My brothers best mate (Liam fanfic ft. Louis and Larry)

Chapter Two

Hello! I hope you all had a great holiday! As my gift to you here is chapter 2! Hope you all like it!

Chapter 2

When I woke the next morning someone was knocking on my door. I must have fallen asleep in the middle of figuring out what to pack because I was surrounded by every piece of clothing I owned. 

"Ri get up! Mum and dad are leaving in an hour and want to have breakfast with us before they go." Niall yelled from the hall. I groaned and slid off my bed dragging myself to my feet.

 "Riley!" The knocking began again. 

"I'm up!" I yelled back just to shut him up. Rule number one about Riley, never talk to her before she gets her morning coffee.

I put my long dirty blond hair into a messy bun, pulled my boyfriend's oversized sweatshirt on, and walked downstairs. Dad was sitting at the table talking with Niall, showing him all the places he and mum were going to visit. Mum was at the stove making waffles and bacon. The smell of coffee hit my nose and I instantly went for a cup talking to no one. 

 "Morning sweetheart!" Mum sang as I walked beside her to steal a piece of bacon. I gave her a small smile and sat down next to dad. 

"And when you come to the Philippines your mum and I will stop in and say hello." Dad was saying "Morning munchkin! How did you sleep?" Dad smiled at me just like Niall had the night before, pure joy on his face. I could tell he was excited to get going on his trip.

"Fine. When do you leave for your trip again?" I asked half interested. 

"Less than an hour we will be on our way!" Dad beamed looking at Mum. 

I responded with a nod barely listening. I was interested but I was also more worried about what Josh may think of me going to live on a tour bus with four other boys I'm not related to. Josh gets jealous very easily and I don't want him to worry. 

Speaking of Josh I wonder where he is. He didn't answer my calls or texts last night. I should call him before Niall and I leave for the airport...It just occurred to me right there that I had no idea when we were to leave. 

"Um, when are we leaving?" I asked Niall as he shoved a waffle into his mouth. He always was a lover of food. 

"Tomorrow morning" I barely understood as he shoved another fork full down his throat. I just laughed and sipped my coffee. Tomorrow? Good, that gives me some time to pack and figure out how to tell Josh I'm not going to be around all summer. This should be fun.

After breakfast, Niall and I helped put the bags in the car. Mum and dad had just driven off when another car pulled into the drive. A tall man with ginger hair, wearing sunglasses, a tight white v-neck shirt, a pair of jeans, and dressy brown shoes stepped out of the car. 

"Josh!" I squealed like a five-year-old when I saw him.

 "Hey, babe." He said as he picked me up and spun me around. Niall, who never liked the boy just rolled his eyes and went inside. 

"Did you get me texts? I have been trying you all morning." I asked with curiosity. 

"Sorry, babe I was uh...working late. You know how that goes." He said as he rubbed the back of his neck. Is he lying to me? No don't be silly Josh would never. I pushed the thought to the back of my mind and forgot about it.

We went inside and sat on the couch to watch a movie and for him to tell me about his night at work. There was a slight pause in the conversation as Josh became interested in the movie that was playing. It's now or never. I picked up the courage and spoke. 

"Hey, babe?" I looked up at him from the position I was laying in his lap. 

"Hmm" was all I got as he kept his eyes glued to the screen. I took that as my chance to keep talking.

 "Um so I know we had plans for the summer and all but..." I paused to look at him. He still hadn't moved. You got this keep going! I said to myself to keep pushing the words out. 

"I'm going with my brother on tour." I took a deep breath and waited, staring at him. Josh finally looked at me with an excretion I couldn't understand. I started to explain the situation when he cut me off. 

 "So let me get this straight. I can't see you all summer because you are going off on vacation with some stupid boy band? Not to mention they are boys who could take you away from me?" He was upset. 

"First, it's not a vacation. Second, they are NOT stupid. They are great people who I think of as BROTHERS." well, all but one. "No one is taking me away from you." not that you own me. "And third, that's my brother's career you are talking about." We had this argument all the time and I was honestly getting tired of it.

Fighting was normal for us, Josh says it's a healthy way to make the relationship stronger in the end. I sometimes have a hard time seeing it that way and we fight about that too. 

"Whatever," he said sternly, crossing his arms. "All I'm saying is you better call me." I better call you? What kind of response is that? As if I'm not going to call. 

"I will don't worry babe. I will call like I always do." I said trying to get off the topic before another fight came up. Well, that went well, not.

"You better. Well, I got to go." He got up and started for the door.

"Go? Now?" As much as we fought I still hated to see him leave. I really did love him, or at least I keep telling myself that. 

"Yeah work and all. Have fun on your 'trip'", he mocked, "and I'll talk to you tonight on my break." He was almost at the door when I stopped him. 

"Josh?...I-I love you," I said softly, scared of the response I was about to get. 

"Yeah?" He raised an eyebrow and walked back over to me. He pushed me up against the wall and tilted my head up to meet his eyes. He had a small smirk on his face as if to say, don't you forget that, and he kissed me hard. "You better" is all he said before walking back out the door.

'You better', it played over and over in my mind. Did I honestly expect anything else? 

That has been his answer for the past three months ever since I tried to leave him, and every time I hope for the three little words he always used to say. Now I just get pushed up against a wall and told I better love him or else. 

I was still standing against the wall when Niall came out of his room. 

"You good?" He looked at me funny. 

"Yeah." I lied "Never better." The fake smile I knew all too well crept back up onto my face and I could tell Niall noticed. How could he not, he's my brother after all, and close or not he knows me inside and out. The truth was, Josh and I were the perfect couple in public, but behind closed doors, let's just say we don't see eye to eye. 

"Right. Well, I just got a call from management, they are moving our flight up to tonight. Be ready to go by 2:00 am. Paul will come to pick us up and take us to the airport. You may want to go to bed soon." With that, he headed to the kitchen.

He used to ask what was wrong. Wait did he say 2:00 am?!? Why are we leaving in the middle of the night? "Did you just say 2:00 am!?!?!?" Clearly hoping he misspoke. 

"Yup.", he said it so casually, like it was not a big deal. 

"Why so late or early or whatever?" Now complaining. 

"Because it's better than the middle of the day when everyone is awake and can get held up by fans.", he explained.

Right, he's famous, I normally forget that part most days. Well, I guess I should get my suitcase by the door so I can sleep some. Wait. I'm not even packed yet! In a full-on panic, I ran to my room to get a shower and finish, or rather start, packing my things for what was going to probably be the longest summer of my life.

Yay, we met Josh! What do we think of him and their relationship? Hope you liked it!