Rock Me(A One Direction Love Story)

Part 2 Chapter 7 "You Guys Know Each Other?"

You wake up to the sound of the waves crashing against the shore and you open your eyes, looking around confused when you see Niall sleeping beside you. You gasp until you remember what happened and you smile. You snuggle up to Niall and put your head on his chest. You feel his arm slip around you and Niall kisses the top of your head before you hear him start snoring again. “Niall,” you mumble and he grunts in response. “Niall, you know we have to go back to the house and tell everyone we’re safe.” Another grunt. You roll your eyes and slither out of his arms. You see him reaching for you and you giggle. “Come on, Niall, we have to go home.” He groans and opens his eyes. “Okay, I’m gonna say I was looking for you last night and I found you lost in town, okay?” You nod. “Good, now turn off your phone, you have to pretend it’s dead or Harry will ask why you didn’t answer any of his calls.” You nod again and follow Niall back to the house. You both stumble in quietly and see everyone gathered around the tv. “Guys, I found her,” Niall says with fake enthusiasm. All eyes turn on you and Louis narrows his eyes at you. You look at everyone. They all look like they haven’t gotten much sleep. You look down and see Harry looking back at you. He stands up and walks over to you. “I was so worried, where have you—“ “I got lost,” you say cutting him off. He touches your cheek and Niall clears his throat awkwardly. Suddenly Liam walks in. “Hey, Niall, Holly just called to confirm your date with her tonight, is that o—“ “_____, you’re back.” You nod but look at Niall confused. “Date?” “Oh yeah, Niall and Holly got back together at the party we went to,” Liam says. Niall looks down at the floor and you aren’t sure whether to be angry or sad. You push past Harry and run to your room crying. Niall was with someone, so why would he kiss you. Finally it hits you, Niall was drunk. You punch your pillow for being so naïve. You hear a knock. “_____,” you hear Harry’s voice. “Go away, Harry,” you say annoyed, but you realize you shouldn’t be upset with Harry. “Come in,” you mumble. He pushes open the door and walks over to the bed. “Why are you crying,” he asks sitting beside you. You try to form words but you just tear up instead. He lies down before pulling you into his arms. You bury your head in his chest and you feel his warm breath on your head as he holds you close. “You are so beautiful to me,” he sings softly. You smile and wipe your tears on his shirt as he continues to sing. “You’re everything I hope for, and you’re everything I need,” he continues singing as you move your head so that you can look up at him. “You are so beautiful to me,” he finishes and you smile at him. You kiss his cheek. “Thanks, Harry,” you mumble scooting out from his arms. You look through your suitcase for an outfit. “Where are you going?” “I have a job now,” you mumble picking out shorts and a plaid button down tee. “A job, why?” “It gives me something to do during the day.” “_____ the point of this is to spending time with us so that there isn’t conflict on tour,” Harry complains. “There’s not going to be any conflict, okay?” “You and Zayn, don’t pretend you aren’t avoiding him.” “Harry, I just don’t want to get close to him. He tried to hurt me and he…” “I know, I get that, but you’re his girlfriend in the public’s eyes. You both need to start working with each other.” “In time, Harry.” “We don’t have time, _____. This won’t last forever. Tour’s closer than you think.” “Okay, I get it, I’ll spend more time with you guys, but right now I have a job,” you say walking into the bathroom for a shower. *2 hours later* You are checking twitter when Liam pops his head into your room. “Someone’s here for you.” You check the time, 30 minutes till you have to be at work. You walk out into the living room where the guys are awkwardly looking at your visitor. You glance over to the front door and see Sam. “Oh, Sam, hey!” “Hey, Elena, I figured you needed a ride and we both have the same shift so…” “Yeah, that’s totally fine, let me just grab my phone,” you say turning to go back to your room. You notice Zayn sitting in the corner glaring at Sam. He looks mad. You walk back into your room, grab your phone, and quickly walk back into the room. “Oh, uh, I forgot to introduce you guys. Sam, this is Liam, Zayn, Harry, Louis, and Eleanor. There’s another guy, Niall, but he’s out with a friend apparently. Guys this is Sam.” The guys give Sam an awkward head nod and you notice that Sam and Zayn give each other a stern look before Sam looks back at you. “Ready?” “Yeah, definitely,” you say walking towards him. He grabs the door for you and you smile at him before walking towards his car. “Where’s Arielle and Wren?” “Oh they had summer school.” “Summer school?” “Yeah, they flunked drama, I guess,” he says smirking. “Oh,” you say laughing along. Sam pulls into the parking lot behind the shop and you both walk in. Sam teaches you how to work all the different machines and helps you with the ice cream scoop when you realize it’s noon: time to open the shop. It’s slow for most of the morning until you notice Zayn walking towards the shop. You quickly make an excuse and run to the back of the shop. You hear the door chime signaling Zayn’s arrival and you hear him walk up to the counter. “So, what are you doing here,” Sam asks. “How do you know _____,” Zayn asks ignoring him. “Who,” Sam asks confused. “I mean Elena, how do you know her?” “She came in here the day before yesterday and then my sister, her best friend, me, and Elena all went surfing down at Surfrider beach. She stayed the night then we went to the party last night.” Zayn doesn’t say anything for a while. “Stay away from her,” he says hitting the counter before storming out. You hear the door chime again and you start to breathe again. You take a deep breath and walk back to the counter. “So, how do you and Zayn know each other?” “Shouldn’t I be asking you that,” you ask. “I’d rather him tell you. So, you gonna tell me how you know him?” “We’ve known each other since birth,” you mutter. He nods and you both jump at the door chime. Slowly business picks up and the ice cream shop is soon packed out. Finally your shift ends and Wren comes in to relieve you. You walk out of the shop when you hear Sam calling you. “Let’s hang out,” he says grabbing your hand. “I can’t,” you say apologetically. “I promised the guys I’d hang with them today.” Sam sighs and nods. “Well, call me, if you’re free,” he says before letting go of your hand and walking back inside. You walk back to the house and go to your room before you hear the door slam behind you. “Him? You’re hanging with him,” Zayn raises his voice. “Is there a problem,” you ask confused. “Boy, you really know how to pick em,” Zayn says shaking his head. “What do you have against Sam?” “He…nothing, just don’t hang out with him anymore.” “Zayn, you don’t control who I’m friends with,” you reply crossing your arms. “If you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay away from him,” he shouts before storming out. You’re angry now too. How dare he come in here and try to control you. Screw him. You’ll out your phone and click Sam’s number. “Hello,” he answers. “Hey, change of plans, let’s meet up at the beach, I want more surf lessons,” you say before hanging up. You change into your bathing suit and walk out where Zayn and Liam are watching TV. “Where ya going,” Liam asks. “To hang with a friend.” You see Zayn give you an evil look and you roll your eyes before walking out to the beach and sitting on a lounge chair to wait for Sam.

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AUTHORS NOTE: Alrighty guys, so here’s the deal. Many of you know I struggle with some stuff and it’s been really bad lately. I’m not really in a good state of mind right now. I get that you guys are into the story, but I think I need to take some time to do some personal writing. I need some time to cope with stuff that’s going on in my life right now. That being said, I’m going on a TEMPORARY break. How long will I be gone? I’ll probably be back after my birthday(April 24th) Now I’m not saying that I won’t be back sooner. I might start writing sooner, but I’m saying that I’m taking roughly a few weeks to just take a break from stress. I’ve been really really stressed lately, and taking a break would help tremendously. Again, I promise I will finish this story so please don’t give up on me. In fact, check back weekly, because I might update early. I pinky promise you will find out what happens because I’m gonna finish. I just wanted to tell you guys this because I don’t want to just leave you hanging. So, I’m just gonna take a break. Write a paragraph here, write a paragraph there, etc. I really just can’t deal with all my stress and a fan fic. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH and I’ll get back with you soon! xx