It was a Thursday now. Laura and Brieanna were both in school. I decided to surprise the band by showing up at Niall's place, where they were all usually hanging out.
I knocked. Nobody answered. I knocked louder. I stood there for a long while. Nobody was answering the door. What the heck? Liam's vehicle was here. Why weren't they answering. Were they sleeping? Well it was only 9:18 in the morning.
I decided to just walk in. Locked. Oh yeah! Niall told me where his key was. It was under a plant. I grabbed it, unlocked the door and put the key in it's hiding place. I walked in and looked in the living room. Nope, not in there. I walked towards Niall's room and heard a bang and shouting.
It sounded like Zayn. "Okay. You guys need to shut the fuck up because your fighting is what drove her away!"
Drive who away? Me? No. I just needed some space. That's all...
Then I heard a Irish accent. Niall spoke. "Well if Harry would've backed off, I could've had her! Ya know I loved her man! But ya go and steal her from me!"
"She's not your fucking property! She's my girlfriend. I'm a flirt, I admit that. But I know when I kissed her at the new years party.. There was a spark. We were meant to be! Deal with it, Horan!" I'm guessing that was Harry.
I couldn't take it any longer after Niall shouted at him, confused. "What kiss?!!"
I barged in. "Harry! Why did you have to tell him? Gah."
My presence shocked them. Louis and Liam were also in the room. Liam jumped up to run and hug me. "Oh my god! It's nice to see you again. I forgot to tell you that they were STILL fighting. I really didn't want to mention it with.. Them..."
Everyone looked shocked. Niall spoke up. "You met up with her? You met up with him? What?!! Why!"
"Niall. I just needed someone to talk to and I just.. Don't be angry!" I told Niall.
Harry looked jealous. "You could always come and talk to me, babe." I heard Niall let out a disgusted snarl as he called me 'babe'. "Plus, I've been dying to see you again!" he pulled me into a tight hug.
I pulled away, ignoring him. "Okay, guys. Please. I don't want anybody to be mad at me for leaving. It's just.. I found out I had siblings." I paused and waited for their reactions. "3 actually. A big brother, Blake. A little sister, Brieanna. And a uh.. Identical twin sister, Laura." their faces grew shocked when I told them that I had a twin.
"What?!!" Louis joined the conversation. "We could never be mad at you! Just coz these 2 are acting like they own you.. Doesn't mean anyone's mad at you."
Everyone agreed. "We all love you. Whether it's as a friend.. Or more." Zayn said, sincerely. It was like he was hinting something to me. He already told me he loved me. What more does he want?
I ignored all of the stuff they were talking about like my siblings, how much they love me and could never be mad at me or hate me, or whatever. "Hey, Harry? C-can I talk to you? Alone?" I asked him, whispering.
He obviously didn't plan to keep me talking to him a secret. I could tell by how loud he confirmed. "Why of course, babe. Let's go into the living room and we can talk there."
Of course he would give away the exact location of where we'd be conversing.
Right when we got to the living room, Harry started speaking. "So what did you want to talk about, babe?" he smirked as he decreased the distance between us.
He pouted his lips and leaned in for a kiss. I pushed my index finger onto his lips and smiled at his eyes swinging open, shocked. "I actually wanted to talk, Harry."
He looked so shocked, it was almost funny.. But I held in the laughter. He backed away slowly and looked embarrassed. "So um.. What did you want to talk about, ba-"
I cut him off. "Listen, Harry. Please don't be offended, but you have to stop calling me 'babe'. I can tell you're using it to make Niall jealous and you can tell that it's working, so just stop!"
Harry looked at me, confused. "Ba-" he paused, remembering what I just went off on him about. "Kate, what's wrong? Tell me what's on your mind."
He moved closer, trying to comfort me. But I pushed him away, gently. "Harry, I think we need a break. I don't like that you half use me to make Niall jealous.. It's not right. I hope you understand."
I started walking away but he grabbed my arm and turned me around, aggressively. "Kate. Babe. I know that's not the reason you're doing this, so tell me what's the real reason?!!"
"Harry! Ouch! You're hurting me!" he was gripping my arms tightly, crushing them with his strong hands.
Right then, Liam came rushing in the room. He obviously heard my screams. "Harry, let her go!" Liam grabbed me, forcing me out of Harry's grasp. He hugged me tightly, comforting me as he walked with me outside. He whispered in my ear, repeating important words. "It's okay now, Kate. I've got you."
Those 6 words meant a lot and I know that Liam would never hurt me intentionally. I know that Harry didn't mean to hurt me, he never would. But right now, I wasn't so sure.
Liam sat me down on a bench just down the road from Niall's house, in a small park. "What happened? Harry had an angry look in his eyes?"
I stuttered. "I-I told him that we needed a break.."
Liam was shocked and jumped to turn to me. "What? Why? You two acted so perfect!"
Yeah, that's what he thought. I had to tell him the truth. He won't be happy with me but at least he'll understand, partially. "Honestly, only around the rest of you guys. We usually had arguments. They were small but still. And because it was so obvious that he was practically using me to make Niall jealous." I paused and looked at him. "I love Niall, I really do.. But as a brother. I loved him more than that and wanted to date him in the first few months we met but then I got over it, thinking he'd never date me. And.." I swallowed hard. I didn't want to tell him this but I had to. I can't lie to him.
I saw his expression on his face, he looked so worried. "What Kate? And what? What happened?"
I swallowed a lump that formed in my throat. There's no turning back now. "I love you."
Liam stared at me. I quickly faced the ground, embarrassed of what I just said. I shouldn't have said that. Why did I? I'm so stupid. Silence fell upon us for several minutes before Liam spoke up. "Y-you... Love... M-me?"
I still faced the ground. I swayed back and forth, awkwardly. I giggled. "You heard what I said." I whispered, just loud enough for him to hear.
He seemed interested in the conversation we were having. He wanted it to go on farther. I don't know why though. "But why? I'm just normal Liam. Nothing special."
I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to think of a way to say why I loved him. Why did I love him? I don't know. I just did. I loved him unconditionally. "You're always there for me whenever I need you. No matter what, you're here for me as if I'm actually important in life. In my situation, my mind keeps saying that I love Harry. But Liam..." I looked up to look in his eyes. "My heart is choosing you.."
I saw him smile. This conversation seemed so easy for him but yet it was so difficult for me. It was so difficult because I knew that he didn't feel the same way. Or did he? Was this so easy for him because he loved me back? Not possible. It couldn't be. I couldn't believe what he said to me next.
"Kate, you don't know how happy I am. I feel so loved. I know the kind of guy Harry is and that's why I'm always there for you. But it's also because I love you. I love you, Kate. I really do, but it wouldn't be right for me to date you. You're Harry's ex and Harry's my friend. Bros before hoes. No offense, just a saying." Liam explained.
I giggled. "Non taken?" I smiled. "Knew what Harry was like? What do you mean?"
He sighed. "When Niall met you, he couldn't stop bragging how he thought you were his perfect princess. He said that he'd ask you out when the time was right. We always ragged on him that we had to meet you. The thing is, Harry's a flirt and Niall rarely falls in love. He loves you, Kate. I think he understands by now that you don't have those feelings for him. When he introduced us to you, I think Harry was determined to make you his whether you liked it or not."
I gulped. "What do you mean?" I questioned Liam, quite scared of the answer.
He continued explaining. "Well y'know how Harry asked if he could have a hug and you denied him?" I nodded my head, remembering that night. "He's a flirt and is used to getting all of the girls. You were being difficult and I think he liked that. He considered you as a game. And if he could get you, he wins."
I was being compared to a game? That raged me. I was not a game and was not meant to be played! Liam knows Harry way better than I do and knows his tricks. I wanted to know more about Liam's story about Harry. "Go on?"
He nodded and guided me back over to the bench we were recently sat at and sat down beside me. "Well Harry knew you'd be a challenge and liked that. Usually he got his girls right away. I think he took advantage of people's little new years kiss tradition thing. He decided he'd ask you and you granted his wish. Ever since then you seemed to hang around him. That's when he knew his plan was working."
I swallowed hard. I couldn't believe this. "Plan?"
"Yes. A plan. I'm not telling you this so you don't go back to him. It's your choice. I'm just telling you the truth and I'm trying to protect you." I nodded, signaling him to go on with his story. "I personally believe that he's using you for his own selfish purposes. He's my friend but man, can he use a girl. He's using you to prove to himself he can get any girl, including the difficult ones like you. And also to make Niall jealous."
I didn't want to hear anymore of how Harry actually didn't love me. He did. I know he did. "If he didn't love me, then why did he react so badly when I broke up with him?"
He nodded, knowing I'd ask that question. "He was always the one to break up with girls. No girl ever broke up with him before, you're the first. I think he couldn't handle that someone can remove themselves from a relationship with Harry so easily."
That actually made sense. Harry was a flirt and didn't want to be hurt. How childish to use girls like that though. He thought he was the one in control? I proved him wrong.
I bit my lip. I was nervous, remembering what Liam had told me minutes before. He loved me. Liam Payne loved me. Me, Kate Lukson. How? I'm... Me. Nothing special, extraordinary, or important. But here is Liam Payne, a famous singer, in love with me?!! Unbelievable. Harry and I never went public so it wouldn't be a problem if Liam and I dated, right?
I stared into Liam's eyes, taking in the moment. I made my eyes trail down to his lips. I bit my lip harder. God, I wanted to just kiss him. I want to call him mine. But sadly, I couldn't. I noticed his mouth formed a smile. I looked back at his eyes and he was staring straight into my eyes.
He puckered his lips and moved closer, decreasing the space between us. He was on the left side of me. we were inches apart. He leaned in farther and... Kissed me.
It started out as a peck but turned into a passionate kiss. I had my left leg up on the bench, making it easier for me to face him. Liam placed his hand under my right thigh, pulling my leg around his waist.
The kiss we shared slowly got more intense. He stood up, adjusting our position while still having our make out session. He put his hands under both of my thighs, lifting me up. He pulled me closer to his body. He held me against his chest, my legs still in his hands. I wrapped my legs around his body to his back, as he was hinting for me to do. He sat back down on the bench, still holding me in his hands.
He trailed his tongue around on my bottom lip, re-asking for entrance. He was already 'in there' once during the kiss but pulled back for us to breath. I granted his request and opened my mouth, allowing his tongue to roam freely throughout my mouth.
He pulled back from the kiss again. "This is wrong, but it feels like it was meant to happen." he whispered in my ear. He gave me kisses, traveling down to my neck. I tilted my neck the other way, allowing him to investigate every inch of my neck.
He began to bring the blood to the surface of my skin, sucking just above my collarbone. That was my weak spot, above my left collarbone. He found that out.
Now that I was already sitting on him, he traveled his hands up and down my back. He came up from my neck to my ear. "Oops. I gave you a love bite. My bad. Guess that means you're marked as mine." I heard him chuckle.
He made his way back to my mouth, asking for entrance every time. He's a gentleman, even during a kiss. He roamed my mouth, investigating every inch. Leaving his wonderful taste throughout my mouth.
His kiss was so aggressive but yet so passionate. I loved it. I was kissing Liam Payne, the guy I love with all my heart. My heart belonged to Liam and nobody else.
He stood up, placing his hands beneath my body again. He placed me on the bench, releasing my lips from his. "I love you, Kate. Please be my girlfriend!" I nodded, pecking him on the lips once more. "But we'll have to keep this a secret. We can't tell anyone. Especially none of the guys. You understand, right?"
I nodded. "I understand. They'd freak if they found out." I smiled. "But I can't stay away from you and you're leaving soon to go back on tour in the Americas."
We were still out of breath from our intense make out session. "Guess you'll have to come with us!" he exclaimed.
I smiled, giggling. "I guess so!"
