On the Outside 2 ( A Louis Tomlinson Fan Fiction )

Chapter 31

Louis's P.O.V.

I reach the hotel and make it to our room. I unlock the door and then open it, revealing Emma sitting on the bed with her nose in a book. She looks up at me and a smile overtakes her expression. She runs over to me and embraces me with a hug.

"Where were you? I was starting to worry." She says, still hugging me. I don't hug her back. The amount of hurt stops me. She looks up at me with a confused look.

"What's wrong?" She asks. I move away from her and go to sit on the bed. I sit with my head in my hands, fighting back the anger and frustration that I feel.

"Did something happen on town? Are you okay?" Her concern about me only makes me more upset.

"Babe, answer me." She says sternly. I make eye contact with her and give her a disappointed look. I then look out the window at the beautiful beach. I get up and go to the window, watching the waves crash on the shore.

"What did I do? How can I fix it?" She comes over to me and wraps her hands around my torso. My skin warms under her touch, but I fight it.

"Lou, I love you. Just tell me what's going on." How can she love me when she's talking to him? Does she know the pain that I am enduring?

"You know what's going on." I finally speak up.

"No, I don't. Just tell me, I'll fix it."

"You can't fix it! The damage is already done!" I raise my voice.

"What damage? I honestly don't know what's going on!" I can feel her getting upset. It makes my heartache to see her in distress but I'm fucking upset and I have the right to be.

"Maybe Harry does." I say dryly and I see her shocked face.

"How did you-"

"I heard your phone buzz when we went to bed last night. He texted you 'Merry Christmas gorgeous'. I didn't bare to read the other messages between you two." I feel the tears stinging my eyes as I fight for them not to fall. She stays silent because she feels guilty, I bet.

"I was going to tell you-"

"When?"

"I was trying to find the right time-"

"The right time? That's you excuse?"

"We are just friends, Louis that's all."

"Yeah, you were just friends before too, right? And then you two fell in love."

"I don't love him anymore. I love you! I love you with all my heart!" I see her break into tears.

"People who love each other don't keep secrets!" I feel tears escape my eyes.

"I thought I was going to last with you. That we were the perfect couple and we could face anything. Hell, I thought that I would even marry you. I thought we would have a future and start a family together."

"Where are you going with this?" She says between sobs.

"I realize that I'm holding you back. I'm keeping you from the world and it's selfish of me. I always was taught if you love something, set it free."

"Louis, no! Please, please, don't do this!"

"I love you, Emma. With all my heart. I just want to know if you truly love me as well. And I don't know if I can do that if I am forcing you not to be free.

Go talk with Harry. Go date him for all I care. If you care for me, if you love me, you'll come back. If you stay with him, I'll live with the pain."

"I'm not going to leave you, ever! I don't want to be with Harry! I'll stop talking to him! Louis, I love you! I know that more then ever now!" She balls her eyes out.

"He means something to you. I'm not going to take that away." I say between tears.

"He is nothing to me. You'll take my whole world away if you leave." She looks at me with her now puffy eyes. I start to cry harder and she takes my hand. She pulls me closer, us both crying our eyes out.

"I want you to be happy, Emma."

"I am happy Louis, with you."

"I just don't know why you would want me when you have him wrapped around your finger. He's tall, handsome, has all the girls after him, yet he loves you. Why don't you give him a chance?"

"Because, I don't love him. I love you. You are the most beautiful thing to me. I wake up everyday happy, because I know I'll get to see you. I will never love anyone as much as I love you."

"I don't know what to say anymore."

"Then I'll do the talking. You and I are going out to get some coffee and talk about everything. I don't want anymore secrets between us. I'm incredibly sorry."

"Okay."

"Then, let's go." Emma grabs my hand as walks with me to the nearest coffee shop.