Adopted By Who?

Chapter twelve

September 18th 2015

Hello. It's me again. It's been about a week since I hurt my knee and it gets swollen sometimes and I try not to put any weight on it because it locks making me fall. At this point the boys probably think their house is infested with a bunch of ghost cats.

The clicking and popping hurts but only for a couple seconds. Nobody knows about it yet and I intend to keep it that way.

Bye! -Addison

After closing and putting away the book I went over to my bathroom and turned on the shower.

As I got my clothes off I could feel the warms steam in the air. Then I got in the shower letting the hot water on me. I love this feeling.

Once I was finished I got out wrapping a towel around myself and went to my closet to change. I decided on wearing a black jumper and dark blue leggings. I put a little bit of makeup on and limped over to the door.

Now you might be wondering how the boys didn't notice me limping yet. That's because I don't limp around them. I do it when nobody is watching because then it's less likely for me to face plant, which isn't fun.

I peeked out my door to see if anybody was in the hallway. When I decided that nobody was there I limped out the door.

"Addy?" I gasped turning around to find Harry looking at me.

"Why are you lim-" I quickly put my hand over his mouth and said, "shhhhh!"

He put his hand around my wrist, slowly lowering my arm giving me a funny look.

"What happened?" He asked.

Ugh. Really Harry? I almost made it to the stairs to slide down the railing victoriously.

But no.

I guess I have no options.

WAIT. I HAVE AN IDEA!

"My leg fell asleep." I said proud of what I had come up with.

I'm so brilliant he will never figure it- actually no. He just raised his eyebrow.

"Sure it did." He said searching my face trying to figure out what I was hiding.

I bit my bottom lip trying not to tell.

YOURE STRONGER THAN THIS ADDY. FIGHT IT! FIGHT THE LOOK OF DISAPPOINTMENT FROM ONE OF YOURE DADS BEST FRIENDS WHO HELPS TAKE CARE OF YOU EVER SINGLE DAY AND PUTS UP WITH YO-I'm telling.

Dang it.

I got so far too!

I grabbed his hand and led him to my room trying my best not to limp.

We both sat down on my bed and I told him about the game and how I told Louis I would be fine and what how I walked normally and how I wasn't just super clumsy, which I am, but that's not why I was falling all the time.

I don't know why but for some reason, Harry was just really easy to talk to.

Maybe it's because he's the most female in the house besides me. 'I'm masculine I swear!' Yeah right Harry.

And yes I've seen the video. What? They adopted me! I had to learn more at some point! He rubbed his hand up and down my back and I leaned my head on his shoulder. I felt him stroke my hair as he spoke.

"Why won't you tell him?"

"Because I don't want him to think I'm weak." I said quietly and embarrassed.

"Addison Tomlinson," he said seriously making eye contact with me.

"Just because you're hurt doesn't make you weak. Being brave enough to tell me is being strong. And being brave enough to tell Louis will show him you're strong, not weak. Don't you even think that you are weak for a second."

"Thanks Harry." I said lowering my head and smiling a bit and feeling relieved.

"You know he loves you right?" He asked.

"Yes of course I do. I think I'm ready." I said starting to stand up.

"Ah ah ah." He said shaking his head being his normal self.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm not letting you walk down those stairs!"

I groaned. "Harry! This is precisely why I didn't want to tell. I've been doing this on my own for a week now."

"And that is exactly why you shouldn't be! I don't want you to make it any worse than it is Addy. Now hop on." He said squatting down so I could hop on his back.

"Fine." I said getting on his back as he grabbed onto my legs so I wouldn't fall off. I then put my arms loosely around his neck.

After we were halfway down the stairs he said something. Something i'm not used to hearing.

"I'm proud of you Addy."

Proud? Proud of me?

Before I could think any longer on the matter we were downstairs.

"I'm scared Harry." I said noticing I had my hands gripping the front of his shirt.

"I can stay with you while you tell him if you want."

"Yeah that would be nice."

"Okay. BOOBEAR!!" Harry yelled making me grip tighter.

Louis walked out of the kitchen. "What's up Hazzz..." I stopped when he saw us and gave us both a very confused look.

"I need to tell you something." I mumbled barely loud enough for him to hear me

"Okay." He said. Harry walked over to the couch and I hopped off his back sitting down with Louis, looking concerned, on my right and Harry or my left giving me a reassuring look. I took a deep breath and looked up to Louis and started to tell him exactly what I told Harry. By the end I was crying and i could see Louis tearing up.

"Baby girl, you could've told me. I don't think your weak." He then pulled me into a hug and I cried in his arms. "I'm gonna take you to the doctor okay?"

I looked up scared, "no please no!"

"It's for the best princess! I swear I'll be with you every step of the way." I nodded and hugged him again.

"I'm sorry for not telling you. I was scared" I said. He stroked my hair and spoke in a soothing voice,

"You're allowed to be scared sometimes. Just don't let it take over okay? Can I carry you to the car?" I nodded. He picked me up bridal style and I leaned my head against him arm and closed my eyes trying to forget about how scared I was. Next thing I knew I was asleep.

IM SO SORRY ITS LITERALLY BEEN MONTHS IM SO SO SO SO SORRY HONESTLY I JUTS PROCRASTINATED AND PROCRASTINATED BUT IM HERE NOW AND ILL BE UPDATING HOPEFULLY AGAIN REALLY SOON.

IM SO SO SO SO SO SORRY I DONT KNOW IF ANYONE IS EVEM STILL READING THIS BOOK BUT HONESTLY I AM JUST THE WORST PERSON. Okay I love you guys sooooo much. Merry Christmas!!!

-AJxxxxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️