Love Caught Fire (One Direction Fanfiction)

30++Bloody Knuckles

Liam's POV

My plan was in motion. I saw El talking to Charlie and when she pointed to her bracelet, I knew my plan was working. Especially after Eleanor walked away with a pissed off look on her face. I have to admit, I did feel a little bad for messing with everyone's relationships, but Charlie needs to see that Louis has a girlfriend and Louis needs to be reminded of his girlfriend. And that's exactly what I'm trying to do here.

"...but baby running after you is like chasing the clouds." I heard Zayn's voice sing from downstairs. I decided to go down there and join them. Hopefully Charlie will be down there too. Who am I kidding? If Louis is down there then she'll definitely be down there.

"Hey," Charlie stopped me before going down the stairs. "Can I talk to you?"

I nodded and she lead me into her room, shutting the door with a click behind her. She looked a little nervous and there were goosebumps on her arms.

"Are you okay? You look a little...uh...are you...cold?" I said.

"No, just a little...worried, I think." she furrowed her eyebrows.

"What's up? Anything I can help you with?" I offered.

"I just need someone to talk to about something. You don't mind, do you?" she asked.

"No, course not. I'm here for you, Charlie." I told her.

"Thanks, Liam." she smiled, taking a seat next to me on her bed.

"So what do you need to talk about?"

"It's about Louis." she began and I tried not to roll my eyes at his name. I love the guy, but he's trying to steal Charlie from me. "These past few days...well, maybe even before that, I've developed a...um..."

"A what?" I asked.

Her cheeks turned a bit red once she responded. "Louis' really grown on me and I think about him a lot. I don't know, he's just so sweet and funny. I love being around him and we have fun together."

"And?" I said, feeling sick to my stomach as I waited for her answer.

"I like Louis." she blurted, her cheeks turning even more red.

"You what?" I knew this response was coming, but I didn't think it'd hit me so hard. "Have you completely forgotten about Eleanor?"

"You know what? Just forget I said anything. I shouldn't have told you." Charlie said, getting up off the bed.

"No, no, wait Charlie, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to freak out on you like that. I'm just a little shocked, I guess." I apologized.

"Liam, you can't tell Louis." her voice was small and scared. "You can't tell anyone."

"Does Harper and Alyson know?" I asked and she shook her head.

"Harper would hate me and Alyson would probably side with Harper. They can't know." she paused. "Nobody can."

"Your secret is safe with me." I assured her and she gave me a small smile in return.

After that whole conversation, I needed air. Lots of it. I felt like all of it had gotten knocked out of me when she confessed her crush on Lou. A big part of me was wishing she'd tell me that she likes me and not Louis but I knew she wasn't going to say that. But if my plan goes well, then she'll definitely like me way more than Louis.

"I'm gonna take a walk outside." I told her.

"Want me to come with you?" she asked politely.

"No, that's alright. I just need a minute." I said and Charlie shrugged.