Summer Love
three.
The next morning Niall awoke to the rays of the sun streaming in through the window that his bed was next to. He sighed to himself and checked his cell phone to see that it was only 7:30 in the morning, before sighing to himself once more. He sat up slowly and glanced over at Harry in the next bed over, who was still asleep with his face down in his pillow, before looking over at Liam who had his pillow over the top half of his face as if to block out the sun. Niall rubbed his eyes as he let out a yawn before climbing out of his bed and slipping on one of his sweatshirts that was lying next to his bed on the floor. He, Liam, and Harry had only been sharing a room together for not even two weeks and their room was already a mess, and that only surprised him because they weren’t known to be ridiculously messy guys.
As he quietly made his way past his sleeping friends, he picked up his shoes from next to his suitcase and slipped them on, before walking into the bathroom that the three of them shared with Zayn and Louis, who were in the next room over, and brushing his teeth. After he splashed some cold water on his face and brushed his blonde hair out he left the bathroom and silently headed down the stairs and into the kitchen, to see that everyone in the house was still asleep.
Niall walked over to the coffee pot that was sitting on the edge of the counter and turned it on, before making himself a pot of coffee to wake him up considering he was never used to getting up this early; the earliest he ever woke up without an alarm was 11:00 am. He leaned against the counter as he waited for the pot of coffee to get done and once his hot beverage was ready, he poured some into his mug that he brought along and headed out the back door to see absolutely no one on the beach. He took a sip of his hot coffee before walking down the stairs of the porch and making his way down the beach by himself.
As he looked at the blue waves and bright sun he thought about last night when he saw Mae. He would never admit it to anyone but he had her on his mind all night after he spoke to her and randomly asked her to hang out. He was never shy when it came to women, but he also wasn’t one to rush things and he wasn’t sure if Mae felt rushed by his spontaneous suggestion…and by the nod of her head and wide eyes he could tell that it was the last thing she was expecting out of him.
He didn’t know what it was about her that made him so attracted to her--was it her long, brown, wavy hair, or maybe her green eyes (yes, he stared hard and long enough to see her eye color from where he stood in the kitchen), or maybe it was even the fact that she looked pretty without any make up on. Whatever it was that she was doing was driving Niall absolutely wild and he had no idea why.
Since his break-up with Stephanie, this was the only thing that made him happy that they were over. Niall met Steph through a mutual friend back home and they were together for almost a year before they broke it off because of Niall leaving for the summer. At first he was confused as to why she didn’t want to be with him just because he was leaving, but then after a few days he realized that maybe it would be for the best so there wouldn’t be complications between them during the three months of Niall not being there. Niall was always the one who got more attached in the relationship, and after being with Steph for almost a year he had strong feelings for her, but he knew that he would have to move on and maybe Mae could be the girl to help him with that.
He couldn’t deny that there were things that Mae had that Steph didn’t, and he liked that. He liked that Mae seemed a bit shy around him when he started to talk to her, while Steph was never shy and just said what was on her mind no matter who it hurt or effected. She was always so outgoing and Niall preferred a girl who was at least a little shy and introverted. He knew for a fact that he felt more for Steph than Steph did for him, and after talking to Louis about the whole situation, Niall realized that Steph wanted time away from him to maybe see what else was out there.
And as much as it hurt Niall at first, he knew it was probably true.
Nearly an hour later Niall headed back towards the rental house, and on his way he counted three houses down to see a blue rental house that Mae must have been talking about; it was smaller on the outside than the house he was staying in, but he also knew that from what Doniya was talking about it was only her and her parents. He stared at the house to see if Mae would come outside or if there was any activity in the house at all, but as he walked up the porch stairs of the Malik’s rental house he figured they weren’t even up at this time, before walking inside and shutting the door behind him.
+
“How was Doniya’s last night?” LeeAnn asked her daughter as they sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast the next morning.
The whole ten seconds of Niall technically asking Mae out on a date had been replaying in her head since last night, and it was all she thought about before bed… and it was still running through her mind as she pushed her pancakes around on her plate. “It was fun.”
Tom glanced up at his daughter who sat across from him. “What did you two do?”
“Well, I did her nails and we ate,” Mae said with a shrug. “And then we went into her room and watched a couple movies…and I got asked to hang out by one of her brother’s friends…”
“Really?” LeeAnn grinned. “What’s his name?”
“Niall,” she replied, thinking of how weird his name was and how weird it was for her to be talking about him without even knowing him.
Mae’s mom nodded with a smile still plastered on her face. “And what did you say?”
“I just…nodded like an idiot,” Mae said with a small smile. “It was so random and…I don’t know.”
“Oh, is he cute?” LeeAnn wondered; she was always excited when Mae talked about boys because it was such a rarity and she never really told her parents about boys she liked or talked to at school.
“I mean, I guess…” she trailed off, knowing that this conversation was on the top of her list of awkward situations with her parents. “Yes?”
“Well if you two do something tonight, your mom and I are going out to go shopping so no one is allowed to come in here besides Doniya,” Tom started as he looked up at his daughter with a stern look on his face. “No boys in here, I don’t care if Doniya knows them or not because the last thing I need is for something to happen to you.”
Mae nodded as she looked down at her plate and continued to push her food around while thoughts of Niall continued to run through her mind. “Okay, Dad.”
As he quietly made his way past his sleeping friends, he picked up his shoes from next to his suitcase and slipped them on, before walking into the bathroom that the three of them shared with Zayn and Louis, who were in the next room over, and brushing his teeth. After he splashed some cold water on his face and brushed his blonde hair out he left the bathroom and silently headed down the stairs and into the kitchen, to see that everyone in the house was still asleep.
Niall walked over to the coffee pot that was sitting on the edge of the counter and turned it on, before making himself a pot of coffee to wake him up considering he was never used to getting up this early; the earliest he ever woke up without an alarm was 11:00 am. He leaned against the counter as he waited for the pot of coffee to get done and once his hot beverage was ready, he poured some into his mug that he brought along and headed out the back door to see absolutely no one on the beach. He took a sip of his hot coffee before walking down the stairs of the porch and making his way down the beach by himself.
As he looked at the blue waves and bright sun he thought about last night when he saw Mae. He would never admit it to anyone but he had her on his mind all night after he spoke to her and randomly asked her to hang out. He was never shy when it came to women, but he also wasn’t one to rush things and he wasn’t sure if Mae felt rushed by his spontaneous suggestion…and by the nod of her head and wide eyes he could tell that it was the last thing she was expecting out of him.
He didn’t know what it was about her that made him so attracted to her--was it her long, brown, wavy hair, or maybe her green eyes (yes, he stared hard and long enough to see her eye color from where he stood in the kitchen), or maybe it was even the fact that she looked pretty without any make up on. Whatever it was that she was doing was driving Niall absolutely wild and he had no idea why.
Since his break-up with Stephanie, this was the only thing that made him happy that they were over. Niall met Steph through a mutual friend back home and they were together for almost a year before they broke it off because of Niall leaving for the summer. At first he was confused as to why she didn’t want to be with him just because he was leaving, but then after a few days he realized that maybe it would be for the best so there wouldn’t be complications between them during the three months of Niall not being there. Niall was always the one who got more attached in the relationship, and after being with Steph for almost a year he had strong feelings for her, but he knew that he would have to move on and maybe Mae could be the girl to help him with that.
He couldn’t deny that there were things that Mae had that Steph didn’t, and he liked that. He liked that Mae seemed a bit shy around him when he started to talk to her, while Steph was never shy and just said what was on her mind no matter who it hurt or effected. She was always so outgoing and Niall preferred a girl who was at least a little shy and introverted. He knew for a fact that he felt more for Steph than Steph did for him, and after talking to Louis about the whole situation, Niall realized that Steph wanted time away from him to maybe see what else was out there.
And as much as it hurt Niall at first, he knew it was probably true.
Nearly an hour later Niall headed back towards the rental house, and on his way he counted three houses down to see a blue rental house that Mae must have been talking about; it was smaller on the outside than the house he was staying in, but he also knew that from what Doniya was talking about it was only her and her parents. He stared at the house to see if Mae would come outside or if there was any activity in the house at all, but as he walked up the porch stairs of the Malik’s rental house he figured they weren’t even up at this time, before walking inside and shutting the door behind him.
+
“How was Doniya’s last night?” LeeAnn asked her daughter as they sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast the next morning.
The whole ten seconds of Niall technically asking Mae out on a date had been replaying in her head since last night, and it was all she thought about before bed… and it was still running through her mind as she pushed her pancakes around on her plate. “It was fun.”
Tom glanced up at his daughter who sat across from him. “What did you two do?”
“Well, I did her nails and we ate,” Mae said with a shrug. “And then we went into her room and watched a couple movies…and I got asked to hang out by one of her brother’s friends…”
“Really?” LeeAnn grinned. “What’s his name?”
“Niall,” she replied, thinking of how weird his name was and how weird it was for her to be talking about him without even knowing him.
Mae’s mom nodded with a smile still plastered on her face. “And what did you say?”
“I just…nodded like an idiot,” Mae said with a small smile. “It was so random and…I don’t know.”
“Oh, is he cute?” LeeAnn wondered; she was always excited when Mae talked about boys because it was such a rarity and she never really told her parents about boys she liked or talked to at school.
“I mean, I guess…” she trailed off, knowing that this conversation was on the top of her list of awkward situations with her parents. “Yes?”
“Well if you two do something tonight, your mom and I are going out to go shopping so no one is allowed to come in here besides Doniya,” Tom started as he looked up at his daughter with a stern look on his face. “No boys in here, I don’t care if Doniya knows them or not because the last thing I need is for something to happen to you.”
Mae nodded as she looked down at her plate and continued to push her food around while thoughts of Niall continued to run through her mind. “Okay, Dad.”
It can't just end like this!! Can I have your preamicion to make a story of what happens after???????
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