Running Away (Sequel to The Runaway)

Chapter 11

****Niall's POV****

I peeked in on Liam for the third time to make sure he was okay, considering it was past noon and he was still passed out. I mean, we did have a fun night, but usually Liam was awake by no later than noon. I considered waking him, but I just didn't have the heart to do it, especially after we'd both finally been getting along and getting back to having a full night's sleep since our therapy started. I slowly closed the door and walked back into the living room and returned to my TV show. I debated getting up and going back to lay down with Liam, but our therapist said it was sometimes good for us to have our own time. I didn't like the idea and either did Liam at first, but we did have a day where Liam went to go see Kate and he told me he thought it would be good if we tried being apart, and it actually brought us closer because we could talk about our days and everything else. I groaned and finally decided to just go cuddle with Liam. I opened the door and saw him still sprawled out on the bed and snoring slightly. I couldn't help but smile as I shuffled over to the bed and slowly crawled in. 

"Liam," I whispered quietly as I just looked at his perfect face which finally had ridden of the bruise after a month. He didn't stir and I sighed slightly as I began to let my fingers brush against his skin and his soft hair. He made a noise and he began moving slightly. I smiled a bit as I snuggled closer to him and he draped his arm over me. 

"What time is it?" he grumbled, still half asleep as I ran my fingers against the stubble on his chin. 

"It's almost one," I answered with a chuckle and I watched as Liam's face frowned before his eyes opened quickly. He looked at me confused as he narrowed his eyes at me. 

"In the afternoon?" he asked in disbelief and I laughed with a nod and he just shook his head. He smiled slightly as he gathered me in his arms and kissed my forehead. 

"Why didn't you wake me up?" he asked sweetly as he brushed the hair out of my eyes and he just stared down at me lovingly. I shrugged and he just smiled as he took a deep breath. He rolled over and he groaned a bit before looking at me and I frowned. 

"What?" I laughed as he slowly got out of bed. 

"Good Lord we went at it hard last night, didn't we?" Liam asked and I couldn't help but laugh as he awkwardly walked over to get some clothes. Everything was definitely in our favor after our therapy...

"Well now what are we going to do for the day? It's half over with by now!" Liam pouted as I stretched a bit.

"There's plenty to do! Depends on whether you'd rather stay home or go out," I said as we linked arms and skipped into the living room where we plopped down on the couch for a moment to decide what there was for us to do. Liam and I snuggled together as he took a deep breath and smiled at me. 

"What have you been doing all morning?" Liam yawned as he ran his hand against my arm gently. I shrugged, lying against his chest as I looked at the TV screen, but ignored what was really going on in it. 

"I ate and watched TV. Pretty much what I do every other day of the week," I joked and Liam rolled his eyes playfully as he chuckled.