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Forever Young Chapter 24

The rest of the afternoon had passed sluggishly. We snacked, drank coffee, chatted, and the most interesting thing was probably watching Harry get his hair trimmed by their hair stylist Lou. Upon walking in Lou's room with Niall and seeing Harry with his hair wet and straight I burst into the most unattractive laughter.

"Harry, you'd make a very lovely girl." I teased, flicking a strand of his hair.

Lou came back in the room juggling several hair cutting tools and smiled at me. Niall had briefly told me that Lou was one of the kindest people I'd meet around here. "You must be the girl who Niall's always talking about. Melissa, right?"

I shook her hand gently and nodded. "Yes, that's me. It's nice to meet you."

"I've threatened Niall to take his phone away so many times but that boy just doesn't listen." She said, turning her disapproving gaze to Niall.

"Niall, you've given me a bad reputation!" I teased, nudging his shoulder lightly. Niall waved his hand dismissively and planted a kiss on my head before he made his way over to Harry.

I listen to them discuss their next flight to L.A where they would be filming the iCarly episode.

"Are you sure you boys should be talking about that here?" Lou asked, snipping away at Harry's hair.

"Oh, I already told her a few weeks ago." Niall told Lou.

I sat quietly and watched Lou cut Harry's hair, occasionally asking questions about styling hair. I couldn't seem to get the date off my mind. Who would have thought that I'd end up going on a date with Niall Horan?

Lou finished cutting Harry's hair and after a few products, a curling iron and a blow dryer Harry's head was once again covered in his trademark curls. After brushing all the hair from his lap Harry stood from the chair, thanked Lou and immediately shook his head and flipped his hair to the side. Clearly this was purposely to bug Lou which seemed to have worked.

"I hate it when he does that!" She told me, rolling her eyes at Harry who smiled cheekily. "So are you looking at becoming a hair stylist? You ask very good questions."

"Well, not exactly." I answered. "It's more for my own hair. Do you mind if I ask you something?"

"Of course, dear. What can I help you with?" Lou smiled.

"Well I was going to try and style my hair in some sort of low bun with curls and all but I'm pretty awful at doing my own hair. I was

wondering if you might be able to help me out?"

"Oh, is this for your date with Niall? Finally got around to asking you, did he?"

"Yeah, I- wait, what?" I asked. Lou knew about our date? Did everyone know?

"The boys talk to me about everything." Lou told me, sweeping up the hair on the ground. "So you want your hair in a bun? I could help you with that but personally I think you'd look better with your hair down. How long is your hair?"

"A little more than halfway down my back, I think." I said, reaching up to let my hair down from it's bun.

"Oh, you have gorgeous hair. Yes, I think you'd be better off curling it. Nice, big, loose curls. I could certainly do that."

"If it's not too much trouble." I replied quickly.

"Not at all!" Lou said. She reached for her phone to check the time. In the background was a baby girl smiling widely. "It's 5:30 now so why don't I come by in about 45 minutes?"

"That sounds good. Is that your daughter?" I asked, referring to the picture on her phone.

"Yes, that's Lux. She stayed home with her dad this weekend. I'm sure you'll meet her eventually." She smiled.

Lou and I chatted for a little while while Harry, Niall and Liam threw things around the room. When the time came I said goodbye to everyone and made my way out of the room. I was just about to close the door behind me when Niall slipped out with me.

"Where do you think you're going?" He asked, hugging me while pinning my arms firmly to my sides.

"I'm going to shower." I said, looking at Niall's grinning face.

He continued to hold me with the silly grin still plastered to his face. It was only when I raised an eyebrow that he shrugged, dropped his arms, took my hand in his and led me down the hall humming something unrecognizable. As we neared the elevator I looked over at him. Jesus, he was flawless.

Niall pushed the down button once we reached the elevator and as we waited for it to reach the 23rd floor he turned to me.

"I don't normally like elevators," He told me as the doors opened revealing an empty elevator. "but sometimes they're pretty fun."

"What kind of shenanigans do you and the boys get up to in here?" I asked, stepping in.

"Nah, not the boys."

I pushed my floor and turned back to Niall only to see his eyes darken. The next thing I knew I was pressed to the wall with Niall's lips against my own. I let out a sound of surprise and I felt Niall's lips pull into a smirk. He nipped at my bottom lip and my hands found his waist as his left hand gripped my upper arm. His right hand came up and brushed the hair away from my neck, exposing it. Hot lips traced my own before leaving a trail across my jaw. I supressed a sigh when his lips reached my neck leaving light kisses.

Impatient to kiss him again I bent my knees and captured his lips. My hands came up to stroke his neck and the kiss deepened. His tongue caressed mine and he pressed his hips into mine.

The elevator jolted to a stop and Niall moved away from me so quickly that I was surprised he could move so fast. An older woman stepped in eyeing us both with narrow eyes before she pressed the button for the ground floor. I nearly split my lip bitting it while trying holding in my laughter. When the elevator came to a stop at my floor Niall and I calmly made our way out but the moment the doors closed again we burst into simultaneous giggles.

"You're coming in?" I asked between giggles. I slid my card key into the lock. It clicked open.

"Why not?" He said, following me into the room.

The moment the door was closed he grabbed my hips and spun me so that I was pressed against the back of the door with his swollen lips hovering over mine. My breath hitched.

"I have to shower." I managed. His smirk widened.

"I'll help you." He replied cheekily, his lips brushing mine lightly.

"You wish." I whispered.

Niall closed his eyes and let out a soft groan. "Yeah, I do."

When his eyes opened again they were darkened with lust. He cocked his head to the side.

"Kiss me."

With a sly grin I leaned in and pressed my lips on his. As he went to deepen the kiss I pulled back. "You need to leave so I can shower." I breathed, trying to sound as convincing as I could.

He blinked a few times. "Melissa." he groaned in frustration. Then, seeming to not care how long I had to shower he kissed me again and this time I didn't pull away. I didn't want to. Feeling his tongue against mine was a whole new discovery and I liked it.

It was only after a solid 5 minutes that I sighed against Niall's lips and pulled away. He rested his forehead against mine as we tried to even our breathing.

"Niall." I breathed.

"I know, I'll let you go shower now." He answered softly. He unwrapped his arms from me and stepped back. I immediately disliked the gap betweem us. "I'll see you later." He said with a grin. Then he was gone.

I stood there for a moment fanning my face. That had been quite... pleasant and now I wanted more. I'd never get enough of him. He always left me wanting more.

I finally snapped out of my thoughts and made my way to the bathroom to shower. When my eyes hit the clock I decided that it would be a

good time to hurry.

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Melanie came through the door 15 minutes later with Lou close behind carrying an armfull of stuff. I took the towel out of my hair and sat down.

"Alright, let's get started on this!" Lou said.

Lou worked quickly and gently. She dried my hair, smoothed it over with a fruity smelling spray and then with a thick curling iron she shaped curl after curl. Half an hour, some hairspray and 4 bobby pins later my hair was all done.

"You're going to look beautiful tonight, darling." She told me. I thanked her again and she assured me it was her pleasure. She left soon after and wished me good luck.

"What time did Niall say he'd come around at?" Melanie asked.

"Quarter after seven." I answered, admiring Lou's impressive work in the mirror.

"Hurry it up, child! You have about 20 minutes to do your makeup and put your dress on." She reminded me.

I wanted to go easy on the makeup tonight. My dress was detailed enough that I didn't want to have too much going on. My makeup was done with Melanie's help with around 7 minutes to spare. Another few minutes later I had my dress on. The dress was an above the knee midnight blue strapless dress with an empire waist embedded with silver patterns. It had cost quite a bit even with the reduced price but it was totally worth it. My light makeup which consisted of mascara, eyeliner and a beige glimmering eyeshadow balanced out nicely with the dress. All I was missing were my nude heals which I couldn't seem to find.

"Melissa, holy shit, you look hot." Melanie told me.

"Thanks." I smiled. "But have you seen my heels?"

"Not since Louis wore them." Melanie said.

Oh no...

Melanie seemed to read my expression. "He didn't give them back, did he?"

I shook my head and Melanie laughed. I put my coat on, shoved my wallet and phone in the pockets and Melanie followed me out the door. My bare feet made no sound on the carpet.

"Do you know which room is Louis'?" She asked, falling into step next to me. We entered the elevator.

"I think so." I replied. I checked the time. I was supposed to be meeting Niall in the lobby now. "I just hope he's in his room."

We made it up to the next floor up and when I reached the door I silently prayed it was his and knocked. Thankfully it was and he opened the door a moment later.

"Hey, you look very lovely." He said and Eleanor appeared at his side. "You look absolutely stunning!" She told me.

"Thank you." I smiled. "Louis, do you still have my heels?"

"Oh yeah, sorry. Here they are." He said, reaching behind his door for my heels. I placed them at my feet and stepped into them. They

weren't high and were very comfortable. I couldn't wear heels too high with Niall only an inch taller than me.

"Thanks Louis. Sorry to run off but I'm running late." I said, nervously checking the time.

"No problem. Have fun tonight." Louis said with an encouraging smile. It was odd to see this more mature side of Louis.

With a smile Melanie and I walked back to the elevator. She left the elevator on our floor and wished me luck as I continued down to the lobby. I bit my lip, suddenly feeling nervous. I was going on a date with Niall who is handsome and carefree and wonderful and much, much more. As the doors opened it occured to me that I had absolutely no reason to be nervous.

Niall was the first person I saw when I stepped out of the elevator. He looked as perfect as ever wearing black pants, a stylish charcoal jacket and his hair softly swept to the side. As I approached him his eyes finally found mine and I watched his eyes travel down my legs and back up to my face. His face lifted into a smile.

"You look beautiful." He told me.

I lowered my face shyly and thanked him. "You don't look too bad yourself." I said as he took my hand.

"Let's go." He said, leading me towards the stairs that led to the garage.

At that moment I smiled to myself. I was happy, and nothing was going to change that tonight.

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Author's Note;

Hey guys, sorry for having the chapter out so late. As I sat down to start this chapter I realized that my entire plan for this story had been written on paper... which I lost. So I'm pretty much winging it from here on.

Leave a review and let me know what you think.

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