The sun was shining just like every other day in LA. We were here for the whole weekend due to tour dates. One show tomorrow and another show the next day. Tonight we had the night off. But tomorrow we had a set to do for the Lilion Music Festival.

James had already warned us not to get too crazy tonight. I didn't expect to.

I expected to maybe go out with Harry like we had planned. I really wanted to go to the local cafe where there was always an acoustic little show by an unknown band. Willow and I used to go there all the time when we were in LA for work. When I told Harry about it, he had thought it was a good idea.

" what is your natural hair color?" Harry randomly asked as we floated around in the hotel pool. A smiled escapes my lips at how random and weird that question was but I decide to answer him anyway.

" it's pretty close to the color it is now. It's just a little lighter I guess" I shrugged.

" then why do you dye it?" he asked.

" I don't know, I guess I started dying it darker when I started modeling for real. My agent said that dying it made it shinier, whatever that means" I chuckled.

Harry swam closer to me wrapping his arms around my waist.

" I'm just glad you're not blonde" he said making me confused.

" why?" I asked pulling my upper body away from him.

" I'm a lot more into brunettes" he smirked.

" good to know" I smirked back.

With that, Harry inched closer attaching his soft lips to mine. Our lips and tongues danced in sync like all the other times. But no kiss was like the other. Each one made me fall in love with him even more. Each tough made butterflies fill my stomach all over again.

His hands tightened around me waist making my skin rise from his touch. 

" Harry!" a familiar voice shouted out away from us.

Harry pulled away from me making me frustrated. I looked over to see Louis running over to us by the pool. Louis and I were still irritated with each other. We faked just about everything when we were in interviews and in concerts. Other than that, we ignored each other completely. Harry on the other hand was buddy buddy with him but I couldn't expect anything less, after all they were best friends.

" what's up Lou?" Harry called out.

" get out of the damn pool. Chris just invited us to his bachelor party!" Louis said.

" since when is Chris getting fucking married?" Harry asked.

" I have no idea, he just called. Now let's go" Louis said while walking away from us.

Once again, without knowledging that I was even there.

Chris was the drummer of one of the bands they had played with a couple of years ago. They were still in touch with a lot of them which was pretty rare in this industry. The boys had always said that Chris was the craziest one out of all of them. Crazy with the fans, women, alcohol, and drugs. It made sense why Harry was so surprised.

" rain check on our date?" Harry grinned at me.

I never had a problem with Harry going out without me, even though I knew his history. But this time it was different. Something inside me made me squirm at the thought of him going out tonight. Maybe it was because it was a bachelor party. 

" I don't know" I whispered.

I looked away from him and down at the water around us. 

" what's wrong?" he asked as he swam closer to me. His finger lightly touched the bottom of me chin forcing me to look up at him.

His hair had grown a lot more these last couple of months. It was almost to his shoulders now. The wetness of his hair made even longer. Little droplets of water were streaming from his hair down his face. Harry's green eyes seemed to shine to much more under the sunlight. The green was mesmorizing. All of him was mesmorizing.

Looking up at him, I tried to explain. But nothing came out of my mouth.

" Cailin, I don't want you to have to worry about anything. You don't have to turn into one of those girls" Harry said before bringing me into his arms. I breathed in his scent and held it. I didn't know what was wrong with me and why I was acting so... clingy? That's the last thing I wanted to be.

" have fun" I looked up at him smiling.

Harry smiled back making my heart beat just a little bit faster. He pull me in once more placing a kiss on the side of my head.

" I love you" he whispered loud enough for me to hear.

" I love you" I whispered back not expecting the non stop smile that would stay on my face.

*

" Liam!" I squealed as Liam walked through the apartment door.

" hey cupcake" he smiled giving me a bear hug.

As I let go of him, Toby started jumping around his legs.

" hey buddy" Liam called out to Toby kneeling down to him to pet him.

I grabbed my messenger back off the counter and went straight for the door waiting for Liam to leave along with me. As soon as Liam got up from the floor, I shouted a good-bye to Toby and Boots and left the hotel with him.

" so how's everything going with your new job?" I asked after we had already jumped into his car. I put in the address to the cafe on my phone and held it up for him to see

" I know I should love it but I'm actually hating it" he confessed.

" what do you mean?" I asked.

" I guess I expected it to be like when I used to manage Lia. Managing these brats from the company has been a pain in my ass. These kids aren't even famous and they act like they are the center of the universe" Liam rolled his eyes.

Liam had gotten a new job for the management company in downtown LA. They managed up and coming singers and actors. A lot of great performers have come from this company so it was a great opportunity for Liam. After all his resume was Lia so he was a shoe in.

" it'll get better" I hoped.

" I guess I was just used to managing Lia, someone I know. But it's completely different now. I can't actually yell at them. I could get fired" Liam said.

" have you ever actually yelled at Lia?" I doubted.

" no" he chuckled.

I busted out laughing at the idea. I knew Liam wouldn't yell at Lia. I doubted Lia ever made him him that upset. Lia was just to calm and reserved to make someone feel that way.

" we're here!" I said out loud as I saw the cafe come into view

After parking the car two blocks away, we walked over to the cafe. Inside, it was crowded as expected. Luckily Liam and I found a table in the back but closer enough to watch and hear everything perfectly. We ordered our coffee drinks and watched the performers.

Something about watching undiscovered talent excited me. I guess it was the wonder if they would someday get the chance that I got. I used to be one of these performers. Little did I know that my life would be this crazy roller coaster that it is.

" can I ask you something?"" I said to Liam.

" of course" he smiled.

" how is Lia dealing with Harry and I's public relationship?" I asked.

Liam didn't say anything right away. I guess he was thinking about what the right thing to say was. He could choose sides and there was no way I would ever force him to because I knew that I would lose that fight in a heart beat.

" she doesn't really talk about it to me but I know she's still hurt by the whole thing. I've noticed that she avoids going to the same places you two would go and things like that. But who could blame her?" Liam explained.

" I never meant to hurt her like I did" I shook my head.

" deep down she knows that" Liam nodded.

I wondered if Lia and I would ever go back to being friends. Our friendship wasn't strong but there was still something there. But then again, maybe we were only friends because I felt bad for her because of Harry and how he treated her. I always knew she deserved better.

Soon enough the cafe announced that they were closing soon. So Liam and I left the cafe unnoticed and started walking back towards the car. We humored each other by tell the worst pick-up lines we had ever heard. Some of them consisted of the 'Tennesse' one and my my favorite was the 'fell from heaven' one. Everyone was worst than the one before.

We walked past the outside of a club one the way to the car and had to face paparazzi that we outside waiting for someone that was inside.But what caught my attention was a familiar voice. Liam and I had already made it past the club but I turned around. It was Willow. She was yelling at the bouncers as they threw her out of the club. She was thrown onto the ground which made me immediately run towards her.

When I reached her, I noticed how out of it she was. Her eyes were hardly open and she could barely control her body. The flashes from the paparazzi cameras weren't helping the situation.

" Willow" I called out to her but she just pushed me away.

" I'll go get the car Cai" Liam shouted as he ran towards the car.

I bent down and held Willow up as much as I could. I put her arm around my shoulder and wrapped my arm around her waist. I looked around and felt disgusted with the people around me. The people in line for the club just watched Willow's mess and some were even laughing at this sad situation. Then there was the paparazzi who wouldn't stop taking pictures. I just knew this was going to be all over the internet tomorrow morning.

Liam's car came into view and I walked as fast as I could towards it was Willow in my arms. Liam opened the door for me and I put Willow in the back seat carefully. I jumped in the car right after. As Liam made him way around to get in the car as well, I took a look through the car window. I watched Harry and the boys walk out of the same club Willow had been kicked out of. When I heard Liam start the car I yelled.

" wait!"

Louis was all smiles with some guy who I imagined was Chris, the groom. Zayn had a upset face on right behind him. I suspected it could have been about Willow but I wasn't sure at this moment. But then behind them all was Harry. He wasn't alone though. He was walking next to the last person I expected him to be with. He was with Bella, the super model look-a-like who had always been able to make me feel insecure about my relationship with Harry. But to top it all off, his arm was around her shoulder and she wouldn't stop smiling at him.

My heart ached at the scenario. 

" Cailin?" I could hear Liam call out.

" we can go now" I said in a quiet tone as I watched them all disappear into a black SUV.

Liam immediately drove off but my mind stayed in that exact spot. I didn't know what to think. My mind was all bundled up. Part of me was focused on Willow who was in my lap passed out. But the other part of me was thinking about what I just witnessed. But the truth was I didn't know what I saw. What could I accuse him of?

" where are we going?" Liam asked as he turned a corner.

Just as I was about to tell him to take us back to the apartment, Willow responded instead.

" please take me to wherever Niall is" she croaked out.

" okay" I said.

I gave Liam his address and he made his way towards it. Niall's family had a vacation house in Malibu when Niall stayed at regularly when he was in LA. I had been there once when I was thirteen with his family.

 Keeping Willow's head on my lap, I stroked her head wondering what happened to her. I knew what Willow looked like when she was drunk but this just seemed so much worse. She had to be on some kind of drug. She was completely out of it.

She had disappeared for months and now I found her like this. I couldn't help but blame myself for most of it.

Twenty minutes later we arrive in front of Niall's house with him standing outside waiting for us. I had called him on the way there to make sure Willow would have someone to take care of her. When Niall opened the car took and saw Willow's state, his expression fell completely. I suspected it had been the same expression I held when I saw her being thrown out of the club. It was a mixed of confusion and hopelessness.

" what happened?" he whispered.

" I found her like this" I croaked.

As Niall carried her into the house, I followed him. I followed him all the way into the guest bedroom where he laid Willow down on the bed. I took off her dress and put one of Niall T-shirts on her, then pulling the covers over her. I stroked her hair once more trying to figure out w=what to do and how to react.

" thank you for bringing her here" Niall said by the door way.

" she asked for you" I confessed.

I kissed Willow on the forehead and stepped away form the bed. I walked towards Niall and out the bedroom door closing the door behind me.

" call me when she wakes up?" I asked him.

" of course" he nodded his head.

As Liam drove me home, I couldn't help but feel like part of my life was going back into this dark hole. I needed to get Willow back on track with her life. I had to fix what I broke with her. As for Harry, I didn't know what to do. How was I going to react as to what I saw back outside the club. Did I have the energy to fight with him about it? Because I knew he would deny it and say I was crazy. 

And part of me would believe that I actually was...

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