New Angel | N.H.

Chapter forty-two.

Parker's POV

I let out a long sigh as we rode to Niall's LA home. The stress that comes from traveling with a worldwide celebrity can really ruin your mood. Not that I don't love seeing him interact with his fans and hear how he's impacted their lives, because I certainly do with my whole heart. It can just feel a bit stressful when you can't really go anywhere with Niall without being stopped or have a picture taken of you. I've never had so much pressure to always be photo ready in my life but at least now I have a good reason to dress up just to go get coffee or something.

Lately it's felt like life was moving faster than I was. Here I was, in LA, taking an unreasonably long shower in Niall's massive home. It was like every time I blinked I was in a new place or something was happening. Here I was standing still after a day of goodbyes and stressful travel. The blazing hot water beating down on my skin leaving a burning sensation that was painful yet relaxing all at once. We arrived in Los Angeles a few hours ago. The chaos of traveling with a celebrity didn't ever seem to get any less stressful.

As the tension that had built up in my body was slowly released my mind wandered to the time we spent in my home town. Though it was only four days so much had happened.

Niall met my family and didn't go running for the hills when they brought up us having kids. If anything I think I was the one that was ready to make a run for it. Lately it had been something that was on my mind. Not because I wanted them now but because I knew he would be in his thirties soon and was probably considering it himself. He couldn't live this fast paced life forever.

We had a long talk that night as we sat in the tub together back at our hotel. In a way it was nice to lay everything out on the table. I had no idea where his head was truly at but he at least knew where mine was. Making it clear that even though I wouldn't be on the pill soon I wasn't ready to start a family. Though when he brought up marriage shortly after I wasn't able to answer so quickly. Even with the seriousness of the topics we discussed the conversation went just like any other.

Watching my sisters kids with Niall the following day had been nothing but fuel in the fire that was my baby fever. He was so gentle with them and the kids instantly loved him. The next day we spent with my best friend Lyla. She drove in basically just to see Niall but I guess that's to be expected when you date someone famous. We went out and had a picnic at the park near my house since we'd have less of a chance of Niall being spotted. Sitting in the shade of a large tree as Lyla spewed out millions of questions in between bites of her food. They got along well which was all that I really hoped for.

On our last day we spent more time at my parents house. This time it was just my mom and little sister. My dad managed to have work the whole time I was in town so Niall never got to meet him in person. We ordered Chinese food and watched movies the whole night. When the evening came on our last day my mom was the one to drop us off at the airport. Niall's disguise only worked for so long since people recognized me and were able to piece together that the man with me had to be Niall. It didn't compare to the crowd that bombarded us when we landed in LA. We practically ran out of the airport the second we got off the plane.

"You've been in there for ages, P." Niall spoke up after entering the bathroom unnoticed. Causing me to jump a little, which in turn made him laugh when he saw due to the shower being made of clear glass.

"I'm done, just had some things on my mind." I turned off the shower and reached my hand out of the door to grab a clean towel off of the nearby rack on the wall. Quickly running it over my body before stepping out of the large shower. My eyes immediately landed on Niall who was now changed out of his airport clothes and only wearing his boxers. He made his way over to me after I secured the towel around my body. Grabbing me by the waist and pulling me closer to him.