Tangled Hearts: A Louis Tomlinson Fanfic

Niall's Confession

Louis' POV

I woke up and it was still fairly dark out. I checked my phone for the time and saw that it was around 5 in the morning. As I laid on the floor, it knew that there was no way I'd be going back to sleep so I decided to get up. Scanning the lounge, I saw the boys still sleeping, however Nikki was no longer here. Confused I got up and was about to check the hall way when I spotted her standing on the balcony. 

"God, what do I do?" I heard her whisper. Curious of what she was talking about, I stood at the sliding door and just listened.

"I still love him. I still want to be with him but I don't want to be with him at the same time. God, I'm so confused. My heart is aching and I can't stop the pain. Perhaps him going away will be the only way to heal this hurt. Heal everything. He has Eleanor and I'll find someone too. Niall seems to like me, unless I'm reading the signs all wrong. Should I give Niall a chance?" 

What I was hearing literally made me feel sick to my stomach. She loved me but didn't want to be with me. Even if I told her that I'd never do it again, there was still the fact that Niall has a thing for her too. I missed my chance and now it should be Niall's turn to have a chance. Who knows, they could be perfect for each other. 

"Dammit!" I growled and lightly hit the glass sliding door with my fist.

"Louis?!" I heard Nikki gasp. I popped my head up in surprise unaware that I had just exposed myself.

"Uh, Nik!" I stood myself up straight.

"What are you doing? Were you eavesdropping on me?" She asked looking at me sternly. 

"What? N-no." I stuttered making it obvious that I was lying. I sighed.

"I'm sorry, but we need to talk. Talk about us." I walked up to her. She looked down at her feet and when I stood directly in front of her, she looked back up at me.

"Okay then." She spoke.

"Nik, look, I'm very sorry for hurting you, but El and I didn't get back together.  I'm really sorry Nik, honestly. I'm madly in love with you." She just stared at me with tears pooling in her eyes.

"Nikki, I'm in love with you." I finally told her.

"Louis. I- I lo- I… can't. I'm sorry." She choked out as the tears fell down her face.

"Why not? Nikki, please. I love you. I know you love me too. Nik." I took her hands in mine. I could feel the tears threatening its way to my eyes.

"Louis, you guys are leaving in two days. There's so much work to do in our relationship that it's going to be too hard to fix all this when we're apart." Nikki was right. Things are too complicated right now.

"Then come to London with us. Come and live with me." I asked with hope in my voice. She stood there in silence looking at me like she was torn.

"I can't Lou. My life is here." She told me as she slipped her hands out of my own.

I stepped closer to her and held her face in my hands as I placed my forehead against hers. I tilted her head up so she was looking into my eyes. Her big brown eyes made me go weak and made me want her even more.

"Nikki, I love you, but I understand." I whispered. She just kept staring into my eyes. I noticed that she was getting a bit nervous when she started to bite on her bottom lip. 

Unable to hold myself back, I leaned forward slowly. She didn't seem to pull back so I continued to close the gap between us.