The return of the good times and the bad // l.s.//short story

Chapter 3

AN: I forgot to say but Fine Line isn't out yet but walls is, in this fanfic. sorry if it gets confusing!

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Louis

The ride back to our hotel was filled with lots of awkward silence. Between Harry and me that is. Gemma and Eleanor had become fast friends. They were chatting away like they’d known each other for ages.

Harry sat up front and Eleanor sat between Gemma and me in the back.

The cab driver had turned the radio on and soft sounds of music filled the car. 

“The new single from ex-One Direction member, Harry Styles, up next. Here’s Adore You.” The radio host said. 

I saw Harry visibly tense in front of me. I hadn’t heard this song before. I hadn’t heard any of his songs before. It hurt too much to listen. Of course I was proud of him, I always will be, but I couldn’t listen to his voice and not be able to talk to him. 

“Walk in your rainbow paradise. Strawberry lipstick state of mind.”

I’ve gotta admit. He sounded amazing. I was captivated. 

“You don’t have to say you love me. You don’t have to say nothing. You don’t have to say you’re mine.”

Did he find someone new? Did he move on?

“I’d walk through fire for you. Just let me adore you.”

I froze at that. He had always said that to me. What was going on? 

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*Flashback*

“Babe, you know I would do anything for you.”

“Haz, that’s impossible. You can’t do everything.”

He smirked and said, “Baby, I’d walk through fire for you,” He walked closer and put his arms around my waist, “Just let me adore you,” I put my arms around his neck and lent up to give him a peck on the lips.

“I love you,” I said leaning my forehead on his, looking into his eyes.
 
He smiled and pulled me in for a hug, “I love you too baby,” he whispered in my ear.

*Flashback over* 

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I shook my head of the thoughts and kept listening to the song, “You don’t have to say you love me. I just wanna tell you somethin’. Lately you’ve been on my mind.”

It hit me like a truck. The song was about me. 

He had been so scared the day he told me he loved me for the first time. He kept repeating, “You don’t have to say anything. I just wanna tell you something. Just don’t freak out.”

Of course, I loved him back. I still do.

We just would never work out. The world was too cruel. 

The song ended and I saw Harry look at me through the side mirror of the car. It just confirmed what I was thinking. I quickly looked away. 

“That was the new single from Harry Styles. Up next we have the number one most requested song from another former One Direction member! Here’s Defenceless from Louis Tomlinson. Topping #1 on the charts today!”

Oh shit. Fuckfuckfuck. This cannot be happening.

Harry looked at me through the side mirror again, this time with his brow raised. I looked down at my lap and fiddled with my hands.