Louis POV

“Hey Harry everyone decided to go over to Juliet’s because her parent’s are gone for the weekend. Some stupid business meeting in New York. Riley is on her way back so she’ll…”

I hear loud music beaming and some flirtatious laugh in the background.

“Harry are you at a club?”

“What’d you say Louis!?”

"Come to Juliet’s house we’re all here and Riley just walked in the door so come you dick wad!”

“Okey dokey but I’m bringing a friend. Clara babe, would you like to get out of here?”

“Clara, what who’s Clara?”

“Bye Louis!”

He hung up on me. What happened at the hospital?

“Riley what happened with you and Harry?”

“We're going through a rough patch.”

“WHAT!?”

“Juliet God! Don’t fucking yell. I’m talking to Riley. Now… WHAT!?”

“We didn’t see eye to eye on something and we just called it off I think.”

“You think? Harry is coming over with some girl Clara from the club. You guys need to talk since “apparently” you guys are on a break and you guys “apparently” want to have kids together and he’s macking on some other girl.”

“I was tired and I said stupid shit! Don’t judge me! People say shit in the moment.”

I looked around the room to see everyone’s face. We all had worried and concerned looks on. I didn’t know what to say so I left it at that. Liam suggested that we watch a movie. The girls won this time. Either horror movie or chick flick. Ugh. We’re watching The Notebook. Gosh, Eleanor is going to use my shirt as a tissue. I was about to put the DVD in but got distracted by someone stumbling through the door.

“Heeeeyyy! Sorry we’re late. We had one last dance and she just couldn’t contain herself. She’s a grabby one!”

“Harry. You look like hammered shit.”

“Feel like it too. Everyone this is Clara. Clara this is, Zayn, Perrie, Liam, Juliet, Louis, Eleanor, Niall, and…”

He was pointing at Riley but looked as if he didn’t even know her.

“and this girl I don’t even know. A little speck of nothing.”

“Harry that’s not true!”

“I’m sorry Louis did I ask you to speak!?”

I shut my mouth. I went back to plopping the disk in the DVD player and pressed play. We all sat either on the floor or the couch. Clara sat on Harry’s lap. Within five minutes into the movie they started making out. I looked over at Riley who was just in shock of the whole situation taking place right in front of her.

Riley POV

I could handle her sitting on his lap. It hurt yes but I told myself I could handle it. But when Harry took her face in his hands and kissed her I wanted to break down right there but I couldn’t. I didn’t want my friends to see me cry. I didn’t want Harry to see me cry. Then he’ll know he won. I tried to turn my attention back to Noah and Ally’s love story but the smacking was drowning out the TV volume. I am so annoyed with the shit I put up with. I took the pillow supporting my back and chucked it at Harry and Clara.

“What the fuck who threw that!?”

“Bitch messed up my hair!”

I won’t only mess up your hair Clara. I’ll mess up her fucking face if she touches Harry one more time.

“Can you guys not play tonsil tennis? I’m trying to watch a movie thank you very much.” I said it in the most calm voice to get under Harry’s skin.

I heard him huff. His chest was rising ferociously. I didn’t let it faze me. Well, tried not to let it faze me.

Harry walked right in front of me blocking my view of the screen.

“Excuse me Harry but be a window not a door.”

He cocked his head to the right.

“Clara would you like to accompany me in the bedroom?”

She giggled, “I’d love to.”

He walked over to Clara picked her up bridal style. Harry stopped at the bottom of the stairs and turned around one last time.

“Don’t worry love, I promise I won’t hurl your stuffed piggies to the ground. But I can’t promise you that I won’t break the bed,” he said with a wink.

“Umm do you expect me to be okay with you guys exchanging STD’s in my bed!? Hell no!”

“Umm do you expect me to be okay with you giving up your heart for Christine’s? Hell no!”

Silence filled the air. Shit just got real. Harry set Clara to the ground telling her it’s time for her to head home. He walked her to the door but not without a kiss.

We made eye contact but I quickly turned away. I made a 180 and my heart sank at the scene in front of me. Louis was rocking Eleanor trying to calm her breathes down. Niall was crying. Liam looked as if he’d seen a ghost, Zayn and Perrie were crying as well and Juliet wasn’t even in the room.

“I’m going to be in my room. In my STD free bed. Goodnight.”

I walked upstairs and closed my door without a word.

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Harry POV

I was ready to flinch when she slammed the door but it never came. She closed her door without making a sound. I let out a breath of air not knowing I was holding in my breath. I turned around to face the gang.

“Don’t worry guys she won’t go through with it. She thinks she is but she’s not.”

“What are you talking about Harry?” Perrie sobbed.

“Perrie don’t cry please! I’m just going to talk some sense into her. You know, put my persuasive skills to good use. And maybe give her the best sex of her life. No girl would want to give up that.”

“Harry Edward Styles this is serious!”

“I know. I’m not letting her slip through my fingers.”

I walked up the stairs skipping some steps eager yet nervous to get to RIley’s room. I don’t even know what to say, how to approach this. I got pissed off drunk. Brought a girl back to her house. Made out with Clara right in front of her and just said stupid crap I didn’t mean.
I barged into her room without knocking. “Well aren’t you a bad little rugrat,” I said with a smirk.

“Go home Harry. I’ve had enough for one night.”

“Well I haven’t.” I lunged at her pushing her down on the bed, me hovering over her. Nose to nose. Lips to lips. Eyes to eyes.

“H-Harry. What are you, you doing?”

“Stuttering? Cat got your tongue?”

She struggled under my grasp trying to break free. Of course it didn’t work, I’m the one always in control, always on top. She furrowed her brows at me and sighed.

“I know what you’re doing Harry. So get off of me.”

“No.”

“What did you say?”

“You heard me. No.”

"I'm sorry I don't understand you. I see your lips moving but I don't speak little bitch.”

I growled at her. God what the fuck can I say to that!? I got up off of her. She sat up and gave me the devil eyes. I turned my back to her trying to figure out a plan. Seconds later I heard her feet running across the room. I quickly turned around seeing her try to make a break for the door I grabbed her hips and tossed her back towards the wall.

“DON’T LEAVE ME! GOD DON’T FUCKING LEAVE ME!!!”

“STOP YELLING AT ME I’M NOT A CHILD!”

“I WILL UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHY YOU’RE DOING THIS!”

She looked away from me. “Sacrifice. It’s what we do for the people we love.”

I tighten my grip on her wrists, still pinning her against the wall. “WHAT. ELSE.”

“I want out. I’ve been through everything. Good and bad but there’s more bad in my life. There’s nothing more for me. I don’t think it’s safe here for me so I might as well leave and save someone in the process.”

"I’m in love with you. And if you stay, I promise there’s no safer place in the world than right here with me. Riley Elizabeth Shawn, you are safe with me.”

She looked up to me raising an eyebrow, “Really?”

“Yes Riley! All I want, like in the world, is to just keep talking to you. I want to know how your day was, where you want to eat and I want to argue with you. And I want to hear all your theories, even the ones that are completely you know, wrong. And I know it’s not that simple, but I just think-no, I really believe if you just, if you’d just be willing to continue this conversation with me, then we can figure the rest out together. Because you’re staying."

Notes

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