The Setup

Its been one week since we said 'I love you' to each other. And its been a great week. She was like a different person than when she started out this tour. Now its almost over and I'm still not sure about this job of hers. I've heard her talking to Lola about living arrangements and flight times. So I think that she will be over in Europe somewhere. Which isn't that far. I'll go out and visit her. I just don't want to let her go. Like ever again. Right now she's out running so I'm here waiting for her to get back so we can go eat. All the boys are off looking around. I hear someone get on the bus I look up and it's the boys. "Back already?" I smile at them. I figured the trip wasn’t going to last long. Louis spoke up. "We almost died via crazy girls so we decided that we would just stay here. Good luck going out with Cleo." I sighed. I really wanted to go to one of the places here. I was sick of being on this bus. But one more week so that’s nice. I hear the door open and there she stood. Her eyes lock onto me and she smiles. Cleo looks good no matter what. I just want to rip off her clothes right now. She smiles at all the boys. "I saw you almost die. Got a good chuckle out of it." Then she came and sat down by me. I kiss her cheek and put my arm around her. All the boys stick their tongue out at her. "Glad you thought it was funny…Louis almost tripped me." Liam shot a glare at Louis. Louis just laughs. "Hey! If you went down then they definitely would have left the rest of us. Even though Harry would have been a better sacrifice…" Cleo got up and grabbed some clothes and went to shower. Harry came and sat down where Cleo just was. The other boys left to dork around in the parking lot. Probably play some football. "Hey Niall…you find out what that job is?"
"No! I have no clue. I think she's going over to Europe to model for a bit because I heard her talking about flights and apartments with Lola. At least Mickey didn't get the job. I hate that guy." Harry just laughs at me. What? I do! He just bothers me. Probably because Cleo talks to him like everyday for like 2 hours. I know that there are better ways she could spend those 2 hours. Harry's voice snaps me back to reality. "I'm sure she will tell you. Maybe she thinks its not that big of a deal or she's not going to be gone long enough for it to be something worth mentioning. I'm going to go with the boys and get laughed at for my shit ass football skills." He gets up and leaves. I decide to go out and play with them for a bit. 10 minutes pass until I heard her voice ring out across the parking lot. "Niall?!" She still really doesn't call me Nialler…only when we are alone. But I don't mind. I turn around and see her. God could she look any hotter? I think I should make her change her outfit. I honestly shouldn't let her out in public like ever. Why? Because Liam and Harry are practically drooling. I look down and see that I'm just wearing jeans and a button up. I quickly ran over and put my arm around her waist. "Cleo…you look amazing." Then I hear Liam and Harry whistle. I quickly flip them off. Cleo is just smiling at them. She waves and looks back at me. "I'm hungry can we go now?" I just nod and lead her to the car. We get to the place and we both look out the window. There are paps and screaming girls everywhere. I hear Cleo sigh so I grab her hand and kiss it. "It will be okay. Just stay close." She just nods and waits for me to get out. I do and wait for her. She comes out and quickly grabs my arm. I have learned the Cleo has a mild case of claustrophobia. Probably because her father locked her in a closet for days. I lead her through the crowd ignoring the shouts. "So we heard that you cheated on Cleo! Care to tell?" God where do they make up this shit. "Niall what's it like dating a model? A popular Burberry one too!" Just keep moving Niall. I feel Cleo squeeze tighter and leans a bit more into me. "Cleo! Over here! You look stunning! We want to ask you a few questions." Hell no. We are going into the restaurant and not letting anyone in. We finally get in and get a table. Cleo's phone buzzes and she looks. "Oh its Lola! I have to…I'll be right back." She answers and goes to the bathroom. She has caught on to my eavesdropping. I'm just going to ask her about it when she gets back. She eventually comes back out. Every dude in here looks at her. And the girls are looking at her clothes I assume. Cleo quickly walks over and sits down. We place our orders and I notice she's back on her model diet. Which is light meals and no alcohol. "So what did Lola want?"
"Just making arrangements for that job."
"How long will you be gone?" She looks at me. I see that she doesn't really want to tell me but I think she will. She looks down at her plate before taking a deep breath and responding. "Three months." I almost choked on my water. Three months?! That's like almost my whole time off! What the hell could be so important! Its okay at least its in Europe. "Oh wow…well I'll have to come visit then!"
"I don't know Niall…its not…I'll be really busy."
"So? I'll just go with you. I like watching you be all model-y. It will be fun! I mean your just going to be in Paris right?" She still hasn't looked up. I start to get nervous. What if she isn't going to be close.
"Lets just talk about something else okay?"
"Fine but this isn't over." She finally looks up and just smiles at me. I don't like that smile. Its not the warm one I'm used to now. It is the smile she wore back when she didn't want to be here. We finish eating and head back out. Lucky for us the paps don't yell, only take pictures. We get into the car and I just can't wait any longer. "Cleo please tell me you will be close."
"If New York City is close then yea I will be." NEW YORK CITY?! What?! I just sat there with my mouth hanging open because well NYC was a bit far from London. She looks at me then back out the window probably because I'm making stuttering noises trying to form a sentence. "But that’s…like…like an ocean away!" We park and get out. The concert was soon and I knew that I was going to have to get ready. We head to the venue but before we get to the dressing room I stop her. "Niall you have to get ready…"
"Cleo! You can't pretend like this isn't a big deal because it is…you're going to be gone for a long time. And I don’t like that you're so far away. I won't be able to visit all--"
"So don't." Then she walks away and goes into the dressing room. Ugh! She can really be a pain in the ass. But she's my pain in the ass. Well lets go do this concert. We head out on stage and I spot Cleo…and she's on her phone. Probably texting Lola about NYC. She looks up and smiles at me. Then she holds up a heart that she made. She's too cute for her own good. Through out the concert I make funny faces and she makes them back. Or I will wink at her and she just smiles and shakes her head. Its hard to believe we only have one more week. After the concert she runs over to me and hugs me. But I still can't get what she said out of my mind. 'So don't' but I wanted to. I kiss her and then we head back to the dressing room. When we get in there I change into different clothes. I go and sit down by her. Cleo lays her head on my shoulder while I wrap my arms around her waist. "I want you to visit Nialler don’t get me wrong but I will just be so busy and you would be bored and--"
"If I am with you…I'll never be bored. But I know where you are coming from. Three months without my redhead would be too long. So I will visit. Or at least try to." She kisses me and I pull her onto my lap. Her hands are in my hair while mine are on her hips. She wiggles her hips a bit and a moan escapes my throat. I feel her smile and does it again. "Cleo…" I start to kiss down her jaw and throat. She tilts her head a bit for me. I kiss her neck and suck a bit most likely marking her. Then I find her sweet spot because a moan escapes her lips. Good lord what is she doing to me? I just want to touch every part of her. She grinds her hips against mine. I kiss her on the lips again but I run my tongue across her bottom lip begging for access. She opens her mouth for me. I am silently patting myself on the back for locking the dressing room door. I slip my hands under her shirt and that’s when she stops me. Cleo is still on my lap but we are just looking at each other. Well I'm looking at her with confusion. "I just…I have…scars…and they are gross looking."
"Cleo…you are beautiful. Scars and everything. I love you." She just smiles weakly and takes off her shirt. And that’s when I see them. These large jagged looking scars. No doubt in my mind that sick bastard did this. "See I told you…they make me ugly." I snap my eyes to hers while my fingers trace the scars.
"Cleo you are not ugly. So what you have some scars…I have one on my knee. I don't care…I think you are the most beautiful girl in the world. So I don't care what other people think…you shouldn't either." I see a tear roll down her cheek and so I wipe it away. She leans and rests her forehead on mine. "I love you Niall. Which is something I never saw coming." She lightly kissed my lips then got off of me. She threw her shirt back on. We head back to the bus and get ready for bed. I help her up to the bed and I climb up after her. We get comfy and I can't get those scars out of my head. Not that they were hideous to look at because Cleo made anything look good. But they were just long and probably deep wounds. I just can't imagine what she went through…no wonder she hated her past and her mom. Lina never tried to stop any of this for what 10 years? I check the time because I wasn't that sleepy then realize I have been up thinking about Cleo for like 1.5 hours. I just can never seem to get her out of my mind. Which I'm used to by now. She shifts a bit in her sleep. Lately she hasn't had any nightmares about her beatings but she has them about me. Which I'm not sure I like…hopefully they are about losing me and that's why she gets so upset over them. I guess I'll attempt to go to bed. One more week…I don't want to go back because I'm afraid that she will just drop me even though she said that she won't. I just like how we were in our own little world right now because of the tour. I don't even know when she leaves for NYC…

Notes

Oh man.....WHAT WILL HAPPEN?!

Why hasn't Cleo told Niall when she leaves? What will Nialll do if he finds out?! A dramatic phone call...tears and anger... All in the next few chapters!! STAY TUNED.

Well I hope you guys like it!! So I am like almost done writing this I think but now I might add more chapters idk yet....haha. I'm so indecisive. Anyways today I dyed my hair. Like ombre. So it goes from my natural red hair to blonde. It looks sick. I am in love with it. :)

Stay Beautiful!
~A xxx