Take Me Back

4 - Niall

This morning, I was the first one to be awake. I guess we fell asleep watching movies last night, because Jenna was passed out on the other side of the couch. I slowly stood up to avoid waking her. As I stood over her, she looked so peaceful and calm. Her eyelashes were fluttering as she breathed in and out. I saw her stirring, so I took my eyes off of her and went to my bedroom. 

"Nialler, where are you?" I heard a groggy voice call out. 

"In my room, love. Hurry up and get dressed, we have plans this morning". I decided that today, I was going to teach her how to golf. I put on my white Nike polo shirt and some navy pants. It was getting chilly outside, since it was late October. I sprayed on some cologne and exited into the hallway, where Jenna was nowhere to be seen. Without thinking, I walked into her room as she was standing there in her towel. My jaw dropped as I saw her soaking wet body tense up. "Oh my god, I...sorry, I'll wait in the kitchen". I fumbled for my words as I rushed out. That was probably the most awkward thing to have ever happened between us. I ate a bowl of cereal, and she finally joined me in a huge navy sweatshirt pulled over a white tennis skirt. We were sort of matching, like one of those weird couples you see on VSCO. 

"There's this really cool thing you can do called knocking, all you do is hit the door a couple of times before you enter". She sounded pretty pissed.

"Sorry, love. Not used to living with a woman. But next time I'll try". She scoffed at me playfully and sat down next to me. As we finished up breakfast, I explained today's plans.

"Today, I'm going to teach you how to play golf". Jenna groaned, and I knew she probably thought it would be boring. "But don't worry, I can make it fun. Plus, I'll let you drive the golf cart". Her eyes lit up and a smile formed on her face.

"Sick! I've never done that before. Let's go!" She grabbed me by the arm and dragged me out the front door and into the elevator. While the doors were closing, I took a video of myself doing a finger gun in the mirror. Jenna exploded into laughter. "What the hell was that supposed to be?" She clearly thought it was hilarious.

"I don't know, I just sort of do it. Kinda my signature move. I post them on my Instagram stories". We chuckled at my silly move as we headed to the car.

While we drove to the golf course, we jammed out to Jenna's playlist in the car. I will admit, she has nice taste. Her favorite genre is psychedelic pop, which she likes to listen to at 3:00 AM. At least she's not on actual drugs, that's all I can say.

We pulled into my parking spot and we were both super excited to be there. Once I signed us in, we got our clubs and cart. As promised, I let her drive. This proved to be a terrible idea, because we almost crashed in the first twenty seconds.

"Jenna! Would you please try not to kill us?" I was holding on to the side of the cart for dear life.

"I told you, I've never done this before. Relax, enjoy the ride". It was a bit smoother, but still not good. We arrived at the first hole and she stepped up to swing. I cringed as she missed the ball and ripped up the turf. I quickly intervened and grabbed her hands.

"Look, put your left on top and right on bottom. Now, swing back and drive straight towards the ball". I held her closer to me so I could control her so she knew what to do. The warmth of her body on mine sent shivers down my spine. "Good girl", I whispered down her neck. I loved to tease her like that. Sometimes, I wish I could just tell her this stuff all the time like I wanted to. But she would never love me back the same way I did. We continued to putt for a couple more hours until we got too cold and hungry. On our way back home, we stopped at a burger joint to get some lunch. We went in the restaurant and sat in a corner booth.

"Thanks for the golf lesson, Nialler. I guess now I have to teach you one of my hobbies". She shot me a smile and it filled me with warmth. 

"No problem, it was my pleasure. I just hope it wasn't boring, I know it can be".

"Are you kidding? That's the most fun I've had in a long time. You should know by now that I love every minute I get to spend with my best friend". God, she was the sweetest person I knew. She had a way with words, no wonder she became a writer. 

"Yeah, watching you fail miserably was pretty awesome". Jenna punched me in the chest and I pretended to be hurt. "Oh, somebody call an ambulance! I think I'm having a heart attack! She broke my ribs!" We both hunched over laughing, and the whole restaurant stared at us like we belonged in a mental hospital. Soon, the waitress came over to our table.

"You guys are such a cute couple. What can I get for you guys today?" Jenna tried to hold in her laughter as I shot her a glance.

"No, not us. We're just friends. Best friends, actually", I explained to the lady. We put in our orders and she left our table.

"How many people do you think have actually thought we were together?" I inquired.

"Wow, I never thought of that before. Probably too many to count. It kinda makes you think about how we act in public". She was right, we do actually act like a couple. We call each other love, we kiss cheeks, we argue like an old married couple, and we hold hands a lot. All this time, I wanted us to date, but we already kind of are, just without the label. The only thing we're missing is the intimacy, but I know Jenna wants to keep it that way.

"What do you think would have happened if we dated in high school or something?"

"Oh, we would've broken up immediately because we thought it was weird. We're so much better as friends". Ouch, that hurt. I played it off cool to avoid any suspicions. 

"Yeah, probably". 

After we got home from lunch, we sat in my bed together and watched TV. It wasn't weird for us, we used to do it all the time back home. Eventually, she fell asleep. I sat and watched her breathe, admiring her beauty. Even while she was asleep, she looked perfect. I fell asleep facing her.

A few hours later, I woke up to a sensation on my leg. It was hot, and...wet? I looked over and saw a pool of red on the opposite side. Looks like Jenna started her period while we were asleep. I wasn't mad, because I knew she couldn't help it. I carefully woke her up, and she looked at me with sad eyes.

"I'm sorry, Niall. I didn't mean to cause a mess. If you want, I can leave". She felt so bad, and it made me upset.

"No, you couldn't help it. Now, if you had peed in my bed, I would have kicked you out". We both giggled. "Go take a nice, hot bath. I can deal with this". She kissed me on the cheek and stood up.

"Love you, Nialler. You're the best!" I tried not to melt as she gave me a look of gratitude. Once she left, I removed my sheets and brought them to the laundry room. I put some stain remover on and threw them in the washer. Then, I ran over to the drugstore to pick her up some tampons and chocolate. I admit, I was pretty embarrassed buying them, but it was for Jenna, so it was okay. When I got back, she was still in the bath, so I knocked and let her know I got some things for her.

"Thanks, love. The door's unlocked, just close your eyes and toss them in here". I obliged, but not before running into the door frame. She cackled as I rubbed my forehead and closed the door. Oh, the things I would do for this girl.

a/n: hey cuties i realized that i didnt put a note in last chapter, so quick update! they kissed, but it meant nothing...or did it? lets hope they end up together because niall loves her, but jenna kinda is friendzoning him even though she has feelings, we love an indecisive legend ugh anyways make sure to favorite the story and keep reading! i promise things are going to start heating up but for now, who knows.. love you guys!