Why is his name Niall James Horan? It should be Niall Angel Horan.
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Carinas POV
THE SAME DAY.
I shut the door behind me as soon as I walked into Niall's hospital room.
He layed with wires still wrapped around him with his eyes closed, although the mask was taken off him.
His eyes slowly fluttered open and he smiled weakly as he looked at me.
I rushed and covered the little distance between the two of us as I wrapped myself around him.
His hands wrapped around me, but they were weak.
I didn't pull him closer because I was pretty sure his already broken ribs would hurt if they were to come in contact with my body.
I sobbed into his shoulder and he gently stroked my hair as he shushed me.
I pulled away and kissed him.
The kiss was long and intense and I didn't want to break away from it.
Niall pulled away and smiled at me, "It's so good to see you baby".
"It's so good to see you, Niall. Jesus, I should be the one saying that to you", I whispered as I held his bruised face in my hands.
He lurched forward and kissed me without any warning.
I pulled back from the kiss, although I didn't want to.
"Ni, I'm so sorry. This is all because of me", I whispered as I hung my head low.
He lifted his right hand which had several wires and other medical instrument on it and held my face to meet his gaze.
"What's because of you?", he asked, clearly unaware of what I talking about.
"Your accident", I said as I closed my eyes.
"This isn't your fault, Princess", he said and I opened my eyes.
I nodded my head 'yes'.
"It is all my fault. If you wouldn't reach me back to my apartment, you wouldn't have got into this mess", I said as a tear escaped my eye.
"Goodness, no. I was the one who asked you to come over to my place. This isn't even your fault", he said as he looked into my eyes.
Those blue eyes which I missed looking at for almost two days, made me feel better in an instant.
"But... it's all my fault", I said as I looked down, unable to meet his gaze.
"This isn't your fault, Princess. Look at me", he whispered and I looked at him.
"Please don't blame this on yourself. It's not your fault and I'm here, aren't I? So, there's no complaining now", he said as he smiled, but it looked so pained.
"You're here, Niall. I wouldn't forgive myself if you weren't", I said as I sobbed.
"Come here", he mumbled as he pulled me closer towards him.
I lightly wrapped my arms around him, so that I wouldn't be applying too much pressure on his chest.
"I'm here with you, Princess. I'm never getting away from you", he said as kissed the side of my head.
I pulled back and look into the beautiful ocean of his blue eyes.
"Promise me, babe. Promise me that you'll never go away", I asked as I looked at him with... insecurity?
"I promise you, Princess", he chuckled as he leaned in to kiss me.
The kiss was slower this time and more passionate. It made up for the two days we hadn't kissed and it felt so good to have his lips against mine.
We pulled away when we started to get breathless.
"So, when do I get out of this stupid place?", he asked as I intertwined our fingers.
"I don't know, babe. Dr Quinn says you've broken your left leg and two of your ribs. So, maybe you'll have to been here for quite sometime", I said as I pouted.
Niall groaned and winced in pain as he clutched onto his chest.
I suppose the ribs were starting to hurt as he moved.
"Babe, are you alright? Should I call the Doctor? Should I-",
I was interrupted by Niall's chuckle.
"Calm down, Princess. I'm alright. This just hurts, it's probably my broken rib", he mumbled the last bit.
I somehow felt guilty looking at him like this. I couldn't seem to eliminate the guilt even after Niall said I wasn't the one to be blamed.
"Princess is zoning out?", Niall asked and snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Nah, I was just, um, I-",
Niall crashed his lips onto mine even before I could realise what was happening.
But once I did realise, I kissed him back easily and firmly as our lips moulded together in yet another passionate kiss.
There was a knock on the door that made me jump and Niall groan.
Soon a very excited Louis, ecstatic Harry, bewildered Liam and smiling Mike walked inside the door.
"Oh my Niall", Louis said as he carefully hugged Niall who smiled at him.
Harry and Liam followed and Niall just smiled at the boys.
He tensed when he saw Mike and shot me a quizzical look.
I smiled at him and he relaxed.
"Hey, I'm Mike. Nice meeting you", Mike said as he extended his hand to Niall.
Niall shook his hand and lightly smiled at him.
"How did they allow all of you in? I mean, they usually don't allow many people in the ICU?", I asked as I looked at the boys.
"Who said they allowed us? We sneaked in", Harry said as he smiled triumphantly, making us laugh.
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Dr Quinn said that Niall had to be in the hospital for another week or so and could get discharged after his initial recovery.
The boys and I were asked to leave soon after a nurse found us hurdled in Niall's ICU room.
We were asked to move to the waiting room and it was pathetic.
Dr Quinn said that one of us could stay with Niall in his room at nights and the boys made sure that one person was me, and I was so glad.
The boys would finally be getting out of the hospital and they said that they'd check into a hotel.
Mike drove me back to my apartment where I grabbed a duffel bag and stuffed my clothes and other requirements which I'd need while I stayed in the hospital.
I also made sure to call Katie and inform her about my absence for another week.
I miss my work already.
But then Niall's way more important than my work.
.
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Later that evening Niall was shifted to another room.
Since he was much better now, he was moved form the ICU to a private room in the hospital where it was just him and I.
The boys had gone almost thirty minutes ago when the nurse came to Niall's room to check him up.
Liam said he'd be returning back to England tomorrow because he had work to attend to. Louis and Harry said they'd be here with me, in Ireland for a while.
So, they said they'd leave to find a hotel room for them to live for the next week or so.
Mike said he'd return back tomorrow and visit us after his work shift ended.
I've been siting on he bench for more than thirty minutes, waiting for the nurse to get done.
I even forgot my phone on the table next to Niall's patient bed, so I was all bored and had nothing to do.
The nurse stepped out of the door and smiled at me, "You can go in now".
"Thanks", I mumbled as I passed her a small smile.
"Just make sure he doesn't turn on either of his sides when he sleeps because his ribs are hurt and also his left leg is broken. We wouldn't want to get him into more trouble", she said as I stood and nodded enthusiastically.
"Sure, I'll take care of that", I said and she walked down the corridor.
I walked inside the room and shut the door.
Niall's eyes were closed, but they opened as soon as he heard the door shut.
"Come here, Princess", he said and extended one of his hands towards me.
I noticed that there were less wires around his hand this time.
I took his hand as he kissed the back of my palm.
I scooted on his bed and sat next to him.
I looked at his angelic face which looked so pale and had so many bruises.
I ran my fingers over those tiny bruises and he closed his eyes as he sucked in a breath.
"I'm sorry", I whispered and he nodded with a smile on his face, his eyes still closed.
I kissed the bruises which were above his left eyebrow and kept on kissing all the bruises which were around his eyes and down his cheek.
I could feel his light stubble as I reached down towards his chin.
I pulled back and looked at his face. He was smiling with his eyes closed.
Such an angel.
I lurched forward and kissed his beautiful lips which I wanted to kiss for all the days of my life.
He kissed back immediately and I wrapped my hands around his neck cautiously.
I pulled away before things could get too steamy and he grinned.
"What?", I asked, a grin on my face too.
"Thank you", he whispered.
"What for?", I asked, confused.
"For sticking with me in this awful hospital", he said as he shrugged his shoulders.
Seriously?
"Seriously, Niall? I'm always going to be with you. I don't care whether it's a five star hotel or an awful hospital room", I said as I pecked his lips.
He smiled and I couldn't help but smile.
His smile is so intoxicating. It's contagious. It's breathtaking. It's beautiful. It's his smile.
And he's mine.
"Will you sleep here with me tonight?", he asked innocently.
"Of course, I'm sleeping here tonight", I said as I looked at the tiny bed next to Niall's.
"No. I mean, here with me on my bed", he said and I turned around to look at him.
"Um, no. I mean, I wouldn't want to hurt you while I'm fast asleep. So no, not happening", I said and he made a sad face.
"Please. You don't move in your sleep, I know it", he said as he tried to convince me.
"That's because I tried to be decent around you", I laughed and he smiled.
"But no, you're sleeping here with me on my bed and that's an order by your boyfriend", he huffed and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, fine. If you insist", I said as he smiled like a kid.
I got into the bathroom and changed into my shorts and a camisole.
"Look at my girlfriend, so pretty in her night clothes and I'm just here wearing a hospital gown", Niall said as he rolled his eyes.
I chuckled as I kissed him and snuggled next to him on his patient bed.
Well, it was a pretty big bed for one person, so the two of us fit pretty well on it.
I cautiously wrapped my hand around his torso, avoiding any contact with his chest.
He slowly wrapped his left hand around my waist and pulled me closer towards him.
"Good night, princess. I love you", he said as he looked into my eyes.
"Good night, Ni. I love you too".
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A/N:
Okay, I need Niall in my life. And I need him to tell me that he loves me. But then, he doesn't even know my existence.
So, I'm going to go and cry, but y'all just read the next chapter.
Lots Of Love
-Carita D'Costa❤️