Bend The Rules• njh

13⌝ Two Angels

Shoutout to one of my amazing friends TheCatDoesntTalkLou- for correctly guessing where the song "They Don't Know About Us" fits in on chapter 11 "Mystery Girl". Her story "Fall Into You" is amazing and I am obsessed with the storyline so far! It is set around the TMH era and follows Diana, a girl who just got dumped by her boyfriend and meets the boys! That's all I'll say about it, as I don't want to spoil anything. Please go give it a read, I promise you won't regret it ;)

**Important Note
Hey guys thought I'd come on here and say that I have decided to change Nolan's name to Luke. The original inspiration behind Nolan was Luke Hemmings and since I've used pictures for him I figured I might as well change his name to Luke. Plus it will sound smoother when Luke is mentioned along with the other five SOS boys. I have edited every chapter to where it says "Luke" instead of "Nolan". I know this maybe wasn't the best time to change his name but I've been debating it for the last month and it's better to change it now than later on. Hope you guys won't be too upset about this decision.

Song of the Chapter- Ghost Of You by 5 Seconds of Summer

"God I'm sick of this shit," I mumbled to myself quietly as I sorted through the endless emails that flooded through. A sudden careful knock sounded on my door. "Come in, 'S open," I exclaimed exiting out of my tabs. To my surprise, I looked to see Rachael, one of our paralegals enter my office. I scooted up my chair, and interlaced my hands, giving her a warm smile, "So to what do I owe this pleasure to?"

A small chuckle released from her as she approached my desk. "Nothing really. I just, um, wanted to say that I know things maybe aren't the best right now but if you ever want someone to talk to or just need to get away and do something I'm here for you."

Just what I was wanting right now. Great. I tried to keep my same smile, but could not mask my displeasure in my voice. "Thank you for that Rachael. I appreciate it," I spoke flatly, but trying not to sound mean. What I would really appreciate is if people were to leave me the fuck alone. I don't want any more reminders of all this shit that's going on. I don't need people being sympathetic towards me and making me feel worse. She then exited my room, giving me a half smile as she closed the door.

"Fucking hell," I muttered reaching over to my water bottle. I took a small sip before realizing that it was empty. I grabbed the container and got up from my desk, stretching slightly before heading out the door of my office. Eyes flickered to me as I simply made my way to the break room, I was like honey and the group of attorneys by the fax machine were bees. God I wish they were bees so they could buzz off.

I finally reach my destination of the water cooler, pressing the bottle against it and hearing the splash as water enters it. Anxious footsteps approach me and a soft voice speaks up. "Hey Toni, how're you feeling," Liam's concerned voice echoes throughout the quiet room, except for the noise of the water.

"I'd be fine if people didn't keep looking at me like I'm the most pathetic person in the world. Everything's business as fucking usual and I just want everyone to act normal tomorrow," I snapped as I pulled my bottle away, my anger starting to surface. Liam's nervous gaze caught mine and I continued on, "I don't want people telling me how sorry they are for me and I sure as hell don't want any more people staring at me."

A light bulb must've went off inside Liam's head as his face turned blank and quickly replied sassily, "Okay then. I've got a shit load of paper work that you can file now that you're done with that will case. And I'd like it done by the end of tomorrow." He gave me his cheesy grin and I nodded at him, rolling my eyes.

I start off towards my office when I catch a glimpse of Liam walking over to Tessie's desk out of the corner of my eye. Shutting my door, I take a big gulp of my water, the coolness trying its best to soothe me. I head back over to my desk, getting a sudden surge of emotions overwhelming me. Sitting down in my chair, reaching over to a drawer that has remained untouched for almost an eternity. "I shouldn't be doing this to myself," I said, pulling open the low drawer and grabbing the small box inside. Setting the box atop my desk and carefully taking off the top, memories flood my mind. I tentatively take out the framed picture setting on top. I thumb over the wooden frame, the texture bringing everything to life.