Learning To Love Again {Liam Payne}

Big mistake

~Liam's POV~

She walked away, and I let her.

I heard her shut the door, then I heard sobs. Not like the little ones I heard earlier. No. These were full on, almost painful sounding, sobs.

I knew what I had to do. It was what I wanted to do. I needed to.

I walked to the door and shut it behind me. As I walked down the hall to my room, I knew everyone was going to ask questions. I had no doubt.

As I walked through the door, everyone's eyes snapped to look at me. Niall was holding Tori and Harry was holding Claire in his lap still. Zayn and Louis looked confused and so did Danielle. She looked hurt.

"Maybe you two should go in there" I said to Claire and Tori.

As they got up, they remained silent.

Once they passed me, I turned around and grabbed both of their arms.

"I'm so sorry." They looked confused but I'm sure they will understand when Abby explains.

They left without a word. Louis and Niall got up and walked over to me.

"Well we should go. Talk to us later?" I nodded and they walked out, shutting the door behind them.

Harry and Zayn looked at me, but didn't say anything. I guess everyone figured that if I came back looking like I had been crying, then having to tell Claire and Tori to go back, must mean it wasn't good. And it wasn't good. I let her walk away from me. The only girl that made me feel like someone cared, the only girl who saw me for who I really am. Not just 'The Liam Payne'. The only girl who I could truly be myself around. I let all of those things, the way she made me feel, the way her smile or just seeing her, could change mood, walk away.

I should have gone after her. I should have told her this. Told her everything. I should have told her that I liked her.

I was snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a hand on my face. Danielle had walked over to me and I finally had brought myself to look her in the eyes. This was not going to be easy, but I have to do it. I can't let Abby slip away. I won't let that happen.

I placed my hand over Danielle's and moved it, but I didn't let go. I began to walk to the room so we could talk.

As I shut the door, she went and took a seat on the bed.

"Do you love her?" Danielle asked.

Do i?

I walked over to the bed and say next to her. Her voice sounded so hurt and desperate for an answer.

"No, I don't love her Danielle, but I can't tell you I don't like her." I said carefully.

"I knew you liked her. I could tell by the way you looked at her. You never looked at me like that Liam." Her voiced cracked a little and she sighed. I couldn't speak because I knew it was true.

"Lets face it, some couples can handle distance, others can't. It has drawn us apart. I do love you. I really do Liam, but I guess we weren't mean to work this one out." She is right.

"I know. When I told you I loved you, I meant it. At the time. We have grown apart. I don't regret anything that has happened between us. You made me happy and you have been there with me through so much. I don't want this to be the end of us a friends. I just guess this relationship side of us wasn't meant to work out." After saying that, after coming to that realization, after facing it, I felt a weight lifted from my chest.

I looked over at Danielle and she had a tear escape her eye. She looked over at me and I felt awful. I wiped the tear away with my thumb.

"I'm sorry, Danielle" I mean it.

"It's okay Liam. I don't want you out of my life either. We have been though a lot together, your right. I don't regret anything either. I'm just glad I am able to say you were once a part in my life. But I can't make you happy anymore. I don't have to effect on you that obviously Abby does. But if I can't be that for you, I'm glad you have found someone that can."

Abby said that about Danielle..

She continued "You let her walk away didn't you?" she asked.

"Yeah I did." I said while remembering it.

"Go back and get her before you regret anything, ok?" She was helping me?

I looked at her right in the eyes. She meant what she said I could tell. I guess I wasn't the only one that knew this was falling apart.

I nodded at her and gave her a smile. "Thanks Danielle." I said and she gave me a weak smile.

I got up and walked to the door but turned around. I walked back up to Danielle and kissed her. Nothing special. Just a kiss. I pulled away and thanked her again.

I walked to the door and grabbed the handle, swinging it open. I turned around right before I walked out.

"Go Liam. She is waiting for you to come back. If there is one piece of advice I can give you, is that she hasn't give up just yet on you busting through her door. Go." Danielle said smiling.

I did just that. I ran out of my hotel room and straight up to Abby's. I banged on the door and luckily, Tori opened it quick, because at the rate I was bagging, the door would have broke.

She looked confused. "Where is she?"

She hesitated at first, but then pointed to Claire's room. I bolted passed her and ran straight to the door and walked in. Well more like fell in, because right before I reached the door I tripped over something and fell into the already opened door.

That was gracefully...

~Abby's POV~

A few minutes after Liam left I heard the door open again. My heart started to race. Was he really coming back?

When the door opened to reveal Tori and Claire, I felt stupid. Stupid that I would ever think he would come back for me. Stupid to think that he would feel the same.

"Hey are you ok?" Claire asked.

It took just that question to cause me to breakdown in sobs again.

They both took a seat next to me on the floor in Claire's room. I began to tell them everything that happened from the call from my dad, to Liam letting me walk away. It hurt to even talk about it.

My sobs slowly let up. "I'm going to get ice cream from the freezer!" Tori said, hopping up and leave Claire and I. She really knew how to help.

"Are you going to be ok?" she asked cautiously.

"Yeah. I just wished that once again I wouldn't have been fooled." I said biting my lip not to cry again.

"I know it hurt Abby. I'm sorry that he did this to you. A wise person once told me " every heartbreak is a step closer to the one you're meant to be with, but who said that the love and heartbreak can't came from the  same person? '" Little did I know what she really meant...

I heard a knock at the door. then I heard voices but I couldn't make out who it was. I heard footsteps..running?..down the hall that led to Claire's room.

Right before I went to get up to see what the heck was going on, someone fell through the doorway of the room. I couldn't believe it.

"Liam?" That was a stupid question. Of course it's Liam. Wait, its Liam!!

"Um hi..."

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