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Zayn's P.O.V
I came to work an hour late, because all of us had to make sure Riley was alright and then make sure Harry wouldn't go back to drinking.

It was exceptionally quiet since it was a Monday and we only planned on Mondays.
Riley came in and sat down her hair in a tight bun all the color gone, she didn't have any makeup on which was unusual for her.

She at least had on lipstick if nothing else, her face was tired and eyes red. Niall came in looking more awake then anyone else, and Ryan had her hair down and curled with more makeup than Riley.

I had no idea what was going with everyone today but it wasn't right. Riley was the only one that looked worn out, she didn't talk during the entire meeting.

"So what kind of ideas are flowing through your head Riley?" She looked up and I saw a purple bruise somewhat under her eye, and on her cheek.

"Uhm...Niall can you go and get my notes for me please." She asked watching him go out the door. I quickly intervened trying to get some alone time to question her.

"Ryan can you go help him, cause he probably doesn't know where it is." Ryan nodded and walked out I stood up locking the door .

I breathed an sat back down, Riley gave me a weird look and I gave her the same look.
Pointing at her eye, she quickly turned her head so I wouldn't see.

"What happened!" I shouted calming down after hearing the volume in my voice.

"I fell Zayn, I was running down the stairs in my heels and I fell face first." I didn't believe that for a goddamn second, she looked down messing with her fingers.

"What really happened." I stood up getting down to her eye level and lifting her chin up.
Riley started to cry, cringing at the sting of her bruise.

"After I dropped Ryan off I went back to yell at Louis from what Harry told me, and he blew up. I called him an asshole for cheating on me with that slut and he told me not to call her a slut, because I was the slut for leading Niall and Harry on. I slapped him and he pushed me back slapping me on my face, I got up and pushed him down then he hit me under my eye. It was my fault I shouldn't have yelled at him." Riley finished taking her makeup out and padding the bruises on her face.

I stood up opening the door for Ryan and Niall, he dropped the large notebook down while I took my jacket off and sat back in my chair trying not to have any sudden burst.

"I had this old vintage on to try out if you wanted." just then Louis burst through the room asking for Riley.

"Come on bring that." Louis said pointing at the notebook, she stood up jumping from his touch on her arm. I could tell she was terrified of him now, but she willingly went along.

I fumed at how she shaked as he called her to go with him, and how she looked at me pleading for some kind of help. But I couldn't do anything unless I wanted to be fired or downgraded.

Louis' P.O.V
I took Riley up to my office to talk about critical manners, I noticed at how she trembled and looked down away from me. I had no idea
what was up with her today.

"K I need you to come sit right her and go over all of those ideas that you have in that notebook okay?" she nodded and pulled her chair next to me. I wrapped around her and pulled her close kissing her head.

Riley closed her eyes and gulped, shaking as I let go of her. She went past a million thing in her notebook jumping as I touched her.

I stopped her as she flipped through one page, it was an old picture of Harry, Zayn, Liam, Niall, Riley, Eleanor, and Me. it was in the old cabin that we rented only a few years ago.

"Maybe we could do that, its fall now and we could use that love." she nodded taking the ideas out of the notebook putting them in the copier for me. I got up and held her tightly, turning her around and kissing her lips.

Cupping her cheek Riley jumped back there was a purple spot on her face I grabbed a tissue to clean it off.

"What's that." I closed my eyes remembering just what happened, last night.

She shook her head and walked out, with her notebook leaving me my copy. Seconds later Liam burst through the door, his face was flushed and he was out of breath.

"We got a huge problem."

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