Lessons Learned

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There was an awkward silence as Louis and I stood in the hallway, Sierra and Olly stood to their feet and he looped an arm around her waist.

"So, Sierra," Louis said with smirk that I recognized.  Oh god...here it comes.

"Louis?" she raised an eyebrow.

"How's your hangover, love?" he replied, crossing his arms over his chest with a smug smirk. "Remember much of last night?"

Sierra laughed at him, blushing.  "I'm feeling much better than earlier this afternoon, thanks for asking, Louis,"

"Unbuckled anything lately?" he chuckled as he felt me elbow him.

Sierra shot him a glare, straightening her eyebrows.   "Go take your nap, Louis."

"Later, my loves," he smiled once more and patted me on the head.  "Hurry up, Harold.  My fingers are dying to beat your virtual ass," he disappeared into me and Sierra's room.  

"Right,"

"What was that about?" Olly asked, raising his eyebrow.

"I guess-"

"Who knows," I interrupted Sierra, shooting her a 'shhh' look.  "See ya in a couple hours, guys,"

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Louis' POV:

I sat down in a chair inside Harry and Sierra's room, turned on the tv and prepared to play video games with Harry. Seconds later, Harry entered the room, rested his hands on his hips, and let out a trouble sigh.

"You okay?" I asked, looking back to the tv.

"Yeah," he said with a growl. "I'm fucking fantastic,"

"Why don't you just tell her how you feel?"

"You really think it would matter?" he snapped, waving his arm to point back at the door.  "She's so blinded by his charm that she isn't going to give a shit how I feel about her,"

"Maybe you need to find a creative way to tell her?"

"Yeah, like what?"

I shrugged and my lips curled upward into a smile.  "Use your voice,"

"I told you I can't tell-" he stopped and looked at me, realizing exactly what I meant.  "You're a fucking genuis,"

"Finally, someone sees it."

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Katelyn's POV:

I was curled up in a ball on the bed, texting my sister when Niall finally came into the room.  "Hey babe," I said looking up at him, only to find a troubled look on his face.

"How could you?" he raised an eyebrow at me.   Oh god, not again.  The last time I heard that from him...my heart crumbled into pieces because tears soon followed.

"Wh-what?" I stuttered, sitting up.

"Why would you tell Liam?" he snapped.

I shook my head, feeling tears fill my eyes.  "Niall, I was drunk,"

"I don't even care," he replied.  "This is it."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't do this anymore, Kate!"

"Are you-"

"Breaking up with you?" he asked.  "I don't know."

"Then what are you saying?" I stood to my feet and rushed to stand infront of him.  "Niall, please..what are you saying?"

He quickly looked to the side and sniffled, his cheeks becoming flushed. "I'm saying that maybe..." his eyes flooded with tears. " I just...I think we need a break,"

"A break?" I asked, my voice becoming more high pitched and panicked.

"I can't keep doing this," he replied as tears fell down his cheeks.  "I thought I could handle this...I thought I could forgive you..."

"So you're breaking up with me or we're going to take a break?" I asked, trying to hold back from throwing myself into his arms and sobbing. 

"When I found out that you cheated on me, I should have taken a break then," he explained.  "I didn't allow myself the time I needed to cope with what happened...or give myself time to heal,"

"So after you've already told me that you've forgiven me, you've decided that you need a break?"  I asked, becoming angry with his sudden change of heart.

"Look at me," he reached out to cup my cheek, looking into my eyes.  "I love you. So fucking much.  But I need to get over what you've done to me, I thought I could handle it...but when Liam looked at me the way he did today...it brought it all back,"

"I'm sorry," I cried.  "I'm so fucking sorry, I was so stupid for doing what I did!"

He nodded and pecked a kiss onto my lips.  "I think you should catch a plane in Texas....go back to London for awhile,"

"Niall, please," I begged and reached out to grab his hand, but he pulled away. 

"I need to focus on the band," he said softly before disappearing out the door.

My knees quickly found the floor and sobs overtook my body.

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Sierra's POV:

What a disaster! Kaylyn and I had gone over to the venue early to make sure everything was in order for the boys.  We found that all the boy's clothes for the stage were no where to be found.  It took atleast a half hour of searching, but we had found they had ended up on the other side of the building in a vacant dressing room. 

To top it off, we hadn't been able to reach Katelyn.  We were both getting worried, especially after recent events.  Luckily, when the boys showed up Niall reassured us that she just wasn't feeling well so she would meet us at the buses later.  

Finally, Kaylyn and I were at ease.  We both grabbed a bottle of water and made it to the VIP box just in time for Olly's set.  I loved watching him perform...his dance moves and vocals were amazing.

The boys had made it on stage and the crowd was insane, definitely louder than the other crowds had been.  They had just made it through their song "Stand Up" when Liam made his way to the front of the stage. 

"Thank you so much, North Carolina! We are soooo excited to be here!" he spoke into the microphone. 

"Liam's right," Louis took over, "You guys are simply amazing! What was it you wanted to say, Harry?"

Harry moved to the front of the stage and smiled.  "So, we're going to switch things up a little bit...Zayn's agreed to let me start the song off. I would personally like to say that the song is meant for a very special girl with the beautiful name of Sierra.   Here we go!"

I raised my eyebrows and looked at Kaylyn, my mind suddenly unable to remember what the next song on the set list was, until the familiar opening notes started.

Harry looked up at the VIP box and winked at me and began to sing.  "He takes your hand, I die a little. I watch your eyes and I'm in riddles....why can't you look at me like that?"