The Outcome Of Our Summer Love (Louis Tomlinson Fan Fic)

17: Date Night Tears

*Juliet's POV*

"Alex." I push open her door. She was lying on her bed playing with her dolls. "Can we talk?" I didn't want to have to do this. I think I am going to cry.

"Yeah!" Alex chirps. I walk over, sitting on the floor. I take her into my lap.

"Look, I know I've been telling you that daddy is just caught up in work. It's not true." I begin. "You see, we had another fight." I tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "Remember Eleanor?" She nods. "While he was with us, he was still with her while he was with me and that really hurt my feelings. Daddy won't be living with us anymore. He's living with your uncles again."

"Am I still gonna see him?" Alex asks, her voice cracking.

"I don't know baby." I cuddle her closer and allow my tears to fall. "I hope so. You know he loves you very much, we're just not going to be together so often. Do you wanna sleep with me tonight?" She nods and wraps her little arms around my neck as she bursts into tears. We sit there holding each other, crying out hearts out.

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I would be going on a date with Niall tonight. I'm terrified and the fact that he knows that makes me feel the slightest bit better. I don't know how I feel about anything anymore, this is a GIANT step for me. 

We obviously couldn't tell anyone we were going on date and we need someone to watch Alex. We chose someone that's kind of out of the loop and won't say anything, so Danielle is here. That's yet another thing to add to the list of things I'm scared of tonight starting with the fact that there aren't enough things on the list.

It took me a week and a half to accept Niall's offer of taking me out on a date. Now I have the Irish man living on my couch. Alex loves having him here. She's still trying to get used to Louis being gone. But she does call him once a day. I'm sure she wants to see him.

"Be good Alex." I kiss her head.

"I will!" Alex squawks. 

"Ready?" Niall flashes me a smile.

"As ready as I'll ever be." I shrug. He wraps his large hand around mine. I follow him out to his car, thanking him when he opens the door for me. 

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Niall and I both burst into a fit of laughter at the fact that someone just knocked over the chocolate fountain. So far the date had been amazing and I was actually enjoying myself for the first time since I found out. I loved it, but my laughing suddenly stops when I notice a familiar face walk through the door.

"What?" Niall asks. "Are you alright?"

"I..." His eyes lock with mine. He turns, walking away. "I'll be right back." I quickly scurry out the door after him. "Louis, please let me explain!"

"Explain what?" Louis asks, turning around to face me. "That you've been laughing at me? Lying to me this whole time? You've run off to one of my best friends!"

"Well, he's treating me better than you did!" I spat and ignored the tears flooding my cheeks. "You left me! Again! You didn't have to go! You promised you would help me and I was going to let you stay! We would just be friends, but I would have let you stay! Now you're just dropping everything! It's not my fault you made a mistake!"

"I thought-"

"Look, I know what I said! About movies, and family, and just being together!" I shout. 

"I've worked too d*mn hard for this just to give it up now!" Louis yells. 

"Let me ask you this." I croak. "If you did break up with Eleanor, and Tommy wasn't in the hospital, would you stay with me?"

"I don't know! If we were going to act like this all the time then yes! I would leave you! But that's my decision!" Louis shrieks.

"So, you would have left them like your dad left you?!" I screech and immediately know that I've pushed the line.

"I'm so done with this!" Louis bellows before stomping off. I swipe away my tears and go back inside, walking to the table.

"What happened?" Niall frets and stands up as soon as he sees me. He wraps his arms around me tightly.

"Louis is a b*stard." I choke out. 

"I'm so sorry." Niall mumbles against my hair. "I know you hate all of this." I lay my head against his chest, his heart pounding in my ear. "Come on." I let him lead me out to where people were dancing. 

"Standing close to me, close enough to reach perfect time to tell her. But I can't even put the words together. Bevelizing eyes, getting in my disguise. Can't you see me hiding? What am I afraid of, a finding?" A song I had never heard before plays around the room as Niall holds me close. "I know what I'm thinking. But the words won't come out. If eyes could speak! One look could say everything. About the way you smile, the way you laugh, the way you dress. The way your beauty leaves me breathless. If eyes could speak. I wouldn't have to talk. Here we go again, trying to pretend my hand is steady. The way she looks tonight isn't helping. Vision's getting blur, gotta calm my nerves, it's now or never. There's only one way to the answer. I know what to tell her. But the words won't come out. If eyes could speak! One look would say everything. About the way you smile, the way you laugh, the way you dress. The way your beauty leaves me breathless. If eyes could speak. I wouldn't have to talk. Maybe I can finally care of us. Finally get the nervous people mind. And tell you the things I can't say. And baby I would look into your eyes. And maybe you will finally realize. Words are just words anyway. Ohhhhhh. If eyes could speak! One look would say everything. About the way you smile, the way you laugh, the way you dress. The way your beauty leaves me breathless. If eyes could speak. I wouldn't have to talk. If eyes could speak! (I wouldn't have to talk) If eyes could speak! I'd tell you all. About the way you smile, the way you laugh, the way you dress. The way your beauty leaves me breathless. If eyes could speak. I wouldn't have to talk."

That night was my first date that wasn't with Louis. It was like something I never felt before. And I don't think I could have fallen so hard for someone in one night like the way I did with Niall.

Ooo! Look at that! Louis came back! Team Louet or team Jiall?! I'm way too excited for this story! XD Have a good day! Or night! Or whatever time it is for you!

-OneDirectionluv3845 XOXO