Dependency // l.tomlinson *Completed*

12. Radley

12. Radley

I stood in front of the ceiling-to-floor window, staring out at the snow covered streets and buildings of New York City. The boys were still fast asleep, as it was only seven-thirty in the morning. I didn't know why I was awake but I am. I didn't like the heavy feeling that was currently sitting on my chest. Maybe it's due to the fact that I'm seeing my cousin after two years and I'm really anxious to meet her again, or it's because Louis is leaving and I won't be able to see him for a really long time.

The floor creaked behind me and I jumped at the sound. I quickly turned around to see a sleepy Niall, squinting his eyes to look at me.

"Radley?" He rasped, "Is that you?"

"Yeah, Ni. Sorry if I woke you." I whispered.

"No, I just came to drink some water. What are you doing up? What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm alright. I don't want to be a bother. You should go back to sleep."

"Oh, come on, you're not a bother. We're best friends, you can tell me." He said, coming closer to me and throwing his arm over my shoulders.

"Best friends?" I questioned and he nodded, "I really like the sound of that."

"You can tell me anything." He said again, this time giving my shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

"I'm sort of upset about you boys leaving." I whispered. We took a seat on the couch and draped the soft afghan over our bodies, "Well, mostly Louis but you and Harry, too."

"I figured," he quietly chuckled, "he's really going to miss you, Rad. He has come to cares about you a lot and I personally think he's going to take the distance between you two the hardest."

My lip began to quiver and my vision started to blur, "I think I'm in love with him, Niall. I've gotten so attached to him that even thinking about not being around him all the time is making me sick."

"Hey, don't cry. I will try my hardest to reunite you two again. I'm giving you my word." He soothed, "Do you have anything else you'd like to share with me? I won't judge you."

I began telling him everything that happened to me in my life. About losing Josh and my parents. Caleb hurting me, mentally and physically. My decision to end my life. Then Louis came into the picture as a shining light.

"Whoa, babe. Life hasn't be doing you much good but you don't need to worry anymore. Louis is the perfect person to turn all that around. He will treat you like a princess and love you like you never been loved before."

I cuddled closer to him, "Will he love me the way you and Harry love each other?"

"One hundred times better and stronger." Niall whispered, voice beginning to sound sleepy.

"Then I will love him more than that." With the last remark, my eyes began drooping and I fell asleep once again.

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"Come on, you guys. Nothing happened between us. I got up to get a glass of water and I saw her staring out the window. I came and started talking to her, okay? She's just really upset and needed someone talk to and cuddle with." I heard Niall say in a hushed tone.

"She could've talk to and cuddled with me." Louis muttered.

"She wasn't going to fucking talk to you about you, idiot."

"So you didn't cheat on me?" Harry asked.

"God, no, Hazza. First of all, I love you too much to cheat on you and second, I'm gay, not bisexual. Not even bicuriois. I am not attracted to women and I am definitely not attracted to Louis' woman."