Damaged - N.H.

16

"I'm home, bitch!"

Liz's voice echoed throughout the house this morning as Niall and I stood in the living room saying goodbye to each other. She came through the front door dragging a suitcase behind her and smiled.

"The guest room is all yours now." I laughed.

"Great. I've got two more suitcases in my car. Harry is on the way with the rest of my stuff." She replied.

"I'll get your suitcases." Niall offered, placing a soft lingering kiss on my lips.

"Get a room." Liz joked, rolling her eyes.

"We did. Multiple times last night." Niall smirked as he walked past her. "And a couple of times this morning!"

"Okay then, Horan!" She cheered jokingly. I couldn't help but laugh as well and she turned to me. "You must be tired."

I blushed. "Go put your stuff away." I said, following her to the guest room.

She heaved her suitcase onto the bed and opened it up, pulling out her clothes. I grabbed some hangers from the closet and started helping her put things away.

"So...I know this is probably inconvenient for you, but thank you. Living alone has been...hard." I said uncomfortably.

She smiled softly. "You're still my main hoe and I would do anything for you. I know we moved past it, but I never really said thank you for giving me another chance. I'm glad we're okay now."

I waved her over. "C'mere." I said, holding my arms out for a hug.

She jokingly rolled her eyes and trudged over to me, wrapping her arms around me."I love you, babe." She muttered. "No more repeats of what happened, deal? I'm here to make sure you're okay while Niall is gone. I want it to stay that way."

"Deal." I laughed. "This really means a lot to me."

"Are we interrupting?" I heard that familiar Irish accent say from the doorway.

We turned to see Niall bringing two suitcases in, followed by Harry with a couple of duffle bags.

"Were you planning on staying forever?" I said, looking at her wide-eyed.

"I still want to look good while I'm here. We aren't fucking camping." She huffed.

Harry helped her move her bags into the corner of the room and Niall turned to me. "I have to get going, Love."

"Do you want me to come with you guys to the airport?" I asked as he pulled me to him.

"No, Harry taking me is fine. He's just dropping me off, anyway." He replied.

"Okay." I simply said, and he dipped his head down slightly to kiss me.

"Ugh, do you guys have to do that in my room?"

We pulled apart and both glared at Liz as she gave us a playful smirk. Niall took my hand and led me down the hallway into the living room so we could have some privacy.

"I'm gonna miss you." He muttered, wrapping his arms around my waist.

I slid my arms up his biceps to rest on his shoulders. "I'm gonna miss you too."

"Call me if you need anything, okay? Any time, day or night. I'm serious." He said, narrowing his eyes at me.

"I'll be fine, Ni. Liz is here and she'll be up my ass all day every day. Have fun, okay? Enjoy yourself. You deserve it. Don't worry about me the entire time." I forced a smile.

"I'll always worry about you because I love you." He replied.

"I love you too. Go live your sexy rockstar lifestyle. I'll be waiting for you to come home." I teased.