Untamed Love

Chapter 23 - Tess

Chapter 23 - Tess

Harry seemed off this morning and Louis seemed a bit happier. I pulled Harry aside. "Harry? What's wrong? What happened?"

"Lucy happened. That's what"

"Do you want to talk about it?"

He nodded and told me what happened. "We need to teach Lucy a lesson"

"Yeah. But how. She's a cunning evil little b..."

"Ugh..." I said interrupting him before he swore. Niall walked into the room looking like he and the bed were in a battle. His dirty-blonde hair was sticking up in many different places. The brown undergrrowth seemed almost black. His blue eyes were dark and sleepy. 

"Tess!"

"W-woah! What?"

"Tess? Are you feeling okay?"

"Y-yeah. Why?"

"You were in a trance. You were staring at Niall".

SHIT! I blushed and was about to speak when Niall said, "Who can blame her? I am the most adorable and attracitve Irish bloke around right?"

PSHT! Harry and I burst out in laughter. Even Louis was laughing from the kitchen which was two rooms away. Niall frowned and walked into the kitchen to probably fix himself a feast. "I'll come up with a plan" I told Harry as I went to make pancakes and coffee. 

As I walked into the kitchen I saw Niall about to crack some eggs into a bowl. I ran over and quickly slapped his hand away. The thing was...Niall can't cook at all. I grabbed the eggs off him and cracked them into a bowl whilst ordering the Irish boy to give me some milk, flour, sugar and vanilla essence. 

When the pancakes started cooking, we heard some thumping footsteps from upstairs. I guess that my cooking smells so great that it's like an alarm for everyone. I felt a presence behind me but I ignored it. I really shouldn't have though. Everytime I think someone is behind me and I ignore it, I get hurt. Harry had crept up behind me and poked me really hard in my ticklish spot. 

"AHHHH!" The hot pan had flipped and landed on my right thigh. 

"FUCK! I'm so sorry Tess! I-I did't mean to!"

"N-N-Niall!" Niall had come running into the kitchen. Harry was cradling me in his arms. I was scared and hurt. Niall looked down at me and then at Harry. He turned the fire off and took me from Harry's arms. Niall put me down and I tried to walk but ended up collapsing. I couldn't feel anything but pain in my right thigh. Niall carried me up into the bathroom upstairs. Liam was about to walk in when he saw me. "Tess?" he asked in confusion. "Niall?" he said slowly. "Niall what happened". 

"The idiot Harry happened. Tess was cooking anf Harry tickled her and the hot pan landed on ther leg". Liam's jaw dropped in shock. He ran away and came back with some icepacks and ointments. Cara and Iz soon came running in. Niall placed me in the bath and was gently running cold water over my burn. I passed out with Niall saying "Tess. Tess! Stay with me" and stroking my hair. 

- Niall -

That idiotic childish Chesire boy. I swear he doesn't think things through. I stroked Tess hair as she fell limp in my arms. "Tess? Tess!" Liam, Cara, Iz and I were all shouting her name begging her to gain conciousness again. Her lips were turning blue and her skin was slowly starting to feel clammy. 

I felt the blood drain from my face. "She's in shock. QUICK! TAKE HER OUT OF THE BATH. Iz! get Zayn! Liam! Elevate all her limbs and Cara get some blankets and towels. ZAYN! CALL AN AMBULANCE! THE NUMBER IS 000!"

I was panicking and soon most of the group had gathered in or around the entrance of the bathroom. Tess' head was in my lap. I stroked her hair and spoke to her. "Tess? I know you can hear me Tess. Everythings gonna be fine. The ambulance will be here soon". I put her in the recovery position just incase she vomited. 

I looked over at the curly haired boy who was responsible. I placed Tess' head on some blankets and charged at Harry. "YOU! THIS IS YOUR FAULT! TESS ALWAYS GETS HURT! THIS IS YOUR FAULT HARRY!" I was mad. I grabbed him by the shirt and shoved him against the wall. 

"Woah there Niall. Calm down a bit" Louis pulled me back. He grabbed me by the shoulders and looked into my eyes. "Niall. It's okay. It was an accident and you know it". I took a deep breath and calmed myself. I looked over at Harry with and emotionless face. His head was down looking at the floor, his hair flopped over his eyes. He tilted his head up slightly and looked at me with dark green eyes filled with shame and hurt. 

- Harry -

Niall shoved me up against the wall and continuously yelled in my face. I didn't do anything to stop him because he was right. I don't think things through. It's my fault Tess is lying on the ground unconsious. Tess rode in the ambulance with Cara and Iz. Liam, Louis and Zayn told Niall and I to sort out what happened. 

"Niall, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to I..."

"Haz. It's okay. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I guess that with you taking care of me so much and being so protective of me makes me feel like I'm the youngest. Harry, you're my brother and we promised eachother we wouldn't let a girl come in between us. She already has. I'm sorry Haz. I don't know what to do". 

"Niall, I know you like Tess. I do too but the way you look at her is special. She looks at you like that too. If I take that away from you, you'll never have another chance. Tess isn't the right person for me. I know for some reason. I'll find another girl" I explained honestly.

"Thanks Haz". He pulled me in for a hug full of apologies and understanding. We pulled apart and I said, "Lets go to the hospital". 

When we arrived everyone was already in the room. Tess' burn was just behind the boundaires of becoming really serious. Her skin will need a lot of time to heal. They gave her some plasma to help with the recovery. When I walked in she gasped my name. I thought she would be scared of me. 

I guess she saw me about to spill out an appology but she got there before me. "Harry, I know it was an accident. I'm fine. I wont be able to walk for a couple of days but other than that, I'm fine. I don't want you to become all depressed or upset about this. Yes, it was your fault. But it was an accident and everyone here knows that"

I sat down next to her and kissed her hand. "Thankyou for understanding Tess". Later when everyone was leaving, I whispered in her ear "Niall really likes you and I know you like him too". She looked at me with a suprised look and then blushed. I left her to rest in her hard hospital bed.