Please stop

18. Making amends.

After school was over, Liam dropped me off at my house. I wanted him to stay and wait for me outside in case things went wrong but he had to go see Finn. So now I'm alone walking up to the door of my house. When I get to the front door, I take a deep breath and knock. Mom opens the door and immediately pulls me in for a hug. I keep my hands at my sides feeling very uncomfortable. She pulls away and I see that tears are running down her face. My heart breaks even more.

"I miss you so much baby." She says.

"I miss you too mom."

My dad walks out and also pulls me into a hug but this time, I wrap my arms around him. I see my mom frown a bit. I pull away and clear my throat.

"I want to move back in." I say.

"Yes of course sweetie." My dad says instantly.

My mom nods her head. They invite me in and we all sit on the couch before dad turns on the television. We all watch for a bit and then we sit down to eat dinner. I'll admit, there was definitely tension between me and my mom but it wasn't as bad as I expected. It felt nice to be sitting in my own home again. While we were eating I tell them everything about what's been happening. Well not everything because they don't know who Liam really is. And for now I want to keep it that way. After dinner I start getting ready to leave.

"You're not staying?" Mom asks.

"No I just think it's too soon but I will be back." I say.

"Okay baby." Mom says as she gives me a hug. This time I wrap my arms around her.

I hug my dad and call Liam but he doesn't answer. I stand there looking at my phone not knowing what to do. If he doesn't answer it means that I don't have a ride and I don't feel like going to his house if he's busy with Finn. I think of the only other place I could go. Well the only other place I want to go.

Me: Hey Asher could I come over? Only for a few hours.

Asher: Yeah I'm not home but Declan will let you in.

Me: Okay thank you!!

I ask dad if he could bring me and he agrees. He drops me off and I walk up to the door. I knock and Declan opens the door shirtless.

"Hello Camila." He says.

"Hi"

I walk inside and walk straight to Asher's room. I change into some shorts and an oversized t-shirt. I lay down on the bed and put my headphones in to listen to music. I eventually fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, I get woken up by my phone going off. It's Liam.

Liam: Hi baby did you decide to stay home tonight?

Me: Yeah everything went well so I figured it was time.

Liam: I'm glad. Love you.

Me: I love you too.

I bite my nail, stressed that I just lied to Liam but he won't find out. I hope. I look over at the other side of the bed and see Asher sound asleep. I decide that I'm thirsty so I quietly get off of the bed and turn my phone flashlight on. Once I successfully got out of Asher's room, I go to the kitchen and grab a cup. I go to fill it with water but when I turn around, I yelp when I see Declan standing there. He starts laughing.

"My bad, I didn't mean to scare you." He says in between laughs.

"How long were you there?" I ask confused about how I didn't see him before.

"I just came out. I wanted some food." He says.

"Oh okay I just came out for a glass of water." I say.

He nods his head and walks past me to the fridge. I fill the cup up with water and start walking towards Asher's bedroom but Declan started talking again.

"So your with Liam again?" I turn around.

"Yes."

"Why?" He asks.

"Because I love him." I say.

"Hmm but he talks to you like your a piece of shit." He says.

"Only when he's mad." I say kind of rudely.

"Has he ever hurt you?" He asks.

I stand there silently. Declan walks over to the table and sits down. He motions me over. For some reason I sit down next to him and set my glass of water down on the table.

"How many times has he hurt you?"

"Only a few times but they were my fault." I say looking at my hands that were nervously fiddling with my pants.

"I know for a fact that it wasn't your fault" He says looking at me. We sit there silently for a few minutes until he stands up and grabs my hand gently. I stand up with him and he hugs me. An innocent hug and it feels nice. I feel oddly safe and comfortable.

"There's men out there that won't talk to you like that even if they're angry."

I start crying and I mean full blown sobbing in his arms. He starts rubbing my back as he holds me tight against him. This family has seen me cry way too many times.

When I'm finally done crying, I step back a little and look up at him. For some reason I got the urge to kiss him. So I did.

He doesn't kiss me back.