Shattered

Get a Room

Perries Pov

I had been put in charge because the boys all refused to follow each other's orders and it always ended in an argument.
This was why I was sat in a room with Zayn tying strings to balloons that he had blown up. Harry had been sent to Eleanor's flat to grab every single blanket and pillow she owned and if possible to grab Louis favourite beanie which was no doubt lurking somewhere in Eleanor's bedroom.
Niall had been sent to the DVD store with strict instructions not to buy any food as Louis couldn't eat. As an after thought Liam had been sent with him because Niall couldn't be trusted not to come back with something edible. So that left Zayn and I blowing up 'Get Well Soon' balloons in the little private waiting room that had practically become a hotel room over the last week.

"Isn't it scary to think Louis has only been here a few days and he's already had two operations" Zayn murmured.
This thought had struck me earlier and did worry me, but I didn't see the sense in stressing Zayn out any more than he already was.
"I know, hopefully the next few months will be better than the past few days."

Zayn muttered an agreement.

He put the packet of balloons down and looked up at me.
Zayn tucked a stray hair from my ponytail behind my ear. He moved closer, chocolatey eyes boring into mine. Leaning in he pressed his lips to mine, dark stubble grazing my chin. With ease he lifted me onto his lap. My hands came to rest on his shoulders. It was passionate but slow. A respite from the hectic world around us. Only me and Zayn.
How it was supposed to be.
It was times like these I wished I had a normal job so I could come home to this every night.
Come home to Zayn every night.
It had been months since I had last seen him and this was the first real kiss we had shared since being back. All our attention has been directed at Louis.

I pulled back from Zayn. Taking a moment to stare at his handsome features.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"I was just thinking how brave El is being, if you were the one lying in that bed i'd be a wreck."
Zayn did not reply. He simply pulled me close and wrapped me in a tight hug. I rested my chin on his shoulder thinking how safe he made me feel.

We stayed like that for a while enjoying each other's touch until Niall and Liam re-entered, DVDs in hand.
"Get a room" Niall joked.
"We were in one" Zayn quipped .
Niall scowled.
"Where's Harry?" asked Liam.
"Probably on his way back from El's flat by now" I answered.
As if by magic Harry appeared in the doorway.
Or rather a mass of pillows and fabric appeared in the doorway topped with curly hair.

Twenty minutes later we were all in Louis' room. Most of the floor could no longer be seen as it was covered with bedding. A DVD had been inserted into the player and balloons were strewn throughout the room. Glasses of water had been poured as everyone felt bad about having anything that Louis couldn't. Louis himself was still asleep and Eleanor was sat on the edge of the bed wearing his beanie.

Whether it was Niall's continual complaints about the lack of food or the hub-bub of noise in general no one knew but Louis began to stir.

Eleanor's Pov

I sensed movement next to me and realised Louis was beginning to wake. I rubbed his shoulder gently, coaxing him back in to the land of the conscious.
"Hey handsome" I said, as his blue eyes fluttered open. He gave me a small smile and Niall stopped complaing for a few seconds to make gagging noises in the background.
He soon stopped.
The cause of his silence being a pillow to the face from Perrie.
Remembering the nurses instructions, hating that I had to put him in pain but knowing I had to do it, I grabbed the syringe from the bedside table.
"The nurse told me to give you this" I said.
"It's antibiotics for the infection"
He nodded slowly, yawning and rubbing sleep out of his eyes with a hand that I painfully noted already had a needle in it.
"Left or right" I asked, gesturing to the needle.
"Right arms already got a needle in it" he said.
I sighed, sympathy for my boyfriend flooding me.
I grasped his left arm, rubbing it with a sterile wipe. As gently as I could I inserted the needle. He flinched as it pierced his skin.
I then taped the needle to his arm and attached it to the machine which would give him the antibiotics. I kissed Louis' forehead and placed the beanie on it.
"Thanks" he chuckled, "I'm freezing."
I tried to hide my worry as it was pretty warm in the room. Instead I chucked a few more blankets on top of him and stepped out of the way allowing him to see the rest of the room for the first time.
Louis eyes widened.
"Movie night" we chorused!
Louis smiled up at me.
"It was Harry's idea Lou." I said pointing.
"Thanks Haz" he said gratefully
"No problem mate" the youngest replied.

And so Liam pressed play, triggering the start of the most enjoyable night any of us had experienced since the nightmare had started.

Sorry for the boring chapter. Hope you guys are still reading... Holidays start in 2 days so updates will be more regular. I've spent the last 5 weeks doing 21 exams so I haven't had much time to update :/
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