Saving You.//n.h

47.

-Heather's P.O.V

"Sweetheart let her sleep, she's had a rough night." I woke up to whispering voices, with someone whining. I fluttered my eyes open, meeting the lit up Christmas tree. I looked at the clock seeing it was ten o'clock, I should probably get up.

"Good morning sweetheart, Merry Christmas." My mother smiled, kissing me on the forehead.

"Can we open gifts now?" Maddie yelled, we all nodded going back into the living room as I sat on the brown love seat. Paul, Ami, Maddie and my mom sat down around the tree where the wrapped gifts were. Last night after I had gotten out of the shower I ended up sleeping down stairs, after I had seen Dylan in the mirror.

"Sweetie, you alright?" My mother asked, I looked at her giving her a small smile while they all opened their gifts.

"Of course, I didn't forget about you." Ami turned around handing me a box, "It's from Paul and I." I smiled ripping the wrapping paper off, before taking the lid off. It was an outfit from guess, I looked up at her before leaning forward to hug her and Paul.

"Thanks you guys, your gifts are somewheres under there." They continued opening gifts, when my mom handed me a Victoria Secret box and bag. I smiled laughing lightly, every year she buys us more bras, but I don't need them anyways, I've got at least a hundred. There was a knock on the door that no one seemed to hear besides me. I stood up from the couch not bothering to fix myself, I mean who possibly could be here on Christmas? I opened the door, seeing nothing. But there was a small bag with tissue paper in it on the door step, making my eyebrows furrow.

I shut the door with the bag in my hand, looking back making sure they weren't watching. I walked into the kitchen, pulling the tissue paper out seeing a small black box. I opened it gently, seeing a beautiful silver heart locket necklace. There was a card in the bag, that I pulled out with my free hand.

'Merry Christmas honey, I'm sorry.

-N'

I sighed placing the gifts back into the bag, it was a beautiful gift don't get me wrong. But, we aren't dating. I grabbed the bag, walking back into the living room sitting in my previous spot.

"Sweetie, I bought you another gift. I don't know if you like it or not.." She trailed off, I smiled softly.

"Of course I will like it ma, why wouldn't I?" She shrugged looking at the ground while everyone watched me open the gift, it was large like a picture frame. I tore the wrapping paper off, staring at the picture. It was Niall and I, the day we had gone out to lunch with my mom. We looked so happy, smiling at the camera with our arms wrapped around each other.

"I love it mom." I whispered, tearing my eyes away from the picture staring at her before I would start crying.

"If you guys didn't break up I wouldn't have-" she was cut off by the phone ringing, she mumbled an apology before getting up to answer the phone. My eyes flickered down towards the picture, Paul spoke up.

"You guys look happy together, it's sad not seeing you guys together." I looked up at him smiling as he stared at the picture, things happen. Stupid things. Mom had came back into the living room, leaning against the wall with a coffee mug in her hand.

"Who called?" Ami asked, gathering her gifts together.

"The O'Brien's, they want us over for dinner tonight." I looked up at my mom, seeing her staring at me with sorrow. I swallowed the lump in my throat, staring at the floor.

"Sweetie, if this is too hard for you-" I cut her off.

"Mom it's fine, I'll go." I gave her a fake smile before I stood up, grabbing my gifts before heading up the stairs hearing whispers from down stairs. I closed my door, placing everything on my bed as I stared at the picture that sat on my dresser. Dylan, Lola and I on our first day of freshman year, with our first day of Senior year next to it.