If I Let You Know... [N.H.]

6. The Way You Look Tonight

[A.N: This chapter is a bit shorter than the rest. I'm sorry. There's an explanation but I'll just stop rambling and let you enjoy it :) ]

"Victoria!" Lou shouts from the bathroom, "I just got a text! The car is here!"

I curse under my breath as I quickly put on the red sole stilettos that came in before lunch with a card signed by Niall.

I stand up and fix the bottom of my dress the moment Lou walks out of the bathroom.

"Wow!" I say with a big smile, "You look very pretty!"

"Well you, salt, look stunning"

I leave the room key in the reception desk and we meet the driver who took me to Heathrow airport at the entrance. He opens the grey van door for us and we enter.

Sophia is already inside.

She and Liam have had quite a tense relationship lately; but here she is, ready to prove wrong the break-up rumors.

I let Lou in first, and we take the seat at the back of the car.

"Hi" Sophia greets me.

We barely have time to talk, because the drive is really short.

"We're here" Sophia says, looking out of the window.

I look out too, and I can feel my stomach shrinking by the minute: Hundreds, if not thousands of people wait behind the security fence, screaming at the van that has just arrived; probably wondering who might be inside.

I sigh.

"It's going to be all right" Lou calms me while she retouches my hair; "Even if Niall was not okay with this, he is going to do his best so it is believable."

"He doesn't like me, Lou... Not him, nor the others"

"Just give him time. Besides, Harry does like you"

"That's because Harry and I are quite alike"

"Well, if Niall and Harry get along so well; and you are like Harry... show Niall who you really are. And the rest of the world will come after that"

"It may be a little late for that now"

"Just be yourself. And calm down."

That is easy to say considering that there are thousands of fans screaming at Sophia who has already descended from the car. I hear them calling her name and the names of the boys who have come to pick us up. They also yell Lou's name, knowing the stylist. And then it's my turn.

When I get out of the car; the screaming turns into silence. Dead silence.

The fans in front row start whispering.

For a split second, I consider going back into the van and asking the driver to take me as far as he can go.

But then the unbelievable happens: Niall, dressed in a dark grey checkered suit with white shirt, black tie and a blue pocket square makes his way through the boys and comes to me.

"You look gorgeous" he says giving me a kiss on the cheek.

The silence becomes a roar of cheering and excited screams. The fans in front row tell the others what they just saw, and reporters, paparazzi and cameras are with us in no time at all.

"Niall! Who is she?"

"Hey, what's your name?"

Niall takes me by the waist which causes another hysterical reaction.

"She is Victoria and she's my girlfriend"

"You heard ladies, Niall Horan is no longer on the market!" a reporter shouts to the crowd, who screams louder than before, if that was remotely possible.

"How did you two meet?"

"When did you two meet?"

"Nice dress" another reporter adds.

"Thank you" I smile, knowing these will be my very first words in public, and the first time they all hear my voice; "Truth is we met almost four months ago at a concert, here in London"

"She recognized me and she came to me before the show started, just to say how much she admired me job"

"So, are you saying you are a fan?" a reporter interrupts, "That no matter where we search, we won't find out something that makes you famous?"

I stay silent. 

Would you consider having a viral video being famous? I mean, before that video, we barely had 1K subscribers. Now we have a couple more thanks to it, but the rest of our videos don't even reach a thousand views. That's not being famous, is it?

"No, I'm not famous" I finally answer.

"What happened after?" the reporter asks, intrigued about the story.

"We spent the concert together, and then I invited her to dinner" Niall answers with a smile, "One thing led to the other and... well, here you have her"

"How long have you two been together?"

"Three months" Niall and I answer at the same time, and then we giggle and share a glance, very romantically, making the reporters ooh with sparkly eyes.

"And... how have the boys taken this relationship?"

The question gets us off guard. This wasn't planned.

Fortunately, I hear a voice behind me:

"Honestly, I love Victoria. I mean, who wouldn't?" the voice chuckles, "She's attended a couple of our concerts these past weeks and we've invited her along to the States. I can't wait to spend the summer together on the road. She's great and I think her and Niall make a very lovely couple, don't you?"

I hear Sam calling us in the distance, and I feel Niall taking my hand in his, walking us away from the reporters. I turn around one last time and wave goodbye to them and to the fans, who are still in shock. I even see some of them crying, and I really hope I am not the reason why they are like that.

"If I ever forget it, remind me we owe Harry a big one" I say to Niall as we enter the theatre.

It's just a simple comment, but it makes him laugh.

It is the first time I have heard him laugh since I arrived. The moment I hear it, I feel that laugh has broken down some of the walls that were between us.

And it feels just right.