dirty little secret [dark l.p]

6

Emily's POV

I unlock the door to my apartment and immediately flop down on the couch. I should have known that this whole entire time Liam was playing me, ever since I first saw him at the pizza parlor. The way he kept staring at me was like he already owned me, and if I would have stayed there, he would own me. He would've probably treated me like the other girls he has been with. Maybe fucked every night, then kicked out, feeling lost and confused. I'm thankful that I heard them talking about me in the living room, or else I would still be there.

I got up off the couch and went into my bathroom. I strip my clothes off, and turn the knob to warm. While I wait for it to heat up, I realize I should have listened to Alyssa. She warned me.

That's what I'm going to do. Right after my shower and once I get ready, I'm going down to the gift shop to see if Alyssa is working. Then I'm going to see if I can get her to tell me what happened with them.

This motivates me to get my shower done quickly, and dry off. I put my hair in a French braid, securing the bumps with bobby pins. When my hair and makeup is done, I change into a pair of jeans, my converse and a T-shirt. I grab my bag and put my phone inside of it, before leaving.

I see Louis at the soda machine in the hallway when I'm entering the elevator. We both wave and smile to each other, before looking away. I have to admit, he is very attractive. I love his hair style, because it's very unique, and I like unique.

When I'm walking down the street to the gift shop, I see Liam's car parked out in front on the gift shop.

"Shit." I curse, walking down an alley that leads to the gift shop, but to the back door. I immediately see a group of boys near me down this alley, and I regret ever coming this way. I turn, walking back the other way, but I'm stopped with a hand gripping my shoulder.

"Well well well. If it isn't Liam's recent slut." The man says, as he flips me around. All his friends snicker except one. That one that doesn't speak up.

"Hey don't call her that. She doesn't know him." The blonde boy says, stepping forward.

The man laughs and grabs both my arms, pinning them above my head. I let a small scream, and as soon as I do so, he clamps a hand over my mouth.

"Lets take you back to my place, yeah?" He growls, and all his friends laugh.

"Wait wait. I want her." The blonde boy speaks, and I look at him with pleading eyes. The man pinning me against the walls looks at me before sighing.

"Fine Niall, you can have her." He says, throwing me into the boy, 'Niall's' arms. Niall tightly grabs me, as the other boys walk away down the alley.

"Please don't hurt me." I squeal, trying to get out of his grip.

"Calm down. I'm not going to hurt you." He says, releasing me as soon as the boys disappear from sight. I look down at my wrists that now have little red marks on them.

"Thanks I guess." I say, taking in his appearance. He has many tattoos just like Liam. I wonder if he knows Liam.

"No problem." He sighs, shuffling his feet in the gravel.

"I guess I'll go now.." I said, starting to walk away.

"Let me take you?" He asks, and I shake my head no.

"No offense, but the last time I talked with someone I barely knew I ended up getting emotionally hurt." I whisper, not looking up at him. "Plus it's literally right next door. The only reason why I came down this way was because Liam's car was parked out front of where I was going.." I trail off, and he nods.

"Let me walk you there? So those boys think I'm taking you with me so I don't get chewed out later..well and of course I don't want you to get hurt or anything.." He stammers, scratching the back of his neck.

"Sure Niall." I say, and his eyes meet mine when I say his name. We start walking down the alley, not speaking a word. I'm just glad his mind wasn't sick like the rest of them, or god knows what would've happened.

I see Liam's car still parked out in front of the shop, and I gulp.

Niall notices this and said it will be okay. Niall also tells me he used to be Liam's bestfriend, but everything was ruined. He knows how Liam can be and get.

Niall says goodbye to me as enter the shop. I see Liam staring at me, quickly walking over to me.

"Liam, don't." I gasp, as he grabs my wrist, dragging me out of the store.

"Don't fucking touch me!" I spat, making him release me.

"Emily let me explain. Please." The word please seems foreign coming from his lips.

"There's nothing to explain Liam. Didn't I make it clear that I never want to see you again?" My blood is boiling.

"Yes, but I'm not giving up yet. Doesn't this show you that you're not some girl. I'm actually trying for you, but your being a stubborn!" He glares at me, and I suddenly feel guilty.

"You have 5 minutes to explain." I say, crossing my arms over my chest and sitting on the bench in front of the shop. He carefully sits next to me, leaving space In between is.

He starts explaining, "So I have this guy I work for. He's not the friendliest person around, but he's not the strongest. He basically pays me to fuck girls, so our rep goes up. The way he gets the money is from the strip club he owns downtown. I know it's disgusting and I realize that. This was all a big misunderstanding and that's why I quit the job. For you." He's out of Breath by the time he's done and it's only been 3 minutes.

I'm literally unable to speak. Mainly because of the fact that he worked there.

"How long have you been working for him?" I ask.

"About a year." He sighs.

"How could you though?" I gasp, meeting his eyes. That's absolutely disgusting.

"I was fucked up a year ago. I was worse than I am now. I did things you couldn't even imagine. But I don't anymore. I told you I quit the job." He said.

"Why would you quit, for me? You don't even know me." I say.

"But I do. You told me lots of stuff last night. I practically know you, and I would like to know more. If you give me the chance." He trails off, looking at me with pleading eyes.

"You quit, and you promise never to speak to this guy again?" I quietly say, still unsure of what I'm doing.

"Promise." He says, smiling. He leans in too kiss me, but I stop him.

"We're taking it slow. I want you to take me on a proper date so we can get to know each other." I move away from him.

"Deal." He says. "I will pick you up at 8."