Look After You

Ch 10: Gotta Be You

Claire's POV

I put my hands up to my eyes, willing myself not to cry. One flipping Direction was going to sing to me. I must be dreaming. Eventually I'm going to wake up and I'll be home, forced to go to school. There is no way this is happening to me.

Liam cleared his throat and began to sing:

Girl I see it in your eyes you're disappointed

'Cause I'm the foolish one that you anointed with your heart

I tore it apart

And girl what a mess I made upon your innocence

And no woman in the world deserves this

But here I am asking you for one more chance

Can we fall one more time?

Stop the tape and rewind

Oh and if you walk away I know I'll fade

'Cause there is nobody else

It's gotta be you

Only you

It's got to be you

Only you

Now girl I hear it in your voice and how it trembles

When you speak to me I don't resemble who I was

You've almost had enough

And your actions speak louder than your words

And you're about to break from all you've heard

But don't be scared, I ain't going nowhere

I'll be here, by your side

No more fears, no more crying

But if you walk away

I know I'll fade

Cause there is nobody else

It's gotta be you

Only you

It's got to be you

Only you

Oh, girl,

Can we try one more, one more time?

One more, one more?

Can we try one more, one more time?

I'll make it better

One more, one more,

Can we try one more, one more...

Can we try one more time to make it all better?

'Cause it's gotta be you

It's gotta be you

Only you

Only you

It's gotta be you

Only you

It's got to be you

Only you

As they hit the last note perfectly, I could feel my eyes start to tear up.

Crap.

I was not, was NOT crying in front of One Direction, but most importantly the guy I liked. Yes I'm finally admitting it. I like Louis. No guy has ever gone to this much trouble for me before. The most my last boyfriend did for me was text me on my birthday using a smiley face. Never EVER in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would be sung to by my five angels. I looked over and realized that Louis was looking at me expectantly, smiling shyly. Oh yes.

I ran over to him, almost knocking Harry over, and hugged Louis. He almost fell over but recovered pretty well for someone who'd never gotten a Claire hug before.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," he kept whispering in my ear. I clung to him for a minute, reassuring myself that he was still here. I pulled back enough so he was holding my hands and looked him in the eye.

"I'm sorry too Louis." He had no idea how hard this was, to admit how scared I was. "I was scared...to like someone again. I have trust issues when it comes to my relationships and I thought...I thought you were going to use me."

He shook me gently as I bowed my head. He made me look him in the eyes. It was so intense, he was so intense that it almost took my breath away.

"Claire," he said. "I will never ever hurt you or use you in any way, I promise. And I'm not going to leave you, not now or ever. Okay?"

I nodded, smiling. He smiled back and we grinned at each other like idiots. The mood in the room was lighter now and everyone seemed to be feeling it.

"Kiss already!" Niall yelled. Louis glared at him and I was about to retort when my phone vibrated.

From Sara: He... doesn't like me anymore. He said he did like me but not anymore, he said something's changed. What's wrong with me? I miss u :(

"Niall go text Sara. She needs you." He looked at me oddly, but agreed. My tone had changed to dull. I wished I could see her, tell her it would be ok. But I'm in Florida. God that broke my heart. I made a mental note to Skype her tomorrow. I hoped a text from Niall Horan would keep her happy til then. Niall left the room, followed by Liam, Harry, and Zayn. I looked back at Louis, who was smiling mischievously.

"Alone at last, love," he said, his lovely accent huskier than usual.

Think innocent thoughts, Claire, INNOCENT thoughts. Shoot, it wasn't working.

I tried to smile back without grinning like the Cheshire Cat, but I'm pretty sure I failed. Louis pulled me closer to him, wrapping a arm around my waist. I placed my hand on his shoulder and we smiled awkwardly at each other. Yep, we'll probably going to be that awkward couple in the room.

He leaned in and our lips met for the second time.

And this time, I'm proud to report, I didn't run away.

A/N: So here's Chapter 10. I updated sooner than usual, since some of my fans INSISTED that I update today... you know who you are :P So I'll try to update Chapter 11 by Friday, unless SOMEONE insisted that I write it tmrw. Anyhoo, little thing is my new favorite song! It's so adorable!

~BookwormGIrlxxx