S T A L K E R | N.H

[ IV ]

Carson's POV

The phone continued to ring, but my feet didn't move. We all stared at the phone that was ringing from the kitchen. "Well, are you gonna fucking answer it?" Louis demanded, and my throat tightened.

"Its -- Its probably just someone messing with us, Carson." Aliza stammered to me, like always trying to justify everything so that she doesn't have to face the real problem.

I gulped, starting to walk over to the direction of the phone, Niall following close behind. I stopped at the counter, looking at the ringing phone hesitantly. I felt Niall take my hand in his, squeezing lightly to let him know he was there. I smiled a little at him, before taking a small breath and picking up the phone placing it to my ear.

I paused, "H--Hello?" I stuttered, and there was a short silence before a male voice rung out.

"Oh -- uh, Hello? Is this the Daniels residence?"

I stiffen, shifting my eyes to Niall before nodding. "Um, yes? Who's speaking?" I reply timidly.

"Oh shit, sorry," he chuckles, "Im Gavin the delivery service, from Dominos Pizza."

I relax, shutting my eyes. "Oh, hi." I say my heart filled with relief, I nod to everyone letting them know its okay seeming to express the same relief as me.

"I just -- I got myself mixed up on the streets here. I might be lost," he laughs nervously.

I smile, shaking my head. "Its no problem, can you see whats around you?" I ask, as he explains to me his surroundings. I think back, trying to visualize before it clicks. "You're on the other side of the neighborhood, you just took the wrong turn where that fork in the road was." I giggle, "happens all the time, I myself almost do the same."

He laughs again, "You're just saying that to make me feel better, aren't you?"

I giggle again, "No, not at all." I wink to Niall while he chuckles, moving his hand from mine to rest on my lower back pressing a kiss to the side of my head. "Once you take that right turn, you should be here in 15 minutes tops." I explain confidently, he breathes out in relief.

"Oh thank god, sorry about this. My navigation in this thing sucks." he chuckles, I wave it off.

"Its no problem, I know it can be a hassle coming all the way up here."

He huffs playfully, "Don't you know it, but I will be there soon with your 2 semi fresh pizzas in hand." he chuckles.

I smile in return. "Okay, see you soon, Gavin." I chimed, before hanging up.

I peer up to Niall, "I almost had a damn stroke." I joke, placing my hand on my chest.

"You? I thought I was going into fucking cardiac arrest!" I heard Aliza yell from the living room making us both laugh.

"Good news is our pizza will be here soon." I beamed, walking out to the living room, "Bad news; we still don't know who the hell is messing with us." I sigh plopping on the couch. Niall sat beside me his hand resting on my thigh.

"Hey -- how much you wanna bet you its Jerrard, and Brody." Harry nods up to Louis and Niall.

Niall rolls his eyes, "It wouldn't surprise me." he sneered with a shake of his head.

I raise an eyebrow, "And how would they know where I live?" I quizzed, while Louis rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"Um.. that might be on me." he confessed sheepishly.

I glared at him, appalled, "Are you kidding? You told two of the most idiotic people on your team -- possibly in the whole damn grade -- where I live?! Are you stupid, or are you stupid?" I bark, feeling every urge to smack him across the face. How dare he tell people I barley know where I live? Who does he think he is?