Proving Our Love

Chapter 52 - Does He Know

* Issy's POV*

Hey, we need to talk

I've been staring at Niall's message for a good five minutes now. I wasn't sure if I should be worried, or scared or even think anything of it. But my thoughts were then cut short when I saw his name across the caller ID, my phone vibrating as it rung in my hands.

" Hello?", I said, picking up on the third ring, not having time to think about what he would say.

" Hey Issy how are you, you got my text right?", he asked.

" Yea, I just read it a few minutes ago actually, sorry I was going to reply, and I'm alright how are you?", I told him, being completely genuine.

" Oh don't worry about it, that's why I called you, and I'm good thanks. But I'm calling because we need to talk about you and Harry", he said slowly sounding almost scared.

" Niall I don't think-

" Please just hear me out and if you don't like what I say you can hang up at anytime", he said. I then looked down at my fingers, switching the phone to my left ear.

" Okay", I responded. Smiling slightly as I heard him sigh in relief.

" Listen I know Harry left you in a sort of bad way but I just want you to know that he didn't want to. He did it because he thinks it will help you with everything that your going through. I keep telling him that that's not the case, because I know you wouldn't want him to just go away to make yourself feel better. He thinks that by you guys not being together that it's helping you in some kind of way. And to be honest Issy I've never seen him wallow and mope like this and just be so out of it before. I can see it just within him, he's in love with you and it's killing him not being with you", he rambled, making a smile curve across my lips at his words.

" You mean he didn't want to leave? He- ...All of this was just to help me?", I asked him.

" Yeh, he did it for you. And no matter how hard it is for him that's the reason he's staying away from you, he thinks he'll make everything worse", Niall said.

" No, no he isn't. He made everything worse by not being here, not being together didn't help at all. It just made all of it....so much harder", I told him.

" Yes! Yes I knew it! So you do want to talk to him right?", he questioned excitedly.

" Well of course I want to talk to him but-

" Great! HARRY ISSY'S ON THE PHONE AND SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!!!!", he yelled, making me jump up.

" Niall! Niall no don't get him! I don't want to talk to him like this!", I shouted into the speaker, sighing as he told me to wait a minute.

" Unfortunately he's sleeping right now but I'll let him know you called, would you like to leave a message?", he asked, making my eyebrows cross.

" Niall James Horan what the hell!? No I don't have any message and don't you dare tell him I called... you are the one who called me".

" Yeh, but he doesn't know that", he replied, the cheekiness and Irish accent being prominent as he spoke.

" Niall I appreciate you clearing things up a bit but he will contact me when he's ready", I reassured him, realizing then that I was mostly telling myself that.

" No he won't, don't you get it Issy, he's not gonna contact you till he knows that you want him. This is the whole reason why he hasn't been. He thinks you don't want to be together, that it would only add to your stress", he said, making my heart sink in my chest.