Issues Inc. | AU

|Truly, Madly, Deeply|

Riley's P.O.V
I woke up extra early to make breakfast, skipping to the kitchen I opened the cabinet grabbing the ingredients. I heard a yawn come from behind me and footsteps walking towards me, I didn't bother to look behind me because it was Harry.

Large muscular arms wrapped around me and lips kissed my neck, I giggled and turned around to kiss him. Harry's lips were soft and plump, like always. I threw my arms around his neck pulling us closer, my fingers danced on his neck slowly making their way into his hair.

"Riley." Harry said, I hummed in response.

"Niall."Ryan called over probably looking for him, I really didn't care about them anymore. I had Harry and that's all I needed.

But Harry hummed back to her, my eyes shot open and I jumped back. Niall was standing in front of me, smiling like an idiot. I raised my hand and went to slap him but Ryan grabbed my hand.

"Let go of me, stop Victoria!" I screamed quickly covering my mouth, Niall and Harry stared at me with their mouths wide open.
I closed my eyes hearing Ryan ask 'who's Victoria', I didn't want to explain anything right now especially after what just happened.

"I don't have time for this right now please-" I tried reasoning with her but she would stop talking.

"Who is Victoria Riley huh?" Ryan said for the seventh billionth time staring me in the eye.

"You wanna know who she is huh, she's just like you she ripped all of us apart and stole my boyfriend just like you, your the reason Louis left me!" I finished breathing heavily, I regretted everything that I said. Ryan looked at me then nodded.

"If that's how it is then I'll just leave." I stopped her and huffed turning towards the door. I grabbed my jacket and boots opening the door.

"No I'll leave." I walked out closing the door hearing Harry and Niall run after me, I stopped at the elevator. I grabbed Harry's hand and opened it dropping the ring in it, he gave me a confused look.

I shook my head and kissed his cheek, then turning to Niall I held him in my arms tightly. They both looked at me confused, Harry had tears running down his face as the hand with the ring trembled. the elevator dinged and I walked out watching them both jump to open the elevator back up as it slowly closed.

"It's fine, I just need..some..some air ok." they nodded and backed away, I stood back leaning on the wall closing my eyes. I needed more than air, I needed time.

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Louis' P.O.V
My phone rang loudly as I stumbled to answer it, sobbing echoed from the other end. I looked at the caller id but it was private. Then I heard it, the small heartbreaking sound, "Lou." it was Riley.

"Riley, what's wrong love." I sat up trying to hear her clearer over the sobs.

"Can you come pick me up at the airport please I need you right now and I don't think that Harry or Niall could comfort me." she said her voice cracked and she let out a shaky breath.

I responded throwing on my pants and shoes, rushing to the airport I saw Riley sitting on a bench with only her purse, no other bags.

Getting out of the car she ran towards me, engulfing me into a tight hug. "Harry proposed to me." I pulled back grabbing her hands. There wasn't a ring, I looked at her confused she bit her lip looking to the side.

"I declined this morning, I realized that I needed you and only you Lou I'm sorry I shouldn't have come so unannounced." I shushed her hugging her again, smiling to myself that she actually dropped Harry for me.
But that was terrible for her to be put through so many emotions.

"So I'm guessing you're going to take this back." I pulled out the engagement ring Riley threw at my head a couple of months ago.
She laughed and let it slip on her finger, somehow she managed to keep us in tact after everything had crashed down.

"Welcome home love." Riley always wanted to move to California and I could provide her with the house that we had planned to move in. I don't know why but some part of me wanted Riley to come back like this and stay with me exactly how we planned.

I even kept the goddamn folder that we made years ago, the only thing that was in the way was her job. "Riley what about."

"I can work from home." Riley said more calm than she was before, I wanted to know why she was so upset but I needed to give her some time, "I brought up Victoria."

"When, where, and to who." my heart had stopped and my hands squeezed the wheel.
She breathed out and answered me, "Why would you bring up that we all thought it was Victoria at first, if she knows about what happened between her and Zayn, Riley it'll tear the girl apart." I kept my anger down to a low level knowing how sensitive this topic is.

"I know but when she was sitting in the chair with him I knew that Zayn felt the feelings that he did for Victoria, Vicky broke his heart and now Ryan's gonna ask Niall and Harry and something's going to slip. "Riley's phone went off she breathed out and answered it. I heard Zayn screaming over the phone, if something slipped it did just a couple of minutes ago.

"Zayn, yes...no...Im with Louis...Zayn..why would you come all the way...okay fine, yeah I'll call them." Riley hung up the phone and read my mind immediately, "Zayn's flying in from Paris and I need to call the boys to bring Ryan down here." I scrunched my eyebrows together and asked why.

"We're going to explain the Victoria thing."