It's Gotta Be You

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Liam's POV

We were in Tulsa, Oklahoma now, and though we'd only been here for only about three hours, this weather was not consistent at all.

It was raining when we got here, then it was chilly, and now it's almost a hundred degrees. 

We were all sharing rooms again and this time I was rooming with Niall. Not gonna lie, it was a little awkward, since we're both competing for Gracie's affection. 

Niall came out of the bathroom with a towel over his shoulders. 

"Well don't you look deep in thought" he said, sitting down on his bed. 

"Look we need to talk" I said, sitting on my bed, facing him. 

"About?" 

"Gracie" 

"Oh, I probably could've guessed that" he said, putting a shirt on. 

"I know we both want to be with her, that's a given, but we need to set boundaries"

"What do you mean by boundaries?" he asked. 

"Like no sabotaging each other" 

"And no cock blocking" he said. 

I laughed "No offense, but she's not the type to sleep with someone and not be in a relationship" 

"I didn't mean it like that, like if one of us were to kiss her" 

I hated the idea of her kissing him, but I know she has before, and there's nothing I could do about it "Fine"

"And no manipulation with her" he said. 

I nodded "Sounds good" 

"We also can't treat her like some prize, and no matter who she chooses, we respect it" I said. 

Niall nodded and I stood up "I'm gonna go somewhere"

"Where are you going?" he asked. 

"Just places" I said and left. I was making my way to the elevator when I heard running behind me. 

"I'm not stupid, Liam. I know you're going to see Gracie" he said. 

I shrugged "Your point?" 

"Well I'm coming too" he said, walking and fixing his belt at the same time. 

"This isn't a game Niall"  

"I know it's not" he said, snapping at me. 

"I'm just saying" I said, as we walked into the elevator. 

"Where are we going anyways?" 

 "The pool" 

"Dressed like this?"

"Gracie is there with Louis and Harry. That is why we're going" 

"Oh" he muttered. 

We reached the lobby and walked towards the back to the indoor swimming pool. We saw Gracie dunking Louis, while Harry laughed. 

She turned around and saw us. 

Gracie and I are on talking terms again. 

Louis got me back on her good side, and she said, she wants to move on and focus on the future and wanted to get rid of any negativity on the tour. She was back to her adorable and bubbly self, so we've been drama free.