“5, 6. 5. 6. 7. 8.” I clapped.
I had this routine finished and was teaching it to Niall.
We were doing the Quick-Step to Dig a Little Deeper from Princess and the Frog.
We wanted this routine to be perfect, hoping to impress America after last week’s catastrophe.
Niall and I had got it all done within three days of practice, it was just cleaning everything.
Because we were cleaning, I was being more of a stickler, which ended up making Niall more frustrated.
You would never think we had just finished having an intense make-out session before practice, which is good. That meant we could still be professional about all of this.
Niall and I were about to finish the dance when Niall messed up, forcing us to stop.
“Why don’t we take five?”
He nodded and the camera crew left, going to film someone else, saying they got enough of us for the package.
That meant they wouldn’t be back until the day before the performance.
During our break, I grabbed Niall’s hands and squatted in front of him, looking at him.
“Niall, what’s wrong?”
“Nothin’.”
“Seriously. What’s wrong.”
He sighed.
“They don’t like this, thinking it’s just the heat of the moment.”
“Does… the 5 Seconds of Summer boys think that?”
“No, they are actually the only ones behind on this.”
“Bring the boys here. I think it’s time I meet them anyways.”
Niall smiled a little before it faded.
“That’s just the thing. Liam is MIA. Louis is in LA spending time with Freddie and Harry is in France.”
“Well, then let me meet Louis. He can talk to the other two. Niall, I don’t think this is just the heat of the moment. Yes, we do have some heated moments, but we’re adults. I mean, I am a mother for goodness sakes. If they think that I would tell my son about this and not be serious about it, they better have another idea.”
“Wait, you told Wesley?”
“I’m going to, just waiting for the right moment.”
“What moment is better than now?”
I checked my watch.
“We’d better get back to practicing. Only two more hours. Let’s go.”
I was avoiding that question for a reason. What was I waiting for? Niall to make it official. I like labels on relationships. To me, you’re basically saying “hey, she’s with me. You can’t have her.”
We continued on for the next couple hours, taking a break every thirty minutes. As we packed up our bags, Niall reached over and gave me a quick peck. I smiled.
“I’ll see you tonight!” he said, turning to walk out of the room.
“Wait, what?”
“Be ready by 7!”
I rolled my eyes and shook my head with a smile on my face.
As I arrived home, the door was slammed open and my best friend was standing there.
“What are you doing here?” I asked, squealing and hugging her.
“Your brother didn’t tell you?” she asked, her eyebrows narrowed.
“Tell me what?”
“Um. Well. We have kind of been dating since the last time he was home.”
My mouth dropped open and I squealed again, hugging her tightly.
“Wait, you aren’t mad?”
“Heck no!”
“Well, good, because a surprise was dropped off for you today!”
She dragged me up to my room and on top of my bed was a medium sized box with a single rose on top.
“Oh my goodness!”
“I know! Do you know who would do this?”
“The same boy who told me to be ready by 7,” I smiled.
She gasped.
“Are you, Ms. Evelina Sutter, dating?”
I shushed her, not wanting Wesley to know.
“Oh. Wesley doesn’t know yet.”
“Not yet. He’s hopefully going to find out soon.”
She nodded with a huge smile on her face.
“Well, let’s open the box!”
I did without hesitation and inside laid a beautiful dress that must have been worth thousands. It was purple and strapless. The front went to a little above my knee and the back flowed down to my feet. It was an absolute beautiful dress and hugged me just enough.
Rachel swore it looked best with heels, and I wouldn’t trip on the dress if I was wearing heels, so I slipped on some black pumps. I waterfall braided my hair and then Rachel carefully curled it and put a crap ton of hairspray in it. She also insisted on doing my make-up, which I was okay with.
She kept my eyeshadow a light brown that got a little darker. It was gorgeous and made my eyes pop. She put a medium pink lipstick on me and then the normal concealer, foundation, contour, and blush.
I added some jewelry with it and then walked downstairs, making Connor wolf-whistle, which is when I noticed Rachel also dressed up herself.
“Did I put a delay on your date night that my brother totally forgot to mention ever even happened?”
“Oh no. We’re cool. We were just going out.”
“Wait! If y’all are leaving, who is watching Wesley?”
“That would be me,” I heard my husband’s mom say.
“You’ve done so much for me already! I can’t let you watch him again! I’ll just call Niall and tell him I can’t make it.”
“Honey, it’s fine. Go have fun.”
“But.”
“No buts. This is my kind of fun.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes!”
At that moment, I knew it was too late when I heard a knock on the door. I smiled and ran to answer it.
What I saw surprised me, it wasn’t Niall.
“Um. Yes. Are you Ms. Sutter?”
“Yes, I am.”
“I am your driver for the evening. Mr. Horan asked to give you these.”
He then handed me a bouquet of beautiful pink roses. I gasped.
“Give me one second and I’ll be back.”
He smiled and nodded.
I ran to put the flowers in a vase.
“Momma, who are these from?”
“These are from Niall, sweetheart.”
Wesley smiled.
“Wes, come here, buddy.”
He walked over to me as I bent down.
“Mommy loves you very much okay?”
He smiled and nodded.
“I love you too.”
“I know with practice and all that Mommy hasn’t been around a lot, so tomorrow I have a surprise for you.”
“What is it?”
“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you, now would it?”
He smiled and shook his head.
“Alright, well, if you’re good for Mimi and you are in bed when I get home, I promise, you’ll get that surprise tomorrow.”
He hugged me tightly.
“I love you, Momma.”
“I love you, Wesley, to the moon and”
“the world beyond,” Wesley finished.
I smiled and kissed him on the cheek and stood back up.
“I love you, Mom. Call me at any point if you are tired of him.”
“He’s an angel, dear.”
I smiled and met the driver back at the door.
“Are you all ready, miss?”
“Yes, I am. Thank you.”
“Right this way.”

Notes

IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE!! NEED TO READ!!
Their date will be the next chapter! Okay. I'm being honest here. Y'all voting got me really excited to write this, but now everyone is silent...
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