Love Ain't Easy |Niall Horan|

Chapter 3

I hummed softly working on a project for Luke and Ashton; they had gone public with their relationship despite the fans already shipping them together. Shaking my head I put away the craft items I had out, then I began to clean my room.

Calum and Michael had been trying to set me up with people, but I politely shot them down; I wasn't ready to get back into the dating scene, I was happy being their make up artist.

I shake my head, moving into my bathroom to begin cleaning. I quietly sniffled as I began wishing I wasn't such a chicken and could date, but Xander breaking up with me had scared the hell out of me. I closed my eyes for a moment before frantic knocking pulled me from my reverie.

"Rivy," Luke's frantic voice called, "Rivy, I need your help!".

I walked to my bedroom door, opening it to find a disheveled Luke. He didn't have any of his rings on nor did he have his nails painted.

Luke hung his head and murmured, "I relapsed, Rivy; please help me.".

I cup Luke's cheeks humming, "C'mon.". I then took his hand and lead him into my bathroom, thankful I had just cleaned it.

Luke nervously took off his basketball shorts, his right thigh angry and red. He then sat on the edge of my bathtub with a towel around him.

I kiss his temple in a sisterly fashion before I got my first aid kit from under my sink. I knelt down and put a pair of gloves on my hands. Luke looked away in shame as I moved the towel away from his thigh.

"Ashton will be mad at me," Luke mumbled as I cleaned the dried blood away, "He doesn't know.".

"Lukey Bear, Ashton loves you for you," I tell him, "I know you're worried about that.".

Luke gave a nod, then paled a bit when I held up the needle and thread, yet he didn't make a sound. When I had finished with the stitches and wrapping the wound I gave Luke another hug.

He carefully got dressed, then went to his and Ashton's room. I clean up my mess again, then I padded to my room and lie down on my bed; I was tired. As I began falling asleep, my heart began aching for Luke and the secret stress he had gone through; would be be able to embrace my brother's love?

What else can go wrong?