See You Again - Niall Horan

Chapter 48

Niall and I were dropped off at our house when we finally arrived back in London. We walked inside our house and set our bags down by the door. As I was hanging my coat up when I heard Maura say from the living room, “Riley you better go see who’s here.” Pretty soon little footsteps could be heard on the tiled floor approaching us.

He rounded the corner and once he saw us standing there, he started to run as fast as his little legs would allow him. “Momma, Daddy!” He yelled as soon as he saw us.

I scooped him into my arms and pulled him into my chest. “I’ve missed you so much Riley.” I peppered his cheeks with kisses. “Were you good for Nana while mommy and daddy were away?”

“Yeah, he was a good boy.” Maura said as she approached us. “How was your trip?”

“It was fun, but glad to be home. I missed Riley too much.” I answered.

“I’m sure.”

“When do you go back home?” Niall questioned.

“My flight leaves later today.”

“Well why don’t we take you out for something to eat before you go.”

We went to eat at a little place near the house and then dropped Maura off at the airport on our way home. Niall and I were both exhausted from our week away and in need of a nap. “Riley are you tired?” I asked him.

“No.” He shook his head.

“Do you want to take a nap in the big bed with mommy and daddy?”

“No!” I was wishing he hadn’t learned that word because that was his answer to everything now days.

“Well you don’t have to sleep but you can come lay down with us.” I carried him upstairs and to our bedroom. I was hoping just by laying with us he would fall asleep also. Niall was already passed out on the bed when we got there. I placed Riley between us and I was soon out too.

I woke up an hour later and sat up quickly when I noticed Riley no longer between us. “Niall, where’s Riley?”

“Hmm?” He rubbed his eyes and looked around. “I didn’t know he was even in here.”

“Yeah I was hoping he would take a nap with us.” I climbed out of bed and started to look for him. First I checked his room then the toy room but he was in neither. I went downstairs and found him laying with Charlie on the floor watching cartoons. “I thought you were taking a nap with us.”

“No nap.”

“Well then mister, since you don’t want to sleep how about a snack?”

The next day Niall had gone into the studio to discuss the tour. They were going over a few things and deciding what they were going to do while there. I stayed home to do some cleaning and laundry.

The moment he walked into the house when he got home I could tell he was pissed. He slammed the door harder than needed and threw his keys on the counter. I was standing in the kitchen making supper when he sat down on one of the stools by the island. He dropped his head into his hands then sighed deeply. “Bad day?” I sat down on the stool next to him.

He looked towards me. “No most of the day was fine, but as I was leaving they wanted to talk to me.”

I was slightly nervous when I asked, “What did they want?” Not many things would cause him to react like this.

He pulled out some paper and placed them on the table. “They want me to have you sign these.”

“What are they?” I slide them in front of me and started to page through document, quickly scanning the words on the papers.