Give Me Love

Chapter 15 - Other Plans

Ed POV

"Bye Ed, see you tomorrow night!" Taylor smiled as she and Chris walked down my front steps to their waiting car.

I took a deep breath and started walking towards my steps, going up to my room to find Marie. She was lying in my bed buried under the covers and soft snores were slipping passed her lips. I pulled the duvet down to look at her face, old and fresh tear tracks covered her cheeks which were still slightly flushed from crying as well as her nose. I quietly laid down next to her trying not to wake her, I just wanted her to sleep, have a few hours of peace before she had to deal with everything all over again.

I stared at the ceiling for a while trying to think of everything that could make Marie hurt like this. Her Mum? Her brother? That's when it all clicked for me... Harry!

"Hi Ed..." Her raspy voice spoke as she sniffled

I turned on my side to face her and wrapped an arm around her pulling her close to me.

"E-ed I c-can't breathe!" she struggled to get out of my grip

"Sorry Marie"

We sat up in bed leaning against my headboard for a while before she finally spoke.

"Harry..."

"Mmm" was all I could say, I was preparing for the worst, I knew it was coming.

"Harry...brokeupwithme" she said in one word

I turned to stare into her green eyes "Why?"

She sighed as tears started pouring down her face and whimpers escaping her mouth.

"He said he wanted a quick fuck; that we weren't supposed to be this, what we were." She broke down throwing herself into my arms, tears staining my shirt as I clutched her tightly. "He used me Ed! He fucking used me. The sad thing is I was falling in love with him. Fuck. I was in love with him; I am in love with him. I fucking love Harry Styles and all he wanted from me was somewhere to stick his penis!" She yelled still in broken sobs.

"I'm here for you Marie, I always will be. You are my family now. Harry is an idiot and I can't believe he did that to you. I can't even fathom why he would do that. I'm... I'm so fucking pissed off Marie!!!" I yelled

"I... I just...ugh. Never mind. I'm gonna go make some tea okay Ed?"

"no no you stay here I'll make it for you Marie. You rest; you've had a pretty fucking rough day"

She flashed me a fake half smile before she laid back under the covers and I exited the room.

I ran down the stairs to the kitchen and put the kettle on the stove; I stood in the back corner of the kitchen and took my phone of out my pocket. I needed to make two phone calls.

"Hi babe" I smiled into the phone, hearing her voice made my heart flutter and my cheeks flush "We can't tell Marie about us yet" "Yes Candace I know but Harry broke up with her tonight. Maybe we should just wait a week until she feels a bit better yeah?" she sighed agreeing with me.

I should explain I never went to see my mum; I went to Texas and spent two weeks with Candace. We never stopped talking after she went back to America and we just wanted to see what this was. I realized during those two weeks that I needed her to be a part of my life. Shes the reason I wrote "This" because we are the start of something new and I think I'd throw everything away if it meant being with her. Although I know she'd never ask me to.

Now for that second phone call.

I could feel my body heat rising and my heart beating faster.