Stuck With Me {A Niall Horan / Harry Styles Fan Fiction}

Chapter 10

RECAP: "I'm pregnant, douchebag."  She slams the door in my face. Wow, what ever happened to leprochauns being lucky?

A/N: I just want to clarify that Eleanor, Perrie, and Danielle are nonexistent in this story. -xoxo, hannah.

NIALL'S POV

I stand outside Cate's door for a good 5 minutes, frozen from shock. Finally Mary comes out, looking for me. She reaches for my shoulder, but awkwardly puts her hand down when she remembers the situation. "What's wrong?" she asks, "What did Cate say?"

I bit my lower lip and looked at the ground. "Well, she's pregnant." Immediately after I said it, Mary's jaw dropped open, and her face changed from a look of curiosity to a look of shock. She quickly closed her mouth. and put her hand on my arm. 

"I'm, uh. Wow. I don't know what to say to that."

 "You don't have to say anything." I shrug her hand off of my arm and walk past her back into my room. I guess I did feel bad for leaving her out there. I mean, her best friend was mad at her and she wasn't dating Harry anymore. I almost, almost, went back out there. But I didn't. I didn't sleep well that night.  

CATE'S POV

I sink down into the soft, leathery chair. My energy is drained. I screwed up. Bad. I find out I'm pregnant, then push away the father. I was so not looking forward to the barfing that would come in the morning. I could already feel a wave of nausea coming. I wanted to cry, but I told myself I wouldn't. I had to be strong, no matter what I saw. 

But, honestly. How much harder could my life get? My boyfriend is cheating on me with my best friend. I don't know about you, but I think that if you scripted my whole life and made it a movie, it wouldn't do too badly.

I don't know what time I drifted off, but when I woke up, nausea hit me like a wave and I rushed to the bathroom. I heard a knock on the door. I answer it. It's Louis, and he looks worried. "So, is it...?" I shush him. 

"Not now," I whisper, "I don't want anyone to know. Not yet."

He nods, and walks away down the hall. 

HARRY'S POV

I groggily rubbed my eyes, tired from sleep. I yawn and stretch, ready to start a new day. Until I remember last night. Mary broke up with me. I took out my laptop to see if anymore news had been reported about us. Not much, only that the press are trying to figure out the gender of the baby, posting fake interviews with 'hints'. 

I sigh and lay back down, looking at the ceiling. The cool silk sheets rub against my skin, reminding me of Mary's soft touch and sending shivers down my spine. I feel a tear roll down my cheek, but quickly wipe it away when I hear Paul coming into the room. He claps his hands together. "C'mon! Up and at 'em. You got an album to record."

I groan and slide my feet off the bed, planting them on the floor. I run my hand through my hair and stand up. I throw on a simple t-shirt and jeans and I'm out the door. I run into Niall on the way out. "Hey man," I say. He smiles, but I notice it's a little forced. I shrug it off, he's usually fine. 

We record about 5 songs, and when we're done, we go to Nando's. It feels awkward, me not sitting next to Mary. I touch the spot on my jeans where she would always put her hand. It's cold now, the warmth of her hand no longer there. My hands felt empty, no where to put them after a month of them being around her shoulder and holding her hand. It's funny, I'm talking about her like she's dead, gone from my life forever. But in a way, she was. 

One thing that confused me, though, was the fact that Niall was sitting next to me, and Cate was next to Mary. On opposite sides of the table. I clear my throat. "So," I say, "the songs sounded good." Niall nodded, trying to act enthusiastic. We look around, acting busy. I busy myself by talking to Zayn. Niall and Mary are talking to Liam, and Cate is talking to Louis in hushed whispers.

Finally we go back to the hotel. I lock myself in my room and listen to music. An hour later I heard a knock on the door. It was Mary. I open the door and casually lean against it. "Hey," I say, trying not to wear my heart on my sleeve, which was beating rapidly. 

Mary looked desperately at me. "Dinner tonight was..."

"Awkward," I finished, knowing how she felt. We both looked at each other, and I leaned in, cupping her face in my hands, kissing her. Our bodies were one. When we let go, she smiled and I took her hand. We both layed on the couch together and watched a movie. Halfway through, Mary fell asleep with her head on my lap. 

CATE'S POV

I sneak out of my room, closing the door as quietly as possible. I go two doors down and knock on the solid oak door. A few minutes later, Louis appears in the doorway, his figure blocking the light coming from inside. He ushers me inside and quickly closes the door, looking out in the hallway to make sure no one saw. I sit down on the couch, and Louis joins me a few seconds later. 

"So..." he says, not looking directly at me.

I look at him pitifully. "I don't know what to do. We have to tell someone."

"No we don't! Why can't we just keep it a secret, let people believe what they think is true."

"Because it's not true. I can't let him take the blame for this, Lou. I'm sorry," I kiss him and stand up. "I gotta go."

NIALL'S POV

Laying in bed that night, I had a lot of time to think. I got two girls pregnant. If this got to the press, I may as well just drop off the face of the earth. I groan and get up to make a sandwich. The wood on my bare feet is cool, but I pad across the floor and to the kitchen. Spreading peanut butter on some bread, I hear a door slam. I curiously open my door, and see Cate walking away from Louis's room. 

My eyes go wide as she sees me. "I didn't see anything," I say before closing the door. She was still mad at me, of course, but then again, I was mad at myself. I quickly eat my sandwich then pull on my shoes and jacket. I leave my room and walk down the hallway. I get in the elevator and press the button to go to the lobby. Just before the doors close, Cate walks in. She smiles at me and turns away. It was awkward, but it would only be until we got to the lobby, right?

Wrong. Just then the elevator comes to a halt. We hear a bang, and the lights go out. "Shit," I whisper to myself. Cate grabbed my arm, her grip tense with fear. Just then a voice comes through the speaker box. 

"Stay calm. The elevator has temporarily malfunctioned. We will get you out as soon as possible."

I felt better, knowing that someone was on the other end. But then the track started again, "Stay calm. The elevator..." I knew we were alone. 

I was trapped in an elevator with Cate. 

A/N:

I finally got this chapter done! Sorry it's sooo short haha. Anyway, don't forget to fan, vote, and comment! -xoxo, hannah.