Stand Out

Chapter Seven

Chapter 7

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As soon as the officer had left the hotel, Liam had offered to take me home. Since my family was in no shape to be meeting him, I turned down his offer and took a taxi, but not without being chased by fan-girls first.

As soon as I got into the drive way, I ran into the house to see how my mom was doing. She was sitting on the couch, her head in her hands. I heard soft crying. I went over and sat next her, the tears still going down my face.

"Are you okay mom? I still don't believe it," I said softly.

"He is such a jerk! Going and cheating on me?! How dare he! Serves him right, getting arrested," she said, yelling to herself.

"How can you talk like that? He's still your husband and my dad!" I yelled angrily. I mean, he did make terrible choices but he's my dad and I love him. Right?

"He never seemed very happy living with me. I guess he just got bored and decided to move on. And his addiction turned into a bigger problem. Doesn't he know that it's illegal?" she said still crying. She wiped her eyes and continued, "You know what? I'll just forget about him. Let's go do something fun. Forget about that idiot." She stood up and grabbed her purse and went to the door. "You coming?" she questioned.

"I guess, but I'm not going to forget about him. I won't bail him out of jail but i'll still love him," I said wiping my eyes. "I think," I added quietly. My dad and I never really got along. I mean, he took me shopping and we went fishing sometimes, fun bonding things like that, but he never really paid attention to me more that like once a month. We weren't really close.

"I'm gonna go to Lucielle's house. You want to come?" my mom asked me.

"No, I've got a... friend I need to see," I said. I was going to go over to Liam's house and talk to him. I took out my phone and texted him.

To: Daddy Direction

I'm going to come over. Is that ok?

After a few seconds he texted back.

From: Daddy Direction

Sure. I'm still here. Niall left with Harry to go shopping a little while ago so it'll be just us.

I went out to my car and started the engine. I drove to Liam's hotel, the whole time thinking about what happened. I went up to the door and knocked. He came a few seconds later. I guess he was waiting for me. He looked into my eyes, and I saw a hint of sympathy.

"You okay love?" he said, putting his hand on my shoulder.

"Ya. I talked to my mom. She went beserk. She kept saying things like, 'I hate him' and 'he's a good for nothing loser' and things. But i'm fine," I said, taking a deep breath. let me in and we went and sat on the couch.

"Umm... I don't think this is the best time for this news but I have to tell you," he said hesitantly.

"What is it?"

"We are leaving Seattle tomorrow. I'm sorry but we have to get to California for the next concert. I don't want to leave you," he said, sadness in his voice.

"What? I don't want to leave you either," I said, my voice cracking. I was about to cry.

"We'll come and visit as much as we can. I know it's soon and we just met like 5 days ago, but I want to be more than friends. I want to be your boyfriend," he said seriously.

For real? He wants to be my boyfriend? Thats great! I like him a lot. Not only because he's from One Direction, but because he's a great person who listens to me, and is kind and considerate. He's the best thing that has ever happened to me. Before him, I only dated losers who didn't really care for me.

"Sure, I'd love that!" I said with a smile. I could feel the blush spreading on my face. "But what about the whole long distance relationship thing? I mean, how will we make it work?" I said, with worry in my voice. "I heard they barely work out."

"We can make it work babe. We can text and skype every night. It'll be fine," he said.

"Yeah, it could work," I said softly with a small smile.

Just then Liam's phone beeped, signaling a text message. He sighed as he checked the message.

"I got to go to an interview. I forgot, sorry. See you later?" he said with those puppy dog eyes.

"Ya its fine. I'll go home and see how my mom is doing," I said.

"Thanks for understanding," he said.

"It's really no problem," I said with a shrug. He leaned over and kissed my cheek.

"See you later," he said, as I turned to leave.

"Bye," I said shutting the door behind me. While walking out of the hotel, on my way to the car, I had a huge smile on my face.

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