Kiss Me

Niall's POV

"Come on, you lazy butt," I call behind me to Juniper. When I get no response, I turn around to see she's now ceased walking and has decided to sit on a bench. She smiles sweetly at me and I roll my eyes.
"I'm too tired, Ni," She complains once I get closer. The picnic basket is now on the bench beside her, and my stomach rumbles for whats inside.
"We can just eat here then, yeah?" I suggest. Junie nods and scoots the basket closer to her so I can sit on the other side. I place a blanket over her lap while she rummages through the basket. She smiles in thanks and pushes a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Her red sweater makes her blue eyes shine like crazy, and the red in her cheeks makes her glow. She adjusts the blanket over her jeans and boots clad legs before continuing her search inside the basket.
"Here, babe," She says, handing me a container I'd put tea in for us. She hands me the two mugs I had packed as well before pulling out the sandwiches I made. She giggles at them and shuts the basket, placing the food on top like its a table.
I hand her a cup of tea I had just poured and she takes in happily, sipping on it with a sigh. I sip mine as well and then dig into my food.
I notice she hasn't started eating as I'm about halfway through my meal and glance up at her face. Shes staring down at the cup in her lap, but I can tell she's not really looking. Little tears trail down her cheeks and a frown plays on her beautiful lips. I immediately lose my appetite and place my food down.
I stand up, moving the basket to where I had been sitting and take a seat beside her. I slide an arm around her shoulders and pull her to me. She looks up at mean with tear-filled eyes and bursts into sobs, burying her face in my chest. I take her mug from her and place it on the basket with mine, then use both arms to hold her close. I kiss her head over and over and squeeze her as close to me as I can. Her sobbing does not cease, however, and she clings to me like at any moment I'll disappear.
"What's wrong, baby?" I ask gently, rubbing her shoulder.
Her small fingers grip the fabric of my sweater on my chest and she sniffles. "I'm going to miss you. I don't want you to go."
My heart clenches at her words. "I'm going to miss you more than you know. I don't want to leave you, but I have to. I'll see you on breaks and you get to come with us for two weeks in America, remember?" I suggest the positive to hopefully dry some of her tears.
She nods her head and sniffles. Her body stops trembling and she lays in my arms. Neither of us say anything. We just hold each other in the brisk winter air, not wanting to let go.

Juniper's POV

"Bout time you two got back!" Louis shouts when we come back from our "picnic."
"Shush, Lou, why are you so LOUD?!" I yell back, placing my coat on the coat rack and kicking off my boots.
"YOU'RE YELLING TOO!" Louis yells, placing his hands on his hips.
"I WASN'T YELLING UNTIL YOU STARTED IT!" I call back, marching into the living room and playfully glaring at him.
"YOU'RE WAY LOUDER THAN ME!" Louis smacks my shoulder.
Before I can answer, I feel a strong hand cover my mouth and a fit arm wrap around my waist, pulling me down onto a lap that's on the recliner.
I squirm around, not bothering to check who it is. I try and push away, but the person holds me still. "Junie, stop," Niall says. I realize it's him and relax into his embrace.
Louis, upon seeing me "tap out," smugly glances my way, before victory walking toward the kitchen. Along the way, he accidentally kicks the couch that Liam and Maiya are sitting on, grimacing in pain and letting out a yelp.
"PAHAHAHA!" I burst into uncontrollable laughter and hug my sides. Niall and the others laugh, too.
"Serves you right, sore winner," El's voice pipes up, and I realize she's standing behind the recliner, leaning on it slightly and shaking her head at her fiance.
I giggle and then get sad again as Harry, Zayn and Perrie join us from the balcony. A silence drops over the room as we just look at one another, as if we are trying to memorize what being together looks and feels like. I tear up again, but blink them away. I don't want to cry yet. I still have-- the clock says it's now 3:00 pm-- 19 hours with the guys before they go. I'm going to make the best of it.
"Let's bake something," I suddenly say, breaking the silence.
"June, you know what happened last time we baked something. Absolute disaster occurred," Daddy Direction says, looking at me like I'm insane.
"So what? It was fun!" Louis says. I smile, knowing all along he'd be on my side.
The rest of the group looks at Liam, as if they need his permission. He sighs.
"FINE!" He throws his hands up dramatically, and Louis and I jump up and run to the kitchen. By the time the others had gotten up and slowly made there way to us, we have all the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies laid out on the counter, and we are smiling widely at them. Harry and Zayn take the seats at the bar, choosing from the get-go not to be involved in any and all pending cooking disasters. Liam takes his post leaning against the entrance, where he can monitor Louis and I to make sure we don't hurt ourselves or others. Maiya keeps him company, and Niall and Perrie and El join Louis and I at the baking station.
Needless to say, it did get a little rowdy. There was some flour throwing and cookie dough smearing (of course only between me and Louis), but the cookies tasted great! We ate them all. . . all 24 of them in one sitting.
"I guess I'll call for dinner," Maiya says, reaching for her cell phone.
"What time is it?" I ask.
"Five thirty," Niall answers lethargically. I nod and listen to Maiya's smooth voice as she expertly orders everyone's favorite Chinese dishes exactly how we like them from memory. She shuts her phone off and takes a seat next to Liam on the couch again.
We decide to watch a movie and cuddle while we eat. Naturally we decide on Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. That movie just gets me. Especially Legolas. Ohhhh how I do love that elven man.
The credits roll and we check the time. After a few pauses for bathroom breaks and an hour long pause so the boys could talk over last minute tour details with management over the phone, the clock ticks 11:00.
"Well, guess it's time for bed," Louis says, pulling himself and El to their feet. They both kiss me on the head and wave goodnight to everyone before heading into Louis' room, locking the door behind them.
"Eeeeeeew," Harry says at the sound of the lock, making us all giggle. "Well, I'll be off to my room as well. Goodnight, lovely people." We wish him goodnight as well.
Soon enough it's just Niall and I in the living room. I on his lap and his arms around me. The only sound on the room is the ticking of the old clock on the wall. That is loud enough for me. Each tick hitting me like a punch to the gut. I am less than 11 hours away from not being with Niall for two months. Two. Whole. Months. I sniffle and realize I'd begun to cry again. I quickly recover and lay my head on Niall's shoulder, nudging his neck with my nose.
"I love you so much babe," Niall whispers into my hair, kissing the spot where his breath hit firmly.
"I love you, too, Charming," I whisper back, kissing his neck. Niall sighs and I kiss him again.
"We might as well go to bed. I have to finish packing in the morning," Niall says. I climb off of him and he stands, immediately picking me up and carrying me to our room; to the last night together for a long while.

Notes

I AM SO SORRY!
This website would not let me log back in! I literally checked EVERYDAY to see if I could get on, and today was that lucky day! IM BACK AND I MISSED YOU ALL SO MUCH PLEASE DONT HATE ME BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!
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Question: Should I make the next chapter intimate between them? Like SEX? (Come on we're all big kids here). I really want to, but I want your opinions.

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