The 5th Member

Chapter 15

After sitting in a salon for a few hours, I am beginning to realize how high maintenance we are. They have to style our hair, paint our nails, and glue on eyelash extensions. Not to mention the actual extensions that they had already put in my hair. My hair is pulled back into a ponytail and curled, while still reaching the center of my back. My nails are a baby pink shade.

"Well? Are you excited!" Perrie pipes in from of me. I actually look really good for once, and so does she. Well, she looks so much better than I do.

"Yeah I am" I say very unenthusiastic as we take a seat back in the black sleek car that has been driving us around all day.

She gives me a concerned look and I try to give her a small smile but I fail instantly.

"It will be ok, I promise, maybe if you act like you remember everything.. The paps will lay of you" she says while rubbing the top of my hand.

I never thought about that. Maybe if I did act like nothing ever happened, they won't make such a big deal out of my situation. I know people are going to have questions, and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. I'm going to try to make this work. For Liam. He deserves to be happy tonight, and enjoy himself. He doesn't need to be constantly worrying about me.

As we pull up back in front of the familiar house, I notice a lot of other black cars like the one we just pulled up in. We get out of the doors and stumble in, in our stilettos. When we enter the house, and I see Liam. Boy, do I see Liam. He is dressed in black dress pants and a leather jacket with a white shirt underneath. He is talking with the rest of the boys. Jade and Leigh look stunning as well. They are sitting on our couch, having a conversation. Zayn turns around and meets the eyes of Perrie who gets the biggest smile on her face.

Zayn begins to walk toward us and that's when I notice Liam's eyes almost pop out of his head. He clears his throat but is frozen in his place.

I began to walk toward him, and when I get close enough to him, I accidentally trip over my 6 inch heels and am caught by him almost instantly.

"Are you falling for me?" Liam says with a smirk on his face. I give him a nervous giggle and he pulls he into a hug which I gladly accept.

"I'm so nervous.." I mumble into his ear. I really am. I have absolutely no idea what is going to happen.

"Don't be.. I got you.." He says while breaking our hug and grasping my hand. I take a deep breath.

"So are we gonna go..or.." Niall says breaking mine and Liam's little reunion.

"Yes we are. Are you all ready?" Liam announces and the whole house nods. I let go of Liam's hand and walk over to Jade and Leigh, I haven't talked to them since I walked in.

"Where is Jesy?" I say with a concerned look on my face as I scan the room for her great big smile.

"She's pretty sick" Leigh sighs "so we will just try and have fun without her"

I give both of them a sympathetic look and apologize that Jesy isn't feeling well. We make our way out to the cars. Jade and Leigh have a car, Liam and I have our own, Perrie and Zayn have theirs, and the rest of the boys in the last car.

I hop into the backseat of the car I was assigned and wait there while picking at my nails. Liam takes a seat right next to me and exhales heavily.

I glance over at him and smile "Nervous?" I question and he nods.

"Just a little." He admits while reaching and grabbing my hand. "Just don't listen to the paps, they are always trying to get us worked up, but it's nothing you need to worry about"

"I'm going to pretend like I remember everything." I admit. I don't want him to act surprised.

"No no no.." He denies "don't do that, it will just look like it was all an act and that you were just trying to get attention. Don't do that." He makes a lot of sense right now.

"Ok. I won't." I say and look out my window. The grand theater we are going to is huge. There is a police car in front of our car now and behind it. There are thousands of screaming fans standing around a massive red carpet that is wrapping around the place.

"Ready?" Liam says as we pull up right where the carpet starts. The fans roars get even louder when the shofer gets out of the car so he can open our doors.

"As ready as I'll ever be.." I say shaking. He leans across the isle and kisses my forehead.

The doors open and the screams are penetrating our ears. We step out of the doors. I hear "Liam" and "Lexi" being screamed at us and I wave to as many people as I can before Liam wraps his arm around my waist and leads me through the paps that are being obnoxious and asking terrible questions.

"Do you even remember Liam?"

"Do you know Liam cheated on you??"

"Do you remember your fans?"

I can barely handle all of this pressure.

"Remember what I said baby" Liam whispers into my ear and I nod and begin to smile at all of the fans.

I'm going to do this for Liam, I have to show him and I can still be a supportive girlfriend..

Even after the incident that changed my life forever.

{Yeah it's short and I haven't updated in like a month and I apologize sincerely for that because I know a lot of you really like this book!! I'm glad you his ship Lexi and Liam as well!! I'll update again tomorrow probably! Love you alllll❤️ ~Lou}