Brielle's P.O.V.

I was walking home, back from Addie's house. After listening to her squeal about Cameron for an hour, I was tired and hungry and I wanted to go home. I was almost to the bridge when someone reached out and grabbed me, pulling me into the alley. I struggled, trying to pull away.

"No, no, baby girl," he muttered, pinning me against the wall.

"Help!" I screamed. "Help me!"

The man slapped me. "Shut up bitch!"

I returned to struggling, and got a good look at my attacker. He was old, like fifty, and he smelled like stale alcohol. His clothes were ripped and dirty. He had a scruffy beard and he was panting.

His hand found the button on my shirt. He fumbled with it before managing to snap it open. Then, he pressed his lips onto mine. I screamed into his mouth and tried to pull away.

"Help!" I screamed again, trying to slide sideways. "Someone please help me!"

The man pulled me toward him, then slammed my head against the brick wall. My head snapped forward and my world spun, then came into focus again. I screamed again, trying to get anyone's attention.

"Shut up!" The man snapped then his voice lowered into what was supposed to be a seductive voice. "Put those full lips on mine."

Ewww I thought. There was no way-

The man kissed me again and I tried to pull away. The man somehow managed to pull my shirt off. I pushed at his chest weakly. The hit to my head was starting to make the world blurry.

"Don't be like that, sweetheart," he whispered in my ear.

His eyes eyed my chest and he whistled appreciativly. I tried to cover myself up but he pulled my arms down.

"You're so sexy," he murmured.

I didn't even blush. Instead, I cringed and tried to pull away. His face was blurring in and out of focus. Suddenly, his hands forced the button on my jeans open. I tried to pull away, but he was stronger than me even if my head wasn't pounding and making the alley swim. His hand crept down my jeans and I screamed louder than ever, trying to get him away from me. His fingers were suddenly inside me. I screamed, shocking even myself with how much noise I was making.

"Brielle, wake up!"

I just screamed louder, convinced that the man was going to do much worse things to me.

"Brielle, its just a bad dream,wake up!"

The man was shaking my shoulder, probably going to slam my head back into the wall.

"BRIELLE!"

I jolted awake, my eyes snapping open. I saw a man looming over me, probably going to try and rape me again.

"Get away from me!" I screamed, trying to get away.

I scrambled to my feet, then lurched forward, the room spinning. I put a hand to my head, wincing. The man reached for me, looking concerned.

"D-don't touch me," I whimpered, covering my head. "Please, don't hurt me."

The man leaned down by me and I recognized Niall. I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you okay?" Niall asked quietly. "That's the fifth nightmare you've had."

"I'm fine," I sighed, running a hand through my hair. "I'll get over it."

Niall still looked worried, but he managed a smile. "Happy Valentine's Day."

I groaned. "Is it here already?" At Niall's face I felt obligated to explain. "In high school my boyfriend always would either break up with me right before or right after. So I'm not big on love."

Niall nodded, though I could see the slight disappointment in his eyes. I got up and wrapped him up in a hug. He buried his face in my shoulder and I breathed in his scent. He smelled kind of spicy, a mix of his cologne and mint toothpaste. Niall had been so sweet the past week, letting me stay here. I had quickly discovered that I was getting nightmares from my experience, so I was staying at his place while I recovered. I've had nightmares about the same thing- the man trying to rape me. He only managed to get his fingers in me, but it was still traumatizing. Niall seemed to get what I was trying to say and held me tight. Finally, I let go.

"Breakfast?" I asked.

Niall's eyes lit up. "Yes please!"

I laughed as I walked into the kitchen. I found the eggs and the bacon and started cooking. I was just washing out a pan when I felt a pair of arms circle me and soft hair tickling my cheek.

"Smells good, babe," Niall said softly.

I smiled. "I would hope so. I've slaved over this."

"I know," Niall's breath tickled my ear. "It will be amazing."

I finished cooking and set it out. Niall inhaled his bacon (all 13 pieces of it) but took his time on the eggs. I've never seen someone eat my food with so much gusto. When he cleared his plate, I grabbed it for him.

"Wait, Brielle you dropped something," Niall called.

I turned around to see him holding flowers, a box of chocolates and a teddy bear that was holding a heart that read 'be mine.' I set the plates down and covered my mouth with my hands.

Niall had a little smile on his face when he realized that I was extremely surprised. Little bastard.

"Brielle," he said, coming up to me. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

And like the sappy, love-sick teenager I am, I said, "Yes."

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Tada! Yeah... not my best, but i said I would update, so I did. Niall finally got the balls to ask her out! Yay! To me, this is super short but whatever. Maybe one day I'll make it longer. And I'm gone for one day and I went up 100 freakin reads. That's just awesome. I love you guys for that, I really do, not just cause its Valentine's day. By the way, Happy Valentine's day! Hope your spending it with the person you love. Me, with my dog and my nook, with the wattpad world. So yeah, good day chums! Don't forget to comment! Dedication goes to Skyblue100 and Totally_Weird for helping me coming up with idaeas for this chapter!

Next update: Sunday

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