put a little love on me -niall horan-

chapter xiii

-Jasmine's POV-

"Niall, come on. The sun's setting,"I giggled, holding out my hand to drag Niall up the hill quicker. We had parked on the side of a random park to climb up a hill near the Golden Gate Bridge to get a nice view, but we were taking forever.

"Jas, calm down,"Niall chuckled, picking up the pace as he grabbed my hand.

We got to the top and the view made me stop dead in my tracks. "Wow,"I breathed.

Niall looked at the view, smiling. "It's beautiful,"he mumbled.

We sat on a wooden fence, overlooking the bridge. It was silent for a bit as we watched the cars go past, lights illuminating against the dark sky.

I got up for a bit to take some pictures, since I had brought my camera with me. Once I was satisfied with my pictures, I sat down beside Niall again.

"Got some good shots?"he asked.

I smiled and nodded, wrapping my jacket more tightly around myself. It was windy, and the cold was just penetrating my skin.

Niall noticed and pulled me closer to him, immediately warming me up. "You alright?"

I nodded, resting my head on his shoulder. "Yeah, I didn't expect San Francisco to get so cold,"I laughed lightly.

We faded back into a silence, keeping our eyes on the bridge. It was so quiet and peaceful, with just the occasional gust of wind breaking the calm.

"Jas, can I say something?"Niall asked after a bit of silence.

I lifted my head to look up at him. "Hm?"

He looked back at me, our eyes meeting. "I'm in love with you,"he whispered.

"Wh-What?"I asked, not sure if I heard that right. I must have misheard him. There's no way-

Niall repeated louder,"I'm in love with you."

"What- I.."

"Just.. Let me finish, please,"he said, shifting nervously.

I sat up straighter, nodding. I could barely speak out of shock, so I just looked at him.

"Since the day I met you, I've been in love with you. I made the mistake of letting you be with someone else before, but I can't even bear to think about ever doing that again. Please, be mine. I promise I won't let you down,"he said, searching my eyes.

My stomach turned. "Niall, I don't know what to say.. You've been so good to me and-"

"I'm so in love with you, it hurts. It physically hurts me, Jasmine. I tried to hide it, but I can't. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I'm stupid for not fighting for you before. There's a reason why none of my relationships have worked out. It's you that I want, it's always been you. You don't need to say anything back, but... I love you."

"You had so much time to say this.. Why now? I'm sorry, I'm just a bit in shock,"I admitted, laughing lightly in disbelief.

Niall ran his hand through his hair. "Because we weren't talking before... When the tour ended with the boys, you left without saying anything to me. I was heartbroken that I didn't get to tell you how I felt. And now I've kept quiet out of fear. I didn't want to ruin our friendship, but I'm sorry. I have to say this, Jasmine, even if you don't feel the same. I can't hold it in, because I want to give you all the love in the world. Just give me a chance to show you."

I put my hands on Niall's cheeks, leaning forward. "Niall James Horan, I want to give you a chance."

Niall's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Really?"