It was a Friday night, about 1 am. Niall and Kalyn had announced their relationship a few days earlier at an interview and Niall thought it would be a perfect time to bring her to one of his favorite places. "Where are we going?" Kalyn giggled. Niall had made her wear a blind fold until they arrived. "Just wait, you're going to love it," he reassured her. "I swear if it's Nandos I'm going to slap you!" Kalyn joked. "It's not I promise! Just wait..." Kalyn honestly had no idea where they were going. His favorite place... What was his favorite place? She thought. Aside from Nandos, she was clueless. The rest of the ride was small talk, and listening to the music playing on the radio.
"Okay, we're here, but don't take off your blind fold," said Niall. "How long do I have to wear this thing?" asked Kalyn. "Just till' we get inside! Don't worry we're almost there." Once inside what Kalyn assumed was some sketchy place because of the sneaking around, Niall broke their silence of whispers and tip-toeing around a graveyard shift security guard. "You can take it off now," Niall finally said. "Are we robbing a bank or something? I haven't done this much sneaking around since the seventh grade when I was pulling a prank on my Spanish teacher!" They both laughed together as Niall guided her down a back hallway. Kalyn was observing the doors and posters that hung on the walls as they walked hand in hand. She read the little metal tags on the doors.
Lounge. Storage. Sound equipment. Stage props. Kalyn had suspected it was a place for performers, alright. Niall pushed through two double doors and used his cell phone to guide Kalyn onto the stage. She looked around, but couldn't tell where she was in the pitch black. "Ok stay there, I'm gonna turn the lights on." Kalyn was feeling the most excited she has ever felt, butterflies filling her stomach. She smiled to herself, waiting for Niall. Click. Click. Click. Three huge lights flashed on the stage. Click. Click. Click. Three more huge rows of lights filled the stadium. Kalyn realized she was standing on the stage of the O2 arena. She felt Niall hug her from behind and rest his head on her shoulder. "Oh my god Niall this… this is amazing..." she exclaimed, her voice fading out from astonishment. "I hoped you would like it. It took some time to figure out a way in after lock up," Niall laughed. Kalyn couldn't say anything, she was speechless. She smiled hugely as she turned around to face Niall; the only thing separating their faces was thin air. "I thought this would be a good place to tell you I love you..." Niall whispered. Kalyn lightly kissed his soft lips and said, "I love you too." Niall pulled her even closer and kissed her for what felt like forever.
It was about 2:30 am, and Kalyn laid her head in Niall's lap while he stroked her hair. "You look tired," he said. "We should go soon, before someone catches us." Just that moment, they saw a security guard come in from a side door. He looked around before noticing Niall and Kalyn. "HEY!" the guard shouted. "Shit!" Niall said. They got up and ran towards the stage door they came in through. They didn't stop running until they got to Niall's car. What a rush, Kalyn thought. They hopped in and drove off to Niall's apartment.
"That was the best night of my life!" Kalyn practically shouted. "Shh, there's people sleeping next door!" Niall whispered. "oh right, my bad," Kalyn replied. "It's kinda late; you can spend the night if you want... Or I could take you home, if, uhm, you would like that better…" Niall said, suddenly nervous of her response. "Sure, I'd love to stay..." Kalyn said with a smile.