The Dating Game

Chapter 24: The Dinner From Hell (part 2)

Louis' Point of View

Okay, it seriously shouldn't take someone fifteen minutes to pee. I understand girls take a long time in the bathroom, but fifteen minutes is a little too long if you ask me.

I found myself stirring my drink with a straw as I impatiently waited for Haylee. We needed to leave soon in order to be at the airport in time for our flight to-

"Louis, do you know where Haylee went?"

My thoughts were interrupted by my mother as she cocked her eyebrow at Haylee's empty seat.

I shrugged. "I think she's still in the bathroom." She nodded in understanding before talking again with Haylee's parents.

I let out a sigh as I started to drum my fingers on the table to a random beat. All this constant fighting with Haylee was really aggravating and tiring, especially when she didn't even know the full story behind it all.

It was even more aggravating that she still couldn't see that I love her. I had to literally tell her when Grace decided to be a bitch and tell Haylee that we slept together. Yes, her statement took me completely off guard, but Haylee crying because of it wasn't what I was expecting. I thought Haylee would slap me or something, but no, she just stood there and cried. It broke my heart, but I can't undo the past. What's done is done.

Haylee wouldn't of even found out if Zayn hadn't of brought her to that damn cafe. I was already pissed off that he was calling Haylee constantly this morning when I fell asleep at her house the previous night. I was already up because I couldn't sleep with knowing the girl I loved was sleeping right next to me. Her phone went off six times and I declined every single call. I never wanted to be in a bad mood that morning, but waking up to Zayn's calls wasn't exactly my cup of tea, so I left to rant to someone. That someone was Grace. I thought that, since she said she was there for me, she could help me with my problems. So, I called her after I left Haylee's and we decided to meet up at the cafe.

For the first few minutes when we arrived at the cafe, Grace couldn't keep her eyes off of her phone. Eventually she stopped texting whoever she was texting and actually looked at me. The only unsettling thing I saw was an evil glint in her eyes, but she's Grace, so she always looks evil. I started to rant about Haylee and how she still doesn't see my feelings for her. Grace said I should probably just let her go, but how could I? When you love a person like Haylee, you really can't just 'let them go', it's nearly impossible.

I eventually started to just ramble on the kinds of stuff Haylee does instead of talking about my feelings. I told Grace a few special moments that we've had. I told her the story of how we first met, our awkward meeting with each other's parents when they thought we were dating, and when we both got pinched by a crab at the beach. I never knew how much I got into telling the stories until Grace pointed it out. She told me that I use my hands a lot and I put a lot of emotion into what I'm saying, which makes the conversation seem like the most important thing in the world. I didn't mind how I looked, because Haylee is the most important thing in my world, so I will put as much emotion that I can into the stories.

Anyway, I kept on talking to Grace until I heard someone yell 'Haylee' from across the room. I took a double take and realized it was Haylee and she saw me with Grace, even when I told her I wouldn't talk to her again. Then, Grace had to make it even worse when she kissed me. I still don't know why she did it, but I know it definitely hurt Haylee, considering she stormed out of the cafe after that.  

I couldn't let her walk away from me again without me at least saying something. So, I followed her outside and started to explain everything, which made us explode into a huge fight. Yes, I shouldn't have said some of the things that I said, but Haylee was being a little over reactive. We kept on arguing until Grace let out the big secret, which silenced our fighting. The look in Haylee's eyes still haunt me, seeming to never leave my mind. It was a look of pure heartbreak and deception. She kept on searching my eyes for something, but I couldn't think of what to say, because it was true. My mouth moved faster than my brain and I blurted that I loved her, which took her off guard again. I tried, I really tried, but she still ended up running away from me.