Butterflies (Niam + Larry)

Chapter 15

                                                            -Harry-

The door slams shut and I jolt awake. Liam is cringing in front of it. He is wearing swim trunks and has a towel around his neck. His hair is dripping wet. What the hell?!

"Sorry!" he whispers. I look down at Louis, who is cradled safely against my chest, still sleeping soundly. Good, I don't want him waking up and moving away. I smile and look back up at Liam.

"Where have you been?! We were looking everywhere!" I hiss. He grimaces.

"I felt like the room was closing in on me. I had to get away form Niall or I was going to go insane. I went to the pool for a swim."

"Oh, well why didn't you tell one of us!" I ask indignantly. He shrugs,

"I didn't want to rain on your party." he murmurs. He looks around and chuckles softly at Zayn and Arianna who are literally curled up together. It is pretty cute. She's smiling slightly in her sleep and he is still holding her hand. He glances around the room and tilts his head.

"Where did Niall pass out?" He whispers, laughing. Then I realize he still doesn't know what happened. Uh oh...

"Liam. He got a phone call. Greg is really sick and they don't know why. He left for the airport to fly back to Mullingar about an hour ago." I watch sadly as his face drops. He gasps and stumbles to the ground. 

"WHAT?!" He yells, making Louis sit up and Zayn jump into conciousness. They both look around frantically, trying to comprehend the reason for the sudden shout.

"HE'S GONE?!" Liam jumps up and runs into Niall's room. Realizing what happened, Louis jumps up and runs into the room. My lap is instantly cold. I hear Liam burst into violent sobs. I hop up and Zayn climbs over Arianna who is somehow still asleep. We follow Louis into the bedroom, where Liam is curled into Louis' arms. Sobs shake his body and he is clutching Louis' t-shirt which is already wet with salty tears. He keeps muttering random things like;

"The wrecking ball!!!!" and "I hate pools." but mostly, "He left me. He left without saying goodbye." I creep closer and sit on the edge of the bed, rubbing Liam's back gently. Zayn stands beside him and combs his fingers through his hair. Louis is murmuring things like 

"It'll be okay. We'll see him on skype! Greg will get better and he'll catch up with us soon." Liam just cries harder. We all try our best to comfort him, but nothing seems to work. Just as we're about to leave him to cry himself out, Arianna appears in the doorway. She looks at the scene before her and clucks like mother hen.

"Oh my goodness, you boys have no idea what to do with a heartbreak do you?" She asks. We all look at each other blankly. She claps her hands, kicks off her shoes and climbs onto the bed. SOmetimes I wonder if girls are born with a natural instinct for taking care of evryone and everything. It would make a lot of sense. The whole maternal thing can be really helpful.

"All of you out! I need tea and ice cream ASAP!" She commands. Louis lets go of Liam and backs towards me. Zayn grins at her.

"I'm on it!" He says and pushes us all out. I follow Louis out and as I shut the door, he turns around and kisses me hard. 

"I'll never leave you, Haz! Okay?" I kiss him back and nod against his lips. I would never want to have to go through that. I wrap my arms securely around him waist. I pull back and whisper in his ear,

"I'm not going anywhere." I hear Zayn chuckle. I glare at him over Louis' shoulder as Lou wraps his arms around my neck. He glares back and sticks his tongue out.