Unwritten Promises

Chapter 4

I couldn't contain my laughter anymore and moved from the living room to my room. I had left Hailey's house about two hours after I got there and sparked a conversation with Niall when I got home. Thankfully it was only around 10 pm in Ireland so Niall was free to talk. We started talking a few minutes after I got home and have just been chatting away.

We've been talking about school, friendships, music, and life basically. I asked him why he's so open and he said he loves getting to know people. Then he asked why I'm so guarded. I realized that even though we've only been talking for a couple days, I trust him. I gave him my Skype name and thought I should tell him in person

*incoming call from GuitarInHand007*

I clicked the 'except' button and fixed my hair, noticing his is our first time video chatting. After the camera focused, I really noticed his features.

"Hi there" he smiled and I blushed like crazy. His voice was so beautiful and husky in a way. I felt my heart flutter at a million times per second

"Hi" I say shyly and he chuckles

"What's so funny?" I ask raising an eyebrow

"You're cute" he blushed and I did too. It was like a flirtation contest. See who can make who blush first

"Thank you" I smile and get lost in his eyes. Like an open sea of blue. Beautiful. Whoa, don't get ahead of yourself Sarah.

"So are you going to tell me what keeps you so guarded?" Niall asked jumping right to the point. I took a deep breath wondering where I would start. I hadn't even gone into detail about this with Harry, Liam, Zayn, or Louis. Maybe they'd back off on the me dating Harry thing.

"Well.. In December I got close with a family friend. I let him into my world in a way I never let anyone else. He knew everything about me, and me about him. He always wanted to talk to me and be around me. I felt so wanted. I let him do a few things with me that I probably shouldn't have and I live with that regret everyday. We were inseparable for a couple months until it just stopped. One day he just changed his mind. Pretended like nothing ever happened..that we never happened. Now he treats me like I'm so completely worthless in his eyes and it kills me" I explain and feel this huge rock being lifted off my chest. It felt so great to open up to someone knowing I wouldn't get judged

"Don't cry princess. Keep your head up, your tiaras falling" Niall said softly and I realized that I was indeed crying. I felt so embarrassed that I had just poured my whole heart out to him and cried in front of him

"I'm so sorry" I say and wipe my tears with my sleeve

"Don't apologize. I bet it feels good to open up. And that guy is a prick, just saying. You're beautiful and very sweet. I don't understand why he would let you go. I know if I had you I wouldn't let you go at all, no matter the circumstance. The worst thing for a guy to do is ignore a girl and hurt her when she's loving him with all her heart" Niall said and I was blown away at his way with words. Him saying those things gave me a new found confidence in myself.

I nodded and smiled through my now happy tears and wiped them away. "Thank you for what you said. That makes me feel a lot better" I smile and so does he

"You like singing right?" He asks and I nod enthusiastically

"Can I sing you something?" He hesitates but I joyfully say yes. I see him pull a guitar out and hold it close to his body. He tuned the strings and looked at me with those shimmering eyes and breathtaking smile

"Settle down with me. Cover me up, cuddle me in. Lie down with me and hold me in your arms. Now your hearts against my chest, your lips pressed to my neck. I'm falling for your eyes but they don't know me yet. And with this feeling ill forget, I'm in love now" he sang and I found myself singing along with the rest of the song. Ed Sheeran is an all time favorite and that's one of my favorite songs