Can You Keep a Secret? [One Direction - Liam Payne Fanfic]

Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

"Can I get you a glass of water?" Liam asked me in a worried tone.

I sat in Harry's living room, arms across my chest, swinging back and forward on the couch, doing nothing but staring at a blank wall. I could see Liam watching me carefully from the corner of my eye, obviously concerned over my condition.

But how did the world expect me to act after going home and finding what I'd found? Was I supposed to join Liam in his happy bunny cupcake world and skip around not giving a care about anything? No. That wasn't me. I was scared to death and shutting down was my reaction.

Harry stepped in the living room then but I didn't even look up.

"Maia..." I didn't react. "Maia sweetie... It's getting late, maybe you should go to bed." Harry said calmly.

I moved my head up and down, sort of nodding, and stood up, my arms still locked across my chest.

Liam whispered something to Harry before grabbing me by the shoulders and leading me through the main hall towards what seemed to be the bedrooms.

I dragged my feet as Liam walked close besides me, stopping in front of a door. He turned the knob and pushed the door open. I stepped inside a big room with a king size bed. I just wanted to throw myself on it and fall into sweet darkness and rest.

As if Liam had read my mind, he lead me to the bed, pulling the duvet cover to the side and helping me lay down.

"Are you gonna... sleep like that?" He asked looking down at my jeans and tshirt that looked like they were ready to be thrown in the bin.

I shut my eyes instead of answering and at that moment I guessed he understood I had no strength in my body whatsoever to change into clean clothes, and after tonight I didn't have any that weren't soaked in red paint anyway.

Liam pulled the cover over me and tucked me in as I snuggled on the pillow drifting away in deep sleep.

That was the second night in a row that I'd been able to sleep since you-know-what.

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"She looks so peaceful."

"Do you guys think Harry called dibs on her?"

"So pretty..."

"Maybe Liam did... damn it, I was hoping to get it on with the new girl..."

"Zayn get your filthy paws off her!"

"What?!"

"Shh you'll wake her!"

My eyelids were slowly rising and flew wide open when I noticed three pairs of eyes hovering over me. They jumped back and I sat up straight on the bed. I looked at the lot of them and smiled to myself.

A dark haired boy laughed nervously while a blonde one joined him, rubbing the back of his neck with his left hand smiling widely at me revealing a cute set of braces. Then I noticed the light brown haired one that didn't seem like he was quite as embarrased as the others, just really really happy to see me instead.

I felt like Snow White in the scene where she wakes up and finds the dwarves carefully eyeing her, except they were three and far more good looking than the storybook characters. Was I really in the position to complain after waking up with such a beautiful sight over my bed?

The light brown haired one opened his mouth at last after what seemed like an eternity of silence. "Sorry if we woke you up..." he elbowed the dark haired one in the ribcage making him grunt. "My friends here are complete and utter twats."