Ch 42
Hannah's POV
I saw Niall in the peep hole so I rushed back to the bathroom to make sure I looked fine. Stupid, I know. And when I came back he was gone! I sighed and then went back to cleaning my face. I heard another knock, but this time I knew it wasn't him.
"I found it." Angela smiled and held up the card.
"That's good." I smiled lightly.
"Did you talk to him?" She said quietly.
"No, he left."
"Oh. Well, he seemed like he really wanted to talk to you... Maybe I should go so---"
"No. Stay. We should have a sleep over!" I smiled to her. I knew that if she didn't stay I wouldn't be able to make it through the night, and I might do something crazy like go knock on his door.
"Okay! Let me call my mom and tell her." She dialed the phone and talked to her mom for a bit.
Niall's POV
So, Hannah was making it pretty clear that she wanted absolutely NOTHING to do with me. I went to go watch TV to take my mind off of it.
I fell asleep.
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Hannah's POV
I rolled over on the bed and saw that Angela wasn't there. She left me a note saying she had to go meet her parents for breakfast, and thanks for inviting her in. It was almost 10 am, I hopped up and went to the phone. I dialed mom's room and Max answered.
"Morning." I said.
"Morning. What's the plan for today?"
"I think we're all getting off of the boat."
"Where are we?"
"I have no clue. I think Mom said Carousal. Whatever that is.."
"Oh, well, yeah. I think I'm going to go. Are mom and dad around?"
"Yeah, they're putting on sunscreen right now. We're about to head out. Hurry up if you're coming."
"Alright, I'll be down." I hung up and rushed to get dressed. I showered quickly and didn't even bother to put on makeup.
I went down the stairs to Mom's room and we left. It was sooo hot.
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Niall's POV
I woke up and saw that it was past noon. I groaned and got out of bed.
I went out onto the dock and looked out. We were docked already and it was scorching outside. I pushed my hair off of my face and stretched.
I wonder what Hannah's doing today.
I just couldn't get her off of my mind.
I dialed Tom's number.
"Hello?" Tom said.
"Hey. Are you guys headin out today?"
"Nah, we're stayin in. Hangin out with the group. Me and Tyler are about to leave. You comin?"
"Yeah, I'll meet you on the lido."
"Alright, bye."
I hung up and just put on some shorts, I didn't bother putting on a shirt. Shit, I might as well get as much sun as I could.
My plane leaves back to London literally just hours after we get off the boat and there was no way the weather was going to be this good there.
I grabbed a towel and headed down.
Once I got there I saw the group, they all looked pretty down.
"It's the last day!" Valerie came over and hugged me. "I'm going to miss all of you guys." She turned back to the group.
"I know! I can't believe this all went by so fast." Krista pouted.
"There's a goodbye party tonight at the Club." Tyler said.
"I'm going! And tonight I'm going all out, I don't give a fuck." Sophie said.
"Same!" the others agreed.
I just stood there quietly, I slid down my glasses and looked around. People were hugging each other and exchanging numbers. I saw couples kissing and holding hands, the looks on their faces sad because their time was almost up.
I took a deep breath.
This trip had been over for me since Hannah and I broke up.
And now I was starting to realize I was running out of time to fix it all.
Seeing her had made this entire cruise more than what it really was. And being without her showed me that.
I was deep in my thoughts and then Chord nudged me.
"You goin tonight?"
"Yeah, probably." I said. Yeah.. I was sad about her but that didn't mean I couldn't have a good time. Plus, this gave me hope of seeing her again and making it all right.
For the remainder of the day we did everything we hadn't already. Went down the water slides, gambled in the casino, participated in the deck events, and even drank a little.
I hadn't drank this entire trip, and the alcohol burned my throat.
Soon, it began to get dark and everyone who had left the ship was starting to board again.
Hannah's POV
I had a pretty good day with the family. Mom apologized to me about the whole dinner thing, she still had no clue who Niall really was. I accepted, knowing that she knew no better and it was probably for the best.
I hadn't really thought about it before because I was too wrapped up in my emotions but Niall and I would never last.
His schedule was waaaay too hectic and we would never see each other. Not to mention I'd have the stress put upon me of actually being his girlfriend...publicly. That JOB probably wasn't meant for me.
We boarded the ship and I headed back to my room. There was a notice in my freshly cleaned room saying luggage had to be outside of the door by 10:30 pm to be stored away.
It was around 9 when I checked the clock. I couldn't believe we had spent the entire day off the boat, it felt good to be off the rocky waters. Literally and emotionally.
I started to pack away my things except for a change of clothes and my toothbrush, and makeup.
I checked the room to make sure I hadn't forgotten anything and I had. The two shirts Niall had let me borrow were on the counter in my bathroom, folded neatly. I thought nothing of them as I slipped them in my carry-on bag. I chuckled to myself, I'd be rich selling these on EBay.
The phone rang and it was Valerie telling me about some goodbye party that was happening tonight. I told her I'd come. She said that I should go all out, so I did.
Niall's POV
I told the gang I'd meet them at the goodbye party as soon as it started. I saw a paper on my door saying luggage had to be out of the room at 10:30. It was almost ten, I packed up and checked the room.
When I checked the bathroom I saw that I had missed something. Hannah's bathing suit top and shorts she was wearing the first night were folded on the counter. I hadn't seen these the entire trip, why were they just now coming up?
I put them in my carry-on bag. That'd be an excuse to talk to her, she'd probably want back her stuff.
I was finished completely and started to head down to the club.
Hannah's POV
I admired my freshly braided hair in the mirror. There were five braids on the side of my head and the rest of my hair was flip over the other side. I curled it and did my makeup. I put on a floral bandeau and white shorts. What the hell? It was the last night. Might as well show some skin. I had everyone to impress tonight, except for one person. I headed down.
I got there and the party had already started.
Valerie waved me over and I went. We started to dance and I looked around.
I saw this really cute boy checking me out and smiled at him.
"Who's that?" I asked Valerie.
"That's Daniel!"
"Where has he been this entire trip?" I smiled at her.
"Haha, hold on." She went over to him and talked in his ear. They both walked back to me.
"Daniel, this is my friend Hannah."
He was really cute. He had brown eyes, and brown eyes. That was a switch up.
"Hi." I put out a hand.
"Hey." He smiled. Oh yes, he was perfect. "Wanna dance?"
"Uh...yeah." I said and he pulled me into him and we began to dance.
Valerie smiled at me and then went to find Steven.
Niall's POV
I sat on the couch watching everyone dance in the Club. I stood to go find the guys. They were already on the floor. As I was almost to them I saw her.
Hannah's POV
I was having a good time. Daniel was cute, indefinitely and he seemed pretty sweet. We kept dancing and then I felt someone bump into me sideways.
Niall's POV
I pushed past Hannah and the guy she was with.
"Sorry, mate." I said and looked at him. I looked down and made eye contact with her. "Be careful, man. She's trippy." I said, the boy looked at Hannah who just laughed.
Hannah's POV
I couldn't believe he had just done that. But, I couldn't let that ruin my night, I looked at Daniel and forced a laugh.
"Dude, we don't even know each other. Like, who are you?" I laughed. Niall's expression changed. I grabbed Daniel's hand, "Let's get out of here." I said, loud enough for Niall to hear and pulled him away.
Niall's POV
I stood there, pissed the fuck off. More at myself than anything.
I was supposed to be trying to get her back not make her hate me.
I replayed that moment in my head, especially what she had said. She was completely right. She didn't know me and she didn't stand there and act like she did either. That's what I got mad at her for in the first place.
I couldn't be in that club for another minute. I walked out and headed back to my room. This was going all wrong.
Never thought jealousy would get the better of me.
Hannah's POV
Somehow, we ended up in Daniel's room. He pulled me inside and started to kiss me.
I let him, it was the last night.
Things started to heat up, way more than I had planned.
He started to unbutton my shorts and pull them down.
I resisted but kept kissing him. He tried again.
"Come on." He whispered.
"Not tonight."
"What do you mean? It's the last night." He tugged again.
"No." I said and went back to kissing him, or trying at least.
"It's the last night! Live a little." He begged, but I wasn't one to fall into the pressure. He continued to kiss me and tried to pull up my bandeau. I soon found myself trying to fight with him.
"Stop." I pushed him back.
"What the hell? You'll give it up to that one dude on the first night but not me?" He said and pulled me into him, I felt his hands squeezing my butt.
"I don't even fucking know you." I pushed him away and headed for the door.
"Don't let it hit you on the way out." I heard him say. I scoffed, the door would have a better chance than he ever would. Jerk.
Niall never forced me into anything. It never even got to that point and it could have any one of those nights.
I fixed my clothes and headed back up to my room. That was enough for me. I noticed my luggage had been taken by then.
Niall's POV
I sat in my room. I had packed away my guitar and they had taken the luggage, so I sat in silence.
Eventually, I tried to get to bed, the next day was sure to be a hassle. I laid down and struggled to sleep, I couldn't keep her out of my thoughts. Yeah, I was pissed to see her with that guy but could I really blame her?
I checked the clock it was getting late. I just couldn't sleep knowing I had said what I had said. I had to go apologize.
Hannah's POV
I laid in bed thinking about Niall and everything that had happened over the course of the trip. The good things only.
That made me want him back so bad. I couldn't sleep.
I don't know what happened but I stood up and walked over to the door.
I had to talk to him before it was too late. I didn't care what he had said, I just needed to talk to him one more time.
I stood in front of my door, hand on the knob.
Niall's POV
I stood in front of my door and put my hand the handle. My stomach going crazy. I was going to go talk to her.
I turned the knob.
Hannah's POV
I turned the handle.