Addicted

Chapter nine

Harry's POV

It's been a day since I last saw Cassie but to me it felt like a year. I haven't been out of my room since I got back that night. I decided to try to talk to her so I walked out heading that way but, I stopped myself and I was in tears. I saw Liam walking down the hall and I slid down the wall with my arms around my legs.

"She'll come around, Harry." He said. "How do you know?" "I'll talk to her, she's your best friend and she'll forgive you." I shrugged and didn't say anything. Liam was a good friend and he knew what happened he got my side of the story and probably hers. I told him what Zayn had gathered up for me he was appalled and disappointed. I was just trying to protect her.

Cassie's POV

I've been a wreck for a day and it felt like years. I've been crying since that night. There was a knock on my door bringing me back to reality. "Open up, it's Liam." "Come in." He walked in and saw me cuddled up on the couch, tissues were everywhere and I probably looked like a piece of shit.

"You have to talk to him." I looked at my hands and ignored him. "Cass, I know it hasn't been very long, but he's a wreck. He was trying to Protect you from getting hurt again." "I know, I overreacted. I was upset when he kissed me. You're right I have to talk to him. Why was he saying Niall is going to hurt me again?"

"He will tell you, Cassie. And I am one of your best friends and it's my job to fix this. He's out in the hallway... crying."

"Harry doesn't cry?" "Over losing you? Yeah, he would cry a waterfall." "Why would he cry over me?." "You mean so much to him, now don't get me wrong you mean the world to all of us boys. But Harry, it's different. He wouldn't be the same without you." Liam smiled sitting next to me.

"Now go," he said seriously. I wiped my face off kissed his cheek and slowly headed for the door. When I opened it, Harry was standing in the doorway. His hair was all over the place and his eyes were bloodshot. Turns out we both look like shit.

"Hi." I managed to say. He just pulled me into a hug, at first I was shocked but I didn't care I hugged back. I missed him so much. Taking his scent in, his cologne the faint smell still on his clothes. I cried into his chest as he rubbed my back. "I am sorry," I mumbled.

"Shh, you have nothing to apologize for. It's my fault, I shouldn't have just kissed you like that, I just couldn't keep it in anymore." "Keep what in?" "My feelings, Cassie I love you." I looked up at him and he nodded still with tears in the corners of his eyes. "I've been in love with you for so long." "Harry, I feel like shit." I pulled away from him.

"Why?" "It's complicated." I sighed.

"Let's go to my dorm, we can discuss it." "Harry, it's really complicated." I started crying again. He stopped in his tracks and turned around. "You aren't pregnant are you." "No!" I laughed a little. "Just stuff, nothing bad... I guess but, I just don't want you to get upset." "I trust you." "Okay."

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"Harry, remember that night at the club? And I was really drunk and stuff?" he nodded. "Well, Louis did come rushing in to make sure I was alright and he took me back here." "Go on." "We- "You didn't sleep together did you?" "No, no nothing like that.." "Then what?" "We kissed," I said flatly. "But, you were drunk?" "Yes, but in the morning. We fell asleep or blacked out or whatever. " "I went to go talk to him so it wouldn't be awkward around us. He just knows I love someone else. Louis kissed me again. I told him it wasn't like it didn't mean anything because it did."

"Are you saying... you love him?" "As a best friend," I confirmed. "Oh." "Yeah, it's complicated." I half smiled. "Please don't hate him." "I don't, I am just happy we're talking again. You know how badly I wanted to tell you?" He asked. "I really didn't." He chuckled, "Liam probably told you how important you are to me. Am I correct?" I smiled.

"Cassie, I love you. When Niall came into the picture, I loved you even more. I was so jealous he got to hug and kiss you it got the best of me." "Harry- "I know, you love Niall." "No" I shook my head and gave me a confused look. "Don't get me wrong, I really like Niall but something made me realize I truly love you."

He moved a piece of Hair out of my face and smiled at me. "I still have to talk to Niall, but what did you mean by he was going to hurt me again?" "He's been lying to you." "What do you mean?" "I asked Zayn to figure something out something for me because I knew Niall was hiding something and it's because of how he was when he was here with all of us, Louis and Zayn being on the team and all."

"Did he find something?" "In the beginning, before Niall asked you out he was dared or him and his friends made a bet about a girl; You. And in less than a month he would get you in bed." "No- He..."

"I am sorry, I wasn't trying- "It's fine." I lied.

Harry's POV

I knew she was lying.

I nodded my head but, I wanted to fucking beat Niall up! Cassie is way to sweet to be used as such shit and being her best friend I felt the need to take care of this for her. "Do you want me to talk to him?" I asked. She shrugged and stared blankly at the wall. I was about to sit next to her when there was a knock, it turned out to be Niall. "What the hell." I snapped. "Cass?" He asked. "Don't bother, she knows, she knows about your little bet." Niall's face went blank, he tried to look over my shoulder but I was too tall. "Cassie, I am so sorry... It started out like that. Then I got to know how amazing you are, I love you. " He was on the verge of crying. ( OMG NIALL ILYSM) "Not now Niall, goodbye." She said shutting the door.

"Are you okay?" I asked even though I knew the answer. "Yeah, I'll be fine."

Of course I wasn't out of the woods, sooner or later Connor would show up again and do something stupid and knowing me I would get up in his shit again and If cassie found out it would break both of us.

Lies and secrets just make it harder to be yourself especially in front of the ones you love and care for. Sometimes it's for the best of their safety if you keep it in and other times it puts them in more danger, If you don't be careful the past can easily catch up and the consequences are unbearable.

SORRY THIS IS A SHORT CHAPTER>