yo, starting with niall's pov but i think i'm gonna switch off each chapter... idk, i really haven't decided yet. 

thirty-eight: the best friend barricade 

I stand completely frozen in the doorway, my heart beating far faster than normal as I look at the last person I was expecting to see. He hasn't seen me yet thanks to the rather massive crowd that filled the bar to capacity, but I somehow had a perfect view of him. He looked good, considering... His hair was longer now, just past his shoulders but somehow he was pulling it off, but besides that he looked the same as I remembered him. He's talking to Liam about something, his laugh echoing through the crowded bar despite how loud it was in here. 

Liam sees me first, the smile on his face fading almost instantaneously and all I can manage is a small wave in his direction. Liam appears to excuse himself, leaving Harry alone behind the bar and making his way towards me. He doesn't stop when he reaches me, instead he grabs my arm and practically drags me outside. I don't protest though, knowing full well that I was probably the last person Liam wanted to see. 

"Long time no see..." I start once we're outside, standing nervously with my hands in my pockets as Liam stares at me. He's got his arms folded over his chest, his face expressionless and I felt like I was being scolded by my mother. 

"Why are you here, Niall?" Liam asks, his voice steady which would make anyone else think he wasn't all that mad... but it was all in the eyes with Liam Payne. 

"I was hoping to talk to you actually... There's... I..." And I can't find the words, my mind drawing a blank on all the possible ways I could tell Liam about why I left, why I lied... Liam looking at me expectantly, his foot tapping against the pavement and I let out a very shaky sigh. 

"How's Harry?" I found myself asking instead, earning a laugh from Liam that echoes through the parking lot.

"You're fucking joking, right? You disappear for three years with no explanation whatsoever and you act like everything is just back to normal... Do you have any idea what you did to him? Of course you don't because heaven forbid you think of anyone but yourself. So how about you do yourself a favor and go fuck off, Niall." Liam says and I flinch a little at the harshness of his voice. 

"If you'd just give me a chance to exp-" I start, but Liam is shaking his head and interrupting me before I even get the chance to finish. 

"You don't get a chance to explain, Niall. I don't want to hear some bullshit excuse as to why you put Harry through hell for three years. So please, just go and don't... don't come back because he doesn't need this. He doesn't need you waltzing back into his life like nothing ever happened and honestly... He doesn't need you, Niall. He's perfectly fine on his own." Liam says and I'm trying not to take it personally that Liam was being so rude, he was just looking out for Harry... but Liam didn't know the whole story. 

"Look, I had my reasons for leaving." 

"Oh yeah? Please, by all means tell me the oh so wonderful story of why you decided to blame Harry for the fact his kids are dead and then just fucking left him to cope on his own.  Tell me about how you pretended like he didn't exist even when I practically begged you to come back... You ruined him, Niall. I'm not about to let you do it again. So get the fuck out, don't come back here and just stay away from Harry." 

"You don't get to decide for him, Liam. You don't know the whole story." I try and Liam stares at me in disbelief. This wasn't how I pictured this conversation but to be honest, I hadn't really pictured the conversation going a civil way. If there was one thing I was absolutely certain of, it was the fact that Liam was fiercely protective of Harry. 

"I don't fucking care, Niall. You weren't here, you didn't see what you did to him and I sure as hell am not about to let you go fuck it all up again. He just got better, he doesn't need you coming back and ruining it. If you truly care about him, you'll leave him alone." Liam says, turning around to walk back into the bar and out of pure desperation to stop him, I said it. 

"I lied, Liam." I practically yell, Liam stopping in his tracks. He turns around with a confused expression which just mixes with his angry one. 

"What did you lie about, Niall?" He asks, looking at me impatiently. I take in a deep breath, running a hand through my hair as I pull out my phone because this was the only way I could prove I wasn't lying. I show Liam the picture of the twins from their second birthday, Thomas covered in his birthday cake while Amelia looks at him with her usual perplexed expression. Liam looks confused for a moment but once it clicks in his head, I was almost certain I was about to catch on fire. 

"You fucking asshole." 

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ah shit, connie took too long to update again and she's sorry but that's life cause she's technically supposed to be an adult but she doesn't want to and yeah....

won't be another update till saturday night (maybe), soooooo yeah. 

qotc: do you guys think liam will tell harry before niall or will he let niall tell him? 

dedication goes to Monii_qkaah

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