Falling in love is like jumping off a really tall building. Your brain tells you it's not a good idea, but your heart tells you, you can fly.

"LEXI WAKE UP! IT'S TIME TO GET UP NOW! COME ON LEXI BOO!" Claire jumps up and down on my bed. I groan, but eventually open my eyes. 

"Okay. I'm up, I'm up. What is it?" I ask smiling. I turn to see Austin leaning against the door frame of my bedroom. He was smirking at me, and Claire was grinning. "What is going on?" I ask, confused. 

"No time to explain. Get dressed. I was told to tell you to wear a thicker coat this time." He winks and walks out. A smile spreads across my face.

Niall. 

"Come on Lexi!" Claire yells. I giggle. 

"Okay, okay!" 

I shower and wash my face. After standing in front of my closet for a long time trying to decide what to wear, I finally pick out dark skinny jeans, a black top, and black high heeled boots. I leave my hair in its curls and put on clear lip gloss. I add some mascara and my necklace, of course. I grab a somewhat thick coat, but not something bulky. It was white and fuzzy. I added a lavender colored scarf around my neck and pulled on some black gloves. When I finally decided I was ready I walked out to the living room. 

"Okay I'm ready. What is going on now?" I ask Austin who was grinning at me. He turned his attention to his phone. "Tell me!" I yell running over to him and trying to peek at his phone. He hid the screen from me and put his foot up to block me. "You're mean," I say, crossing my arms. He doesn't say anything. Instead he hands me a folded up piece of paper. I stare at it, and then give him a weird look. 

"Open it," he orders, getting up and walking into his room. He closed the door behind him. This is strange.

I unfold the note and examine it. It was a map. I couldn't tell where it led to but something about it seemed familiar. 

Not knowing what else to do, I took the note and left my apartment building, walking to my car. There's only one explanation for all of this, and that is Niall. I don't know what he's planning, but I guess I'm about to find out. I hop in the driver’s seat and follow the directions written on the map. 

A left here. A right there. Go straight for three blocks. Turn left again. The more I drove the more I recognized. I have definitely been to this part of London before. I keep driving until I reach a very very VERY familiar destination.

The house of One Direction.

He gave me a map to his house? I turn it over for more information and find a note written in Niall's handwriting. 

'Go to the trampoline ;)' 

I stared at it for a moment, then looked up at the huge mansion I briefly lived in. I sigh and walk around back through the snow to where the trampoline sat. I saw a note sitting in the middle so I climbed up and reached for it. Attached was a pack of Sour Patch Kids, my favorite candy. I smiled and put the candy in my purse as I read the note. 

'The garden.'

I quickly walked to the garden only to find another note taped to the stem of a snow covered rose. I smiled and picked it up. 

'Tennis court'

I walk over to the tennis courts and see a white square attached to the net. I rush over and untape the note. There was a poorly drawn sea turtle next to the message on the paper. It made me smile, knowing that it was most likely Niall's artwork. 

'Waterslide.'

The pool was covered, but the water slide leading to it was open. I walk over to the ladder that leads up to it and start to climb. At the top of the ladder was another note and a jar of Nutella. That made me laugh.

'Getting cold yet? ;) Hope you wore a warmer coat....Back door. Head to the playroom :)'

I smile and run over to the porch which led to the back door. It was unlocked. I felt a little weird being in the house again after so long. It looked the same.

I kicked the snow from my shoes before I stepped in and walked upstairs. Passing Claire's old room which was still painted princess pink, I reached the playroom filled with children’s toys. I looked around for the note and found it taped to a giant stuffed panda bear. 

'This little guy is for your collection ;) The gym.' 

Is he seriously going to make me run around this entire house? I sigh and go downstairs to the home gym, struggling not to drop the giant stuffed animal. Taped to a treadmill was another note. 

'I know this is tiring, right? Last one, I promise. Head to your bedroom.' 

I take a deep breath and prepare to walk up the steps again. Why couldn't he put all the notes on the same floor of the house? As I walked the stairs again I thought of what he was doing. This is seriously sweet of him. 

 I find my way to my old bedroom, the one with the purple and blue wall and black painted sea turtle silhouette. It was exactly how I left it. By the looks of it no one has even come in here since I left. Everything Niall and the boys gave to me I left there. The laptop, the wardrobe, everything but the phone.

 I only kept the phone because when I tried to buy a new one, Niall legit would not let me. He practically forced me to keep it, saying that it was no big deal.

The One Direction poster was still on the back of my door. My closet door was still slightly open. The jar of Sour Patch Kids that I never finished was sitting with the lid off on my dresser. They're probably stale by now. The sheets were still messy from my poor attempt at making the bed before I left. There were a few colorful pillows in various places on the floor from the couch that probably fell off when I never picked them up. 

The only different thing right now is that I heard music. The strumming of a guitar. That familiar voice singing. The sound came from the balcony, which was slightly open. I put down the giant stuffed panda and my purse, laying them on the bed. I slowly walked outside, feeling the cold coming in. I saw none other than Niall Horan sitting on the bench outside, playing and singing to Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars. 

 When I came into his view he smiled at me, still singing. "And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while, cause girl you're amazing, just the way you are..."

 It was probably about twenty degrees outside with snow on the ground and Niall was sitting there in a hoodie singing to me, his warm breath visible in the cool air. This boy is insane.

 I walk over and sit next to him on the bench. I sit cross-legged and turn my body so I was facing him. He doesn't take his eyes off me as he plays. When he finishes the song I look at him with a smile on my face. We sit in silence for a moment, just smiling at each other. 

"I honestly am the biggest idiot I know of," I say to him. He looks at me, confused. I smile and roll my eyes. "I love you, Niall." 

Then I kissed him. I missed him so much. This kiss was unlike any other kiss I've shared with anyone before. I missed his lips and his touch and just him in general. I need him and I didn't even realize it before. How I went two months without him is a mystery I will never know, but I love Niall, and I'm never going to make the mistake of leaving him again. 

After we kissed, he pulled me onto his lap and moved the guitar out of the way. "Does this mean you can move back in?" he asks, giving me puppy dog eyes. I giggle. 

"Only if you want me here." 

"I definitely want you here," he says, kissing me again. "I missed you like crazy," he whispers in my ear. I rest my head on his shoulder, happy to have him back. 

All the shit we've been through, and I've been playing the 'We Can Still Be Friends' card. What is wrong with me? How could I have not seen this sooner? It was killing Niall just as much as it was killing me. Maybe more. If he got a girlfriend while we were just friends it would destroy me. I'm sure that's how he felt when he thought I was dating Derek. 

Even though Niall and I weren't together, we still had this claim on one another. A bind that can't be broken no matter how long we go without talking or how long we stay 'just friends'. There's only one reason I could think of that I haven't been able to forget him yet; I'm in love with him. 

I'm in love with Niall Horan. And he's in love with me. 

AUTHORS NOTE

thank the lord :P goshh i thought they would never ever ever ever get back together :P HALLELUJIAH XD ITS RAININ MEN! just kidding. thats weird. ok so umm thoughts?? i was tired of having them not together so i wanted to get them back together and i didnt know how to do it cause i messed up their relationship so much XD I hope this is a good chapt cuz i wasnt rlly sure O_o but yea LEMME KNOW :) o and the pic is the panda thing that niall gave her. THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER just in case you might think it is. Theres still plenty left to come so calm yourselves children(: hehehe love you poptarts<33 oh and if you have some free time check out my new story? called Crazier and its a harry fanfic(: just started like yesterday lol