Good Boy

Chapter 64

Charlie's POV

I finally begin to slowly turn around to face Louis. His face is red and he has an angry and hurt expression on his face. His fists are balled up tight at his sides and I know he won't fight or hit me, but I don't want him to cause damage to this clean and smooth wall near Liam's room.

"Fucking answer me," Louis demands and I jump back a little as his voice gets louder.

"Well I pro--"

"I want an explanation from Charlie," Louis cuts Niall off, not taking his eyes away from mine.

"Louis, can we please talk somewhere else? Alone please?" I beg and Louis turns to walk to his room and gestures for me to follow.

I look back at Niall and Liam for help but they glance at each other and back at me.

What have I gotten myself into within minutes?

Louis shuts the door behind us and I feel way too closed in. Like there is absolutely no air in the room and that's how I know I am nervous as hell.

"Explain," Louis demands.

After staring at him intensely for a minute and thinking long and hard, I shake my head no.

"The last thing I would give you is an explanation. I don't have to explain myself to you. You haven't even made an attempt to explain yourself to me yet. The last thing I would ever give you is a fucking explanation. You don't deserve one. Yes, I made a damn bet on you. Doesn't compare to what you did to me. I have given you just about everything. But, I refuse to give you an explanation."

I push past Louis and he gently grabs my arm and pulls me back.

"I did make an attempt to explain myself to you," Louis tells me.

"When?" I begin to laugh at how pitiful this has gotten.

Louis stares deeply into my eyes and then let's go of my arm. His stare gives me chills and goosebumps.

"Nevermind," he says quietly and unsure, not taking his gaze off of me.

I slowly walk out of the room and he doesn't stop me. Once I shut the door behind me, I let out a breath of relief.

"Charlie, are you okay?" Niall walks over and asks me.

I gasp at the fact he said my actual name.

"Yeah, I'm better than I thought I would be," I admit.

It's true, I expected to be broken and hurt once I left that room. But, I'm doing okay.

"What did he do to you that he hasn't explained?" Niall asks quietly.

I assumed he would eavesdrop on our conversation because he is just as nosy as I am.

I walk away from Louis' door so he doesn't hear our conversation about him.

Niall grabs his keys and leads me out the house and I give him quick directions to Linda's place after he offers to walk me home.

"Louis cheated on me. He has been sleeping with someone else since we've been together," I wipe my watery eyes as I explain to Niall why me and Louis are on bad terms.

"Shit, he's an idiot," Niall mumbles under his breath and I giggle and nudge him.

"I'm serious. He never appreciates what he has. He fucks everything up."

"Don't be so harsh on him.."

"He was harsh on you, Charlie," Niall turns me to face him but his hands don't leave my sides as we stand in an awkward silence.