Gone

Chapter 2

I woke up earlier than usual to prepare myself for the day I had planned with the group.

I took my time after I got out of the shower, as I applied just the right amount of makeup to my eyes, giving them the smokey look that Mariah taught me.

I shook my dark brown curls lose out of my wet pony tail then took a blow dryer to it. I pulled on my dark denim skinny jeans then put my leather jacket over my purple tank top.

I looked at my phone for the time, 11:50. Zayn would be here at 12.

I slipped on flats instead of my boots, in an attempt not to look too edgy and walked outside.

As I waited in my driveway, I heard a door shut and heard footsteps behind me. I turned around and saw Liam approach his mailbox at the end of his driveway. When I looked at the tight white polo he had on, I couldn't help but think of the image I recieved last night and the thought burned my cheeks. I looked to the ground, suddenly interested in the pavement.

"Are you waiting for someone?" He asked.

I looked up to meet his eyes but all I could think about was this stranger's half naked body.

"Yeah.. Uh are you?" Am I stupid?

He chuckled, "No. Just getting the mail," he lifted up a variety of envelopes.

I looked back to the ground embarrassed with the awkward filling the air.

"What did you see last night?" I gasped as I looked back up to see Liam literally inches away from me.

"Wh-what do you mean?" I stuttered, uncomfortable with the dramatic shift in the conversation.

"Last night. What did you see."

Something about the tone of his voice scared me. I felt his warm breath on my face.

"Nothing. I mean I saw you.. But I didn't mean to."

"Why were you-" Liam began but was cut off by the loud sound of the street bike pulling in my driveway.

When I looked I saw Roman instead of Zayn but I didn't care, I jumped on the back as soon as he came to a stop. Even though I wasn't looking, I could feel Liam's gaze burning into me.

"Where's Zayn?" I asked Roman nervously, for some reason I panicked at the thought of him being hurt or in jail.

"He's at the beach with everyone else. Me and Adrianna are fighting again and I needed to get the hell away from her."

I laughed at Roman's words knowing that later tonight they'd be back into each others arms.

"You love her and you know it," I said as I wrapped my hands around his waist.

"Damn right I do," he shook his head before turning around.

"You ready?"

"Yeah, let's go," I looked over wanting Liam to see me attached to Roman but he wasn't there.

I knew the conversation about what happened last night would be awkward and he'd probably end up calling me a stalker but the way he acted about the whole situation was strange and left me feeling uneasy especially since I had no idea who he was.

When we arrived, I looked to see where everyone was. Mariah was laying down in the sand with her eyes closed as Adrianna rambled on angrily with her arms locked around her knees. Zak and Zayn were sitting at the picnic table a few feet away, I noticed Zak lift a beer bottle to his mouth and Zayn light a cigarette. I looked out to the water to see Zoey and Kam fully clothed and splashing each other playfully.