Let's Pretend it's Love

Chapter 14- Forever and Always

**MARY'S POV**

The fact that just two years ago, I was one of the millions of girls screaming in the audience, looking up to the five people who brought Hannah and I together. Now, I was standing on stage with them, I honestly thought I was dreaming.

"This next song is dedicated to two people I know and love, they are actually right here on this stage with me. Mary. Liam. Look at each other please." Harry started to say.

Liam gave him a confused look, as did I.

"Now Liam, we ALL know that you're in love with Mary, and you have been, they very first day she ever tweeted you." Harry continued, "You get so close to getting what you want every single day, but you have one obstacle."

The crowd is dead silent, in shock.

"Your obstacle is Mary." Harry stops. The music to "More Than This" Starts playing.

I looked up only to have my eyes meet Liam's.

"I'm broken, do you hear me? I'm blinded, 'cause you are everything I see. I'm dancing alone, I'm praying, that your heart will just turn around. And as I walk up to your door, my head turns to face the floor, 'cause I can't look you in the eyes and say..." Liam sings, not breaking away from my eyes for even a second.

I could feel the crowd staring at me, their stares, eating away at me from the inside out. I can't even imagine the things that will be said about me on twitter tonight!

My cheeks started to burn and my eyes started to water.

The boys finished the song and Harry turned to me, "So Mary, what's it gonna be?"

Right then. I broke down in front of thousands of girls. The tears started pouring.

"Mary?" Liam questioned from behind.

I looked out to the crowd, they were still silent, but I knew what they were thinking, "How is she not completely in love with Liam?!"

I tried to speak, but nothing came out. I was in complete and utter shock, the only things on my body that seemed to be functioning were my legs, so I did what I could, and ran. Ran off of the stage and straight down the hall to the exit. 

I push the door open, needing air, but the second I open it, cameras start flashing. 

"Mary! What's going on between you and Liam?"

"Mary! Are you and your friends using Liam for fame?"

"Mary! What's next for Miam?" 

I'm guessing the fans have already created a celebrity couple name for Liam and I. Miam. 

"Mary! You'e all over the news! What do you have to say about you and Liam?"

Mary, Mary, Mary. That's all I heard. Random people and voices calling out my name, hoping to find out what my thoughts are, but to be honest, I wouldn't be able to tell them, because I have absolutely no idea.

Just then, I heard a familiar voice, a voice that makes the butterflies in my stomach do cartwheels. 

"Mary? Are you out here?"

Liam.

"Mary?" Liam said while pushing open the door. His eyes went straight to me, then onto the paparazzi.

"Mary! Get in here!" Liam grabbed my hand, pulling me back into the backstage hallway.

"Look at me. Please." I sighed and looked up.

"I'm so sorry, I had no idea they were doing any of that. I'm so sorry if you're embarrassed." Liam apologized.

"Liam, stop! If anyone should apologize, it should be me! I had no idea you were in love with me from the beginning, because honestly, I have been in love with you since I heard you sing. I had no clue what you looked like, but that didn't matter, your voice stole my heart Liam, and apparently I stole yours and had no idea." I said softly.

Liam opened his mouth to responded, but I cut him off.

"You're the guy in my dreams, you're the guy I've been waiting for, but I'm too stupid to realize it when you're right in front of me, loving me back."

"You love me back?" Liam said in shock.

"I have since day one."

"What about Luke? You love him too, don't you?" 

"There's my problem, I love you both I just can't figure out which of you I love more than the other."

"Well, pick me. Pick me, I can't give you a reason, but I shouldn't need one, PICK ME. Please."

To say Liam kissed me, is an understatement. The second his lips met mine, I was gone, nothing else in the world mattered but this. 

Liam pulled away. "I truly love you, just know that." 

"I, I love you too." I said it, I finally said it.

"And I always will. Forever and Always." 

**HANNAH'S POV**

The show ended, without Liam and Mary. 

"Well, I can certainly say that that was by far the most exciting and eventful show we've ever had." Zayn chuckled.

"Liam and Mary went back to the hotel, but you guys can still go eat if you want." Paul explained.

"Nahh, I think we are all pretty tired." Louis answered.

We walked out back, only to get surrounded by paparazzi.

"EVERYBODY GET IN THE LIMO!" Paul shouted, shoving us all through the sea of cameras.

"Don't you just LOVE pushy paparazzi?" Harry snapped once we were all settled in the limo.

The car ride was pretty quiet. I cuddled into Niall, almost falling asleep, Leah doing the same to Louis and Zayn and Harry playing some game on their phones.

The car came to a stop and we filed out in a single file line, heading right into the lobby and straight for the elevator. We pressed the button for floor 17 and quietly went up to our floor.

Paul unlocked the door, letting us in, but the second we all were in the room, we stopped.

"Do you guys hear that?" 

"Hear what?" 

"SHHH!"

"Listen, Liam is singing."

We all stood there in silence, listening to Liam sing I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz.

"Awh! That's Mary's absolute favorite song!" Leah cooed.

We all walked into the bedroom to see what was going on. 

Liam was still singing, but he had his arms wrapped around Mary, who was asleep, with a smile on her face. 

Liam saw us and motioned us to come in but to be quiet and just go to bed.

Niall signaled me to the couch so we could cuddle.

"I told you cuddling was involved."

And we did just that.

Everything Mary and I had ever dreamed of was all coming true, but that's the best thing. You know you're in love and happy when real life is finally better than your dreams.