The Fighter

Chapter Fifteen

* A/N I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately! So much has been going in these past few days, but hopefully I will be updating every day again! (: please comment and vote! I might do double updates if you doo (: and I'm sorry this one is short! *

"So what are you doing today?" Liam asked as I walked over to the bed.

"I'm going back to Ariana and I's apartment."

"Do you want to go downtown today?" Liam tried to avoid eye contact when he asked.

I nodded my head and quickly got off the bed to get my dirty clothes.

"I'll take you to your apartment."

I smiled at Liam as I waited for him to get dressed.

He finally walked out of the room with a red plaid shirt, black pants, and black shoes. I couldn't help but stare at him. He has an amazing body.

"You ready?" he chuckled.

When we finally arrived at the apartment Ariana pulled me into her arms.

"Where have you been? I miss you so much!" she quickly pulled away when Liam approached the door.

"Oh, hi," she faked a smile.

"I'm gonna go get some clothes," I smiled to both of them, even though they were ignoring my presence and staring at each other.

"I'll help you pick something out," Ariana quickly followed behind me.

She closed the door slowly and turned to me.

"What the hell is he doing here? Where have you been? What's going on?"

I told Ariana everything. From Liam leaving me, to me staying at Harry's, and then last night. I excluded the part about me and Liam having sex.

"Oh my," she smiled and winked.

I playfully pushed her away. I don't want her to know about it, at least not now.

I walked over to my closet and pulled out a pair of skinny jeans and an oversized sweater. It's not really cold this winter, but I don't want to risk freezing.

I walked to the bathroom and quickly pulled my hair up into a messy bun, then applied eyeliner and mascara to my eyes.

"I'm ready when you are," I walked out of my room and over to Liam.

We didn't talk the whole ride, we only listened to the music in silence, although it wasn't an awkward silence.

We finally approach big shops downtown and Liam parked on the side of the road.

"So, where to first?" He grabbed my hand.

"I guess to Forever 21?" I guided him towards the store.

We've gotten plenty of dirty looks from almost every stranger we passed. I tried to squeeze Liam's hand so he could relax, I could tell it was bothering him.

I let go of Liam's hand when we entered the store, he followed behind me everywhere I went.

"Hey," a brown haired boy approached me and smiled.

"Hi." I smiled back.

"So, what's your name?" He walked closer to me.

"Vanessa, yours?" I avoided any eye contact with him, and walked over towards a rack of shorts.

"Louis, could I text you sometime? I'm about to go. You're really beautiful and I'd love to get to know you," he smiled.

"She's mine," Liam walked up to us and wrapped his arms around me from behind.

"This is your boyfriend?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Not my boyfriend," my cheeks began to heat.

Is he my boyfriend? I'm not sure what we are. Friends with benefits? I don't want to be one of those... Liam and I have to discuss this when we go back to the car.

"So then it shouldn't matter to him," Louis speaks to me but looks at Liam.

"I think you should leave before this gets ugly," Liam pulled away from me and turned to Louis.

Louis looked at me and I mouthed the words 'sorry' while giving him an apologetic look.

He sighed and rolled his eyes before turning away from us. I nudged Liam.

"What the hell was that?"

"I don't want you talking to him."

"I can talk to anyone if I want to."

"Well too late, he's gone. Now continue to look around."

I felt anger wash over me. Liam can't control my life. He can't control who I talk to.

I grabbed a few pair of pants and shirts and walked to the dressing room so I could get away from Liam.

After trying on 5 different shorts I walked out of the dressing room.

Liam was suppose to be in the chair in front of my dressing room, but he wasn't anywhere in sight.

I placed the pants and shirts back onto their rack neatly and looked around for Liam.

I noticed the brunette that was at Liam's house the other night. She seems to be talking to someone, except I can't see who.

When I see Liam's shoes, I grow furious and jealous. I try to walk behind a rack to eavesdrop without them seeing me.

I fail miserably when I almost stumble over a pair of pants, causing the brunette to look up. She seen me.

She looks back at Liam and smiles before grabbing his face and smashing her lips into his.

Just seeing it makes me feel like I'm being stabbed in the stomach with knives. I feel like something is in my throat, making it hard for me to breathe.

Liam isn't even refusing the kiss. He's actually kissing her back. I try to fight back my tears, at least until I'm out of the store so I can scream.

I run out of the store, it shouldn't be a long walk home. I try to push the images of Liam and the slut kissing. My vision is so blurry that I keep tripping over nothing.

After I get about six blocks away from Liam I turn into a coffee shop and sit down. I inhale the strong smell of the coffee, hoping it would help me relax.

"Vanessa?" I hear a familiar voice. Shit, I'm not ready for this.