آپ stood in your driveway and cried as آپ watched his car pull away. The rain hissed passed آپ ears and splattered onto the concreat beneath your bare feet. آپ were shivering as the drops ran down your neck, your arms, your legs. It was over. آپ couldn't believe it was over. آپ dropped to your knees, آپ head in your hands, your tears mixing with the rain.


آپ woke up the اگلے morning with a major headache and the reminder that Niall was gone. Your eyes welled with tears but آپ forced them down. آپ cried yesterday for hours, and if were to leave آپ like that, than he wasn't worth anymore. "Cleo!" Your mom yelled up to you. "Niall is here to see you."
Niall Horan was your best friend and had been since آپ were toddlers. "Okay!" آپ yelled back down to her. Heavy foot steps on the stares prepaired آپ for when Niall opened your door. "Cleo? آپ look awful."
"Gee thanks, Pal." آپ grimaced.
"Sorry." He sat on your bed. "Your mom told be about آپ and Devon. I'm really sorry."
"Me too." آپ sighed. آپ were on the verge of tears, and he knew it too, so he pulled آپ into his chest and held آپ as آپ cried all over again.

Three months later.

آپ laughed and Niall ran with آپ on his back backstage at a concert. آپ were racing Louis and Elenor to Zayn who yelled out "TIE!"
آپ climbed off his back still giddy from the excitetment. and went over to talk to Liam while Niall and Louis got their ear peices.
"He's crazy about you, ya know." He said, buttoning his shirt.
"What?" آپ shrugged off your جیکٹ and slung it into a close سے طرف کی chair.
"He's in love with you."
آپ laugh. "No. He doesn't feel that way about me."
"But آپ do?" Zayn walks up behind you.
"I don't know."
"You're lying." He says, fixing his شرٹ, قمیض cuffs. "But Liam's not. Naill really does love you."
آپ shake your head and look over at him. He's looking at آپ so intently it almost hurts. He catches your eye so he smiles and waves. آپ do the same before turning back to Laim and Zayn, and Harry who has recently jumped in the group. "Seriously," Harry says "If آپ don't say something to him, I will, infront of all New York."
Your eyes go wide. "No. No I will say something."
"Well آپ better do it quick." Zayn says. "We go on in two." He and the other two walk over to Louis and Naill.
'You can do this.' آپ say to yourself. 'He likes you. The boys کہا he loves you. Don't be a coward.' "Don't be a coward." آپ say outloud.

"Niall!" He looks over. "Can I talk to you?" He tells the boys he will be quick before jogging over to you. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just." آپ stop and he looks back over to the boys. 'Don't be a coward.'
"Cleo, I'm kind of in a hu-" آپ cut him off سے طرف کی grabbing his cheeks and kissing him softly, quickly. When آپ pull back his eyes are wide and he's stunned.
آپ step back and smile. "Go get um, babe."
He walks backwards a few steps before turing around just intime to go on stage, where آپ watch himm run and jump into a huddle with the boys. Louis turns around and winks. They knew. They all knew. Sneaky little things.