It Was Oh So Simple

Chapter 2

There was a knock on the window after what felt after what felt like a second of bliss. I opened my eyes wide, Ed was at the drivers window, banging on the window and making puking noises.

" Just cos you've got the mental age of a five year old!" I shouted through the window.

Ed made an offended face before he carried on the puking sounds. I tried to get out of Liam's lap, before I realised his head had been resting on mine and had fallen asleep.

"Liam," I whispered, shaking him gently, " Liam," I said once more in his ear.

" LIAM" Ed shouted and he woke up with a fright, the whole town probably heard that.

" Sorry babe, got to get out of the car." I said, trying to ease my way out.

" No," he said, pulling me down," stay here" half asleep, poor lad.

" I'd love to but I can't" I wiggled out of his grip and out of the car, he got up, wakening as he did so.

I managed to get out of the car and get to Ed, booze strong off him. 

" Are you drunk?" I said, trying to sound pissed off.

" Yep." he said " Quite a bit," he laughed at that.

"You didnt drive here did you?" I said, concerned because, well, he could of died.

" Noooo" he said, laughing his pants off,

" Good you're finding it so funny." i said, smiling but sighing, if that was possible.

Thats when he fell over. 

"Shit" I said,he was fine, a little dizzy but fine.

" Lets get you up"  said Liam, wide awake. 

" Thanks Lee" I said, he nodded straight away.

" Who the fuck is Lee." Said Ed, totally off his head,Liam trying to get him up and me standing there like a pathetic bitch. What exactly had happened to femminism?

" Come on Ed, get in the car." Said Liam, blushing from the comment before, I smiled at that. " I'll be driving." He said,before I could say anything about it. I didn't really know any other option, I couldn't drive and Ed was... out of the question.

" Thanks." I said, smiling. 

" Lets just get him to bed." he said. 

" Why the fuck should I go to bed!" Shouted Ed, like a five year old, he didn't really change much when he was drunk.

The drive home was surprisingly quiet, Ed dozing on and off. We both needed to think, he was going to go and do this, no problem. He'd find someone else...he deserved it... someone else... someone he could love... more then he loved me... It made me feel sick. What did I expect though? We were never gonna be together forever?Or were we? Were we actually gonna break up? I couldnt do that to him, and he couldn't to me... I hope. A life without Liam... It was kinda sad how I couldn't imagine that. 

" Looks like we're here." He said, reversing into a space.

The flat wasn't much but it was all our own, me and Ed's. Liam didn't mind, us two living together, we were really good friends, well more brother and sister, well thats what Liam told me anyway. The flat was mainly just the ground floor of a terace house. It wasn't much but it was warm, homely and secure. My folks were great, we loved eachother lots but I just wanted to move out, they loved Liam, they were just happy I hadn't fallen for some college pot head. I paid my own rent and bills and food, I wrote songs for the boys with Ed, (it was mostly him really) and had an internship at the local radio station, the pay was minimum wage but I enjoyed it. 

Ed didn't have anywhere to go, I knew him through a drama club, he went to the same school as me but he was two years apart, so we couldn't really get to know eachother. His folks had kicked him out , he'd been homeless a few times, I'd known him since I was four, like Lex.  He was a singer and wrote all of his own stuff, it was always beautiful. But he wasn't as succsessful as the band, some times I thought it was a shame, his life was music, people were dumb to ignore him, he had a great talent. But he always helped them out, Harry and Niall used to let him stay at the their places before I had the flat, he saw it as repayment. I helped him but I was crap, it was really just a hobby. 

We'd gone out before but... stuff got in the way. I could never tell Liam though, he'd been so insecure about it. Ed had just broken up Jen, personally I didn't really like her, she was a bitch and didn't care for him, but he supposeadly loved her and every night since then, I would come home to him being totally pissed. It had almost been a month.  

" Thanks again" I said and kissed him on the cheek, Ed's gentle snoring in the background. " You probably don't want to come in, I think I'll just do a bit of studying after I get him to bed." I said, avoiding his stare. 

" Right." he said, obviosly hurt. 

I got out of the car and gently patted Ed until he woke up. He cursed under his breath and got up. Liam met me at the pavement, a weak smile on his face. 

" So I'll see you tomorrow." I said, looking up into his eyes. He hugged me, tight, he was so warm and smelt lovely.

" I'll let myself in!" Said Ed, still cursing under his breath. He got out his keys from his pocket and fiddled with the lock, eventually, he got in. The door slammed shut, Liam was waiting for him to go, now it was just me and him.

" We are ok though aren't we?" He whispered, close so no one else could hear. I looked up at him with a smile on my face.

" Of course we are,  I love you." I said, he kissed me, hard, his lips soft against mine.

" I love you more then you can imagine." He said, my heart stopped. " And I can't just leave you, here, I don't want it to change. I just don't know." he said, sighing a deep sigh, worry splodged all over his face. I hugged him tight

" Its gonna be tough Liam, but I know we can do it, whatever we chose to do, we'll make it work."

" Just one thing,"

"Yeah?"

"Just please let me stay here tonight." I blushed. " God you look hot when you blush." he said. My face turned an even darker scarlet.

" Right," I sighed.

" What?" He asked, generally concerned.

" You're coming with me." His worried expression turned into a deep smile.

I opened the door, he grabbed my hand and dragged me to the bedroom.

I almost had a seizure.