I Stand Amazed
Chapter Sixteen
I about had a heart attack when I heard a sharp rap on the car window. I looked up to see Niall, his fist poised to knock again, asking for me to unlock the car. I thought I would tease him a bit, so I shook my head stuck my tongue out at him, sliding into the drivers’ seat and sticking his key into the ignition. His eyes widened and he sprinted around to the other side, his hands banging on the window again. I heard his muffled voice through the window.
“Maddie! What are you doing? No no, love, just stop, please!” I laughed at him and started the car, revving the engine loudly and probably attracting attention. He glanced around and cursed when he saw that a group of teenage girls, no doubt Directioners, had spotted him. He had the hood of his sweatshirt drawn up over his head, but his trademark blond locks were visible, fanning out onto his smooth forehead.
The girls began to giggle amongst themselves as walked over. Niall frantically tried opening the door, but it was still locked and I continued to laugh at his panicked expression.
“What’s wrong Horan, thought you simply adored your fans?” I smirked. He glowered at me and whipped around when one of the girls spoke.
“Omigosh I can’t believe it’s really you!!” she gushed, fluffing up her obviously dyed hair. She was wearing way too much makeup, which made me feel a little better, as I was wearing none.
“Erm, uh hi ladies,” Niall said, scratching the back of his neck. His hood fell off and the girls squealed, giggling some more behind their perfectly manicured hands. I rolled my eyes as they asked for hugs and pictures and smiled a bit as Niall agreed to autograph a couple napkins.
I was just beginning to get bored as one of the girls with unnatural highlights asked, “Is that your car? Can we see the inside?”
Niall stuttered out, “Er, I would let you, but I’m kinda locked out at the moment…” The girls looked extremely confused and I rolled the window down, saying, “’Ello loves,” in my best British accent and giving them a half-hearted wave. They glared at me and another one with a horrendous fake tan pouted while asking Niall, “Who is this? Your girlfriend?”
I absolutely died at that, throwing my head back and laughing louder than I had in a long time. Niall looked a bit hurt, until I grabbed his hood and dragged him back against the car.
“We’re just friends,” Niall began, but I quickly wrapped my arm around his neck, covering his mouth with my hand. “Follow my lead,” I whispered in his ear before I planted a kiss on his cheek. The girls looked furious and took a step forward before I opened the car door and pulled Niall in. He quickly shut and locked the door, then rolled up the window. The girls yelled for him not to leave, but he put the Rover in drive and sped off, rounding the corner. “Christ,” he muttered, before turning to look at me.
We both did a double take as we realized how close we were. I was half in the drivers’ seat still, from pulling Niall in the car, nearly sitting on his lap, and his arm was wound around my waist from steading me after he had made a quick left turn onto the main roadway. I scrambled off of him and into the other seat and we both buckled our seat belts. Silence filled the car and I had never felt more confused. Niall brought out a completely different person in me that I was not used to being, and I couldn’t decide whether or not I enjoyed it. I glanced over at Niall to find him looking just as confused as I felt.
“Maddie! What are you doing? No no, love, just stop, please!” I laughed at him and started the car, revving the engine loudly and probably attracting attention. He glanced around and cursed when he saw that a group of teenage girls, no doubt Directioners, had spotted him. He had the hood of his sweatshirt drawn up over his head, but his trademark blond locks were visible, fanning out onto his smooth forehead.
The girls began to giggle amongst themselves as walked over. Niall frantically tried opening the door, but it was still locked and I continued to laugh at his panicked expression.
“What’s wrong Horan, thought you simply adored your fans?” I smirked. He glowered at me and whipped around when one of the girls spoke.
“Omigosh I can’t believe it’s really you!!” she gushed, fluffing up her obviously dyed hair. She was wearing way too much makeup, which made me feel a little better, as I was wearing none.
“Erm, uh hi ladies,” Niall said, scratching the back of his neck. His hood fell off and the girls squealed, giggling some more behind their perfectly manicured hands. I rolled my eyes as they asked for hugs and pictures and smiled a bit as Niall agreed to autograph a couple napkins.
I was just beginning to get bored as one of the girls with unnatural highlights asked, “Is that your car? Can we see the inside?”
Niall stuttered out, “Er, I would let you, but I’m kinda locked out at the moment…” The girls looked extremely confused and I rolled the window down, saying, “’Ello loves,” in my best British accent and giving them a half-hearted wave. They glared at me and another one with a horrendous fake tan pouted while asking Niall, “Who is this? Your girlfriend?”
I absolutely died at that, throwing my head back and laughing louder than I had in a long time. Niall looked a bit hurt, until I grabbed his hood and dragged him back against the car.
“We’re just friends,” Niall began, but I quickly wrapped my arm around his neck, covering his mouth with my hand. “Follow my lead,” I whispered in his ear before I planted a kiss on his cheek. The girls looked furious and took a step forward before I opened the car door and pulled Niall in. He quickly shut and locked the door, then rolled up the window. The girls yelled for him not to leave, but he put the Rover in drive and sped off, rounding the corner. “Christ,” he muttered, before turning to look at me.
We both did a double take as we realized how close we were. I was half in the drivers’ seat still, from pulling Niall in the car, nearly sitting on his lap, and his arm was wound around my waist from steading me after he had made a quick left turn onto the main roadway. I scrambled off of him and into the other seat and we both buckled our seat belts. Silence filled the car and I had never felt more confused. Niall brought out a completely different person in me that I was not used to being, and I couldn’t decide whether or not I enjoyed it. I glanced over at Niall to find him looking just as confused as I felt.
5/19/13