Through the dark

Consequences

The first detective I spoke to treated me exactly as I feared however when Detective Cole joined into the interview he was much more understanding. We were at the station for several hours going over every detail I can remember about that evening, the next morning and evening going to the clinic.  They ask permission to look at all text, call logs and my Uber account so they can get a bigger picture of everything.  When I'm finish I'm drained of every ounce of energy which causes Brad to have to practically carry me to the car. We drive in near silence to Louis place where he, Niall and Paul are waiting for us. The sight of Paul worries me because I don't want anything to have happened to Alberto for taking care of us last night.

"Where's Alberto?" I ask which I can see throws Louis off I'm sure he didn't expect that to be the first thing I say.

"He's helping with my security measures for while we are in Cali and the tour. Are you alright?"

"Oh Um yes I'm alright" I feel the weight of everything starting to catch up with me so when he opens his arms I go to him allowing him to hold me in his lap like a small child

"Haley I know you have been through a lot and I don't want to add to it however I'm here to talk to you about a few things if you're up for it" Paul ask so I nod yes "ok well as Louis has mentioned Alberto is going over new security measures for here and the tour. We will be adding additional security for the tour, you two won't go anywhere without at least three guys and Louis has asked I find someone to be assigned to you"

"That's unnecessary I've already arranged for someone and I've increased security at work." Brad states and with a nod from Louis; Paul is satisfied.

Paul leaves then with his apologies;Brad following shortly after insisting that I call him tomorrow or sooner if I need. It's close to seven and I have barely eaten so the four of us eat a quick meal. Seems that Niall will be a fixture here as long as Kate is. I'm so worn down that I fall asleep lying on the couch my head in Louis lap so he scoops me up to carry me to bed taking care to help me into my pjs.  I fall asleep to him humming his own soft lullaby for me.

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The next week is spent with Louis, the guys, Kate, Brad and Greg taking turns trying to entertain me and never leaving me alone.  There are leaks about my accusations, lots of tabloid pictures and stories not to mention the social media trends about us but through it all I have a great group of friends.  I now work from home so as to avoid most of it, the guys have recording sessions and press junkets to do where almost every time Louis is asked about everything.  Sometimes the guys jump in to change the topic or help answer however I can see it taking its toll.  The night before they are set to leave Louis surprises me by telling me he and Niall have bought the house.  They felt like they needed a place for when they're in LA and we are to live there the four of us.

While on tour we talk daily; Kate and I fly out to see them do various shows and visit our family when we do.  Then they came back to LA for a few weeks before setting off the last two legs of the tour overseas. This began the long wait for him to return added to the wait to see what would happen with Ryan. Now that I've acknowledged what actually happened there is a new fear; fear that he'll come after me for payback.  After a few months close to Halloween; I receive a call from Detective Cole that Ryan has been arrested on several counts of rape and attempted rape.  It appears that once Directioners got wind of who he was and what happened they started a campaign to help. Those people are going to change the world the amount dedication they have to the boys put into things to change the world for the better is amazing. Their hard work led to other women coming forward with similar accounts of him doing or attempting to do the same thing to them.  The police were also able to find the man at the club I thought was trying to hurt me. He told them he saw Ryan put something in my drink he was trying to get my attention to tell me or at the very least keep me from drinking it. I later found him to not only thank him but apologize for my perceived threat of him.