But.. I thought you loved me? A Niall Horan fanfic

Chapter 2: I'm proud of you

Hi lovelys(: xx just another quick side note before you start reading; in chapter 1 the name of the main character was Kayla (which is my name) but I changed it to Isabella Tatum. I'd rather have my name be in the Harry fanfic, the third one that im planning on writing. Also, the resturant mentioned in the story is a real place. I've never eaten there before since I don't actually live in California, but it came up on google under cali restaurants so i just randomly picked it. The food is from the website I found it on, they sound really weird but they were the only foods listed. Okaaay that's it, keep reading and lemme know whatcha think! <3

We arrived at the restaurant after a short 10 minute ride. My eyes lit up when I recognized the place we were eating at- Yamashiro, my favorite. My mom could tell how excited I was. "I hope you still like it here." We used to come here all the time when my dad was still alive. It was sort of a family tradition to come here whenever a celebration was needed. I had a feeling this would be the place she was taking me.

"Of course I do! This is great.. Thanks mom." I said as I leaned across to the drivers seat to hug her.

"Anything for my princess".

Ugh, here we go again.

We stepped out of the car and walked towards the entrance of the building. An old couple was leaving just as we were entering so they held the door open for us. "Thank you," I smiled at them sweetly and my mother did the same. I watched them walk away and couldn't help but wish I had a relationship like that. Not one where I was dating a 90 year old, but one where we would still be together at 90. It seemed unreal that 2 people could be with each other for so long, but I hoped that one day it would happen to me. Little did I know that it would happen sooner than expected.

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"Hi! Welcome to Yamashiro. Table for 2?"

"Yes please" my mother told the hostess.

"Right this way". She guided us through rows of booths and tables until we reached ours. We sat down and the hostess handed us some menus. "Your waitress will be with you in just a few minutes" she informed us before walking back to the front.

I flipped through the pages of the menu trying to decide what I wanted. "Gosh, we haven't eaten here in so long I almost can't remember what the food tastes like." We haven't gone out much since dad died.

My mom let out a small laugh. "You always liked the Truffle Hamachi" she reminded me.

"Sounds perfect."

Just then the waitress came over. "Hey guys, my name's Jenna and I'll be your server tonight. Can I start you out with something to drink?"

My mom spoke first, "I'll have a glass of champagne please".

"Okay, and for you?" she asked looking at me.

"Just a water is fine".

"Alright, do you need more time to decide what you want or are you ready to order?"

"I think we're ready." My mom nodded in agreement. "I'll have the Truffle Hamachi."

Jenna scribbles down my order and looks up at my mom. "And for you ma'am?"

"I will have the Wagyu Steak on a Himalayan Salt Plate, and if you could bring me out a Caesar salad with a side of ranch dressing, that would be wonderful. Oh, and hold the tomatoes". My mom could be so high-maintenance at times.

"Alright, I'll be right back with that!" Jenna told us before going into the kitchen to give the cook our order.

Now there was a silence between the two of us. After a few minutes my mom cleared her throat, causing me to look up from the floor. "So", she started, "how exactly did you find out you got the job? You never told me."

A small smile creeps upon my face as I remember what happened earlier. "Well, I was laying down in bed listening to music, when my phone went off. I didn't recognize the number but I answered anyway. It was a man and his voice sounded familiar, then he said his name was Paul Higgins and I knew right away where I recognized his voice from. He was at the audition and-"

"What was he doing at the auditon?"

"Mooom I wasn't finished."

"Oh, sorry!"

I giggled at how impatient she was. "As I was saying, he was at the audition. He's One Direction's manager. He asked if he was speaking to Isabella Tatum and I said yes, then he told me that after hours of re-watching the audition tapes and having a long discussion with the boys, they all decided that I was the best one to sing with them!"

I wasn't sure what was going through her head, her face was unreadable. I was worried that she didn't want me to go after all. After a minute she started to say something. "Honey," she said, "I am SO proud of you. And I'm not just saying that because I'm your mom. I'm saying that because it's true. You worked so hard to train your voice, I mean you've probably spent thousands of dollars on singing lessons alone. You've spent countless hours in the studio, lost so many hours of sleep.. And it all paid off in the end. You're finally going to live your dream. I couldn't be happier for you."

I felt the tears form in my eyes as she said the last line. I couldn't be happier for you. Ever since dad died I wanted to give my mom some sort of happiness to look forward to, and this was it. "Thank you, mom. I love you."

"I love you too sweetie."

Just then Jenna came back with our food. "The himachi for you... And the steak and salad for you. Anything else I can get ya?" she asked.

"Nope, everything looks good!" I told her.

"Great! Just wave me over when you're ready for the bill."

"Okay, thanks."

The food was so good that we didn't even have time for conversation. but on the way home, there still wasn't much conversation. I'd glance at her every now and then and she'd smile, but I could tell she was faking it. Something was bothering her, I just didn't know what it was. But I was determined to find out.

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End of chapter 2! What did you guys think!? Leave a comment and let me know! Yes i know this chapter was short too, but I PROMISE the next chapter will be lengthy! And don't worry, the boys make their appearance in the next chapter, and there may be a little flirting going on with Isabella and a certain Irish band member.(; mwuahaha