The Boys Next Door (revised and continuing)

Chapter 20

Cassie's POV

It's been a few months since I left. I've gotten calls and text from everyone trying to get ahold of me but I haven't answered it. I'm currently sitting in my tiny appartment in the state I never thought I would go back to but hey, I need money and my job needed me.

I hear a knock on my door and I get up to answer it.

"Hey Cass got a 20?" One of my customers ask.

"Yeah, come on in man." I say as I let Jack in and start weighing out a 20. Oh did I forget to mention I sold weed as my past time?

As I'm finishing up I hear another knock at the door. I look up at it confused as it's not the coded knock nor did I have anyone coming to get any for hours. I head over to it and open it.

"Well it's about time I found you." says a boy with big brown puppy eyes.

"Liam? How- how- did you find me?"

"Unlike the rest of them I figured out your little random numbering at the bottom of your note. Smart idea writing it backward by the way."

"I um well uh thanks. Um wanna come in?" I step aside to let him in. 

"Holy shit it's like a smoke fest in here."

"Yeahhhh.... I kind of sell... have been for years..." I say as I hand Jack his 20 and he leaves.

"So that's why you aren't 'working' then isn't it?"

"Bingo."

"Does Niall know?"

"Nobody does Li..."

"Nobody?"

"Nope. I've been pretty good at keeping it on the DL cause I know nobody would accept it. It's just the fact it's easy money."

"Hey, if anyone's going to judge you for this then, fuck them you do what you gotta do."

"Thanks Liam."

"Of course now, how about we get you home?"

"Under one condition." 

"What?" he asks puzzled.

"We don't speak a word of my business to anyone."

"Deal. Gotta keep you seeming all innocent."

"Exactly." I laugh,"Plus it'll keep us girls from being homeless."

"I know and I'll get you connections with some of the more known smokers in London. Now get your shit and let's go get Niall and Louis."

"Wait," I pause. "They're here?"

"Well yeah, Lou feels terrible for how things ended with you two and Niall misses the shit out of you."

A small smile tugs at the corners of my lips as I think of all the trouble they've gone through to show they really care. "Then let's get going." I say as I pack my bags and we head to the hotel the lads were in.

As we pull up to it I start laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"I do a lot of runs to the place!" I say in between fits of laughter, "I was just here last night!"

"How the fuck did we miss you!?"

"That's why I'm laughing!" I giggle and Liam starts laughing too. 

We walk up to the door still laughing as Liam opens it and there's Niall and Louis sitting there over a lap top.

"Where the fuck in this tiny town could she be?" Louis asks staring down at the tiny screen.

"I mean you could always look up." I say as two heads snap up to look at me. Then suddenly I'm in a bear hug between both my boyfriend and best friend.

"DON'T YOU EVER LEAVE US AGAIN!" Louis cries.

"I'm sorry... to both of you... I needed time to fix things with myself and I just didn't know what to do... I never meant for anyone to get hurt. I really miss you all and hope you can forgive me.."

"Of course we forgive you princess..." Niall says and pulls me in for a long overdue kiss.