Niall had left to get ready for our date, so I had the house to myself for the first time in five years.
I turned on music on full blast after my shower.
Me Too by Meghan Trainor came on and I started dancing in only my underwear. I grabbed a hairbrush and started singing, swaying back and forth.
I had to make up a short routine to this for an opener, because they want America to see my full potential.
“I’d want to be me too,” I sang.
Then Get Ugly by Jason Derulo came on and I almost lost it. I started twerking and dancing.
“You gonna get ready or just dance around in your underwear?”
I squealed and jumped, turning around seeing Rachel.
“Rachel, what the hell are you doing here?! You scared the shit out of me!”
“BC called me.”
I rolled my eyes.
“I’m perfectly capable of getting dressed on my own.”
Rachel raised her perfect eyebrow.
“Are you sure? Remember what happened last time?”
I groaned.
“That was on purpose!”
“You meant to look orange?”
“Yes! I didn’t want the date in the first place, but somebody forced me into it anyways.”
“You had a good time.”
“No. He was cocky, self-centered, ass who just wanted to get me to bed because somebody ‘forgot’ to mention that I have a child.”
“Well, tonight you are not going to look like a hot momma. Tonight you are going to look like you only have yourself to worry about.”
“But, Niall likes my hot mom look,” I whined.
The main reason I was putting up such a fight is because when they didn’t put me in my ‘hot-momma’ clothes, they put me in a tight, short dress that I hated.
“Nothing too revealing, don’t worry.”
“Are you sure? Last time you said that there was side-boob and under-boob in the dress.”
“BC is watching Wesley this time, so that won’t happen.”
I laughed and she pulled something out from behind her back.
It was a beautiful dress that was strapless with a thin strap going to my neck where I then had a collar. It was tight, but not so tight that you could see everything. It came mid-thigh, but had a small cut that showed off a little leg.
I smiled and twirled in the mirror.
“You aren’t in any costume. You aren’t in mommy-mode. You are strictly just you tonight. The way you were before Wesley.”
“I won’t be her again, Rachel. I can’t be. She died along with her husband.”
Rachel smiled softly.
“Enough sadness. You are going on a date with the most wanted bachelor in the world, let’s get you ready for him.”
I smiled and sat in the seat in the bathroom. I felt my hair get curled, pulled, and placed carefully. Opening my eyes, I saw a beautiful up-do and make-up done to perfection, making me gasp.
“Oh my god. Am I even the same person?”
“Depends on how you look at it.”
“What do you mean?”
“I see a beautiful young mom who would do anything for her son, even if it was to give her own life. I see a girl who is so in love that she is petrified it will just hurt her.”
I gasped, realizing that she had noticed. I had tried to hide it so hard, but I was in love with Niall. I didn’t want to admit it at first and I honestly don’t know when it happened, but I was done fighting it.
Rachel and I talked for a little bit until the doorbell rang.
I was extremely confused, while Rachel was smiling.
“That’s weird. Niall usually just walks in.”
I opened the door and it was most definitely not Niall.
“H-Harry?”
“Well, Niall lied.”
“Damn it. Sorry, I told him I only didn’t get starstuck with him because I had warning.”
“I’m your escort tonight.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be filming?”
“That was over a few weeks ago. No time for small talk though. Seriously, Niall will kill me if you are any later than you already are.”
I laughed, grabbing my phone and keys.
As we were driving, I still had no clue where we were going, but Harry wouldn’t tell me anything.
We made small talk though as he drove.
Suddenly, Harry pulled over on the side of the road.
“Niall is forcing me to put this on you.”
I shrugged and loosely placed it around my eyes.
“Can you see?”
“Nope.”
He then started driving again. We kept our small talk and I could sense that he was trying to figure out what kind of girl I was, his best intentions for Niall in mind.
Suddenly, we stopped and I heard my door open.
“Hey, girl, what have you been up to?”
“Louis! What’s up man? How’s Dani?”
“Great, actually, but tonight is about you so stop trying to change that.”
I laughed as Louis helped me out of Harry’s Range Rover.
Louis guided me until we stopped where he carefully removed the blindfold.
What I saw took my breath away.
It was a canopy covered in twinkling lights.
“Oh my God, Niall. It’s- breathtaking.”
Niall added to that as well in black dress pants, along with a white dress shirt, and black tie. I bit my lip, admiring it on him.
“Stop undressing him with your eyes and go to him already,” Louis whispered in my ear.
I laughed and walked up to him, kissing him. I honestly didn’t care about who saw at this point.
As I pulled away, Niall looked at me.
“You look absolutely beautiful, love.”
I smiled.
“You clean up good,” I smirked.
“I try,” Niall joked, making me giggle.
We then sat down at a table Niall had set up with tons of food. I ate the food quickly, not realizing just how hungry I was. Niall was finished before I was, surprisingly.
“Niall, I need to tell you something.”
“Eveli, I need to tell you something.”
We both started. We giggled.
“You go first,” I said.
Niall bit his lip before standing up and walking over to me.
I was extremely confused as he crouched down.
“Niall, what are you-”
He cut me off.
“Before you assume anything, I’m not proposing.”
I felt relief, because while I loved him we had been dating a little over two months.
“Evelina Rose Mayer, I’m honestly terrible with speaking, so I’m doing the only thing I know how to do.”
He suddenly hit play and I immediately recognized it.
It was Vapor by 5 Seconds of Summer.
I soon realized that the radio wasn’t even plugged up, the 5 Seconds of Summer boys were actually behind him singing it softly acoustically.
After the first chorus, Niall looked at me.
“Evelina, I will mess up and I’m not perfect. I have never had a serious girlfriend, but I knew the moment I saw you that you were going to change my life. Maybe this is too soon, which I seriously hope it’s not, but Evelina, I’m madly in love with you and I honestly don’t want that to change.”
My breath caught, even though I loved him back and I knew I did. I was speechless, because this whole set-up was just beautiful.
I opened my mouth, but no words came out, so I leaned forward and kissed him.
I kissed him so passionately, hoping he would understand exactly what I’m saying.
Pulling away, I rested my head against his.
“I love you so much it hurts.”
Niall smiled and kissed me again.
This grew deeper, making me smile.
Niall pulled away, pulling my lip along with him.
Damn that felt good.
“Why don’t we get out of here?”
“That sounds awesome.”
We both stood up and walked to his car.
As Niall closed my door, my phone rung.
Seeing it was Mark, I quickly answered.
“What’s wrong?”
“BC took him to see a movie. Oh god, we are going to be terrible parents.”
“Mark what is wrong with my son?”
Niall had just gotten in the vehicle and was looking at me with worried eyes.
“A drunk driver ran a red light. It hit Wesley’s side.”
I didn’t hear the next words as I dropped the phone, memories flooding through my mind.
I barely heard Niall talk to Mark before throwing it in reverse and speeding to the hospital.
I also didn’t hear Niall calling Connor, Rachel, Angelina, my mother-in-law, and all of the boys.
All I saw was memories flooding my brain until my world was overtaken by the darkness.

Notes

Her Outfit!
Hi everyone! I finally updated! :)
Life is kind of slowing down, so I decided to leave y'all with a cliffhanger!
Gah. I want to give it away.
I finally got it where I liked it enough.
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I love you guys and I'm so thankful that y'all are being so patient with me!