Silence (Niall Horan)

Chapter 36

"Kendall, that's a beautiful name!" I smile as we walk through the door.

"Holy crap." We both say in unison as we take in the view from the room in front of us. A living room filled with white couches and blue and gray pillows make my knees weak. Three big blue mats lay on the wooden floor with each a marble table. White squared laps are scattered throughout the room. White vases the height of me that hold a green bush are on each side of the glass door towards the back of the room.

To the left side, a hallway leads to a set of doors. To the right side is the kitchen. The small squared counter in the middle of the kitchen made out of once again, marble has a stove placed in the middle. The next long counter against the holds a microwave and the sink. Several spatulas hang in between the counter and the cabinets from the wall. The cabinets made out of wood are as long as the counter.

"This is...amazing." Kendall says in awe.

"This family keeps surprising me every time." I shake my head and set my purse on the counter. I take a seat on one of the stools next to the small counter and Kendall follows.

"I can't believe you're going to live here."

"Me either. I expected something big but not this. I think it's bigger and better than my own house."

"They must have a lot of money." She laughs.

"I went to Monte Carlo and Brazil for my honeymoon. You tell me?"

"Jesus," she throws her hands in the air, "you just keep getting luckier."

I shake my head and look down at my fingers. "It's not the picture perfect life I expected."

"You don't love him?"

"I don't know. One day I do and the next I hate him." I shrug.

"I'm sorry to ask but, did you marry him for his money?"

"No. I knew he had money but not this much." I look around the apartment. "There was this... incident."

"You got pregnant?" She whispers as if someone where listening to us.

I nod my head and jump off my stool. I walk towards the fridge and pull out two bottle waters. I offer one to Kendall but she shakes her head.

"When my mother found out, she forced me to marry him. His parents had no idea. They were just very happy that their son was finally settling down."

"So if she forced you to marry him, you didn't love him back then?"

"No, I hated him. I had dated him and we broke up for a stupid reason. He went after my sister to get me back. He later explained to me that he wanted another chance and... this happened." I place my hand over my stomach. "A few days later, I found out something horrible about him. I never wanted to see him again but it was already to late."

"How long have you two been married?" She digs.

"Two weeks." I brake into laughter in the thought that we didn't even last.

"So you're going to get divorced?"

"I'm not sure. I want to more than anything." I walk back to the stool. "Everything was going so well."

"Until?"

"Until four days ago. We were on our way to the airport to head off to Brazil when we bumped into this girl. Her name is Barbara Palvin."

"Wait. Barbara, the model?" She cuts me off.

"Yeah. Turns out, she's Niall's ex-girlfriend. The funny thing is Niall didn't mention we were married. In fact, he said we were cousins." I scoff and take another drink of my water. "Anyhow, I forgave him. Two days later, her and her family show up at the guest house during our honeymoon. I had to pretend that I was his cousin for the whole night. Don't get me wrong, Barbara is amazing and we talked for hours. When I finally went to bed, I felt alone without Niall at my side. I went out to look for him in the living room and I wish I hadn't." I look over at Kendall to see if she is still listening an her eyes are wide and focused on me.