To Keep Her Safe (Liam Payne) UNDER MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION

Chapter Four

Cadence's Point of View

I pull into the employee parking lot at Starbuck's and unbuckle my seat belt. I push strand of hair behind my ear and hop out of the car. I walk up to the back entrance and make it though the door. I get my apron from the rack and head out to the front of the shop and begin to wipe down the counter. I have the lunch shift and I man the shop by myself until 12:30 when Zaina comes in to work with me. Zaina's real name is Zainab but she always tells me how much she hates the name and wishes she could change it. She could do it legally but she wouldn't dare defy her parents....well she didn't anyway. About a year ago she met this guy named Perry and they instantly clicked. I've never seen any two people as perfect for each other in my life. Every thing was going smoothly until Zaina's parents found out and demanded that they split up. Zaina was never told why they needed to break up just that she would get cut off if they didn't. She claimed to break up with him but I know that they still dated in secret and honestly I think it's cool.. you know the whole forbidden love and what not?

I'm jostled from my thoughts when I hear a loud banging coming from the front of the cafe. I lift my head from the table I'm cleaning and see some guy getting pounded into the side window, his blood smearing on the pane. Great, just great. I wonder whose going to have to clean that. I toss my rag onto the table and walk out of the french glass doors

"Hey!" I shout to the beater "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

"Uh, sorry miss. Better run along, I'd hate for you to have nightmares after i'm finished with this guy." He says, motioning to the beatee.

I shake my head, " No. You need to take yourself and your fake gangster ass out of here before I call the cops." At the mention of the police he instantly pales. He looks down at the poor fool whose face he just pushed in and takes off down the street.

I sigh and walk over to the poor guy. He's all gross and bloody but underneath that he looks pretty hot, and trust me my standards are high. I poke his arm to see if he's still conscious...nothing. I jostle him next, don't they say not to let people sleep after losing large amounts of blood... or is that head injury?

" What are you doing?" the beatee asks me. I nearly jump out of my skin until I notice the position I'm standing in. My arm clutching onto his --very firm might I add--bicep and my knee bent into a squat infront of him. My head hovered just a few inches from his face... a little too close to comfort if you ask me.

" I uh.. um.." I stutter, " Y-you should come inside so I can clean you up a bit? Let's face it, you look disgusting." I say while taking a few steps away from him. He seems to just realize his bloody, rumpled appearence and reaches his hand up to me. At first, I stare dumbly at it wondering what he's doing. Then he cocks an eyebrow at me and wiggles his hand around. I come to my senses and struggle to help him up, his muscled body almost too much for me.

When he finally gets to his feet, I push open the clear glass door and lead him into the shop.

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Elly's Point of View

When Harry, Darcy, and I arrive at the house, he goes around to unbuckle Darcy while I open the door. I leave it open and walk through the small hall way and turn into the kitchen. I hear Harry' footsteps just then followed by the small pitter patter that is Darcy's. She pulls herself into a chair and sits at the table.

" What do you wanna do Darc?" Harry asks her. She shrugs her shoulders and smiles up at him. He sighs and looks back at her. It amazes me how they can be so alike even though they are both very different. My phone buzzes from my pocket and I pull it out, not checking the caller ID and answering it.