Just the Way You Are

Part Twelve:

        Lilli and Harry had just left . Niall was laughing and Helen looked at Niall suspiciously.

            “What was that cheeky wink for?” Helen asked trying not to laugh as Niall blushed bright red.

            “Oh nothing. You’ll find out sooner or later. Let’s go. I’m hungry,” Niall said as he pulled Helen out the door.

            “So where are we going?” Helen asked.

            “Well, you’re just going to have to wait tto find out. If I tell you it will ruin the surprise.”

            “Fine,” Helen said giving in.

            “Now close your eyes,” Niall said as he took Helen’s hand. He led her to the back of a cafe that was lit with strings of lights. There was a table set for two right in the middle. It was quiet; they were all alone with the smell of coffee pouring in from the café. Niall’s guitar was set up in the corner.

            “Okay, open your eyes!” Niall exclaimed trying to control his excitement.

            “Oh Niall! Oh, I-I don’t know what to say.”

            “You don’t have to say anything. Just sit and listen,” Niall said as he pulled out a chair gesturing for Helen to come sit. As he slid her chair in he went ot where his guitar was set up. He grabbed the guitar and stool placing it in front of Helen. Helen was filled with excitement. Butterflies were going crazy in her stomach.

            “Well Helen, since this is out first proper date I thought I’d make it special. A special girl like you deserves nothing less. So this is a song by Ed Sheeran, it really reminds me o you. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted to say… So this is ‘Wake Me Up.’"

            “I should ink my skin with your name and take my passport out again and just replace it. See I could do without a tan on my left hand where my fourth finger meets my knuckle and I should run you a hot bath and fill it up with bubbles.

            ‘Cause maybe you’re loveable, maybe you’re my snowflake, and your eyes turn from green to grey and in the winter I will hold you in a cold place and you should never cut your hair because I love the way you flick it off your shoulder.

            And you will never know just how beautiful you are to me, but maybe I’m just in love when you wake me up.” Niall smiled a huge grin at Helen, still strumming away at his guitar, and said, “I’ve changed the lyrics to some of the rest.” Helen grinned at him. She was in awe.

            “And would you ever feel guilty if you did the same to me? Could you make me a cup of tea to open my eyes right away? And I know you love Shrek because we’ve watched it twelve times and maybe we’re hoping for a fairytale too, and if your DVD breaks today, it will be okay because I own a Blu-Ray.

            I know I’ve always been crap at acting but you’re always willing to teach me and then I get lost, I go and forget all my lines and then you laugh with me, and you be askin me I’m going to be home nest week and then you lie with me until I fall asleep and flutter an eyelash on my cheek, forget the world with me.

            And you will never know just how beautiful you are to me but maybe I’m just in love when you wake me up.

            And I think you hate the smell of smoke, but that’s okay, so do I. I’ve never even tried cause I don’t want to die. I want to look in your eyes. So I’ll take you to the beach and walk along the sand. I’ll make you a heart pendant with a pebble held in my hand. And I’ll carve it like a necklace so the heart falls where your chest is and now a piece of me is a piece of the beach and it falls where it needs to be and rests peacefully. You just need to breathe to feel my heart against yours now.

            Well maybe I’m just in love when you….. OH CRAP! I dropped my pick in the guitar!” Niall exclaimed as he flipped his guitar over to shake the pick out.

            Helen tried to hide her giggle but she couldn’t help it, he was just so cute and sweet. By this time she was grinning from ear to ear when suddenly she saw something drop from Niall’s guitar. It seemed to have been tied to one of the strings. Her heart began to pound in her chest and her stomach butterflies came back.

            Niall walked over to Helen with a huge grin on his face, “Well, what do we have here?” He seemed to be holding a necklace.

            “Oh Niall, you-you-you shouldn’t have,” She sat that he was, indeed, holding a necklace. The charm was the two drama masks. It was embedded with diamonds.

            “You’re and amazingly beautiful and wonderful girlfriend. You’re an amazing actress and I love you more than any word could ever describe. More than there are stars in the sky. I love you,” Niall said as he brushed Helen’s hair to one side and draped the necklace around her neck and clipped I tin the back. He turned her around and without hesitation pulled her in fro a passionate kiss. It was soft and sweet but full of love. He smiled into the kiss, as did she. At that moment Niall realized that he wanted Helen more than anyone else. That moment confirmed everything, he was never going to let her go.

            “Well, Mr. Horan, you are truly amazing. Everything about you is incredible. You have stolen my heart and there is absolutely no one who could take me from you. Thank you, for everything. I love you more than anything.” Helen said before grabbing Niall and giving him a huge hug. Niall’s eyes shone bright and he couldn’t stop smiling.

            He glanced down at his at his watch, “oh! We’ve got to go! We’re going to be late for the play!” They quickly ate and paid the café. Niall grabbed Helen’s hand and they started running to the theater. They had box seats to see Romeo and Juliet. Helen was really excited.

            “Ya know, since we’re in Italy and all I though we should go see this.” Niall said, trying to show off what little knowledge of plays he had. He lead them to their seats.

            The play was absolutely superb. The costumes and the sets were the most beautiful things Helen had ever seen. Helen was blown away. This was the best night of her life. She looked up at Niall and smiled thinking about how blessed she was.

            “What?” Niall asked suspiciously, “do I have something on my face?”

            Helen chuckled, “no, no. I was just thinking about how blessed I am. I never want to lose you. I want to be with you forever.” Helen blushed and quickly looked away. Niall smiled and kissed her on the forehead. The got up from their seats and left to begin their walk back to the hotel. When they reached the their rooms Niall kissed Helen goodnight and when her door was closed he did a little victory dance. He thanked God for her. They were truly in love. Nothing would ever come between them.

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