Glass Hearts ||L.T||

one big box of emotions... to share

"You might want to put that away," he says softly. "We have a lot to talk about."

I look at him and then to my phone once again. I have an hour before Alex shows up. I can't possibly sit and talk with Louis for an hour.

It was bad enough that I was constantly thinking about him; dreaming about him; replaying New Years night over and over in my head. I could barely look at him without my knees going weak, and the thought of him and Ellie made me sick... but I loved Ellie, and I was utterly happy for her... it was just hard to picture her and Louis together. It made me upset and I didn't like the jealousy.

He wasn't mine.

He would never be mine.

He was merely Louis... future husband to Ellie, and best friend to Morgan and Alex.

He was Louis... and that was all he would ever be to me. And I was learning to get over that.

I didn't know Louis even a week, and my feelings towards him were too strong to deny. But I knew I had to deny them. I had to... for myself, and for him.

"There's so many things... I have so many questions." I look at Louis, and the glint of excitement in his eyes made my stomach flip and do sick twists.

I can't do this right now.

I can't sit and talk to him right now.

"I need to, uh, pee. I'll be right back." I put my phone in my back pocket and left Morgan's office and headed in the direction of the ladies room.

"Riley!" I hear Louis call after me, and I pick up my pace to get to the restroom quicker.

An hour. I had an entire hour to spend with Louis... what was I going to do? Hideout in the bathroom all night?

I mean, I could.

No.

But I really could. I could stay in the ladies bathroom for an hour and just read a book off of my phone.

9% on my phone. I wouldn't last five minutes reading my books before my phone died on me.

What the hell was I going to do?

I know hiding out in the bathroom sounded childish... but I didn't want to face my responsibilities at the moment. And being childish sounded very appealing at the moment.

What was I going to do?

Morg: It looks like we're going to be longer than an hour! Alex will be a while as well, he couldn't leave work as early as he had planned. I'm so sorry! If you get hungry, though, there's money in my desk on the left side, second drawer down. Dinners on me. So sorry again! But I love you!♡

Are you flipping kidding me right now?!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

What am I supposed to do now?

I suppose I could take a taxi to Morgan's apartment

...but I don't have her key.

Damnit!

I'm really stuck here with Louis, aren't I?

Ugh.

Ugh.

Ugh....

Unless.

Dinner!

As my phone blinks a red light rapidly advising me to plug my phone into its charger, I look up the only place I can think of, and dial the only people I can think of to save me from my hellish night.