A.M. (A Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter Fifty Nine

Niall's P.O.V.

It's been a day since we rescued Darcy. She is lying in the hospital bed unconscious. I've been sitting in the seat near her bed for a long time now that, I feel like a statue. Many came to visit her but they all passed by me in a blur. Darcy's mother fell on her knees when she found her daughter in this state. I couldn't speak. I couldn't utter a word because this is all my fault.

I wonder if Darcy knows anything yet. I take deep breaths to calm my anger. Every time I think about that bastard, I want to find Gregg and kill him one way or the other.

Her hand slightly twitches. I take her hand in mine and stare at her beautiful body which is broken right now. Which is in pain because of me. All because of my one stupid bet.

Her body was covered in cuts when we found her but fortunately they were all not deep so she did not lose blood. The doctors said that they could be easily replaced.

When I found her she was just in her underwear and that is scaring the shit out of me. My mind is reeling with many wild thoughts but I try to keep them out of my head as much as possible. But the image is literally frozen in front of my eyes. Whenever I see her, I see how I found her.

We are trying to keep this issue as low key as possible. When the management finds out that Darcy is my secret girlfriend, I'm going to be in hell. Lots of issues are going around me right now but all I can focus on now is Darcy.

A nurse walks in with a tray. Her footsteps echo around the almost huge empty hospital room and Darcy flinches. I glare at the nurse silently telling her to quit it. She places the tray on the table near the bed and turns around to look at me.

"Give her these tablets as soon as she wakes up" she informs and I nod my head. She leaves the room, shutting the door silently behind her.

I turn my attention back to Darcy. I keep looking at her, wishing that she knows how sorry I feel to bring to this state. I won't be surprised even if she breaks up with me. I shudder at the thought.

"Get away from me. Leave me alone" her wails snap me out of my thoughts. Darcy starts crying, trying to remove her hand from mine. She looks afraid, terribly scared. She looks around the room, trying to sit up. I take hold of her shoulders and her eyes fall on mine.

"Niall" she sobs, almost chokes. I leap forward and take her in my arms. She buries her face in my neck. I stroke her hair and her back, trying to calm her down.

"Shh, it's okay, baby girl, I'm here. You're safe with me now. You're safe" I soothe. Her body trembles as she continues sobbing and I pull her fragile body closer to my chest. I continue stroking her hair until she calms down. She pulls back, looking at me with red puffy eyes. My throat constricts when I look at her.

"Baby girl?" I ask but she does not answer me. She was looking at the door. I turned around confused only to find Louis standing in the doorway.

When did he come in?

"Lou?" Darcy asks and walks in standing beside Darcy on the other side of the bed.

"I though I heard you" he said softly, looking at her with something behind his eyes.

I sat back down in my chair, trying to give them some space. But no way in hell I'm going to leave the room. Darcy may leave if she know the reason behind why she was kidnapped. But my worst fear is that she may choose Louis over me. If she leaves me, I can beg her, do anything to take her back. But if she gets with Louis, what will I do?

I cross my hands across my chest and try my best not to glare at them while they have their moment. Louis places his hands lightly on the both the sides of her shoulder and yet again they share a moment of silence before Louis leans down and give her a hug. A small whimper leaves Darcy and I reflexively lean forward. Louis's eyes catch mine and I reluctantly pull back, turning away from them.

"Niall?" Darcy croaks after pulling back from Louis. I again turn around to look at them, my hands still crossed across my chest.

"Can you give us a moment?" she asks me with pleading eyes that almost breaks my heart.

"Wha-" I start but I cut myself off. "Yeah, okay. Alright, I'll wait outside" I say even though my mind is silently protesting with my heart.

I catch Louis's eyes one more time but he looks away unable to hold my gaze. He is still my friend, he is. But when it comes to Darcy, I almost feel like he'll do anything for Darcy. Like he'll accept her when she breaks up with me. Before this mess I made I was sure that she will not leave me for Louis because we were a happy couple. Even though our relationship was in low profile, we did everything we wanted to do as a couple. We both were genuinely happy.

But.....now, my mind is in a constant battle. I don't know how I'm going to win her back.

Louis's P.O.V.

I sit down on the bed beside her and take her in my arms once again, unable to help myself. Darcy wraps her arms around my torso and rests her head on my chest and I find it oddly comforting.

I stroke her hair reflexively and abruptly stop when a pang of guilt hits me. She is Niall's girlfriend, not mine. She will never be mine.

Darcy looks up at me when I visibly stiffen. She pulls back, sitting against the pillows propped behind her and wince slightly in the process. I help her to sit comfortably and stand up to sit in the chair nearby but she pulls at my hand, making me sit on the bed itself again.

I look at her beautiful chocolate brown eyes, which is filled with tears now. I instantly forget the world around me. I take her hands in mine and continue looking into her eyes. She keeps looking back at me and her thinned lips, crack a small smile for me. I smile back and feel a weird sensation on my face. It's been a long time since I smiled genuinely.

"I'm sorry, Darce. I'm so sorry for anything I said to hurt you. I didn't mean it. I was just- I don't know what I was thinking. I'll never do anything like that again"

And I don't know what got into me at that moment cause I let my guard down for a minute. The defencess around my heart crashed down as I kept looking at her, as she kept smiling back at me. And those words slipped out of my mouth.

"I'm in love with you, Darcy. I really am"

A.N.

Hey, guys. I seriously don't know what to say. ;)

Let me know your thoughts about the situation.

With all  my love,

L.S.