Shadows

Chapter 8

A/N: Short chapter! Sorry, I know I haven't updated in a while so here's a little something! Enjoy(:

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I woke up in front of a beautiful blonde boy and nearly fell out of bed. I forgot I had spent the night at Niall's. His eyes fluttered opened, I must have woken him up from my mini heart attack. He smiled and kissed my nose. I scrunched my nose and backed away. 

"Well good morning sunshine," he said and stretched, moving his arms above his head and letting out a yawn.

I groaned and pulled the sheets over my head, hiding my face. Niall pulled the covers back down but I quickley covered my face with my hands. He chuckled a bit then wrapped his arm around me.

"Why are you hiding?" he asked. I ignored his question and buried my face into his chest. Niall moved some strands of hair behind my ear and pulled my chin up, forcing me to face him. "Hmmm?" He questioned and raised an eyebrow. I looked up at him shyly and shrugged, unable to tell him how his perfection made me feel. "Well you shouldn't," Niall said and placed a kiss on my forehead.  I smiled, then began to feel extremly awkward and shifted so I was out of his arms.

"I should probably get home...ya know, before my mom wakes up..." I said and rubbed my arm awkwardly. Niall sighed and nodded. 

"Yeah...I got to get the car first," he said as he got up out of bed. I watched as he dressed himself. His toned torso looked amazing as he lifted his arms up to put his shirt on. "I'll be right back," He said with a wink and fled the room. I heard the door to his apartment close and got up from the bed, stripping myself from Nialls shirt and putting my clothes back on. I gasped as I looked in the mirror. What a hot mess. My hair looked like a rats nest and some makeup was smudged underneath my eyes. I washed my face and fixed my hair the best I could, then walked back into the living room.

I looked around a bit, admiring the decoration. I scanned the shelves in the room, looking at the different pictures he had of him and his friends. My eyes stopped on a picture on one of the shelves in the room that contained neither him or his friends. I walked over to get a better look. It was a picture of a little girl. She had brown hair and blue eyes, like Niall's. The pictured captured the mystery girl on a swing, laughing. The girl's carefree expression made me smile, remembering the joy of my own youth.

"Ray."

I jumped, realizing I wasn't alone anymore. I turned around to face Niall. His blue eyes flickered from mine to the picture beside me.

"I umm..was just looking around," I said quickly.

"The cars in the front," he said and shifted his gaze to the ground before turning around. I nodded and followed him out the door.

The car ride back was quite. I surveyed Niall's face, he seemed to be in deep thought over something. I couldn't think of any other reason to be then the picture. I stared out of my own window and began to think of who the girl could be. Could he have a daughter?

"Here."

I shook my head and snapped back into reality. Niall got out of the car and I waited for him to open the door for me, since the car was still locked. He helped me out and walked me to my front door.

"I had fun last night," Niall said as he leaned in and left a warm kiss on my cheek. I nodded shyly. Niall smiled and shook his head. "I'll see you later Ray," he said and quickly pecked my lips. He walked back to his car, making sure to give me a wink before he drove off. 

I touched my lips and couldn't help but smile. Something about that boy made me act and feel so...different.