Everywhere You Go (Lawson Fanfic) - On Hold

Chapter Four - Sheffield

(Erin's Point of View)

I sighed as we came to a stop outside Ryan's parents house. I really didn't want to have to go in and deal with them because for some reason which no one seems to know, they hate me. Ryan turned and smiled at me in an almost apologetic way. 

   "Remember it's just one night here and then we'll be gone okay?" he said hugging me. I leant my head against his shoulder. 

   "Yeah it may be one night but its one night in hell for me! Your parents, your mother mostly, hate me. For no reason! I mean what have I even done? We've been together four years in November and still I get looks as though I'm the fucking devil." I said pulling away from him. He frowned down at me. 

   "I honestly don't know babe. I mean I think you're great obviously but they just don't seem to see what I see. Which is a funny, gorgeous, smart girl who I happened to fall in love with." he said before leaning down and pressing his lips against mine. I pulled away from the kiss and gave him a small smile. 

   "Guess we better go in seeing as your mum has already seen us." I said glancing towards the living room window where his mum was stood watching us with her arms folded across her chest. We both waved and she smiled at Ryan then looked towards me and glared. "See what I mean Ryan? All I did was smile and wave and I got a bloody glare." I said picking my bag up. "I'd be better staying at the hotel with the boys and Joanne." I mumbled. Ryan grabbed onto my wrist and sighed. 

   "Don't go to the hotel please? I want you here and like I said it's one night. Do it for me please?" he asked. I shook my head. 

   "No Ryan! I can't deal with the glares, the snide comments. She doesn't like you being with me so you'd be as well just dumping me and finding someone she approves of." I said pulling out of his grip.

   "Erin shut up! I love you okay. I want to be with you. I don't care what my parents think of us. All I  care about is whether or not you love me and want to be with me. And I know you do." he said, holding onto my hand. I looked away from him, not wanting him to see the tears that had started to build up in my eyes. This is why I hated coming to Sheffield with him. I always ended up in tears over something. Mainly something his mother would say to me. I couldn't deal with it anymore which is why I just wanted to walk away and go to the hotel and be around people who would actually want me there like my best friends. 

   "I do but I can't deal with the comments she throws at me and how she talks about me when I'm not in the room. You're house isn't that big so I hear everything she says." I said wiping the few tears that had started to make their way down my cheeks. 

   "I'll stand up for you though. So please just spend the night. Only one night then I promised we'll be gone. I haven't seen them in ages which is why I wanted to spend the night here and not at the hotel." he explained. I sighed and looked up at him. He reached towards my face and wiped away the tears that were there. 

   "Fine. But if she says anything I'm not coming out your room until we leave tomorrow." I said. 

   "That's fine by me and completely understandable. Now the sooner we get in the house the sooner it will be over for you." he said with a small smile and took my hand leading me up to the door. 

I slammed Ryan's door behind me and sunk to the floor with my back against it. As usual, I was now in tears because of his mother. But for once Ryan played a part in it. I couldn't believe he didn't stand up for me when he said he would. His mum went completely off on one at me saying I was only with Ryan because he was famous now and that I didn't love him. Complete bullshit yet Ryan just sat there and let her say all that to me. I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and then the handle of his door jiggled. I heard a sigh on the other side. 

   "Erin open up." he said. I pulled the sleeves of his jumper over my hands and wiped away my tears. 

   "Just go away Ryan!" I said, trying to stop crying. 

   "No because you've been a right dick to me tonight. You told me you'd stand up for me yet you let your mother say all that to me! I do love you and I was with you way before the band got famous so there is no way in hell that I'm with you because you're famous." I said. I heard him sit down on the other side and lean his head against the door. 

   "I had a delayed reaction okay? I was in the kitchen and by the time I was about to come through and tell her to shut the hell up you'd ran up here in tears. Honestly babe, I'll tell her off for it but I needed to know you were okay." he said. I stood up and opened the door and he fell backwards onto the floor. 

   "Do I look okay to you?" I asked. "I'm in tears Ryan. I always end up in tears whenever we come here. It's nothing new. Next time I'm not coming with you. If it's a tour then I'll stay at the hotel with everyone else but I am in no way coming here again." I said walking over and sitting on his bed. He walked over and knelt down in front of me. 

   "Fine. I don't care that you don't want to come back with me next time. All I care about is whether or not you're happy. And clearly coming here makes you unhappy so you don't have to next time." he said softly. I swiped the tears off my face and took a deep breath. 

   "Are you sure?" I asked. He nodded and stood up to sit next to me. 

   "I want you to be happy. I don't like seeing you crying at all. I like my girlfriend to smile not cry." he said holding onto my hand. He laced our fingers together and smiled at me. "Can I see your gorgeous smile please?" he asked. I shook my head. 

   "No." I mumbled. He frowned and nudged my shoulder with his. 

   "Please Erin. Just one smile for me?" he asked again. I turned to face him and gave him a small smile. "That's my girl. So how about you and I just stay up here for the rest of the night? Watch a movie then go to bed?" he suggested. I smiled and nodded. 

   "Sounds great Ry. As long as I don't have to see your mum until tomorrow when we leave." I said. 

   "Whatever you want. I love you Erin. I don't care what my parents say." he smiled while pulling me in for a hug. 

   "I love you too Ryan but I don't want to be what tears you and your parents apart." I mumbled. 

   "You won't. I'm with you and have been for almost four years now so they just have to deal with that. You're the one girl for me babe." he said grinning at me. I gave him a small smile back before he went to go pick out a DVD for us.