Hostage

18. "You know too much for us to just let you go"

I woke up with a cramped neck and a stiff back. When I opened my eyes and observed my surroundings I realized I'd fallen asleep on the couch, probably with the thought of Rae on my mind.

Fuck her.

I decide to be nice and take her to the club and pay for the ten drinks she ordered, and she thanks me by fucking around with some model looking asshole.

It aggravates me even more because I don't know why I'm angry. God, that fucking sentence didn't even make sense.

Point is, I shouldn't be mad at Raleigh because she was kissing some fuckboy at a club. I shouldn't care.

But I do.

*** 1 week ***

I was in the midst of dialing Zayn to tell him to bring some pizza over when I heard the blaring speaker sound from downstairs. I groaned and threw my head back as Beyonce's album filled tmy house yet again.

I should have known Niall was up to no good when he returned from the store with a boombox and a bunch of shit albums.

I growled in frustration when 'Partition' came on. This seemed to be her favorite one lately.

I could do one of two things:
1) Ask her nicely to turn it the fuck down or
2) Storm right down there and take it from her

Let's do that.

I pushed myself up from the couch, combing a hand through my long curls before deciding that I didn't give a shit if I looked like I just woke up because it was only Rae.

I unlocked and opened the door to the basement, peering inside to see Rae.....dancing. Like, club dancing. Fuck.

I stepped in all the way and closed the door softly behind to not disturb her. I walked down the first couple of steps and watched with parted lips as Rae's body moved to the beat.

Her hips dipped to the beat before swinging back up as she raised her hands in the air and let her body lose. My eyes zoned in on her frame, her ass in particular as she dropped again and put her hands on her knees. She stood up before reaching down to touch the ground and slide her hands up her leg, hips, stomach, and above her head again.

My eyes closed as I pictured us at some grimy club, her back pressed against my chest as our sweaty bodies move to the beat. She'd lean her head back on my shoulder and I'd dip to kiss her neck as she continues to move against me. Tease me until I get all worked up.

I picture her bending over and moving against me only to smirk over her shoulder at my disheveled appearance. And then, when I couldn't take any more of her teasing I'd back her up into the wall and plant my lips on hers. And it would be my turn to do the teasing.

And after that I'd take her back to my place. My bed-

"What are you doing?"

My eyes snapped open and I jolted back, frazzled as I was snapped out of my daydream. "Uhm I-" I stuttered as I tried to pinpoint the reason I actually came down here in the first place.

"I- I " I came to ask you to turn this shit off but I don't really want to anymore. "I came to ask you to fucking turn the music down" I snapped, mad at myself for not just demanding.

Raleigh cocked a half-smirk. "You're actually asking me?"

What I really want to ask you is if I can sit in the corner and just watch you. "No. I'm telling you to turn it the fuck down"

I rolled my eyes when she continued to smile, as if she was proud that I was being "decent". I huffed out in frustration and turned my back to go upstairs. "Oh and by the way" I spoke over my shoulder. "The boys and I have some business to do so we've called Liam and Louis' girlfriend to babysit you while we're gone"

I made sure to use "babysit" as a derogatory term just to spit her, smiling when I provoked just the reaction I was looking for.

She rolled her eyes and walked towards the speaker, turning the dial for the volume down before re-plugging it. I watched her for a second longer before continuing my journey up the stairs. Just as I reached the top and her music played much more softer, she spoke my name.

"Why am I still here? If you aren't going to torture me anymore then why are you keeping me?"

Bright eyes peered up at me from below, and I shrugged as if they didn't have any affect on me. "You know too much for us to just let you go"

~*~

"I'm sorry" I broke the awkward silence. Eleanor's hand stilled in my hair as she paused to look at me with a popped eyebrow. She smacked her lips together and glanced at Sophia, Liam's girlfriend, before looking back at me.

"I was just...I was very rude to you the last time and then Louis told me some stuff and I just- I didn't mean it. I was just upset, that's all" I fumbled.

Eleanor only grinned and waved her hand in the air dismissively. "Oh don't worry about it sweetheart, I know you were mad. I would be mad too, pissed off actually. I wouldn't even have given myself the time of day if I were you"

She continued curling my hair and I continued chatting with her and Sophia. Eleanor had insisted on curling my hair to pass the time even though we would be staying in the house and the only people who would see would be her and Sophia.

Sophia and Liam were apparently childhood friends and they grew up together. They began dating in high school and have been together ever since. Sophia hated what Liam did, but she admitted that she was too in love with him to let him go.

I had to hold back my eye roll.

So we chatted and chatted and I learned some things about them and they about me.

And that was how my night went.