Downfall [lwt]

Chapter Ten - One Thing

Louis Tomlinson

What Bella doesn't know won't hurt her, right? I know we're friends and I have a tiny crush on her, but there's a reason Zayn wants me to stay away from her. He knows that I specifically have taken an interest in her and I can tell that he wants to be more than friends with Bella... She's just too naive to notice. 

A Month Later... [Louis Tomlinson]

I have seen pictures of Bella everywhere on Twitter. Now the Paparazzi are following her around and so are fans, asking how we know each other and if we're dating. In a way, I do feel bad for her but she has been taking it really well. Her hair has also gotten remarkably longer in the last month that I have seen her.

These few months without a girl to be around have been hell for all of us. You can see it in the way we all look at each other. We're getting a little bit tired of each other and I think we deserve a break. I call Ben, the lead of our management team and request to see him, immediately. Since all of the other boys are busy today, I'm going alone.

I walk into the pristine, glass building and take a turn to his office. "Hello Mr. Tomlinson. Ben is in there waiting." The assistant tells me. I nod and say,

"Call me Louis." She shakes her head and opens the door for me.

"Louis!" Ben greets standing up from his chair.

"Hi Ben! So I was wondering... Since we have done such a great job on the Take Me Home Tour could we get a break... Possibly?" I ask closing my eyes. 

Ben frowns for a moment before staring straight at his computer screen. "I suppose a break is in order." He says calmly.

"W-What?" I ask surprised at his answer.

"I will phone the boys and tell them they may go home at once."

"Do I have to go home? Because I wanted to go back to America and-"

"You don't have to go home, Louis. Just make sure you don't attract too much attention to yourself." 

I nod taking those words in and ask, "So can I stay in our apartment?"

"Like... The one in New York?"

"Yes." I say sucking in a breath.

"Why not?" He answers more like a question.

"Thank you, Ben. I promise when we're ready to come back, we'll be a hit!" I say shaking his hand.

"Alright, Louis. Don't let us and Simon down!" He says as I run out of the building. He emphasized the name, Simon because he was the main man that put us together. 

I know management wants only the best for us, but sometimes it feels like they are suffocating us. I walk back to the hotel only followed by a few fans. "Louis, who's Bella?" A small girl asks tugging at my shirt. I look down and smile at the child. I pick her up and it alerts the other fans to start taking pictures and videos.

"Bella is one of my very good friends, why?"

"I've seen pictures and videos of you two talking. You seem close!" She giggles resting her head on my shoulder. 

The other fans start to awe and scream as the younger girl just giggles away. "I think you two would be a cute couple!" She whispers into my ear as I set her down. I smile down at her and grab a sharpie.

"Does anyone have a piece of paper?" I ask the small crowd forming around us. Paparazzi are already here, of course taking photos and videos just like the fans.