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Okay so basically I know nothing about hockey but Niall, Harry and Liam look so good in jerseys that I just had to use that in the story. So I advance in advance for horrible perceptions and whatnot. I've literally been to one game this season, and I kind of had enough because it was cold and I didn't understand the game. This is fiction, not reality, hence the AU. Also, it's set in 2016 so God knows how the world is then.

Rey's POV

The first week back after Spring Break was really weird; Niall and I didn't really speak unless it was necessary, or just a simple hello and goodbye.

Everything else went back to normal, including Mr. Grey's attraction towards me. It was still making me uncomfortable and this time Niall didn't even bother to interrupt him with some kind of smart-ass comment.

By Thursday I'd had enough. I wanted it to be Friday already, so I could return to my dorm and eat an apple (since that was the only thing I had money for ever since Hawaii). I'd lost about seven pounds from surviving only with apples or feeding from Ryan's occasional pizzas he brought when he came over to Amy's.

We were in front of the building where music class was held, and I was currently waiting for Zayn and Jake to finish their cigarettes.

"I'll see you inside mate." Zayn said and smiled at me, before going to the door and disappearing.

"I'm not in the mood for college today." I mumbled and Jake exhaled the smoke, smiling at me from under his lashes.

"What courses do you have?"

"Got Lit class at noon, then dance rehearsals from three to five, and cheer practice from six to seven."

"Do you wanna ditch today?"

"What?"

"Come on Rey, don't tell me you never ditched before."

"Well...not really."

"You serious? Oh my God."

"Don't laugh at me." I pouted, crossing my arms.

He laughed.

"Seriously, we can ditch today and go to like, Starbucks or something. We can take a cab and spend the day in Manhattan. Also, there's the international hockey finale tonight and I have an extra ticket, since Ryan's a little bitch and he caught a cold in the last minute. So if you want, you can come."

"Okay, I guess? But you're paying the cab."

"Done." he smiled and threw the cigarette on the ground, squishing it with his Vans.

Jake then called a cab and five minutes later we were on our way to Starbucks.

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"So are we going to be white girls today?" I asked after we ordered our coffees and sat down to a table.

"Basically." He said, getting out his Ray Bans and placing them on his nose.

We sipped on our drinks as we idly chatted about school and his upcoming gig this Sunday.

After that we went window-shopping and he even offered to pay for a movie that was playing and he really wanted to see.

I felt too selfish to have him pay my food, so I kindly denied, saying that I had already eaten breakfast with Amy, even if that was a lie.

This brings back memories

"McDonald's or Pizza Hut? he asked after we came out from the movie, putting an arm around me and smiling down at me.

"Um, whatever. 'M not hungry."

"You sure?" He asked, squinting his eyes as he tried to orientate himself to the nearest McDonald's.

I shrugged and he chose to ignore it, before he pointed to a McDonald's advertisement and we started walking through the park by The Pavillion Theather.

"Okay I just need to say this." He said once we got in line at McDonald's.

"What?" I looked up at him.

"Why don't you want to eat anything? Are you like, on a diet or something? Because you've lost weight since Hawaii and it's not really healthy."

I sighed.

"I'm broke. Like, really broke. I need to find a job or do something in order to actually be able to have a roof over my head and also have something to eat. My parents usually send me two hundred pounds a month, and that pays the rent and leaves me with like, fifty bucks or something. And all I can eat with that are apples and the occasional muffin from the bakery across the street."

"Oh my god, don't be stupid. I can pay for your food, Jesus." He breathed out, relieved.

"No, I can't-"

"Stop thinking of yourself for once!", he exclaimed and I frowned.

"How is denying your money thinking about myself?"

"You want to seem polite and shit, but we both know you want the fucking hamburger and large fries."

"You know me so well." I smiled and he winked, turning towards the lady that was ready to take our order.

Each of us got a hamburger and a cheeseburger with a large portion of fries with ketchup and a large coke.

"This is so healthy I love it." I told him and he laughed as I took a picture of our food and instagrammed it.

"So what's up with Niall and you?"

I remained still and shoved another fry in my mouth.

"Don't ignore me you bitch!" He exclaimed, throwing a fry in my direction, before taking one from my portion so he wouldn't feel the loss of the previous one.

"Ugh, fine. I don't know, I haven't talked to him since last Sunday. And I'm not planning on it, I think he's mad at me."

"Oh my fucking God." He groaned, shoving half of his cheeseburger in his mouth.

"What?" I asked annoyed.

"You're both so fucking stubborn and oblivious! You're obviously both hurting and want to talk to each other, so why don't you just fucking do it?"

"I-"

"I'll the you why the fuck not. Because you want to have some dignity and he has a reputation to uphold. Both reasons are shit and you know it."

"But-"

"And this thing with Justin is useless anyway because everyone can see just how jealous Niall is."

"Jake. I was about to say that I was planning on going over to the frat house and apologize later tonight."

He huffed out a breath.

"Good. You do that. Now let me eat my burger in peace."

"But I didn't say-"

"Shh. Don't talk while I'm eating McDonald's."

~~~~

So I didn't drop by the frat house that night because I was attending the finale of the NHL, that was (apparently) the most important league in the entire universe and the Rangers actually qualified in the final against the Boston Bruins.

Of course it was Niall's car that picked me up from my dorm and of course I made uncomfortable eye contact with him through the rearview mirror as I got in the backseat next to Louis and Harry.

Niall's hair was dyed lilac, with some blue streaks, probably the team color.

Jake was in the front and after he greeted me with a smile, he told me that the rest of the guys weren't into hockey as much as Niall, Harry and himself.

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We got a parking space next to a restaurant, five minutes away from the actual ice rink because it was full. We could literally hear the shouting and the audience cheers getting louder and louder as we neared the entrance.

I caught Niall checking me out as we walked, eyebrows furrowed together.

"I hope people don't get violent at these things." I said to Jake and he smirked.

"Last year one guy was rushed to the hospital because someone beat him up with his skates."

"What?"

"Stop torturing her. That didn't happen love." Louis said, turning to look at me.

We found our seats right above the gate and of course my seat was between Niall and Louis.

"I'm going to get us snacks. Who wants what?" Harry asked, getting up.

"I want popcorn and a coke." Niall answered and handed him some money.

Jake ordered the same, and also offered to pay for me, which I denied, saying that I was full anyway.

Harry looked at me weirdly, before shrugging and asking Niall to come with him. They left and Louis sighed, leaning back into his seat.

"This is so fucking boring and it's so fucking cold."

"Then why did you come?" I asked him. He turned his head to me, piercing blue eyes looking into my brown ones.

"Because my stupid fiancée lives for these things and I love to see him getting really worked up during the game, which will eventually result in either angry sex or victory sex. Both work."

I smiled and he winked.

"Plus, he says that I look adorable in his hockey jerseys." He added and shook his tiny hands a bit so the sleeves of the jersey would fall over his fingertips.

Harry and Niall returned when there were ten minutes left to the start of the game, and I crossed my legs, looking down at the two teams that did some last minute stretching and practicing.

Two minutes before the start they huddled up by their gates and talked in a circle.

"How long does it last?" I asked Jake, who was sitting on Niall's other side.

"About two hours. Depends."

"Oh."

"You cold?"

"No, 'm fine. A bit cold, yeah actually."

"If you want, I can give you my jacket." Jake offered but I shook my head.

"It's fine."

"If you say so."

I was about to say something else, but there was a loud noise and the game suddenly started.

To be honest I didn't really understand much of it because it was really noisy and everyone was on the edge of their seats, screaming and cheering.

Also, it was cold and I was extremely hungry, so therefor I couldn't really concentrate on what was going on in the rink.

All I know is that when the team in black and yellow scored, Niall started swearing and Harry's face got really red.

During the first period the same team scored again, and Niall kept shouting things like 'what the fuck is this!' and 'what the fuck is that!', and I had to bite my lip to keep myself from laughing.

During the first half of second period, our team scored and the whole stadium rose to its feet, clapping and their goal song started playing.

I just followed Louis' lead, who started clapping as he rose to his feet. Harry kissed the top of his head for joy and Louis' eyes crinkled as he fondly smiled.

The second time our team scored a goal was at the half of the last period, and I as I pretended to know what was going on out there, I was caught up in watching Niall, who seemed genuinely happy, like it was actually him who scored that goal.

"We're winning this, I can feel it.", Niall said to no one in particular, probably talking to himself.

But his happiness came to an end one minute before the end of the game, when we accidentally scored an auto goal and no one knew how to react.

Fifty seconds later, there was a sound announcing the end of the game, and the other team ran out on the ice, hugging and jumping around, throwing their kits all over the place.

"This is fucking bullshit! What the FUCK!?", Niall yelled.

We stood as we watched the teams shake hands, but we didn't stay for the ceremony because Harry and Niall couldn't stay and watch 'this fucking shit'.

"Angry sex.", Louis whispered in my ear as we exited the stadium.

I smiled at him and he winked, hurrying a few steps ahead to tuck himself under Harry's arm and console him.

Niall kept blabbering about everything our team could've done better all the way back to the car, then decided that he wanted to eat his feelings in the fast food restaurant we parked next to.

"Jesus fucking Christ, I'm going to smash something.", he said as he picked a booth for us by the window.

I got in after Harry, Louis and Jake, and Niall sat down next to me. He ran a hand through his hair and let out a breath, before he took off his jacket and his jersey, setting them on the back of his seat.

I was anxious about ordering because I literally only had like ten dollars left in my pocket.

The waiter brought us three menus, and I shared one with Jake while Niall had his own.

"What do you want?", Jake asked me and I shrugged.

"Water, probably."

"I can pay-", he started offering, but Niall cut in.

"Are you like on a date or something? Why are you offering to pay for her?", he snapped.

"What I do with my money is my own business, yeah?"

"Don't get mad now.", I told him and turned to look at Niall.

"I'm broke because I have to pay rent for my dorm every month, so excuse me if I don't have enough money to buy food."

Niall stared at me for a moment, not saying anything.

Louis and Harry pretended to be really involved in picking out their food, and Jake played with the corners of the menu as Niall and I had an intense stare down.

"I can pay for you." Was not what I expected him to say after a long, uncomfortable silence.

"It's alright, I-"

"Jesus fucking Christ, can you stop being stubborn and just go with it?"

"You're mad because I won't accept you paying for my food?"

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, clenching his eyes shut for a moment.

"Fine then. See if I care.", he muttered and returned to his menu.

When the waiter came to take our orders, I ordered a bottle of water and Niall ordered spaghetti, a large portion of burger and fries, and a big pint for him.

I sipped on my water as I listened in to Louis' and Harry's conversation about where they should get married and when.

"We'd like to get married in May."

"Didn't we decide on June?", Harry asked, even though everyone at the table knew that he would end up letting Louis decide.

The waiter brought our orders a few minutes later, and I was surprised when Niall pushed the plate of spaghetti towards me.

I shot him a confused look.

"You know you want it.", he said as he took a bite of his hamburger.

"Thanks."

He didn't reply, he chose to photograph his food and continue eating.

"My sister's coming tomorrow.", he announced a few minutes later, when he was almost done with his food.

"Lilly?", Harry asked, his face lighting up.

Niall nodded, stuffing the last remains of his fries in his mouth, then taking a gulp of his beer.

"It's her birthday tomorrow, she's turning two. And me mum insist to coming to our show on Sunday with Larry."

"That's great, I can finally meet the woman who raised you.", Jake said and pretended to wipe a tear from the corner of his eye.

Niall flipped him off and downed the rest of the pint in one go.

"You're going to end up in the hospital if you keep drinking like this.", I told him and he snorted.

"Like you give a fuck."

"I do, actually.", I mumbled.

He didn't reply and I sighed, rolling my eyes.

The waiter returned with the bill and everyone paid their part, before we got up and were ready to leave.

"How late is it?", I asked Jake once we got back in the car. Jake climbed in the driver's seat, pushing Niall in the back with Harry and I.

I was extremely aware of Niall's leg against mine, warm against the material of my jeans.

Jake dropped Harry and Louis off at their rented apartment, before he drove back to my dorm building.

"Do you want to come by tomorrow after classes?", he asked me as I was about to get out of the car.

"Uh, sure? I mean-yeah. Okay. Goodnight."

I made eye contact with Niall who averted his eyes and stared out the window.

Okay then.

~~~~

The next day went by really quickly, mainly because it was Friday and I only had two courses.

Amy and I decided to walk together to the frat house, because she had plans with Ryan for lunch a bit later.

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The minute we stepped into the house, we heard baby screams and something that sounded like Josh talking in a baby voice.

In the living room a really weird sight greeted us: half of the frat boys were gathered around the couch, sitting in front of it, watching a little blonde girl sucking on her pacifier and laughing at something Josh was saying to her.

"Hey?", I asked confused, and everyone turned to look at me.

The girl turned to me and stared with big blue eyes. I recognized her immediately from some of the photos Niall showed me of his sister.

"Is this Niall's sister?", I asked coming closer.

"NIALL!", she yelled giggling and I smiled.

"Speaking of Niall, where is he?"

"He's gone to pick up Eddie, then he's driving them both to the Mall. There's a new kid playground open right by the frozen yoghurt place.", Jake said standing up from the ground.

"Oh."

"He should be back any time, he left like thirty minutes ago."

As soon as he said that, we heard the front door open and Niall's voice telling someone to take off their jacket.

We then saw Eddie entering the room in small, quick paces. He spotted me and smiled, running towards me.

"Rey!"

"Hi.", I smiled and he wrapped his arms around my thighs.

He looked up at me and lifted his arms. I took him in my arms and he wrapped his hands around my neck.

"Is she still alive?", Niall asked, looking around the room, then spotting his sister on the couch.

She struggled to get off the couch and padded to Niall with her arms forward.

"Are we going to Mickey Mouse?"

"Mhm.", he nodded and she let herself fall on her bum, laughing. "Let's get you dressed and then we can leave."

Everyone watched him in silence as he placed her on the armchair and crouched down in front of her, putting her tiny shoes on.

"Eddie, c'mon.", he said and I let him on the ground.

"Can Rey come too Ni? Please!", Eddie begged and pulled at his jeans.

I made eye contact with Niall and he shrugged.

"Uh, if she wants to?"

I shrugged, nodding.

"Sure. Why not?"

So that's how I found myself in the passenger's seat as Niall struggled to put Lilly in her car seat.

Eddie was already buckled up on the other side, excited for our short trip to the Mall.

"Can we get ice cream?", he asked, three fingers in his mouth.

"Yeah, we can get ice cream.", Niall answered and Lilly let out an excited scream, which made her pacifier fall into her lap.

Niall slammed the door shut and circled the car, coming to the driver's seat and getting in.

"Where's your mum?", I asked him.

"They're jetlagged, so I offered to take care of Lilly today."

"That's nice of you."

A weird silence settled in the car as he drove, eyes focused on the road a bit too much.

The mall was fifteen minutes away, and Niall ended up holding Lilly because Eddie insisted on holding my hand.

"Can I get two flavors? And extra sprinkles? And a big cone?", Eddie asked as we made our way inside the shopping center.

"You can get anything you want Eddie.", Niall told him and Eddie looked like he just saw the second coming of Christ.

We had to stop on our way to the playground because Lilly saw a pair of Minnie Mouse ears on our way to the escalator.

Niall bought her a pair and her smile was so big her cheeks definitely hurt.

The playground was on the second floor, and it was quite full, and after a lot of arguing, Niall let Eddie and Lilly play by themselves as we kept a watchful eye on them from our table.

He ordered two chocolate milkshakes for us and I thanked him. We sipped on our drinks in silence, before he broke it:

"So are you still mad at me?"

"I wasn't mad at you.", I answered, my heart racing faster because he was finally talking to me.

"Then what were you when you ignored me and didn't talk to me?"

"Hurt."

"Because?"

"Because you called me all those names and stuff...and I don't know, is that what you really think of me?"

"No.", he answered and he looked like he actually mean it.

"Then why did you say them?"

"Because I was mad and I wanted you to-I don't know."

"You were mad and you wanted me to suffer too or what?"

"No. It was a defensive thing, I don't know, okay? I'm sorry."

I sighed and he finished his milkshake, before he got up and left, probably to throw it away.

He returned a few minutes later by sneaking up behind me and placing something on my head.

"What is that?", I asked looking up to see similar Mickey Mouse ears.

"I know you wanted those to...look at it as a peace offering."

I smiled and he smiled back, sitting back down across from me.

"So why weren't you in Lit and music class yesterday?", he asked, looking much more comfortable now.

"I ditched with Jake. Did anyone notice?"

"Well Grey didn't have his usual boner so yes, I think everyone knew something was up."

I rolled my eyes and smiled, sipping on my straw so I could taste the last bits of my milkshake.

"Do you want another one?", he asked and I smiled brightly at him.

"You're a two year old, I swear.", he said and got up to go and get me another one.

He returned with my milkshake, before he asked me whether I wanted to come back to the frat house later to hang out. I accepted of course and he bit his lip, smiling.

"We just have to drop her at her mother's house and I think Eddie's coming back with us tonight, but I'm not sure."

"Okay." I shrugged.

Half and hour later the paid time was up and we had to get the kids. Eddie screamed 'ICE CREAM' as soon as he put his shoes back on and ran with his tiny little feet to the ice cream parlor, clapping.

I followed him, and Niall trailed behind with Lilly, who walked a bit slower. Niall decided it was enough ice cream for a day, so he just got them both cupcakes. He lit up a candle on Lilly's cupcake and wished her happy birthday, before she blew it and managed to spread the chocolate all over her mouth.

I leaned against the car as I waited for Niall to wipe Lilly's mouth and Eddie to finish his cupcake.

"Do you want a cupcake Rey?", he asked suddenly, coming up to me and holding it up with a smile on his face.

I wanted to scream because this was the cutest thing ever.

"No thank you love.", I smiled and he pouted, getting on his tiptoes so he could reach higher.

"I want to share! Ni says sharing is caring! And I care about you!"

I pretended to take a bite and he smiled contently, before he bit out of it too.

"That's the cutest kid ever, I swear to God.", I told Niall once we were back in the car, on our way to Maura and Larry's hotel room.

"We have a lot of things in common.", he smiled and I didn't know what he meant exactly.

Was he calling himself cute?

He dropped Lilly off at her hotel, then Eddie at his house, before he finally started driving back to the frat house.

Everyone was in the living room or out at the pool, just hanging out. There was no party tonight, which was surprising.

I saw Soph on the armchair and I pretended not to care when Niall went over to her and pecked her lips quickly, before squeezing in next to her.

"What are we doing tomorrow?", Jake asked and pulled me over his lap on the couch.

"We're not doing anything because me little sister is coming in again and I'm going to teach her how to swim. So none of you better fuck in the pool tonight, yeah?", Niall answered, shooting Zayn and Liam a warning look.

"Look who's talking.", Zayn shot back and Soph smiled.

I don't care

"Where's Justin?", I asked loud enough for Niall to hear.

"Um, he's out to get us some ice cream."

"So you're still treating him like a slave?"

"That's what pledges do, Rey.", Niall told me and I rolled my eyes.

"I think you're being too hard on him.", I continued.

"Just because he's your boyfriend it doesn't mean that we have to give him some kind of special treatment.", Niall replied and I made a face.

Jake pinched my hip and patted it, before I leaned back into him, sighing dramatically. I was so tired of fighting with Niall over the littlest things.

"I'm going to...the bathroom.", I mumbled.

Truth was, I just wanted to get out of there.

It's because I'm annoyed, not because I can't stand there and see Niall and Soph cuddling

I ran my hands through my hair when I got in the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

Don't cry, there's no reason to cry

This is stupid

Why would I even care

There was a soft knock on the door and I mumbled a barely audible 'just a second!', making sure not to mess up my makeup as I wiped the corners of my eyes.

I ruffled my hair a bit and turned to the door, opening it. I sighed when I saw Niall in front of me, lips pressed to a tight line.

"What?", I asked.

"I want to pee. Why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying."

"Yes you are I can see tearstains on your cheeks."

"I was...I got something in my eye."

"Your eye is twitching."

"So?"

"So you're lying."

"No, I got something in my eye."

"Yeah, a lie."

"Niall, just-", I said as I tried to push him out of the way. He caught my wrists to stop me from moving any further.

"Tell me why you're crying."

"Why do you care?"

"Because I do, babe."

"Don't babe me, like it's supposed to make me feel better or something."

"Your eyes twinkled."

"Stop paying attention to all the little things!"

"I love all these little things.", he replied and I pouted, trying to ignore the butterflies that erupted in my stomach out of a sudden.

"Stop quoting yourself oh my god.", I said and tried to pretend like I was mad, but I couldn't and my giggle gave me away.

"So when you've stopped pretending you're mad come back down, yeah? Why are you mad anyways? I didn't do anything, did I?"

"No."

He smiled and pinched my cheek. I smiled back and he put an arm around me as we started walking.

"Won't your girlfriend mind if you're touching me like this?", I couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not doing anything.", he said innocently, running his fingers along my naked arm. "Just touching your arm. Why? Does it feel like cheating?"

"You're such an ass.", I laughed and pulled myself away from his grasp to enter the living room, not before he slapped my arse though.

So yeah, maybe everything was back to normal again.

~~~~

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Saturday was spent by the pool at the frat house, and we were joined by Lilly too, who was once again the main attraction of the day.

It was cute to see all the 'manly' guys being all cute and giggly with a two year old baby.

Then Sunday came by and Niall got more frustrated because Maura, Larry and Lilly were supposed to arrive at any moment now. They were playing at Radio City Music Hall, in front of about seven thousand people, which, okay, was huge for just a college band, and it got sold out in the first thirty minutes.

"Stop fidgeting, it makes all of us nervous.", I told Niall while we were sitting down on a couch in the dressing room.

"I can't. It's the first time me mum ever hears me play and what if she doesn't like me?"

"She'll love you Niall. It's kind of cute though, how you actually care about her liking you and all that."

He sighed and leaned his elbows against his knees, burying his face in his palms.

"Here you go babe."

Liam appeared in front of me, carrying the coke I requested and the bottle of beer Niall requested. He then sat down next to me.

I watched him watch Zayn as he got dressed, showing off his bare torso that was littered with tattoos that probably had a story behind them, just like Niall.

Maura and Larry made an appearance a few minutes late with Lilly on her arm. She was dressed in a cute girly dress that made her adorable.

"Ley!", she said as soon as she saw me, which caused her pacifier to drop. I smiled, getting up to go and greet everyone.

"Hi."

"Oh, Renee! I haven't seen you in so long! You've grown so much!", Maura started talking and I kindly smiled, politely shaking my head.

"Good to see you darling.", Larry added and Lilly held one hand out to me.

Maura handed her to me, before they walked off to talk to Niall and meet everyone else. I could clearly see Niall was nervous about his mother seeing him perform, but there was no doubt in my mind that she was going to love him as much as I did.

What

Ten minutes before the show had to start we could already hear screams and noise from the stage, and it was really exciting.

Our group was asked to walk right to the left side of the stage, where we could sit on some stage prop boxes.

Niall's parents were ushered to the right side together with Lilly. I was sitting on a huge black box, between Justin and Katherine.

The show began exactly when it was supposed to, and it was great. I tried to pretend like I didn't see the way Niall looked at me during Hey There Delilah and Little Things, and also tried not to laugh my ass off as I filmed him singing Teenage Dirtbag in a tank top that revealed his sunburnt arms from this morning by the pool.

"Are you posting in on Instagram?", Katherine questioned as soon as they finished their concert, two and a half hours later.

"Mhm."

"To five hundred fucking followers?"

"Yup."

"You're evil."

I shrugged and clicked on the blue 'Share' button at the bottom of my Instagram page.

When they came off the stage Maura was the first one to hug Niall and press a kiss to his cheek. He turned red, knowing that everyone was watching them.

"I'm so proud of you baby...my own son, it seems like only yesterday you were running around the house with your diap-"

"MUM!", Niall said, embarrassed.

She shot him a sad smiled, her eyes watering.

"Oh my God don't cry now.", he mumbled and pretended to be disgusted as he pulled her into his side.

It was ridiculous; he was two heads taller than her and Larry.

"Now, to more serious business...do you have a special lady in your life?", Maura asked and I couldn't help but notice everyone turning their heads to me, then to Soph.

"As a matter of fact, I do have a girlfriend.", Niall answered and I bit my lip.

Maura made eye contact with me and smiled.

"How lovely for you Renee! I knew you guys would end up together after-"

"It's Soph.", Niall quickly interjected and went to put an arm around Soph, who leaned into him.

Maura blinked, and Larry looked confused.

"Oh. OH. Okay. Hello."

"Nice to meet you Mrs. Horan.", she said politely.

Was it just me or was this extremely uncomfortable?

"Are we going anywhere to celebrate?", Ricky asked him as soon as Maura and Larry left because it was Lilly's bedtime.

The stage crew was starting to clean up, and after they got dressed we exited the venue. A car was going to drop the kit by the frat house, and the guys that stayed home would take care of it.

"There's a club across the street if you guys want?", Niall suggested and Soph nodded eagerly.

"Do you want to go princess?", Justin asked and I smiled, nodding.

I had told him a few days earlier that Niall used to call me princess so he should call me that too.

And it seemed to work, because I saw Niall quickly turning his head to look at us, then turning back to look at the street in front of them.

He had Soph tucked under his arm as they walked, and I just felt like it was me who was supposed to cuddle into his warmth and smell his amazing cologne, not her.

But I was just being selfish, because Niall wasn't mine.

Oh but how badly I want him to be...

We didn't stay long at the club, and nobody even drank anything except of Niall who had a few beers and Ricky who did a round of shots with Katherine.

We were exhausted so we ended up leaving two hours later, and took cabs back to the University.

They dropped us off at the frat house, so Amy and I had to walk alone. Turns out, Justin was actually going to stay at his dorm which was on the other side of campus and I had to walk alone.

"Okay...so...goodnight.", I said awkwardly.

"You sure you're going to be okay?", Justin asked for the thousandth time.

"Yeah."

"Goodnight then.", he smiled and leaned down, kissing me.

His hands quickly squeezed my arsecheeks and he winked, before he turned away and walked in the direction of his dorms.

I said goodnight to everyone else that was on the front lawn, talking.

"Rey, wait!", I heard Niall calling and I turned around to see him jogging towards me.

"What?"

"I'll walk you to your dorm."

"Um-"

"Just walk.", he hurried and I frowned, confused as to why he was hurrying me.

We walked in silence at the beginning, before he huffed.

"He wouldn't even walk you two your dorm."

"So? He has school tomorrow."

"So do I."

"What's your point Niall?"

"My point is he doesn't care."

"What's it to you? Are you really that selfish?"

"How the fuck am I selfish?", he asked, stopping abruptly and turning to me.

"You don't want me to be happy with him, so you're trying to make me jealous."

"Are you?"

"Am I what?"

"Happy. With him I mean."

"I am.", I said, holding my breath to see how he would react.

He didn't react; he just started walking again.

The walk to my dorm from that point was really awkward and silent. I could hear his erratic breathing next to me as we walked and it was starting to bother me.

"Okay do you have a problem with Justin or?", I snapped, stopping dead in my tracks and turning to him quite violently.

"Why?", he asked, pretending to be bored and annoyed with this topic.

"Because you've been as asshole to him lately and every time I talk about him you make these rude comments that are unnecessary."

"So? Like I said before, just because he's your boyfriend now does it mean that I have to give him some kind of special treatment?"

"What the fuck? The only treatment you've been giving him since we got together are rude comments!"

"Am I supposed to kiss his feet or?"

"Why are you being like this? Actually, I know why you're being like this. You're jealous."

He snorted.

"Jealous, ha. Of what, him? Because he gets to be with you?"

"Maybe?", I asked, raising my voice.

"And why would I be jealous?", he continued, taking a generous step towards me, suddenly in my personal bubble.

"Because...", I started, pathetically. He was so close I could literally feel and smell his warmth and to be honest all I wanted to do was kiss him hard but I had to refrain from that. I wanted to see what he was going to do further.

"Because?", he questioned, a daring tone in his voice.

"Because..."

"I'm not jealous, okay?"

"Then tell me why not."

"I'm not jealous that he's the one who gets to call you princess, the one who gets to make you laugh and the one who makes you happy. I'm not...I don't care that he's the one who can kiss you whenever he wants and leaves hickeys all over you."

I had trouble breathing because he smelled so good and he was towering over me and his dark eyes were peering into mine.

I was also cold but that was the least of my worries at the moment.

"But the fact that he gets to call you his and just...touch you when and where and how he wants is driving me crazy and it shouldn't.", he breathed, getting closer with each word that came out of his mouth.

That mouth I desperately wanted on mine.

"Is it?", was the only thing I could come up with under these circumstances.

My palms were sweaty and I just.

"It is.", he replied and I wanted to laugh because he was so stupid.

"You're...you're really close.", I mumbled, looking down at our shoes that were touching.

"Am I?", he breathed against my forehead, his lips grazing my skin.

"Yeah.", I whispered.

"Do you mind?"

I didn't reply because I knew I would end up giving in to him.

His fingers came up to my sides and gripped into the parts that weren't covered by the leather jacket.

"Look up at me."

I did and the sight of his eyes took my breath away. They were dark blue and glimmering and that's when I took a step back.

"I'm-I just-I want to go to sleep.", I mumbled and started walking a few steps in front of him.

I only stopped to look at him when we were in front of my dorm building. I really wanted to invite him in and have him wait for me as I showered, but I knew that we would end up doing stuff.

"So...goodnight."

He didn't answer, so I just turned away and walked towards the entrance.

I didn't even squeal when he caught my arm and turned me around, crashing his lips into mine. Because, to be honest, I was kind of hoping he would do that.

My hands went to his waist as he cupped my face, bringing me as close as possible. His lips were so soft and the inside of my stomach was going crazy because I missed kissing him and just being this close to him.

He deepened the kiss a few seconds later and I slipped my hands under his hoodie to feel his burning skin and to also kind of warm up because it was freezing.

He jerked back; making a tortured noise that had me look up at him amused.

"What?"

"You're fucking cold."

"Sorry.", I said and watched my breath as it quickly dissolved into the cold air. "I should really go inside."

I pulled my hands away from his body and he did the same, even though neither of us wanted to. At least I didn't.

Please ask me if you can stay

"Okay."

I felt disappointed, but then I reminded myself that he had a girlfriend (which he just cheated o) and I was also supposedly in a relationship.

"Goodnight."

"Night."

I knew he watched me until I finally got inside the building and he couldn't see me anymore.

I quickly showered after I got back to my dorm and got under the covers, putting my fuzziest socks on.

I couldn't fall asleep so I ended up staring at the ceiling for some time, until heard a knock on the door.

I knew who it was and a smile spread over my face.

I got out of bed and padded quickly over the floor to the door, opening it to reveal Niall, who was biting his lip.

"Can I stay here tonight?"

I stepped aside for him to come inside as an answer to his question. He smiled, relieved and came inside.

"What did you do outside for so long?"

"Uh, actually I was halfway back to the frat house when I changed my mind."

"So you didn't have a cigarette break?"

"Do I smell like cigarettes?"

"No."

He shrugged off his jacket and placed it on my chair, before he asked if he could use my toothbrush quickly.

I nodded and he left the room, only to return two minutes later. I was already under the blanket because my fingers were freezing.

"Don't they have heating or something?", Niall asked after he pulled off his jeans, remaining in his tank top and boxers. It was too cold for him to take off his top.

"They do, but you actually have to pay for it and we can't afford it right now."

He frowned and looked around the room.

"You should get an apartment."

"I was planning on doing that right after I bought that new Bentley."

He laughed and got one of his skinny knees on my bed, nudging my thighs.

"Scoot over."

"There are three other available beds in this room."

"Yeah but this one has you in it."

I smiled and shuffled further until my back hit the right wall. He got under the blanket and I instantly felt warmer.

He turned on his back and tucked himself in. I stared at his face, and I knew he was thinking about something serious.

"You okay?"

"Mhm."

"You're thinking about something."

"No shit."

"I mean something serious.", I said and pulled my knees up.

"Nothing, really. Are you wearing socks?"

"Yeah. It's fucking cold."

"Aren't you too young to swear?"

"Aren't you...forget it. I got nothing."

"You're running out of jokes?", he asked with a mocking disbelief.

"I'm tired."

"Goodnight then."

"I can't sleep if you keep talking."

"Sorry."

I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on falling asleep but I couldn't.

"I can't sleep either."

"Why?"

He didn't answer, so I nudged his thigh with my knee.

"Whaaat.", he whined, turning his entire body to face me.

"Why can't you sleep?"

"Because 'm cold."

I smiled up at him and he bit his lip, smiling as his left hand came to touch my upper thigh. He then started rubbing circles into the cotton of my pants, before he gripped into the back of my thigh and pulled me over him so I would straddle him.

"'m tired Niall...", I mumbled and leaned back down on my side, this time closer to him.

"Can we cuddle though?", I asked and he didn't reply, so I took it as a yes and shuffled closer to his side.

I swung my leg like usual, over his thighs, before I nuzzled my nose into his neck.

"You smell so good. So sweet."

"You mean I smell like manly stuff."

"Mhm. Like rainbows and chocolate."

"Shut up."

"Okay."

I closed my eyes, relaxing into him.

I smiled when his arm came under my neck to rest on my arm.

"You're not cold at all, what are you talking about?"

"Shhh.", he whispered into my hair, fingers dipping into my skin.

I placed my right hand on his chest, right over his heart so I could feel his erratic heartbeat.

I felt his chest rise as he inhaled, a sign that he was about to say something.

"What I meant was that I can't fall asleep if you're not in my arms."

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