You & Me - A Niall Horan story

Part 15

When you arrived back at LAX a few days before the album launch, you couldn't have been happier. The weather had been cooling down in England, but in L.A. it was a warm 24 degrees.

Niall had insisted that you stayed at his with him while you were there. At a meeting with the crew you had told them about your relationship with Niall and also the Saskia situation. With increased security around you both and now the legal application of her not being allowed near you had gone through, it was important that they knew. No more keeping secrets from any of them. Everyone was pleased and annoyingly not surprised. Most people had guessed you liked each other. Apparently it was obvious.

You knew you still needed to hide this relationship, neither of you ready to go public. However you being with him everywhere was bound to raise suspicions about you.

Niall would be busy doing promo and stuff for the album this week, but you would be able accompany him to interviews if you wanted. He didn't want you to leave his side, and at first it had been sweet but now you were beginning to feel a bit suffocated.

An argument had occurred a couple of days after the album came out. You had said you were going to the gym and he had insisted that he come too. With hundreds of album to sign, you had wanted to give him some quiet time to get on with it, he however didn't want you to go on your own.

"Ni, it's the gym. I'll drive there, park the car and go in the building. I'll come straight back when I've finished. Ok?"

"Why are you saying it like that?!" He asked you, hurt evident in his eyes.

"Because, you won't let me go anywhere on my own!"

"Well, I'm sorry for caring about my girlfriend! For fucks sake Cal, she could follow you or something. I just......."

"There's a restraining order in place for a reason, so I don't have to stay in all the time! You're busy working right now and I'm in the way."

"Well, it's my job, so yes I'm busy."

"And I get that, why do you think I was giving you some space! I feel like you're....... like you're..... "

You paused not wanting to say anymore, worried you would hurt his feelings more. He looked upset from your outburst already. You were a tiny bit jet lagged, a tiny bit bored of being stuck in and massively hormonal.

"Finish the sentence." He asked.

"Ni, fuck..........I'm a mess." You said and the tears fell easily.

He closed the small distance between you and you reached your arms up to cuddle him close.

"I'm sorry I'm being clingy, I'm just so fucking frightened that something will happen to you. That something will happen and you'll want to end this." He whispered.

"I'm sorry to, but I don't want to end this. Nothing she does will make me change my mind."

You stayed standing in the kitchen holding one another for a while. Niall's hands gently stroking your back as he kissed your temple.

"I'm so happy with you Cal, I meant what I said about not wanting anyone else, about wanting it to be just you and me. I'm sorry I've been so reluctant to let you go out alone while we've been here."

The situation with Saskia was being dealt with, but it was still always in the forefront of your minds.

Agreeing to not mention her again and to not let her win, you made your way to the gym, on your own.

A busy and hectic week later and you were back on tour.

Niall wasn't happy that you had chosen to stay on a different tour bus with the crew and not him. But you didn't think it would be deemed professional to do that. While everyone was supportive of your relationship, you didn't want to get treated any different to anyone else. Plus the crew and equipment sometimes left a city before Niall did. If he had interviews to do then you would head off to get an early start at the next venue while he stayed behind to carry on with his work commitments.