Drive

Chapter 21

"How is the food?" A tall, husky man asks.

"It's really good, thank you." I smile and take another bite of the meat. I'm not sure what it is, but it taste good.

"Who is that?" I ask Niall once he walks away.

"Harry's step-dad, Robin." He tells me, shoveling more of the meat in his mouth.

"Oh." I didn't know Harry's mom was ever divorced.

"Hey Alex!" I hear Louis voice from behind me and turn around, smiling at him. He appears to be OK with the loss of his bandmate. A girl stand behind him, the other girlfriend. I recognize from the pictures.

"Hi, I'm Sophia." She introduces herself with a smile and wave. I wave back and she crosses in front of Louis, taking a seat beside me. She's gorgeous, long brown hair, big brown eyes, absolutely stunning.

"Mommy," Kayled tuggs at my arm.

"Yes, baby?" She rubs her eyes, yawning. It's almost two and she usually takes a nap at noon.

"I'm sleepy," she whines. I take her in my lap and she lays her head on my shoulder.

"Do you want to go?" Niall asks. I nod, standing up from the table.

"Thanks again, guys. You didn't really have to come all the way to Ireland, we could've came to you." Niall tells them and they all look confused.

"We we're already in Ireland." Harry tells us. Nialls eyebrows push together and his head tilts slightly.

"What?"

"We were going to come visit you, but that's when Liam.." he trails off. "We were on the bus. About an hour away from your parents." Well, this is new.

"I thought you found him in your hotel room?" Louis shakes his head.

"Management," he explains. Kaylee squirms in my arms.

"Uhm.. we.. we have to head out." He hugs each one of his bandmates and we leave.

The ride home is silent, until we begin to see firetrucks. They swarm the apartments as well as the paparazzi. Thankfully, Kaylee has fallen asleep in the back.

"What the hell?" Niall mumbles before taking off his seatbelt and climbing out the car.

"Stay here," he tells me and I oblige.

He talks to a tall man with a clipboard, running a hand through his hair, a nervous sign.

"Mommy?" I hear Kaylees weak voice and turn around to look at her.

"Go to sleep, baby." She leans her head back and closes her eyes. I look around the parking lot for Nialls car. I can't find it. I double, triple, check the parking lot and It's nowhere to be seen.

Carmen!

What happened to her? Is she alright? I rush out the car, forgetting Nialls demand to stay in and run to his side, ignoring the paparazzi snapping photo after photo.

"Carmen! Where's Carmen? Is she alright?" The words sound jumbled. Nialls eyes widen, he forgot about her too, but the man has a look of suspicion.

"I was telling this young man that a room near the middle of the building was caught on fire. Nearly everything's burned, along with the whole hallway. Thankfully, not many were injured. Investigators say some things may have been stolen and the owner of the apartment was Niall Horan." He tells us. Our apartment was burnt down?

"That's me, sir." Niall tells the man.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you other than you're going to have to find other arrangements. I'm terribly sorry." The man tells us and turns on his heels, walking away. I break down in tears, wrapping my arms around Niall.

" Shh, it'll be okay." He kisses my forehead and rubs circles in my back, trying to calm me down.

"Niall she stole your car!" I cry and his eyes widen.

"What?" He searches the parking lot. "Shit." He spits out.

"What are we going to do?" I ask. "We're all the way in Ireland, we know not a single person here besides your family and there already crowded." He runs a hand through his blonde hair before looking back at the car, then to me.

"Where have you always wanted to live?" He asks, a huge smile on his face expite what just happened.

"What?" I laugh between cries.

"There has to be somewhere you've always wanted to live." I shake my head. I never really thought about it actually.

"You're crazy," he teases and presses a kiss to my forehead, trying to lighten the mood.

"I'll call the boys and figure something out. We can stay with them for a while until we find our own place." He pulls out his phone but I stop him before he can call.

"What about our stuff?" I ask, taking a glance at the half burned building.

"I'm rich, honey. We'll go buy more." He presses a kiss to my lips and takes my hand, leading me to the car.

***

We made plans to meet up at a gas station near the hotel the boys were staying at. Thankfully, there's not many people here. We don't need a crowd right now.

"Mommy," I hear Kaylees rasp, from just waking up.

"Yes, baby?" I turn around to look at her and she rubs her sleepy eyes, her hair scattered on top of her head.

"I have to potty." She squeezes her legs closed and bounces, making it noticeable she has to pee.

"Uhm.. okay." I hurry out the car and grab my purse, since it has money and my essentials, and climbs out the car. I help Kaylee out and pick her up, hurrying into the store since it's cold.

After we both use the bathroom we look for a snack. Kaylee picks candy and I grab chips for me and Niall.

"Is that Alex Green?" I hear a hushed voice behind me ask once we're in line.

"And her little girl! She's so cute." I hear another girly voice behind me and I turn around, smiling at the two girls. They both look shocked. Since when do I have this effect on people?

"Alex! I'm a huge fan of you and Niall! You two are so cute! And Kaylee is so adorable." She jumps in excitement and I chuckle, watching the two girl freak.

"Can we get a picture?" They ask and I pull a confused face, but nod. "With Kaylee too, if you don't mind." The same girl asks and I look at hee for conformation. She nods and I stand inbetween the two, me and Kaylee smiling when they snap the picture.

"Thanks!" They say and I smile. I pay for my items and get out the door, discovering the boys have arrived.