In The Dark

Chapter 27

~ Niall's P.O.V. ~

"My mom is back," Jocelyn tries to say confidently, but I can see fear in her eyes. I don't say a word.

I walk over to her and engulf her in a huge hug. "I will do everything I can to protect. She won't hurt you."

"Thanks Ni. It means a lot. I'm just really scared right now," she breathe shakily. I kiss her cheek.

"I know. I am too. But I love you, and we are going to do this. Together." I smile at her, or at least try to smile. Connor coughs behind us, reminding me he's still here.

"Do you want a drink or something?" I ask him awkwardly. What can I say? I've never met the kid, and I wasn't a big fan of his when I first found out about him.

"Sure. I'll just have water," he mumbles. I nod my head and grab him a bottled water.

"Jocelyn, he's a keeper. I wasn't sure at first, but I can tell he really loves you." Connor smiles at Jocelyn.

"Thanks, I love him too," she smiles and kisses me. "Is Louis here?"

"No, uhh long story."

"I have time," she insists.

"Okay, Louis' with Eleanor..." I groan.

"Wait what?!" she yells. "Why??"

"Well, management won't let him date Harry. He has to keep his beard, Eleanor."

"I really hate management. I really like Eleanor. She's a sweet girl, but she's one of the biggest Larry shippers I've ever seen. It really sucks for both of them."

"Umm.." Connor groans awkwardly.

"Oh sorry, uhh you can go watch tv in the other room if you want. Niall and I really need to talk about this." Connor nods and walks over to the living room.

"So, where's Harry?" she asks me. I take her into my arms and smell her scent.

"He's upstairs and not in the greatest mood. He didn't want to be bothered."

"I gotta at least try to talk to him," she sighs, looking completely torn.

I kiss her forehead once more before letting her go upstairs.

~ Jocelyn's P.O.V. ~

I run up the stairs and into Harry's bedroom. I walk in, seeing him watching couples videos on his phone.

I knock on his wooden door to let him know I'm standing at the door. He looks to me, his eyes showing pain.

He pauses the video on his phone and stands up from his bed.

"I'm sorry -" I start but he cuts me off by walking towards me and hugging me. And instantly the tears start to fall from his eyes.

"I love him so much and I can't stand him being with her," he sobs into my shoulder. I gently pull his face up to mine.

"Look, I'm going to fight for you too. I know he loves you as much as you love him. You need to talk to Louis about this. And I will work on management as best I can."

He hugs me again. "You're the greatest friend ever. I love you Jocelyn," he smiles.

"I would do anything for you Harry," I smile and kiss his cheek. "I love you too."

"You can stay in your room awhile longer if you'd like. I understand what you're going through. I'll call you down later, because we all need to talk. The six of us, well and Connor."

"Who's Connor?" Harry asks me. I remembered I haven't brought him up often.

"He's a childhood friend of mine," I smile, before closing his door to his bedroom and heading back downstairs.

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"Hey Ni, can I schedule a meeting with Modest?"

"Sure you can. But why?" he asks me. He has that cute confused look on his face that I've grown to love so much.

"I need to arrange a meeting and talk to them about Louis and Harry," I state, hopefully sounding confident.

"You're so cute when you do that," he smiles at me.

"When I do what?" I ask laughing. He comes closer and pecks my nose.

"You know, that face you make when you're about to do something incredible."

"I love you," I say.

"Their number is the kitchen draw on the fathest left." he tells me as I walk into the kitchen.

I rummage through all the junk in the draw. I find the number on a sheet of paper. I also find a picture of Niall kissing some girl I've never seen before. The picture doesn't look very old either.

I yell Niall's name. My heartbeat starts to race and tears fall from my eyes. It feels as if I could break into a thousand pieces.

I start to suddenly feel claustrophobic. My ears heat up, as they always do when I'm about to have a panic attack.

Niall runs into the kitchen. I don't want him to see me like this. When my eyes connect with his, the picture falls to the floor.

So expect my chapters to be up around 8 or 9pm (Central Time Zone) on Tuesdays and Fridays. I really am enjoying this. I wasn't going to add the 'panic attack' to the chapter because it's a very touchy subject for me. But I felt as if it fit in really well.

I have been having troubles recently with my anxiety getting worse and I'm going to see a phycologist soon to try and help myself a bit. Because I haven't been in the best physical/mental state for the past year or so, and if I want to get better I have to do something about it. So am I. This book is, in a way, a good therapy for me.

So thank you for those who read every chapter. Any form of support is amazing for me. I love you guys. See you on Friday!