Scandalous

Chapter Twenty Seven

Ed pov

"Thank you, Ed. It was very nice meeting you" David said, shaking my hand. I nodded "you too, mate" I said, walking off backstage. I walked up to Stu "can I have my phone?" I asked. He nodded, taking it out of his pocket and handing it to me. "Thanks" I said, walking off "wait" he stopped me "why'd you do that? You know you just fucked everything up with Mullen, right?" He asked, those words sent chills down my spine, I just ignored him and turned around, walking away. I looked through my phone, trying to find Mullen's number.

I put it up to my ear and listened to the other line ring. "Come on, damn it" I whispered. "Hello?" Harry's voice rang on the other end. "Harry!" I called "where's Mullen?" I asked "I don't know, she left her phone here when she left" he said. "Fuck" I said "what? Harry asked "didn't you watch the news?" I asked "I did" he answered "aren't you mad at me?" I asked "oh, I'm pissed" he said, calmly, which scared me "do you really know where she is?" I asked "no, I don't and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you" he said, I sighed "Harry, let me explain" I said "Ed, you've done this already, just stop. Its enough" Harry said "you're with her sister, that's the end of it" Harry said, hanging up. I groaned and threw my phone against the wall, praying it didn't break.

*****

"Hey, babe" Kara said as I walked in "hey" I whispered, she smiled as she hugged me. "So, the interview went well?" She asked, I furrowed my eyebrows "you didn't watch it?" I asked, she shook her head "no, why would I?" She asked, I shrugged, sighing. "You okay?" She asked, I nodded "yeah, why?" I lied "it just seems like something's bugging you" she said "hungry?" She asked, I shook my head "nah, just tired, I think I'm gonna crash" I said, she nodded "alright, goodnight" she said, pecking my cheek. I pursed my lips "night" I said.

Harry pov

"Damm it! Where are you?!" I yelled gripping the steering wheel tighter. I was out looking for Mullen because she's been gone too long, I was getting worried. I looked down every street I passed, she's nowhere.

I decided to go check that place where Ed and I found her that one night, its worth a try.

I drove there and climbed the bloody fucking rock. She wasn't there either. "Damn" I breathed, sitting down and looking out at the city, the lights were bright "where could she be?" I asked myself.

"I've gotta find a new hiding place now, don't I?" A voice came from behind me. I sighed in relief "yeah, I guess you do" I said, looking back at her. She sat next to me, sighing "its a good place to come and think" she said. I nodded "it is" I agreed.

I looked over at her, she was looking out over the city, her hair lowing in the wind, I laughed. "What?" She asked "your hair, it looks crazy" I laughed, she hit my arm "shut up, like yours is any better." She grumbled. I chucked "come on, let's go home" I said "no, you go, I want to stay awhile, I promise I'll come back safely" she said, I hesitated before nodding "fine, you have and hour" I said, she nodded "okay" she said, I stood up to leave but stopped "if you're not back in an hour, Imma hunt your ass down" I said, she laughed "okay, Haz" she giggled.

I smiled and turned to walk back down the hill.

*****

Mullen came home as she promised "yay, good job you listened to me!" I said, she laughed "shut up" she said, she sat down by me on the couch "no, I just didn't want to you freeze out there again, you're so delicate" she teased, pinching my cheeks. I made a face, pushing her hands off "shut up! Am not!" I pouted. "Aww, poor Haz" she teased, I shook my head "you're mean to me" I whispered, trying to hold back a laugh. She chuckled "I see that, you're trying not to laugh" she said, smiling. I looked away from her, forcing my lips to stay straight. "No, I'm not" I said "look at me then" she said "no" I said "why not?" She asked "because" I whispered, this was hard. "Because...why?" She asked. I broke, I laughed loudly, she smiled "ha! I knew I could get you to break!" She laughed. I shook my head "meanie" I said.

We were laying in my dark bedroom, in a comfortable silence. She sighed "I can't help but love him" she said, out of nowhere. I moved so my arms were behind my head, I was laying on them. "Ed?" I asked, she nodded "after all he's put me through, I love him" she said. I nodded "I wish I didn't" she said, I furrowed my eyebrows "why?" I asked "because it hurts" she said, I looked up at the ceiling "I'm sure he had a reason, as to why he said it was fake" I said.

"It's not that, I told him to say it was fake" I said "yeah, but then he told you he wasn't going to say it was fake" I said, she nodded "I know, but I have no right to be angry, we were never a thing" she said "so?" I asked "that doesn't mean you cant be hurt by it, you just watched someone you love say that everything you have was fake, on national tv" I said "I know how that feels, and its not a walk in the park, I know" I said, looking over at her, I could see her face from the lights on the street. There were tears running down her cheeks "I know, but I should be used to all this by n0w, shouldn't I?" She asked, I sighed, surprised that she asked that "why? Why should you be used to it?" I asked.

She shrugged "he's done this more that once, and I should be used to losing the people I care about, I mean look at my family" she whispered. I shook my head "you shouldn't be used to it, you shouldn't have gone through most of the stuff you have" I said. "Yeah, probably not. But I did" she said. I sighed "yeah, you did" I said.

****

The next morning I woke up before Mullen, as always. I got up and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

There was a knock at the door, I sighed, walking over to open it.

"Ed" I said, surprised he was here, well not really but still. "Can I see her, please? I really need to talk to her" he rushed. I shook my head "that's probably n0t a good idea, mate" I said "why not?" He asked "I think you should just stop" I said, he furrowed his eyebrows "what do you mean stop?" He asked "don't, just leave Ed" I said "I-I can't" he whispered "I keep fucking things up, Harry. I need to fix it, or at least try" he said. I nodded, seeing where he was coming from. I've had my fair share of fuck ups with Louis. "Fine, go. But if she wants you to leave, you leave okay?" I asked, he nodded "yeah, of course. Okay" he said. I moved aside and let him in "my room" I said, he nodded "thanks."

I hope I won't regret this.

Short, short, short.