Someone Like You n.h.

Chapter 13

Niall and I walked for such a long time.

I didn’t really mind so much because there was so much to see. The view at every turn was beautiful. The landscape was so breathtaking. At times, I would just stop to take it all in.

Sometimes, Niall would stand in front of me to try and block the view. I realized then how blue his eyes were. They were such a beautiful shade. They were even more breathtaking than anything else I had seen throughout the entire walk. I couldn’t help but to get lost in his eyes for a while before I pushed him away from me. Sometimes, I would yell at him for blocking my view even though I really didn’t mind. He wasn’t too bad of a view. He had such a beautiful smile that I couldn’t help but smile myself whenever I saw it. He seems like such a carefree guy. Kind of like someone who would balance out all of my crazy planning.

“So he must be really special.” Niall finally spoke, breaking the silence that we had between us for the half hour.

“What?”

“You know, your boyfriend, Connor. He must be real special.”

“Uh yeah, he is. Why do you say that?”

“Why don’t you sound so convinced?”

“No, I just… You just caught me off guard is all.”

“Right, so you traveled all this way for him, and I know you're convinced he won't, but what if he doesn’t give you the response you want to hear?”

“He’s going to say yes. He has to. Why would he say no? Why are you asking anyway?”

“No reason. I’m just saying, what if he really doesn’t want to be married. And that’s why he hasn’t proposed.”

“He’s going to say yes. He wants to marry me; he’s told me before. So that’s why I know that he’s going to say yes.”

“Whatever you say.”

“Why are we talking about my love life? What about you? Do you have any one special in your life?”

“No,” he said far too quickly.

I looked at him in curiosity and disbelief.

“Really? Nobody? At all?”

He shook his head. “Nobody. And I don’t plan on it anytime soon.”

“Why?” I questioned.

How could you not want to be with someone? How is that possible? I’ve always known that I wanted to have someone in my life. Someone to care for me. Someone to love me. Just someone for me. Not wanting someone is just out of this world for me, in my mind set.

“I don’t need anyone in my life to please me. At the end of the day, you’ve only got yourself. Dating itself isn’t my scene. And marriage is just out of the picture. Honestly, why would I want to promise myself to one person for the rest of my life? What if they don’t let me be me anymore? They end up wanting to change things. Next thing I know, I’m doing something that I’ve never enjoyed before in my life, because I’ve got to keep me wife happy. That’s not something to look forward to, so it’s just not happening for me.”

“How could you even say that with a straight face? You don’t need to worry about any of that. If you’re marrying the right person, then they’ll take you for who you are and not someone you’re not. They want to marry you. The person they’ve been around for however long. They want to marry the person they fell in love with, not change them into someone else. I mean, honestly, I want to marry Connor because I love him, exactly how he is. I wouldn’t change a single thing about him because to me, he’s the best he can be.”