Seeing Blind |NH|

Chapter Twenty Five

The next week was our first show in San Diego.  I had given Esta tickets to both our San Diego show and our Santa Clara show.  Unfortunately, due to something Jace wanted to do, she didn't come to the first show.  But, she, and regrettably, Jace showed up for the Santa Clara show.  I had asked her earlier if it was okay for Melissa to hang out with them during the show.  Esta had agreed but seemed hesitant about it, for some reason.

After the show, all three met us backstage.  Melissa walked up to me and I gave her a quick kiss.

"You did great, babe."

"Thanks," I said, as I saw Esta come in from around the corner.

"Esta!" Louis screamed when he saw her.

"Louis!" She screamed running to him before they enveloped each other into a hug.  Harry and Liam soon joined them in a big group hug.

"How are you doing, love?" Louis asked her, not paying attention to the fact that Jace was right behind her.  I watched as his face soured a bit when Louis called her love.  I had to hold in a laugh.

"I'm good.  Louis, Liam, Harry, I want you guys to meet Jace.  Jace this is Louis, Liam and Harry," she said, pointing to each one.  They all shook his hand and said hello before turning to look at me.  I just rolled my eyes.

A few minutes passed before Harry walked up to me and Melissa.  "Is that the awful ex?"

"Yep."

"Are they back together?"

"Yep."  I said, popping the p.

"Oh, for god sake, you two, he's been nothing but nice to all of us," Melissa said, crossing her arms.

Liam walked up to us next.  "Is that the controlling asshole?"

"Yep," Harry and I both said together.

"What is wrong with you guys?" Melissa said, her voice slightly rising.  Enough so, that Louis, Esta and Jace all turned their heads to look at us.

Melissa rolled her eyes and walked off.

"What's her problem?" Liam asked.

"She thinks I'm being paranoid about Jace being back," I said.

"Oh, but yeah, he was a total dick to Esta, wasn't he?"

"Yeah, he was."

"You told her that, right?"

"Yes, but the bastard has been nothing but fucking nice since we got back.  So, she thinks I'm making it all up and not believing that he may have possibly changed.  I mean, remember what my other neighbor, Patrick, said?  He always comes back!  He's playing some sort of game and it's only going to end with us putting her back together again.  Just like we did with Zayn," I said, exasperated.  Both Harry and Liam gave me a strange look; a look they had given me before.  "What?" I asked.

They both shook their heads and said, "Nothing."

Louis walked up to us with Esta and Jace behind him.  "Hey, so we've decided we want to all go to a club.  Care to join us?" 

All three of us just stood there, attempting to look at Louis while not giving any hints to Jace that we didn't want him around.  It failed.  Louis didn't get the hint.  And I'm pretty sure Jace figured us out, too, from the look on his face.

"Yeah, sure, that's fine,"  I said.

"Yay!  I wanna dance with my Niall!" Esta said.  I glanced over at Jace who didn't look too pleased with the fact that she had just called me 'her Niall'. A wide grin appeared across my face knowing he wasn't too thrilled with how close she had gotten to me.  She gave me a hug and said, "You did great tonight.  I've missed you."

She let go and smiled at me before looping her arm under Jace's.  I just kind of stared at her action because she always did that with me whenever we walked anywhere together or sat next to each other.  In fact, any time she was next to me, she always looped her arm in with mine. 

'He shouldn't get that privilege,' I thought.

I found Melissa and we all headed out to our cars.  Jace and Esta had wandered off in the direction of their car promising to meet us at the club.  I settled into my seat with Melissa next to me.

"I can't believe she's back with that guy!" Louis screeched.  "God, if it weren't for me wanting to hang out with her, I would've come up with some reason to not go to this club!  But he fucking suggested it, what's up with that?"

"Dude, we've all been wondering the same thing!" Liam said.  "Didn't he cheat on her?"

"That's right, Niall said she had said he cheated on her.  It makes no sense as to why she would be back with him," Louis said.

"Patrick told me he comes in and out of her life only to wreck it further."

"What the hell is wrong with you guys?!" Melissa shouted.  "Maybe the guy made some mistakes in the past but he has been nothing, NOTHING but nice to all of us.  For someone you claim is controlling, why on earth would he be willing to go out with us?  Or come to your show?  Huh?"

We all looked at her.

"I'm sorry, babe." I wrapped my arm around her shoulder, but she remained stiff with her arms crossed, looking out the window into the darkened night.

"Kendall is gonna meet us," Harry said, typing something into his phone.

"Oh goodie," Louis said, sarcastically.  "Tell her not to bring Danielle."

"She won't, Lou.  Already told her.  Danielle isn't even in town, apparently."

"Good."

We all spent the remainder of the drive in silence.  When we got to the club, I saw Esta and Jace already there, standing by her car.  She had her arms crossed and he looked annoyed.  When we approached, I saw her slap his stomach, to which they both perked up.

"A fucking act," I muttered under my breath.