My name is Niall Horan and I am sixteen years old. I ran away from home and found myself in a bad situation. After years of looking for a way out, I found it, in none other than a client of mine who promised me the world. And he wasn't pulling away from the kiss that I couldn't help but give him. 

Zayn's strong hands held my face in place as he kissed my lips over and over again. It was different this time. Even though Zayn knew my age, he didn't pull away. He actually deepened the kiss. He pulled me up from the floor and then sat me down on the bed while we never broke the kiss. But then all of a sudden, after the initial heat of the moment, Zayn pulled away and wiped his lips 

"You're sixteen." He stated the obvious. I guess he did mind the age gap between us. The ten year difference was a bit much. But I was turning seventeen soon, well, he didn't know that.

"I am." I told him, nodding. He bit his lip and then looked at me again. He leaned in and gave me another kiss. I wanted to deepen it and get back to what we're were doing before, but Zayn gently placed his hand on my chest. "I'm sorry for lying to you. I mean, I turn seventeen really soon and I-" 

"You're still sixteen and I-" his face turned red. "I have been taking advantage of you for this past month." He groaned, letting his head fall. 

"Hey, we never had sex." I said bluntly. "So technically-" 

"You're still underage." Zayn replied, cutting me off. He sat next to me on the bed and reached over to grab my hand. "And we did... all of that." I swore I saw some more color come to his cheeks. 

"Still never had sex." I reminded him, but it didn't seem to put him at ease.

"Niall."

"Zayn." I retorted. It wasn't like it was such a big deal to me that I was underage. Given my profession, well, I never really cared about the age differences between me and my clients. As long as I got paid. "It's not like I am going to tell anyone about it. No one really knows how old I am. Not even Louis. I mean-"

"Okay, okay." Zayn waved his hand in the air. "Let's just end it there. I just won't-" He cleared his throat. "Erm, think of you that way anymore. Okay?" He said like he was asking em permission. And honestly I was a little upset about it since I thought we were getting closer and of course I would want his sexy body against mine. But I think that would be a little weird to say to him now since he knew about the ten year age gap. 

"Uh, okay." I agreed with him, though I made sure to put a lot of disappointment in my voice. We both nodded and Zayn got up from the bed. "I guess I'll go back to my room then." I told Zayn and got up from the bed along with him. We sort of just left each other to do whatever. I went back to my room and packed my things because I knew it in my heart that Zayn truly was going to save me and I might not have to leave his home after all. 

It was a little awkward the rest of the day and the night. I kept feeling Zayn's lips on my own and whenever I looked at him from across the kitchen or in the backyard my heart ached slightly. He was obviously avoiding me and going out of the way to be in a different room than me. I hoped it was as hard for him as it was for me to do this. 

I lied in bed that night and held myself. Staying the past couple nights in Zayn's bed was heaven and this room, by myself, was torture. I ended up getting up at night and walking down to the kitchen for a drink of water. I was surprised to see Naomi sitting there with a bunch of papers in front of her and some color swatches. 

"Naomi?" I called out to her. She perked up and gave me a look. "Hey, what are you doing here so late?" It was like three in the morning and usually everyone went home and Charles went to bed in his room. 

"Oh, Niall!" She smiled, trying to keep her excited tone down. After all, it was three in the morning. "I'm working on a new suit for Zayn. He said he wanted something a little more powerful looking." She made a fist with her hand and then looked back at her papers. I realized that they were sketches of different styled suits. 

"These are great." I told Naomi, going through the sketches. I found one that I really liked and pointed it out to her. "This one would look great on him. Hell, all of these would look great on him." We chatted for the most part of the night into the early morning until my eye lids felt heavy and I needed at least a few hours of sleep. "I'm off, Naomi. Will I see you later?"

"Oh yeah! I'm sure Zayn won't mind. Would you want to join me for a little shopping trip a little later in the day. I was heading into the city and some company would be greatly appreciated." She waited for a response and I slowly nodded. I'm sure Zayn wouldn't mind at all. He would be at work anyways and sitting around the house was getting boring. What was the worst that could happen?

"Sure. I'll see you later." I waved goodbye and wandered back up to my room. I couldn't help but think about how little time there was until the Rounds and the auction where I was supposed to be sold to the highest bidder. Zayn never told me how he was going to save me, but I had put all my faith in him to do so. There was no sense in worrying about it that night, well, morning. 

I flopped onto my bed and I don't think I slept more than fifteen minutes before someone came into my room. "Niall." I heard his soothing voice call out to me. I heard Zayn's footsteps come closer to my bed and then stop. This was the first time Zayn came into my room before he went off to work. I yawned and flipped over to my back to gaze up at him. He looked absolutely wrecked and exhausted. Though, when I smiled at him, his expression changed and he smiled back. "I love it when you smile." He told me like he had done a few times before. It only made me smiled harder and curl into bed, looking up at him innocently. 

"Stay in bed with me." I said with some shred of hope that he wasn't going to live up to his words from the day before. I reached out to him and he frowned. 

"I have to go to work." He said, yawning slightly. "I just wanted to make sure you were still here." There was a hint of hesitation in his voice. 

"Where would I go?" I asked him. 

"Away from me."

"Never." I smiled, feeling my eyes close again. "Go to work. I won't go anywhere." I waved his off and I heard a light chuckle before his footsteps faded away and the door to my room clicked shut. I feel asleep quickly and woke up hours later, refreshed and ready to go out with Naomi for some shopping in the city. 

I cleaned up and waited for Naomi to get ready as well. She had fallen asleep on the couch and was in the process of brushing out her tangled red hair. "Almost done!" She called out from the spare bathroom on the main floor of the house. The same bathroom I had been corned by Liam in. Thank god Zayn was there and saved the day. Come to think of it, Zayn had come to my rescue more than once. He really was my guardian angel. 

"Okay, all done." Naomi came out of the bathroom looking fresh and awake. She grabbed her things from the counter and jingled her keys in her hand. "Well, we have all day and shopping isn't going to take me very long. Do you have anything in mind?" She asked. 

It only took me a second to think of something to do. "If you don't mind-" I mean, it was a sketchier part of town, but I wanted to stop by at least one more time. "Can we go to my apartment so I can pick some things up? I wanted to see my friends too. If it isn't too much of a problem."

"Oh, that's no problem at all." Naomi chuckled. "Like I said, we have all day." 

"Great." 

This was the moment where everything felt so real. I would say my goodbyes to Harry and his wife Ruth. Grab whatever things I could from my place and get away from my old life for real this time. This was the day I always dreamed of. I was finally getting away from it all. 

I was finally free to be a normal teenager, without all the darkness and depression in my life. I could finally be happy.

A/N: I forgot to mention that this story was nominated for the Bromance Awards. Keep a look out when voting starts! Also, keep a look out for another chapter really soon. I'm on a roll.

Much Love

Jachxx