Rumor Has It (HIATUS)

Chapter 44.

-Lauren's POV-

"Tell me what?" I asked.

Niall and Harry jumped, and a smirk appeared on Harry's face. "Tell her Niall."

Niall stuttered, and nervously ran his hands through his hair. "Um...I...Uh..."

Harry glared at him. "Either you tell her, or I will."

Niall gulped and walked up to me. He took my hands in his, and looked me in the eyes.

"Lo?"

"Yes?"

He took in a big breath. "You're going to hate me, but I feel like the right thing to do is to tell you the truth." He paused. "I've basically been cheating on you since I got here. I've hung out with other girls, and might have kissed a few, and—"

Harry scoffed. "A few?"

I was shaking now, but I wanted to know the rest. "Go on." I said, my voice quivering.

He nodded. "I'm just really sorry, and I hope you don't hate me. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I don't want to lose you. I wasn't thinking when I did all of those things. I'm so sorry, Lo. Please forgive me." He looked down. "I love you."

I felt my heart shatter into 10,000 pieces, if not more. I searched his face for any sign of this being just a joke, and when I don't find one, I let go of his hands and looked him in the eye. "You love me? Ha, that's funny. Love is not cheating on someone. Love is not forgetting that person's existence. Love is not repeatedly sending me to voicemail."

"Lauren—"

"No, Niall. It all makes sense now." Tears began to fill my eyes. "You never loved me. I was just some piece in your game. Gosh, I'm so stupid. Why did I fall for it?"

"Lauren, I thought you would understand—"

"Well it's the complete opposite. I don't understand why you acted like you loved me. I don't understand what I did wrong. I've been being the most faithful person to you, ever since we started dating!"

"Yeah, then how come you kissed Harry?!" he snapped.

I froze, and looked over at Harry, who had a smirk on his face, then back at Niall. "I didn't kiss him! He kissed ME! I'm the one who pulled away and told him that it wasn't right!"

"Yeah right."

"She's telling the truth, Niall." Harry added.

Niall looked dumbfounded.

I scoffed, and took off the bracelet that Niall had given me the week before he left. "You can have it back." I spat, as I dropped it on the floor. I then stalked off, and let a tear slip down my face. I walked out of the arena, and waited for the first cab that came by. 

When I got back to the hotel, I paid the driver, and went straight to my room and started bawling. What hurts the most out of all of this, is that Niall didn't even call me back. He just let me go.

-Niall's POV-

She hates me.

I'll never get the chance to get her back.

"She'll never love me again." I voiced to Harry.

"Good. That's what you get." 

"She hates me too."

"I do too." He walked away.

I sighed, batting away the tears that were forming in my eyes. I slid down the wall, and put my head in my hands.

I felt someone sit down beside me, but I didn't bother to look.

"Are you okay?" said the small voice.

I looked up, to find Piper sitting down beside me, rubbing my back.

"She knows."

Piper's face went completely white. "What? How? Since when? Who told her?" she exclaimed.

"I did."

"Why would you—"

"It only felt like the right thing...and Harry kind of threatened me into doing it."

Piper began pacing across the small space. "Oh gosh, Oh gosh, Oh my gosh."

I pulled her back down to the floor, and put my arm around her. "Calm down."

"Calm down? How can I calm down?! My best friend just found out that I kissed her boyfriend! This is my entire fault. Maybe if I would've told her earlier, it wouldn't have gotten to this point."

"Piper, it's my fault too."

"What are we going to do now?"

"Well, we have to go to the after party to make everything seem somewhat normal."

"Will Lo be there?"

I hope not. I wouldn't be able to face her, again. "I don't know."

Piper started pacing. "She's going to hate me. That was my best friend. I love her, and now she most likely hates me."

"I love her too." I whispered, as a tear rolled down my cheek.