Baby Boom || Liam Payne <Complete>

Chapter 38: Downfall of Us All

"Where's Jake?" Liam asks as he walks into my bedroom.

"Ellie and Lou took him again," I smile at him as I turn to look at his face while trying to hide my present behind my back. "They went to the park."

"What are you hiding there?" Interested and curious, he starts to come nearer to the bed.

"Nothing..." I trail and giggle. Liam stops in front of me.

"Move." He smiles.

"No." I retaliate.

"If I were you, I'd move." He nods his head up and down before setting his hands on my hips.

"It's not like you're going to do any- Aaaah!!" I yell as he hauls me over his shoulder. "Liam James Payne put me down!" I yell as I smack his back. He laughs and I shake from the vibrations.

"Loki!" He cheers when he finds his dog on my bed. Gently, he sets me down and turns me to face him. "When did you get him?!" He asks, surprised, before pulling me into a bone crushing hug. Liam had dropped Loki off at his friends Andy's house a while prior before he left for their promotion tour. He kinda forgot about little Ki-ki and honestly, I wanted to actually meet his dog. I hadn't really had the chance to.

"I was bored." I shrugged. "Plus Andy kept blowing up your phone while you were eating so I answered it." I say sheepishly. "I hope that's alright?"

Liam stiffens a bit.

"Of course! That's fine!" He smiles, though, it looks forced. Confusion becomes evident on my face. Liam sees and quickly changes the subject. "Baby," he whines. I giggle. "Wanna do me a favor?" He asks.

"Well, why not?" I shrug. "You have to start packing anyways. I might as well." I grin. He smiles slightly.

"I needed to go buy some groceries from Tesco but I don't have the time right now. Would you mind going? I'll be back at my flat anyways." He smiles.

I nod. "Alright. You have a list?" Liam nods and digs in his back pocket. He pulls out a pretty hefty list. "I shouldn't be too long, love." I inform.

"Okay! Thank you, baby." He murmurs as he leans in to give me multiple pecks on the lip.

"No problem." I giggle.

Zayn's POV

-half an hour later-

Knock, knock!

"Oh hey Zay-"

Grabbing him by his shirt collar, I roughly shove him back into his apartment. "Who the hell do you think you are, huh?!" I spit in his face as I back him up against the far wall. He looks startled and bewildered.

"Woah, calm down bro. I don't think you-"

"What?! I don't think what?! That you're sleeping around with some other girl BESIDES Jessica?!" His eyes widen. Perrie stands beside me with a deep scowl etched on her face. She looks at me, equally livid, and nods. I let go of Liam.

"How dare you do that, Liam. You're so-" she stops to think as she jabs her finger into his chest. Yup that's my girl. She's too nice to really hurt him. "You're so selfish! Who the hell does that?! Is she not enough for you?!" Perrie bellows.

Based on the wounded look Liam's giving her, and his slumped shoulders he knows what we're talking about. "You guys....listen-"

"No, YOU listen, Payne." I butt back in. "If Jessie finds out about ANY of this other than from you, the culprit HIMSELF, who happens to be her BOYFRIEND," I rage. "you'll be getting what you had coming to you! And it started the minute you put YOUR hands on that girl you just happened to fuck in your bed!" I point down the hall. "RIght down in that freaking room!" I guffaw.

"I didn't mean for it to happen!" He yells, sorrowfully. "She- She forced herself on ME." He excuses.

"Don't you even DARE put this on just her. You could've prevented it!"

"Zayn! I-I'm sorry!" Liam exclaims. I shake my head and calm down...some what.

"How could you- how could you do that?" I back up, and look at him disappointingly.

"Zayn, please, don't look at me differently. I'm still me. It's still Liam." His eyes gloss over as I continue to trudge towards his front door, facing him.

"You messed up, Li. Big time."

"I know, okay! I know I did! But, god, I don't know!" He tugs on his hair. "Sophia's just-"

"So it was Sophia you had sex with?!" Perrie flares up again. "You slept with THAT after she LEFT you?!!" I go to wrap my arm around her shoulders but she shakes it off. "You-you, YOU DICK!" She back hands him, hard. Right across the cheek. "Does she mean anything to you? Do you not realize you're adding onto her pile of non-deserving hurt and pain? Suffering even?!" I stand.

Did Perrie really just do that?

"ENOUGH!" Liam yells. "Enough, enough, enough! I know what I did was wrong, okay?! I know that! I know that I don't deserve Jessica! I know that I don't deserve her love! I know that I'm a stupid fuck up that can't even realize that the girl he's been waiting for, is now going to be far more than depressed after she finds out what her 'loyal' boyfriend did!" He looks at both of us. Perrie and I stand there, staring at him. I'm shocked for the most of it as I start to notice the stream of salt water run from Liam's eyes. But Perrie, she stands there ready to fight still. "Just...please. Don't tell her. Give me time to say something." Liam says, defeated. His voice is raspy from yelling, and he looks like he could fall into a heap of self-destruction.

"You sure you have the balls to tell her that, Liam?" I roll my eyes at my beautiful fiance. Always the provoker.

"No." Liam croaks in response. "But I will do something, and if not then I won't mention this to her, at all."

"Oh no you don't." Perrie quickly comes to defense. "She deserves that, at least after what you've done."

Liam flinches at her words. AT this point, I feel like a third wheel. I don't want to fight Liam. It wasn't even my intention in the first place. This guy, he's my brother. Nothing could tear us apart, but I don't know what happened to him. Now, he's changed for the wrong. I thought Jessie would've been the one to guide him in the right direction again, but it seems Sophia keeps coming back and into the problem. Wait, she IS the cause of the problem. See, I can't think straight.

"We're gonna go." I declare. I can feel a searing headache coming on. It's to the point I can't make a fast turn of my head without it pounding.

"Yeah, let's go." Perrie agrees. Before we leave, I turn around and look at Liam.

"Fix this."

Jessie's POV

"Got you your Yorkshire Tea for here. Your Old Spice. Loki's dog food. Some more shavers. 8 new pairs of socks. 4 new dress shirts. Oh, only wear those for after parties, okay?" I look at him. He nods, quiet. "There's the mouth wash in the bag already. I have your gel. Don't forget to pack your cologne." I chuckle and wink. He gives me a smile.

"Thank you so much, Jess." I look at him confused.

"Back to first name basis, huh?" I smile teasingly.

"Yup." He looks down.

"Why are you so quiet? I leave the flat while you're still bubbly and kissable yet when I return you're a dark cloud and depressed?" I question, concerned. He shakes his head.

"I guess I'm just tired."

"Then go take a nap, love." He agrees by silently shaking his head. I watch as he retreats into his room and I'm left with bags scattered everywhere and my thoughts.

He's been acting weird, more than normal lately. Has it really progressed that much since two days ago?

My suspicions were confirmed when his phone buzzed on the coffee table.

Round two at my place? ;)

         <3 Sophie