Live On

Seven

I woke up to my head pounding from people arguing in the room with me. I groaned which made the arguments cease and sat up holding my head. Harry was the first to my side as I opened my eyes and looked around. I thought back to what happened down in the basement and realized that it wasn’t a dream. I had killed my ex-fiance while protecting the man who killed my sister and kidnapped me. I was starting to think my mental health might be going down the drain.

“Leah, are you alright?” I looked up to see Liam staring back at me with concern. They boys weren’t supposed to be back yet, oh god how long did I sleep?

My throat was dry so I couldn’t form the words I wanted to say. I motioned to Harry for a drink and looked at him with a pleading expression which he returned with a smile. He left to go get something to drink from the kitchen and returned rather quickly. I took a drink of what I assumed to be fruit punch and relished in the cool feeling of the drink hydrating my throat. I coughed as I chugged the drink down and looked up as the rest of One Direction joined us in what I assumed to be Harry’s bedroom.

“Despite having a bullet wound in my shoulder that burns like a motherfucker I’m fine. How long was I asleep?” Harry sat down on the bed with me and took my hand in yours.

“You were asleep for almost a week love. The boys just got home last night shortly after you passed out. They heard the gunshots as they were pulling up so they rushed in. But Leah, who was that man? How the hell did he know who you were?”

“He was my fiance Michael, I broke it off with him using my sister as an excuse but in all reality I suspected him of cheating on me. Harry, have you checked if my dad is really dead?” Harry handed me a newspaper and I looked down at the headline with tears in my eyes “Local Hero Slain in The Rampage of a Madman” I couldn’t hold the tears back anymore and started crying. Harry wrapped his arms around me and pulled me over to him gently.

“I’m so sorry Leah... “ I felt tears on my back and realized that Harry was trying not to cry but was failing. I reached up and wiped his tears away from his eyes and looked at him sadly. This time it was my time to hold Harry as he released all the tears he’d been holding back since I was shot. I looked up at Liam and they all got the picture that they needed to leave for now. Harry sobbed into my chest and I felt horrible despite everything that he had done to me he was still just a child on the inside.

“Harry I need to leave here. Do you remember what we talked about before I was shot? Because that’s the reason I need to leave. I thought I would be safe moving into the basement of this house but there’s gonna be those psychos like Michael who will break in and eventually someone is going to see me. And if they see me you all go down for kidnapping and murder, I don’t think you want that.” Harry shook his head as he sat up straight wiping his tears.

“We have a tour scheduled to begin in England soon so we can go with the boys and go to to one of our homes over there. I think I’m gonna take a hiatus from One Direction for a while until I get myself back in check as I don’t think I’m fully free of my outbursts yet.”

I nodded and closed the gap between Harry and I with a kiss. I pulled away with a feeling of shock overtaking my body after what I had just done. Harry looked equally surprised but placed his lips to mine once again, I hate to sound stereotypical but in that moment I really did feel a spark between us. I moved my lips in sync with his and smiled into our kiss. I wasn’t sure if it was stockholm syndrome or just my brain working against me but I was beginning to think I was falling for Harry Styles, my most hated One Direction member.

“Leah, I don’t know where that came from, but I really enjoyed it. I think I like you Leah and I have no place to after what I’ve done to you and the fact that I got you shot, but would you consider being my girlfriend? You can say no and nothing will change but it can’t hurt to explore our chemistry.”

I thought on it before deciding on my answer. I would be spending a lot of time with this man and it doesn’t hurt to explore the possibility of a relationship, we could never go public with it because of my sister, but I wouldn’t mind that. I looked at Harry who seemed eager for answer and nodded.

“Yeah, it couldn’t hurt. We can’t ever go public because of what happened with my sister but I don’t think I mind that.” Harry kissed me again a little gentler this time.

“I would say we should tell the boys, but they can’t ever stop eavesdropping.” I chuckled but the movement hurt my chest causing me to hold my chest. Harry rubbed my back in a comforting manner and the door opened to all the boys standing in the doorway. They were smiling ear-to-ear as they walked inside our room and jumped onto the bed.

“I think this will be a good thing because you both need something like this right now.” Liam said.

I nodded in agreement before Harry pulled me into his lap gently. I smiled in contentment as we made room for the boys to relax. A thought crept it’s way into my mind as I thought back to killing Michael.

“I hate to be a debbie downer but what happened to Michael's body?” Zayn looked over at me.

“Oh, we buried him. Same place we had buried your little sister so no one is going to find them anytime soon.” I nodded after having gotten my answer.

“Let's have a movie night because I really need my mind off the fact that I murdered someone I loved.” The boys nodded and Harry helped me off the bed. We walked into the living room with Harry staying at my side due to lack of muscle strength in my legs. I plopped down on the couch next to Harry while Niall loaded up netflix and got the snacks. This would be the best night I’ve had since arriving here and nothing was going to change that.