Chapter 24
Niall P.O.V
"Wait, let me get this straight... You want us to just turn around and cancel the first stop of the tour?" Paul was harder to convince than I had thought. "You only gave us a week off, can't we just have one more week off? We can still do the Massachusetts show, just a day or two later." Paul scratched his chin, contemplating what was going on. I had already explained how we had girls that we needed to tell how we felt before we left. At least I did... I could see Liam sulking slightly as he got back into the tour bus. We had stopped for gas and this was the only chance I had to convince Paul. We were already in Massachusetts and were only about an hour away from the show venue. I knew Liam wanted to be with Danielle so I decided to throw that out there too. "We could just pick up Danielle seeing we're already so close and Liam wants to see her, then we can just head back to Maine." his eyebrows creased together as he thought about this. "Is this something all of the boys want and not just you?" I nodded quickly, knowing that they agreed seeing Louis and Harry helped with the plan while Zayn just sat with his head against Liam's as he slept. Finally I got him to agree, allowing us to turn around back to Maine and pick up Danielle. I ran to the tour bus, feeling my smile run from cheek to cheek as I told the boys what was going on. Liam's face instantly lit up at the mention of Danielle, along with the rest of the boys when I said we were going back. The rest of the way I couldn't sleep or even wipe the smile that everyone was making fun of me for off of my face.
Finally, after having to move to the front seat because I let Danielle take the seat next to Liam, we got back to Christina’s house. I sprinted in, going from room to room looking for her. "Christina?" I called out again and again, poking my head in her room, noticing that it was completely empty. "She's at the dance." I heard a voice pipe in from behind me, smiling as I saw Nicole’s familiar face. “Nice to have you back by the way." she said sarcastically as she walked up to me, giving me a hug. I laughed but couldn’t stop thinking about how stupid I felt for forgetting about the dance. I could tell that Nicole felt me tense up. "Her brother Russ has a suit you could wear to the dance and I could drive you if you want." I quickly accepted and raced to her brother’s room. "By the way, Harry's downstairs." her eyes lit up as she turned around and ran down the stairs.
I was changed in a matter of minutes, taking a little extra time with my hair. The suit was a little big for me but not too bad, so I decided that it was fine. Nicole and Harry both drove me so they could stay together, while Liam, Danielle, Zayn, and Amy stayed at Christina’s house. Louis sat next to me in the back seat, wanting to surprise Lola at the dance as well. He wore a striped shirt with suspenders with a suit jacket on top- typical Louis, cracking jokes every three minutes, showing that he was nervous to see Lola again. It seemed like an eternity before we got there, but it was only 10 minutes when I checked my watch, tapping my foot impatiently as Nicole tried finding a parking spot. Before the car was even parked I slid the door of the mini van open and hoped out, scanning the area for the doors into the school. There wasn’t anybody outside, which I wasn’t really used to, but I could see faint flashing lights leaking out from the windows of what I assumed was their gym. The minute it took me to try to reorganize my self had caused the rest of the gang to catch up to me, as Nicole, holding Harry’s hand, led me to the school entrance. There were two girls at a table, about to scream when they saw Harry walk in first. “You-you-your-you you’re Harry Styles!” The blonde girl on the left said, her eyes bulging out as she realized who had just walked in. Harry smiled his cheeky grin, nodding as he asked her if we could go in. “First door to the right, just follow the music.” She managed to choke out, the other girl next to her just simply nodding her head, not knowing what to do. We thanked her as we walked down the hallway to the gym, practically running into when we found it. “Low profile boys, we’re here on a mission.” Louis said as he kept his head low, spotting Lola. The minute Lola saw his face, she ran into his arms, tucking her head into his neck. I could even see Louis start to tear up as he held her tightly, wrapping his arms around her protectively. Momentarily distracted, I remembered what I actually came to do and searched the crowd as I finally spotted to her. I jogged lightly over to her with my head down, but realized that she was dancing with another guy. I stopped abruptly, feeling like I just got punched in the stomach. The wind was momentarily knocked out of me as I watched her rock back and fourth with this guy. Had she really gotten over me that fast? The lights flashed on her face as I saw the look of pain as he pressed his lips to hers. I saw her try to shove his chest and push him away but he was too strong and seemed drunk. Without thinking, I walked up behind him. “She said no.” I stated in my most threatening voice before pulled him off of her. I saw his face and thought about what he just did, causing the anger inside of me to take over my actions. Finally I just had it and punched him in the face. Shit. I always saw it in movies but never realized how much it actually hurt. “If you ever try something like that, there’ll be a lot more where that came from.” I threatened, turning my attention back to Christina. I then noticed what she was wearing; a tight black dress that highlighted her curves and makeup that was barely visible but helped show just how beautiful she is. “You look beautiful.” I said, getting lost in her eyes, trying to take in every bit of her that I could. “So do you.” She said, pressing her had against my chest as I wrapped my arms around her even tighter, feeling the warmth that she provided. I just wanted this moment to last forever, wanting to forget about the tour and the fans and the responsibilities. I just wanted to live in this moment. With her. There was nothing I wanted more than to feel her body against mine again. The only thought on my mind was wanting her to be my girlfriend. I gave her the speech that I had been planning on the 3-hour car ride, but nerves got the best of me and I began stuttering and rambling. “Yes. Forever.”
We kept dancing, me being unable to keep the smile off of my face. We kept dancing until we realized that the lights had turned on, the music had stopped, and was being tapped on the shoulder by Louis. We both blushed as we realized that almost everyone had already left. She was so beautiful when she blushed. We started walking out to Lola’s car seeing Nicole and Harry had left to go home to spend time with each other. Christina’s hand was in mine but I could see her shivering, so I took my jacket off and put it around her shoulders as she looked up at me, a thankful look in her eyes as she pressed her body against my side. She was still in her cast, seeing it had only been a few days, so I started to see her limp a little. “Christina?” I asked, knowing she’d know what I was implying. “I’m fine, I swear.” She said, before I picked her up bridal style and carried her the rest of the way to the car.
We entered her house, noticing that it was dark, when a few people were supposed to be home. “Harry?” Louis called out, feeling around in the dark for the light switch. “I think he’s in the living room.” Christina said, as we all heard a little bit of a scuffle. Christina found the light switch, turning it on as we saw Harry and Nicole making out on the couch. “HARRY, YOU’RE CHEATING ON ME?” Louis yelled, making Harry and Nicole blush while the rest of us burst out laughing. Christina excused herself to change as I held onto her hand for as long as I could before she was too far away. I decided to go upstairs and change to, going into her brothers’ room. I opened to door, seeing Danielle and Liam asleep on the bed. Of course with Liam they would be sleeping and not doing anything else. I grabbed my clothes that were still on the floor and shut the door quietly, deciding to change in her bathroom instead. I pulled on my t-shirt and realized that I only had jeans, so I figured it would be best to just wear my boxers. I saw that Christina had gone into her parents room to talk to them before bed and to probably explain what was going on, but when I got back to her room she was already there and lying in bed, fast asleep. Clearly this was too much excitement for her and she was tired. I noticed she was wearing my sweatshirt and a pair of athletic shorts, smiling as I saw her in my sweatshirt. I climbed in next to her, trying not to wake her as I wrapped my arm around her, putting the blanket over both of us. My last thought being how she’s mine before falling asleep.
