Lovely

Chapter 5

Julia's POV

We are now finally going to River Thames once the boys were finished with their concert. To be honest, that was my first time going to a concert, and it was unbelievable. Everything I ever wanted and more, but it was a little awkward going on stage not knowing what to do. It was very lucky of Alice and me to actually go up there and be next to them.

The sun was already starting to set until a black van with tinted windows stopped near us. I am hoping that the people inside are One Direction and not kidnappers or anything.

Once I heard laughter from the inside of that van, it sounded very familiar. I put my worries to the side and just relaxed on the bench. Alice was sitting on the grass, watching as they left the van.

Niall sat down next to me on the bench. Now I didn't feel as alone as earlier, but the thought of him being this close to me makes me want to just fangirl. I wonder how they would react if I did. I guess something things are just better off not knowing.

Harry was now sitting on the other side of Niall. In fact, he looked like he was sitting very close to him. Liam was now sitting be Alice with his phone out. I don't think she likes that though, especially since she has a crush on him, if only it would "accidentally" end up in the water.

"So what should we do?" Zayn asked. He was also sitting next to Liam, who was still on his phone.

Louis picked his head up. "Let's play a game!"

"Game? What kind of game would we play? We didn't really bring anything here," I pointed out. We probably should have planned this a little better ahead of time." I laugh to myself at the thought of that.

I look up and see the sun has gone away. On the other side of the sky, it was replaced with the moon. I can't believe I have never been here before, it's gorgeous out here. I heard a low rumble from the person next to me. I looked up and Niall was looking at me. "What? I'm hungry," he said.

"Maybe we should of went to dinner first before coming here," Liam said, finally speaking up. It surprised me a little that he actually put his phone in his pocket and said something to us.

"What are we going to eat?" Zayn asked. "We could go the a restaurant nearby."

"Or we could order Chinese take-out," Alice suggested. I like her was of thinking.

After a moment of silence I said, "I agree with her."

"I will order but not pay," Louis said while dialing the number into his phone. He must have it memorized for some reason. Of course he is being immature by ordering and not paying for it. I hope I don't end up with the bill because I couldn't afford to pay for all of us.Then again, we could just divide it equally among us.

Would they even deliver it to here? This question of mine is answered when Louis says, "The food will be here in about ten minutes."

"I can't wait for the food to be here. I haven't eaten in a while," Niall says. "What will we do until it gets here?"

Why do I have the feeling he only cares about the food coming?

Everyone looked around, trying to think of something to say or do. We were very bored and did not prepare for this. I can't believe we even forgot about eating food.

We ended up talking the entire time. Liam, being the responsible person he is, kindly paid for all of the food. I guess they can deliver to this place. We did not waste any time to start eating.

In the end, I think it was Niall who ate the most. We ate all of the food Louis ordered and were now full. I guess eating a lot wasn't a good idea since we don't feel like doing anything anymore.

"I'm going to go on a walk," I say out loud though I'm not sure why. I am not even sure why I would want to walk, but it seems like a nice night to do so, especially with this scenery.

Niall also stands up, "I will too." I quickly turn to look at him. Is he being serious right now? "If that's okay with you," he quickly adds and looks at his shoes. He looks so cute when he is shy.

I look at Alice. Will she be okay if I left her here with the others? It might be awkward, but I can't say no to walking with Niall. Who wouldn't want to spend time with him? It seems like she could hear my thoughts when I heard her say, "It's alright, I can stay here."

I nod and begin to walk. I'm not sure where we will be going. Niall was walking next to me and decides to start a conversation. "It's a nice night, don't you think?"

"Yeah," I agreed. We were now walking on a path. I don't know where this will take us. As long as we don't get lost, I'm okay with it. The people that were here earlier seemed to have disappeared now, probably going back to their home.

We were now away from the group. I saw Niall get off the path and towards the river. I followed him to prevent either of us from being alone. The water flowered quietly, and the moon's reflection is shining on it. I wish I brought my camera to take a picture of this. I will have to come back later to do so. "This is so beautiful," I say while still taking in the sight.

"And so are you," I heard Niall say. I can feel myself start to blush at his compliment. I didn't know what to say since nobody told me I was beautiful before.

Instead I just smiled as I felt his eyes look at me. I turned to look at him and felt out of place for some reason. He moved in closer, having less space in between us. It was then that he put his arms around me and kissed me. Although it was short, I felt like melting. The butterflies were still in my stomach even when we separated, realizing what was happening.

"Sorry," he whispers and looks past me.

If only I could tell him that he shouldn't be sorry. That is was nice while it lasted. But, of course, I couldn't form any words at the moment because of what just happened.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to write this! But at least it is now done and posted :) I hope you like this chapter! -Jodie (@wattdirectionpad)