Chapter 19

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Louis and I had just gotten back from watching the Doncaster Rovers game, and there had been a few paparazzi at the game. Louis could tell I was anxious, and as soon as he shut the door to the flat, he grabbed me by the waist. Nobody else was home- Zayn was out with Perrie, Niall was home in Mullingar for the weekend, Liam went home to Wolverhampton, and Harry to Holmes Chapel. "Meg, babe... What's wrong?" I looked up at him, sheer panic and fear present on my face. "What if the paps got a-" Louis put his finger on my lips and interrupted, "I don't care. In the next interview I have, I'll be sure to state that we aren't dating. I'll still protect you. You're my little princess, Meggo." A tear grazed my cheek as I brought Louis into my room with me. We sat on my bed, and I looked deeply into his eyes.

"Lou, I just want to thank you. You have helped me through so much, and I wouldn't be here without you. The amount of love and care that you have for me is unreal. I'm so happy that you're in my life. You're the best friend a girl could ever ask for... Without you, I would have jumped that night..." My voice cracked, alluding to the night when Zayn found me at the Thames. Louis' arms immediately wrapped around me, sensing my weakened emotional state. "Meg... I'm so thankful for you, too. I'm so glad that Zayn found you on time that night. I want to be here to protect you. I want to be here for you, whenever you need me." I put my head on his shoulder, and he pulled me closer to him.

We loved each other so much. Our relationship was so special though- We purely loved each other for who we were, not what our past and present were, and not what we did for a living.

Louis held me in his embrace, and I smiled. "I love you, Meg." I paused and said, full of emotion, "I love you too, Louis."

He would love me as long as I remembered to wear long sweatpants and jeans. The boys rarely checked up on me anymore, and I had relapsed around a day or two ago.

Louis couldn't know. Our relationship was going too well to let something small like that ruin it...

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