Abusive Love // N.H.

Chapter 9

Liam's POV

I stand there for a second, shocked. At first I couldn't move then it hit me that he was slowly cutting Ambers neck with the knife. As the blood dropped I got angrier and angrier. Soon enough I had kicked Niall in the face with my bare right foot. I then pick him up by the collar of his gray t-shirt and got my face close to his.

"You know damn well why she's here, Niall." I spit in fury.

"Yeah... to cheat on me with you." His eyes get dark.

"You wish." I say, my last words before beating him senseless.

He eventually leaves. And by leaves I means Amber called the police and he got a 'special' escort to prison.

After I say my goodnights to the officers I go visit Amber, who was in the ups air bathroom with a wet wash cloth on her cut.

"Hey." I say, peeping in the door. She jumps slightly, as frightened that I'm Niall.

"Thank you, Liam." Her eyes are red and puffy. Tears are still spilling from her eyes.

"I'm sorry Niall did that to you. I don't know what would cause him to do that. He loves ,or loved I honestly don't know anymore, you so much. I never would expect him to hurt you like that, I would never do that to you." I'm now knelt in front of the toilet, where she is sat on the lid.

"I know, Liam. You'd never hurt anyone or anything."

"But I beat up Niall."

"Yeah, but that was to protect me. You only fight to protect."

"Let me see your neck." I wince when he removes the blood soaked cloth from her neck. A big red stain is on the previously white rag.

"Is it really that bad?" she says, looking at my teary eyes.

"Let me clean it up, love."

I stand up, my knees cracking along with my back, and go into the medicine cabinet. I grab some bandages, triple antibiotic , and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide. I pour some of the hydrogen peroxide on a rag and dab it on the cut.

"Ouch!" Amber exclaims.

"I know it hurts but it's cleaning it out." I reply.

I then unwrap a bandage and put some triple antibiotic ointment on it, then apply it to the cut. I wash my hands and then I help her up and take her back down to the living room. I sit there for a moment while I process what I just did. I can't begin to imagine how Amber feels, having her husband beat her like that.

I put my head in my hands and lean my head back, I can't believe I hit someone like that. "Look, it's okay Li. You did it to protect me." She put a hand on my shoulder to reassure me.

"I know but... I don't do that kind of stuff! What will the fans think? What will the press say?" I pause in horror, "They'll say 'One Directions Liam Payne Snaps & Beats Up Fellow Band Mate Niall Horan!' then there will be theories 'He was just drunk' or 'he's had it out or Niall this whole time' who knows what they'll say. I just don't want shit put out that it was because he abuses you. Then... I don't know."

I lay down and rest my head on the couch pillow, and Amber lays next to me. We stay like for hours until we eventually drift off to sleep.