A Month In London - A One Direction FanFiction

Chapter 10 - Secrets Turning To Love

Ch.10

As I walked out into the waiting room, both Lauren and Liam sprung up and rushed to either side of me. "I'm fine guys, really." I exclaimed, but Liam still insisted on holding my hand and Lauren grabbed my flowers. When we got home, I remembered what had happened the night before. How there had been a misunderstanding between Liam and Niall, how I had read those hurtful tweets and how I...

I shuddered. I felt a reassuring hand on my arm and was met with Lauren's encouraging smile. "Cat, I'm just going to duck out for a few hours. I'll let you and Liam talk things out and clear up the air, pretty much get you shit sorted. I don't want your opinion, I'm doing it. Now go and talk with him, fix it all up, I'm pretty sure he's open to it." she picked up a key to the apartment and left with a wave.

I anxiously turned to Liam and gave him a nervous smile. Where was I to start? He gestured for me to follow him to the couch and we both sat down, facing each other. "Catherine, I think I deserve an explanation as to why Niall was here." he started. Straight into the dirty work it was then.

"It is all a misunderstanding." I began with a deep breath. "When I first arrived, I went shopping and as I was coming back, my bags broke. Conveniently, he was there and helped me carry my stuff back. We went out for coffee and chatted and he DID ask me to go out, but Liam, I said no. I'm NOT a cheating kind of person, and I told him straight out that I was already in a relationship. He's just a friend, nothing more. Please believe me." I pleaded, looking into his eyes. He smiled and hugged me close. "Of course I believe you. Thank you for explaining it to me."

I pulled away and looked at him once again. "Now that you know the truth, I want to know my own fair share. Why were you two so cold to each other?" I questioned him. He sighed and looked away, as if into the past. "When Danielle had her...accident, I was so upset that I left One Direction and practically broke us up. We were at our peak and doing so well, and I ruined it for all of us." he paused. "Go on." I pressed. He looked at me with hurt eyes. "Niall was SO angry at me, angry that I had been so selfish and inconsiderate to the rest of the boys. He never forgave me...and we haven't talked since. That's why it was so confronting when I saw him yesterday, and I lashed out, jumping to conclusions that were completely blown out of proportion. I was so wrong." he finished, looking down at his hands.

Slowly, I lifted my hand and placed it on his cheek. Gently, I tilted his head towards me and leant toward him, stopping just shy of his lips. Our breath mingled there, in time. My heart rushed in my ears and I felt light, like I could fly away. Liam leant in and closed the gap, kissing me slowly at first, as of he was being cautious, but then jumped in wholeheartedly. He pulled me onto his lap and I wrapped my arms around him, softly pulling his hair with my fingers.

He wrapped his arms around my waist and stood up, pulling me up with him. He ever so slowly walked over to my bedroom and laid me on the bed, crushing me under his weight and never once let his lips leave mine. He then kissed down my jaw and collar bone, making me shiver. He slowly moved his hand up my shirt, drawing small circles with his thumb on my skin.

Suddenly, Liam froze up. He ran his finger across my stomach and I squinted my eyes shut, holding back tears. He slightly hitched up my shirt and stared at the ugly scar that stretched across my belly and looked up at me with a shocked look.

I got up and gently rolled him off me, so he was beside me instead. "What is that, love?" he asked quietly, sitting up and facing me cross legged. I bowed my head as a tear fell down my cheek. Man, I was so sick of crying. He tilted my chin so I looked at him. "You can tell me sweetheart." I took a shaky breath and collected myself, as he patiently waited for my story.

"It was a long time ago..." I started, "When I was 18, I fell pregnant with my then boyfriend. I was called horrible names and many looked down on me, but he was always so supportive. Four months into the pregnancy I lost the baby and as soon as he found out he-he..." I stopped, wiping away a few tears. "He left me to handle it all by myself. I had to have an operation to cut it out because the baby had grown so much, and I was so heartbroken. I went through depression and counselling, hating every minute of it. I was lost and alone, it affected my whole life." I smiled a brave smile.

"But I soldiered through, finished high school and got into uni. I was so happy, I AM so happy. It's just a really hard part of my life that I had to go through, and it hurts me every day." I finished, feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

A small tear rolled down Liam's cheek as he took in what I had just said. "Catherine, I would never leave you." he said simply, clasping my hand in his. "And I don't think I ever could." My heart swelled and fresh tears sprung to my eyes. I trapped his lips with my own and kissed him deeply. I pulled away and rested my forehead on his, looking into his brown eyes. "I couldn't either." I replied.

He hugged me tight and kissed me again, laughing into our kiss. I smiled and lay back, pulling him with me. Could it be? Had I finally found that ONE reason to go on, that ONE reason to finally be happy after all this time? One thing was for sure, I was not going to let him go.