Not So Normal

Chapter 15 ~ Official

   I wake up at like 10:30 and I'm snuggled up against Niall. His arm is draped over me, and it's actually really adorable. I'm really warm and comfortable and I really don't want to move, but Niall wakes up soon after me.

   "Morning, love," he says with a sleepy smile.

   "Morning," I reply. He stretches out like most people do when they wake up, and it makes me sad when his arm is no longer around me. But I'm happy at the same time. I can't believe I've fallen back asleep after the nightmare two nights in a row. Niall must really be my lucky charm.

   "You fell asleep again," he comments, as if he can read my thoughts. I smile and he kisses my nose. How cute! He gets out of bed and I follow him into the kitchen to get breakfast. I pour myself a big bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Niall makes himself toast.

   Today is July 28th. I met Niall 31 days ago. Today was when Niall was supposed to come, but I can't say I'm mad he came early. The last two days have been really fun. I mean, besides the awkward confession conversations and telling Niall about my depression and suicide attempt of course.

   "So. Four days to go. What are our plans?" Niall asks later after we've both gotten ready for the day.

   "Well, I was thinking we could go to the beach today, but since we went yesterday, maybe not. I really don't know. I completely forgot everything I had planned. I should've written it down or something," I confess.

   "Hey, that's fine. I really don't care what we do. We could go walk around the boardwalk or something. I've never been to any of the little shops by the beach," Niall says. Oh wow. We are definitely going to the boardwalk. That's a necessary part of being in LA.

   "Okay. Go get your shoes. We're going shopping!" I say excitedly. This is going to be fun.

   We get to the boardwalk like half an hour later, and I take Niall into the first little shop. It's an old book store that also has some antiques and stuff like that. I love coming here. One of the few guys I've been on a date with I met here. Niall finds the store fascinating. We stay for almost 30 minutes before I drag Niall out so we can move on.

   When we're in a little souvenir shop about an hour later, a couple young girls come up to us and for some reason they look really familiar. Niall and I are trying on goofy hats when they come up to us, so I'm a little embarrassed, but oh well.

   "Remember us? We met you at the airport in Utah! You were with Lindsey," one of them says. Okay now I remember them. They were part of the group that the mom talked to us after the girls left. I smile and ask the girls how they're doing. We talk to them for a few minutes, and they ask for pictures. We all pick out a funny hat and make funny faces for the picture. It's really cute. The girls say goodbye and then leave us. I'm surprised that no one else has found us yet. It kind of freaks me out, actually.

   I almost breathe a sigh of relief when the paparazzi find us. Don't get me wrong, they're really annoying, but I was wondering where all the crazy LA paps were. There's like ten of them that follow me and Niall around for the last like thirty minutes we're at the boardwalk. At some point Niall asks them to please respect our privacy, but they keep following us.

   "Are you two dating?" one yells. Niall whispers to me to ignore them. It's hard, but I do it. When is he planning on making our relationship public knowledge? Is he even planning on making our relationship public?

   We leave the boardwalk with our hands full of shopping bags. Niall loved it. I only got a few things since I've been here before, but Niall gets a ton of stuff. We shove all the stuff in the trunk of my Mustang, and then head back to my place.