I Can Love You More Than This (One Direction Fan Fiction)

Chapter 15

HARRY'S POV

Zayn walks in the room with an unreadable expression on his face. His gaze falls on Kate, who was too preoccupied with her thoughts, too even notice that Zayn was looking at her. I could tell that there was something bothering Kate by the way that she kept fiddling her fingers. I was tempted to ask her what was wrong but I decided that now's not the right time. My attention goes back to Zayn, who still had his full gaze on Kate. There was something in the way that he looked at her that made my fists clench. It was because he had the exact look on his face on the day that we met Kate. The only thing that keeps me from thinking that he still has feelings for Kate is Mary.

"Where's Mary?" Kate asked Zayn. If she didn't say anything, I wouldn't have noticed that she knew Zayn was there.

Zayn shifted in his place, looking a bit uncomfortable by her question. It took a few moments before he answered.

"She left." He mumbled. The look on his face explained everything. It was like those words triggered something inside of me. So that's why he kept staring at Kate like that. A wave of jealousy hits me, knowing that Kate hasn't entirely gotten over Zayn yet.

"Where'd she go?" Kate furrowed her brows but Liam gave her a light nudge on her arm. She raised a questioning brow at him but then her mouth formed into an 'O' as the truth dawned on her. She looked at her shoes and just stood there quietly.

The boys gave Zayn sympathetic looks. I, on the other hand, don't know how to feel about this situation. Everyone in the room fell silent. The tension in the room was rising with every second of silence that passed. It was starting to feel awkward. Thankfully, our manager came in the room.

"Boys, You need to prepare for your meet and greet session with your fans. Be ready in 10 minutes." he broke the silence. We all nodded and went to our dressing rooms.

The meet and greet session went well but I kept zoning out. There were too many thoughts running on my mind. I made a mental note to talk to Kate later. I had to tell her how I feel before Zayn does.

I heard my phone beep so I took it out from my pocket. I was taken by surprise when I saw the name of the person who just texted me.

My ex, Caroline Flack.

KATE'S POV

Can I just please disappear? We were on our way back to Zayn's house and no one has even uttered a single word. The silence was torturing me. I couldn't look at Zayn. My guilt was slowly killing me.

I couldn't help but think that Mary broke up with because she found out that we used to date. Zayn and I are only friends. It hurts me to think this but maybe that's all we'll ever be. It's true that I still have feelings for Zayn but things probably won't go back to the way that they used to be before we broke up. Technically, we weren't officially together then but he still ended whatever it was that we were.

The car stops and I quickly rush to my room. I'd be staying here alone from now on since Mary already left. I sat down on my bed, thinking that my life was a complete mess. I have still have feelings for my ex but at the same time I think I'm falling for one of his best friends. Worst part is, I know that Harry feels the same way for me. I know, I should be happy right? But I can't. I was too afraid to let Harry know about my feelings for him, knowing that I might just get hurt again. Sometimes, I wonder if it would've been better if I never met them that night on the street.

If I never met them, I wouldn't have to worry so much about my feelings. Before they came, Kris was the only person that I was afraid to lose and she was the only one I truly cared for. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents and my friends but they could never compare to how much I loved my sister. But now, I feel like a total wreck cause somehow, I ended up caring for Harry and Zayn just as much as I care for Kris. Now, I feel like I'm losing all three of them.