Chapter 18

                                    

                                          
"Mr. Mac can I see you?" The biggest cop asked. I squeezed Niall's hand. We got up and walked over to the cop who had put his gun in his holster and got out a note pad. "Mr. Mac I'm going to ask you a few questions and I need the truth." he said. I nodded in agreement. "Did that man hurt you?" he said gesturing to the unconscious criminal on the wall. "No sir he did not." I said calm and collectively. "Can you please describe to me in detail what happened?" he asked. I let go of Nialls hand and walked over to the stage. "I was about to leave and I needed my shoes which I left under the stage right here." I said pointing to the place I left my shoes. "I bent over to put them on and as soon as I stood up I felt a hand cover my mouth and grab my neck. That's when I screamed and Niall came running in. I had my phone in my hand so I waved it so Niall could find me but he didn't see me then I heard this loud bang and I then I felt who ever was holding me let go and fall to the floor. Then I turned around and Kai Grey the man over there with the other police officer was standing there holding a metal bar which looked like one of the props for my show. Then I saw Niall and ran over to him while Kai called 911 and then Kai tied that man up and dragged him to the wall." I told the officer. He continued to write notes on his pad of paper. "Sir can this not get out to the public? My show literally opens tomorrow night and it wouldn't be good for business." I asked him with my 'I'm gonna get what I want voice'. He still wrote notes then his pen stopped. "Sure I understand. My daughter and I are coming tomorrow night we are up in the balcony! Shes super excited." he told me. I opened my wallet and pulled out four floor tickets and handed them to him. "Here take your wife and a friend and I'll see y'all backstage after the show! Thanks officer." I said and walked away. I slid my wallet into my pocket and grabbed Nialls hand and we walked out to the bus together. "Did you talk to an officer?" he asked. I leaned on his shoulder. "No I just stood there babe." We both laughed. Jay was waiting on us outside the bus smoking a pipe. "Hey Jay my man how's it going?!" I asked as we climbed on the bus. Kai was sitting on the couch playing minecraft again. "We were wondering where you disappeared too!" Niall said. I walked back to where my bed was. Niall followed. "So this is where we are gonna sleep unless you want to sleep on the floor in the kitchen!" I said laughing. "We can stay back here as long as we are together I'm fine." Niall said. I laid down on the bed and he laid right next to me. "You and me in Paris the city of love under the Eiffel Tower at night is just perfect!! I can't wait!" He said. I think he was thinking out loud again but I don't mind. "It would be perfect!" I said. I grabbed the xbox controller and turned the xbox and tv on. "I'm gonna turn on a show to watch for a little while." I said. He nodded and shifted his position on the bed to wear he was laying flat on his back with his hands behind his head and his ankles crossed. I went into Netflix and logged into my account and scrolled through till I found Pretty Little Liars and hit episode one of season one. I put the controller on the nightstand which was next to the bed and laid my head on Niall's chest. I could hear his heart beating. He moved his arm around my shoulder. That feeling of safety returned. It was a nice feeling, one that I hadn't felt in a long time. "Hey babe how are we gonna get around places in Europe?" Niall asked. I thought about what we talked about in our meeting in April about tour dates. "We will fly over there and right when we get there we will land and a bus exactly like this one will be there waiting for us when we get off the plane." I answered. Niall looked satisfied and went back to watching the tv show. I stared out side just looking at what I would miss while I was gone. "I guess I got to pack for a four month trip tonight then." he said. I got lost in thought. I closed my eyes and dreamed about Niall and I kissing underneath the moon and the stars and the Eiffel Tower. The next thing I knew Niall was shaking me. "Jess! Babe, wake up. Honey we are back at the studio." He said still shaking my shoulder. He was now sitting up. I stared into his pretty blue eyes and could help but see why I fell in love with him. He's perfect. "What happened?" I asked sitting up. "You fell asleep while we were watching tv and now were back at the studio. Can you drive home or do you need me to drive you?" He asked getting a little worried. "I can drive I'm just tired. Plus you need to go home and pack!" I said with a wink. We got up off the bed and walked off the bus. "Thanks Jay for the ride. We will see you tomorrow!" Niall said. We walked into the studio and over to the elevators. There was one person getting off when we got on so again we had the elevator to our selves. "Niall isn't your car in the regular parking lot?" I asked. "Yes it is but I wanted to walk you to your car and then see if you would give me a ride up to my car." he said. I smiled. The fact that he would walk all the way down to my car with me and then wait for me to leave just to make sure I was safe made me happy. "Of course I will drive you!" I said as the doors to the elevator opened. We walked to my car holding hands together. "So don't forget you need four months of cloths. When we stay at hotels they usually have washing machines so you can wash your clothes. Also need money. Lots of money! And you'll need blankets and pillows and phone chargers. And any other electronics you want to bring." I said. We finally got to my car so I unlocked the seats and opened my the roof. "Lets go!" he said. I turned the key and cranked the car and pulled out of the parking space. Niall leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. "I love you to the stars!" he said. I smiled. "I love you to the stars and back." I said. I drove all the way up the four ramps to get to ground level. His car was sitting untouched right where he parked it. "Where is Kyotos?" he asked. "Just bring all of your stuff with you and just drop your car and stuff at my house you can stay with us tonight. After we eat we are watching a movie. It's a family tradition to watch a movie before we go on a long trip!" I told him. He smiled. "Ok I'll be there was soon as I get ready. How nice should I dress?" he asked. "I know you don't like it but wear a button up and black skinny jeans or solid black pants." I told him. "Ok I'll see you tonight." he said and got in his car. I pulled up to the stop light and got my phone out and looked at it. It's 3:30 now and I'm hungry and I need gas. I drove across the street to the gas station and pulled up to a pump. I got my credit card out and swipe it then lifted the pumper thingy and pumped gas into my car. I took about 5 minutes. Then I went inside and bought a bottle of dr pepper and two king sized Hershey bars with almonds for a snack. I went up to the register and paid for my items and just as I handed her the money she recognized me and gave me the whole thing including my gas for free! I walked back out to my car got in and drive off. I plugged my phone in and listened to music the whole ride. My favorite song that played was blank space by Taylor swift. It seems like I got stopped at every single stop light today. All I want to do is be home so I can lay in bed and take a nap. 
Finally after about twenty minutes of driving I got home. Rae and Avery were still there waiting on me. "Hey boo. You got a package it's on your bed." she said. I gave her a big hug. I was so happy to see her. "Where's Avery?" I asked. She smiled. "Ryan's here. They are upstairs in his bed room." she said. "Oh ok. It's been a while since I've seen Ryan!" i told her. I walked up the stairs and the first door was Avery's room and the second was mine and Raes room was at the end of the hallway. Avery's door was open so I just stood there and knocked him and Ryan were laying on the floor playing video games. When Ryan saw me her face lit up like a Christmas tree! She ran to me like a dog seeing its owner for the first time in a month. "Oh Jesse! I missed you so much! How are you?" she asked. She's almost as tall as Avery who was now just a little taller than me. "I'm great! I'm so happy to see you it's been a while! How are you and your family?" I asked her. She looked a little sad to talk about that. "Justin went off to college and daddy got a promotion and mom still stays home with me." she said. "Oh that's good to hear about your dad I'm happy for him! Are y'all coming to the show tomorrow?" I asked. "No we ran out of time to get tickets before it sold out."she said. I looked at Avery he knew exactly what I was thinking. "How about you guys come watch the show from backstage with Avery and Rae and Niall?" I asked. She smiled so big again. "We would love to." she walked back over to we're Avery was sitting. "Who's Niall?" she asked. "He's a friend of Jesses." he answered before I could even get anything out of my mouth. "Avery can I talk to you for a second?" he glared at me. "Ryan I'll be right back." he told her. I walked into my room and plopped back on the bed and Avery followed. "Close the door." I told him. He did as he was told. "You haven't told her yet have you?" I asked. "What if she hates me? I don't want it to change anything about our friendship." he said. I looked at him. "You have got to tell her she's your best friend I promise it won't change a thing." he considered my words. "Fine I'll tell her." he got up and left. I snuck out in the hall to hear him. "Ryan I need to tell you something. I'm gay!" he said. Yes! He told her! The game stopped. Uh oh. "Ok, I don't care. Justin's gay too." she said and the game continued. Phew what a relief I know he feels better now. "Hey you two I'm getting in the shower and then Niall's coming over tonight and we are gonna watch a movie. Ryan your welcome to come eat with us and then watch the movie." I invited. She paused the game and pulled out her phone. "Let me call my mom and ask." she said. I mouthed "come tell me what she says" to Avery then walked away. My phone was ringing and I could hear it. It was Niall I wonder what happened now. 
Jesse: Hello?
Niall: Hey babe. Jackson's  water supply is down and I can't take a shower. Can I use your shower?
Jesse: Of course! Get all packed and head on over here! Also I have an outfit you could wear if you want to. 
Niall: Ok baby ill be there in about thirty minutes to an hour. 
Jesse: Ok well I'm fixing to take a shower so I'll see you in a little bit. 
Niall: Ok babe! I love you to the stars!
Jesse: I love you to the stars and back!
Niall: Bye
Jesse: Bye
I hung up the phone and walked back in to Avery's room. "My parents said that was ok and thank you for inviting me! My mom said she will give you money for dinner tomorrow!" Ryan said as soon as I got in there. "No baby don't worry about it! We got you covered. Um Avery Niall said he would be over soon so just bring him in and tell him he can stay in my room if he gets here before I get out of the shower." he nodded in agreement. My back hurts. I walked into my bedroom and plugged my phone up then walked into the bathroom and started my water. Steam started coming out of the top of the shower. I stood in front of the mirror just as I did every time I take a shower and took off my shirt, then my shorts, then my boxers. Leaving myself completely naked in front of the mirror. My chest hair was starting to grow back so I grabbed a razor and the shaving cream off the counter and got in the box. The water was hot and relieving. It relaxed my muscles. My mind trailed back to Niall. I thought about how happy he makes me. I couldn't stop thinking about Paris. I grabbed the soap and realized that all this thinking about Niall made me get a little long. I squirted the body rub into my hands and like it says rubbed it all over my body. Then the door open. It was Niall. "Hey babe come on in. I'm only butt naked and completely covered in soap." I laughed. "Must be a nice site to see then!" he said. We both laughed. "Are you shaving your chest?" He asked. "Yes. Do you not want me too?" I answered. "Leave the trail you can shave everything else." He said. I continued shaving. He left the room so I could get out and dry off. I wrapped the towel around my torso and left the bathroom. "Alrighty I'm done. I'm not gonna get all dressed until about 7:00 or so." I told him. "And remember towels are in the cabinet." I told him. 
"Ok"
He closed the bathroom door and I heard him turn the water on. The bedroom door was standing wide open so I got up and shut it. Thankfully I did because as soon as it latched my towel fell. I tossed it on the bed and walked into my closet to pick out something to wear. I decide on some red skinny sweat pants and a dark red Aeropostalé t shirt. My phone buzzed. Then it buzzed again. And Again. Its Kai. "Hey!" the first text said. "My car broke down." the second one said. "Can you give me a ride to the party?" the third said. I don't know if I have room in my car. I walked back into the bathroom to talk to Niall about it. "Niall can I come in?" I asked through the door. He was singing my song Alien so I don't think he could hear me. I opened the door enough to get my head through. "Can I come in?" I asked a little louder. He stopped singing. "Come on in I'm only butt naked." He said using my words against me. "It must be a nice sight to see." I said. We laughed together. "Everything ok babe?" He asked. "Yeah I'm fine. Kai just texted me saying he doesn't have a ride and he asked if I could give him one but I don't have any room in my car and I don't want to be rude." I told him. He continued washing himself. I could see his silhouette in the smokey glass. "I can give him a ride." he said. "But I wanted you and me to go together!" I whinnied. "It's fine I mean I am spending the night here and we are about to go to Europe together for four months." he said trying to be positive. "And parts of Asia." I added. He turned the water off. Niall drapes his towel over the top of the shower box when he showers so he just pulled it off the top and dried off. I could see him wrapping his towel around his waist. "Clack!" the door of the shower box opened revealing a half naked sparkling wet Niall Horan. He flipped his hair and looked at me trying to be sexy but was more funny than sexy. But it was Niall. "I'll go get him and then I'll meet you back at the house after the party. It's no big deal." he said while he styled his hair in the still foggy mirror. "Ok! Your gonna sit with me when we watch our movie we are watching the purge anarchy!" I said playing with my hair right next to him. He finished with his hair and walked into my closet. He picked out a pink tank top and black skinny sweat pants. "I'm gonna go shave my facial area can I use a razor? I have some in my car but they aw all packed away cause I'll need them on the road." he said. I nodded and laid down on my bed. I responded to Kai and then laid my phone down and fell asleep. 
                          
"Jesse. Jesse! Baby wake up it's 7 o'clock. You need to get dressed." I sat up instantly. I looked at my clock. It read 7:01 pm. "Thanks honey for waking me up. Here's an outfit for you." I handed him a pink button up short sleeve shirt and black kakis. I stripped all the way down to my underwear leaving those on. My outfit was on the bed so I ran in the slipped on the purple polo and black skinny jeans and my black leather booties. My clock now read 7:09. "Baby calm down. You still have an hour." Niall said. I slammed the bed room door so nobody else could hear my next words.