What Now? | N.H.

Chapter 16 | Media

"Niall look at this!" I run and jump into his lap, waving a magazine in his face. Niall groans and sets down his guitar to look at the magazine. 

"I know it says we're dating," Niall says while rolling his eyes and smiling fondly. 

"Nonono that's not what I'm talking about read it again,"

Niall recites the headline of the magazine. "One Direction's Niall Horan dating Vogue Model Diana Aldaine,"

"SEE! It said Vogue Model!" Niall shakes his head and I roll off his lap and hug the magazine close to my chest. "I did it!"

"I'm so proud of you but, you do know you've been working with Vogue for over a month now,"

I slap Niall on the chest with the rolled-up magazine. "But to hear it said in a popular magazine.. Ah- gives me chills," I fake shiver and smile out of pure delight. Before if I ever somehow made it into an article I was usually referred to as "friend of One Direction's Harry Styles," It's a big deal for me, I finally made it out of their shadow on my own so yeah- I'm going to be happy about it. 

"I'm so proud of you," Niall rolls over on top of me and nuzzles his nose into my cheek.

"You already told me," I laugh and try to push him off which only makes him hold me tighter. 

"And I will never stop," Niall presses a kiss on my lips and smiles down at me causing a blush to rise to my cheeks from his gaze. 

Suddenly, Zayn bursts into the room and immediately slaps a hand over his eyes and almost falls back due to his sudden stop. 

"Why does this keep happening?" Niall laughs at the disoriented Zayn who is trying to feel around on the floor for his phone that he dropped. "Zayn! What are you doing mate?" Zayn stands up clutching his phone in his hand. "You can take your hand off your eyes you know," Zayn hesitantly drops his hand from his face but not before peeking through his fingers. 

"I came to tell you we have to be in the studio in 10 minutes. But, instead, I walk in on whatever the fuck was happening just now,"

"Zayn chill out nothing was happening," I say. 

"Sure it wasn't but I still don't want to see two of my best friends snogging,"

"Aww I'm one of your best friends," I place a hand over my heart and pout looking at Zayn. "I'm touched." Zayn rolls his eyes and sighs. 

"Whatever, 10 minutes," Zayn taps on the door frame and points at Niall before leaving. The North America leg of the tour was coming to an end so naturally, the boys had to start recording their next album to follow the guidelines of the contract. I always felt bad for them because they constantly are overworked. They are constantly being shuffled around from show to show, studio to studio, interview to interview, and they barely get any free time. I can tell it was taking a toll on them all but, despite all of the work and pressure, they make the best out of the situation. They all have each other at the end of the day, if they were doing this on their own I don't think any of them would be able to last very long. 

I slip out of bed and start getting dressed. "Where are you going?" 

"I'm coming with you," Niall stands up and runs his hands through his hair, seemingly nervous. The look on his face confused me but I quickly dismiss it to the fact that Niall was just like that sometimes, strange I mean. I continue pulling a pair of jeans over my knees until they reach my torso. 

"Ummm.. Don't you have a shoot today?" 

"Yeah but it's not until two," I shrug my shoulders. "And the flight from Santa Barbara to LA is only half an hour so I have plenty of time."