Having No Regrets (A One Direction Love Story)

Willow's POV

Liam and I sat on the couch cuddling with Ariel.

"Do you think Zayn and Luna will be alright?" I asked petting Ariel.
"I hope so. I think as long as Zayn realizes he fucked up and makes sure not to do it again, everything will be ok." Liam replied.
"They're meant for each other. They'll work everything out and it will be like nothing even happened." I said.
"You don't know what goes on behind closed doors, Willow." Liam sighed. "A relationship may look perfect on the surface but underneath, it could be ugly."
"That's true." I said as I picked Ariel up and placed her on my lap, where she laid down. "It's kind of like the ocean, if you really think about it. The surface of the water can look beautiful, especially when it's a pretty blue color and the sun is shining on it but deep down, it's dark as hell and there's some real scary stuff down there, man."
Liam looked at me with a confused expression on his face. "Um...yeah, Willow. It's exactly like the ocean."
"That sounded a lot better in my head, to be honest." I could feel my face get red from embarrassment.
Liam laughed and shook his head. "You're such a fucking dork."
"I know but I'm your dork." I laughed and kissed him.
"By the way, I have some good news." Liam smiled excitedly.
"We can go in the jacuzzi tonight?"
"That wasn't what I was going to say but yes, we can absolutely do that."
"Fuck yes!"
Liam chuckled. "Anyway, I talked to my childhood best friend today. Her name is Violet and I'm inviting her to the wedding. She said she's coming and I'm so excited for you to meet her."
"I feel sorry for her." I said as I hung my head.
"Why? You don't even know anything about her." Liam frowned.
"Well, she's friends with you. I think that pretty much explains it." I replied.
"Shut up!" Liam playfully hit my arm.
"But for real, I can't wait to meet her. I'm sure she's really great." I smiled.
"She is and I know you'll love her."
~
I was making dinner when Rose texted me with a serious looking message.

R: Willow, I need you right now!! Please, this is super urgent!

W: What is it? Is everything ok?

R: I need you to tell me which top to wear on my date with Niall tonight!

Rose proceeded to send two pictures of cute tops.

W: Dammit, Rose, you had me thinking there was some kind of emergency! Don't scare me like that!

R: Sorry, I won't let it happen again! Just tell me which top to choose!

W: You better not! And you should go with the first one

R: Thank you so much! I love you!!

W: Love you too and have fun on your date!

While Liam and I were eating, a thought came to me suddenly.

"Liam, I think we should go out to visit my sister soon." I said. "Like maybe just for a weekend."

"That would be a lot of fun. I'd like to do that." Liam replied.

"She comes out here to visit us but we never go to see her and plus, I hardly ever get to see the baby."

"That's very true. Let's plan to do that soon."

Suddenly, there was a knock on my door. I got up to open it and saw Rose standing there, looking very distressed. Her eyes were red and puffy and she looked like she had been crying a lot.

"Rose, what's wrong?" I asked. "Shouldn't you be on your date right now?"
"I told Niall we have to postpone that. This is a legit emergency this time." She said on the verge of tears.
"What happened?"
"You know how my grandmother has been really sick for a while?"
"Yeah, did something happen to her?"
"She's been in the hospital for a few days because it got really bad and I just got the call that she passed away." Tears began flowing from her eyes and I held her.
"Rose, that's awful. I'm so sorry to hear that. You can stay here tonight if you want."
"Thank you, that would be nice."
"Do you want me to take you back to your house so you can get your stuff?"

Rose nodded and we both went out to my car and drove off to her place.

I felt horrible. Rose was always so bubbly and animated. Seeing her break down crying and watching her go through this kind of emotional pain was like looking at a whole different person.

Rose grabbed some of her things and we made our way back to my apartment.

"You should lay down and try to relax, Rose. You can go to the spare room." I said and Rose went up the staircase to go to her room.

"Poor Rose. It really sucks to go through something so tragic like that." Liam said.

"I know, it really does. Maybe I should go check on her."

I went up the stairs and into her room, where she had her face buried in the pillow as she cried.

"Hey, Rose. I just came up here to check on you." I sat down on the bed beside her.

She rolled over and her makeup was a mess. "Willow?" Her voice sounded so soft and quiet.
"Yes?"
"Could you stay in here with me tonight? I don't want to be alone."
"Of course, Rose. I'm always here for you, no matter what." I took her hand in mine and she gave me a small smile.

~

The next morning, Rose was feeling a little bit better and she decided to go back home since her family wanted to be there for her. She thanked me for letting her stay and then left.

Liam came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "So now that we're alone, how about those jacuzzi plans?"

"I'll go get my bikini on." I smirked.

"Who says we're wearing anything?" Liam winked.

"You're so nasty, Liam!" I laughed.

"Ms. Willow, Ms. Willow, Ms. Willow, are you nasty?" Liam sang.

That made me laugh more. "I love you for referencing that Panic! song but I'm still wearing my bikini."

"Dammit!" Liam muttered under his breath.

"We can have some fun after our jacuzzi session!" I smiled.

"Alright, it's a deal." Liam smiled back.