Kiersten:

The house was silent when I got home except for the pitter patter of paws and hooves as Nando and Frank raced to greet me. I knew that Niall wasn't home, the house was too quiet. The house was never silent if he was. Even if he was sleeping there was a TV or music on, and if he was awake the sound of a guitar could be heard through the whole house. "Hi babies." I cooed bending down to pet them. "Have you been good boys today?" I asked and Frank snorted into my hand and Nando let out a little bark. "Well let's get you a treat huh? Frank why don't you pick out what you want?" I said nodding to the fridge.

Frank was an extremely smart animal and he learned to open the refrigerator once he figured out that's where we kept the food. I watched with a small smile on my face as he pulled on the string that we had tied on there for him and open the door. He nudged a container of raspberries with his snout before looking at me and snorting.

"Okay, okay, raspberries it is. Nando sit." I said reaching into the cabinet and grabbing one of his treats. I set it on his head and then let Frank eat the raspberries from my hand. "Get it Nando!" I cheered and he quickly got the treat before happily scarfing it down. "You want to go outside boys?" I asked walking over the large French doors that lead out to the patio, pool, and large backyard. I let the animals outside and then carefully carried the precious manila envelope the doctor had given me into my office before sticking it in the bottom of a drawer to not be looked at for a very long time. I got stuff out to make dinner and sorted through all of the mail as I waited for the chicken breasts to thaw. My phone buzzed in my back pocket and I pulled it out seeing a text message from Niall.

Ni-Pie: Won't be there for dinner. Probably just going to crash at Peter's

Kiersten: ok

Ni-Pie: Is that ok?

Kiersten: Yep, fine. I'll see you tomorrow. X

Ni-Pie: Okay. X

I sighed throwing the stuff that I was going to use to make dinner back in the freezer and got out a box of macaroni and cheese, a thing of crescent rolls, and a package of hotdogs. I wasn't really okay with him not having dinner with me and crashing at Peter's but it wasn't like I really had much choice in the matter. I quickly rolled the hotdogs in the crescent rolls and started boiling the water before racing up the stairs to change into pajamas (http://www.polyvore.com/untitled_115/set?id=85861211) before going back downstairs to finish cooking.

I settled down in the theatre room to watch some TV with my food when my phone buzzed with a text message from Samie asking me if Niall and I wanted to go out to dinner and then clubbing with her and Harry. I sighed and hit the call button.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Hey. Niall's already out so I'm just going to pass and stay in!"

"No!" I heard Harry screech. "Come with us! Nick and Edward are coming! Don't be a party pooper!

"Pleaseeee," Samie said holding out the e until I finally agreed to go.

"Fine, come pick me up in two hours?" I asked.

"YAY!" Harry yelled, "Yes! We will be there." He said.

"Okay, bye." I said hanging up before texting Jasmine to see if she was too busy to come pick out an outfit for me. I knew that the five us would create a lot of buzz (especially since Niall wasn't going to be there) and I had to make sure that I looked perfect. I then called Carmen. My contract with My Dad the Superhero was over but I decided that I liked Carmen so much and that she did a good job being my publicist and manager so I decided just to keep her around, not like I had a choice, she pretty much refused to stop being my manager.

"Kiersten? Is everything okay? What's wrong?"

I laughed, "Well hello to you too, everything is fine. I'm going out to dinner and then clubbing with Harry, Samie, Nick Grimshaw, and Ed Sheeran."

"But what about-"

"I know, Carmen." I interrupted her. "I will be careful, I promise."

She sighed, "Okay, if you're sure. Just be careful. Please?" She practically begged.

"Carmen, I would never ever do anything to screw this up. Not after what happened." I said just as the buzzer went off for the gate signaling that someone was at the house. I looked in the screen and laughed seeing a make-up less and in sweats Jasmine. It was the first time I had ever seen her not looking perfect. "Jasmine is here, I will be careful I promise. I have to go."

"Okay, bye, Kiersten."

"Bye, Carmen." I said hanging up as I went downstairs to let Jasmine into the house. "You're here way faster than I thought you would be."

Jasmine laughed, "I want to spend as much time in that closet of yours as possible. So I came round as quickly as I could."

I laughed, "Well come on, would you like a grand tour first?" I asked leading her inside. I gave her a quick tour that ended in my closet.

"This is amazing! Have you worn all of this?" She asked running her hand over the fabrics of a bunch of dresses.

"Not all of them. Some of them just don't appeal to me. I'm going to clean it out and sort through it all tomorrow probably."

"Okay, well why don't you go get showered and stuff and I will pick out your outfit and get your make-up and hair stuff all set up for you."

"Thank you." I smiled before walking into the bathroom. I took my time in the shower and then moisturizing afterwards before walking back into my closet in my bathrobe. "No." I said looking at the outfit Jasmine had set out. (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=85901970)

"Why not?" She pouted at me.

"Because I don't want to look like a slut! I'm not trying to bring any guys home." I said looking at the form fitting dress.

"Just try it on please?" She whined and then I realized something.

"I can't wear this!"

"Why?"

"Because," I grabbed my phone pulling up a group picture from when the group of us had gone clubbing in Verona. "Nora wore it when we went out in Verona."

Jasmine rolled her eyes, "Kiersten that was like six months ago. Just go put it on." She said pushing me towards the bathroom.

I sighed but put the dress on before stepping into the sky-high heels that made me over six feet tall.

I heard a gasp and turned around to see Jasmine standing there. "You look gorgeous. Your legs look like they go on forever and your ass looks amazing."

I shook my head, "My stomach isn't flat enough for this dress."

Jasmine rolled her eyes, "You look hot. Accept it. Now come on we're going to do your make-up and hair now. You only have like an hour."

She got me ready just in time and I thanked her before she left and then I waited patiently for Harry and Samie to come pick me up.

I opened the backseat door of the Range Rover to sit behind Samie's seat and when I opened the door I found a grinning Nick Grimshaw looking at me. "Nice to see you as always but, you have to sit in the middle." He said kissing my cheek before stepping out and letting me slide in so I was between him and Ed.

"Hi Edward." I grinned pecking his cheek.

"Hey, love." He smiled as Harry tore out of the driveway.

I made eye contact with Samie and leaned forward to talk to her. "They've been at our house for three days." She whispered in my ear making me laugh.

"How's work going?" I asked leaning forward a bit more to kiss Harry's cheek, carefully though, I didn't want to distract his driving.

"It's good. I'm still getting adjusted to it, but I like it." Samie had gotten a job at a law firm. She said that they were all kind of creepy old men but they treated her well, and she didn't have to go into the office every day. They were going to call her in whenever they had a case for her to work on. She would be able to go on tour with everyone and would just have to fly back if she had to work on a case or something.

"That's good," I smiled, "What about you Harold? What have you been doing?" I asked looking at him.

"Oh the usual. The boys and I have been in the studio a bit, we're trying to get his next album out by Christmas."

I furrowed by brows. I didn't know that they were in the studio, but then again Niall and I hadn't exactly been having conversation about anything. It was he'd come home early in the morning, possibly after a couple days of not being home at all, I wouldn't say anything, we'd have sex, he'd leave again. "That's cool. I can't wait to hear it." I said and he just gave me a smile before I started talking to Nick about how his radio show was going.

We sat down at our table in the restaurant and ordered our food from the extremely starstruck waitress, who was totally hitting on Ed the entire time.

"Get it Edward!" I cheered making him shove me towards Nick who was sitting on my other side while Harry and Samie sat across from the three of us. We ate our delicious food and then we were walking into the night club.

"Two Americans, a ginger, a world famous popstar, and a gay guy walk into a bar." Nick said making us all laugh. Samie saw someone she knew so she quickly went over to say hi and Ed and Nick disappeared leaving me and Harry.

"I can be designated driver tonight." I said taking a drink of my water.

"And why is that?" He asked raising his eyebrows at me.

I shrugged, "Just because. I'm not really in the mood to get smashed."

Harry stared me in the eyes for a couple minutes before shrugging. "Alright, if that's what you want love." He said but I knew that he didn't quite believe me, and for good reason too.

I smiled leaning up to kiss his cheek before going to over to a couple of people that I knew, well more like vaguely recognized. I had to get away from Harry though, before he could figure it out.

I was dancing with Samie when I spotted someone that seemed awfully familiar, familiar as in my husband familiar. "Samie," I whispered in her ear, "Niall is here."

"What?!" She yelled, spinning around to look for him. "Is he with any girls?"

I shook my head and pointed towards where he was sitting in the middle of a group of guys laughing and drinking. "He's only with guys." I had no idea who any of the guys were though. He hadn't hung out with his bandmates or any of his normal friends. Eoghan and Laura were both constantly texting me and asking me if Niall was okay since they hadn't heard anything from him. He wasn't answering their phone calls or texts. He was disconnecting himself from everyone. Even Maura had called me a few times asking me if Niall was okay. For her sake I lied and told her that he was just really busy and stressed out and once everything settled down he could talk more often.

"Come on." Samie said grabbing my hand and leading me off the dance floor and to the side of the club so we had a clear view of him but he couldn't spot us. We stood there and watched him for a while and nothing happened until a group of girls approached them. I watched Niall as a girl sat down on his lap but he quickly pushed her off of him, holding up his left hand and saying something that made her huff and walk away.

"Well, at least I know he's not picking girls up at the club." I whispered.

Samie nodded, "That's good right?"

"Yeah..."I mumbled.

"Come on, let's forget about him for a while and get drunk and crazy." She said tugging on my hand.

I shook my head, "I'm DD. But let's go dance." I said leading her back to the dance floor where we met up with Harry, Nick, and Ed.

I tried to dance with them but I was constantly looking over my shoulder at Niall who had yet to notice my presence.

"You okay?" Ed asked putting his hand on my back.

I shrugged, "Niall is here and I just feel awkward."

Ed didn't know everything that had been going on with Niall but he did know that him and I had been distant lately. "Go stand by Harry." He whispered pushing me so I was between Nick and Harry before he walked off towards Niall and his group of friends.

"Where's Ed going?" Harry whispered.

"To talk to Niall, I think." I whispered.

"Niall?"

I nodded and pointed, "He's right there."

"I'm sorry love, do you want to leave?" He asked and I shook my head. Harry kissed my temple before we started talking to Samie.

I watched and Ed and Niall shook hands and did the man hug and then Ed said something before pointing towards our little group and I quickly turned my head to make it look like I was talking to Nick and not watching them talk.

Pretty soon I felt someone's hand touch my arm and I turned to see Niall there. "I uh, didn't know you were going out tonight..." He said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Uh, yeah. Harry and Samie asked me to come."

"What are you drinking?" He asked taking my class and taking a big gulp of it. "Is this water?" He asked giving me a funny look.

"With lemon and mint leaves, yeah. I made friends with the bar tender and asked him to make it for me."

"Why?"

"I'm designated driver tonight." I shrugged, "I just wasn't really in the mood to get smashed."

Niall nodded, "Well um I think we're leaving and going on to the next bar, so I'll see you tomorrow then?" He asked and I nodded. "Bye, love you." He kissed the corner of my mouth before disappearing into the crowd.

I sighed looking at Samie who was the most sober out of everyone, "I'll be at one of the booths, come find me when you're ready leave." I whispered in her ear.

She nodded, "You okay?"

"Fine." I said walking to the bar to get a refill before situating myself at a table.

"Kiersten!" Nick yelled coming towards me after I had been at the table playing games on my phone for a good hour.

"Yes, Nick?" I asked looking at him as he plopped himself down next to me and threw an arm around my shoulder.

"Let's play a game." He whispered in my ear.

"Okay what game?" I asked knowing that it was no use to fight him on playing. He would convince me to do it eventually.

"Let's play the game that I'm straight now, and we're engaged. So you have to take those off." He said tapping my wedding band and the matching one year anniversary band that cradled my engagement ring.

"Why are we playing this game?" I asked pulling my hand away from him.

"Because my crazy ex is here and I do not want to go there again." He said giving me a sassy look.

"I don't know, Nick...won't he know who I am?"

Nick snorted, "Please you are way to mainstream for him, babe."

"But I don't have anywhere to put the rings. My bra already has Harry's keys and my phone." I said making him laugh.

"I'll hold on to them!" He said grinning and I gave him a look. "Don't give me that look. I am perfectly capable of holding onto two fancy schmancy rings for a couple hours. And I'll replace them if anything happens. How much can they really cost?"

"I don't know. Niall wouldn't tell me. They weren't cheap though I can guarantee that."

"Come on babe, please do this for me? I'll name my first born child after you." He said batting his eyelashes at me.

"First of all, you can't give birth to a child, and neither can your future spouse. Second, you hate children."

"You can come visit me on the show next week, but you don't have to go on air."

"I could do that anyway."

"I'll buy you whatever food you want whenever you want and deliver it to wherever you are for the next six months?" He asked.

That could come in handy I thought before slipping off the two rings and handing them to him. Making him grin and plant a sloppy kiss on my cheek. "Can we change my name?" I asked and he laughed and shrugged, "Can I be Jade? And what's my character? I'm an actress Nick. If we're doing this we're going all out."

"You can be whatever you want. But just don't talk too much, okay? I want this to be quick and easy as possible. Quick get into character he's coming." He whispered and I snaked my arms around his waist and leaned my head on his shoulder.

"Nick!" Someone yelled and I looked up to see a guy who I had never seen before.

"Brent!" Nick said standing up and helping me up along with him as the man moved in for an extremely tight hug. "Brent, meet my fiancé Jade, Jade this is Brent, an old friend." Nick said making the other man frown.

"You're engaged?" Brent's eyes widened in surprise. "To a woman?"

Nick chuckled and shrugged, "What can I say? I'm in love." He said tightening his grip on my waist as I kissed his cheek.

"I don't believe it." Brent shook his head. "Well, let me see the two love birds kiss." He said and my eyes widened. He had figured us out.

"Happily." Nick said leaning over to plant a long kiss on my lips. It was the most uncomfortable kiss of my entire life and I could tell that Nick didn't particularly enjoy it either. Even through my closed eyelids I could see the flashes of cameras and I knew that I was in deep shit.

Not long after the run in with Brent we left and I escorted four very drunk people out of the club and just ended up crashing in one of Harry and Samie's guestrooms. I woke up the next morning and decided to go home well after I threw up a couple of times. I stole a pair of Harry's flip flops and was on my way out the door when I remember that Nick still had my rings.

"Nick." I said shaking his shoulder.

"What?" He groaned rolling over.

"I need my rings back."

Nick nodded digging around in his pockets before looking up at me, biting his lip.

"You didn't."