No Regrets
24-Kiss Me
Niall’s P.O.V
“Okay lads, you ready for tomorrow right?” I asked the lads as we sat around the table eating breakfast.
“For the millionth time YES!” Liam told me, rolling his eyes.
“Sorry! You know I just want it to be perfect! I really like her…” I trailed my sentence off but all the lads turned to look at me with smiles.
“We know you do mate, but just relax! You’re going out to dinner with her tonight, right? Just tell her how you feel.” Zayn told me after he took a bite from his toast.
“Yea, but how am I supposed to tell her that?” I asked exasperated.
“Well, you guys are going on a picnic, so just relax and have fun.” He replied. “Oh, and it might help you out if you were to, oh I don’t know, ASK HER OUT already!!” Zayn said, slightly raising his voice in well duh kinda way. I blushed. It had been a week since our date. We had hung out practically every day since then, but I hadn’t kissed her. I didn’t want to kiss her again until she was my girlfriend.
“Would it be too cheesy to sing Boyfriend?...” I asked in a rather quiet voice. All heads turn towards me.
“Depends on whether she likes him.” Harry said while Lou burst out laughing.
“Trust YOU to ask her out using Justin Bieber!” I laughed along with him as the rest of the lads joined in.
“Okay, fine! Maybe Kiss Me?” I asked immediately thinking it would be a great song.
“I think she would love that.” Zayn told me truthfully and I smiled. Char and Zayn hung out a lot too so I know he was telling the truth.
“Ok, I’m gonna go grab my guitar.” I finished my breakfast and went to my room to put a shirt on before I head out. I walked back in as soon as the door closed. “HEY! El and Dani are taking her out shopping right?!” I yelled inside the door.
“YES!!” Lou screamed back at me. I smiled and headed back out the door. We had all spent the night and Lou and Harry’s flat so I went back to my flat to grab my keys before heading to my car. I drove to the music store and quickly ran in to pick my guitar up from its tuning. I was headed back to my car when some fans spotted me and ran over to me. I gladly stopped to take pictures and sign some autographs. After a few minutes I hopped back in my car and drove to the recording studio. They let me use an open studio to rehearse whenever I want to which was really nice. I already knew most of the notes to the song so I just spent the morning playing it over and over until I knew it by heart. I recorded myself singing it and I sounded pretty good. I really hope she likes it…
Charlotte’s P.O.V.
I woke up to my phone ringing quite loudly. It was playing Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. I smiled and stretched my arms before gasping and clutching my arms to my chest. I had gone to chemo yesterday and they had trouble finding my veins so my bruises were bigger and more sore than usual. I groaned and answered my phone.
“Hello?” I asked sleepily.
“You aren’t up YET?!” El said exasperatedly.
“Well unless I’m sleep talking I’d say I’m awake…” I told her, gently slapping the sides of my face to wake myself up more.
“Ya, but I know you aren’t even out of bed yet, much less dressed! We will be there in 5, BE READY!” She told me and hung up. I grumbled and rolled out of bed. Blinking I walked to the bathroom and turned on the shower, I hadn’t taken one last night and needed to get clean. I quickly hopped in and rubbed soap all over me before rinsing off and hopping out. I dried myself off then put my wig on, I took a spray bottle and got the top layer damp so that it wouldn’t look like I hadn’t washed my hair. I applied a little bit of mascara before heading to the closet. I put on a gray sweater skater dress with black tights and black vans. I curled the bottom of the wig before slipping on a green four leaf clover bracelet I found in my jewelry.
I was just heading to the kitchen when there was a knock on the door followed by El and Dani walking in. They just knocked to let me know they were here and then came in, I didn’t mind, we were good enough friends for that to happen.
“Chop chop! We gotta go!” El said, pointing to her watch. I groaned but continued to the kitchen.
“Let me at least make a smoothie first! I’m starving!!” I told her as I reached in the freezer.
“Humph. Well fine, but we got a lot of stuff to do!” Dani chimed in. I smiled and made as strawberry banana smoothie. I saw the girls eyeing the smoothie and quickly made two more and shoved them in their hands before grabbing my purse and heading out the door. We walked downstairs and were greeted by a few paparazzi on the way to the car.
“What is your name?” “What is your relationship to Niall Horan?” “Who are you?” Were questions that were thrown at me but I just stayed silent until we reached the car. The paps had a field day when they saw Niall and I on our date last week and have been dying to find out who I was. So far my identity was still a secret and we planned on keeping it that way, at least for now. El and Dani knew I didn’t want their apologies so they just hopped in, cranked the music and starting singing along as we drove to the mall.
“Okay, we need something for you to wear tonight and then something to wear for your BIRTHDAY!!!” Dani squealed and I smiled at her enthusiasm.
“Ok, but I don’t want to go to crazy, I love shopping, but it has to be me.” I told them.
“We’ve been shopping with you before! We know how it works!” El laughed as we walked in the store. They knew I never got anything unless it was my style.
“Where to first?” I asked.
“Forever 21!” El said as she pulled us in the direction.
We were shopping around for a little while before I spotted a really cute long sleeve dress. It had flowers on it and was very pretty. I grabbed my size and went to try it on. It looked great on me, and it covered up my bruises. I smiled as I walked out to show El and Dani. Their faces lit up as they saw it.
“PERFERCT!” They both said at the same time and I grinned before going to take it off. I went to the cash register and paid. I had gotten a job at the local café and this was my first paycheck. Granted it was only about 50 bucks, but it was still money. We headed out of the store and into a dress shop. El and Dani kept pulling out dresses, holding them up to me and shaking their heads. They pulled a few shorts sleeves but I told them I wanted long sleeves. They understood because they had seen my bruises. I was searching through the racks when a certain dress caught my eye. It was long sleeve, my style, sexy but not revealing which is exactly what I wanted. I went to try it on and it covered the bruises, I would have to put some cover up on though just in case. I showed the girls the dress and their mouths dropped open in shock.
“Gurl, you look HOT!” El said walking around me. I blushed and went to go change. Luckily the dress was on sale so I got it for a decent price. Then we went to a shoe store to get some shoes to match both the dresses. We shopped around for a while before I finally settled on a pair of cheetah thong flip flops to match the floral dress, and El and Dani made me get a pair of silver glittery pumps to match the other dress. They were super comfortable (and cute) so I didn’t mind too much. We stopped quickly to grab some food and then headed off to a salon to get mani pedis. I got black nails with one gold and matching toes.
By the time we got home it was almost 6. Niall was picking me up at 7 so I threw my bags on the bed before rushing to curl my hair. El and Dani stayed to help and I finally agreed to let them curl the tips of my hair, I told them I had a very sensitive head and to be very gently with tugging. I was just praying that it didn’t come off or slip. While Dani did my hair El did my makeup, she barely put on any, just a little eyeliner, mascara, and a light sweep of light pink eye shadow. It looked very good and natural-the way I liked it. Once my beauty stuff was done I went to go change into my dress. I put the shoes on after and looked in the mirror. I looked really cute and the shoes and dressed actually matched which was pretty unusual for me.
I grabbed the concealer and spread a little on my wrists. The bruises were already starting to fade slightly. Since my arms have gotten more used to the needles they are slowly recovering faster and not getting as bruised. I twirled the cheetah ring on my finger, something I always did when I was nervous. It made me feel like Kylie was there, comforting me. I smiled and walked out to meet the girls. They smiled at me when I walked out as they took in my appearance. http://www.polyvore.com/picnic/set?id=77793054 It was about 6:45 so the girls said goodbye and good luck before heading out. Before I knew it there was a knock on the door and I opened it to reveal Niall, looking handsome as ever.
He was wearing a red sweater with skinny cargo pants. His hair was slightly messy and his smile was huge.
“Hey Char.” He greeted me, offering his hand. I grabbed my purse and then gladly accepted it.
“Hey Niall.” I smiled widely as we walked down the hallway, hand in hand. Niall asked how shopping had gone and I told him a recount of the day as we rode the elevator. I walked out and started to walk out the front when he pulled me back.
“Um we’re gonna go out the back way, I don’t want to risk any paps following us.” I smiled at how concerned Niall was and gladly followed him to the back exit. On the way there we passed a room that said “POOL” on it. I stopped and stared at it.
“Since when does this place have a pool?!” I asked incredulously.
“Since always.” Niall laughed as he spoke and I blushed.
“That would have been good information to know.” I mumbled as Niall walked me to his car, opened my door then hopped in the driver’s seat. We pulled out and Niall immediately turned on the radio. I grinned at him as he turned to look at me. I hummed along and admired Niall’s voice as he sang. It was just so sexy! After a few songs Niall parked the car and helped me out. He guided me over to a grassy area that already had a picnic set up on it. The hill overlooked the city and it was a beautiful view. There were trees surrounding us so the spot was nice and secluded.
We sat down and ate dinner, talked, laughed and had an amazing time. It was only a few minutes until sunset and I noticed Niall start to stutter and he looked nervous.
“What’s up?” I asked him, raising my eyebrows. He didn’t reply. Instead he got up, went to the trunk of his car, opened it and pulled something from it. I saw as he was walking back that it was a guitar case. My breath started to quicken as I suppressed a smile. Was he going to play it for me? He took a deep breath as he removed the guitar and came to sit down again. I was still staring at him, awestruck as he looked up at me and smiled slightly. I almost fainted. He started to strum the strings and it took me a few seconds before I realized what tune it was. I watched his face as he concentrated on his hands, every once in a while looking up at my face and smiling. I’m pretty sure I stopped breathing when he started to softly sing.
Settle down with me
Cover me up
Cuddle me in
Lie down with me
Hold me in your arms
Your heart's against my chest
Lips pressed to my neck
I've fallen for your eyes
But they don't know me yet
And the feeling I forget
I'm in love now
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
Settle down with me
And I'll be your safety
You'll be my lady
I was made to keep your body warm
But I'm cold as, the wind blows
So hold me in your arms
My heart's against your chest
Your lips pressed to my neck
I've fallen for your eyes
But they don't know me yet
And the feeling I forget
I'm in love now
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
Yeah I've been feeling everything
From hate to love
From love to lust
From lust to truth
I guess that's how I know you
So hold you close
To help you give it up
So kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
So kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
My eyes had started to get teary throughout the song as I watched and listened to him pour so much passion and love into the song. His voice was sweet and gentle, hitting all the notes perfectly. When the chorus started Niall looked up and locked eyes with me. He looked so sweet and innocent, it was beautiful. I started to gently sway to the tune of the music and closed my eyes for a few seconds. I opened them to find Niall still staring intently but cutely at me. My lips turned upwards into a small smile as he played the last few notes of the song. I was at a loss of words to say to him, and before I could choke something out he spoke first.
“Charlotte, I really like you. I like your laugh, your eyes, your food choice,” We both laughed at that one, “your personality, how fun you are, the way you make me blush, the way you blush, how you accept me for who I am. Will you be my girlfriend?” He asked in a slightly nervous and scared voice. I inhaled a deep breath and nodded.
“Yes. Yes I will be our girlfriend!” I told him, my face breaking out into a smile at the same time that his did. “Ya know,” I said slyly as I scooted closer to him “You haven’t kissed me since that first night.” I kept scooting closer to him. His face had a small smile.
“I wanted to be able to call you my girlfriend before I kissed you again.” He whispered his face only mere inches from mine.
“Kiss me.” I told him and smiled at how ironic it is that he sang Kiss Me and I just told him to.
“Gladly.” He whispered before gently pressing his lips to mine. Butterflies and fireworks erupted in my body as I sank deeper into the kiss, kissing him back as the kiss got more heated. He brought his hands to my neck as I tangled mine in his hair, pulling him closer to me. Fire was exploding everywhere his hands touched, and I never wanted him to stop.
“Okay lads, you ready for tomorrow right?” I asked the lads as we sat around the table eating breakfast.
“For the millionth time YES!” Liam told me, rolling his eyes.
“Sorry! You know I just want it to be perfect! I really like her…” I trailed my sentence off but all the lads turned to look at me with smiles.
“We know you do mate, but just relax! You’re going out to dinner with her tonight, right? Just tell her how you feel.” Zayn told me after he took a bite from his toast.
“Yea, but how am I supposed to tell her that?” I asked exasperated.
“Well, you guys are going on a picnic, so just relax and have fun.” He replied. “Oh, and it might help you out if you were to, oh I don’t know, ASK HER OUT already!!” Zayn said, slightly raising his voice in well duh kinda way. I blushed. It had been a week since our date. We had hung out practically every day since then, but I hadn’t kissed her. I didn’t want to kiss her again until she was my girlfriend.
“Would it be too cheesy to sing Boyfriend?...” I asked in a rather quiet voice. All heads turn towards me.
“Depends on whether she likes him.” Harry said while Lou burst out laughing.
“Trust YOU to ask her out using Justin Bieber!” I laughed along with him as the rest of the lads joined in.
“Okay, fine! Maybe Kiss Me?” I asked immediately thinking it would be a great song.
“I think she would love that.” Zayn told me truthfully and I smiled. Char and Zayn hung out a lot too so I know he was telling the truth.
“Ok, I’m gonna go grab my guitar.” I finished my breakfast and went to my room to put a shirt on before I head out. I walked back in as soon as the door closed. “HEY! El and Dani are taking her out shopping right?!” I yelled inside the door.
“YES!!” Lou screamed back at me. I smiled and headed back out the door. We had all spent the night and Lou and Harry’s flat so I went back to my flat to grab my keys before heading to my car. I drove to the music store and quickly ran in to pick my guitar up from its tuning. I was headed back to my car when some fans spotted me and ran over to me. I gladly stopped to take pictures and sign some autographs. After a few minutes I hopped back in my car and drove to the recording studio. They let me use an open studio to rehearse whenever I want to which was really nice. I already knew most of the notes to the song so I just spent the morning playing it over and over until I knew it by heart. I recorded myself singing it and I sounded pretty good. I really hope she likes it…
Charlotte’s P.O.V.
I woke up to my phone ringing quite loudly. It was playing Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. I smiled and stretched my arms before gasping and clutching my arms to my chest. I had gone to chemo yesterday and they had trouble finding my veins so my bruises were bigger and more sore than usual. I groaned and answered my phone.
“Hello?” I asked sleepily.
“You aren’t up YET?!” El said exasperatedly.
“Well unless I’m sleep talking I’d say I’m awake…” I told her, gently slapping the sides of my face to wake myself up more.
“Ya, but I know you aren’t even out of bed yet, much less dressed! We will be there in 5, BE READY!” She told me and hung up. I grumbled and rolled out of bed. Blinking I walked to the bathroom and turned on the shower, I hadn’t taken one last night and needed to get clean. I quickly hopped in and rubbed soap all over me before rinsing off and hopping out. I dried myself off then put my wig on, I took a spray bottle and got the top layer damp so that it wouldn’t look like I hadn’t washed my hair. I applied a little bit of mascara before heading to the closet. I put on a gray sweater skater dress with black tights and black vans. I curled the bottom of the wig before slipping on a green four leaf clover bracelet I found in my jewelry.
I was just heading to the kitchen when there was a knock on the door followed by El and Dani walking in. They just knocked to let me know they were here and then came in, I didn’t mind, we were good enough friends for that to happen.
“Chop chop! We gotta go!” El said, pointing to her watch. I groaned but continued to the kitchen.
“Let me at least make a smoothie first! I’m starving!!” I told her as I reached in the freezer.
“Humph. Well fine, but we got a lot of stuff to do!” Dani chimed in. I smiled and made as strawberry banana smoothie. I saw the girls eyeing the smoothie and quickly made two more and shoved them in their hands before grabbing my purse and heading out the door. We walked downstairs and were greeted by a few paparazzi on the way to the car.
“What is your name?” “What is your relationship to Niall Horan?” “Who are you?” Were questions that were thrown at me but I just stayed silent until we reached the car. The paps had a field day when they saw Niall and I on our date last week and have been dying to find out who I was. So far my identity was still a secret and we planned on keeping it that way, at least for now. El and Dani knew I didn’t want their apologies so they just hopped in, cranked the music and starting singing along as we drove to the mall.
“Okay, we need something for you to wear tonight and then something to wear for your BIRTHDAY!!!” Dani squealed and I smiled at her enthusiasm.
“Ok, but I don’t want to go to crazy, I love shopping, but it has to be me.” I told them.
“We’ve been shopping with you before! We know how it works!” El laughed as we walked in the store. They knew I never got anything unless it was my style.
“Where to first?” I asked.
“Forever 21!” El said as she pulled us in the direction.
We were shopping around for a little while before I spotted a really cute long sleeve dress. It had flowers on it and was very pretty. I grabbed my size and went to try it on. It looked great on me, and it covered up my bruises. I smiled as I walked out to show El and Dani. Their faces lit up as they saw it.
“PERFERCT!” They both said at the same time and I grinned before going to take it off. I went to the cash register and paid. I had gotten a job at the local café and this was my first paycheck. Granted it was only about 50 bucks, but it was still money. We headed out of the store and into a dress shop. El and Dani kept pulling out dresses, holding them up to me and shaking their heads. They pulled a few shorts sleeves but I told them I wanted long sleeves. They understood because they had seen my bruises. I was searching through the racks when a certain dress caught my eye. It was long sleeve, my style, sexy but not revealing which is exactly what I wanted. I went to try it on and it covered the bruises, I would have to put some cover up on though just in case. I showed the girls the dress and their mouths dropped open in shock.
“Gurl, you look HOT!” El said walking around me. I blushed and went to go change. Luckily the dress was on sale so I got it for a decent price. Then we went to a shoe store to get some shoes to match both the dresses. We shopped around for a while before I finally settled on a pair of cheetah thong flip flops to match the floral dress, and El and Dani made me get a pair of silver glittery pumps to match the other dress. They were super comfortable (and cute) so I didn’t mind too much. We stopped quickly to grab some food and then headed off to a salon to get mani pedis. I got black nails with one gold and matching toes.
By the time we got home it was almost 6. Niall was picking me up at 7 so I threw my bags on the bed before rushing to curl my hair. El and Dani stayed to help and I finally agreed to let them curl the tips of my hair, I told them I had a very sensitive head and to be very gently with tugging. I was just praying that it didn’t come off or slip. While Dani did my hair El did my makeup, she barely put on any, just a little eyeliner, mascara, and a light sweep of light pink eye shadow. It looked very good and natural-the way I liked it. Once my beauty stuff was done I went to go change into my dress. I put the shoes on after and looked in the mirror. I looked really cute and the shoes and dressed actually matched which was pretty unusual for me.
I grabbed the concealer and spread a little on my wrists. The bruises were already starting to fade slightly. Since my arms have gotten more used to the needles they are slowly recovering faster and not getting as bruised. I twirled the cheetah ring on my finger, something I always did when I was nervous. It made me feel like Kylie was there, comforting me. I smiled and walked out to meet the girls. They smiled at me when I walked out as they took in my appearance. http://www.polyvore.com/picnic/set?id=77793054 It was about 6:45 so the girls said goodbye and good luck before heading out. Before I knew it there was a knock on the door and I opened it to reveal Niall, looking handsome as ever.
He was wearing a red sweater with skinny cargo pants. His hair was slightly messy and his smile was huge.
“Hey Char.” He greeted me, offering his hand. I grabbed my purse and then gladly accepted it.
“Hey Niall.” I smiled widely as we walked down the hallway, hand in hand. Niall asked how shopping had gone and I told him a recount of the day as we rode the elevator. I walked out and started to walk out the front when he pulled me back.
“Um we’re gonna go out the back way, I don’t want to risk any paps following us.” I smiled at how concerned Niall was and gladly followed him to the back exit. On the way there we passed a room that said “POOL” on it. I stopped and stared at it.
“Since when does this place have a pool?!” I asked incredulously.
“Since always.” Niall laughed as he spoke and I blushed.
“That would have been good information to know.” I mumbled as Niall walked me to his car, opened my door then hopped in the driver’s seat. We pulled out and Niall immediately turned on the radio. I grinned at him as he turned to look at me. I hummed along and admired Niall’s voice as he sang. It was just so sexy! After a few songs Niall parked the car and helped me out. He guided me over to a grassy area that already had a picnic set up on it. The hill overlooked the city and it was a beautiful view. There were trees surrounding us so the spot was nice and secluded.
We sat down and ate dinner, talked, laughed and had an amazing time. It was only a few minutes until sunset and I noticed Niall start to stutter and he looked nervous.
“What’s up?” I asked him, raising my eyebrows. He didn’t reply. Instead he got up, went to the trunk of his car, opened it and pulled something from it. I saw as he was walking back that it was a guitar case. My breath started to quicken as I suppressed a smile. Was he going to play it for me? He took a deep breath as he removed the guitar and came to sit down again. I was still staring at him, awestruck as he looked up at me and smiled slightly. I almost fainted. He started to strum the strings and it took me a few seconds before I realized what tune it was. I watched his face as he concentrated on his hands, every once in a while looking up at my face and smiling. I’m pretty sure I stopped breathing when he started to softly sing.
Settle down with me
Cover me up
Cuddle me in
Lie down with me
Hold me in your arms
Your heart's against my chest
Lips pressed to my neck
I've fallen for your eyes
But they don't know me yet
And the feeling I forget
I'm in love now
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
Settle down with me
And I'll be your safety
You'll be my lady
I was made to keep your body warm
But I'm cold as, the wind blows
So hold me in your arms
My heart's against your chest
Your lips pressed to my neck
I've fallen for your eyes
But they don't know me yet
And the feeling I forget
I'm in love now
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
Yeah I've been feeling everything
From hate to love
From love to lust
From lust to truth
I guess that's how I know you
So hold you close
To help you give it up
So kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
So kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
Wanna be loved
This feels like I've fallen in love
Fallen in love
Fallen in love
My eyes had started to get teary throughout the song as I watched and listened to him pour so much passion and love into the song. His voice was sweet and gentle, hitting all the notes perfectly. When the chorus started Niall looked up and locked eyes with me. He looked so sweet and innocent, it was beautiful. I started to gently sway to the tune of the music and closed my eyes for a few seconds. I opened them to find Niall still staring intently but cutely at me. My lips turned upwards into a small smile as he played the last few notes of the song. I was at a loss of words to say to him, and before I could choke something out he spoke first.
“Charlotte, I really like you. I like your laugh, your eyes, your food choice,” We both laughed at that one, “your personality, how fun you are, the way you make me blush, the way you blush, how you accept me for who I am. Will you be my girlfriend?” He asked in a slightly nervous and scared voice. I inhaled a deep breath and nodded.
“Yes. Yes I will be our girlfriend!” I told him, my face breaking out into a smile at the same time that his did. “Ya know,” I said slyly as I scooted closer to him “You haven’t kissed me since that first night.” I kept scooting closer to him. His face had a small smile.
“I wanted to be able to call you my girlfriend before I kissed you again.” He whispered his face only mere inches from mine.
“Kiss me.” I told him and smiled at how ironic it is that he sang Kiss Me and I just told him to.
“Gladly.” He whispered before gently pressing his lips to mine. Butterflies and fireworks erupted in my body as I sank deeper into the kiss, kissing him back as the kiss got more heated. He brought his hands to my neck as I tangled mine in his hair, pulling him closer to me. Fire was exploding everywhere his hands touched, and I never wanted him to stop.
Notes
FINALLYYY!!!!!!!! I was really excited to right this and got really jealous of Char about how lucky she is to have sch a romantic date! At least, in my mind that is romantic.Sorry i haven't updated recently, I've been really busy with school! :( Anyways, I haven't been getting a whole lot of feedback on my last few chapters, I don't really know if anyone is still reading. I would really appreciate it if you guys could give me some feedback, it woudl really reassure and help me! thanks!
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7/21/13