The Letters

Chapter 8: I Love Her

Alex's P.O.V.

I walk back to the family room and sit back down next to Harry.

"Were they...?" Louis asks quietly and I shake my head.

"No. They were never actually dating but he loved her more than anything; he still does." I tell him and sigh.

"Why did you come?" I ask them curiously.

"Because we read her letter and both Zayn and I have sisters around her age so it kinda it close to home and she was one of our fans. We don't want this happening to anyone but we could see how much she loved us." Louis explains and I nod and feel the tears stinging my eyes.

"Hey, baby look at me." Harry says and I look up at him.

"I know it's hard but she would want you to be happy. She wouldn't want you to be crying over her. I didn't know her at all but from reading her letter I know she wants you to be happy now." Harry says and pulls me closer to him, hugging me to his chest.

"I know but it's just so hard. The past few years we used to fight all the time and we weren't really close but this summer we got closer and we barely fought and we had a good relationship and now she's just gone." I mumble and pull my knees up to my chest.

Harry nods and kisses the top of my head. "Why don't I take you back to bed okay? You need some more rest." Harry says and I nod.

I also don't protest when he picks me up bridal style and carries me to my room.

"Wait. I need to check on Nathan; this is all really hard on him." I say tiredly.

"I'll go with one of the boys. Get some sleep, love. I'll be here when you wake up." He says and kisses my forehead as I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

Harry's P.O.V.

I leave Alex sleeping in her bed after I get Nathan's address. I walk back downstairs to all the boys who stare at me when I walk into the room.

"What?" I ask them, confused.

"Harry has a crush!" Louis says in a sing-song voice.

I blush and roll my eyes while looking down at the ground. "I don't know what you're talking about." I tell them.

"Whatever you say, buddy!" Zayn says with a laugh.

"Alex wanted to go check on Nathan but I told her I would. Who wants to come?" I ask.

"Me me me me!" Louis says and jumps up. I laugh and nod.

"Alright. We'll be back soon. Alex's room is the first door on the left if you need her for anything. Call me if she wakes up." I tell the other boys.

Louis and I hop into our black SUV and put his address in the GPS. When we get there we walk up to the front porch and ring the doorbell. A few seconds later a women opens the door.

"Hello. We were wondering if Nathan is around?" I ask her politely.

"No he's not. He's probably at this lake that he and Paige used to go to all the time." She says quietly.

She gives us the address and we thank her then quickly get back in our car and five minutes later we pull up to a lake. We get out of the car and walk down to the shore where we see a pick up truck and Nathan sitting in the tailgate, holding a beer.

We walk up to him and sit next to him. He glances over at us but looks away fast and looks out at the water.

"Alex sent you, didn't she?" He says, slightly slurred.