Ch. 12

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When I gave niall the ring back, he didn't know what to do with it so I offered to keep it in my safe until he decided. He's still staying with me but I don't mind. I love having him around. It feels like old times, before we grew up.

Today is my birthday but it's just the two of us. He made me breakfast this morning and later were going out to eat at some fancy restaurant. I don't know, I didn't ask. He told me to dress fancy but that's all he gave me. Idiot... I find a blue dress and some nude heels. I just curl my hair and put it in a nice bun and do my makeup natural with my signature red lip.

I wear my clover necklace everyday

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I wear my clover necklace everyday. He gave it to me before he left for X Factor auditions. It reminds me of home and of him, every time I'm missing him.

"Babe, you- damn." Niall walks in my room and stops when he sees me. He's wearing the suit I made him. I think it's his favorite.

"What?" I spray some perfume then slip my shoes on. He's still staring at me.

"Niall? What's up? Are you ready?" I ask him. He's been acting weird lately.

"Oh uh yea but I wanted to give you your present first. Close your eyes and hold out your hand." Ok? I do as he tells me and he places a bag in my hand. Weirdo. I open my eyes then go sit on my bed to open it. I take out a CD and a letter. Ok...?

"What's the CD, Ni?" I ask him. It doesn't have anything written on it so I have no idea.

"My new album. I finished it a few weeks ago and I want you to be the first to listen to it." He explains.

"Really? You want me to listen to it first? Why's that?" I ask him.

"You're my best friend. Why wouldn't I?" He says. I scoff then open the envelope.

'Andrea,

I've been trying to figure out what to get you for months. I looked at jewelry, shoes, and clothes but nothing seemed right. Then it hit me: a studio. Every time I've been to your office, I've noticed you barely have any room to create. When you bring work home with you, you don't have any room here, either. I figured this would be a nice idea since I'm going on tour in 2020 and I would love for you to be my designer. You don't have to decide now but if you want to tour with me, I would love every minute of it. Happy birthday, darlin.

xx Niall'

I look up at him, with tears in my eyes. He's holding a key, which I'm assuming belongs to the studio.

"When do I have to decide?" I ask him.

"By the end of July. I know you loved touring with One Direction so I just thought you'd like to actually work with me and doing what you love. I know this doesn't compare to Armani but I just wanted to-" I cut him off by hugging him.

"Thank you." I whisper. He hugs me tightly and sighs in relief.

"I would love to tour with you. I just have to figure some things out with work." I tell him.

"Seriously? You're saying yes?!" I look at him and nod, with a huge smile on my face.

"Yes! Ah I can't wait to listen to it! We need to when we get back from dinner." I'm really excited. He's a great solo artist and I loved his first album so much.

"We're going to your studio first. It's not far from here." I kiss his cheek and hug him again.

"Thank you, Ni." I smile.

"You're welcome, darlin." He grabs my hand and we walk out of my apartment.

The drive to the studio is only 10 minutes. He's already set it up with some furniture.

It's big enough to put a bed in, in case I sleep here

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It's big enough to put a bed in, in case I sleep here. The view is beautiful, it's on the top floor so I can see all of New York.

"Niall... it's beautiful. I love it so much." I kiss his cheek and hug him.

"I'm glad you love it, darlin." We pull apart but he keeps his arm around my waist. I look around and squeal. I walk off so I can look around. He put all of my designs on my new desk and has the fabric I'm using to create my dresses.

"Did Katie help you with this?" I ask him, already knowing she did.

"Yes she did." He smiles. I laugh and look around some more. I absolutely love this place.

"I hate to cut this short but we need to get to dinner." He checks his watch, the watch I gave him.

"Ok!" I grab his hand and we walk out.

Dinner is amazing, he rented out the top of the restaurant so we have a view of New York. We talk about his upcoming tour and about the songs he wrote. I'm really excited to listen to them.

I think the waiters believe we're together but jokes on them. It's kind of funny that so many people think we're together. Especially now that he's actually single. We're used to it though. It doesn't stop us from being our normal selves.

After dinner, we walk back to my apartment and get stopped a few times by fans. They all apologize for what happened with Hailee. I love seeing that they care so much for him. They all ask how he's doing and even ask how I am. I'm not even that famous but it's nice that they ask.

We get back to mine and I put on one of his old shirts and he strips down to his boxers.

"Shall we?" I hold up the CD.

"Let's go."

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