Always In My Heart (Sequel To Love Hurts)

Chapter 45

"Brooklyn! Come back here." Niall yelled making him stop walking. So did the trio, Zayn, Harry and Louis. They came to a standstill, turned looking at him and waits for Niall's move. "I'm your London?"

"That's all you got from that, Niall? He just said you're the father-" Louis hid behind Harry when Niall came at him, "sorry.."

"We were always safe when we_" Niall stopped talking to look at three sets of curious eyes staring at him, with him ears perked up. "You know what I mean?"

"Except for that one time." Brooklyn murmured. "You remember that?"

Niall frowned, "What one time?"

"I was drunk but I remember that, Niall." Brooklyn crossed his arm over his chest, "but I get it you are old and don't remember what you had for breakfast, so I'll slow the playback down for you."

Louis sniggered hiding behind Harry's back even Zayn coughed a laugh away.

"Remember that one time when you came London, then you left afterwards, Niall?" Brooklyn said.

Niall smiled at him. "Is that it? Your playback. Pardon me I nearly fell asleep there it was that long, babe."

"We finally did it for the first time and you left me." Brooklyn came for him, shoved him, Niall staggered, "you fucked me, and left, you prick. Do you think the high thread expensive cotton sheets you left me in were in enough to comfort me. They were not. You made me feel cheap.." tears fell down his cheeks as he cried, "There was even money on the nightstand."

"What was I supposed to do, Brook? Stay like we were a happy couple, we were not. Yes we finally did it and I came back to reality the morning after that you were not mine. And you asked me for the money because you saw shiny golden boots you've put on your wish list. You had the other fucker waiting to whisk you to Paris, Brooklyn. You went on about how you couldn't wait to go-"

"I went with my brother and his wife to Paris, you stupid schtick." Brooklyn slapped him on the arm, "Didn't it ever occur to you why I kept telling you that? I wanted to make you jealous. I wanted you to say, fuck him you're not going anywhere, you never did, Niall."

"What are you saying, Brooklyn?"

"There was no one but you Niall. I lied, okay" Brooklyn wiped tears off his face, "The first time we went on a date you said we wouldn't work. I told you we didn't have to. I made you sign the bloody contract but hoped you will change your mind and ask me to be your real boyfriend. I did everything to make you change your mind. Cooked, cleaned and became close to your friends. But I wasn't enough. Both my exes were older and thought I was stupid. No one wants to be with me unless there was a contract-" he hiccuped.

"Why didn't you tell me you wanted to be exclusive?"

"I wanted you to ask me without me that," Brooklyn said. "I like you, Niall. You are nice to me, your friends are nice to me. My exes never allowed me to interact with their friends and that's why the sugar daddy thing came about. I've only ever had one daddy and he was old. You all are old, obviously that doesn't apply to you Zayn, but you all welcomed I don't mind being seen with you all-"

Niall sighed, coming closer. "Babe, you're not stupid.."

"Yes I am. There was no sugardaddy waiting for me in London. I stayed with my brother like the loser I am while my friends are at uni. How can I go to uni when I've always been told I'm stupid? Dad told me to be Harry's intern or lose my monthly allowance. He gave me a job but I hated it. My brother took me in so I wouldn't come back to you, Niall, he knows about us and the baby" he took a step back when Niall tried to grab his arm, "Don't touch me, I'm mad at you."