Having No Regrets (A One Direction Love Story)

Willow's POV

We opened the door to our room in Crown Promenade. The room was huge and the big windows presented us with a gorgeous view of Melbourne. 

I plopped down on the big, comfy king size bed. "I'm so excited to be in Melbourne!"

"Me too. It's an awesome city." Liam replied. 

"So I was thinking about what we could do today." I said. 

Liam looked up at me confused. "But you've never even been here before. How do you know what there is to do?"

I held up my phone. "There's this thing called Google, my friend."

"Alright, Google queen, what is it you have in mind?"

"We're going to the aquarium, more specifically, the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium." I retorted. "See, I do my research!"

"But the real question is, is it worth it to go there?" Liam rested his chin between his thumb and index finger, as if he were in deep thought. 

"For me, it should be." I replied. 

"It will be, Willow. It always is." Liam leaned in and I gave him a quick kiss. "So do you have anything else planned?"

"Yes, I want to see graffiti alley and tonight, we can get dinner and then go on the Melbourne Star."

"Damn, girl! You're all prepared for this. I should let you plan our dates more often!" 

"Yes, you should." I said proudly. 

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Once we arrived at the aquarium, we paid for our tickets and then went inside. It was such a cool experience. There were tunnel-like hallways with see-through glass walls. You can see all the different kinds of ocean life swimming around you and it makes you feel like you're a part of the ocean with them. That scared and fascinated me at the same time. There were other parts of the aquarium with straight glass walls. I swear, it was the best aquarium I've ever been to!

After we left, we went to graffiti alley next. The art was incredible. That's a talent I could never pull off. I thought back to when I jokingly told Zayn I was planning on pursuing an art career instead of music. I found that I was smiling to myself thinking about it. It's sad to think about now though, considering all he's ever done since London is glare at me. At least it was a nice memory. 

All the pictures were so unique. Some were weird. Some were happy, sad, funny, and sent powerful messages. No matter what stories they told, they were all beautiful. Not just in the way they were painted or what colors they were but also the way they made you think about the messages or themes they were portraying. It really is truly amazing what a picture on a brick wall can do. 

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That night, we went to a restaurant for dinner. The food was really great and I just had an awesome time overall. For once, I wasn't completely stressing out about the Brian situation or even about Luna and Zayn, minus that one memory I remembered while at graffiti alley. It felt so free to not be so worried. I didn't have the feeling of a panic attack coming on and I knew to appreciate it because days like this wouldn't come often where my mental state was stable.

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When dinner was done, we made our way to the Melbourne Star. It was absolutely stunning. The bright star within the ferris wheel was lit up with brilliant neon colors. It looked so magical in the night time. 

We got on and the ride started. When our cart made it to the top, we stared at the lively bright city before our eyes. Australia is such an amazing country and it broke my heart just thinking about leaving this place. 

I looked back at Liam. "I really don't want to leave this place. It's so much fun and everything is so beautiful."

Liam put an arm around my shoulder and kissed the top of my head. "I know, baby. But we have to return to New York at some point."

"Maybe we could visit here again soon?" I asked.

"We can absolutely come back here someday. I'd love to. Being with you just makes it that much better." Liam smiled at me.

"I can't even begin to explain how madly in love with you I am." I stared into his gorgeous eyes.

"Funny, I was just thinking the same exact thing." Liam kissed me. It was a nice, passionate kiss. 

"I know I'm thinking pretty far into the future right now but maybe we could come here for our honeymoon after we get married?" I smiled at the the thought of the excitement I'd feel returning to this country. 

"I think that's a really awesome idea. We'll do it for sure." Liam held my hand. 

"Are you sure you want to do it too? I want you to have a say in this as well."

"I do want it as well, I promise." Liam gave my hand a small squeeze. 

"This is why I love you. You're always in support of things I want and I just really appreciate it." I blushed. 

"I'm so lucky to have found you." Liam said. "I don't know exactly how I got so lucky but to be honest, I don't really care. All that matters is that it happened. You're all I could ever want and need, Willow. Nothing more, nothing less."

We stood there in silence looking out at all the gorgeous scenery. It was good, comfortable silence. It wasn't awkward and neither of us felt any pressure to have to say anything else. When you're with someone you love, whether it's a family member, a best friend, or even a boyfriend or girlfriend, you should always be able to have that kind of silence and enjoy the way it feels. If you don't, then what's the point of wasting your time with that person?

I didn't say it out loud but I didn't have to because I just knew that Liam was aware of me thinking the same exact thing. I couldn't ever want or need anything else. Nothing more, nothing less. I look at him and I know for a fact that he's the one. Maybe it was just a feeling I had but I was positive we were both in the right place with each other this time and nothing was going to get in the way of that. Even if something or someone tried, which they shouldn't even bother doing in the first place, we wouldn't ever let them.