Unexpected

Chapter 22

We stayed there most of the night. It's strange. I thought that an international famous person would have conventions and party's and performances like every night but Niall had hardly done anything other than go to the recording studio and that photo shoot. I'm kind of glad that was case. I don't think I would be able to stand going anywhere or staying in this house constantly.

But tomorrow is the day I'm going to start painting. Actually try something.

I decide to go to bed early and I get up early. I write a note for Niall and in then leave and head towards Ash's home. I need to get my painting things from him and I don't care if he's asleep or not. I knock on the door a few times before I pray to god that he doesn't have a lass with him.

Eventually he opens the door with strands of hair in his face. He looks like he's still half asleep.

"Dude, it's like morning." He yawns.

"I only want my stuff and then you can go back to bed." I put my hands up in surrender. Ash let's me in and I try to carry everything out.

After walking for five minutes everything seems to grow heavier and heavier. I had to keep telling myself that it was only a little further but each step was worse. Why didn't I just call a cab? I roll my eyes at my stupidity.

Seeing my new art gallery place couldn't have made me happier. I juggled the keys in my hand and then opened the front door.

I placed everything down and then locked the door. One by one, I carried everything down stairs and started painting after I adjusted all the lighting.

I wasn't sure what I was painting but i just let it all carry on. The base colour was blue with dashes of grey and lighter blues. Then over the top I painted a golden sun with white lines to create a strange effect. The sun was filled with different but beautiful patterns. Some were similar but all of them were different. Like Niall. This painting was Niall. He was my sun now.

I set the canvas aside to dry and started on another painting. This was a lot simpler. Thick coloured lines crossing the canvas horizontally with a typical bandanna pattern on top of the coloured stripes in either white or black. I suppose this was Ash. He had a strange obsession with bandannas that kind of made him, him.

Those two painting took three hours alone and it was only midday so I started on the building itself. I swept the floors, cleaned away the cobwebs and tried to clean the windows. Most of the walls would need re-painting. I was thinking cream and red with a black wall here or there just to separate things. I could only hope that my gallery would be somewhat successful and it would need a name. Plus so much other stuff like lights. It might take a while but I'll get there eventually, no matter what.

A bang came from the front door. I dug into my pocket for the key and went to open the door. Niall stood there dripping water. I let him in and then realised that it was raining. Thunderstorm and flash flooding.

"Hi beautiful." Niall plants a kiss on my cheek. I can feel myself blushing and I desperately try to stop.

"Hey." I smile.

"Guess what?" I look up at Niall with a confused expression.

"We're going on another tour but just in America!" I couldn't decide if he was happy or not.

"That's good right?" I question.

"It's like eight months without you unless you come on tour with me." Niall half suggests.

"Never going to happen." I wrap my arms around Niall's neck and kiss him. Why does he have to be so damn perfect?

"Didn't think so." He grins like a three year old.

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Niall kindly runs to go get red paint. Twenty minutes later he returns with four large tins of dark rose red paint and rollers. Niall puts his music on and then we start painting all the walls at the back of the room. It takes all of the afternoon but we finally finish it and it looks pretty good.

I could see it coming together and just visualise it all. Maybe the posts should be black and gold. Hopefully I could open it before Niall goes on tour.

I need to paint and draw more and possibly buy some art from local people. Maybe sell some art online as well. Overall, it would either blossom or just die.

During the course of the next three weeks. Niall and I finish painting all of the ground floor and I manage to draw some different stuff which was all pretty good to me. No matter how many times Niall said they were amazing. I had also bought a few pieces of art from a nurse who paints in her spare time but she painting wildlife and nature. She used watercolours but they were truly beautiful.

I think it would only take another week and then maybe I could open it. And it would be before Niall leaves as well as Ash seeing as 5 Seconds Of Summer are touring with One Direction.

"It's looking amazing Jess!" Ash says.

"It's all down to you." I lightly punch him on the arm.

"All you need to do it paint the top floor and get some lights. It's going to be fab." He smiles.

"How are you going to open it?" Ash asks as all the boys walk in. All eight of them.

"I don't know." I manage to get out before all the lads start talking.

"It's looking good Girly." Harry winks at me. I roll my eyes and find my place next to Niall with his arm wrapped tightly around my waist.

I had grown a lot more comfortable with them all since the first time I had met them. They were mostly a group of five year olds when they were together.