Our Chemical Direction

Chapter 7: Dumbest Decision

{Thorn's POV}

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I woke up, head throbbing. Where the hell was I? Suddenly the night prior came back to me.

"Hey, Thorn. Come ere. You look nice tonight." Louis slurred. I giggled and hugged him.

"Hey, Tomlinson. Its getting late. Me and Sarah are gonna head home." this boy shouted. He was one of Louis' friends that came here with us. What was his name? Tyler? Terrance?

"Alright, Troy, Thorn and I are gonna go back to the house. Don't want her dad worrying." Okay so it was Troy. I mentally rolled my eyes as I thought about how fun it would be to have a whole night to ourselves.

We said goodbye and started towards the car. "Wooah. I'm too drunk to drive. I have an idea." he chuckled. I followed him as he started walking down the strip. We walked until we came to a huge hotel. "One room. Biggest and bestest you've got." he ordered the desk attendant. The boy was about 16 and looked nice. "You two are a cute couple. Should I tell housekeeping not to disturb?" he laughed. My cheeks warmed up as he handed Louis the key.

"That would be great." Louis smiled, kissing me. We thanked the boy and made our way to the elevator. We went up 10 floors and walked into a hallway that only connected to one suite. He unlocked it and walked inside. My mouth hung open in awe.

It was themed red and white, with huge glass walls. There were curtains for privacy and the furniture was soft and comfy. I walked into the bathroom and gasped. This is the biggest bathtub I've ever seen. I've gotta take a bath in it.

"Louis, come take a bath with me." I pouted. Louis came up behind me and sat his chin on my shoulder. "You turn the water on, I'll get the shampoo and shit." he kissed my cheek before walking to the bathroom closet.

I turned the nozzle to warm and pulled it out. Water immediately started pouring into the drain. I ran my fingers under the stream. When it warmed up I started peeling off my clothes.

I felt an arm wrap around my waist to help me in. Once I was sitting Louis joined me.

"Look what I found. I don't know what it's for but I figured a girl would know." Louis chuckled, pointing to what he sat on the counter. "Oooh bubble bath!!!!" I squealed. Louis laughed behind me. I reached for the rest of the things sitting there. "There's a bath bomb, too. Wow." I looked in awe at the pink sphere. I sat it down and squeezed the bubbles into the stream from the faucet.

"Come lay with me." he ordered. I obeyed and laid on his chest. "Is it too soon to tell you I'm a crazy hotel serial killer?" Louis whispered into my ear, rubbing my shoulder. I laughed and sat up, purposefully spraying him with water and bubbles.

"I'm glad to have you. You and the boys are pretty okay for being a boy band." I smirked. "Why thank you. You're not bad yourself either. Wanna know my favorite from My Chem other than you?" he asked. I nodded. "Frankie. He's short like me and I like his tattoos." he chuckled. I smiled, happy that he was learning more about the guys. "Yeah Frank's a sweetie." I laughed.

Louis moved me off of him and squeezed a washcloth over my head, blocking my eyes. He grabbed the shampoo and squirted some onto his palm. He started working it into my hair and made me lay back.

"How you been lately, baby? You haven't been hurting yourself, have you?" he asked, trying to peer at my arms under the bubbles. I sunk them farther into the water, wincing slightly. "I've been good. Don't worry. Haven't cut since a year after my adoption." I lied. Granted, it was true 2 weeks ago.

Louis grabbed my arm with his soapy hand and rolled it over. The irritated red lines were painfully obvious against my pale skin. "Why would you lie, Thorn?" he whispered. I said nothing, distracted by his harsh breathing. "I was clean until 2 weeks ago." I finally muttered.

"Now you fucking listen to me." he yelled, turning me to face him. I flinched. "You are the prettiest girl I've ever seen. Ever. You mean a lot to me, even though we haven't known each other for too long. I think you just might be the one, Thorn." he rambled.

I smiled and kissed him. "Are you proposing or something?" I chuckled. Louis shrugged. "Maybe someday. Whenever you're upset just remember; I will be here for you no matter what. Just think of someday. We could have cute little babies, maybe. I'd want to have a boy and then a girl. He could protect her from boys, cause if she was anything like her mom she'd be quite popular." he smiled. He hadn't noticed but I had been crying since the first sentence.

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I laid on the bed next to Louis, embracing the cool air. I felt him snake his fingers between mine. I lie there comfortably, with a battle raging between my heart and my brain. I knew in a few hours I would do the dumbest thing of my entire life. I just didn't realize how catastrophic the damage could be.