Simon's Daughter
Chapter 19
Niall’s POV:
I wanted to stay overnight with Julia to make sure she was okay, but Simon wouldn’t allow it. We had rehearsals all day and we performed on the X Factor today. I told Julia I would check on her whenever I could, but she told me not to worry. I checked on her every hour, and she said that she still felt the same, maybe even a little better. After our last rehearsal, I quickly went back into the dressing room and grabbed my phone to see if Julia had texted me. She didn’t, so I decided to text her.
Me: Feeling any better?
Julia: Niall, you checked on me five minutes ago. Nothing has changed. :)
Me: I’m sorry. I just want to make sure you’re okay.
Julia: I know. Thank you for checking on me, though!
Me: Are you going to watch the show tonight?
Julia: Wouldn't miss it for the world!
Me: Good. I think you're going to love the song we're singing.
Julia: Oh, really? What song is it?
Me: You're going to have to wait and see! Gotta go, you're dad is calling us.
Julia: Tell him I love him.
Me: Will do. Bye, Jules! xx
Julia: Goodbye, Niall! xx
~~~~~
"Boys, you're on in five!" The stage manager came in and told us. I've never been this nervous before. I sometimes get the jitters before a concert, but nothing compared to this. I knew exactly why. It was because I knew Julia was going to watch us. I really hope she likes the song we chose, because when it's my turn to sing, I'm going to mean every word I say. We never got to finish up our conversation because of the accident, but I still hear the words she said to me: 'I like you...' I wanted to say it back, but didn't have the time because...well we were hit.
I still had the bandage on my arm, because I wasn't allowed to take it off. Everyone had already found out in the span of twelve hours, so there wasn't much to hide. The fans knew Julia and I were hit, and that she was still in the hospital, but they didn't know that I stopped the airbag from hitting her. I smiled at the thought of Julia hugging me, and telling me I saved her life. I honestly didn't want her to let go...
We sat on the stools placed on the stage, and the lights slowly faded on, and I started the songs, by plaing my guitar...
Julia's POV:
Christa decided she would come visit and watch the show with me because she didn't want me to be lonely.
"I brought Chinese!" She said happily, as my door opened. I smiled, and sat up. I felt a little better, and could move a little better, but I still felt just a little weak.
"Thanks Christa, but I'm not really hungry right now..." I didn't lie to her. I really wasn't hungry. Due to all the medication I was on, it made me lose my appetite, and I'd lost some weight already.
"Jules, you haven't eaten all day." She whined.
"Christa, really. I'm fine. Just not hungry. I'll have my apetite back in a few days. Maybe even tomorrow." She and I both knew I probably wouldn't have it back by tomorrow, but she shrugged it off. The commercial was over, and the show came back on. When I heard the guitar playing, I knew what the song was. Niall knew this was my favorite song by them, and I wondered if he did this on purpose. Christa smiled as Zayn started the song.
"Your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me
But bear this mind it was meant to be
And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks
And it all makes sense to me."
"Hey, since you and Zayn are a thing now, does that mean your couple name is Chrayn? Or what about Zista?" She cringed at each name as I said them.
"Those are the worst couple names ever." She laughed and turned back to the TV. The doctor came in a second later, and smiled at the both of us.
"Good evening Ms. Cowell." He said to both me and Christa.
"Good evening!" Christa said back. I just smile. Not really wanting to speak.
"So we've finished running our tests, and you seem ready to be back home! We want you to stay for the rest of the night, and you are able to go home tomorrow." He smiled, and with that, he exited.
"FINALLY!" I said, and when Christa and I finished talking about going home, Niall's solo came on.
"You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you,
You'll never treat yourself right darling but I want you to.
If I let you know, I'm here for you
Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you oh."
I smiled at his beautiful voice, and Christa wiggled her eyebrows at me. I rolled my eyes and scoffed.
~~~~~~~
Niall's POV:
As soon as we exited the stage, I rushed to the dressing room to get my stuff. We all decided we would visit Julia in the hospital after our performance, so we set off to the hospital.
As soon as we got there, I rushed into the elevator with the lads following behind me.
"Woah there, Niall. Slow down." Louis said as he entered the elevator.
"She's my best friend, I just wanna see her." I said, shrugging.
"Mhm. Suuuuuure." Liam said winking at me. Harry just stood in the corner without a word to say. I don't know what was up with him lately. He seemed grumpy or something. As the elevator stopped, we all walked down the hall to Julia's room. We knocked before entering, and we heard Christa telling us to come in. She put her finger up to her lips telling us to be quiet, because Julia was sleeping. She looked absolutely perfect. I didn't want to wake her, so we all just sat in the chairs and waited for her to wake up.
About fifteen minutes later, I saw her eyes flutter open, and I rushed to her side.
"Jules, you're awake!" Liam stated, happily. She nodded her head, stretching. I looked over at Zayn then looked at the door. He understood what I meant and nodded.
"Hey, guys, let's go grab something to eat. I'm staring." He overexaggerated and Jules laughed lightly. Her laugh was beautiful and I would never get tired of hearing that. They all left, and Julia and I were finally alone.
"So did you see the performance?" I asked, giving her a huge smile.
"You did great." She smiled back, sitting up. I helped her up, and positioned her pillows for her. I noticed how she didn't say 'you guys did great'.
"Why thank you. I asked to do Little Things because I knew it was your favorite song. I wanted to cheer you up." I pulled a loose strand of her hair behind her ear, and she shivered at my touch.
"It was beautiful. It was perfect!" She said, motioning with her hands.
"Good. Because I meant every word I sang." I finally told her. I wanted to talk about what she told me and tell her that I felt the same way.
"Y-You did?" Jules asked me, surprised.
"Of course I did. I never got the chance to tell you after you told me. Since I'm not great with words, I decided to tell you through my music." I slightly smiled, and I saw her blushing. I liked the fact that I could make her blush.
"So y-you like me too?" She asked, raising her eyebrows. I nodded my head, and a smile started forming on my face.
Christa's POV:
When we all left, I knew that Niall wanted some 'alone' time with Julia.
"I'm getting pretty tired. I think I'm going to head home..." Harry said, looking down at the floor.
"You were fine, a minute ago?" Zayn said, knitting his eyebrows together.
"Just had a long day." Harry nodded his head.
"Yeah me too. We'll meet you guys at home." Louis said.
"I actually needed to call Danielle. So I'll see you there too." Liam said, waving to Zayn and I.
"Looks like it's just you and me." Zayn said, turning to face me. Before I could say anything he crashed his lips onto mine, but I pushed him away.
"Babe, we're not public yet. Plus, this is a hospital. Let's got check on Jules and Niall, okay?" I said, patting his arm. He looked disappointed but I could tell he knew I was right. We hadn't gone public yet because I just wasn't ready for paparazzi yet. When we walked in we heard Julia laughing and saw Niall on the side telling her something.
"The others decided they would head back home." Zayn said to Niall, and he nodded.
"Sooooo..." I said. I knew they both knew what I meant, but Julia likes to push my buttons.
"So what?" She asked, laughing.
"Are you guys like...official, or...?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
Niall's POV:
"Are you guys like...official, or...?" Christa asked us. I looked over at Julia, and she looked back at me.
I wanted to stay overnight with Julia to make sure she was okay, but Simon wouldn’t allow it. We had rehearsals all day and we performed on the X Factor today. I told Julia I would check on her whenever I could, but she told me not to worry. I checked on her every hour, and she said that she still felt the same, maybe even a little better. After our last rehearsal, I quickly went back into the dressing room and grabbed my phone to see if Julia had texted me. She didn’t, so I decided to text her.
Me: Feeling any better?
Julia: Niall, you checked on me five minutes ago. Nothing has changed. :)
Me: I’m sorry. I just want to make sure you’re okay.
Julia: I know. Thank you for checking on me, though!
Me: Are you going to watch the show tonight?
Julia: Wouldn't miss it for the world!
Me: Good. I think you're going to love the song we're singing.
Julia: Oh, really? What song is it?
Me: You're going to have to wait and see! Gotta go, you're dad is calling us.
Julia: Tell him I love him.
Me: Will do. Bye, Jules! xx
Julia: Goodbye, Niall! xx
~~~~~
"Boys, you're on in five!" The stage manager came in and told us. I've never been this nervous before. I sometimes get the jitters before a concert, but nothing compared to this. I knew exactly why. It was because I knew Julia was going to watch us. I really hope she likes the song we chose, because when it's my turn to sing, I'm going to mean every word I say. We never got to finish up our conversation because of the accident, but I still hear the words she said to me: 'I like you...' I wanted to say it back, but didn't have the time because...well we were hit.
I still had the bandage on my arm, because I wasn't allowed to take it off. Everyone had already found out in the span of twelve hours, so there wasn't much to hide. The fans knew Julia and I were hit, and that she was still in the hospital, but they didn't know that I stopped the airbag from hitting her. I smiled at the thought of Julia hugging me, and telling me I saved her life. I honestly didn't want her to let go...
We sat on the stools placed on the stage, and the lights slowly faded on, and I started the songs, by plaing my guitar...
Julia's POV:
Christa decided she would come visit and watch the show with me because she didn't want me to be lonely.
"I brought Chinese!" She said happily, as my door opened. I smiled, and sat up. I felt a little better, and could move a little better, but I still felt just a little weak.
"Thanks Christa, but I'm not really hungry right now..." I didn't lie to her. I really wasn't hungry. Due to all the medication I was on, it made me lose my appetite, and I'd lost some weight already.
"Jules, you haven't eaten all day." She whined.
"Christa, really. I'm fine. Just not hungry. I'll have my apetite back in a few days. Maybe even tomorrow." She and I both knew I probably wouldn't have it back by tomorrow, but she shrugged it off. The commercial was over, and the show came back on. When I heard the guitar playing, I knew what the song was. Niall knew this was my favorite song by them, and I wondered if he did this on purpose. Christa smiled as Zayn started the song.
"Your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me
But bear this mind it was meant to be
And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks
And it all makes sense to me."
"Hey, since you and Zayn are a thing now, does that mean your couple name is Chrayn? Or what about Zista?" She cringed at each name as I said them.
"Those are the worst couple names ever." She laughed and turned back to the TV. The doctor came in a second later, and smiled at the both of us.
"Good evening Ms. Cowell." He said to both me and Christa.
"Good evening!" Christa said back. I just smile. Not really wanting to speak.
"So we've finished running our tests, and you seem ready to be back home! We want you to stay for the rest of the night, and you are able to go home tomorrow." He smiled, and with that, he exited.
"FINALLY!" I said, and when Christa and I finished talking about going home, Niall's solo came on.
"You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you,
You'll never treat yourself right darling but I want you to.
If I let you know, I'm here for you
Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you oh."
I smiled at his beautiful voice, and Christa wiggled her eyebrows at me. I rolled my eyes and scoffed.
~~~~~~~
Niall's POV:
As soon as we exited the stage, I rushed to the dressing room to get my stuff. We all decided we would visit Julia in the hospital after our performance, so we set off to the hospital.
As soon as we got there, I rushed into the elevator with the lads following behind me.
"Woah there, Niall. Slow down." Louis said as he entered the elevator.
"She's my best friend, I just wanna see her." I said, shrugging.
"Mhm. Suuuuuure." Liam said winking at me. Harry just stood in the corner without a word to say. I don't know what was up with him lately. He seemed grumpy or something. As the elevator stopped, we all walked down the hall to Julia's room. We knocked before entering, and we heard Christa telling us to come in. She put her finger up to her lips telling us to be quiet, because Julia was sleeping. She looked absolutely perfect. I didn't want to wake her, so we all just sat in the chairs and waited for her to wake up.
About fifteen minutes later, I saw her eyes flutter open, and I rushed to her side.
"Jules, you're awake!" Liam stated, happily. She nodded her head, stretching. I looked over at Zayn then looked at the door. He understood what I meant and nodded.
"Hey, guys, let's go grab something to eat. I'm staring." He overexaggerated and Jules laughed lightly. Her laugh was beautiful and I would never get tired of hearing that. They all left, and Julia and I were finally alone.
"So did you see the performance?" I asked, giving her a huge smile.
"You did great." She smiled back, sitting up. I helped her up, and positioned her pillows for her. I noticed how she didn't say 'you guys did great'.
"Why thank you. I asked to do Little Things because I knew it was your favorite song. I wanted to cheer you up." I pulled a loose strand of her hair behind her ear, and she shivered at my touch.
"It was beautiful. It was perfect!" She said, motioning with her hands.
"Good. Because I meant every word I sang." I finally told her. I wanted to talk about what she told me and tell her that I felt the same way.
"Y-You did?" Jules asked me, surprised.
"Of course I did. I never got the chance to tell you after you told me. Since I'm not great with words, I decided to tell you through my music." I slightly smiled, and I saw her blushing. I liked the fact that I could make her blush.
"So y-you like me too?" She asked, raising her eyebrows. I nodded my head, and a smile started forming on my face.
Christa's POV:
When we all left, I knew that Niall wanted some 'alone' time with Julia.
"I'm getting pretty tired. I think I'm going to head home..." Harry said, looking down at the floor.
"You were fine, a minute ago?" Zayn said, knitting his eyebrows together.
"Just had a long day." Harry nodded his head.
"Yeah me too. We'll meet you guys at home." Louis said.
"I actually needed to call Danielle. So I'll see you there too." Liam said, waving to Zayn and I.
"Looks like it's just you and me." Zayn said, turning to face me. Before I could say anything he crashed his lips onto mine, but I pushed him away.
"Babe, we're not public yet. Plus, this is a hospital. Let's got check on Jules and Niall, okay?" I said, patting his arm. He looked disappointed but I could tell he knew I was right. We hadn't gone public yet because I just wasn't ready for paparazzi yet. When we walked in we heard Julia laughing and saw Niall on the side telling her something.
"The others decided they would head back home." Zayn said to Niall, and he nodded.
"Sooooo..." I said. I knew they both knew what I meant, but Julia likes to push my buttons.
"So what?" She asked, laughing.
"Are you guys like...official, or...?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
Niall's POV:
"Are you guys like...official, or...?" Christa asked us. I looked over at Julia, and she looked back at me.
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