Enchanted N.H

Chapter 10

Within a second of me calling her Elise picks up the phone.
"You need to tell me everything and don't leave out a single little detail", she blurts while I get comfortable under my duvet.
I start talking about our first date on the bench on the hill the way he was so caring and gentle that he even brought a blanket for me, our first kiss and how amazing it felt to have him so close to me, how he was so keen on meeting me again.
Elise stops me uncountable times with her eager questions asking for more details especially when I mention the kiss.
"You should have invited him in Vicky", she squeals and I can practically see the look on her face through the phone.
"I was so close to ask him inside", I admit to her and she laughs out loud.
"Little innocent Victoria not so innocent at all".
I don't trust people easily but with Niall it feels like he just smiles at me and my walls are crumbling down in seconds and I can't seem to build them back up.
The guards that I placed around my heart seem powerless and they can't keep him out.
"Are you having dirty thoughts about him right now?", she asks teasingly.
"No the opposite Elise, I don't know what he is doing to me, it feels like he already owns my heart", I sigh and bury my head in my hands.
I don't want to fall for him as bad as I am right now. I will get too attached too soon and I know he will leave me. Everyone leaves me eventually in the end you truly are alone.
"I know exactly what he is doing to you Vicky, he is putting his spell on you and you have already been enchanted by him", she tells me and I sigh again not really knowing what to say.
"Don't overthink this too much Vicky, you have known him for less than a week no need to plan a wedding soon, just go with it", she advises me and I just wish she could be here with me and hug me.
"I miss you Elise, everything is so much easier when you are with me", I say quietly trying to hold back the tears that have crept up on me.
"You have to rely on yourself Vicky, your heart knows what it wants and you should let it get it or should I say get him", she calms me down and makes me chuckle.
"I know Elise, I am just so scared that he will leave me soon and that I won't get over it", I mumble.
"Why would he leave you? You are having irrational thoughts Vic! He is the one asking for new dates, he is the one putting actual effort into seeing you and he still creates playlists for you! If he only wanted  a quick one night stand he would have dropped you already babe", she rants quickly not even taking a breath.
I don't know how I managed to find such a good best friend, she is always the one to talk sense into me when  my thoughts are being irrational.
"Thank you Ellie", I tell her and make some kissing noises through the phone.
"Have you know come to your senses? Will you take it day by day now, see where it takes you two?", she asks and I know there is only one answer.
"Yes, I will take it day by day", I say because I know that I want to keep seeing Niall, I need to keep seeing Niall because I feel good when I am around him, he makes me happy.
"I love you Vicky, please stop thinking too much now and now you can have some dirty thoughts about your sexy Irish superstar because I need to leave now".
Elise hangs up before I am able to say something back to her.
"My sexy Irish superstar", I repeat the words Elise just said to me and I smile.
I would like to call him mine but Ellie is right I need to see where things are going, I shouldn't let myself get too attached.
It is harder to say than to do for me, I have a tendency to get too attached to the people I let close to me.

Niall:
"Sleep well love, I can't wait to see and kiss you again tomorrow xx"

"Speaking of the devil", I smile down on my phone while I read his message.
He wants to kiss me again and I know I want to kiss him again too.
If we keep meeting up like we do now I might be up for something more than just kissing sooner than I expected.
Despite Elises joke I don't have any dirty thoughts while I drift into sleep but I think of his eyes that I am convinced are made from pieces of the sky.
The next morning is hectic and I don't have time to listen to Nialls Playlist.
On the way to work I have to memorize  the personal information of the children because I can't help them if I don't know who they are.
Work is stressful too because two day staff members called in sick and now we are desperately trying to keep all the kids occupied and most importantly in our eye sight.
"Lucy please come back here", I yell exhaustedly while I chase the girl with the pretty dark curls.
She took my notebook and is now running around with it, surprisingly she is way faster than me even though my legs are at least twice as long as hers.
"Vicky, Vicky I think some strange man is watching us", I hear Dana yell and I forget about Lucy and my notebook immediately.
I am alone outside with the some of the children right now so I am highly alerted.
Dana takes my hand and I pull her behind me while I walk closer to the fence that separates the backyard to the street, it keeps the people out and the kids in but right now I don't trust the metal wire to protect us.
When I get closer Dana reaches her arms up wanting to be carried and I oblige, holding her makes me feel safer and stronger too.
She is right there is a man standing next to a streetlamp wearing a black hoodie with the hood covering his face.
He holds his phone in his hand busily typing away.
Who wears a hoodie in this heat? London is boiling and I am sweating in my short dress.
"Excuse me Sir, what are you doing?", I ask my voice shaking and Dana plays with a strand of my hair.
"Sir, is that a new name you would like to call me?"
This voice, the chuckle and the accent. I would recognise it anywhere.
"Niall", I exclaim in disbelief and sigh in relief.
Not a crazy pedophile I need to scare away but the man that I have been seeing for a few days now.
"What are you doing, you are scaring the kids", I tell him as he comes closer to the fence and Dana struggles in my arms.
"He looks scary", she mumbles into my neck and I give Niall a disapproving look.
"Take the hood off right now Niall", I urge him and he hastily pulls it off.
His brown hair is messy and if there wasn't a fence between us I would definitely run my hands through it.
"Hi, I am Niall, I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you", he says softly and Dana looks up again.
"Hi Niall, I am Dana", she smiles her adorable smile and Niall grins happily.
"See she likes me", he says and I roll my eyes.
"What are you even doing here now?", I ask again and relocate Dana on my hip because she is getting a little bit heavy.
"I was missing you", he says and looks to the ground not meeting my eyes.
"You could have called me and I would have probably met you on my lunch break", I coo at the sight of him and now the urge to just hug and kiss him is getting stronger by the second.
"I will see you when you are done?", he asks and I nodd quickly nearly bumping heads with Dana.
"Please just wait somewhere else or take the hoodie off, you do look a little insane and scary", I chuckle and he pouts.
"It's my disguise when I go out in public to stalk pretty girls", he says and I laugh louder.
"In a hoodie in the summer, the perfect disguise Niall".
He blows me and Dana a kiss before he dramatically turns away and I head back to the other kids.
"The evil man is in love with Vicky", Dana yells as soon as we are back with the others.
"He isn't an evil man", I start but she has already run off to find Aisha.
I find my notebook on the table Lucy apparently gave up on running around with it.
"What is Dana telling us about an evil man who is in love with you", Lia asks and flops down on the garden bench next to me handing me a tea.
I struggle to find an explanation so I just opt for the half truth.
"The guy I am seeing visited me and he was wearing dark clothes so Dana thought he was evil but he is gone now", I tell her and she laughs.
"Kids and their imagination", she shakes her head and we spend the rest of the day watching three girls perform a musical with their own songs in a imaginary language and sticks as their microphones.
I lean back and the sun is shining on my face, I feel happy and when I think of Niall and his adorable face I can't help but wish he was here with me all the time so I could just cuddle up into his side.
I haven't felt this way about anyone and it scares me but at the same time it is exciting and I can't wait to see what surprise he has for me tonight.