You've Got That One Thing (One Direction Fan Fiction)

Chapter 17 - Without You

Chapter 17 - Without You

I wake up the next morning and look at the clock. Ten o'clock. My eyes sting from crying myself to sleep, and when I look in the mirror I sigh, thinking if anyone could ever look as bad as I do right now. Remembering the previous day brings tears to my eyes once more, but I blink them back quickly.

My nose leads me downstairs, where Jen, Harry and Louis are all gathered around a table eating breakfast. Jen leaps up when she sees me and gives me a big hug.  Both of the boys do the same and I sit down on the chair next to Harry.

"Morning guys," I murmur miserably. I grab a piece of toast and put it on my plate, although I'm not hungry in the slightest.

"Morning babe. You feeling okay?" Louis asks, giving me a sympathetic look.

Jen smacks his shoulder and Louis cries out in pain.

"What was that for?" Louis shouts.

"She caught her boyfriend and his ex with their tongues down each other's throats and you ask her if she's feeling okay!? I would be bloody steaming. If Harry dare do something like that, well...let's just say he would be limping for a few months," Jen winks at me and I giggle slightly.

Harry pretends to be scared and then places a hand over Jen's. "I'd never do that to you baby."

Jen shrugs. "I didn't think Liam would either. There's a surprise around every corner."

There's a long pause as no one knows what to say, and I quickly wipe my eyes as I feel the tears coming back. Jen notices, and softens her eyes.

"Lex, please don't cry," she stands up and comes to sit on the other side of me. She clasps both my hands in hers. "He has hurt you, I know and you have every reason to cry your eyes out because I know how much he means to you. But you have to be strong about this, and think it through properly. Would he really kiss someone else? Maybe Megan just came onto him, when you walked in?"

I close my eyes and think it through carefully. "I don't want to loose him, whether he did it or not."

Jen nods and then Louis clears his throat.

"I really don't think it would be like Liam to do something like that. Liam would never ever hurt you intentionally Lex, and even if he was kissing someone else he wouldn't do it in the room next door-" Louis said until Jen cut him off.

"He shouldn't have been doing it at all! Room next door, country next door I don't care! He hurts my girl he's going to pay!" Jen stands up abruptly.

"Jen, thank you so much for your support. I love you to bits but please could you just maybe stay out of it? Maybe it's best if you don't get involved, since it's between Liam and me. Do you understand?" I ask quietly and Jen looks at me.

She nods, and then announces she's going to work. Jen walks out, leaving Louis, Harry and I alone. I take a shower and change into comfortable, lounging around clothing. I hopped downstairs and threw myself onto the cushy sofa in their living room. Only I didn't hit the soft sofa cushions, instead I hit a sleeping body, which made me scream and jump up. I looked down at the now-awake body I have probably permantly damaged. Liam.

"I-I-I....s-sorry," I stutter out, taking a few steps backwards.

Liam's eyes widen at the sight of me, and then soften. "Lexi," he murmurs simply.

"W-w-what are you doing here?" I ask, fiddling with the tie in my crop top. 

Liam's eyes swerve from my bare stomach back up to my eyes and he stands. "Louis found me sleeping on the doorstep and said I could sleep in the lounge. I promised to be gone before you woke up, but I didn't wake up until now...I'm sorry. But I need to explain to you what really happened before you make up your mind whether or not to end it."

I nod slowly. "I do need to hear it from your point of view."

Liam breathes out a sigh of relief. "Thank you Lexi. You're so amazing for hearing me out. Thanks."

There's a small pause, so I sit beside him I loose myself in his brown eyes. 

"So it started by Megan asking me to choose her over you. Of course, I didn't even need to think about it before I told her no, there's no way in hell that's happening. And so she nodded and turned for the door. I stood up, about to show her out when she flew over to me and pressed me up against the wall, forcing her tongue in my mouth and putting her hand up my top. I was just pushing her away from me when you walked in on us. My heart literally...broke in half when I saw the look on your face. You looked like you were about to pass out or something. I followed you into the kitchen and then you started saying that you wanted me to leave you and alone and to get the hell off you. I felt like...like my world was crashing down. Like if you left there would be nothing left for me, you know?" Liam took a deep breath and looked back up at me.

I didn't know what to say, so instead I just sat there trying to come up with a response. I wrack my brains until I finally have an idea.

"Did you mean...did you mean what you said at the traffic lights? Or were you just saying that in hope it would make me want to come home?" I ask Liam, swallowing back my tears.

Liam didn't hesitate to nod. "Lexi, I meant it completely. I love you, with all my heart. My life without you, is nothing. Yeah, I'd have One Direction, but my life wouldn't be the same. I have to have you in my life or...I don't know what I'll do. And if you tell me that you don't want me anymore, I will spend every day for the rest of my life fighting for you back. I swear."

I sit there, dumstruck by the words spilling out of Liam's mouth. I have the sudden urge to lean forward and plant a big kiss on his lips, but I restrain myself. I need to think this completely through before I make any commitments.

Who cares about comittments?! He's perfect and amazing, and he hasn't really done anything wrong. How could you let someone like that go? a voice in my head keeps telling me.

"Anyway, I better leave you to think things through, right? So call me, when you're read to talk?" Liam says, getting up.

Suddenly I feel as though I can't have him leaving. If he leaves, I'll feel like I've let him go and I can't do that. I really can't live without him.

"Liam!" I run after him, out of the door and onto the path outside the house where he's stopped and turned back at the sound of my voice.

"Yeah?" he asks.

"I...I love you," I whisper out, loud enough for him to hear. 

His whole body seems to lift up at that moment, like a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders. His eyes prick up, and the corners of his mouth turn up in a smile. Liam slowly walks towards me and wraps his arms around my waist. He leans his forehead against my own and I smile.

"I love you, so, so, so much baby," Liam says quietly.

"Kiss me. Please," I ask him.

"Gladly," he replies and leans down to kiss my lips gently.

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I think this was quite short...which I'm disappointed about. I wanted them to stay apart for a few more chapters but when I wrote this is just seemed to work, although it's a pretty suckish chapter. Anyway, I was thinking of putting this story ON HOLD for a bit because I haven't really had that much feedback from it and I'm deciding whether there's much point in me carrying on writing it when it feels like no one really appreciates my work, you know? So if you don't want me to put it on hold please tell me. Thanks:)

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Love Jordan xo