My Guardian Angel
Settling In
I wake up and its still dark outside. I yawn and climb out of bed. Niall stays sleeping. My cute little boy looks so peaceful. I walk over to my closet and put on my favorite loose shirt that says Forever Young and my black leather leggings. I loosely curl my hair and apply my makeup. Niall isn't awake yet so I decided to leave him a note.
Good Morning Babe,
I went out to get some groceries and talk with my manager about my schedule. I will be home shortly so don't freak out. I put my number in your phone finally so just call me when you wake up. So see you later babe!
Love,
Lily <3
I grab my purse and head out the door. I walk over to my old pick up truck. I think I will drive my favorite car instead of the expensive ones. I hop into my car and reach under the seat where my keys are hidden. I turn my truck on and back out of my garage. I turn down the road and pull into the large parking lot. I grab a shopping cart and start stocking up. I grab four boxes of cereal and about twenty cans of food like soup and vegetables. I move on to the meat section and get chicken breast, prime ribs, steak, and ground beef. I also get some sugar and pancake mix and other cooking essentials. I finish up at the grocery store and drive to meet my manager in our usual meeting spot. An ocean pier.
"Hey Ms. Darkwood! It's been a long time!" I say as I approach our normal bench.
"Lily you know I'd rather be called Autumn. But we need to talk about your schedule and recent stories about you and that boy from One Direction." She says with all seriousness.
"Wait. What about Niall and me?" I ask confused.
"You know that when you signed with the Company that you can't get any romantic publicity without informing the higher ups." She says sternly.
"I forgot! But what's so bad about it? It's boosting my publicity in the UK. Why do they care?" I ask.
"They don't mind you dating someone from One Direction. They just don't like the one you're dating. They said they prefer the Styles boy. What's his name? Barry? Jerry?" She says.
"What?! They can't do that! I'm with Niall! Why does it matter what boy it is? Why does it have to be Harry?" I ask with complete frustration.
"Harry has better publicity than Niall. The teenage audience would prefer Harry in a relationship." She argues.
"I'm not leaving Niall. But enough about the boys. Let's talk about my schedule." I say angrily.
"You have a photo shoot with Selena Gomez today at 4. She said she will have the clothing ready but do your hair and makeup preppy and up beat. Your photo shoot with Justin Bieber won't be until Wednesday at 2. Then you are doing a charity fashion show with Selena, Friday at 9." She says.
"OK. Well I will get ready and just text me Autumn. If you ever need anything. I know you're my friend." I say. She smiles.
We say our goodbyes and I drive back home. My phone starts ringing.
"Hello?" I answer.
"Babe! Where are you? Why didn't you wake me up? How long have you been gone? When will you be home?" He questions.
"Woah babe. I just went shopping and talked to my manager. I left at seven and its not even nine yet and I will be home in a few minutes just calm down." I say quickly.
"OK. Well I will be waiting for you. You had me worried." He says quietly.
We both hang up and I continue driving. I pull into the garage and as soon as I enter the house, I hear Niall laughing in the living room. I slowly walk over and try to listen to him.
"Well, I give Lily props for finding a guy finally. Not just a guy but a respectable and good-looking one." I hear a woman say.
"Well, thank you. So I forgot your name. What was it again?" Niall asked. I can hear the embarrassment in his voice.
"I'm Brittany. Lily and I haven't formally met yet but I'm sure she knows who I am." She says. At that moment I walked into the room.
"How did you find me?" Is all I say.
"Lily. I brought some people who would like to meet you. Please, don't run away." She says. I mod my head. "Kids! Come in here for a minute!" She says loudly. I see two adorable kids walk in. There is a 4 year old girl and a 3 year old boy.
"Are these his?" I ask. She nods her head and I cover my mouth. Tears fall and I couldn't stop them.
"This is your Auntie Lily." She says.
"Hi. You must be Gracie and Andrew Jr. It's so nice to finally meet you." I say with tears still streaming down my face. "I knew your daddy."
"Daddy!" Says Gracie as she points to my brothers Marine picture.
"Yes baby. That's your daddy." I say as i grab the picture. "Can auntie have a hug?" I ask. The kids run over to me and hug me. I start crying.
"Brittany she looks just like you."
"Look at Drew. He looks like just like you. Look at his long eyelashes and jet black hair." She says. I look down at my nephew. I never realized how much he looked me.
"Can I have them this weekend? Just me, Niall, and the kids?" I ask hopeful.
"I guess the kids can come over Friday night and stay until Sunday." She says.
"Will you be able to bring the kids over to the charity fashion show on Friday? I have to work Friday night." I say.
"That will be fine." She says.
"Do you mind the kids ccoming over for the weekend Niall?" I ask.
"Not really. That means I get to play house with you and the kids." He says. I smile and look at Brittany.
"So Brittany, how did you find me?" I ask.
"You're my famous sister-in-law. You were on MTV and in the magazines. It wasn't very hard." She says as she bounces Gracie on her knee.
"I know this is off topic but, Brittany you kind of look like Rihanna." Niall says. We both laugh.
"So how long were you with my brother?" I ask.
"Well we started dating when he was like 17 and I was 18. He died when he was 22. So five years. We had Gracie right after he turned 18 then I got pregnant again 4 months later." She says. "The kids birthdays are only 14 months apart."
"Wow. I wish I could have met the right guy years ago like you and Drew. But waiting wasn't so bad. At least I'm happy with him right now. I plan to stay happy with him fora long, long time." I say hinting to Niall. Its true. I am very happy with Niall.
"Are you two engaged or getting matired soon? Are you aalready married?" She asks. I look at Niall.
"We currently aren't but hopefully we can take our love in that direction." He says. I smile. I hear a scream. I turn and see Gracie screaming at the TV like a teenage girl.
"Mommy look! Auntie Lily and Uncle Niall are on TV!" She screams.
"Uncle Niall?" Niall says shocked. "Well I guess I'm part of the family now."
Gracie runs over to her mom and pulls two dolls out of hDr little back pack. I look closer and see that its a One Direction backpack and the dolls are Niall and a pretty brunette Barbie.
"Look! It's you!" She says as she shows me and Niall. I look up at the time and its already noon. I have to get ready at 2.
"Well it was nice seeing you in person for once. I have known you for 9 years and never personally met you. I will meet you at the fashion show Friday. Bye!" She says. The kids wave goodbye and leave.
"I have to get ready for work in two hours." I say with a sad face.
"So, you never told me why you are running from your family." Niall says.
"Well my brother died when I was 16 and I didn't want anyone to find me because it was my fault he died. So i moved in with Liam. I had a dysfunctional relationship with both my parents. I haven't seen my younger brother in years and my baby sister is living with my mom. I was going to get custody of her but she doesn't want to live with me." I explain.
"Oh babe. I'm here for you no matter what." He says. I remember what Autumn said during our talk.
"Babe. I have something to tell you." I say quietly.
"What is it baby girl?" He asks as he wraps me in a hug.
"My management doesn't approve of me and you. They said they approve of me dating someone from One Direction but not you." I say quickly.
"Who would they rather have you date?" He says angrily.
"Harry." I say fast and quiet.
"We will tall about this later. I need to make a call." he says she grabs his phone and walks outside.
Well this is just wonderful.
Good Morning Babe,
I went out to get some groceries and talk with my manager about my schedule. I will be home shortly so don't freak out. I put my number in your phone finally so just call me when you wake up. So see you later babe!
Love,
Lily <3
I grab my purse and head out the door. I walk over to my old pick up truck. I think I will drive my favorite car instead of the expensive ones. I hop into my car and reach under the seat where my keys are hidden. I turn my truck on and back out of my garage. I turn down the road and pull into the large parking lot. I grab a shopping cart and start stocking up. I grab four boxes of cereal and about twenty cans of food like soup and vegetables. I move on to the meat section and get chicken breast, prime ribs, steak, and ground beef. I also get some sugar and pancake mix and other cooking essentials. I finish up at the grocery store and drive to meet my manager in our usual meeting spot. An ocean pier.
"Hey Ms. Darkwood! It's been a long time!" I say as I approach our normal bench.
"Lily you know I'd rather be called Autumn. But we need to talk about your schedule and recent stories about you and that boy from One Direction." She says with all seriousness.
"Wait. What about Niall and me?" I ask confused.
"You know that when you signed with the Company that you can't get any romantic publicity without informing the higher ups." She says sternly.
"I forgot! But what's so bad about it? It's boosting my publicity in the UK. Why do they care?" I ask.
"They don't mind you dating someone from One Direction. They just don't like the one you're dating. They said they prefer the Styles boy. What's his name? Barry? Jerry?" She says.
"What?! They can't do that! I'm with Niall! Why does it matter what boy it is? Why does it have to be Harry?" I ask with complete frustration.
"Harry has better publicity than Niall. The teenage audience would prefer Harry in a relationship." She argues.
"I'm not leaving Niall. But enough about the boys. Let's talk about my schedule." I say angrily.
"You have a photo shoot with Selena Gomez today at 4. She said she will have the clothing ready but do your hair and makeup preppy and up beat. Your photo shoot with Justin Bieber won't be until Wednesday at 2. Then you are doing a charity fashion show with Selena, Friday at 9." She says.
"OK. Well I will get ready and just text me Autumn. If you ever need anything. I know you're my friend." I say. She smiles.
We say our goodbyes and I drive back home. My phone starts ringing.
"Hello?" I answer.
"Babe! Where are you? Why didn't you wake me up? How long have you been gone? When will you be home?" He questions.
"Woah babe. I just went shopping and talked to my manager. I left at seven and its not even nine yet and I will be home in a few minutes just calm down." I say quickly.
"OK. Well I will be waiting for you. You had me worried." He says quietly.
We both hang up and I continue driving. I pull into the garage and as soon as I enter the house, I hear Niall laughing in the living room. I slowly walk over and try to listen to him.
"Well, I give Lily props for finding a guy finally. Not just a guy but a respectable and good-looking one." I hear a woman say.
"Well, thank you. So I forgot your name. What was it again?" Niall asked. I can hear the embarrassment in his voice.
"I'm Brittany. Lily and I haven't formally met yet but I'm sure she knows who I am." She says. At that moment I walked into the room.
"How did you find me?" Is all I say.
"Lily. I brought some people who would like to meet you. Please, don't run away." She says. I mod my head. "Kids! Come in here for a minute!" She says loudly. I see two adorable kids walk in. There is a 4 year old girl and a 3 year old boy.
"Are these his?" I ask. She nods her head and I cover my mouth. Tears fall and I couldn't stop them.
"This is your Auntie Lily." She says.
"Hi. You must be Gracie and Andrew Jr. It's so nice to finally meet you." I say with tears still streaming down my face. "I knew your daddy."
"Daddy!" Says Gracie as she points to my brothers Marine picture.
"Yes baby. That's your daddy." I say as i grab the picture. "Can auntie have a hug?" I ask. The kids run over to me and hug me. I start crying.
"Brittany she looks just like you."
"Look at Drew. He looks like just like you. Look at his long eyelashes and jet black hair." She says. I look down at my nephew. I never realized how much he looked me.
"Can I have them this weekend? Just me, Niall, and the kids?" I ask hopeful.
"I guess the kids can come over Friday night and stay until Sunday." She says.
"Will you be able to bring the kids over to the charity fashion show on Friday? I have to work Friday night." I say.
"That will be fine." She says.
"Do you mind the kids ccoming over for the weekend Niall?" I ask.
"Not really. That means I get to play house with you and the kids." He says. I smile and look at Brittany.
"So Brittany, how did you find me?" I ask.
"You're my famous sister-in-law. You were on MTV and in the magazines. It wasn't very hard." She says as she bounces Gracie on her knee.
"I know this is off topic but, Brittany you kind of look like Rihanna." Niall says. We both laugh.
"So how long were you with my brother?" I ask.
"Well we started dating when he was like 17 and I was 18. He died when he was 22. So five years. We had Gracie right after he turned 18 then I got pregnant again 4 months later." She says. "The kids birthdays are only 14 months apart."
"Wow. I wish I could have met the right guy years ago like you and Drew. But waiting wasn't so bad. At least I'm happy with him right now. I plan to stay happy with him fora long, long time." I say hinting to Niall. Its true. I am very happy with Niall.
"Are you two engaged or getting matired soon? Are you aalready married?" She asks. I look at Niall.
"We currently aren't but hopefully we can take our love in that direction." He says. I smile. I hear a scream. I turn and see Gracie screaming at the TV like a teenage girl.
"Mommy look! Auntie Lily and Uncle Niall are on TV!" She screams.
"Uncle Niall?" Niall says shocked. "Well I guess I'm part of the family now."
Gracie runs over to her mom and pulls two dolls out of hDr little back pack. I look closer and see that its a One Direction backpack and the dolls are Niall and a pretty brunette Barbie.
"Look! It's you!" She says as she shows me and Niall. I look up at the time and its already noon. I have to get ready at 2.
"Well it was nice seeing you in person for once. I have known you for 9 years and never personally met you. I will meet you at the fashion show Friday. Bye!" She says. The kids wave goodbye and leave.
"I have to get ready for work in two hours." I say with a sad face.
"So, you never told me why you are running from your family." Niall says.
"Well my brother died when I was 16 and I didn't want anyone to find me because it was my fault he died. So i moved in with Liam. I had a dysfunctional relationship with both my parents. I haven't seen my younger brother in years and my baby sister is living with my mom. I was going to get custody of her but she doesn't want to live with me." I explain.
"Oh babe. I'm here for you no matter what." He says. I remember what Autumn said during our talk.
"Babe. I have something to tell you." I say quietly.
"What is it baby girl?" He asks as he wraps me in a hug.
"My management doesn't approve of me and you. They said they approve of me dating someone from One Direction but not you." I say quickly.
"Who would they rather have you date?" He says angrily.
"Harry." I say fast and quiet.
"We will tall about this later. I need to make a call." he says she grabs his phone and walks outside.
Well this is just wonderful.
11/11/13