A Hopeless Addiction // Niall Horan

Chapter Five

Just take a deep breath, and everything will disappear. Life is finally perfect. You have a great boyfriend, five amazing friends. Being home doesn't change a thing. It's just a time to relax for a bit before you see him again. Smile.

RebeccaCatherine: Miss NYC and Blue already! But I have some reading to keep me occupied x – TwitPic attached

NiallOfficial: Headin home soon. Missin my Hazel though x

        When I got home on Thursday, I was worn out. A couple mail crates of letters were sitting on my desk. I read through a couple of them before resorting to torturing myself with rereading my most recent texts.

Mara: Nap time – finally!

Harry: Miss you already, love! See you soon!

Liam: Thanks for the smile on Niall's face. We all love you, gorgeous!

Niall: Miss you, babe. Will call when we land xx

        The past week already felt like a huge dream. These texts were the only proof any of it had happened. And the few pictures I was now uploading to my Facebook. Loads of notifications, as was the norm now, but only one I truly cared about.

Niall James has listed you as "in a relationship" – Confirm/Deny

        My man—not one to waste time. I hit "confirm," and of course that was flooded with comments in a matter of minutes.

Marina: Like? Fuck that! More like LOVE! Congrats bby!

Jamie: And I didn't know about this because...?

Mara: I was there! I saw it! It's true!

Anna: From One Direction? Lucky!

Niall: My dearest<3 Miss you, Hazel eyes x

Me: Miss you more, my blue-eyed prince xx

        I could handle the next month without him, knowing that he would always be sending me cute stuff like this. Facebook, texting, and Skype wouldn't be the same, but it would be enough.

        Laying back, I realised how surreal my life was. This didn't happen to kids from Salisbury. Yet, here it was...happening. Everyone had seen my video. I had been a guest on Anderson. Niall James Horan was my boyfriend. Everything was actually kind of perfect. My mind was foggy, but I was happy. Life was finally working out for me. Most importantly, though, I had gotten to say thank you. It was hardly enough, but it was a start.

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-1 month later-

RebeccaCatherine: LOVED seeing everyone at the airport when I went to get @NiallOfficial but try to not kill my bf next time xx – TwitPic attached

        "I'm thinking dinner a movie, and then retreat back to your hotel for endless cuddles," I said as we were on the interstate back to Salisbury from Charlotte.

        "Or..." Niall replied, taking my hand and raising it to his lips, "we skip the dinner and movie and go straight to the cuddles."

        I laughed softly. "Darling, you would never skip dinner."

        "You know me so well."

        I rolled my eyes, smiling. "If that's knowing you well, the entire One Direction fandom has written your biography."

        Niall smirked. "Do you know if there's any chance of snogging me girlfriend?" he asked as we pulled into the hotel parking lot. We got out of the car and went to get his bags. I wrapped an arm around his waist, looking right in his eyes.