The First Time (A Niall Horan (and Harry Styles) Love Story)
Chapter 24
*Hadley's Perspective*
We dropped off Rose about an hour ago, and now we're heading to Missouri and then to Texas right after. I'm not singing at these shows because I haven't had any time to think of a set list, and to rehearse.
Sitting in the back of the bus where the bunks are. I've been thinking about everything, and how unreal it is. I'm practically living my dream, no scratch that, I am living my dream. I don't know what I'm gonna do for the next week. Probably just sit around, maybe. But who knows..
"Hey, Hadley." Liam opens the curtain that splits the front and back of the bus apart. "Hmm?" I say with my eyes closed laying back on the bottom bunk closest to the floor. I hear his him walk closer and then crouched down, which makes me open my eyes to see what he's doing. He motions for me to scoot over, to make room for him. "What are you thinking about, babe?" He asks as he settles down next to me. The way he always says babe is cute. Like he calls Andy babe, and all of his other friends, weather they're a boy or a girl. I slightly laugh under my breath at his question. "Everything, Li. Everything." I close my eyes again, trying to think of something else, and not stress out about anything. "Anything I can help you with?" I shake my head slightly "I really don't think so." He lets out a sight, "Alright." he starts to slide out of the bed, but I grab his wrist. "You could, possibly stay here though?" I state in a question, but really I'm wanting him to stay. Since Niall's out in front playing whatever game him and Harry are playing. I didn't want to bother him. "Okay, love. I can do that." He moves back to the position he was before, I lay my head on his chest and close my eyes. Falling asleep to his calming breathing.. up....down...up.......down.
*Niall's Perspective*
I walk into the back to tell Hadley and Liam that we've stopped to get something to eat, and I walk in to see Hadley all up on Liam. "What the bloody hell?!" I shout. Hadley shoots up and hits her head on the bunk. "Aghh." She groans, okay I kind of feel bad for that, I didn't want her to hurt herself. She starts rubbing her head. "What's going on here??" I ask more calmly, but still angrily. Liam slides out from the bed, and stands up in front of me. It's taking all my will power not to punch him square in the face right now. Yes, he's practically my brother, but I get angry, okay. AND he was sleeping with my girlfriend. Well not that sleeping, but yeah, you know what I mean. "Niall, it's not what it looks like." Liam reaches his hand out, and sets it on my shoulder, trying to calm me down, but it irritates me even more. "No, it is what it looks like." Hadley finally joins in, standing behind Liam. She reaches for his shoulder to move him sideways, to step in front of him. "Niall, it really isn't. I just fell asleep. Please don't be mad." She says matter of factly. Like I'm not going to be mad? HA. She really doesn't know me. Okay.
"Hadley, if you think I won't be mad walking in seeing my best mate, and my girlfriend sleeping in the same bed, all cozy. You're crazy. My god. Just," I put my hand up as like saying never mind, forget it. "We've stopped to get something to eat, so I was coming in to tell you." And with that I stormed out of the back, and out to the restraunt.
*Hadley's Perspective*
"Fu--" Liam covers my mouth before I can even finish the word. "No swearing, Miss." Which makes me laugh a bit. I knew I always liked Liam. But like a older brother, you know? Anyway, I remove his hand from my face. "Crap." I say "Is that better, Liam?" I laugh, as he nods. "This isn't good. Liam, what am I going to do? Uuuugghhhhh." I reach my hands up to my hair putting it in a ponytail. "Nothing, we're just going to let it go. Let it blow over. He'll get over it. He'll figure out that sleeping was all we were doing." He smiles, pulling the curtain back to let me walk to the front of the bus, where I see a sleeping Zayn.
"ZAYN." I jump on him, making his hand fly up to my arm, slapping me with all his might, in his sleeping state. "God, Zayn! Way to hit a girl." I laugh getting up off the couch. His eyes fly open, and he looks up at me. "I'm so sorry, Hadley! Oh my god!" I shake my head, reaching my hand out to grab his. Pulling him up off the couch. "No biggy. Let's go eat!" I look back at Liam who's smiling down at his phone. "Li li, stop sexting Dani, and let's go!" A blush creeps up on to his cheeks. "I wasn't sext--" I shake my head putting my hand up to his face. "Save it. Let us go eat now! I'm starving!" They both laugh, and we walk out to of the bus.
*Liam's Perspective*
The three of us walk into the iHop and I spot the guys, and paul sitting over at a table/booth in the corner. "Hey, they're over there." I say to Zayn and Hadley pointing towards the guys. They nod as we start walking over to the table. Louis and Harry see us and move over to make room for Hadley and I, Zayn pulling up a chair.
"So have you guys ordered yet?" Zayn asks. They nod. "We got you some pancakes, if that's alright?" Louis said. I'm guessing he's tired, since he's not his sassy self this morning. "Thanks, man." I say. He nods,
"Well hello," a waitress says. "Can I get you three anything to drink?" She asks politely smiling. "Water is fine, thank you." Hadley says. "Some chocolate milk please." Zayn says. "Water, please." I say. She finishes writing that down on her pad, and walks off. I look over at Niall, who's just starring at his phone. Probably on twitter. He usually does that when he's angry, so that he won't look at any of us. I look at Hadley who's doing the same. She really does look sad. I don't like seeing any of them like this... oi. Not the best day of my life, I can tell you that.
*Niall's Perspective*
I've been looking at my phone ever since Liam, Zayn and Hadley has walked in. I really don't want to look at them right now. I mean Zayn I'm fine with. Just those two. Ugh. I don't even know what to do. This sucks arse. I love her you know.. I mean, yes, it's only been a little over a week. BUT in my defense, I'm pretty sure it was "love at first sight" yeah yeah, cheesy I know. But that's me. Okay? I look up at Hadley for the first time since she's walked in. Sitting next to Liam, of course. She looks sad.. great I said something stupid didn't I. Well this shall be interesting.
"Can you pass the syrup?" Hadley asks, I lift my head up, and look at her. "Niall, pass the dang syrup to Hadley." Paul says to me. I sigh, fine. I'll be nice, even though she hurt me. I pass the syrup to Hadley, handing it to her with a little too much force. "Thanks." she says flatly, I just go back to my phone, texting my friend Amy.
"Who ya texting, Nialler?" Louis questions. Shoving his elbow into my side. Which really means, get off your damn phone and stop being a unsocial awkward turtle. "No one." I say, putting my phone in my pocket. I pick up my fork and start eating my pancakes, and sausage. My phone vibrates in my pocket, which makes me jump a little, forgetting that I put it on vibrate. I open it up.
To: Niall
From: Hadleybear(:
I'm sorry. I really didn't do anything. I just fell asleep. I'm sorry for hurting you Niall... can we talk?
To: Haldeybear(:
From:Niall
Maybe, I have to think about it.
To:Niall
From: Hadleybear(:
Okay.../:
I put my phone back in my pocket, and look up at Hadley, who looks like she's about to cry. Ughh, what did I do! I'm so stupid.
*Hadley's Perspective*
We finish up our breakfast, and head back to the tour bus. "Guy's I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I'll be there in like 5." I say heading to the bathroom, opening the door. I walk over to the sink, looking in the over head mirror. God, I look like so disgusting. What does Niall even see in me? Wow, I shouldn't have said yes to the stupid offer. I should just go back home... I turn the water on, and cup my hands, holding them under the cold running water, waiting for it to fill up my hands, then splashing it on my face. "Get it together, Hadley." I dry my hands and face, then walk back out to the tour bus.
Walking to the tour bus door, and walking in, I just head straight back to the bunks. I still feel like I'm going to cry. I need to just have time to myself. No one to bother me, no one to talk to me. That's all.
I crawl into the bottom bunk, lifting the covers over my head. I close my eyes and try to fall asleep. Only to toss and turn for about 30 minutes before I hear footsteps coming to the back of my bus.
"Hadley?" a deep raspy voice questions. "What." The curtain to my bed gets pulled open. "Hadley, what are you doing in here?" I turn to face the person, opening my eyes to see Harry sitting cross legged leaning towards me. "I'm tired. I don't want to be bothered." He sighs. "Hadley, what's wrong? Rose is worried that you're not answering her texts. Usually you answer them." I sigh a deep dreaded sigh. "I just don't want to talk right now." He wraps his hand around my arm, pulling me out of the bunk, which I didn't resist. "Tell me." he says. "No. There's nothing to say."
"Hmph." He crosses his arms across his chest, "You're going to tell me. Because you and I aren't going anywhere until you do." I sit there and stare at his face, then look down at my hands, then back at his face.. i do this for about 20 minutes or so until I finally tell him.
"Fine." a little smile stretching his lips. "I just feel like I shouldn't be here, and that I just need to go back home, and live my plain boring old life." His smile turns right into a frown after i say that. "No, Hadley." God Harry, get it through your thick skull that I don't want to be here right now! "It all comes down to Niall." I cover my mouth after I said that, which wasn't supposed to be said aloud. "Great. Did I just say that?" Harry nods confirming my worst nightmare at the moment. "That's just peachy." He shakes his head. "Niall's just being stupid, he really does care about you, Hadley. Don't beat yourself up about it. In fact, he's probably beating himself up as we speak because he's so stupid." I take a deep breath in, and let it out slowly. "But Harry, I was stupid." He shakes his head vigorously. "No, Hadley, you're not. You did nothing wrong. Just stop."
*Niall's Perspective*
"FINE." I yell at Liam and Zayn walking slowly towards the back of the bus. Liam and Zayn have been talking to me for the past hour about how stupid I'm being, and how I'm making such a big deal out of such a little thing. And I mean, I know they're right. I just don't want to admit that I was wrong.
I slowly pull the curtain at the back of the bus open. I see the back of Harry's head, and I can see Hadley's arms wrapped around his waist. Great, I really did something wrong. I really am stupid. "Hadley...." my voice cracks, and they both jump a little but let go of each other, and Harry moves out of the way. Only to let me see that Hadley looks like she's been crying for the past week.
"W-what?" She said, her hand going up to her face, and wiping tears away. I look over at Harry, and he nods and heads back to the front of the bus where the other guys are.
"Hadley..I-i'm sorry." I say after standing there for a couple minutes just looking at her. She looks down at the ground, and crosses her arms across her chest. "Hadley, please. Please forgive me?" I step closer to her, she doesn't hesitate to move back. "I'm sorry, I was stupid, I should have believed you. I shouldn't have assumed." I take a step closer, she doesn't move, so I take another step closer, she still doesn't move. I'm finally close enough to her to wrap my arms around her, even though she stays the same. "Hadley, you have every right to be mad at me. I'm so sorry." I hear a muffled laugh, and I slightly pull away from her. "What?" She shakes her head. "You think I'm mad at you?" she sniffles, but laughs again. "I'm not mad, Niall." she states flatly. "Wait, why?" I ask, and she shakes her head again. "Because, I probably would have done the same, if I were you."
I sit down on the bed, soaking it all in. She really isn't mad at me? She's being serious? Wow, she's...she's definitely...she's definitely the one.
We dropped off Rose about an hour ago, and now we're heading to Missouri and then to Texas right after. I'm not singing at these shows because I haven't had any time to think of a set list, and to rehearse.
Sitting in the back of the bus where the bunks are. I've been thinking about everything, and how unreal it is. I'm practically living my dream, no scratch that, I am living my dream. I don't know what I'm gonna do for the next week. Probably just sit around, maybe. But who knows..
"Hey, Hadley." Liam opens the curtain that splits the front and back of the bus apart. "Hmm?" I say with my eyes closed laying back on the bottom bunk closest to the floor. I hear his him walk closer and then crouched down, which makes me open my eyes to see what he's doing. He motions for me to scoot over, to make room for him. "What are you thinking about, babe?" He asks as he settles down next to me. The way he always says babe is cute. Like he calls Andy babe, and all of his other friends, weather they're a boy or a girl. I slightly laugh under my breath at his question. "Everything, Li. Everything." I close my eyes again, trying to think of something else, and not stress out about anything. "Anything I can help you with?" I shake my head slightly "I really don't think so." He lets out a sight, "Alright." he starts to slide out of the bed, but I grab his wrist. "You could, possibly stay here though?" I state in a question, but really I'm wanting him to stay. Since Niall's out in front playing whatever game him and Harry are playing. I didn't want to bother him. "Okay, love. I can do that." He moves back to the position he was before, I lay my head on his chest and close my eyes. Falling asleep to his calming breathing.. up....down...up.......down.
*Niall's Perspective*
I walk into the back to tell Hadley and Liam that we've stopped to get something to eat, and I walk in to see Hadley all up on Liam. "What the bloody hell?!" I shout. Hadley shoots up and hits her head on the bunk. "Aghh." She groans, okay I kind of feel bad for that, I didn't want her to hurt herself. She starts rubbing her head. "What's going on here??" I ask more calmly, but still angrily. Liam slides out from the bed, and stands up in front of me. It's taking all my will power not to punch him square in the face right now. Yes, he's practically my brother, but I get angry, okay. AND he was sleeping with my girlfriend. Well not that sleeping, but yeah, you know what I mean. "Niall, it's not what it looks like." Liam reaches his hand out, and sets it on my shoulder, trying to calm me down, but it irritates me even more. "No, it is what it looks like." Hadley finally joins in, standing behind Liam. She reaches for his shoulder to move him sideways, to step in front of him. "Niall, it really isn't. I just fell asleep. Please don't be mad." She says matter of factly. Like I'm not going to be mad? HA. She really doesn't know me. Okay.
"Hadley, if you think I won't be mad walking in seeing my best mate, and my girlfriend sleeping in the same bed, all cozy. You're crazy. My god. Just," I put my hand up as like saying never mind, forget it. "We've stopped to get something to eat, so I was coming in to tell you." And with that I stormed out of the back, and out to the restraunt.
*Hadley's Perspective*
"Fu--" Liam covers my mouth before I can even finish the word. "No swearing, Miss." Which makes me laugh a bit. I knew I always liked Liam. But like a older brother, you know? Anyway, I remove his hand from my face. "Crap." I say "Is that better, Liam?" I laugh, as he nods. "This isn't good. Liam, what am I going to do? Uuuugghhhhh." I reach my hands up to my hair putting it in a ponytail. "Nothing, we're just going to let it go. Let it blow over. He'll get over it. He'll figure out that sleeping was all we were doing." He smiles, pulling the curtain back to let me walk to the front of the bus, where I see a sleeping Zayn.
"ZAYN." I jump on him, making his hand fly up to my arm, slapping me with all his might, in his sleeping state. "God, Zayn! Way to hit a girl." I laugh getting up off the couch. His eyes fly open, and he looks up at me. "I'm so sorry, Hadley! Oh my god!" I shake my head, reaching my hand out to grab his. Pulling him up off the couch. "No biggy. Let's go eat!" I look back at Liam who's smiling down at his phone. "Li li, stop sexting Dani, and let's go!" A blush creeps up on to his cheeks. "I wasn't sext--" I shake my head putting my hand up to his face. "Save it. Let us go eat now! I'm starving!" They both laugh, and we walk out to of the bus.
*Liam's Perspective*
The three of us walk into the iHop and I spot the guys, and paul sitting over at a table/booth in the corner. "Hey, they're over there." I say to Zayn and Hadley pointing towards the guys. They nod as we start walking over to the table. Louis and Harry see us and move over to make room for Hadley and I, Zayn pulling up a chair.
"So have you guys ordered yet?" Zayn asks. They nod. "We got you some pancakes, if that's alright?" Louis said. I'm guessing he's tired, since he's not his sassy self this morning. "Thanks, man." I say. He nods,
"Well hello," a waitress says. "Can I get you three anything to drink?" She asks politely smiling. "Water is fine, thank you." Hadley says. "Some chocolate milk please." Zayn says. "Water, please." I say. She finishes writing that down on her pad, and walks off. I look over at Niall, who's just starring at his phone. Probably on twitter. He usually does that when he's angry, so that he won't look at any of us. I look at Hadley who's doing the same. She really does look sad. I don't like seeing any of them like this... oi. Not the best day of my life, I can tell you that.
*Niall's Perspective*
I've been looking at my phone ever since Liam, Zayn and Hadley has walked in. I really don't want to look at them right now. I mean Zayn I'm fine with. Just those two. Ugh. I don't even know what to do. This sucks arse. I love her you know.. I mean, yes, it's only been a little over a week. BUT in my defense, I'm pretty sure it was "love at first sight" yeah yeah, cheesy I know. But that's me. Okay? I look up at Hadley for the first time since she's walked in. Sitting next to Liam, of course. She looks sad.. great I said something stupid didn't I. Well this shall be interesting.
"Can you pass the syrup?" Hadley asks, I lift my head up, and look at her. "Niall, pass the dang syrup to Hadley." Paul says to me. I sigh, fine. I'll be nice, even though she hurt me. I pass the syrup to Hadley, handing it to her with a little too much force. "Thanks." she says flatly, I just go back to my phone, texting my friend Amy.
"Who ya texting, Nialler?" Louis questions. Shoving his elbow into my side. Which really means, get off your damn phone and stop being a unsocial awkward turtle. "No one." I say, putting my phone in my pocket. I pick up my fork and start eating my pancakes, and sausage. My phone vibrates in my pocket, which makes me jump a little, forgetting that I put it on vibrate. I open it up.
To: Niall
From: Hadleybear(:
I'm sorry. I really didn't do anything. I just fell asleep. I'm sorry for hurting you Niall... can we talk?
To: Haldeybear(:
From:Niall
Maybe, I have to think about it.
To:Niall
From: Hadleybear(:
Okay.../:
I put my phone back in my pocket, and look up at Hadley, who looks like she's about to cry. Ughh, what did I do! I'm so stupid.
*Hadley's Perspective*
We finish up our breakfast, and head back to the tour bus. "Guy's I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I'll be there in like 5." I say heading to the bathroom, opening the door. I walk over to the sink, looking in the over head mirror. God, I look like so disgusting. What does Niall even see in me? Wow, I shouldn't have said yes to the stupid offer. I should just go back home... I turn the water on, and cup my hands, holding them under the cold running water, waiting for it to fill up my hands, then splashing it on my face. "Get it together, Hadley." I dry my hands and face, then walk back out to the tour bus.
Walking to the tour bus door, and walking in, I just head straight back to the bunks. I still feel like I'm going to cry. I need to just have time to myself. No one to bother me, no one to talk to me. That's all.
I crawl into the bottom bunk, lifting the covers over my head. I close my eyes and try to fall asleep. Only to toss and turn for about 30 minutes before I hear footsteps coming to the back of my bus.
"Hadley?" a deep raspy voice questions. "What." The curtain to my bed gets pulled open. "Hadley, what are you doing in here?" I turn to face the person, opening my eyes to see Harry sitting cross legged leaning towards me. "I'm tired. I don't want to be bothered." He sighs. "Hadley, what's wrong? Rose is worried that you're not answering her texts. Usually you answer them." I sigh a deep dreaded sigh. "I just don't want to talk right now." He wraps his hand around my arm, pulling me out of the bunk, which I didn't resist. "Tell me." he says. "No. There's nothing to say."
"Hmph." He crosses his arms across his chest, "You're going to tell me. Because you and I aren't going anywhere until you do." I sit there and stare at his face, then look down at my hands, then back at his face.. i do this for about 20 minutes or so until I finally tell him.
"Fine." a little smile stretching his lips. "I just feel like I shouldn't be here, and that I just need to go back home, and live my plain boring old life." His smile turns right into a frown after i say that. "No, Hadley." God Harry, get it through your thick skull that I don't want to be here right now! "It all comes down to Niall." I cover my mouth after I said that, which wasn't supposed to be said aloud. "Great. Did I just say that?" Harry nods confirming my worst nightmare at the moment. "That's just peachy." He shakes his head. "Niall's just being stupid, he really does care about you, Hadley. Don't beat yourself up about it. In fact, he's probably beating himself up as we speak because he's so stupid." I take a deep breath in, and let it out slowly. "But Harry, I was stupid." He shakes his head vigorously. "No, Hadley, you're not. You did nothing wrong. Just stop."
*Niall's Perspective*
"FINE." I yell at Liam and Zayn walking slowly towards the back of the bus. Liam and Zayn have been talking to me for the past hour about how stupid I'm being, and how I'm making such a big deal out of such a little thing. And I mean, I know they're right. I just don't want to admit that I was wrong.
I slowly pull the curtain at the back of the bus open. I see the back of Harry's head, and I can see Hadley's arms wrapped around his waist. Great, I really did something wrong. I really am stupid. "Hadley...." my voice cracks, and they both jump a little but let go of each other, and Harry moves out of the way. Only to let me see that Hadley looks like she's been crying for the past week.
"W-what?" She said, her hand going up to her face, and wiping tears away. I look over at Harry, and he nods and heads back to the front of the bus where the other guys are.
"Hadley..I-i'm sorry." I say after standing there for a couple minutes just looking at her. She looks down at the ground, and crosses her arms across her chest. "Hadley, please. Please forgive me?" I step closer to her, she doesn't hesitate to move back. "I'm sorry, I was stupid, I should have believed you. I shouldn't have assumed." I take a step closer, she doesn't move, so I take another step closer, she still doesn't move. I'm finally close enough to her to wrap my arms around her, even though she stays the same. "Hadley, you have every right to be mad at me. I'm so sorry." I hear a muffled laugh, and I slightly pull away from her. "What?" She shakes her head. "You think I'm mad at you?" she sniffles, but laughs again. "I'm not mad, Niall." she states flatly. "Wait, why?" I ask, and she shakes her head again. "Because, I probably would have done the same, if I were you."
I sit down on the bed, soaking it all in. She really isn't mad at me? She's being serious? Wow, she's...she's definitely...she's definitely the one.
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