Mended (A Liam Payne Fanfic)

Chapter 12

"No Addison,"

"Liam I-I have to go," I began to get up when Liam grabbed my wrist and oulled me back to him.

"I'm not going to let you get hurt anymore Addie, he won't hurt someone who means so much to me. It kills me to see you so sad all the time. Last night, you-you were happy, we were close,"

"Liam, we're just friends! I've said this over and over, you need to find someone for you, someone more important to me."

"No. I don't want to go fucking other people then walk around feeling thrilled and then walking around feeling sad or empty or whatever. I want to walk around feeling thrilled because of you, because you made me feel that way. Colt doesn't-"

"He loves me. He makes me happy, He-"

"He's slowly killing you Addison. It won't be much longer until he hits you too hard,"

"You don't know what you're talking about, Liam!" I hollered, enraging him.

"Ad, if he hurts you again, I'll kill him." At his remark I got up, and took the blanket to get my clothes, careful not to let Liam see.

"You act like I haven't seen you naked before." He implied, and he was right.

*Liam's POV*

I saw her at her most vulnerable state. Her bare skin against mine, I touched her soul-and body-more than could ever had. I saw her come undone underneath me because of me. I watched her in her state of euphoria, rapture. I hear her quick quivery breaths and grunts, and watched her eyebrow furrow. I felt her smile as she nipped at my bottom lip. I saw her in her most real state. Addison could never forget that. She could never take that away from me.

*Addison's POV*

I knew I couldn't act like last night never happened. It was so perfect. What I had dreamt about for months, someone I could talk to, who understood me. He makes my heart feel both warm and broken. Warm, because he gives me all he has, he gets me, makes me feel irresistible. He doesn't hurt me.

But broken, because I can't be with him. I can't just leave my relationship with Colt, it'll get worse. He'll come after me, or even worse-he'll come after Liam. I ceased to believe that anyone could give me such pleasure, anyone other than him.

A flood of maybes clouded my mind, giving me hope in my night.

It's alright Addison, you'll be alright. Maybe it wont be a bad night. Maybe he won't suspect anything. Maybe he's hungover, too hungover to even think straight.

"Get in the car." I could tell by his tone he was aggravated, but I understood how he felt. Betrayed, hurt, angry.

"You'll take me home?"

"I'll drive you home." He affirmed, sighing. I stopped in my tracks and turned around to Liam, still covered in blankets in the bed of his truck.

"Please don't be mad at me," I pleaded. I didn't want to lose Liam because we had sex and screwed everything up. He was the one person I could talk to about Colt. About my problems. My fears.

"Liam, just, look at me? Please baby?" I smiled, praying maybe, just maybe, he's smile back.

"Don't fucking call me baby, Addison! We're just friends, remember?!" He punched the hood of the truck, tears beginning to fall down his rosy cheeks.

"Liam please, just listen-"

"No! I'm sick of listening to your shit! One day you love me and one day you just want me to be your friend again. Well guess what? I love you. I love you so much, but you love him. You never listen to me, Addison! I just asked you to listen to me once, to hear me out, but god forbid you'd leave the guy who fucking beats you every damn day and every damn night. Just get in the damn car, Addison." He raised his voice, slamming the door as he got into the drivers seat. I got into the passenger seat and looked over at Liam, his jaw clenched, holding tight to the steering wheel. Tears running down his face like waterfalls, eyes bright red.

"I fucking love you," he choked.

My tears began to swell as I was leaning on the dashboard trying to breathe. How could he say that he's sick of listening to me? He's the only one who listens. I screwed it all up, everything. Liam loves me, and I love him. I hate to see him like this. I need to get away from Colt, but his demeanor was too dark. Suddenly my maybes didn't seem so realistic.