Keeping You

Forty-Five

EDIT ON SIDE IS MINE AND ALSO ONLY 5 MORE CHAPTERS AFTER THIS ONE!!!

I landed safely and my mom and her boyfriend, Chuck, picked me up from the airport. They've been dating for a while now and my mom seems to really like him. He's actually a doctor at the hospital. He's very handsome and tall. He has a deep laugh that makes me think of my grandpa that passed away when I was little.

We were on the way to the apartment and my mom told me they were going on a date. They invited me but I said I was exhausted and might hang out with Niall. I texted him to tell him he could stop by.

My mom was glad Niall and I were trying to work things out. From what I hear my mom cried when he told her that we broke up. I wondered why she would be so sad about it but I was too afraid to ever bring it up.

They dropped me off and I brought my bags to my room and changed into something more comfortable. I put on a pair of yoga pants and one of Niall's t-shirts that I stole from him. I tied the bottom on the side of my hip. I put my hair in a bun and went into the living room and turned the TV on.

A knock on the door took me out of my interest in the TV show I was watching. I got up and checked myself out in the mirror on the way to the door. I looked through the peep hole and opened the door to see him standing there in his dark jeans and heavy jacket. I smiled and blushed as he kissed my cheek.

For some reason I felt like we just started dating. Just like this whole starting over thing has made me feel like I did when we first started dating. I bit back a smiled as I helped him out of his jacket and hung it in the closet. As I turned back to him and wrapped my arm around his waist and squeezed him tight.

"Hello to you." He kissed my forehead and let me go.

"I missed you." I smiled and pecked his cheek.

"You're cute. What's up with you?" He laughed.

"Nothing just had sort of an epiphany when I got off the phone with you earlier." I pulled on his hand and led him to the couch and sat down.

"Oh and what was it?"

"I'm sorry I'm acting like a bitch. You've changed my life drastically and I shouldn't be holding one mistake over you when I owe you so much." I locked my hands with his. "I owe you forgiveness."

I looked up at him. "Thank you." He smiled and kissed me lightly.

I pulled his head back to me as he started to pull away. I kissed him harder and pulled away only when I needed a breath.

"I'm so sorry." I kissed beneath his ear and pushed him back.

"I love you." He moaned.

I missed his moaning voice. I kissed his neck and nibbled at his earlobe.

"Not yet, Opal. I want to wait." He pushed me back a bit and smiled at me. "Let's just cuddle and be close for a while. I want to, I really do but we've only just started over so to speak."

"Yeah I get it but at least I'm more comfortable now. I was stupid and I think my trust is coming back." I adjusted myself next to him and rested my head on his shoulder. "I was looking at the way my mom and her boyfriend look at each other and it made me miss the way we used to be and I think we can get back to that place."

"Me too, babe." He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and used the remote to flip through channels with his other hand.

I clasped my hands together and rested them on his thigh. "What are you doing for New Years?"

"Not sure." He mumbled. "What are you doing?"

"I'll be in New York because I have a fashion show a couple days before." I shrugged.