That's When I Saw You {Neth Fanfic}

29. Life On Our Own

Beth's POV

When I woke up, Niall had rolled over onto his side, hugging a cushion that he had brought down from the sofa the night before to support his neck. He moved as I got up, his arm and back muscles flexing as he did so. I smiled happily at his peacfully sleeping figure, at the way he was all curled up in ball trying to keep himself warm due to the lack of clothes he had fallen asleep in.

I decided that I'd make breakfast for the two of us, before he woke up, but it wouldn't really be possible with the little amount of food in our fridge. Then again, there was a Starbucks down the road, so I grabbed his keys and silently left the house. I never thought I'd leave Niall Horan of my own accord.

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The walk down the street was relatively quiet, since it was still quite early and not many people had actually gotten up yet. It was also a Saturday so that meant not a lot of people actually were going to get up this early.

I heard a familiar laugh behind me, which confused me cos I thought I was a while away from anyone I knew. When I turned around, I saw Lucy and Finn, walking hand in hand in the same direction I was heading in.

"Hey, Lucy!" I called, making her look up and wave at me in response.

"Oh hey, Beth!" She smiled, "What are you doing here?"

"Niall bought us a house around here, I just popped out to buy us some breakfast cos we haven't actually gone to the shops yet."

"You live around here now?" Finn asked, "Where abouts?"

"About five minutes back that way." I said, nodding back in the direction they had come in.

"Cool, we live nearby!" He smiled, "We're just going to Starbucks if you want to walk with us?"

"Yeah, me too." I nodded, "Shall we go?"

"Onwards!" Finn chuckled, marching forward making Lucy laugh.

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Once we got there, they ordered before me and had sat down by the window by the time I had decided what I wanted and gone to order myself. The server took my order, asking for my name and all that song and dance, before handing my the bag with all my stuff in that I had ordered. I waved goodbye to Lucy and Finn, who only just about noticed me leaving in the middle of their deep conversation about the different kinds of cheese.

When I arrived home, I looked in the window that let you see into the spare room where Niall had been sleeping when I left, only to reveal that he had moved. I hid around the corner when I saw him come rushing in again, this time fully dressed in a different pair of jeans, and a white tank top. He looked flustered as he ran his hands through his hand and looked desperately for something.

I giggled as I crept as quietly as I could across the noisy gravel driveway, lifting the key out of my back pocket and silently turning the lock. As I walked inside, I walked as calmly as I could into the kitchen. placing the bag down onto the counter.

I gasped in surprise, as I felt Niall hug me from the back, pulling me into his front as his breath flowed down my neck.

"Where did you go?" He asked quietly, his voice a bit shaky.

"Just the Starbucks down the road." I said, turning around, a bit worried at how scared he sounded, "Why?"

He looked up, and what I saw broke my heart. His eyes were bloodshot red, his cheeks still slightly wet from where he had been crying. 

"I thought someone had taken you.."He whispered, "I thought something really bad had happened, I-I..."

"Niall relax." I soothed, "I'm here now, calm down."

He smiled so widely, hugging me again, kissing the top of my head and rocking us back and forth so slightly you wouldn't have noticed it if you weren't paying attention.

"Well..." He sniffed, "What did you get?"

"Ham and cheese croissant and vanilla frappuccino for you." I smiled, handing him the bag, laughing as he grinned happily.

"I forgive you for scaring me then." He laughed, wrapping one of his arms around me waist and held me close to him as he begun drinking his frappuccino.

"You showered yet?" I chuckled,

"I haven't." He said, "I was too busy worrying if you had been abducted or something, you know, no biggy."

"Oh shut up." I laughed, "You wouldn't worry about me that much."

He didn't answer me, but he simply put his drink down, turned me to face him, and leant down to kiss me.

Well that certainly shut me up.

I pulled him closer to me by his belt loops, making him smile as he held onto me by my hips. I scratched his head slightly, making him bite down on my lip by accident.

He pulled away and resting his forehead on mine, making me smile.

"Sorry bout that." He said sheepishly, "That was good."

"Not so bad yourself." I grinned, "Keep it up and you'll get Starbucks everyday."

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Sorry Beth, I'm tired soo not much hapening in this one :/