secret admirer II

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Rose didn't want to go to school so instead she forced herself to vomit in order to stay home. 

"Are you sure it wasn't because of anything you ate yesterday?" Her mom asked her as she rubs her back, comforting her.

"No, mom. Don't worry about it. I'll be fine,  just get going to work, I'll be fine."

Her mother gave her a quick on the head before walking out of her room. Rose looks out her window waiting for her mom's car door to open and leave the driveway. As soon as she's gone, she gets out of bed and makes her way downstairs to get herself something to eat. Getting a bowl for her cereal, she hears someone knock on the front door making her jump a bit. Shuffling her way towards the door she thinks to herself that her mom must of forgot something. 

Opening the door open she lets the words fall out of her mouth before she could see who was standing outside. "What did you forget, mom?" Looking up, she finds herself staring at Niall. "You are not my mom. You are the last person I want to see." She forces herself to close the door but seems to have trouble since Niall stuck his foot in between.

"Let me just talk to you, Rose!" He attempt to put pressure on the door from the other side so she could open it. "Rose, please!"

She pushes back with all her strength. "No! Give me one good reason why I should open this door!"

"Because you're hurting my foot is the main reason!" Rose looks down at his foot and sees how squished it is from her applying pressure to the door. She takes a step back from the door letting Niall open it. "Thank you, that was sort of painful," he extends his foot out, "the main reason I'm here is to talk about last night. Before you say anything--" she closes her mouth, "I think you should hear the truth about what happened and not assume everything. Will you please let me explain?"

Rose looks down at her feet. "This is all too much. Do you really think this relationship is going to work after all we've been through? I don't even like you anymore. Niall, I don't even know if I can trust you anymore." Those last words made Niall's heart drop. "You could tell me what happened, but I don't think that it means I'll forgive you 100% and we'll be back together and act as though nothing happened."

Niall takes a step inside. "I'm not asking for that, Rose! I'm only wishing for us to slowly get back together. Small steps. It'll take time, I know--"

Rose walks around him closing the door before making her way up the stairs telling him to follow her along the way. Once they make it in her bedroom, she tells him to sit in a chair while she gets back in her bed. "Tell me the story, Niall." She says in the smallest voice.

He sighs. "Somehow the boys managed to ease drop in the conversation between you and David knowing exactly where you'd go. I was at home when they suddenly came to my house, stripped my clothes off and threw me in the car with her. Then we ended up where you two were and you know what happened after that..." Looking up at her, Rose stared back at him with a blank face. "I know it seems too fake--"

"I believe you."

He's in shock. "What?"

"I said I believe you. I'm pretty stupid not to realized that you aren't a liar."

Both of them smile. "You aren't stupid, Rose."

"I think I'm pretty stupid that I said I didn't have feelings for you, Niall. But I honestly think that it's not going to work out between us anymore."