Hurting Kind//Del Water Gap

Chapter 16

TW: THERE WILL BE MENTION OF ABUSE, ASSAULT, SA PLEASE IF YOU ARE TRIGGERED SKIP  WHEN I TELL YOU AND I WILL TELL YOU WHEN ITS DONE. - Cami <3

Holden

I got back to the hotel around the same time Ivy and Niall did. I saw her shut her door right as I got to the floor. I was waiting for her to text me. I really wanted to see her. I walked into my room and showered. I put on grey sweatpants and black shirt. I was hoping that she would be wearing my shirt tonight. I felt my phone buzz.

Unknown number: Hey it's Ivy, can you come over in 10? I ordered us room service!

Holden : Yeah I'll be there soon. Thank you!

I was excited. I gathered some things and walked to her room after waiting for 10 minutes. I knocked and waited.  

"Hey." She said when she opened the door. "Come in. Room service just got here. I didn't know what you'd want for I got a few options." She pointed to the food in the corner.

"Ivy you didn't have to get all that." I turned to her.

"Well I wanted to make sure you were okay." She looked down. I walked over to her and put my hands on her face lifting her head up.

"Thank you." I said and walked over to the food. "What do you want?" 

"I got the pizza for me and you can pick what you want." She said walking over to me. Once I picked what I wanted, we sat and watched whatever channel the hotel had. We talked about the shows and our experiences on tour. She was a really funny person and that laugh could brighten anyone's day. We talked about Niall when he was younger and some of the dumb shit they used to do together. 

"So, you threw him off a bridge into a lake and you didn't know how deep it was?" I laughed with her.

"Yes but in my defense he was being annoying and we swam in that lake all the time" She broke out laughing even more. 

"Wow. That's evil." I said getting up and walking to throw our trash out. 

"Not really. Niall was horribly annoying when we were teenagers. He could probably say the same thing about me." She said wiping tears from laughing too hard. 

"I bet you weren't annoying." I told her

"I was. I already know. Some of Niall's friends say that all the time." She said. She grew serious before she said, "My ex was one of Niall's friends." 

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"Are you ready to tell me? You don't have to." I sat down beside her on the bed. 

"I can tell you. It's not something that I'm embarrassed of. It's more of a scared thing." She said. "I met Drew back when we were 16 and 17. Niall had just left and was touring around the world. He was there for me when Niall wasn't. I left and went to school and never looked back. One day, he was sitting in a coffee shop in London and he recognized me. We exchanged numbers to keep in touch. We ended up dating for a long time. He didn't like my job at all. I had long hours and I was surrounded by men all the time. He thought I was cheating on him. I was so in love, there was no way I would've been thought about it. He got abusive towards the end of the relationship. It got worse and worse the longer we were together. I was sent to the hospital once." She paused for a minute trying to gain her composure. I rubbed her back hoping to support her in any way. "I didn't tell anyone what happened. Niall was still making music and touring the world and I didn't have contact with him at the time. I was stuck with Drew. I didn't have a way to leave. He would force himself onto me and I, of course, didn't fight him. I was scared. One day, it was a few weeks before Christmas 2022, I found him in our bed with his girl best friend. It sucked. I finally got the courage to leave him. I stayed with one of my friends while trying to get away. I quit my job and visited home for Christmas. Niall happened to be there that day and he invited me on tour and made me move in with him. He saved me and he doesn't know it." She finished. She was full on crying. 

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"Hey, thank you for telling me. I can assure you, nothing is going to happen ever again." I comforted her. She laid down on the bed and looked up at me. I laid down beside her and held her hand until she finished crying. 

"Thank you for understanding." She smiled as she finished crying.

"Of course. You're a warrior and survivor. I am so proud of you." I wiped her tears. 

"Holden what did I do to deserve you?" She asked me.

"I don't think it's you. I think it's me doing something to deserve you." I smiled at her. We weren't dating or anything but I was so thankful for this moment. She stared into my eyes. She sat up and I sat up behind her.

"Is everything okay?" I asked her. 

"It's perfect" She smiled at me

"I though I said something wrong." I laughed. She laughed with me. She laid back down and I scooted back and put her head on my chest. I sat there waiting to see if she'd fall asleep.

"I know it was you that helped us that night." She said out of no where moving her head to look at me. 

"Yeah that was me. I couldn't leave you guys like that. Niall would've suffocated if I wasn't there." 

"Yeah he's not the smartest." She laughed looking up at me. "Thank you for helping me and for the shirt."

"You're welcome." I smiled down at her.

"Come lay beside me." She scooted over and patted the spot beside her. I did as she requested and she rolled over looking at me. Our faces were only inches apart. I could feel her breath against my lips. 

"You didn't have to thank me for helping you." I whispered staring into her eyes. 

"Of course I do." She whispered back

"I want you to keep my shirt. It looks better on you. I didn't see anything while I helped you change. You even yelled at me for looking at the floor." 

"I'm sorry. I wasn't giving you the shirt back. It smells good." She looked at my eyes. 

Her eyes looked down at my lips then moved right back up. She licked her lips in the process. I licked my lips and put my hand on her chin. I slowly lowered my head until my lips were inches from hers. She nodded slightly giving me the confirmation that I needed. I closed the gap between us and my lips met hers. 

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I am not trying to glorify these situations. They are very serious and if anyone is in one, please get help. Even if you feel there is no way out, there always is. I love you and please if you ned anything to let me know!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. 

I LOVE YOU ALL

-Cami <3