If I Let You Know... [N.H.]

31. Gone

What? Why hasn't he said anything?

I keep quiet as I process what he just said.

Suddenly, it all makes sense: why he was weird this morning, why he kept forgetting the lyrics, why he wasn't enjoying the concert, why he wanted to drink that much.

"It came out of nowhere" Liam says before I can speak; "She just told me yesterday that everything had gotten to her. That it was not the same. When the night before we had been sleeping together, we had been..." his voice breaks and he looks away.

"I'm sorry" it's all that I can say and I feel so pathetic for it.

"Thanks for saving me in there though" I add later with a smile.

He looks at me and lets out a little smile.

"We should probably call the rest to tell them we've been banned from that club tonight"

"Yeah" he chuckles, "don't tell them about Soph, please" he asks.

"You know they're gonna find out about it sooner or later"

"Better later" he says, stubbornly.

"Fine" I say rolling my eyes and calling Niall.

They exit a couple of minutes later.

"What happened?" Harry asks.

"Some guy was trying to hit on Victoria" Liam answers in an American accent.

"Hit on?" Louis asks, alarmed. Then he gets it; "Oh... you mean flirting... But why did they throw you out?"

Liam and I exchange a glance.

"I might have told him to stay away from her in an inappropriate way" Liam answers shrugging his shoulders; "shall we go to the hotel?"

"Already?" Niall asks looking at him, "the night has just begun, Payno"

"I'm tired, mate"

"I'll go with you" I interrupt.

The rest of the boys look at me raising an eyebrow. I shake my head.

"You sure?" Zayn asks, "we can all go to-"

"That's fine" Liam cuts, "I don't even need you to come with me, Vic"

"Don't worry. I'm a bit tired too"

Niall takes me by the waist.

"Is everything okay?" he asks whispering.

I nod and smile.

"See you later, handsome" I say kissing him.

"Take care, little one" he answers returning the kiss.

"Oh, for God's sake, get a room!" Louis exclaims breaking through.

We laugh and say goodbye.

Liam and I take a cab to the hotel.

"You didn't really had to..."

"It's all right, Liam" I answer smiling, "I really am tired"

When the cab arrives we descend from it and enter the building.

Liam remains silent during the elevator ride.

"Pff..." he sighs when the elevator arrives to our floor; "would you mind coming to my bedroom? I really don't want to be alone"