Who Knew? // 5SOS [ #Wattys 2015 ]

Chapter 11

"Luke, can you come downstairs with me. I have to talk to you and the boys." I said as I stood up from Luke's bed and straightened my shirt.

"Yeah," He was quiet. We walked out of the room and down the stairs. All the others were still on the couch and very confused when they saw us walk down.

"I have to talk to you guys." My voice was almost a whisper. They turned off the T.V. and all turned to face me. I was sitting on the edge of a chair with a great view of all the boys.

"None, and I mean none, of you guys had, um, sex with me." I said the last part quietly. All of them, other than Ash, were surprised. I looked over at Ash and he had a small smile on his face, probably because he knew I was safe.

"There's one problem though... what does this mean for me? I don't want to go back to that fucking prick." I said, tears springing in my eyes. Ashton instantly came to my side and hugged my tiny, frail body close to his.

"No, no, no. We are not taking you back to your abusive father." Ashton reassured me. "You can stay with us, right boys?" He said looking at all of them. The all nodded and a small smile crept on my face.

"It may be too soon but, I love you crazy boys." I laughed and they all piled into a group hug.

"We love you too, Lauren." Mikey chuckled. They pulled away and sat themselves back down on the couches. The chair had a terrible view of the T.V. but the couches were taken. I came up with a simple solution.

I grabbed a throw pillow and placed it on Ashton's side. He had the most confused face ever. I laid my torso on Ash and my legs were across Michael. I was pretty much laying on them.

"What the fuck?" Ashton nearly laughed.

"Hey, if I am going to live with you, you need to learn that I do what I want when I want." I couldn't help but giggle. Michael and Ashton just shrugged it off and let me lay there. It was actually a lot more comfortable than you'd think. So comfortable that I felt myself slowly drift off into a deep sleep.

I woke up to a pair of arms go underneath my legs and torso so they picked me up bridal style. I placed my arms in my lap so they weren't hanging down and I looked at who was carrying me. I could only see tan skin and a heap of dark brown hair in the terrible lighting. My thoughts went to Calum but it didn't really matter I don't think.

My body was placed on the soft bed. I could tell it was mine from the scent of my old laundry detergent from my clothes.

"Night, Babe." Calum whispered, making my thoughts true. I heard his feet shuffle out of the room and the click of the door closing. It didn't take long for me to fall slowly back to sleep.

. . .

I woke up now from the bright sunlight shining through my window. I got up and headed into the bathroom. When I went to the bathroom I noticed that it was that time of the month. Hell. I instantly felt a pang in my stomach making me feel sick.

I finished up in there and weakly walked out. This week can go one of two ways, either very little pain or pain so bad that I end up crying sometimes. Sadly I think this week is the second choice. I had lost my ability to eat so I shuffled into the living room slowly. No one was in there so I sat on the floor and laid down on my back. I scooted my butt up against the end of the couch and my calves rested on the top while my torso laid on the ground.

Pretty much my calves are where people normally sit, my thighs are parallel with the place your calves normally rest and my butt and torso are resting on the ground. I was in this position to get rid of cramps and it works for me. I also like people to rub my stomach (it's weird I know) but I haven't had that happen in forever. I was still in my clothes from last night but I didn't give a shit.

"Lauren?" Luke said in the form of a question. I looked over to him and he looked very confused.

"Yeah... this is to get rid of cramps." I said. He looked like he didn't catch on, innocent Luke.

After a while all the boys piled downstairs other than Michael. They didn't ask but I could feel their confusion in the air.

"What the fuck Laur?" Mike laughed as he came to join us.

"Cramps. It helps them." Was my simple answer. All the boys made a face that they got it now but Luke. Calum leaned over and whispered it in his ear and then he caught on.

"Does it flow like a river?" Ashton blurted. I gave him a weird look then we all burst out into laughter but that stopped for me. I hissed as I gripped where it hurt. I screwed my eyes shut and clenched my jaw. It felt like I was being stabbed.

"Oh my God! I'm sorry for making you laugh!" He said actually serious.

"Your fine." My voice was strained because I was still trying to steady my breathing and make they pain go away.

"Is there anything we can do?" Calum asked. I didn't want to say because that's weird but I decided I will. I will be living with the boys.

"Um... can someone rub my stomach?" I said almost a whisper. Calum stood up without a word and shoved Luke off the couch my feet were on. Luke went and sat with Ashton and Michael. Calum sat so his legs were propped up on the couch and spread his legs. He tapped in between his legs and I stood up slowly and sat in between his legs, my back up against his chest. He lifted my shirt a little and placed his warm hands on my stomach starting to rub it.

I laid my head back on his chest and closed my eyes. I was trying to focus on something other than the shooting pain in my stomach.

"It's only 11 am and you guys are already cuddling." Luke laughed. I shot him a look to shut him up and he got the message, turning on the TV and not paying attention to me. I forgot how good it felt to get my stomach rubbed. I had a best friend who would do it because we were close enough but she drifted away from me when I started to really shut myself out. I barely even remember her name.

"Is it helping?" Calum whispered in my ear, getting me out of my trance and then kissing my head gently.

"Mhm." I nodded still half in my trance of enjoying the relief. He kissed my head again and started massaging my stomach gently. I had to bite my lip to keep me from making any sounds. This didn't turn me on it just felt really good.

After an hour or so Calum had to go do stuff, leaving me alone on the couch. I sighed, getting up and grabbing the laptop off the coffee table. I logged on to my school and went straight to math. It's surprisingly one of my favorite subjects.

I was doing compound inequalities as Michael came trudging down into the living room.

"Hey Laur, we're going to leave for a bit. Do you mind being alone? We'll only be gone for an hour at the latest." He told me as I finished up the problem.

"Yeah that's fine. Where are you going?" I asked, turning my full attention to him.

"We're going to the studio. You can always come if you'd like but since your not feeling well I thought you wouldn't want to go." He drifted off.

"I get it. It's fine, yeah I'll stay here. I still have terrible cramps." I sighed.

"Does this happen every month?" Mike questioned.

"No, sometimes. There's two choices my body can chose from and it's either little to no pain or shooting pain. There is no in between." I informed him on what may happen in future months. He nodded and walked away, leaving me to do school work.