One day

Part 3- The compromise

I find my mother sitting at the small table staring at some papers with her face in her hands, she seems stressed.

"Mum?" I say making her head tilt up, she uses her hand to wipe away a tear as she fakes a smile.

"Hello Taylor! I'll be down in a second honey, are the boys here?" She has a hurt smile on her face, I can tell something is wrong.

"They are...." I look down at my feet waiting for her to give me an answer as to why she was sad.

After a while I couldn't hold my curiosity and longer, "What's wrong mum?" I blurt out seeing her lift her face once again back to me.

"Nothing dear, just the bank being stupid again." She fakes a giggle and takes my hand leading us downstairs.

"Are you sure? You don't seem okay." Her eyes were red and puffy but the thing about my mum was she was the best at putting a mask on. "Honestly, I'm fine darling."

In almost a minute her puffy eyes went down and it was as if she had been happy all day. Before we reached the table full of hungry boys I tugged at her arm "Niall's really upset, I'll pay for his food if that's okay, and please try to cheer him up mum, he really needs us."

Ever since we were all kids my mother always knew how to put a smile on our faces, I knew she would have no trouble with cheering Niall up.

As we approach the table I take my place at the seat next to Liam and watch all the boys go up and give my mother a rough hug.

Liam and Louis' hug was ridiculously long as they sway my mum back and forth like a big bear hug, Niall's hug was more soft and warm, Harry's hug pulls your whole body in and takes you away, and Zayn's hug was more firm and quick but you could still tell he cared.

Once all the hellos were finished all the boys took their seats at the booth and started making random conversation with my mum.

"What the bloody hell are you wearing?" Louis giggles to Mum. "It makes you look like a camp man." My mother punches Louis in the arm and giggles. "My fashion sense is way better then yours you little fück."

"MUM!" I say reminding her of the foul word which just came out of her mouth, all the boys and mum laugh and continue teasing each other while I excuse myself  to go upstairs to the toilet.

Once I get up I cant help myself, I need to know what was making my mum so upset. I look at the two letters in front of me and glare at the heading. It was all a lot of boring stuff like bank details and dates, but I got to the last page and it said that the rent has been overdue for almost 3 months and that we only have 1 month to pay the $10,000 we owed and if we didn't we would be forced to move out.

My jaw drops and I let myself sink onto the wall behind me, this is why mum has been working a lot more hours recently and not going to the casino anymore. I feel a single tear drop roll down my cheek as the memory's of the Café flash before me.

I have lived here since I was 5 years old.
I had cooked my first meal here.
This place was where I use to play hide and seek.
This is where I would cry to my mother.
This was where I would sing songs all day and annoy the staff.
This is where I had my first kiss.
This is where I had all my birthday parties.
This is where I learnt to tie my shoes.
This is where I had my first drink.
This is where I met my current friends.
This is where I met the boys...

I can't believe we will be losing this place, my home. We will have no where to go and I know my mother isn't the type to ask people for money. My dad will take care of me but no way would he take mum in as well and I would never leave her. Maybe we could stay at Harry's until we sorted things out but we couldn't ask that of Anne, plus they have enough on their shoulders.

I make my way to the bathroom to clean up my face and get rid of the evidence that I was crying. I splash some water onto my face and go back downstairs.

Once I sit back down Liam nudges my arm. "Heyo, we have all ordered and I got your usual, pancakes and a strawberry milkshake. Your mums back in the kitchen cooking." I thank him and stay quiet as I aren't really paying attention the the conversation and Harry seems to notice that.

"Taylor, is everything okay?" All the attention was turned to me as I sit here not saying a word. I know if I told them then they would force me to take their money which I could not accept, they have done enough to help out me and mum.

I sit there seeing Niall look at me with sore eyes, I decide to tell them but there was no way In hell they would pay for us.

"We have 1 month to pay the land lord $10,000 or we get kicked out." Everyone goes silent.

It is quiet for a while but then Liam speaks up. "I can donate some money to you guys, our gang has been making loads of money recently and I-"

"No Liam. I'm not taking anyone's money. I won't allow it." I cut him off as it goes silent again. I watch each member think about what we could do and that's when I hear Zayn speak up.

"Be my girlfriend, I'll pay you."