Me, Cher and One Direction // n.h

Chapter Fourteen: Livin' On A Prayer.

"What song would you like, dear?" Jessie said stiffly. "What did Liz say?"

"Johnny B.Goode," Katie said without hesitation. I smiled. 

"B-But, that's Lily's song," Jess protested. Her curly hair flopped, and I shook my head. It looks better straight...

"Oh. Its just that Lizzie feels that would be the right song for me," Katie showed her pearly whites. "Lily could swap with me! My Bon Jovi song."

"Hi, Jess - as you may know, Cheryl left me in charge of the contestants -" I barged in without knocking and Jessie rolled her eyes.

"Liz, you're nineteen. Stop acting like you're twenty seven!" Jessie sighed, scowling at me.

"I just wanted to let'cha know: I want Lilienne to have the song Livin' On A Prayer!" I said dramatically. Jessie looked disappointed.

"Ehmm, Liz, Lilienne said not to give her a Bon Jovi song. She said she's crap at singing them." Jessie shot me blue eyes.

"Didn't Cheryl leave ME in charge of song choice? I want her to song Livin' On A Prayer!" I stamped my foot, determined to throw a tantrum if needed.

"Fine. I'll tell her," Jessie said.

(A/N just so were clear - Lizzie wants Niall so she and Katie hatched up a plan, Katie helping her because of an unknown favour Lizzie supposedly has for her. Cheryl had sent Jessie J an email telling her that if she loses an act Jessie J will pay. And that she left Lizzie in charge of song choice. So Katie fakes that her song will send her home and gets her to change her song to Lilys and give Lily a bad song; sending Lily home with Lizzie in with a clear shot forNialler.)

Once out of earshot from Jess, Katie snapped at me, "So how are you going to get me my favour? You said, you would."

"Listen, Kates, there is a remote chance Louis will dump Cher for you. You are prettier, after all..." I flashed my sweet smile and she met it with a satisfied smirk. "It's simple. There is one thing all guys won't resist. Louis' eighteen. He has needs."

"You mean - you want me to - I'm not - show my !- " Katie sputtered. I pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my eyes.

"Just shut up, ok?"

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Lily's POV:

"Living On A Prayer?!" I said, softly. 

"Ehhhh...maybe?" Jessie shrugged. "I just think it's a good challenge."

"I told you, I go off key in Bon Jovi songs! And within TWO DAYS!"

"You'll be fine." She said simply.

"Yeah, right," I scoffed.

************

"Niall, I'm breaking up with you," I sighed, tears falling from my eyes, as I tilted my head back to try stop them. My chest constricted.

"What? Why?" Niall gasped, looking heartbroken and disbelieving. My heart beat faster, telling me I was being stupid.

"Because I'm going home," I sniffed.

"Why?!" Niall asked, stricken.

"I got a change of song. I have one day to master a Bon Jovi song. No hope. I'm going to get voted off tomorrow."

"No, no, please! You can do it, you can!" Niall said. "I'll even help you."

"You're going to help an opponent?" I was touched.

"Babe, I'd go to the ends of the earth for you." Niall said, a tear glistening in his beautiful eyes.

"I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue, 

I'd go crawling down the avenue. 

Go to the ends of the earth for you! 

To make you feel my love," Niall sang, pulling me onto his lap.

"Niall, you are the best boyfriend in the world and I love you so much!" I sobbed.

"So I'm still your boyfriend?" Niall said hopefully.

"Yeah, babe," I grinned and planted a kiss on his lips, enjoying the warmth of them.

••••••••••••

"Tommy used to work on the docks, 

Unions been on strike - he's down with his luck, it's tough. 

Oh, so tough.

Gina worked the diners all day. 

Working for a man, she's brings home her pay for love, 

Oh, for love.

She said we gotta hold on to what we got. 

It doesn't make a difference of we make it or not. 

We got each other and that's enough for love. 

We'll give it a shot. 

Oh oh! We're halfway there! 

Oh oh! Living on a prayer! 

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear, 

Oh oh, living on a prayer, 

Living on a prayer!"

I took a deep breath and started another verse.

"Gina dreams of runnin' away. 

She cries in the night, 

Tommy tells her 'Baby, it's okay!' 

Okayyyyy

She said we gotta hold on to what we got. 

It doesn't make a difference of we make it or not. 

We got each other and that's enough for love. 

We'll give it a shot. 

Oh oh! We're halfway there! 

Oh oh! Living on a prayer! 

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear, 

Oh oh, living on a prayer, 

Living on a prayer!"

"Lily, I don't feel right saying this, but this wasn't your best night," Simon said, and my heart dropped to the bottom off my stomach. "You seemed so uncomfortable."

"I thought you did a pretty good job of it!" Dannii smiled.

"Me too!"

"But she seemed uncomfortable, Jessie what were you thinking?"

After I gulped my opinion to Dermot, I ran backstage and bashed into Louis.

"Lil, sis, I need to tell you something.."

•••••

"I hate her! I really hate her!" I cried in anger. Louis had blurted out that Lizzie and Katie were behind my song choice, to steal my Niall.

"I know, Lily, I know,"

"Ehmm, Lily?" someone asked. I turned around.

"Hi, Cher," I smiled.

"Can I talk to you?"

"Yeah, sure -" I started. Cher laid her eyes on Louis. She gave him a big punch in the stomach. 

"Go away." She said quietly, moving off herself. "Please...before I lose it!"

"Louis William Tomlinson, what did you do?" I asked furiously. Louis looked guilty and a couple tears filled his eyes. 

"I - I -"

Niall burst into the room, wearing an angry face.

"Youre cheating on me with Liam!"