Never Let You Go *{ON HOLD}*

Chapter 3

Emily’s P.O.V

“Emily, this is serious.  I need to talk to you and Niall,”  Steve said.  I came out from behind Becca and went over to him.

“Fine, poop face,”  I mumbled.  He rolled his eyes and motioned for me and Niall to follow him into one of the bedrooms.  I sat on a beanbag and Niall sat next to me on the floor while Steve just paced around the room.

“Okay.  Emily, you do realize what the paps are gonna make of this right?” he wondered.  I slowly nodded.

“Then you also know that we need to think of something to say.  Like he’s your cousin or something,” he continued.

“No!”  I don’t know why I had a problem with calling him my cousin but I did. 

“Why not?”

“Well I mean just not that he’s my cousin.  Maybe a really close family friend,”  I suggested.  He thought about it and then nodded.

“Sure but we need to think of more details.”

“Why?”

“Because we need to know what to say to the paps and in interviews cause you know that they’re gonna ask you about it.”  I nodded.  Niall didn’t say anything throughout this whole conversation.  He was just sitting here quietly, not even saying anything.  It’s like he wasn’t even here kind of.

“Are you okay with that, Niall?”  I asked him. 

“Of course he’s okay with it.  He’s gonna have to be,” Steve interrupted.

“Steve.  Let him talk for himself.  It’s not your decision,”  I told him.  “Niall, are you okay with it?”

“Yeah.  I’m fine with it.  I understand,”  he assured me.  I wasn’t fully convinced but it would have to do for now.

“Well do you guys wanna stay for a while?  I mean it’ll be a bit before you can leave safely,”  I offered. 

“Uh, sure.  I’ll check with the boys and see if they’re cool with it,”  he answered.  I nodded.

“Okay.  So I guess I’ll see you in a bit then.”  He nodded and left the room.  I turned my attention over to Steve immediately.  He doesn’t have a say in this and I don’t know why he thinks he does.

“What?”  he questioned.

“Why are you acting like you have a say in this?”  I asked him.

“Because I do.  I’m your body guard I have to take into account your safety and this involves your safety.  You don’t know how bad it could get with the fans and the paparazzi if they want a story.  They could go to big extremes.”

“Yeah, sure.  Cause you did a great job with my safety today,” I scoffed and left the room.  Yeah I know.  It was a low blow.  But I was mad and I honestly had no idea.  Why would I be mad cause he told me that I need to call Niall a family friend?

Niall’s P.O.V

After hearing that Emily has a boyfriend, hearing that I now have to be referred to as a family friend just made it worse.  I don’t know how I didn’t know she had a boyfriend.  Why didn’t anyone tell me that?  That would’ve made my life so much easier right now.

I took the elevator down to the lobby where the boys were still waiting for me.  Liam immediately came over to me with a worried look on his face.

“What was that about?” he asked me.  The other boys came over too to listen to my answer.

“Steve wanted to talk to me and Emily about the whole paparazzi thing.  He said they’re obviously gonna have a story about it by tomorrow and her boyfriend will see it and it’ll just get messed up or whatever.  So now I am supposedly her family friend,”  I explained  to them.