***NIALL POV***

I decided I’m going to do it. I’m going to break up with her. It’s the only logical thing to do. I started to date her because I had to, and I don’t want to keep leading her on when she will eventually find out that it was all fake---well supposed to be fake. It’s not fake at all. My feelings for her are very, very real. But how do I explain that to her?

Although what Zayn said was very true, about me deserving love, I just don’t want to put Victoria through all that. This is her very first relationship, if I can even call this a relationship, and I can’t imagine how hard it would be for her first boyfriend to be me.  I don’t want that for her.

So I’m going to do it. How, I’m not quite sure yet. I want to do it in the nicest, least painful way possible---for the both of us. Maybe I could just slowly start talking to her less and less? No, that would be horrible of me. I guess I'll just have to tell her that we can't keep seeing each other or that it wasn't working out or something. I don't know...I still have a couple days to figure out what I'm gonna say to her.

***TORRE POV***

The last few days have been quite uneventful. I haven't seen Niall since the pool party. We've texted a little bit, but not as much as we did in the beginning. It was kind of starting to worry me because of the awkward exchange we held when I left the house that night. He just seemed weird, and at the time I didn't want to worry about it that much, but now that we're not really texting as much I do.

At the same time, though, I keep telling myself we aren't dating. Niall never has asked me to be his girlfriend, so am I just overreacting? Maybe he has just been busy. I'm sure he has to be busy. They've been doing loads of promo and interviews. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. He asked me to hang out again tonight, so I'm hoping everything will just go back to normal, and maybe tonight will be the night that he does ask me to be his girlfriend.

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Niall was coming to the apartment after all my classes today. He asked me to hang out and I asked him what he wanted to do, and he said he just wanted to do something low-key, so he was coming over. We'll probably just watch movies or something. Eliza had a late afternoon class today, so she wouldn't be here for a while, but maybe he could meet Eliza, when she gets home. I mean, I met his friends, so it's okay for him to meet mine now, right, even though we've only been on like three dates.

I rushed home after class, to make sure everything was clean and presentable. Although it usually was. I'm a clean freak and Eliza tends to be more of a slob. Together we balance each other out though so the apartment isn't a huge mess. I put away some stray items that were laying in the living room. My room had some jewelry laying out on my dresser that wasn't put away, so I quickly did that. After that, everything was put away in its place.

I anxiously awaited his arrival. I was nervous, but at the same time I felt very at ease in his presence. He was always just so genuine, it seemed. Being around him, gave me butterflies. Whenever I'm with him, it's like nothing else matters. A knock on the door interrupted me from my thoughts. I opened the door to see him standing there. A smile graced his lips, but something was different about the way he looked. His smile wasn't as big as it usually was. His eyes looked tired, and didn't sparkle the way they had before. Maybe something happened? I hope it wasn't anything I did...

"Hey Niall." I said, engulfing him in a hug.

"Hi, Torre." he said, hugging me back, but it was somehow different.

"Come in." I said, leading him into the apartment and showing him around. "Well this is our tiny kitchen, our tiny living room, my tiny room, and my roommate, Eliza's tiny room." I said, giving him a quick tour.

"It's nice. Very cute and charming." he said. "Like someone I know." he said, affectionately pushing your nose.

"I guess that makes two of us then." I said. "So what do you want to do?"

"I don't care..." he said, a bit unsure it seemed.

"...Um...okay. I was thinking maybe we could bake cookies. I have everything to make them." I said, unsure. I wasn't exactly quite sure what couples did, but I figured baking something together would be fun.

"I'm up for anything that has to do with eating." Niall said, laughing.

"Okay then, cookies it is!" I said. "I guess we should get all the ingredients out first."

"Just tell me what to do." Niall said.

"Okay, could you grab the flour and sugar from the pantry, they're on the middle shelf."

"Sure." While he got that stuff, I got the eggs, butter, and vanilla.

"Flour and sugar." Niall said, placing them in front of me on the counter. "What next?"

"We have to beat the butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla." I said, getting out a mixing bowl and spoon.

"I'll do it, although I can't promise I'll do it right." Niall said, taking charge and putting the ingredients in the bowl.

"You'll be fine. I promise. I'll get the other stuff measured out. I started measuring the flour when Niall started humming as he mixed. It was the most beautiful sound I ever heard. I didn't recognize the song, but he sounded amazing. I giggled in spite of myself.

"What's so funny over there?" Niall asked with a smirk.

"Nothing." I replied, smiling while I blushed.

"You like my voice, don't you?" he teased, walking over to me as he started singing.

 Something's gotta give now

Cause I'm dying just to make you see

 That I need you here me know

 Cause you've got that one thing

He pulled me close into him and our bodies were touching as he continued singing.

So get out get out get outta my head

And fall into my arms instead

I don't, I don't don't know what it is

But I need that one thing

And you've got that one thing.

After he finished that line, his lips crashed onto mine. We moved in sync, as his hands made their way up to my face and went to my cheeks. I moved my hands up to his neck, moving them through his hair. I was caught up in his touch, my heart beating rapidly against my chest. It was the best kiss we've shared yet.

When he broke away, I was smiling ear-to-ear, but the gesture wasn't shared. Niall didn't have a smile on his face at all actually. If anything he looked...confused? Did I do something wrong? I didn't know quite what to say. I know I've never been in a relationship before, so maybe I was just a really bad kisser?

"I'm sorry, Niall. I know I'm not a good kisser-." I blurted out before I could think. I know I did something wrong, otherwise he wouldn't be frowning the way he is.

"No, no it's...it's nothing you did." he stuttered, still appearing to be deep in shock? What happened? We just shared, what I thought, was an amazing kiss, and now he's acting so weird. We just stood there in an awkward silence for a minute, before I decided to say something.

"Is everything okay, Niall?" I asked, hesitantly. I really didn't know what to do. He took a long pause before speaking.

"Victoria, I need to tell you something." he said, and lead me to the couch, taking a seat. What? What did he need to tell me. I was terrified to hear what he was going to say. What could he possible want to tell me? He looked deep into my eyes and stayed silent. I was searching his eyes for any hint of what he might say, but there was none. His eyes just looked deep into mine and I could tell he was in deep thought.

"Victoria...I" he stopped.

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