Niall's POV:
The lads and I couldn't get together for a little bit. We wanted to wait until he went away again, which was only a week and a half after Amber and I went to that hotel in town. He was only going to be gone for the weekend, but Zayn was busy with Ali on Saturday and Harry couldn't meet up with us until two on Sunday afternoon.
I didn't realize they were all going to bring their girlfriends along with Gill. This was real awkward, especially since we never officially broke up. I greated everyone, giving Gill a quick hug last. "How are you, Niall?"
"I've been better. How are you?" Like a gentleman, I pushed a loose piece of hair out out her face, but she backed away from me. "What's wrong?"
"I know we kind of grew apart, but we can't get back together, Niall." I had a stunned expression on my face; what was going on? "I'm sorry, but it'd be best if we were just friends. It wasn't really working anyway." I never said a word after that; she leaned in to peck my cheek and trotted off next to Ali.
"Okay, so we need to get to the bottom of this." Louis, Zayn, and Harry all settled down on my sofa with Ali, Eleanor, Bri, and Gill. "Where is Liam sneaking off to so often?" I sunk down to the floor at Zayn's feet.
"Is his Mum or Dad doing okay? Maybe he's going to see her?" Louis suggested.
"But why wouldn't he bring his wife and newborn daughter with him?" Bri made a very good point; if anything was going wrong wtih his parents, he would bring Amber and Miracle with him. I tapped my index finger on my chin trying to think of another reason.
"You have a key to their flat," Zayn yelled at me. "Grow a pair and snoop around!" I reached my hand into my pocket and twirled the key around in my fingers. Amber was at the doctors with the girls; they shouldn't be back until four or so.
After a good ten minutes of debating, the lads and I went up to Liam and Amber's flat to look for some clues of where he might be. Louis and I searched his computer for emails, purchases, and recent Google searches. Zayn and Harry looked through his things in the bathroom and bedroom.
"Any luck, lads?" Harry addressed us all and we just shook our heads; whatever he was doing was real sneaky and I didn't like it. The girls hadn't been to the flat yet to see Miracle's nursery, so they piled in there to check it out. The lads and I just sat out in the living room, ready to pull our hair out over this problem.
"I'm really worried about him." Louis gripped his brown hair between his fingers, tugging hard. Zayn and Harry had their heads between their knees while I stretched out on the sofa, staring at the ceiling. The girls got quite in the room; the house fell silent and started to feel empty.
We all jumped at the sound of a car door slam shut. Being four genuises, we failed to shut the door all the way and a quick escape was impossible. We were screwed.
The hinges creeked and broke the cold tense air. Liam wandered in with a small duffle bag and a guilty look on his face. "What are you all doing here?"
"Liam, we've been thinking about you and we were just wondering if you were okay." Harry stood up and started to confront him. "What are you doing, man?"
Liam's face grew a light shade of pink, but I saw the tint of a sickening green in his attitude and aplomb. "I guess I should tell you guys; yous are my best mates, anyway." He sat his duffle bag down as we gathered around him in the living room.
I listened to his story and his reasonings and felt sick to my stomach. My head started to spin and my vision went blurry. I felt my heart pounding in my chest, just begging to jump out and tell her. I knew I couldn't do that; Liam's job was to tell her.
"I'm sorry." His face fell in his hands and I heard him take a deep breath, sighing. Although we weren't happy with what he was doing, we were there to comfort him about it. We heard an awkward cough and turned around to remember the girls were in the nursery. "Oh great."
"It's okay." Ali spoke up for the girls. "Your secret is safe with us." Well there we had it. Everyone knew what Liam was up to except Amber, Lilli, and Miracle; I don't want them to be hurt, but I hope Liam tells them soon.
