The Fangirl // Horan [temporarily on hold]

Chapter 21

After a while, Niall comes over to me, and takes my hand. "You're not too bored, are you?" he asks quietly, leaning down and kissing my cheek.

"Not at all," I assure him.

"I think we're leaving now," he tells me, sitting down next to me.

I look around. There are still about fifteen girls in the room, but they're all talking to the other boys. And I can see through the open door that there is still a small queue outside the room.

"But there's still more girls," I say, frowning slightly. He gives a small smile and leans over to kiss the spot between my eyebrows.

"Don't frown like that," he says. "You're prettier when you're smiling."

"You're saying I'm not pretty when I frown?" I say in mock-outrage. He laughs. "Anyway," I say. "Don't change the subject. There are still more girls, aren't there?"

"Well, maybe," he admits, running the hand that isn't holding mine through his hair. "But I don't want you to be bored."

I reach up a hand and give him a small flick on the forehead. "What are you doing?" he asks, but he's grinning.

"We don't have to leave on my account," I say. "Those girls love you too, remember."

"True," he acknowledges. "But probably not in the same way that I love you."

"Well, of course."

"Are you sure you don't mind waiting a little longer?" he asks. "It'll just be another half an hour or so."

"It's fine," I say. He still doesn't look sure. "Fine," I repeat.

He lets go of my hand and squeezes my thigh. "I'm taken," I say.

He laughs and stands up. "Love you," he says. "See you in a bit."

When he walks away I pull my phone out of my pocket and click it to make the screen light up. I sigh when the screens displays, 17 Missed Calls & 22 New Messages. I go through them and see that they're all from Mom, begging my forgiveness. I push my hair out of my face and sigh. She can't seriously think that I'm going to forgive her that easily.

I mute my notifications and log on to my fanfiction account. Seeing my mom trying to make it up to me is making my previous anger bubble up again, but I see Niall's smiling face as he talks to the excited fans and I feel my own smile growing.

*****

"You ready to go?" Niall asks a while later, approaching me once more.

"Have you spoken to them all?" I ask.

"As much as I can," he smiles. I can see how happy meeting them makes him, which makes me smile too. "Ready?" he asks again.

"Sure," I say, standing up. I brush down my jeans and set my glasses straight. Louis sees us preparing to leave and walks over, grinning.

"Leaving so soon?" he asks. I smile.

"Yeah," Niall says. "Are you staying here for a bit longer?"

"Nah, I don't think there's any more," Louis says. "I think we're all heading off soon."

"You can stay at mine if you want," Niall offers.

Louis looks surprised. "All of us?"

"Sure, otherwise you'd just be staying in a hotel, right?" he grins, and pats Louis's shoulder. "It's fine, really."

"Thanks, I'll let the lads know," he says, and walks away. Niall squeezes my hand and looks at me out of the corner of his eye. "Are you staying over too?"