How everything changed (One Direction fanfiction)

Chapter Thirty-Seven - Comforting my Princess

Niall's P.O.V

I woke up around one in the morning. I carefully pulled away from Kathryn, doing my best not to wake her, and made my way to the bathroom in her parents room.

As I was drying my hands, Kathryn must have woken up.

"Niall?!" I heard her scream. Panic laced in her voice, she sounded so scared.

I ran back into the room. It was very dark but I could still see her silhouette. She was sitting up on the bed and I could hear her heavey breathing all the way from the door.

"Niall?!" She shrieked again. I rushed to her side.

"Shh. Princess I'm right here." I said holding her close and reaching over to turn on the tabel lamp.

Her breathing was heavy still and I looked down to see her eyes were a little red from crying and there were tear stains on her cheeks. She gripped my T-shirt and burried her face in my chest. I kept my arms wrapped protectively around her and rubbed her back. I brought my other hand up and placed it on the back of her head. I stroked her hair in an atemp to soothe her.

"I thought you left me." She sobbed.

"Shh. It's okay, baby. I'm here and I'm not leaving any time soon. I'm going to be here for a very, very long time." I slowly rocked back and forth to help soothe her.

"Try and go back to sleep. It's way to early to be up." She nodded and I carefully laid down on my back with her cuddled into my side.

She laid her head on my chest and I kept the arm closes to her, that was holding her close to me, wrapped around her torso. She was laying on her side and her top arm was laying on my chest with her hand rested just above my heart. Something that she had. No I didn't like her like that but she had my heart in a way no one else will. Not even the way my future wife will have my heart. No, she has my heart in a different, unexplainable way. I took my free hand and took hold of hers, leaving it rested right where it was but now with a hold on my hand aswell.

"Thank you, Niall." She said in a whisper. Just loud enough to hear.

"Anything for you, princess." I replied.

She shifted a little to get comfortable but she never changed positions. Her body was just a little closer to mine, if that ws even possible.

"I love you, Niall." She said quietly.

"I love you, too, princess." I replied.

She fell asleep again.

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I woke up to Kathryn tossing and turning in my arms. I looked down at her face and her eyes were squeezed close tight. There was a layer of sweat forming on her forehead. She was having a bad dream.

"Shh." I soothed. I rubbed her arm carefully, trying to calm her down without waking her. I quietly hummed to her and a few moments she started calming down. I kissed her forehead and relaxed.

"Niall?" I heard Kathryn's small voice ask.

"What is it, baby?" I asked.

"My heart hurt." She spoke. I could tell she was about to cry just by the sound of her voice.

"I know, baby. I know. I'm here now and I am going to do what ever it takes to take away the pain." I told her.

"I want it to go away." She sobbed.

"Shhh. I know you do, princess. Try to fall back to sleep." I soothed. She slightly nodded and relaxed her body. Slowly she fell back to sleep.

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