Through The Dark COMPLETED

Chapter 18

Niall unlocked Amanda and his hotel room. He knew they only had a few hours left before Amanda had to go to the airport to go back home. He understood. He knew it had to happen but he wasn't looking forward to it at all. Things were progressing quickly but he knew it had to if it was going to work. There wasn't much time to get to know someone and go through the dating process. They got to know each other a lot through phone conversations, but it was just nice to be able to wake up next to someone. Know someone was always there for you and always on your side. He had great people around him but this was just different. He looked at Amanda. "I wish you didn't have to go yet. Seems like it goes so fast and its always time to say goodbye."

"Some pretty smart guy I know told me once, it's not goodbye, it's see ya later. I think he gave pretty good advice." She said walking into his arms.

He smiled and wrapped her tightly in his arms. "You think he's pretty smart huh?"

"Yeah I do. We will see each other as much as possible. You will have some extra time soon, and I can work a lot for a while to have extended time off. We can make it work. Long as I know I get to come back to you and your arms. Or you can come to me and mine, then we can make anything work." She told him.

"Now who is giving the great advice? That sounds positively perfect to me." He said kissing her.

"Oh you are so good for my ego." Amanda laughed. "I make you strong huh?"

He smiled. "I'm glad you caught that. Yeah its really nice to know you have someone there for you. I do need you. Already. And I think...." He kind of looked at the floor and bit his lip. "I think I may...." He was wondering if it was a good time. Screw it, he thought. "I think I may be falling in love with you."

Amanda stepped back and looked at him. She was in shock. She wasn't expecting it so soon. She was so taken aback she didn't speak right away. She just kept looking at him.

"Um, well. Maybe I shouldn't have...." Niall started.

"No! I'm sorry." Amanda quickly jumped in. "No you should have. Its just, I'm not sure I really know what love is; that I've been in love. What it feels like."

He took her hand and put it on his chest over his heart. "It feels like this. Like your heart is beating so loudly the world can hear it, and that it might come right out of your chest. It feels like there is no other person in the world you would want to spend your time with. It's knowing that the person is always there even when things aren't perfect. It's understanding the why's even though you may not always like them."

She smiled and looked up at him. "Then..." she put his hand over her heart. "I think I'm falling in love with you too."

He smiled a big, happy, cheesy smile. "Oh thank god." He kissed her. "Now come here so I can show you." He pulled her tightly to him and kissed her deeper and longer. They would make love that night. And it was the best feeling in the world.

Harry walked into the hotel room. It was dark and quiet. He immediately thought Julie was gone. That she ran. He turned on a small lamp and noticed her shoes on the floor. Took a minute, but he saw a lump under the comforter in the bed. He took a deep breath of relief. He walked over to the side of the bed she was laying on and sat at the edge. Half her head was all that was sticking out of the comforter. He moved a strand of hair from her face. She looked on edge again. Maybe he should have waited. She needed to know though. Maybe he felt protective, maybe he felt like someone needed to save her, and maybe he thought he was brought into her life to be that one. He wasn't sure, but she was leaving in a few hours; he had to let her know that he wanted to be there, that he wanted to help her. He wanted to be with her. Now he was afraid though, that if she did pull back, if she did run, since she was leaving he was going to have a harder time convincing her. It was a constant battle. He felt it was best to be honest and he had never felt this way so quickly about anyone.