Broken Home

five

- Three months later -

Today's the day. The day the boys are coming home from tour. I Skyped Luke every day and I even got to talk to, and kind of become friends with, One Direction. They were all so genuine that it made me extremely happy. The boys have become extremely popular in America and other countries.

"Maggie?" My mum says coming into my room.

"Hey, mum." I smile going through my closet to find the perfect outfit for today. I just feel like somethings going to happen today. I know something's going to happen today.

"Um, you're father and I need to talk to you." She tells me.

"About what?" I ask. The mention of my father makes my head pound from him hitting me with a glass bottle last night.

"Come to the living room, please." She says.

"Okay." I smile and do as told.

My dad is sitting in his recliner when I enter the living room. I take a seat on the couch and mum does the same.

"You're father and I, we're... we thought it would be best if...." mum struggles to find her words.

"We're getting a divorce." Dad says, still not looking at me.

"W-What?" I ask. I don't know how to feel. Happy I guess, but what does this mean for dad?

"You heard me." He says.

"Keith..." mum says quietly.

"Dena." He says turning to look at her.

"Look we're both getting our way, can we just be happy for once?" She asks. Dad doesn't say anything, he only looks back to his spot on the wall.

"We're going to the court house in thirty minutes if you want to join us." Mum says.

"Oh, I can't. Luke and the boys are coming back today and were throwing them a surprise party at the diner." I tell them.

"Oh, alright then." She smiles.

"I'd better go get ready." I say before going to my room.

Something about this divorce seems so freeing, yet something feels so off.

After getting ready I head to the diner. Ashlee and Luke's family and the rest of the boys families were  already there.

As my seventeenth birthday gift (my birthday was last month), Luke's parents let me use his car since no one else was, and since I got my license, and I had a job so I could pay for the gas. Luke didn't mind either. He was part of the surprise as well.

I hopped in the car and drove to the diner.

"Hey, there Maggie!" Ashlee hugged me as I walked in the door.

"Hi! So how far away are the boys?" I ask.

"Luke texted about fifteen minutes ago. He said they just got off the plane and they're on their way to our house, so they should be close by now." Jack tells me.

The way we set up the surprise was the Hemmings set up cards in their house that gave the boys clues as to where to go, like a scavenger hunt. Hopefully they would find their way here.

"I'm so nervous!" I tell Ashlee.

"I know! Me too!" She laughs. I laugh along.

"Here they come!" Calum's sister yells.

We all run to the back of the diner to our normal booth.

I hear the bell on the door ring and my heart starts beating fast. I hear Luke's voice and my heart starts beating at one hundred miles per hour. When his face comes into view my heart skips a beat. When his eyes lock with mine, my heart stops. A smile spreads on his face and I quickly rush out of the booth and jump into his arms. He wraps his arms around my waist and spins me around.

"I've missed you." He says once he's puts me down. "Oh my gosh I've missed you." He smiles pulling me into another hug.

"I've missed you too Lukie." I laugh. "There's so much I have to tell you."

The boys say hi to their families and Ashlee. We sit down in our booth and have dinner. The boys tell us all about tour and their fans. And I tell them about my parents getting a divorce and how it's a good thing.

"There's something else we need to tell you." Luke says. "One Direction think, since we've become so popular in America and other countries, that we should open for them on the European leg of their tour."

My jaw dropped to the floor.

"When are you leaving? H-how long?" I ask. A sudden feeling of déjà vu comes over me.

"Well we would leave in a week. And it's another three months." Calum says.

"So next Wednesday?" Ashlee asks. All the boys nod their heads.

"Well, I'm super proud of you guys." I smile.

"Thanks. We're so excited." Luke says.

After dinner and desert we all went back to Luke's house to hangout and catch up more.

After a few minutes, red and blue flashing lights began to shine through the window.

"What the heck?" Michael says looking out the window.

I look at Luke with a confused look. He just shrugs his shoulders.

There was a knock at the door and Luke got up to answer it.

"Is there a Maggie Bauer here?" A police officer asks.

"Uh, Mags." Luke calls. I quickly stand up and rush to the door.

"Hi." I smile "What's going on?" I ask.

"There's been an accident."