"we should probably head back. It's getting dark, and I can no longer see them behind us..." I turn and look behind me as I speak. I feel Liam's hand tighten it's grip on mine.
"you're probably right. Niall is probably hungry anyways, I'll be the one cooking tonight." Liam turns around and we continue to walk back towards our hotel, and the others. We've been walking away from them on the beach for two hours. But we also stopped and made sandcastles and swam a little.
Liam is walking closest to the water, but on the horizon, way deep into the ocean, the sun is just beginning to set. It's beautiful.
"I'm glad you told me about your mum babe..." Liam looks at me and I can see 0compassion behind his eyes.
"yeah, I figured you should know... It's been eight, well now... Nine years..." I look at my feet as we walk.
"it must've been hard... I mean losing someone so important and dear to your heart...Rotten stuff that is... I thought that when my mum and dad split, that was the most terrible thing in the world to go through... But to have one of them die.. Well, I can hardly imagine it." Liam stops and lifts my chin so I'm facing up at him.
"it was hard, but so is having your parents split... To be stuck in the middle of that... I don't know what I would've done either..." I lay my hand on Liam's chest and gaze up into his eyes.
"we've both had parent troubles.... we just have to be strong for each other now... No more, blaming yourself for your mum's death.." liam lays his hand on the side of my face. "no more locking your pain away... I want to know when you're hurting.. And why... I want to be the one to help you.." he rub my cheek softly looking from eye to eye intently. "please..." he looks at me and his eyes are covered in a thick coat of gloss.
"thank you" I feel the giant lump in my throat and I can barely squeeze those words out. I reach up and wrap my arms around Liam's neck and I bury my face into his shoulder. I feel his arms come tightly around my middle.
...............
We finally reach the area on the beach where we were earlier today.
"hey guys!!" I chirp as I see everyone sitting in a circle on the sand.
"hey you two!" Louis smiles at us, "hey Kevin senior!" i giggle at Louis, his face lights up and he has an ear to ear grin spread across his face. I guess he likes being called the father of a plastic pigeon. Right on Lou. Right on.
I look at Hannah and Rachel and they're both giving me the eye. I smile and shake my head, bouncing cheerfully over to them. I sit down in the sand next to rachel. Harry is on my other side, then Zayn, whom is trying to build a fire in the middle of our human circle. Then next to him is a space, I watch as Liam takes it. It's convenient because he's sitting directly in front of me now. Next to Liam is Louis, then Niall and next to Niall is Hannah, then it's back to Rachel. I notice that the three of us girls are, all sitting away from our lover boys. Hm. I dont think any of us care right now... We are ready to have a good time as a group. I love spending alone, quality time with Liam, but I want to get to know all of One Direction while I have the chance.
"Bloody hell Zayn, you have been trying at this pit of sticks for an hour... You're obviously not an outdoors man." Niall chuckles while leaning back on one elbow.
"shut up.." Zayn grumbles without taking his eyes off of the pile of dried grass and sticks...
"uh zayn... You have a lighter don't you?" I look at him questioning his logic. Why is he trying to light a fire with two rocks, when he most likely had a lighter in his pocket, I saw him light a cigarette with it before Liam and I went on our walk.
