Love on the Edge

The Start of Something New

We walked down the busy streets of NewYork hand in hand. The hustle and bustle moving around us but not even phasing me. I felt like we were trapped in a box made of puzzle pieces. Each piece having a meaning, having a purpose in my life keeping me grounded. I looked over at Niall, his eyes shining and sparkling with love as he gazed down at me. Wait me? Why me? Nothing was special about me. Honestly blond hair brushing down my back and dull green eyes fixated above my pinch nose and my lush pink lips; whats so special? I just looked average but he looked differently. To the world I may be just another girl, but the way he gazed at me I was his world. Niall mumbled something out but I wasn't listening. "What?" I questioned " Never mind" he whispered out and his eyes dulled and lost their sparkle wandering back down to his feet and trudged on. 

*Later That Night*

I pushed my plate that had the empty carcass of my once full, luscious triple chocolate chip cake to stuffed to even look at it. " That was amazing Niall!" I chirped out as he shoveled in more cake which made me giggle. His cheeks immediately burned a deep crimson red and he stopped eating.  I reached over and placed my hand delicately on his arm. He glanced up at me and I smiled and said; " I laugh because your cute when you eat, not because you look like a slob." His cheeks faded from their red color to a pinkish pattern as he reached around and grabbed a hold on my hand. The waitress came over and cleared our plates and took Niall's card. She started to walk away when I turned around and whip out my card and try to get a hold of her attention. " Gracie, put that away I got this one." he said regaining his grasp on my free hand. " You're letting me stay at your house paying for dinner, Niall I cant let you do all this I feel terrible." I stuttered out starting to feel very self conscious. " I do all of this because you are an amazing girl and deserve the world; don't feel bad you deserve it." this time my cheeks were the ones starting to glow a red color as he lifted up my hand and kissed the top of it. I noticed just over Niall's shoulder and outside of the window a group of men adjusting cameras and taking pictures of us. Niall must have seen my confused look that had now then over my blushing cheeks and turned around to see what I was looking at. He immediately snapped back around and mumbled something under his breath. " Whats going on Niall" I questioned starting to get frightened. " Well..... ummm.. I ....... erm.... I think we should go." He stuttered out as he got up grabbed his card in one hand and my hand in the other and quickly bolted out of the restaurant and around the corner back into the park. I was really confused now, I stopped right in my tracks making Niall jerk around and face me. " Niall I'm not moving until you tell me whats going on!" I demanded. Niall looked around nervously " I cant explain it here not now we have to go please gracie!" he begged. " Fine" I was barley able to make out before he yanked me towards his car as quickly as he could. We hoped in and he pulled out and drove out of the city into the country towards my average suburb home. It was silent for a minute until Niall said; " I am sorry about tonight. " He apologized. " I should have told you earlier I just didn't want you to freak out and get scared away. Your different from the other girls and I love that about you. I love how you came into my life so suddenly and I've already fallen hard for you. I love how you can be yourself and cry and stuff your face in front of me unlike the other girls." I could see his eyes that were pinned on the road slowly develop a brim of tears as he said these words. I couldn't help but do the same. " I don't want to lose you" he continued. " but I'm in this band you've probably heard of, one direction, and where ever I go the paparazzi follows and girls throw themselves at me. But you are different, even if you technically did throw yourself on me." I couldn't help but giggle at this which allowed a tear to sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks. We were now at my house and he stopped the car and looked at me. " Please don't leave me Gracie, I'm so sorry I should have told you earlier but I didn't want to loose you." I could see a tear escape and I reached my hand up and wipe it away. He quickly blinked the rest away and then looked at me in the eye and said. " I love you gracie." I immediately without even thinking responded " I love you too." We both laughed then he pulled me into a hug. I didn't even care about the snow that slowly started to flutter down from the sky. Or that not even a hundred yards away my parents were sitting inside probably yelling at each other. Or that Kailey had probably blown up my phone with evil texts and Facebook messages. But for this moment it was like I was in that box again, each piece having a meaning, having a purpose.