Kiss Me

Juniper's POV
I sit on the balcony of the condo with a hot cup of tea, letting my mind wander. The boys leave in exactly 24 hours for tour. I knew this was coming, but I was kinda hoping the time wouldn't pass as quickly as it did. I don't know what I'm going to do when they leave. Literally my whole life revolves around hanging out with them at home, parties, gigs, clubs, everywhere. El said she'll come live in the condo with me while the boys are gone. Perrie will be busy with Little Mix things, but she said she'll visit whenever she can. I'm going to ask Maiya to stay as well. She's relatively new to the whole "boys leaving" routine so she'll need us there for her.
I sigh deeply and take a sip of my tea, pulling the hood of my sweatshirt over my head to keep my ears warm. I don't know if I'll be able to last until the boys have a break without Horan hugs. Even before we were in a relationship, they were my favorite hugs on the planet. He always smells good and holds you tight and makes you feel like you're the most important person in the world.
A tear escapes my eye and I wipe it away quickly when I hear the door to the balcony opening. I glance up and meet warm brown eyes and a wide smile.
"Hey, Liam," I say, scooting over to make room for him on the couch.
He takes a seat next to me and throws a blanket over both us. He opens his arms and I snuggle up into them. Even though Liam and I are the same age, he's like a father figure in my life. He's very wise and always loving. He's protective over me in a way my father had been, and it's nice to have that in my life again.
"How are you doing?" Liam asks, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.
"Already missing you guys and you haven't even left yet," I chuckle, getting sad all over again.
"I know. I miss you already too," He says, sighing.
We sit in silence, enjoying the morning London air and the warmth of each other.
"Will you--" I start to say but Liam cuts me off.
"I'll take care of him. I always do," He says, reading my mind. I smile thankfully up at him and he smiles back.
"I love you, Daddy Direction," I say, poking his cheek.
He laughs and pokes mine as well. "Love you, too, June."
The back door opens and Maiya comes out. "You guys are cuddling without me?" She says, narrowing her green eyes at us in pretend anger, then launching herself on top of me and Liam, throwing us all into a fit of laughter which echoes out into the morning.

Niall's POV
The balcony door opens and in shuffles Maiya, Juniper, and Liam, all red from the cold and smiling up a storm. Junie comes over and sits on my lap snuggling up into me and kissing my neck with her cold lips. I kiss her head, leaving my mouth against her cold hair. I'm going to miss her so unbelievably much. I don't know how long I'll last without hearing her laugh or seeing her smile or watching her sing.
"Good morning, Ni," Junie says, squeezing my middle.
"Good morning Rose," I reply, kissing her head again.
"Twenty-three hours and thirty minutes," She mumbles sadly, and I immediately know what she's talking about. Anytime either of us goes somewhere for an extended time more than a day, she counts down, starting at 24 hours before said trip. I don't know why she does that, because I seems to make her sad, but I guess she just likes to know how much time we have together. I pull her closer.
"How about you and I get a picnic breakfast and lunch packed and go somewhere to eat and snuggle? Make a mini-adventure out of it?" I ask.
She nods and climbs off of me. "I'll go change into actual clothing and come help you pack the basket."
I grab her hand before she walks off and say, "No makeup. I like it when you are natural. You're beautiful." She blushes and nods, kissing my cheek before heading down the hall to her room to get ready.

Notes

I'm so sorry it took so long to update! I had writer's block and just got my thoughts together.
Hope you like this chapter!!
Question to ponder:
Should things get more. . . intimate. . . between Niall and Junie? (Hopefully you know what I mean by that *hint hint nudge nudge*)
I'd love to hear what you think!
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