Led to You (Stole My Heart)
Chapter 6
It was 1:45 and I started to get worried. I turned down Doctor Who on the TV as I called her. The dial tone sounded as I heard the door open and close. There stood my sister, Jenny with my mom hanging on her shoulder... And she was stone ass drunk.
"Oh! Lani!" her words came out slurred. "What are you doing up so late?"
"I could ask you the same question..," I looked at Jenny and she responded for her.
"Mom called me earlier today and said that you were having fun, but without her. And she didn't want to intervene so she invited me to come. I got here around 11 and called her. Her words were slurred and she told me that she was at a local pub. I found her like this and drug her ass back home." Oh, Mom. Why didn't you tell me? Shaking her head, she looked over at Mom, slumped over and laughing crazily.
"Shhhh," Mom's finger pressed against Jenn's lips sloppily, "They'll find us."
"What? Who?" we both looked at her quizzically.
She paused for a moment and dramatically flailed her arms, "ALIENS!" She yelled.
"Let's just get her on the bed." I suggested, holding my head. We put her on the bed and I went over to get a glass of water.
"Here," I put the glass to her lips and tilted it, "Drink this." She took a couple sips. I looked at Jenn, feeling guilty, "I'm sorry that I haven't been keeping an eye on her. That was incredibly irresponsible of me." I said.
She looked over at me and sighed, "See. That's the thing. We shouldn't be taking care of her. She's old enough to care for herself.... and you're 18. I'm not saying that you have been completely responsible on this trip. I'm saying that you should be having fun, but also keeping an eye on her. But you shouldn't have to give her undivided attention. She just doesn't want to be alone, ya know?" I put my head down in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry." I whispered.
"It's fine, Lani. I would've done the same thing. I'm staying with you guys for the rest of the 2 weeks. I'll look after her."
"Okay, but we need to at least take shifts or something. Like you keep her company in the morning and I keep her company in the evening. And vice versa." I compromised.
She smiled, "Great idea." Mom was asleep by the time we finished talking and I covered her up with my Union Jack blanket. I laid next to her and barely drifted off to sleep while Jenn slept on the other bed. Mom... You should've told me.
Niall POV:
I felt my phone vibrate and it was Lani. It read:
"Thanks for today. Really, it was great spending time with you. We might not be able to hang out tomorrow, though."
I frowned.
"Why?" I sent her.
Within five minutes, I got another text.
"My mom came home stone-ass drunk, slinging off my sister, Jenny's, shoulder. So Jenny is here helping me with my mom right now. I think, if my mom is feeling up to it, we should do something with just the three of us. I might be able to stop by your flat later that day though... And you guys can meet Jenny." She replied.
Stone-ass drunk, huh? I feel so bad...
"I'm so sorry about your mom. It wasn't because of our date, was it?
And yes, we would all love to meet her :)."
My phone vibrated once more.
"No, no, of course not c: She's probably just stressed, but thanks for being concerned. And great! See you tomorrow (hopefully). Goodnight, Niall :)" she responded.
"Goodnight :)" and I drifted to sleep with that text.
Lani POV:
The next morning I took a shower, got ready, and got dressed. I wanted to be different today. I put on a Navy blazer, a Union Jack shirt, my blue glasses, and red converse.
"Hey, is Mom up yet?" I asked.
"No, I don't think so. She seemed dead asleep when I wen to check on her."
"Okay, well if she has a hangover, she'll be in bed all day. So, we'll head over to Niall's flat so you can meet them."
I went over to the bed and lightly nudged my mom awake, "Do you need anything, Mom? An ibuprofen?"
"Mnnm." Was all she mumbled.
"Okay, well I'm putting 2 on the nightstand just in case. Call us or message us when you wake up so we can come right back. Okay?" she nodded lazily as I put a note under her ibuprofen. "If you forget, I wrote it all down. Love you, Mom." I kissed her forehead and grabbed my bag.
"Ready?" I asked Jenny.
"Yeah, let's go." She smiled at me as we left the hotel room.
"So, wait. You're telling me that you met this guy in the girls' bathroom?" she asked me.
I laughed, "Yeah, no lie."
"But wait... If he's hiding from girls... Why would he hide in the girls' bathroom?" I wondered that too.
"I don't know," I replied, "Maybe he thought it was the guys'?" I shrugged.
"And don't you think it's strange that you were the only one in that bathroom?"
"Well, of course I do," I still haven't figured out why it happened that way, but I didn't feel like questioning it, "But, if God wanted us to be together, then I guess that's how He planned it."
She didn't look convinced, "I mean, you have a point but... I don't know. It's just odd." I laughed.
"He's odd. We're odd. And I love it."
We took a left at the corner and she said, "Oh, yeah. Tell me about him. I want to know everything."
Where do I even start? "Well... He's funny, kind, sweet, generous, romantic, and his eyes are just the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.... Besides the view on our date last night. It was just... Perfect."
Her eyes widened, "Really? Where did he take you?"
"Well, we went out to breakfast earlier that morning at this quaint, little restaurant in the middle of town. Later that evening, he took me to that same place... But on the roof."
"The roof?!" She said in disbelief, "Explain, please?"
"He took me to the roof where we had a small picnic. It was filled with lights... and candles were everywhere... And we had the best view of Big Ben and the London Eye in the whole city of London." I described the scenery to her and she was quite impressed.
"Wow, that's amazing. Did he do this all by himself?"
"No, he had help from the other boys which just made me feel even more special." My nostalgic memories from last night brought a smile to my face. My sister pointed it out to me.
"You like him. A lot." she commented.
"Ya know what?... I think you may be right."
Walking down the streets of London, we turned into One Direction's flat. I knocked on the door and Natalie answered.
"Hi!" she greeted us excitedly with her huge smile, "Who is this?"
"Natalie, this is my sister, Jenny. Jenny, this is Liam's girlfriend, Natalie." I introduced them to each other and Natalie stuck out her hand.
"Nice to meet you, Jenny. And my, you could tell from a mile away that you two are sisters!" I laughed. We get that a lot. "Why don't you come in while I get Niall?"
We both walked in and plopped ourselves on the couch. Liam was sitting at the kitchen table reading a newspaper. He looked up, smiled, and walked over to sit on the chair opposite of us.
"Hey, Lani. Nice to see you again. Who's your friend?"
"This is, Jenny. My sister. And Jenny, I believe you know who this is." Surprisingly, she knew a LOT more about One Direction than I did.
She shook his hand, "Nice to meet you." Then Niall came out from the hallway and my heart skipped a beat. I jumped up and gave him a hug and Jenny smirked. "I'm guessing this is Niall?" she asked.
Niall squeezed me back. Then, he looked over at her as he gave her his hand. "Niall. Nice to meet you, Jenny." he glanced between me and her, "Wow, you two are really sisters."
"I know right?" Natalie commented from behind him.
"Hey, you guys want anything to drink?" Liam offered.
"I'll take some water, please." I told him.
"I'll take some too, please." Jenny echoed me.
"And I'll help you with it." said Natalie.
Niall sat on the couch next to me and put his arm around me. "So, when did you arrive?"
"Last night around 11... It was quite a surprise." she answered.
"Yeah, Lani told me," he explained, "I'm sorry if we caused you any trouble."
"No! Not at all. I've always wanted to go to London so, I guess this was my chance." she laughed. I heard footsteps from behind me and turned around to see Paige there. I quickly turned back and pretended like she wasn't there. She walked into the kitchen and Harry trailed behind her. He stopped, and looked over at me, Niall, and Jenny.
"Good morning. Is this a friend of yours, Lani?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's actually my sister. Jenny, Harry. Harry, Jenny."
"Hi." she said. Harry was her favorite. Actually... It seemed like Harry was everyone's favorite. I glanced over at the kitchen where daggers were being thrown at me. I looked away and she called out to me.
"Can you please stop flirting with my boyfriend?" She came out of the kitchen and into the living room. I just introduced him to my sister... Why is she being a bitch all of the sudden?
"I was just introducing him to my sister, it was nothing really." I faded out at the end of my sentence due to the fear of her punching me in the face.
"Yeah? Well I'm the only one allowed to introduce him to new people." She fought back.
"Well, I apologize. I didn't mean -"
"Didn't mean it? Like your horrible singing last night?" Paige shot at me. That was when Niall intervened.
"Now, Paige... I think you're over stepping... Just relax and-"
"Why are you defending her, Niall? She's pathetic. She whines and cuts over the smallest things and complains that she has it so bad with her father. Well, boo hoo honey, but news flash... nobody cares." I was shocked. How... how did she know that? I looked over at Niall with tears in my eyes. He was the only one that knew.
He looked straight back at me, "Lani, I-" he tried to put his arms around me, but I pushed right past him and ran out the door.
"Oh! Lani!" her words came out slurred. "What are you doing up so late?"
"I could ask you the same question..," I looked at Jenny and she responded for her.
"Mom called me earlier today and said that you were having fun, but without her. And she didn't want to intervene so she invited me to come. I got here around 11 and called her. Her words were slurred and she told me that she was at a local pub. I found her like this and drug her ass back home." Oh, Mom. Why didn't you tell me? Shaking her head, she looked over at Mom, slumped over and laughing crazily.
"Shhhh," Mom's finger pressed against Jenn's lips sloppily, "They'll find us."
"What? Who?" we both looked at her quizzically.
She paused for a moment and dramatically flailed her arms, "ALIENS!" She yelled.
"Let's just get her on the bed." I suggested, holding my head. We put her on the bed and I went over to get a glass of water.
"Here," I put the glass to her lips and tilted it, "Drink this." She took a couple sips. I looked at Jenn, feeling guilty, "I'm sorry that I haven't been keeping an eye on her. That was incredibly irresponsible of me." I said.
She looked over at me and sighed, "See. That's the thing. We shouldn't be taking care of her. She's old enough to care for herself.... and you're 18. I'm not saying that you have been completely responsible on this trip. I'm saying that you should be having fun, but also keeping an eye on her. But you shouldn't have to give her undivided attention. She just doesn't want to be alone, ya know?" I put my head down in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry." I whispered.
"It's fine, Lani. I would've done the same thing. I'm staying with you guys for the rest of the 2 weeks. I'll look after her."
"Okay, but we need to at least take shifts or something. Like you keep her company in the morning and I keep her company in the evening. And vice versa." I compromised.
She smiled, "Great idea." Mom was asleep by the time we finished talking and I covered her up with my Union Jack blanket. I laid next to her and barely drifted off to sleep while Jenn slept on the other bed. Mom... You should've told me.
Niall POV:
I felt my phone vibrate and it was Lani. It read:
"Thanks for today. Really, it was great spending time with you. We might not be able to hang out tomorrow, though."
I frowned.
"Why?" I sent her.
Within five minutes, I got another text.
"My mom came home stone-ass drunk, slinging off my sister, Jenny's, shoulder. So Jenny is here helping me with my mom right now. I think, if my mom is feeling up to it, we should do something with just the three of us. I might be able to stop by your flat later that day though... And you guys can meet Jenny." She replied.
Stone-ass drunk, huh? I feel so bad...
"I'm so sorry about your mom. It wasn't because of our date, was it?
And yes, we would all love to meet her :)."
My phone vibrated once more.
"No, no, of course not c: She's probably just stressed, but thanks for being concerned. And great! See you tomorrow (hopefully). Goodnight, Niall :)" she responded.
"Goodnight :)" and I drifted to sleep with that text.
Lani POV:
The next morning I took a shower, got ready, and got dressed. I wanted to be different today. I put on a Navy blazer, a Union Jack shirt, my blue glasses, and red converse.
"Hey, is Mom up yet?" I asked.
"No, I don't think so. She seemed dead asleep when I wen to check on her."
"Okay, well if she has a hangover, she'll be in bed all day. So, we'll head over to Niall's flat so you can meet them."
I went over to the bed and lightly nudged my mom awake, "Do you need anything, Mom? An ibuprofen?"
"Mnnm." Was all she mumbled.
"Okay, well I'm putting 2 on the nightstand just in case. Call us or message us when you wake up so we can come right back. Okay?" she nodded lazily as I put a note under her ibuprofen. "If you forget, I wrote it all down. Love you, Mom." I kissed her forehead and grabbed my bag.
"Ready?" I asked Jenny.
"Yeah, let's go." She smiled at me as we left the hotel room.
"So, wait. You're telling me that you met this guy in the girls' bathroom?" she asked me.
I laughed, "Yeah, no lie."
"But wait... If he's hiding from girls... Why would he hide in the girls' bathroom?" I wondered that too.
"I don't know," I replied, "Maybe he thought it was the guys'?" I shrugged.
"And don't you think it's strange that you were the only one in that bathroom?"
"Well, of course I do," I still haven't figured out why it happened that way, but I didn't feel like questioning it, "But, if God wanted us to be together, then I guess that's how He planned it."
She didn't look convinced, "I mean, you have a point but... I don't know. It's just odd." I laughed.
"He's odd. We're odd. And I love it."
We took a left at the corner and she said, "Oh, yeah. Tell me about him. I want to know everything."
Where do I even start? "Well... He's funny, kind, sweet, generous, romantic, and his eyes are just the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.... Besides the view on our date last night. It was just... Perfect."
Her eyes widened, "Really? Where did he take you?"
"Well, we went out to breakfast earlier that morning at this quaint, little restaurant in the middle of town. Later that evening, he took me to that same place... But on the roof."
"The roof?!" She said in disbelief, "Explain, please?"
"He took me to the roof where we had a small picnic. It was filled with lights... and candles were everywhere... And we had the best view of Big Ben and the London Eye in the whole city of London." I described the scenery to her and she was quite impressed.
"Wow, that's amazing. Did he do this all by himself?"
"No, he had help from the other boys which just made me feel even more special." My nostalgic memories from last night brought a smile to my face. My sister pointed it out to me.
"You like him. A lot." she commented.
"Ya know what?... I think you may be right."
Walking down the streets of London, we turned into One Direction's flat. I knocked on the door and Natalie answered.
"Hi!" she greeted us excitedly with her huge smile, "Who is this?"
"Natalie, this is my sister, Jenny. Jenny, this is Liam's girlfriend, Natalie." I introduced them to each other and Natalie stuck out her hand.
"Nice to meet you, Jenny. And my, you could tell from a mile away that you two are sisters!" I laughed. We get that a lot. "Why don't you come in while I get Niall?"
We both walked in and plopped ourselves on the couch. Liam was sitting at the kitchen table reading a newspaper. He looked up, smiled, and walked over to sit on the chair opposite of us.
"Hey, Lani. Nice to see you again. Who's your friend?"
"This is, Jenny. My sister. And Jenny, I believe you know who this is." Surprisingly, she knew a LOT more about One Direction than I did.
She shook his hand, "Nice to meet you." Then Niall came out from the hallway and my heart skipped a beat. I jumped up and gave him a hug and Jenny smirked. "I'm guessing this is Niall?" she asked.
Niall squeezed me back. Then, he looked over at her as he gave her his hand. "Niall. Nice to meet you, Jenny." he glanced between me and her, "Wow, you two are really sisters."
"I know right?" Natalie commented from behind him.
"Hey, you guys want anything to drink?" Liam offered.
"I'll take some water, please." I told him.
"I'll take some too, please." Jenny echoed me.
"And I'll help you with it." said Natalie.
Niall sat on the couch next to me and put his arm around me. "So, when did you arrive?"
"Last night around 11... It was quite a surprise." she answered.
"Yeah, Lani told me," he explained, "I'm sorry if we caused you any trouble."
"No! Not at all. I've always wanted to go to London so, I guess this was my chance." she laughed. I heard footsteps from behind me and turned around to see Paige there. I quickly turned back and pretended like she wasn't there. She walked into the kitchen and Harry trailed behind her. He stopped, and looked over at me, Niall, and Jenny.
"Good morning. Is this a friend of yours, Lani?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's actually my sister. Jenny, Harry. Harry, Jenny."
"Hi." she said. Harry was her favorite. Actually... It seemed like Harry was everyone's favorite. I glanced over at the kitchen where daggers were being thrown at me. I looked away and she called out to me.
"Can you please stop flirting with my boyfriend?" She came out of the kitchen and into the living room. I just introduced him to my sister... Why is she being a bitch all of the sudden?
"I was just introducing him to my sister, it was nothing really." I faded out at the end of my sentence due to the fear of her punching me in the face.
"Yeah? Well I'm the only one allowed to introduce him to new people." She fought back.
"Well, I apologize. I didn't mean -"
"Didn't mean it? Like your horrible singing last night?" Paige shot at me. That was when Niall intervened.
"Now, Paige... I think you're over stepping... Just relax and-"
"Why are you defending her, Niall? She's pathetic. She whines and cuts over the smallest things and complains that she has it so bad with her father. Well, boo hoo honey, but news flash... nobody cares." I was shocked. How... how did she know that? I looked over at Niall with tears in my eyes. He was the only one that knew.
He looked straight back at me, "Lani, I-" he tried to put his arms around me, but I pushed right past him and ran out the door.
Notes
Lani's outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=90469679Hey guys :D It's getting good isn't it?
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If not, who do you think did?
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Welp. The sequel's up if you want to read it :) It's called "Still the One".
8/23/13