Lions & Tigers & Liam Payne. Oh My!

Chapter Twenty

Chapter 20

Liam's POV

    Cher was now bawling and I had no idea what to do. Panicking, I parked on the side of the abandoned road and looked at Cher.

   "Babe, what's wrong?" I asked, very concerned. It pained me to see her like this.

   She let out a hiccup and looked out the window.

   I gave her some time before she responded. Whatever she was crying about must be a touchy subject.

   "Promise not to tell?" Cher asked me, raising her pinky.

   I clasped my pinky around hers, causing my finger to have a spark attack, signaling I promised.

   There was a bit more silence. It wasn't our normal comfortable silence, though. It was a loud silence. A silence that screamed with pain.

   Cher let out a sigh before actually beginning.

   "One day, my mum decided to take me and my brother, Joey, I'm sure you'll meet him sometime, for a drive. We had no idea where we were going, and none of us had the courage to ask. My mum was just broken.

   Hours passed, and we were in the middle of nowhere, or here, and my mum came to a complete stop. She was absolutely silent. And out of nowhere, my mother lifted my chin gently and looked deep into my eyes. She still had tears running down her face, but tried to sound unbroken. She told me, 'Cher, don't ever fall in love. Its a trap.'

   I didn't know what love was when I was eight, but then again, I wasn't going to ask. I just agreed. And with that, Mum turned around and we went back to the house without another word."

   I could still see tears in Cher's beautiful blue eyes. I could feel my chest tighten at the sight.

   I lifted Cher up by her chin so she'd look at me.

   "I won't hurt you, Cher. That's the last thing I'd ever do."

   You could tell she was stunned at my response. She only looked at me for awhile.

   "I know, Liam." She whispered in such a small voice I could barely hear her.

Without thinking twice, I pressed my lips against her's. Cher automatically responded to the kiss, which deepened within time.

   Cher let her fingers roam my hair. I have always loved when girls did that, but I loved it even more when Cher did it. I loved when girls did certain things. I loved them even more when Cher did them, though. She could make anything special. Anything.

   I wrapped my arms around her waist protectively. I would never even think about hurting Cher. She was too special. She made me feel things I've never felt before. It's crazy how Cher makes me feel. No girl I've ever met has made me feel this way. Ever.