My Heart's a Stereo

six

I make Niall, who actually has his clothes, go down to my truck and see if he can find mine. While he gone I try to talk to Kate. Lauren what are you gonna say? Sorry your husband got me and my friends high and that you probably had sex with him. I stop myself before I go into the bathroom when I hear soft sobs coming through the door. Great now she's crying and it's my fault.

I hear rustling and the knob starts to turn. I run as fast as I can back to the kitchen and act like I wasn't doing anything. Why the fuck did you just run with a hangover? I get up to go find a beer, nothing like hair of the dog. I look in the fridge but I see nothing but wine. Classy fuckers don't have anything but wine. Seriously? When I close the fridge I'm face to face with my worst nightmare. Kate with a tear stained face.

"Lauren right?"

"Yeah." I try my hardest not to look her in the eye.

"I thought Ryan said he was going to leave with you last night." The look on my face must've given her the answer she wasn't wanting. "Shit!" She grabs her hair and drops to the floor. "How could I be so stupid to believe that he'd actually do that. I cheated on my husband because I thought he was going to do that same." She is in full on sobs, in a puddle on the floor.

"it's gonna be ok. I promise. Harry doesn't even remember leaving the rave." I look into her eyes. "Just pretend like nothing happened and you'll be ok. Lord know Ryan does that." I look at her and by her smirk she knows what I mean.

"I guess you're right. Do they have anything to drink?"

"They've got wine and water."

"Hair of the dog would be amazing." she laughs.

We turn when we hear the door open. Another girl stands there looking at the two of us. Of course Kate is still in her dress from the rave, paint and all, and I'm in Niall's boxers. Who is this girl? She looks very familiar. Soon after she enters Louis comes in and put his hand on her back. oh right, that's Eleanor. Kate wants to say something but Louis ushers her away from us in a hurry.

"well that was awkward." She looks at me and laughs.

We don't say another word to each other. We drink our wine and try to sooth, what I like to call, the hangover from hell. I've never felt this bad before in my life. Niall must be having a hard time finding my clothes, he's been gone for a while now. Just then Niall opens the door empty handed. What the fuck?

"I couldn't find your clothes but I did find a bunch of empty whiskey bottles and beer cans." he eyes the glasses between me and Kate. "Isn't is a little early and you a little hungover for wine?"

"Haven't you Irishmen ever heard of hair of the dog?" Kate pops back before I can. I laugh.

"Right. if it'll help this headache I'll take some."

I pour him a glass and he gulps it down like he's never had anything to drink before in his life. God he looks amazing! I can't help but look at him. I could stare at him for the rest of my life, or at least until I go back to North Carolina. Fuck, I have to leave tomorrow.

"Has anybody seen Zayn today?" I ask knowing neither of them had. They both shake their heads no. "I wonder where he's been all day. I didn't drug him last night too did I?" I fear for the worst. That maybe Zayn wasn't in the hotel and he was hurt somewhere. I hear a door open. Not Zayn.

"Hey Eleanor, When did you get here?" Niall asks.

"I just got in today. I can see you guys had fun last night." She gestures towards my lack of clothes and Kate's paint covered party dress.