I was so nervous to enter the house, how was I gonna explain that I was smacked by some douche, had a break down and then was comforted and brought to bed by Zayn. James was gonna freak and probably never let me near him again, just when I was about to give him a chance.
I sat in my car for a couple of moments trying to go over in my head every possibility that could happen when I walked through the doors. I swear to god I was gonna kill Liam, why couldn't he just keep his mouth shut !?!?! I slowly unbuckled my seat belt and opened the door taking my time to get all my school bags out of my car, I made it up the walk way and slowly unlocked the door but James practically attacked me
"Maggie !!! Mags !!! How could you not tell me !!!?!?!?!? You were abused by some twat, and you tried to hide it from me?? How do you think I feel finding out from Liam!?! Plus that bastered Niall leaving you alone while you cried yourself to sleep, Im gonna kill him !!!" It took me some time to realize what James said, did he not know that Zayn came? I guess Liam left that part out...
"Look I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to be worried, I was fine after, I just got a little upset, and Niall didn't leave me alone !!! He calmed me down and then when I was calm he left so don't get mad at him"
"Look that's not the point, what I'm upset about is that you kept this from me. We are suppose to tell each other everything Maggie and truly it hurts my feelings that you wouldn't tell me one of the biggest things to ever happen to you!!! Did you not think I would of been able to protect you ??" James' voice suddenly got low and I could tell he was upset
I walked into the kitchen to find Liam standing in the corner and he shot me a faint smile but I didn't return one plus James was closely behind.
"Don't even say that James !!! I know you can protect me !!! You would give your life for me, but I just thought if I tolled you, you would never let me out if your sight again. I need my freedom"
James processed the information for a bit and I could tell he calmed down slightly. All three of us stood in the kitchen in silence but James finally spoke, but not with the news I thought it would be .
"Look I will trust you, I just don't trust every other boy in the world!!! I am having the boys over again tonight plus a work friend so I'm going to the store, and there's not enough food in the house to feed even Niall and I don't want to have to put you in the trolley" he shot a smile "so you can stay here with Liam, I'll be back soon don't leave the house" I was kind of relieved how he handled it but I didn't want to be left alone with Liam .... He was a pain
"Liam don't let her out of your sight" he spoke with all seriousness
Liam just nodded his head and then he was gone, then it was silent.
I was about to leave the room when I heard a faint voice
"I'm sorry"
"Your sorry Liam?? Your sorry ??? Why would you tell him?? I thought I could trust you !!!" I was furious
"Look, it was absolutely killing me inside that I wasn't able to tell him what happen to his baby sister, if that happened to my sister I would want to know !!! Please don't be mad, I was doing it for your own good!! Plus I didn't tell him about Zayn!! Do I get any points for that ??" He faintly smiled
"I understand that Liam but it wasn't your problem to tell!! I would have tolled him one day ..... Maybe, and next time talk to me if it was bothering you please!! Also why didn't you tell him about zayn ??"
"I see the way he looks at you, and I know James would try to keep you guys apart. That would hurt more then keeping this secret" his puppy dog eyes were hard to stay mad at
"Okay I forgive you Liam. And thank you for keeping that part to yourself .... I don't know where we are going but I want to take it slow, you know" he just smiled and pulled me into a hug, I couldn't resist a Payne hug. With those strong arms its like you always felt safe, and I loved every minute of it. After that we talked for a bit, watched tv, and ate a little, once James came home and started preparing for the night I went upstairs to my room giving my brother and his friends some boy time.
[couple hours later]
"Mags come down stairs I want you to meet one of my friends from work" James slurred a bit and he yelled up the stairs. He was extremely intoxicated but wouldn't shut up about meeting this 'friend' so is went down the stairs
As I got to the bottom of the stairs, I heard a voice that was slightly familiar but I couldn't put a face to it. Niall hasn't arrived yet so there was plenty of food and I briskly passed Zayn trying to avoid eye contact.
I turned the corner to the kitchen and it was like my heart was ripped out of my chest. All of the sudden I couldn't breath and got really hot, my knees were weak and I wanted to fall but I continued to walk towards the tall...... Blonde
"Hey sis this is Eric Newman and he is the friend from work I was telling you about" James gestured his hands between me and him
What he should of said was 'hey sis this is Eric Newman the man that slapped you in the face and made you wanna jump off a cliff' the evil look in his eye made me realize that he knew who I was and didn't feel guilty, what a psyco path. Why wasn't Niall here ?? He would help, but it was like I couldn't speak, just smile.
He shook my hand with a firm grip which made me wince.
"Well, I will let you two get acquainted, ill be in the living room with the rest of the boys" I just smiled at James as he left the room but i was really silently begging and pleading for help, not wanting to be left alone with this jerk.
Seconds after my brother left I was soon taken in the boys grasp. Eric had me pinned up against the counter with no way to run, it was like the first time Zayn made a move but this time I wasn't playing along
"What do you want?" I spoke in a low voice
"We'll hello to you to beautiful, to bad your little Irish boy isn't here to save you this time. I don't want you though, I want your little friend with the brown hair. She looked fun and I guess the best way to get to her is through you. Now what will I have to do to get that information out of you, and you don't have a lot of time I gotta leave before the leprechaun gets here" he sounded so evil, it felt like a nightmare
"Your not getting anything out of me you freak!!" I spat back
"Will see about that" holding my two hands with one of his, and the other holding my face, I felt his hot breath slowly trailing down my neck. He started to harshly suck on my neck just under my ear. I wanted to scream but it was like some one took my voice, where the fuck is everyone ??
"Oh don't cry yet, this is just the start!!" He continued to trail the harsh love bites down my neck " and if you tell anyone about this, you and your friend are dead" he continued to suck hard and I felt the tears building in my eyes, he was forcing his body closer to me but there was no room, I was being crushed.
Finally my saviour came walking in
"Hey what the fuck are you doing man" Zayn spoke loudly
"Just having a little fun, come back later its my turn" this Eric guy was disgusting
I locked eyes with Zayn as a tear rolled down my cheek and then something inside him clicked
He ran up to us, pushing the guy off me and squarely punching the douche in the face. My hands immediately shoot up to my mouth in shock.
"What the fuck is wrong with you bro? She's not a piece of meat" Zayn screamed loudly but I guess the rest of the boys still didn't notice. He then turned around to me cupping my chin
"Mags are you okay ??" Zayn had so much worry in his eyes
"I'm fine Im fine but Zayn" there was no way of stopping the tears now "h-he was.... He was the one that h-hit me"
And just like that it was like something exploded inside of him. He jumped on top of Eric who was still painfully holding his face on the floor and started to continuously punching him. With every punch more blood poured out of Eric's face, which made me remember seeing my dad in the hospital, holding the side of my head I started screaming Harry's name, I'm not sure why but it was the first thing that came to mind
"Maggie what's goin- .. Holy fuck Zayn what are you doing??? Guys get in here, get Zayn off Eric" Harry yelled toward the other room and in seconds the other boys entered
Liam immediately was at Zayn trying to pull him off, but had to get Louis to help
Niall walked through the door in the middle of the madness.
"Zayn get the fuck off my friend, what the hell dude ??" James was screaming
Zayns face was red and he was breathing heavy as his knuckles were painted with blood. Louis and Liam were having a hard time holding him back, well from what I could see from Harry's embrace keeping me up.
"Dude Eric can you hear me, some one call an ambulance!!! Zayn you could of killed him man" James had no clue that Zayn actually saved me
"GOOD I HOPE THE FUCKER DIES" Zayn was still fighting the two boys to be let go
"What the hell is your problem?? NIALL CALL AN AMBULANCE!!!" James pleaded
"No.."
Everyone got silent and stared at Niall
"What do you mean 'no' do it" Liam yelled from the back
"I'm not calling an ambulance for the pathetic dick that HIT YOUR SISTER" I've never seen Niall so disgusted
Everything got silent and just stared and the bleeding body that was holding onto life on the floor. With all his strength Eric suddenly got up and ran towards the door screaming the words I never wanted to hear "you'll regret that you little bitch, and your friend will too" no one bothered to go after him because pretty sure Zayn already caused enough damage but I knew that wasn't gonna be the last we saw of Eric Newman.
I was tightly holding onto Harry's shirt as his words were on like replay in my head. Zayn calmed down and walked towards me
"Mags are you okay" he rashly spoke
"Get away from me !!" For some reason I was so scared of him, the blood on his hands reminded me to much of that night
"But I was helping Mags" his heart broke
"Your hands!! Go wash your fucking hands!! Don't touch me!!!" I pulled myself closer to Harry's back, who was protectively standing in front of me
Zayn pulled his hands up to his face looking at them closely, fear fell over my body as I caught a glimpse of them once again.
"What the hell, I helped you!!! I saved you from the jerk and your scared of me!!" Zayn raised his voice which made me flinch
"Hey man com'on, lets go to the washroom to get rid of the blood" Liam tightly grabbed his shoulder
They both left and James, Niall and Louis started to clean up the blood. Harry took me to the living room to help me calm down.
"Oh god your shacking !! Everything's gonna be fine love" Harry attempted to calm me down but I couldn't hold back the tears
"When I saw all that blood it just reminded me of the night with my dad, seeing him get pulled in on the stretcher, all of that blood" my voice cracked as I tried to talk squeezing my hands tightly
Harry pulled me into him rocking me back and forth
"It's all over Mags, its all over, your safe, your safe" his raspy voice calmed me down
It was like I was sitting there with him for hours but it was only minutes.
"How's my girl doing??" Louis came walking around the corner
I just smiled slightly as he sat beside me rubbing my back
"Why didn't you say something earlier babe??" Louis looked worried and confused
"It all happened so fast, and I was just so scared plus he said if I screamed or tolled anyone he would kill me and Regina" I was on the edge of crying again
"None of us would let that happen babe, I promise" Louis eyes were so soft
"I know Louis, thanks"
Then James came rushing around the corner
"Maggie if I knew who the jerk was I wouldn't of let him in the house I am soooooo sorry"
"It's fine jay jay, it would of been impossible for you to know" I shot him crooked smile
"Harry take her up to her room and then come back down we all need to talk" Harry agreed to James instructions and took me up to my room, but the thing was I didn't want to be alone.
I continued to cry my eyes out in my bed not even bothering to change out of my jeans and t-shirt, its been hours and it was like I was running out of tears but were able to find more after 5 minutes of stopping. That's when I heard the door creak open and my heart jumping in my throat.
"Mags are you awake?? It's Zayn" his voice was sweet and soft and I instantly calmed down
"Yea" I was quite
Zayn crawled into my bed laying beside me
"Are you scared of me???" You could tell he was scared for the answer
"No Zayn I'm not scared of you, it's just the blood brought back some bad memories" I turned to face him
"I know Harry tolled me .... I'm sorry" Zayn sounded so upset
"You don't have to be sorry, you saved me and I will be forever greatfull" I grabbed onto his hand even with the little moon light shining in the room
"I will always protect you no matter what, Eric won't come near you again" even just hearing the sound of his name made me flinch which brought Zayn's arm around me. He then got up to leave but I held his hand holding him back
"Please don't leave, I don't want to be alone" even in the dark you could tell I was fighting the pull to cry
"We are all staying the night down stairs just in case that freak comes back and your brother won't be very happy that I'm in bed with you" Zayn didn't want to cause any more trouble
"Please" with in a minute Zayn removed his shirt and was back laying down with me keeping me in his embrace.The smell of his cologne took over my body and the warmth of his skin brought me closer. I shuffled closer to him to where our lips were only millimetres apart, but I closed the space. He brought his hands up to my face deepening the kiss as my hands remained at his torso. He was slightly on top of me as he kissed down my neck but I jumped when I felt the sudden blot of pain.
"Did I do something wrong??" Zayn was suddenly worried
"Ummmm no not you, Eric" my voice was low
Zayn turned on the lamp beside my bed to inspect my neck, that's where he saw the two painful love bites
"Oh god Mags look what he did to you" its like I could hear his heart break as he lightly brushed over the two marks with his fingers
"Maggie I was never gonna tell you this but I was the one that took you home that night after your father died. I was on my way to see you when I heard you screaming, my heart sank to see you on the floor like that, so broken and when you said that Eric was the one that hit you I had that feeling again, to protect you" he searched my eyes waiting for an answer but with the shock of this news only a few words were able to leave my lips
"Help me forget" I pleaded in a low voice. There was some confusion then shock on his face, he leaned over and turned off the side lamp. Searching over my face he lightly rubbed his thumb over my bottom lip before he made contact with his. The temperature rose in the room quickly and he helped me remove the white plain t-shirt. He was on top of me but putting all his weight on his forearms as our lips continued to move in sync. I brought my hands up to the nape of his neck pulling his body closer to me as the images of the night appeared in my head. It was like they would never leave, the sound of Eric's voice, him saying he would hurt me and Regina I was so scared for the both of us and Zayn must of realized it and pulled away slightly. "Absolutely no one will hurt you or Gina, I will make sure of it" he just warmed my heart, he cared for me so much and I was trying to push him away. With no answer I pulled him back into my lips and he fell on top of me, I didn't mind the weight because I felt safe and warm. I felt his tongue slip back and forth on my bottom lip so I opened my mouth slightly gaining him access to explore. He created little circles with his thumb as his hand slowly made its way from the side of my bra to my hip. Our legs were intertwined with each other as we continually kissed for minutes on end, it was actually getting my mind off the current situation. His fingers tapped at my hip as he slowly made his way down to the button of my jeans, and that's when I realized what I was doing, and I wasn't ready. My hand quickly snapped to his pulling them away back up to our chest.
"Not tonight, I'm not ready, and especially the current circumstances that the rest if the guys are down stairs. What happens if one if them walk in on us??" I spoke lushly
"Don't worry it's fine, I understand" his words were so simple but so meaningful
He rolled off me to my side which where he stuck his arms out pulling me into his warm body. I felt so safe, like I never wanted to leave. I pushed him onto his back where I laid of his bare chest falling to sleep to the sound of his heart beat. I think I love the kid, but did he have such strong feelings also so soon.
*****
The sun shined through the tiny crake in the curtains so that means it was probably mid afternoon and I wasn't planning on going to school, especially after what happened last night. It felt like for a second everything thing was perfect, at that very moment I was in such piece also why did I still have my jeans on. The memories started to rush back, the love bites, the blood, the freak out and then Zayn. I felt what I was lying on and it was smooth and warm and I slightly moved up and down. I positioned my head forward and saw that I was completely on top on Zayn but he didn't seem to care, it looked like he actually liked it. He breathed so calmly even though my whole body was on top of him, I felt his hand slowly come up to my back and his eye lashes fluttered open.
"Good morning beautiful" Zayns morning voice was so hot
"Good morning" it was a perfect moment and we were just staring in each others eyes but that was interrupted
"Maggie time to get up and hey have you seen Za-, oh my god oh my god oh my god please tell me you have pants on" Louis looked frightened
"Shit Louis, its not what it looks like" Zayn slowly rose making me fall off of him to his side
"What do you mean it's not what it looks like, you slept with Maggie!!" With his hands covering his eyes he didn't realize that he was going to run into the door "ow!!! Who put the door there"
In seconds we had a crowd
"Hey I heard a bang what happened" Liam came rushing into the room
"Well a little late cause apparently the BANG happened last night" Louis chuckled to himself pointing toward me and Zayn
"Oh god guys really!!!!You naughty naughty people we were right down stairs!!!" Liam covered his eyes
"We'll finally they did it" Harry came walking around the corner
"Look we didn't 'do it' we just made out ..... A lot but we didn't go that far" Zayn spoke clearly trying to clean the air
"So are you guys together ?? Ahhhhh I knew this would happen I'm so excited !!!" Liam was a little to cheerful
I looked at Zayn for a minute trying to read his face and it was like we both came to the same realization.
"We're together but we can't tell James" I spoke sternly
"You to should get out of bed cause Niall and James are back from Starbucks" Harry informed us
"Oh god I am never gonna get this image out of my head" Louis spoke squeezing his eyes and repeatedly hitting the side of his head
Once the boys were out of the room I quickly changed into sweats and a new shirt and met all of the boys down stairs
"Good morning sleepy head, here's your skinny vanilla latte" James was so cheerful
I thanked him quietly and sat at the table with the rest of the boys
"Hey Zayn where did you go last night? When I woke up you weren't on the couch?" James questioned
"I umm couldn't sleep so I ended up falling asleep down stairs" Zayn thought of a lie quickly
"Oh he didn't sleep alright!!" Louis murmured under his breath then getting a smack from Harry
James looked suspicious for a bit but none of us made eye contact so he just dropped it and we all continued just to enjoy our friends company
After breakfast we got washed up and just chilled in the house
*Zayns P.O.V.*
"Hey Zayn can I talk to you for a second" James called me over to the hallway
"Do you guys really think I'm stupid, I saw you go into my sisters room last night and unless you came out much later you didn't leave" James looked upset and looked right onto my eyes
"Look James" he cut me off
"I don't want to hear it, this is your first and only chance to get away from her now or else. I will kill you Zayn, I'm not kidding your my friend but I know how you treat girls and I don't want my sister to be treated like that. You lay a hand on her and I break every bone in your body STAY AWAY and I mean it, the truth is I'd rather her date Harry then you so I'm done and you are to" and then James just walked away
I'm a pretty tough guy but what James said hurt I understand that I wasn't the best to my last girlfriends but I didn't love them like I love Maggie. It started with crush then turned to lust and finally to love and I can't just give up on that, this would have to be the biggest secret I have ever kept from a friend. Harry ?? Why Harry? I will treat Maggie right but for know he doesn't need to know about it.
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