A Light in the Dark // Flicker Series Part I #wattys2019

Pressure

Chapter 61
Evie's POV // Pressure

"Good morning." Niall says lowly in my ear. His morning voice brings a smile to my face as always.

"How did you know I was awake?" I giggle while he slowly kisses on my neck and jawline.

"Your facial expression changes. You're peaceful when you're asleep and there's the slightest furrow in your brow when you're awake because you're always thinking about something." He explains, looking quite chuffed with himself for knowing such a minute detail as he always does.

"Really?" I ask, my jaw slightly agape as he tells me something even I didn't know about myself.

"Mmmhmm." He nods, pecking my cheek quickly before slipping out of bed to go to the bathroom.

He's just in his boxers. What a cutie.

"Noticed it a long time ago. Actually I first noticed it the night before I left Nashville after the festival. You know, the night I gave you this." He chuckles, holding up his light blue hoodie that was draped over the chair next to the bed. "...And never got it back."

I laugh, throwing a pillow at him which he quickly dodges.

"Hey i'm not upset." He laughs, holding his hands up in surrender. "I gave it to you with no intentions of getting it back."

"Really?" I smile at him, rolling over in bed and propping up on my arm.

"Wanted you to always have a little piece of me with you." He smiles back, leaning against the bathroom door frame.

"You're too good to me."

"That's my job." Niall smiles, walking back to kiss me before continuing on his path to the bathroom.

When he walks out of the bathroom i'm incredibly disappointed to see he's put on his sweatpants and is pulling a long sleeved t-shirt over his head.

"Hey no fair." I pout playfully.

"Sorry love, it's freezin' in here." He shivers, crawling back into bed next to me.

"Not cold in here." I wiggle my eyebrows. "Actually quite toasty if you try hard enough."

"Love, you're parents have been walking up and down the hall since 6am. Don't think you want me to try to hard." He says very seriously, smirking at me as my cheeks turn red.

"Knew we should have stayed at my place." I mumble, which just makes Niall laugh harder. "Have you really been awake since 6?"

"Yeah. I slept on my flight from London to New York, and then the time change has got me all messed up. That's why I noticed you were awake."