One Step Closer (Sequel to OSAAT)

Chapter Six

The next two days went on and I didn't tell Ali about the guys coming. She kept telling me how upset she is about the Niall and Jack thing, but she's yet to end things with Jack. I just don't get it. Today, the boys plane flys in at one in the afternoon. Ali told me she wouldn't be home today and I texted Ricky and asked if Jack and Ali were having a "sick" day. He responded with a: "Oh, yeah. Definitely." 

I told him the plan and he made sure I had thought it through. And I had. If Ali hates me, she hates me... I don't really know what to do there. I told Ricky to tell Mrs. Clooney that I had a doctors appointment for my foot. It was true, I was just cancelling. I organized my purse to keep me occupied. I left at about 12:45-ish. It didn't take me very long to get there and the whole time I was driving, I thought I might pee myself from all the excitement. When I got to the airport and got out of my car, a swarm of teenagers swarmed me. Oh, God. I didn't think about this.

"Oh, Ms. Hanson!" I heard a voice call out and I looked in front of me. Even though this guy had an American accent, overalls, and the ugliest plaid shirt -along with two others- I knew it was Louis. I also knew the other two were Niall and Harry.

"You three come on. I don't know why I've got teenagers surrounding my car..." I said and the teenagers look unamused and walked away. The three put their luggage in the back of the car and then got into the car, where I had been waiting. "Hello." I said and Louis kissed me on the cheek. I smiled and took off the awful stick-on facial hair that was on his face. He smiled a little and I kissed him. He kissed back and after awhile Harry cleared his throat. I laughed and pulled away from Louis. I drove out of the airport parking lot and back to the college.

"So, is Ali in class?" Niall asked me and I honestly wanted to cry. He sounded so happy... oh, Jesus.

"Um, no, I think she's at Jack's dorm. Do you remember him?" I asked him and he nodded. "Yeah, I think she went over there." 

"His dorm building is next to yours, right?" he asked me and I nodded. "What room number?"

"156, second floor." I laughed and he smiled. I interlocked fingers with Louis and he smiled. "And here we are." I said and Louis got his facial hair back on. 

"We have fake ID's. We are so scandalous!" Harry said and I laughed. 

"Yeah, you're the baddest boy out there, Harry."  he nodded and Niall ran for Jack's dorm. I'm praying. 

Ali's POV 

"We've already missed two days of school out of the five we've had so far." Jack said and pecked my lips. 

"I know. But it's better to do things like this, than learn about it." I said and Jack wrapped his arm around my naked waist. 

"I'm tired." he whispered in my ear.

"Then sleep." I said.

"Oka-"

"Ali!" I heard the door open and then Niall and I made contact. "Ali..." he said and his mouth fell open. He backed up against the wall. "Oh my..."

"Niall. What the hell are you doing here?!" I asked him. 

"Holy shit..." Jack said and slipped on some shorts. He threw me a t-shirt and I quickly changed, trying not to be exposed in front of Niall. Not in this way anyway... with someone else.

"I... Ali..." Niall said and started to tear up.

"Niall, I just, it's not what you think!" All the tears in his eyes were replaced with anger and he barged after Jack. Jack screamed and ran around the room. Eventually, Niall caught him and punched him. I got up, not wanting to see anything and got inbetween them. "Stop. Please, just stop."

"Ali, what the hell is going on! I love you and you're... you're here in another country having sex with one of Lauren's best friends?!" he said and I just want to die. "You know what. Save your explanations. We are done!" he said and stormed out of the room. 

"Oh my God..." I said and collapsed onto the floor. Jack sat by me.

"Ali, I'm so sorry. None of this should of happened. This is all my fault..." he said and I put my hands over my face. "I never meant for any of this to happen." he said. I stood up and quickly got dressed. 

"No, I'm sorry... This is my fault." I kissed his cheek which was starting to bruise from the punch and slipped on my shoes. I grabbed my phone and without looking back at Jack and left the dorm. I got out of the building and saw Lauren with a random guy in overalls. She made eye contact with me and she looked down. I ran over to her.

"Why? Can you just tell me why?" I asked her and she looked at me. "Or maybe you could explain to the overall twins why I don't have a fucking boyfriend anymore. Because that wasn't suppose to happen!" 

"Oh, God... Ali, I didn't think he was going to catch you, catch you." she said and I rolled my eyes.

"You cheated on Niall?!" I heard Louis and Harry's voices come out of the overall twins and I covered my face. 

"Holy shit. You invited all of them down and just told Niall where I was?! Lauren! How could you?!" I said and ran to our dorm. I need to die. My life is over. What have I done?

Lauren's POV 

"What is going on?" Louis asked me and I sighed.

"A lot." I said and he sighed.

"Well, you're not cheating on me, right?" he asked me and I shook my head.

"No, not technically." I said and he's eyes widened.

"Not technically? Lauren!" he said.

"I was kidding. I just have to make out with Ricky in a play. It's okay. You two, go find Niall. Please?" I asked them and they both nodded. I ran into our dorm building and into our room.

~A/N~ 

That was really short because I'm about to fall asleep. That was probably awful and awkward too. Sorry about that. I'm not good at writing this kind of stuff, but my wife insisted... so she can deal with the awfulness and the awkwardness. :P

~Emma