Good Enough

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Five days until Christmas. The party was that night, Louis hadn't spoken to anyone sense the planning of the party. Bradley's secret wasn't even discussed. Liam going straight to bed as soon as the family arrived home. Partly because he was tired, the other was Louis was silently ordering him too with his looks.

Dressed in his suit, Liam straightened his bow tie in the mirror. Sighing, he swallowed hard opening his door to see Louis exiting his room as well. "Where are you going?" He asks, "T-the Christmas party."
"No, you're sick. The doctor called earlier and said to keep you at rest. Have Neil over, no going out." Louis remarked heading towards the stairs, "P-papa, what? I haven't even been sick." Liam reasons, "You are not attending the party tonight Liam James, do you understand?" Louis growls, "Yessir." Liam returns not willing to risk a belting just to attend some party. Besides he never truly enjoyed them anyway.

"Why didn't you go? Honestly?" Niall asks kicking back on the couch, "Papa said I couldn't."
"But why? You're their miracle baby, everyone loves you." Liam shook his head softly now in sweats as he took sat on the couch, "I made Papa mad because I told Tristan and Connor-"
"That the bastard was skipping out on Christmas." Connor explained entered in a disordered suit, "You're not at the party?" Niall questions, "Left. Sucks ass this year. Harry and Louis refuse to stand near each other."
"Quite sad if you ask me." Tristan mumbled entering the den, Liam scanned the room with a small smile, "You all left?"
"We can't all be there if we're missing the most important." Bradley hums kissing Liam's cheek as he faces all his brothers, "I understand you all are angry with me,"

"You knew Papa was leaving and didn't bother telling us!" Connor scoffed plopping beside Niall, "I have my reasons, and this year Christmas just wasn't right." Bradley sighs upset that his whole family was currently crashing down. "We have got to stick together guys." Tristan announces still standing, "You two left. How is that sticking together?" Connor asks with a quizzical brow, "I'm here now." Tristan promises, "For how long?" Liam whispers tears rolling down his cheeks as he rushes from the room not wanting his brothers to see him that upset.

"You can hate me, I'll understand. But promise me that you'll protect Liam." Bradley begs, "Brad stop. I know what you're thinking, it's not your-,"

"Tristan please, I've made peace with myself. Papa doesn't want me here, so I'm going."

"What did Bradley do?" Niall asks glancing to Connor who sighs realizing what Tristan was referring too, "He told Papa-"

"Stop! I said what I said and I never want it repeated again. It's not true-!"

"It is true! Neither of those bastards deserve any of us!" Connor roared, Bradley fell to his knees with tears on his cheeks, "They didn't deserve to lose James." Tristan spoke, sitting next to Bradley who cried at the words he spoke six years ago. The words burned on his tongue, words he saw break Louis' heart.

After running from the room, Liam finds himself at the servants quarters. He knows this was wrong. He knew it warranted a belting. Rapping his fingers on Rose's door, Liam sobs at no answer. He wants a hug. He wants someone to hold him. "Liam? Sweetheart what is it?" Rose asks hurrying down the hallway with a glass of water in her hand, "I-I," Liam fumbles for words, he tries hard to think of anything. Nothing comes. Rose knows, opening her arms she takes the boy in her room sitting with him on her bed. Rocking side to side, she soothes him with sweet nothings and kisses to his temple, "I know sweetheart." Her heart aches for the teen who has literally crumbled. Rose never married or had kids not really wanting a family, though loved others kids. She loved Liam as if he was hers. Kissing him again, the boy is soon asleep in her arms. Laying him down, Rose covers Liam up letting him rest. He needs it.  

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