Chapter 14:

---{Faith's POV}---

I got a call earlier from Eleanor to see how I was doing, it made me smile to know that I've only met her once and I've hardly ever spoken to her but she treats me like I'm her best friend. Which I appreciate. She asked me if I needed any help getting ready, and to be honest, I could really use it. So she happily came over and we're now stood here in front of my wardrobe deciding on an outfit. Which is taking for ever!

"Don't wear a dress, you'll regret it once you get there." she smiled making me nod.

"How about that playsuit?" I ask pointing to the navy polkadot playsuit.

"Nah, you'll get too hot." she answered, rooting through my wardrobe and picking out two things. I fixed the towel on my head as it kept falling out of place while we decided on what I should wear.

"How about this?" she smiled placing some dungarees and a white crop top in front of me. I smiled agreeing with her, it's not too hot and not too cold. It's the perfect outfit. I put my white converse on the floor and she nodded. "Right, your outfit is sorted! Now hair and make-up!" she squealed.

I sat down in my chair and looked into my mirror as she took the towel off my head. "I think we'll curl it." she smiled and began brushing my hair as I started on my make-up. I put on some light foundation and sealed it in with a pale powder making my skin look fresh and natural, I applied some beige eyeshadow and did my normal cat-liner, I then curled my eyelashes and put on some mascara before finishing my look off with some red lipstick.

"Would you like a sweet?" Eleanor asked me as she took another sweet from a bag, I giggled at her as she began to chew. She just randomly showed up with two packets of sweets, it made me laugh at first.

By the time I had finished my make-up Eleanor had finished doing my hair. She pinned two long pieces and they met in the middle at the back of my head. I smiled at my appearance.

Outfit. Perfect.

Hair. Perfect.

Make-up. Perfect.

I turned around and hugged Eleanor, it's safe to say she's done an amazing job. "Thanks El." I smiled and whispered in her ear.

"No problems." she mirrored before pulling away, "Now come on, we have to go." she grabbed my hand and her keys and pulled me to the car. After locking my door I jumped in the car and we quickly made our way to the arena.

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As we walked into the arena my jaw dropped instantly. I was in complete awe at the size of the place, and the thousands of people that now occupy it. I stared at the view for a few more minutes before El pulled me to the part of the arena where we were sat; our seats where on the front row, just a little to the right of the centre. We sat down and watched the supporting act before the set changed and the arena erupted in screams, making me realise that the boys were about to come on. I found it strange to see so many people here to support the lads. When I first met Harry he was just some normal guy that came into the shop, but little did I know he was actually a huge international success. I can't actually believe these guy have been together for 3 years and I had no idea, I've clearly been living in a shell. I'm quite excited about this actually! It my first concert ever an also the first time I'll have ever heard the lads sing, so it's a rather special moment for me.

I turned to El and smiled before facing the front again and watching as the lads entered, smiling widely and waving excitedly to the crowd. The guys sang their opening song 'Live While We're Young' before they started to talk, "Hello everybody!!" Liam cheered as the crowd screamed in reply, "We hope you guys have an amazing night tonight! We love you all and we're very grateful for you all coming here to support us!" he yelled to the crowd.

"I'm sure you all know our next song, it's one that we wrote about our fans and everyone who supports us." Niall smiled.

"This is 'Back for you'" Louis finished before the loud music began to play and the lads sang in time with the song, their energy radiating onto the audience. Eleanor grabbed my hand and started to jump up and down, singing all of the words to the song. I laughed at her as she continued to do it until the lads finished their song.

"Right, give us a cheer at the back!" Zayn yelled making a roar come from the back of the arena. "Give us a cheer on the left!" he pointed to the left and the screamed. "Give us a cheer on the right!" he screamed getting a similar response before Harry took over.

"And not forgetting you guys! Give us a cheer on the floor!!" he smiled as we all screamed making him laugh. I watched as Louis eyes scanned the front row, clearly in search of Eleanor. She waved at him lightly as he found her, he smiled and waved in return before walking over to Harry and whispering in his ear. Louis moved away and pointed in our direction obviously telling Harry where we were. Harry's expression went from concentration to content as he looked directly at me and winked, he waved slightly at me making my smile grow as I shyly waved back.

"Awww! Look at you blushing!" El cooed as she squeezed my cheeks making my face burn from embarrassment. I swatted her hands away and glared at her playfully, only making her laugh more.

After about two hours and a lot of teasing from El, the concert ended and we started to make our way backstage to see the lads. After Harry found out where we were sat he smiled at me the entire night, always glancing, almost to check we were still here. He smiled every time and winked cheekily every now and then. El has been teasing me ever since, nudging me whenever he looked at me or laughing when I blushed; she is without doubt one of the nicest people I have ever met, and I'm happy to call her my friend.

"Sooo," she started, I looked at her as we continued to walk towards the lads dressing room. "Harry seemed happy to see you tonight." she nudged, my eyes averted to the floor as I tried to hide my smile.

"I don't think so." I murmured.

"Oh come on Faith! He couldn't keep his eyes off you the entire night! He really likes you, I can tell." she smiled, "So do you like him?" she asked curiously.

"Yes," I admitted, she squealed and started bouncing slightly before I calmed her, "but," her face fell and she raised her eyebrow, "but it doesn't matter because he doesn't like me like that!" I added and let her go as the dressing room came into sight.

"He really does! You're blind if you can't see it." she finished.

"I must be blind then." I answered, seeing her roll her eyes at my statement. No way would a internationally known boyband member like a girl from a flower shop with no family and who lives on her own. Eleanor huffed before she knocked on the door, it swung open to reveal a topless Louis; my eyes widened and he engulfed Eleanor in a hug, I covered my eyes and looked down trying to hide my blush.

"Come here." he smiled before pulling me into a hug. I hugged him back and laughed before walking into the room, I noticed all of the lads were fully clothed and ready to go, but one of the was missing.

Eleanor seemed to read my mind and asked the question, "where's Harry?" she glanced around the room confused, searching for the missing curly haired boy.

"I'm here!" he walked out of the toilet. Shirtless. My eyes widened and my jaw dropped at the sight as I scanned over his perfectly toned body in awe. I looked to the floor quickly biting my lip and hiding my blush as my cheeks began to burn; I smiled and giggled slightly remembering the image of his body. After a second I felt warmth in front of me; with my head still pointing downwards I opened my eyes to see bare feet and black skinny jeans in front of me - as I lifted my head my eyes scanned over his torso and his tattoos, casually checking him out before I finally reached his green eyes.

He smiled at me cheekily, waiting for me to finish checking him out. "Like what you see?" he asked making me blush and giggle inwardly. He brought his face to my ear and whispered, his warm breath fanning over my ear and neck, "I know I do." my breathing hitched in my throat and I felt him place his hands on my waist. My body froze in shock as I let him pull me closer to his body, his scent filling my senses as our foreheads rested against each others. I felt a moment of confidence surge through me as I lifted my arms up his chest and around his neck, my hands playing with the soft curls at the back of his head. "I'm glad you're here." he smiled, his minty breath warming my face as he spoke.

"So am I." I smiled at him innocently, my eyes staring at his lips, wanting to know how they feel against mine. Without words he kissed my cheek, allowing his lips to linger for a second, before he pulled away from me reluctantly and got changed.

"That was hot." Louis mumbled loud enough for everyone to hear, his arm draped around Eleanor as we all giggled at his comment. I simply rolled my eyes at him and walked over to stand with the other lads at the door.

"We were all thinking about going back to Harry's Faith, do you want to come?" Niall asked me politely as he opened the door and walked alongside me.

"Yeah sure, if he doesn't mind." I replied to Niall, I felt Harry walk up beside me on my left, whilst Niall was on my right.

"Of course I don't mind." he smiled. I nodded in response as we walked out to our cars. The lads all went in one whilst me and El went in her car. We drove to Harry's house and all piled into the living room, filling every seat there was. Eleanor, Louis and Zayn sat on one couch; Liam, Niall and I sat on another whilst Harry sat on an armchair.

"You guys were amazing tonight." I smiled at them all, they really were amazing. I was blown away at how well they could all sing, it wasn't just one of them, it was all of them. They all have unique voices. They're just incredible.

"Thanks Faith." they all chorus, I try not to look at Harry, knowing if I did I would without a doubt blush. And I've done enough of that lately.

"So what do you guys have planned for tomorrow?" El asked.

"Well we've got a few weeks off to see family, we've been on tour for the last nine months so we all need to go and visit them." Niall answered smiling next to me.

"I'm seeing Perrie tomorrow, then I'm going back home." Zayn added.

"I'm with Danielle for the next few days then I'm back home too." Liam smiled thinking about Danielle and his family. He's such a cutie.

"Harry? What are you doing?" El asked smirking, I'd caught on to what she's doing. She's trying to set me and Harry up. I glared at her but she just stuck her tongue out and smirked. The rest of the lads laughed, knowing what she was up to as well, whilst Harry remained oblivious.

"I don't have anything planned, I'm going home in a few days but until then I'm basically free." he answered smiling at her.

"Well Faith is-" El started.

"Harry could I have a glass of water please?" I interrupted her and stood up as I followed him into the kitchen hearing the others snicker behind me, I gave them a light glare and walked into the kitchen.

"Do you want some ice?" he asked as he took out a glass and walked over to the tap.

"Erm, yeah please." I smiled at him.

"Sorry about El." he smiled warmly.

I blushed at him knowing what El was up to.

"Its fine, just slightly embarrassing." I chuckled nervously, blushing, as usual.

"You're cute when you blush." he smiled making me feel like a tomato.

"Thanks." I giggled as he drops some ice cubes in my water. I took a sip and felt instantly refreshed as the cold fluid ran down my throat.

"So what are you actually doing tomorrow?" he asked leaning against the countertop.

"I'm not actually doing anything." I looked to my glass and held it tightly in my hands.

"Well how about we do something together? We could make a day of it." he asked. I thought about his offer and tried to find reasons to say no, but I couldnt think of any. I don't know what it is about Harry, I like him, I really really like him, but that's my problem. It scares me how I feel for him, I've never felt like this before and I'm just not used to it.

"Erm, yeah. I suppose." I replied. There isn't a reason for me not to go, he's lovely and he always makes me feel safe. He is just perfect.

"Great." he smiled. He walked closer to me, closing the gap between our bodies. His warmth radiating on me as I looked up into his eyes, he took my drink from my hands and placed it on the counter before wrapping his hands around my waist and resting them on my lower back softly. My breathing hitched as his face got closer to mine and he hugged me, I wrapped my arms around his neck and embraced him too.

I felt safe in his arms, he held me tight making me realise that he didn't want to let me go; he buried his face in my neck and I felt his soft lips touch my skin. I closed my eyes as I enjoyed the feel of his lips on my neck, the pleasure taking over me just from his touch. I sighed heavily wanting more until he lifted his head and rested his forehead on mine. His eyes looked to my lips almost pleading to feel them, he leaned in, further and further, but quickly swerved and pressed his lips to my cheek allowing them to linger.

I giggled lightly as I tightened my grip around his neck, "You're such a tease." I whispered.

I felt him chuckle beside my face before he pulled away and winked cheekily. He walked out through the kitchen door and left me alone with my thoughts; He makes me yearn for him, his touch is like a drug, his smell fills my senses and takes me over, his touch soft and light yet pleading and pleasurable. He makes me want him. He makes me need him.

I walked back through the kitchen door and sat in the armchair as Harry had taken my previous seat. I took a sip of my drink and placed it onto the table beside me, I glanced at Harry and saw his curls were quiffed and he was having a full on conversation with Liam. I observed his chiseled features, his strong jaw, his plump lips, his green orbs, everything made me want him. I was flustered and took another sip of my drink, he just has this hold over me, I can't explain it. Eleanor looked at me worriedly, she mouthed to me asking if I was okay and I simply nodded, my jaw agape slightly.

"Right well we're gonna' to get going," Eleanor said standing up, pulling Louis along with her, "you coming Faith? I'll drop you off at home." she asked. I stood up and followed them all towards the door until Harry stopped us.

"You could stay here if you want." Harry suggested, I turned to him and saw him directly infront of me.

"I can't help but think you don't want me to leave." I teased expecting him to blush, but he didn't.

"It's probably because I don't want you to leave." he chuckled, now I was the one to blush.

"I haven't got anything to wear." I informed him.

"You can borrow some of my stuff. Come on." he smiled giving me puppy dog eyes that I couldn't resist.

"Fine." I rolled my eyes playfully and smiled.

"Right now thats sorted, we'll see you guys soon." Liam said.

"Bye guys" Zayn cheered.

"Be safe." Niall chuckled.

"Have fun!" El waved and exited with the others.

"USE PROTECTION!!" I heard Louis scream as he closed the door. I giggled nervously at his last remark and could feel the new found tension in the room.

"Well, I don't know about you but I'm shattered after tonight. I'm going to head straight to bed." he yawned and stretched, his shirt slightly lifting and exposing his bare hips.

"Yeah me too." I replied, glancing at it slightly before walking with him to get my change of clothes.

"Here," he handed me one of his tops, "you can change in the bathroom." he pointed towards a door.

"Thank you." I smiled as I walked into the bathroom. I pushed the door slightly, leaving it open ajar as I changed into his top, it reached just below my bum. I turned around and walked into the bedroom, which I assumed to be Harry's.

"You can sleep in one of the guest rooms." he smiled and led me to an empty room. I looked around and saw it was decorated with earthly colours, it looked really nice.

"Thanks Harry." I smiled, he gave me a quick peck on the cheek and left, leaving me to get into the beautifully made bed and under the covers.

I sat fuming in the hall waiting for a phone call from my parents. I'm so angry at them right now!! After all of my hard work and effort, after all of my time wasted just to make them proud and they don't even turn up!! I couldn't be angrier right now!

I took out my phone and looked down at it noticing that I had three missed calls from the same number. I rang the number and waited for someone to answer, still fuming at my parents.

"Hello London Hospital, how can I help?" I furrowed my eyebrows at the answer, why is the hospital trying to contact me?

"Hello my name is Faith Williams, you've tried ringing me 3 times." I replied wanting to know what was wrong.

"Are you related to James and Lucy Williams?" she asked.

"Y-yes they're my parents." I replied shakily, not wanting to hear what was next.

"Well they've been in a bad car accident and are currently in the ICU at our hospital." she informed me, sounding quite glum when she spoke.

I felt tears begin to glass my eyes as I thought of all of the possibilities that might have happened to them, they could be hurt, they could have broken bones... They could be dead. I pushed the thought out of my head, "Okay, I'm on my way." I took a taxi straight to the hospital and ran through the reception doors. "I'm Faith Williams here for James and Lucy Williams. I'm their daughter." I rushed, breathing heavily from running.

"Ms Williams," a voice called behind me, making me turn abruptly to face a tall woman with dark red hair and a sad smile. She didn't need to say anything. I just knew.

"Oh my god," I whispered to myself as I fell to the floor, "I'm such a bad person! I'm a terrible daughter! They're gone because of me!" I cried and rocked myself slightly as the doctor crouched down and wrapped her arm around me.

"This isn't your fault. You can't blame yourself." she replied calmly.

"No you don't understand! I told them to come to my stupid performance! They'd be alive if it weren't for me! And I was so mad at them for not turning up!!! And they were here! Dead because of me!!" I cried hysterically, my sobbing making me breathless until I was consumed by the darkness.

I shot up in the bed remembering that horrific night. It still haunts me, how I acted, how I felt, what I saw. Everything haunts my dreams and guilts my conscience. I steady my breathing and wipe away a stray tear as my panting slowly calms down; I've only been asleep for the last two hours. I get up out of bed and splash my face with water, my memories revealing themselves everytime I close my eyes. I need someone. I need Harry.

I walked towards his bedroom door, contemplating whether I should go in or turn around and just deal with it. But my heart wants to see him, wants to hug him and feels his embrace.

I opened the door slowly to see him turn his head to face me, he smiled, "I was hoping you'd come in here." he smiled shuffling to one side of his bed. "What's wrong?" he asked as he held me tight in his embrace, my head resting on his bare chest and my legs grazing his.

"I had a nightmare." I replied sadly. "I always have nightmares." I whispered.

"What happened?" he asked curiously, his grip getting tighter and making me feel safe and warm. This is exactly what I needed.

"I just remember the day my parents died. I remember everything, how I felt, what I wore, what I saw, everything. And it haunts me how selfish I was." a tear slowly cascades down my face and lightly onto Harry's chest. He pulls me up so we are laying on our sides, face to face. His thumb grazes my cheek and wipes my sporadic tears; he moves his face inches away from mine and tangles our legs together.

"I hate seeing you cry." he whispered, his breath running across my face. "You're safe now. I'm right here." he entwines our fingers and gazes into my eyes. "I'll always be here."

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