Lost Without You

Part 7

"This is perfect." Niall said as he played with the fingers on your free hand. Your other hand was holding the novel you were reading. "You're perfect."

"And you're a charmer!" You giggled as you turned the page.

"Hey, I hadn't finished that page." He said, so you turned it back.

"Didn't realise you were reading it, thought you were just looking at my boobs." You replied smiling.

"Was doing both, you're very distracting."

You giggled at him again and he gently kissed the top of your head. Both of you had been laying in the hammock in the grounds of the villa for about an hour. A shady spot towards the end of the property boundary, with an amazing view of the countryside.

You'd arrived late last night, so had decided to laze around the villa for the day and maybe venture out for a walk or something later when it had cooled down. The weather was warm and you could see your friends from your spot on the hammock jumping into the pool to cool down and sitting on the loungers under the umbrellas seeking shade.

Niall had ushered you down to the bottom of the garden and kept you to himself since lunchtime. The need to just be on your own instead of with the 8 friends you'd come with.

Humming a contented sigh, you closed your book and turned slowly on your side making sure not to fall out of the hammock.

"Had enough of your book already?" He asked you.

"No, just wanted to give you a kiss." You replied leaning up to let your lips meet his.

"Going to miss you so much when you go to Paris." He whispered against your lips.

"I'm going to miss you too Niall."

"I'm so incredibly proud of you though."

"I know you are. And I'm proud of you too, your second album is coming out in like two months. I know you've worked so hard on it."

You couldn't help but reach up your hand and cup his cheek, stroking your thumb across his stubble. Both of you were silent now, but you knew he was thinking the same as you. The dreams you were both chasing were different but they would always lead you back to one another.

"When we come to Paris to do some promo in October I've asked to have the day off after so that I can come and visit you."

That meant you'd be apart for at least 6/7 weeks before you'd see each other again and then another 6/7 weeks until you'd be back from the internship and Niall would be taking a Christmas break.

"I'd love for you to come and visit me." You replied and you held back the tears that were threatening to fall.

"You know I think I fell for you the first time we met." He whispered his eyes never leaving yours.

"Is it because I saved you from that stalker girl in the plastic dress?" You smiled.

"Well that was one of the reasons." He laughed. "But I don't know, I thought the way you stood up to her was hot, I couldn't help but keep glancing at you all night after that."

"I noticed you were staring at my bum while I was filling up the fridges."

"Not going to lie, I did look quite a few times, Willie caught me doing it."

It was in that moment that you realised just how serious things had become with Niall in just a few short months. You knew that you were falling in love with him, but there was no way you'd utter those words. The niggling feeling that he would end this soon enough was still in the back of your mind. Even after he had asked you to take things further with him, something more serious. There was still something holding you back from giving him your heart completely.