourite singlet" I said pointing to the MULLINGAR LAD singlet. She blushed and sat down on the bed. I plopped down next to her. I heard her take a deep breath. "Tess..." I started as she said "Niall..." 

"Uhhh. You go first" I insisted. 

"Ok. Niall... I really like you. More than a friend. You mean a lot to me. I've literally spent my whole life with you apart from those few years but..." I cut her off mid sentence. 

"I really like you too Tess. More than a friend". I held her hand and stroked the back of it with my thumb. I looked her in the eyes. She looked back at me. The golden flecks that were surrounded by a mysterious brown seemed to glow. I saw a flash of love? Her eyes started to water. I kissed her hand and she nodded. Somehow we knew what each other were saying. 

I wiped away a tear that was threatening to fall. She looked at me and slowly leaned in. She kissed my cheek and pulled away. I leant back into her and kissed her but this time on her lips. Our lips moved in sync as we turned out bodies towards eachother. Her hands flew to my hair ruffling it and my hads wound around her waist.

A knock at the door broke us apart. It was Liam. "Wakey wake... Oh hey guys. Um there's breakfast downstairs on the table"

Our tummys rumbled. "That's our cue" Tess said. I nodded in agreement and followed her down the stairs.

- Tess -

Cara and Iz looked like they had been thrown on the couches. "CARA! IZ!" They didn't move. I sighed and gave up on them. Waking them up is the hardest thing to do. I sat down at the table being greeted by a chopped up pig and unborn baby chickens. Bacon and eggs... YUM! It smelt delicious. Zayn placed two slices of toast on my plate. I served myself a chorizo sausage, two slices of bacon and one egg. 

When everyone had sat down, or most people, I started eating. The salty bacon flavour exploded in my mouth and I hummed in appreciation. I loved breakfast. I loved Niall too. He's such a...teddybear.