Our Time Together ➸ Niall Horan

New Beginnings and Old Memories

Liam's POV

I was at the bar getting shots for the others, when this bartender, Jessica, comes over.

"Hello, what can I get you?" she asks in a flirty manner. I tell her my order, and she slips me a paper with numbers scrawled on it.

"Lee-yuuum!" I hear Lila say from behind me. I give Jessica a weird look and she winks at me.

"Hey," I say, kissing Lila on the cheek. Risky, Payne, very risky.

"Hi, Liam. Now what IN THE WORLD IS TAKING SO LONG?!"

"Uh...nothing, Lila Bear. Just thanking Jess for our drinks," I say, putting my arm around Lila, telling Jessica off.

"What was that?" Lila whispers to me.

"She was flirting, and I wasn't interested." I whisper back.

"Got it," she says, kind of disappointed.

"But," I say, looking into her brilliant blue eyes, "Err...Uh...well...willyoubemygirlfriend?"

"Talk slower, and the answer is yes," she laughs. Phew. I give her a bear hug, and she's quite strong!

"Good on ya, mate," Louis says, as I bring back the drinks.

"Now, Liam, it's my big day, therefore you shall drink!" Louis exclaims, handing me a little glass.

"You know that's not good-" I start.

"Shut up and drink, you fool!" Eleanor cheers. I gulp down the cold drink, and it burns my throat. In the best way. Well, it was...interesting.

"A toast," Harry starts, standing up, "to my best bro and his wife. I love you guys. I don't know how any child could ever survive having you as a father," Harry laughs, jabbing his finger out at Louis, "but I know that little err... thing will be the cutest thing ever. And I will love it as my own. And, lastly, I want you two to watch this," Harry says, nodding at the DJ. What Louis and Eleanor didn't know, was what Niall and Harry did at the DJ place. They brought a ton of old photos and made a montage. Louis had Eleanor's head on his shoulder, Ariana was sitting on Niall's lap, and Soph was holding hands with Zayn. Harry and Zoe were like Louis and Eleanor, and I put my arm around Lila.

We were strangers starting out on a journey

Never dreaming what we'd have to go through.

Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing

At the beginnig with you.

Louis and Eleanor were silently crying in eachother's arms while watching the pictures of them fly by. It started with a group picture the night they first met, then through the years. The song ends, and I'm Yours comes on.

But I won't hesitate

No more, no more

It can not wait

I'm yours.

By now, we were all crying, yet smiling year to ear.

"Harold Edward Styles. That was bloody fantastic," Louis says, hugging Harry.

"Niall helped," Harry says.

"Thanks, Niall," Eleanor says, giving Niall a hug.

"The rest of us got you something you'll recieve later," I say. The music picks up again, and tons of more people crowd on to the floor, including Josh, our part-time drummer, and Jessica, the bar girl who flirted with me! I guess her flirting went to good use, because she and Josh seemed to be having fun. The music slows, and we all put our arms around our girl's waist.

"Lila?" I ask into her mop of blonde hair which is covering my mouth.

"Yeah?"

"I'm glad we met again. It tore me apart having to say goodbye."

"Me too,"

"I don't think it was chance," I say, swinging her out, "I know it was fate," I say, laying a kiss on her lips. She seemed really shy around the others, and I wanted to make her more comfortable. So when we sit down, I whisper that to Ariana, and she nods.

"Oi! Stop trying to pick up my girl!" Niall jokes, putting his arm around her.

"Funny, but I've got one of my own," I say, putting my arm around Lila, making her blush.

"Hey, I need to use the bathroom...." Ariana says.

"Me too," Sophie says.

"I could freshen up," Zoe says.

"Hey Lila, you coming?" Ariana asks.

"No..."

"C'mon!" Zoe says, practically pulling Lila's arm out.

"Okay, I'm coming! But I need my arm!" She laughs as the girls disappear. Mental note: thank Ariana.

"So are you and Lila like...?" Niall questions.

"Yeah," I smile. I can't help but smile when I'm thinking about her. She's so pretty and nice and ugh.

"A toast," Niall starts, raising his glass as the girls return, "to all of us and our girlfriends. For staying close, even when we're far away, and for sticking together through hard times."

"Cheers," we answer, clicking our glasses together. It was like a scene in a movie; all of us laughing and smiling, the perfect couple getting married, and so much love. Then, Kiss Me Slowly* starts playing, and we all get up and dance. I put my arms around Lila's waist, and it just feels so right. {*Link in description}

"So, how've you been, Payne?" she asks, whispering in my ear.

"Okay. Touring with the lads gets funnier and weirder each day. But I missed you," I whisper into the mess of blonde hair, "But you know why I did what I did, right?"

"I missed you too, and yes. I probably would have done the same. I'm happy you did that. Because if you haden't, it would have hurt more to say goodbye."

"Well I'm hoping we don't have to say goodbye ever again,"

"But we're both touring in different places, and-"

"Lila. I'm Liam Payne of One Direction. I can make sure our tours...overlap," I reassure her, kissing  the top of her head.

"You, my friend, are too much," she says, looking at me with her peircing blue eyes, and I realize how much I missed her.

Don't run away...

And it's hard to love again,

When the only way it's been,

When the only love you knew,

Just walked away...

If it's something that you want,

Darling you don't have to run,

You don't have to go ...

These lyrics play, and describe everything perfectly. My relationship with Lila, and well, life.