Christmas Kisses: A Niall Horan Fanfiction

Not So Silent Night

Niall's POV

Melody talked to us a little while longer. She seemed like a kind women and she reminded me a lot like a older sister. Before we knew it, it was four o'clock in the morning. Time flies by when you are having fun I guess. Jackie's head leaned against my shoulder and she was snoring slightly. Her nose was scrunched up and she looked like a rabbit. It was really adorable. The other boys all shuffled upstairs to their rooms as I continued to sit there, not wanting to wake her up.

"Is she asleep?" Henry's wife questioned in a whisper, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Uh ya," I said as I looked back up at her, "she's had a pretty rough night". We sat there in silence again.

"You really do care about her don't you?" she asked breaking the quiet.

I took in a deep breath.

"Yes. Yes I do."

"Well," she beamed, "you'll be pleased to know she cares about you too. She's never looked at a guy like that before, not even Antonio".

"Antonio?" I asked puzzled. Who was Antonio? A friend? A boyfriend? A cousin? I felt a pang of jealousy and my face heated up.

"Her boyfriend from Italy. Personally, it never really seemed like she liked him that much. I honestly thought they weren't going to last a month. But the way she looks at you, it's....different." You should've known Niall, I thought to myself, a girl as beautiful as her couldn't be single. She started walking up the stairs. I started to pick up Jackie to bring her to her room, but she stopped me. The boys called dibs on the guest rooms.

"Go ahead sleep in Jackie's bed," she said resting a hand on my shoulder, "I trust you". I smiled gratefully.

"Thanks, I really didn't want to be sleeping on the couch AGAIN".

"No problem," she grinned as she walked into her bedroom. I waited a few minutes in the silence as I just watched her sleep. Surprisingly, I found it calming and relaxing. After a while, I swooped her into my arms bridal style and waddled up the stairs. I pulled the sheets off of the bed and gently laid her down. I lifted the blankets above her body and tucked her in. She squirmed a teeny bit but than settled down again. I took my shirt off, and started to crawl into bed. What can I say? I liked to be free when I slept. I blame Harry. All of a sudden, a marimba ringtone rang out. I looked around. Who's phone was that? I hustled over to Jackie's jacket and searched through her pockets. I finally picked it up and looked at the caller ID. I gritted my teeth. It was Antonio. Pick it up, Niall! I screamed at myself. My fingers shook as I finally hit the green accept button.

"Hello?" I asked, trying to sound confident.

"Who the heck is this?" I heard a deep, heavy Italian voice shout on the other end.

"Her boyfriend. And may I ask who this is?" I said. It took me a minute to sink in what I just said. WHAT THE HECK DID I JUST DO?! IT JUST CAME OUT. Oh god what'll Jackie think? She'll be so upset and angry. But at the same time I wouldn't change a single thing.

"HER boyfriend, Antonio. What the hell are you doing with her?" he growled over the phone.

"I'm caring for her when the one person in her life broke her," I replied back, "you never deserved someone as great as Jackie. She gave everything she had to you and you just threw it away. Now, I'm going to be that guy that will support her, love her and care about her for the rest of her life". I immediately clicked the end button and shoved the phone back in the pocket.

What have I done.

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oh snap! protective niall came out a little bit in this chapter (; comment what you think!

QOTD: electronic must have? Mine is my TV Laptop and iPhone hehe <3

stay beautiful,

xx, cass