Make You Feel My Love (One Direction)

Chapter Twenty

**Chapter Twenty**

•Harry's POV•

For the past three days, Erin was a complete mess. Liam had left to go see Danielle the morning after their fight, and he didn't let anyone know until he was already there. We were supposed to be going back on tour in Europe the day he left but obviously that wasn't happening; that alone had caused an uproar with management and the lads. When I had to explain to Erin where Liam was the afternoon after she showed up at my door at one o'clock in the morning, she was distraught.

★Flashback★

Erin had sobbed herself to sleep in my arms around 2am that morning over what had happened with Liam. She looked terrible; dark bags formed under her beautiful eyes, and tears stained her flushed cheeks as well as my Ramones shirt, which I had let her borrow to sleep in. However, that wasn't the worst part... it was worse when my phone buzzed once Liam had replied to a text I sent him earlier asking where he was.

From: Liam

I'm going to talk to Danielle. I'll be back asap. I'm sorry.

And that was it. No explanation, no reason why... just exactly what he had said. A part of me understood why he hadn't given me details. However, a stronger part of me was fuming with anger and frustration. How could he do this to her? She loves him and he couldn't even be honest with her from the beginning? None of this would have happened if he had figured everything out before starting a relationship with someone like Erin; someone who had already been broken so many times before that putting her trust in someone again was already a task in itself.

"Harry, was that Liam? Where is he?" Erin asked me groggily. She had just woken up, yet her eyes were still bloodshot and puffy. She didn't deserve any of this, yet I knew I couldn't lie to her. She had been through enough pain already and I wasn't about to lie and make it worse.

"Um.. well love, he went to go talk to Danielle..." I whispered to her, hoping she wouldn't get too upset.

"Did he say why?" She asked quietly, clearly trying to mask her anxiety over this situation. Whenever the one you love goes to talk to an ex, it was almost never good. Even she knew that. But she was trying to be strong in this situation, and I admired her for that.

"N-no, he didn't. But Erin, trust me. He loves you and I'm sure he's doing what he has to in order to get you back. He won't give up on you." I reassure her, pulling her closer into my chest.

(End of Flashback)

And since that first day, Liam hadn't contacted any of us. He didn't even answer any of the calls or texts we sent him. And Erin was affected because of it.

The past 3 days, Erin couldn't eat regularly, sleep regularly, or even get out of the flat. She mostly stayed in bed and sobbed quietly, hoping not to catch my attention. But that was the other issue I was now facing.

I had been taking care of her this whole time. Though she didn't want to be a burden to me, I refused to leave her alone with no one to take care of her. When she cried, I held her close to me and comforted her. I cooked for her and tried to get her to eat, which was no easy task. I even stayed in the flat with her when she wouldn't go out with the lads. In fact, I grew even closer to her. Close to her to the extent of dreading Liam's return.

I knew that Erin loved Liam more than anything, and she could never choose me over him... but there's that hope that maybe she would. Maybe, after everything she's been through these last 3 days, she's fallen in love with me too. I've grown so attached to her that the thought of not waking up with her in my arms anymore had scared me.

"Harry, what's wrong?" Erin asked me curiously. She must've noticed the look of distress on my face while I was thinking about this whole situation. She was doing much better today compared to the past few days, so I wasn't going to spring my feelings on her and make her even more confused.