Still The One (Niall Horan)

Chapter 42

*Niall's P.O.V.*

Soph left yesterday, and I'm still a mess. When I told her that we needed to take a break I didn't realize that that would mean she would move out. It feels strange having the place all to myself again, it's awfully quiet and I hate it. I've been crying non stop for the past 24 hours, but I know that this is what we needed. Even if it hurts like hell, I need her to take some time for herself and reevaluate our relationship. I'm all in but I need to know if she's all in as well, I seriously hope she is. I would hate to lose her. 

I heard my phone ringing, and I immediately thought that it was Soph so I answered in a heartbeat without even looking at the screen. Not that I would be able to see a thing because the tears made everything blurry.

"Soph?" I answered.

"No. What the fuck mate? You asked her to take a break?" Harry practically screamed through the phone. 

"Huh? What? How do you know?"

"She called me a few minutes ago, asking if I could come and pick up her car up from the airport."

"The airport? She left?"

"Well what did you expect her to do? It was obvious that she was going to go home."

"But this is her home now."

"Well not anymore apparently, since you asked her to take a break. Seriously Niall, what the fuck were you thinking? I thought you were joking when you said you were going to ask her to take some time."

"I had my reasons Harry, I swear. I didn't want to but I had to."

"You didn't have to. Are you home? I'm coming over to pick up her keys, and slap you while I'm there. Hopefully I'll smack some sense into you."

"Where else would I be? I'm a fucking mess."

"You should be, you shouldn't have asked her to take a break."

"Where's your treat people with kindness?"

"It doesn't apply when people are being idiots, which you are being right now."

"Oh fuck off. I don't need this right now."

"Yeah you do. Open the door. I'm here." It had been less than a minute since he had asked if I was home, how could he already be here? I hurried over to the window that overlooked the driveway, and I saw his car pulling up. I ran to splash some water in my face, as if that was going to magically make the redness and puffiness disappear and then hurried to open the door. 

"What the fuck happened?" Harry asked as soon as I opened the door.

"I...I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know Niall? Soph called me on the verge of tears from fucking Monterrey!"

"Don't raise your voice Harry, that's the least thing I need right now." I exclaimed, matching his voice tone.

"You're right. I'm sorry, but please tell me what happened? Because I don't understand, one minute you were telling me that you were going to propose to her and next thing I know you're asking her to take some time."

"I know. I was so stupid for even thinking about proposing." Tears started streaming down my face. "I asked her to marry me when we thought that she was pregnant and then when we found out she wasn't she practically screamed great now we don't have to get married. And that broke me."

"I'm sure she didn't mean it like that."

"Oh but she did. We talked after I got back from Liam's house, and that's when I learned that she's not ready to have kids yet, and I am. But not only that, she's not ready to get married either, so what's the point of even dating?" I was full on sobbing at this point, not even caring that Harry saw me in this state.