Break My Fall

Chapter Five

(Rachel’s P.O.V.)

“Blueberry.”

“Ew, gross,” I scoffed, turning up my nose at the muffin Louis was holding. His face fell.

“What’s wrong with blueberry?” he asked, taking off the wrapper.

“It’s nasty. Actually, all berries are gross,” I said, looking through the glass at the pastries. He rolled his eyes.

“Fine then, what kind of muffin do you like?”

“Lemon poppyseed,” I said quickly. He raised his eyebrows.

“I’ve never had one.”

“You should, they’re delicious,” I told him, pointing to the one I wanted. The man behind the counter handed it to me and I grinned and took a bite. “What did Harry want?”

“Er…a biscuit, I think,” Louis said, pointing to one. We took the food back to the table where the others were waiting and sat down. I handed out the food and sat back and continued eating my muffin.

“So, now that you boys know what we’re singing, what are you singing?” Cher asked, looking at Niall. He grinned.

“Well, nobody knows,” he said, winking at Liam.

“You haven’t picked yet?” Tessa asked looking confused.

“No, nobody knows,” Zayn urged, as if she was stupid. I creased my forehead in confusion.

“That’s the same as not picking though, right?” I asked.

“Nobody. Knows. God, you girls are dense,” Louis said rolling his eyes. I glared at him.

“You’re not making any sense!”

“We’re singing the song Nobody Knows,” Harry said finally. This earned him a whack on the head from Liam.

“Way to ruin it, Harry!” Liam scolded. He just bit into his muffin.

“I felt bad,” he said simply.

“Thank you for your pity, Harry,” Kara said grabbing his hand. He grinned at her with his mouth full and she made a disgusted face and let go of his hand.

“So Louis, how’s Sara?” Zayn asked, looking at Louis.

“Who’s Sara?” I asked curiously. Louis’s face turned red and he started to stutter.

“She’s – she’s my – uh – Sara and I are – ”

“Wait, let’s make this a guessing game!” Zayn said excitedly. He looked directly at me with a glint his eye that made me worried. Cher was giving me a sad look, like she was sorry for me. I was just confused. “Rachel, what do you think Sara is to Louis. His sister, his best friend, his girlfriend, or his cat?”

I felt my stomach roll over. Did Louis have a girlfriend? I didn’t know why the thought made me so upset, all I knew was that if Louis had a girlfriend I wanted to punch her in the face. I looked at him and his blue eyes were screaming with apologies. “His sister?” I asked, hoping for the best.

“ERRRR! Wrong. Sara is Louis’s girlfriend,” Zayn announced. I looked away from Louis’s intense gaze and realized how quiet the table had gotten. Everyone was either looking at me, or avoiding my eye contact. I laughed.

“So Sara is the poor girl who has to deal with you all the time?” I asked, not meeting Louis’s gaze. A couple of the others laughed with me, but none of our hearts were really in it. I finished my muffin and stood up.

“Cher, do you want to go back with me? I need you to show me how to do that one dance move,” I said. She nodded and we walked out of the little shop. She put her arm around me and I rested my head on her shoulder.