The Runaway 2 - N.H.

[35] Ready.

Braeden's POV

"What? No," no he can't love me.

"I get it, you don't love me it doesn't matter." He says clearly hurt and waves me off.

"Are you kidding? Of course I... You actually love me? As in me, Braeden." I ask astonished.

He chuckles lightly and looks at me with those damned blue eyes. "Yes, Braeden I love you."

"I... Holy shit I love you too." Before I can think about anything else I walk over and press my lips to his. "I love you." I mumble against his mouth and I feel his smile grow.

"I love you too." He says back before kissing me again. I begin to lead him to my bedroom but he stops me. "Braeden I don't want to make you do anything you don't want to do."

"I'm not... Doing anything I don't want to do." He bites my lip as smiles at me and he lets me drag him into my room.

I begin to pull off his plain black t-shirt. "Braeden are you-"

"Shh" I whisper and pull his shirt off. He moves his hands from my waist to the hem of my t-shirt and starts to tug at it before I take it off.

"I love you." He mumbles again and I will never get tired of him saying it.

"I love you too. So, so much."

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I wake up the next morning in Niall's t-shirt, him lying right next to me with an arm draped over my waist. I start to play with the tangled mess of his hair. Hardly any of it is still blonde now and I can't help but truly admire it.

"Mm good morning." He mumbles and kisses my neck smiling.

"Morning." I whisper and bite my lip.

"What time is it?" I turn a bit to read my alarm clock. Eight fifteen.

"Oh fuck!" I half yell. "Louis and Lottie will be here any minute." Technically they're already late, they were supposed to be here at eight.

"Braeden it's okay." He says and holds back a laugh.

"Yeah... Yeah you're right." I say and take a deep breathe. "I'm going to get dressed."

I grab the clothes from my dresser I had set out and start getting dressed.

"Braeden?" I hear Louis yell and I quickly pull on my pants and walk outside. I'm still wearing Niall's shirt but hopefully he doesn't notice.

"Hey." I say and smile nervously.

"Ready? Obviously not, I'll wait. Nice hair." I look at the mirror in the hallway before putting the finger up at him. It looks terrible.

"Louis I need to tell y-"

"Hey Louis." Niall says and walks out in his jeans and no shirt.

"Hey. Wait what." Louis asks and does a double take.

"Really you couldn't have just let me tell him?" I ask and fight back a smile.

"Well I'm hungry." He smiles and walks to the kitchen.

"I hate you."

"I love you too." He chuckles and waves me off.

"Lou, I-"

"I don't wanna think about it, I don't wanna think about. I don't. Oh god I thought about it." He says and puts his head in his hands. "Niall! You son of a bitch. Did you at least tell her you loved her before?" Louis asks almost angrily.

"You told my brother before you told me!" I yell and point to Louis.

"He's my best friend as well as your brother and it was an accident, god. You two are exactly alike." He says and takes a swig from the milk carton.

"No we are not!" Louis and I yell in unison and start laughing.

"Well since you're already here, you might as well come to breakfast with us." Louis says like he's been defeated.

"Okay, well can I have my shirt back?" Niall smiles at me.

I huff and walk back into my room and change into my favourite shirt, an old Green Day singlet. Niall walks in and I throw his shirt at him and he giggles. "Hurry up and get dressed, twat."

"If you kiss me." He says and crosses his arm I try to walk out but he stands in the doorway. I groan before leaning up and kissing him. "Wasn't that bad was it?"

"Guess not." I giggle.

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Breakfast went by way too fast and now it's time for Anna to take me to the airport.

"I'll see you soon, okay?" Niall asks and I can see him tearing up.

"Okay." I nod and hug him. He kisses the crown of my head. "I love you." I mumble.

"Love you too, princess." God I'm going to miss him. I pull away and turn around before I start crying and walk over to hug Lottie.

"Bye Lottie. We'll talk soon, okay?" She nods and she looks so sad it breaks my heart. "Hey, I love you." I say and hug her. She used to be so tiny and now she's almost as tall as me. My poor little sister.

"I love you, Brae." She mumbles into my shoulder.

We pull away and make plans to call each other when Louis walks up. "You're boarding." He says quietly and hands me my bag.

"Bye Lou." I mumble and he quickly hugs me.

"Love you."

"You too." I pull away and Anna comes over to walk with me.

"Ready?" She asks excitedly.

"Ready."