Long Live (Sequel to Payton Swift)

Chapter 5

- Payton -

Niall's sneakered-foot taps against the carpeted airport floor. He wraps an arm around me tightly, very hesitant and unsure of what to say. I kiss his cheek and then rest my head on his shoulder, watching as he scrolled through his twitter feed.

"Why are you so nervous baby?" I ask, running one of my hands through his hair. He shrugs and locks his phone, putting his gaze on me.

"I don't like it when you leave."

I smile and kiss his cheek again. "You're so cute," I coo, poking his face with my index finger. Niall laughs and wraps his other arm around me, pulling me super close to him. "I wish I could go with you and the boys to Nashville," I tell him and Niall sighs before placing a quick kiss on the top of my head.

"I wish you could too."

We go quiet, neither of us sure of what to say.

"When do I get to see you again?" Niall asks, resting his head on mine.

"August, babe," I tell him and close my eyes, not wanting to leave Niall and wait two months to see him again. "Are you ever gonna tell me the name of the girl that is always texting you?" I ask, and Niall sits up, holding both of my hands and then looks me straight in the eyes.

"Promise you won't get upset?" he asks and I nod my head, suddenly a lot more nervous. "The girl is Barbara Palvin."

As soon as her name rolls of his tongue, I freeze. Out of all the girls, a Victoria's Secret model? Really? Someone who is ten times prettier than me? Anyway, I go silent and the expression on Niall's face turns to a worried one.

"Babe? Babe, are you okay?" asks Niall, shaking my arm. I nod my head and bite my lip, sinking back into my seat. "Payton ... say something," Niall begs, placing a quick kiss on my cheek.

"So Barbara Palvin? The Victoria's Secret model?" I ask, my voice quite high-pitched - I kinda sounded like a mouse almost. I watch as Niall nods his head. I swallow the lump in my throat and open my mouth to say something ... but no words come out. I then close my mouth and lean back in my chair.

"Babe," Niall whispers, his hand still tightly holding on to mine. "Babe," he whispers again, sighing before pulling me over the arm of the chair and onto his lap. He then cups my face in his hands and presses his lips on mine, kissing me slowly and sweetly. I kiss him back of course but then a moment later, an announcement comes over the speaker system at the gate.

"American Airlines flight 317 to Los Angeles is now boarding passengers traveling with small children and passengers seated in first and business class."

I pull away from Niall and he sighs.

"Do you really have to go?" he asks and I reluctantly nod my head.

"Yes," I whisper to him, and then kiss him again. "But two months will go by fast, I promise you baby," I say and Niall smiles, the two of us standing up. I grab my carry-on bag as well as my phone and Niall places his lips on mine before tightly hugging me.

"I love you so much."

Niall smiles again and then lets me go so I can go board the plane.

"I love you more," I smile and kiss his lips quickly before heading over to get on the plane.

***

About five hours later, I had landed in Los Angeles. I had just collected all my bags and was now waiting for Taylor to come pick me up so we could get to the beach house that we rented. Taylor, Bethany, Acacia, the four of the boys from OurSecondLife and I had decided to take a mini vacation together - and now was the best time to do it. As far as I knew, I was the last one to arrive and Taylor was the first,  the other six somewhere in between.