Niall from Night Changes. I love him so much in this video. Well, I always do.

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Carina's POV

THE NEXT DAY.

"This was one hell of a weekend", Noah howled as we laughed.

My staff and I were presently sat in a booth at the farther back of my cafe since there wasn't much crowd today.

I told them about the events of the weekend which happened to be the best span of my life.

My staff seemed to be pretty happy, well, except Katie and maybe Aiden.

"Oh, if you're wondering why Katie has a frown on her face, it's probably 'cause Niall is dating you", Noah said as he laughed like a maniac.

"Shut up", Katie hissed at him.

"Well, just admit it", Caleb rolled his eyes at her.

She looked at her slightly chipped fingernails as we all stared at her.

"Uh, well, I did have a thing for him. Like, I kind of liked him and thought that maybe, just maybe you could help me and him have something between us", she said as she looked at me right in my eyes, "but then turns out there's something between you two already". 

She sighed deeply.

Okay, I knew she probably had a thing for Niall, but I didn't really think about it.

"Anyways, its time to move on", she said as she looked at me with a smile.

I returned it.

"My boss is happy and that's all that matters", she said and I could see it in her eyes how genuine it was.

"Aw", Noah purred like a cat and we laughed again.

We continued to make further conversation, but Aiden didn't say a thing. He just looked at us as we talked, looking down at his hands on the table.

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Time flew by and work increased.

I looked at the wall clock,

5:15 P.M, it read.

Niall's going to be here anytime soon.

Correction: My boyfriend's going to be here anytime soon.

Just how fast the night changes.

Almost two months ago when I inaugurated my cafe, Niall and I met, here at this very same place. And today, he's my boyfriend.

I'm so glad I chose this location for my cafe and I'm glad I met him. He has made my life so much better.

I liked Niall for the way he was back then, when we first met. I liked his simplicity and confidence. I liked him because I could easily converse with him.

Little did I know, these are the little things that would make me fall in love with him.

"My Princess is zoning out", said a voice which brought me back to reality.

Niall.

"Oh my goodness, you're here as I said as I hugged him with all my might.

"Woah, I see how much you've missed me", he whispered in my ears as he tightened his grip around me.

"PDA! PDA! PDA!", Noah yelled and we jumped out of our embrace.

"Stupid", I glared at Noah while Niall just laughed.

"My boss is so in love", Caleb said with a smirk on his face.

"Not you, Caleb. Seriously?", I asked in disbelief.

Caleb was the most silent of my staff members. I didn't expect him to join in Noah's mischiefs.

"Well, give her a break" said Blake.

"Alright, baby", Noah said as he rolled his eyes.

"Baby?", Niall asked as he looked at Noah and Blake.

Oh no, he probably thinks they're gay.

"No, he said baby because Blake is the youngest. He's the baby among our staff", I said as Niall nodded.

"You though they were-"

"Gay", he completed my sentence and we shared a little laugh.

"Who's gay?", Noah asked and my eyes widened.

"That guy over there. I know him from my university", Niall said as he randomly pointed at a man who was sat in my cafe.

"Oh", Noah said and walked away.

I chuckled and Niall did too.

"Let's go home", he said as he looked at me, staring deep into my eyes and my soul.

"Home?", I asked.

He nodded.

"Alright", I mumbled.

"Katie and Julie, I need you two to make sure you turn off the lights and make sure everything is back in its place before you'll leave back home", I said to the girls as I handed them a spare key to the cafe.

"The boys are a bit careless, that's why I'm trusting you two. Just make sure, okay?", I spoke as they nodded enthusiastically.

"Sure, Carina. We won't let you down", Julie said with utter sincerity.

"Alright, I'm just glad you trust us enough that you're handing us the key. You've never done this before", Katie said with a grin on her face.

I nodded as I held Niall's hand and walked out of the cafe.

He intertwined our fingers as we crossed the road and entered the building of his apartment.

We walked towards the elevator and entered it after it dinged.

Once on the tenth floor, we walked down the aisle which lead to his apartment.

He fumbled with the keys from his pocket and unlocked the door within a few seconds.

He pulled me in and shut the door.

As soon as the door was shut, I was pulled back and pushed into the door as Niall began kissing me.

The kiss was gentle at first, but soon it got heated.

Niall pulled away and looked into my eyes.

Those blue orbs were magical. They made me look at a man and right through his soul.

And not just any man, my man.

He pulled me in a hug and tightly wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I love you so much, Carina", he mumbled in my ears.

It sounded like his voice was breaking.

I tried to pull back, but his grip just tightened around me.

"I love you too, Niall. A lot", I admitted.

He just sniffed and didn't reply.

Was he crying?

"Niall. Babe, are you okay?".

"Yeah. I'm just so overwhelmed", he said.

"It's alright", I said as I held him closer.

If it was possible, we would merge as one person due to our extremely close proximity.

"I'm just so glad that you're mine. I'm just so glad that you love me. I'm just so glad that you're here with me", he said and trembled slightly.

"It's alright, baby. I'm here for you".

After a few minutes of silence with the only sound of our heartbeats and the mild traffic in the background, Niall spoke.

"Baby, I'm sorry. I just felt low for a minute because a stupid thought crossed my mind of me losing you and I just couldn't bear it", he said as he kissed my forehead.

"It's alright Ni. I get it, I would probably react the same way".

"Ni?", he pulled back and looked at me.

"Do you like it? When the Babe and the Love gets too much, I'll just call you Ni", I said and he nodded enthusiastically.

"Oh, I want something. I need you to do it for me", I said in my most authoritative voice and he laughed.

"Yes, ma'am. At your service", he whispered in my ears, making my knees go weak.

"Well, since my boyfriend is a bomb ass guitarist, I would want to take advantage of the fact and ask him to play the guitar for me", I dictated and he laughed again.

"You're so cute when you're bossy", he mumbled.

He held my hand as he walked me to one of the bedrooms.

"Before the reunion, did you guess that I could play the guitar?", he asked as he swung the door open.

The room had several trophies and guitars in it. Also, a mini study to one side of the room.

"Yeah", I said, admiring all of his trophies and guitars.

"How?".

"One of the many times when I was stalking your Instagram, I saw a picture of you and your guitar. So, I just guessed", I blurted out which made him smirk at me.

"So, my baby has been stalking me", he asked and I had to bite my bottom lip in order to hide my smile.

"I'm pretty sure that you stalked me too", I randomly said and he blushed.

Goodness, this boy is such an angel.

He turned around and grabbed a black guitar and also a guitar pick from a drawer.

"This one's my favourite guitar and you're my favourite person", he said as he pecked my lips.

He lead me to his bedroom as we sat on his bed.

He sat back against the head board and I sat in front of him.

He strummed the strings as his eyebrows furrowed.

He adjusted the chords on the guitar and bit his lip in the process.

I could stare at him all day and never be tired of it.

He started strumming a tune and I was back to reality.

So your friend's been telling me
You've been sleeping with my sweater
And that you can't stop missing me
Bet my friend's been telling you
I'm not doing much better
'Cause I'm missing half of me.

And being here without you is like I'm waking up to
Only half a blue sky
Kinda there but not quite
I'm walking around with just one shoe
I'm half a heart without you
I'm half a man at best
With half an arrow in my chest
I miss everything we do
I'm half a heart without you

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"Good night, babe. Drive safe, I love you", I said as I kissed Niall.

After he played a few songs on his guitar for me, we ordered takeaway and dined.

Niall came to drop me at my apartment and was leaving back to his.

I insisted that he'd stay the night, but he said that he had to get back to work earlier than usual.

"I love you, baby. I can't wait to see you tomorrow", he said as he broke the kiss.

He took two steps away from me and rushed back to kiss me again.

I smiled against the kiss and pecked his lips after it ended.

"Bye, babe", he said as he walked towards the elevator.

I waved at him as he disappeared behind the elevator doors.

I turned and walked into my apartment as I got ready for bed.

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I woke up to the sound of something ringing in the distance.

I opened my eyes and was met with thick darkness.

I realised that my cellphone was ringing.

I groaned as I reached out for my cellphone on my bedside table and cursed when I saw that the time was 1:37 A.M.

Ni❤️

Did he call because he couldn't sleep? Or did he call because he reached home now?

No, he should have reached home about an hour ago.

"Hello", I mumbled as I waited for him to speak on the other end.

"Hi, is this Niall Horan's girlfriend?", said a voice from the other end and I froze.

"Uh, yes, this is", I replied as I sat upright, my sleep already gone.

"Well, I'm sorry to inform you that Niall's been severely hit in a car crash on a crossroad junction and was rushed to St. Patrick's Hospital. I'm officer Murphy. I found your contact saved as 'princess' and thought it might be suitable to call you", he said as my world came crashing down.

This cannot be happening.

Niall.

No.

He can't.

No.

I was the one to be blamed.

It's because he came to drop me off at my place that this has happened to him.

It's all because of me. It's all-

"Hello? I'm sorry for putting it out like this. You can meet me once you're at St Patrick's Hospital. Stay safe", he said when I didn't speak.

"Alright", I sobbed as I hung up.

My mind was in a mess right now. And I was in a mess as tears uncontrollably streamed down my face.

I couldn't think of anyone who I could call at this part of the night.

And then a name came to my mind.

Louis.

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Niall's POV

I smiled at myself as I stopped at a red signal.

Damn, these past days have been so good. I wish time would just freeze because I didn't want this beautiful phase to end.

Carina has been my girlfriend for 24 hours and I'm so glad about it.

I mean, she's made me fall in love with her so soon that I wouldn't have even thought.

Who knew two months would be enough to find the love of your life.

I was dragged out of my thoughts when the car behind me honked.

I looked at the green signal and kicked the gas pedal.

I barely moved ten feet when suddenly all went blank.

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A/N:
Don't be mad at me. I did not fancy writing the last part of the chapter, but it was necessary.

Expect really long chapters!

Lots Of Love
-Carita D'Costa❤️