Together [Sequel to Love Actually]

Chapter 31

All the boys continued making strange remarks about nipples, and I got up and left the room, feeling odd about everything. It was a weird conversation, and I felt like it should be kept in their own little boy world. I walked over to where the bunks were, and saw Zayn sitting on the edge of one with his face in his hands.

"Zayn?" I asked.

He looked up at me, and I walked over to sit next to him.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Not completely." Zayn said.

"Is it because Perrie left?" I asked.

"Yeah, I feel like I could have done something more to make her happy. I don't want her to like be hurting, and me not be able to do anything about it." Zayn said.

"You did the right thing, by letting her go back home. She can come back whenever she wants, and she will. Zayn, she loves you more than anything, but she needs her time to regroup, and she doesn't want to hurt you in the process. Trust me; I know what she's going through. I went through it, and it is really, extremely terrible. She will be okay, but it will take time." I said.

"Thanks Scarlet, this really did make me feel a bit better." Zayn said giving me a quick hug.

"Any time." I replied with a smile.

"What you and the boys doing earlier?" Zayn asked.

"Louis got us in an intense game of truth or dare, and he made me kiss Niall, so Harry, being Harry made out with me until his face turned blue, and Louis, being the lovely guy he is, brought up nipples, and now everyone is talking about how Harry and I may or may not suck each other's nipples." I explained.

Zayn let out a soft chuckle.

"Sounds like my best friend eh?" He said.

"It sure does." I laughed.

"Want to join them?" Zayn asked.

"No, I'm going to avoid any more nipple talk. You go though; it isn't the same without you." I said smiling.

"Alright, see ya then." Zayn smiled.

I waved to him, as he ran over to the boys. They needed their guy time, without me, so I decided I would give Perrie a call. Her plane should have landed by now, it was only like an hour flight from where we were.

I dialed her number, and she answered on the first ring.

"Hey Scar." Perrie said.

"Hey girlie, how are you?" I asked.

"I don't really know to be honest." Perrie said.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked.

"I mean, I guess it'll have to come out sometime, so sure." Perrie said.

"I'm all ears." I stated.

Perrie drew in a breath, and then began.

"Well I was taking a nap on the bus, and I woke up to go get something to drink. Zayn had told me before, that he and all of you would be out, because Harry was being a hopeless romantic and such, so I wasn't surprised when Brian was the only one here. I was a little nervous, but I figured he wouldn't pull anything, because of what happened before. I was wrong. When I walked back to my bunk, he was lying in it naked. I tried to run away, but he jumped up and grabbed me. He taped my mouth shut, and the rest well it's history. I was scared, and shocked, and in such a state that I didn't know how to stop him. I kicked him hard in the balls, right before he got in me, so he never actually made it the whole way. I guess that's what is making me a little annoyed. I am so hurt over all of this, and nothing really happened. It was all attempted." Perrie said.