Marielle's POV
So this really just happened. Liam and I are back together. I don't know what came over me but it was just everything that he said that brought back all the amazing memories we had. I can't just let that all go because of one mistake he made; we've both made mistakes and now we get another chance to make sure we don't make them again.
We spend the next 20 minutes just making out, kind of like we're making up for lost time. We pull apart and let the sounds of our uneven breaths fill the silent room. I look over to the clock on the bedside table: 4:00 pm.
"I should probably start getting ready for the show." I says, looking over to him. He nods and I slowly try to get off the bed. He immediately rushes to my side and slowly lowers my leg onto the floor and gently stands me up. "Thanks." I smile.
"Of course. That's what I'm here for." He replies, placing a quick kiss on my nose.
I proceede to get my makeup bag out of my suitcase and walk over to the vanity mirror to wash my face, I look exhausted and I have a few scratches from the accident so I do my best to cover them as I apply a simple makeup routine. I keep the sweater on, not just because it's cozy but now it smells like him and I miss the smell of him. I ruffle my hair up a bit in the mirror, pleased with my look.
"Ready to go?" Liam asks, wrapping his arms around my shoulders from behind me. I look at our reflection in the mirror, this looks right, this is how it's supposed to be. Liam and I, together in love.
We arrive at the venue two hours before the show so we can go backstage and see everyone, we won't have time after because everyone leaves immediately after the show so there's enough time for travel. Liam walks next to me down the hallway as I use my crutches to swing my way around. I say my hellos to a few members of the crew I know and they all wish me a speedy recovery which I think is really nice of them. We find the main dressing room where Little Mix, Erica and Caleb are all sitting around talking, they immediately stand up excitedly when they see us enter.
"Hey guys! You all know Liam?" I introduce and he goes around and individually hugs everyone.
"Oh hey man, sorry if I came off as an ass earlier. I didn't mean it." Liam says to Caleb as he shakes his hand.
"Aw that's alright!" Caleb replies happily with a wide smile.
"Hey, I'm gonna go to the loo. I'll see you in a bit, okay?" Liam says quietly, turning to me.
"Okay." I reply, nodding my head. He gives me a quick kiss on the lips and I can feel all eyes on us. He has just kissed me in front of everyone who thought we had broken up so I guess it was a pretty good unspoken way to tell them what happened. I look over to them who all look shocked and happy but don't react until they are sure Liam is out of earshot. As soon as he closes the door they all begin squealing like little schoolgirls and I immediately feel my face turn bright red.
"Wait so you guys...?" Perrie questions in excited disbelief. I nod my head quickly with a stupid grin on my face. They all begin squealing again and proceed to give me a group hug without injuring me some more.
"Oh my God! Babe I'm so happy for you!" Erica gushes.
"You are seriously the cutest couple ever! Aw!" Caleb coos.
"Leigh owes me 10 quid!" Jesy cheers while Leigh-Anne scoffs. "But seriously, you lot are so cute!"
"Hey hey now we can double date!" Perrie laughs but I know she's being completely serious about it. That would actually be pretty fun: Perrie, Zayn, Liam and I all hanging out could spell out mischief.
I continue to blush and smile at their remarks, they said it's pretty clear how happy I look and they couldn't be any more right.
"Oh so these few days off are going to be fun, aren't they?" Jade says cheekily, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Oh my God, Jade! You and your naughty thoughts!" I blush with laughter, playfully slapping her arm. "We're just going to see what happens." I smile shyly. They all burst out into a chorus of aw's and they quickly silence themselves as soon as Liam walks back into the room.
"What?" Liam asks, looking confused. They all burst into giggles and I shush them, I swear they're acting like children!
"Nothing, they're just being weird. So do you guys need help getting anything ready?" I ask, trying to change the subject.
"No no no, you're not doing anything missy! Doctors orders." Caleb warns, wagging his finger. I hate not doing work, I feel so useless and I really love my job.
"C'mon there has to be something--" I protest.
"No! You know the rules! So come give us hugs and be on your merry way!" Caleb retorts back. I roll my eyes and politely ask Liam to hold my crutches for me as I waddle over to them to give them each a proper hug.
"Have fun! I'll see you all in a few days!" I wave to them as Liam ushers me out of the room. We begin walking down the hallway more and pretty soon I can see Ryan and his crew of dancers heading this way. His eyes are scanning me slowly before looking over to Liam with an somewhat evil smirk. We stop right in front of each other and I can feel Liam tense up next to me, the jealousy already kicking in.
"Hey!" I say as friendly as possible. The rest of the dancers continue walking but I know they've stopped only a few feet behind us to hear the conversation. This isn't going to be awkward at all.
"Hey." He replies nonchalantly, looking over to me, then to Liam then back to me. "You two worked things out I assume."
"Yeah. Liam, this is Ryan. Ryan, Liam." I quickly introduce them as they firmly shake hands. There's a short period of awkward silence as Liam and Ryan just stare at each other coldly.
"Well we gotta go get ready for the show. See you in a few days, hope you get better." he said flatly.
"Thank you. Good luck tonight!" I say quickly as they all begin to walk away. Liam keeps watching him as they walk and waits until they're completely out of sight before speaking.
"What's up with him?" He asks, narrowing his eyes back to me.
"I don't know." I lie. Liam would go ballistic if he knew that Ryan had kissed me only a few days ago.
"I know you're lying. C'mon, I thought we were going to be honest with each other."
I let out a sigh. "Okay...but you gotta promise that you won't get mad or overly jealous!" I state firmly.
"I promise." He nods.
"A few days ago...Ryan said that he likes me and then he kissed me. I didn't kiss him back or even like him that way because...to be honest I was still confused on my feelings for you." My voice trails off at the end as I look up to read his expression. He looks around trying cover up his obvious jealousy and lets out a sigh.
"Okay, thank you for telling me the truth. I'm not mad...at you." He says, looking over my shoulder at the direction Ryan went in.
"Liam...don't." I warned. "I love you and that's all that matters." I try to wrap my arms around his waist while still using my crutches. He chuckles at my awkward movement before kissing my lips tenderly.
"I love you too. Now lets go find our seats." he says, carefully leading me down the hall to the VIP section.
This was the first time I'm watching the show from the audience and it's absolutely amazing! The girls are killing it and the audience is so loud and energetic it's a crazy feeling. I really just want to get up and dance but I can't because of this stupid boot so I'll just stick to dancing in my seat. I can already tell that are several fans in the section next to us that have noticed our presence and start taking pictures of us but I don't care, Liam and I are having an incredible time. At random times throughout the show Liam would kiss my cheek, whisper cute things or even sing along to the songs in my ear and it honestly makes my heart flutter. Maybe these few recovery days won't be so bad after all.
