Erue... (Louis Tomlinson Romance)

Chapter 2 - Concern

I sat next to Charlotte and Louis on a couch and began to get excited about the show, it would be great to see the boys in their element. Louis and I exchanged small talk as we waited for the start time of the show. At some point he had put his arm behind my head on the couch and I had moved closer.

“What happened to your cheek, it’s worrying me…” he whispered into my ear, sounding concerned.

“Louis… I don’t really think this is the place to discuss this…” I said with a sigh, looking down ashamed. He lifted my chin with his finger and stared into my eyes for a moment before slowly grabbing my hand, intertwining our fingers and guiding me out of the room. He walked us down to a disabled toilet and walked us in, locking the door behind us.

“Rose what happened, just looking at it is hurting me…” he said sincerely, staring into my eyes intently.

I opened my mouth to speak but I couldn’t find the right words, I mean how one describes to another that their own father abused them. “Um-I, um my dad… he did this.” I said shakily, sadness and fear dripping from my tongue. I took a deep breath and began to speak again; “He has abused me before so I’m used to it but it’s been a few years since its happened…”

“Your own dad did this?! Rose, this is not okay, have you called anyone about this?” he asked worried, it was kind of cute how much he cared…

“No I haven’t, but hopefully he won’t do it again.” I reasoned with him.

“Pass me your phone.” He said suddenly. I scrambled to get my phone out of my pocket and handed it to him, intimidated. After 2 minutes he handed it back with a smirk, “If it happens again you are to call me straight away. And if you ever get bored shoot me a text.” I laughed at his cheekiness and moved forward to wrap my arms around his torso. He slowly wrapped his arms over my shoulder and kissed my head. I couldn’t stop the smile and blush that spread across my face.

“Thankyou Louis,” I mumbled into his shoulder, “It means a lot to me.” I further explained.

“Not a problem love,” he pulled away and smiled, “Now I don’t know about you but I have a show to perform and you have one to watch.” He said with a wink. He slowly reached down to grab my hand and walked me down a few hallways until we met up with everyone side stage. Charlotte gave me the ‘give me gossip later’ look and I just blushed and looked down at Louis and I’s hands, still nicely intertwined. I was pulled away from my thoughts with an arm sliding around my waist and a slow kiss being pressed to my head, I looked up to see Louis smiling down at me. “Enjoy the show Rose, I’ll see you later.” He explained as he began to walk away. I quickly gained the courage to shout something before the show started;

“Good luck Louis!” I screamed just as the drums beats kicked in, but I did see his gorgeous smile. The other boys playfully nudged him as the five seconds of summer boys came running off of the stage, finishing their performance. From the last song I heard, they were pretty good. As the show went on, Charlotte and I found ourselves dancing in the wings with Charlie standing beside laughing at me and his girlfriend. The boys came for a few quick changes and then finished their show. All in all it was brilliant! The stage setting, the band and the boy’s voices were beautiful, especially during their slower songs. They really loved their jobs.

We were shown back to the dressing room by a security guard and were told to wait here whilst the boys showered and changed, it was thirty minutes later when Louis and Harry entered the room, Louis smiling brightly as he approached the couch I was sitting on. He drew my body into his side as he threw his arm around my shoulders. I shuffled closer and rested my head on his shoulder. I wasn’t sure what time it was but with his arms around me and the amount of dancing I had done, I was beyond tired and I couldn’t help but fall asleep peacefully.

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I was woken up by a shake on the shoulder; I shifted my eyes up and saw it was Charlotte.

“Come on, we’re going to the boys hotel for dinner, you’ve had your little nanna nap.” She winked at me and pulled me off the couch. I rubbed my eyes and stood there waiting for everyone to move out of the room. I spoke to Harry and Niall on the way out, asking about their hometowns and if they enjoyed performing the concert. They were both really great guys from what I had seen. When we reached Charlies car, I hopped in along with Charlie and Charlotte, after receiving directions to the boy’s hotel. I was just about to dose off when I received a text from Louis;

Louis :): Already miss seeing your pretty face :( xx

If I wasn’t blushing before, I certainly was now. He thought I was pretty?

Rose: Aw you’re too kind, I’ll see you soon remember :) xx

I didn’t receive a message back after that because in about 2 minutes we arrived at the hotel, parking the car in visitors parking and going to wait in the lobby for someone to meet us. Hands covered my eyes and I was frightened it was a murderer until I heard the unique voice known as Louis Tomlinson;

“Guess who beautiful.” He whispered in my ear. I grabbed his hands and turned around in his grasp, sliding my arms around his waist nuzzling my head into his chest, smiling to myself.

“Oh get a room you two!” Joked Charlie as he laughed in our direction. I just stuck my tongue out at him whilst Louis gave him the finger, making me giggle quietly. We followed Louis up to their hotel and saw the other One Direction boys sitting on the couch with multiple boxes of pizza, some popcorn and a movie on the TV screen, looks like movie night. Charlie and Charlotte took the available spaces on the couch so I just sat on the ground in front of them. I was surprised when I saw Louis walk toward me with two pillows and a warm looking blanket. He sat down next to me and put the pillow under his bum and offered me the other, me doing the same as him. The blanket was thrown over us both and the lights were switched off. We ate some pizza first before settling back into the couches, or the ground in my case, and watched ‘Just Go with It’ one of my all-time favourite movies. Like before, Louis’ arm made its way around waist and he pulled my body toward his, I set my head on his chest and could hear his heartbeat, it was quite quick… I felt his fingers start to draw circles on my lower back and wondered why he was being so affectionate toward me. I mean we had only met this morning, although it feels like weeks.

“Louis…” I whispered so only he could hear. He turned his head to look down at me, raising his eyebrows in question; “Why are you doing this? I mean being so affectionate…” I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.

“I, um, I like you… I know we only met today, it may seem fast but I just can’t help myself, you’re an amazing girl, I think I’d be worried if I didn’t like you in that way. Is it making you uncomfortable?” He asked, suddenly worried about my response.

“It doesn’t make me uncomfortable, I was just curious… Sorry.” I apologised then turned back to the movie surprised to see it was almost over.

“You’ve got nothing to be sorry for babe.” He reasoned, his nickname causing butterflies to swirl around my stomach and a smile to wash over my face. He could have any girl in the world; literally, I don’t understand why he stooped to me. I looked at my watch and realised how late it was, I had to get home, and I’ve got work tomorrow. I informed Louis of this and turned to Charlie and Charlotte who whined about not wanting to go, but then Charlotte realised her final exam for university is tomorrow and she would need a good sleep. Hugs were shared between all the boys and soon we left to head home. As we drove past the front of the hotel, paparazzi spammed the whole path and a few of the boy’s fans were waiting outside. Come on people! It’s 1am in the morning!

When Charlie reached my apartment building, I thanked him and Charlotte for a great night and told them I’d talk to the soon. I gathered my keys out of my bag before entering my apartment, slightly afraid my dad might just come out of nowhere. Lucky for me that didn’t happen. When I reached my room I carefully wiped the makeup off, careful not to harm my cheek any more than it already is. I quickly brushed my teeth then changed into my pyjamas, hopping into bed. Many thoughts were running through my mind as I tried to sleep that night…

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