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Louis P.O.V

Why Niall? Why? I was about to tell Danielle how a feel and he ruined it.

When I get home I find my dad drunk and asleep on the couch. I go into my room and light a cigarette. I lay on my bed and blow out the smoke. I turn on the radio and listen to some music before drifting off the sleep. I wake up to the fire alarms and the smell of smoke. I look and see that my beds on fire and I get up and run outside where my dad is.

"Gee thanks for waking me up!" I say sarcastically. He looks at me smugly and the fire department shows up and puts out the fire.

"It looks like the cause of the fire was a cigarette. Sir, you need to be more careful." He tells my dad and I snicker. I go back inside and my whole room is black. My clothing was burned, my books, my backpack, my shoes, my CDs, everything.

I go into a compartment in the wall and take out a picture of my family and $12,000. I put on my only pair of shoes at the front door and leave with no words. I get on my bike and drive to Danielle's the back way. It's around 11:00 pm so I throw some rocks at her window to wake her. She opens the window and sees me.

"Why didn't you just come through the front door?" She asks me.

"Niall's watching your house so let me in then close all the blinds," I tell her and she backs away from the window. I climb the tree next to her bedroom window, the place where I first met her and climb in her window. She closes it and then closes the blinds.

"I'll be back, you sit." She orders me and I obey. As soon as she leaves the room I walk around and look at her bookshelf again. I see she has more books. I pick up a book called Switched and read the back. It seems like a pretty interesting book. I sit down and start to read it. I'm halfway through the book and realize Dani hasn't come back upstairs yet. I close to book and stand up to see Dani.

"Whoa, how long have you been standing there for?" I ask.

"Long enough for you to get halfway through that book. You're a fast reader, Mr. Tomlinson." She laughs and sits on her bed. I sit beside her and now is my chance.

"Danielle what I was saying at the beach was that I-" I got cut off by someone banging on the door.

"Shit, Niall does an hourly check up on me." She says. "Um... Hide in the bathroom closet." She tells me then runs downstairs. I go into the bathroom then into the closet an I can hear them talking.

"I'm going to check all the rooms." I hear Niall say. I hear him walk into Danielle's room and then into the bathroom. I hear the handle I the closet door turn and I freeze.

"Niall? Is this really necessary?" Danielle asks before he opens the door. "Do you not trust me?" She asks talking him into leaving.

"I trust you I just don't trust him." He says and walks back into her room. "I thought you've already read this book." He asks Danielle.

"I have, I was re-reading it." She lies.

"You never re-read books, Dani." He says and walks around to the other rooms. "This is my last checkup, I have to go to bed. If Louis comes, don't let him in." He says and leaves. I sigh in relief and come out of the closet. I walk into Danielle's room and sit beside her again.

"I'm just going to say it before I get interrupted again.. Dani, I like you. I've liked you for a while now and not just as a friend." I say to her and she smiles.

"Louis I've never been so happy to hear anyone say that in my life." She beams. I kiss her softly and she kisses me back tenderly and loving. I stand up and so does she. I push her up against the wall and kiss her more passionately and hungrily. I take off my shirt and her hands roam around my body and I smile. She stops then yawns.

"I am so tired." She says.

"But we were having fun!" I complain and laugh.

"Well you can have fun with my wall and I'll sleep." She jokes.

"No, I'll sleep too," I say and undress.

"Um, what are you doing?" She asks me.

"I'm undressing, I can't sleep in my clothes." When in just in my boxers I lay next to her and play with her hair. "You know you're beautiful right?" I ask her and she smiles.

"No, but when you say it I feel beautiful. Sing for me." She demands.

"Okay, what song?" I ask her and she thinks.

"Hmm... How about... Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran." She says to me.

"Alright," I say then start singing. When I finish I look over at Danielle and she's fast asleep. I lay my head down and drift off to sleep too.

Edited December 9th 2018

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