PIPER'S P.O.V.

I woke up at three in the morning, feeling worse than I ever have in my entire life. My body was sore everywhere and my head pounded uncontrollably. No one was in my room and the lights were all off but I was completely naked. I couldn't remember anything from that night besides feeling a lot more drunk than I should have; and James kissing me. Did he leave after that? But, why was I naked. I had a hard time piecing together my thoughts until I looked over and saw my wine glass sitting on the floor. It was that second glass that made me feel wasted. It had to of been more than just alcohol. There was no way two glasses of wine would have done that to me. I started crying as I thought about what happened, talking out loud to no one.

"Oh my god. How could he do this?"

I kept my wails stifled so that Cory and Riley wouldn't hear me. I couldn't talk about it yet. I didn't think I would ever be ready to talk about it. I sat up in my bed and felt a gnawing at my stomach. I was going to throw up; I was just so overwhelmed. I ran to the bathroom, making sure to close the door behind me so that no one would hear me. I vomited multiple times and sat on the bathroom floor for a while, making sure I was done. In about thirty minutes, I decided to just suck it up and go about things normally. I didn't notice any bruising and I knew that if I told someone, he would just hurt me again. It was my word against his. A thousand things ran through my mind but all I wanted was to see Harry and I was glad I would that day. Our flight was at 9 so we needed to leave the dorm by 6. I knew I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, so I double checked that my things were packed. They were but I put some extra comfortable clothes in my bag, just in case I still felt the way I did right then. I gathered a few books to take on the plane and decided to take a bath. When the tub was full, I sat there for a half an hour, just soaking, hoping to remove any traces of James from my body. I wanted to forget about him entirely. I got out of the bath and made a pot of coffee. I heard Riley blow-drying hair and went back into my room. At 5, Riley knocked on my door, as I was getting dressed.

"Come in, Ri."

"Hey, Pip. I'm so tired. Why are we leaving so early?"

"Just want to enjoy our weekend to the full!"

I forced a smile onto my face and removed the towel from my head.

"Okay, well, I'm going to go get ready."

I nodded to her and she left my room again. I let my hair dry on its own, not really concerned with how I looked. It was the least of my concerns. I put on black leggings and found a long white tank top and a purple hoodie. I pulled on some comfortable boots and pulled my small suitcase out to the living room, grabbing my purse on the way out.

"Riley, you ready?"

I called out to her, quietly since her door was open.

"Yeah, I'm ready."

She pulled out a bag the same size as mine and adjusted her shirt.

"I'm just gonna go let Cory know we're leaving, can you get us some coffee? I made it earlier."

She turned red and turned to the kitchen to get us to-go cups. I knocked on Cory's door and opened it before he could answer. He rolled over, eyes still closed and I noticed a thong on the floor. Whose are those?

"Umm, Cory. We're leaving," I whispered the next part, "Riley doesn't know but we're really going to San Francisco to see Harry and Liam, so we'll be back Monday, really early in the morning."

His eyes widened immediately, completely awake.

"What?"

"Yeah, shhh, I'm taking her to the airport but she has no idea."

"Uhh.. Yeah. Have...fun."

That was awkward. Why did he seem to care so much? I left his room and closed the door slowly, so as to not make a loud noise. He seemed disoriented.

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As we pulled off of the interstate, Riley began to look confused.

"Are we stopping for gas or something?"

"Nope."

I kept silent as we drove toward the airport and she started to catch on.

"Piper, where are we really going?"

I pulled the tickets out of my bag and handed them to her.

"Liam wanted to surprise you. That's why he's been avoiding you, by the way, if you noticed."

She couldn't speak. She just sat there, dumb-founded.

"Wow."

"That's it? Wow? It's going to be great!"

"Yeah!"

She seemed to be forcing her excitement and I couldn't gather why. She was excited when she
thought we were going to Cocoa Beach. I knew that she wasn't scared to fly; we used to travel all the time.

"What's wrong, Ri?"

"Nothing. I'm... I'm excited! Yay."

"I'm not convinced! Tell me!"

"I did something stupid, Piper."

We pulled into a parking spot in the long-term garage at the airport and I put the car into park, giving her my full attention.

"What happened?"

"I... I slept with Cory."

I couldn't find words. I was completely shocked. I had NOT expected her to say that.

"Last night?"

I gulped thinking about the night before, feeling my heart sink into my stomach.

"Yeah. I thought Liam didn't want to be with me since he hadn't been talking to me and I just wanted to get losing my virginity out of the way. FUCK! I had no idea about this and now I feel like such a bitch. I just knew that Cory and I were close and he wouldn't break my heart because we're not really together. Piper, I'm so sorry!"

"Don't apologize to me! I'm disappointed, but I'm not upset with you. What are you going to do?"

"I... I don't know. Let's just go so we don't miss our plane."

I was surprised that she was still okay with going without thinking twice, but I was glad. Any
chance she had at fixing things with Liam, would only work if they talked in person. I promised to keep it to myself until she was ready to tell him. I felt like telling her about James but I couldn't do that. I didn't have the ability to speak those words. We gathered our things from my car and locked it behind us as we walked into the airport lobby.

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The flight was smooth and went by quickly, but I was still thankful to get off the plane in California. We left the terminal and walked toward baggage claim, pulling our suitcases behind us. I squeezed Riley's hand comfortingly as we walked outside to the area we would be picked up at. I looked over to see a long limo with Liam standing out of the sunroof with a big sign with our names on it. Just as we spotted him, Harry rolled down the window in the back seat and opened the car door, holding it open for us. I ran to him and clutched his waist tightly. It felt so good to be in his arms. I let out a few tears on his shoulder before climbing into the car behind Riley, a crowd starting to form around us.

"Are you okay, Piper?"

"Yeah, I'm just so happy to see you, Harry."

He pulled me close to him and I laid on his shoulder. Riley was holding Liam's hand, forcing a smile, as he kissed her on the cheek. In the car, we caught up, talking about school and their tour, listening to funny stories and about the other guys. When we got to the hotel, Liam took Riley into the suite next to the one Harry and I entered. Once we got inside, he started to kiss me, starting at my lips, moving slowly to my neck.

"Harry, do you think we could maybe take a nap? I'm really tired."

"Of course, love."

He walked over to the bedroom and opened the door for me to walk in before him. I took off my shoes and hoodie, dropping it on the floor before crawling under the sheets. Harry slipped in on the other side, scooting close to me and holding me tightly. I fell asleep quickly, finally feeling safe.


HARRY'S P.O.V.

I wasn't very tired but I could tell Piper was exhausted. The flight was pretty early so it was understandable. I closed my eyes but just laid there, happy to be holding her. Suddenly she started lashing around, breathing heavily.

"No. NO, James. STOP! Please..."

She was starting to sweat and I shook her awake.

"Piper, wake up! You're having a nightmare."

She opened her eyes, still panicking and looked at me with fear in her face.

"It's me. It's Harry. It's okay, baby."

She gripped my arms with her hands and fell into my bare chest, crying uncontrollably. I had no
idea what had happened but I knew it had to do with James. She didn't have that nightmare for no reason. When she started to calm down, her sobs finally farther apart from each other, I decided to talk to her about it.

"Piper. Please, tell me what happened."

She looked up at me, her sobs becoming prominent again, but she still spoke.

"I... I don't really know. But, I have an idea. I think he drugged me, Harry."

"Who?"

I knew who but I wanted to hear her say it.

"James."

She wailed again and I wrapped my arms around her, kissing the top of her head, trying to contain my anger; not at her, but at him.

"Do you feel pain anywhere?"

"My whole body is sore. Everything hurts."

She continued to cry in my arms so I scooped her up and walked toward the door. I saw her purse and picked it up on my way out. When we were in the hall, I kicked Liam's door to get his attention. He opened it after a few seconds, Riley standing behind him.

"Piper? What's wrong?"

"Just come with us. We're going to the hospital."

Riley and Liam left the room without taking anything and followed behind me, asking a billion questions, none of which I answered. In the elevator I looked at them, trying to communicate my desire for them to be quiet while Piper sobbed in my arms. They finally got the point and stood there silently. Liam waved down a cab and we filed in, asking to be taken to the nearest hospital. He complied and we were there within minutes. Piper said she wanted to walk in side, so I let her, still holding her hand tightly as we entered the emergency room.

"Please get us into a private area before people start to notice who we are."

I didn't mean to snap at the nurse but I didn't want fans bombarding Piper as they did when I was in the hospital. The nurse brought us into a room right away, giving me the clipboard immediately. When she walked away, I handed it to Riley, who filled out the information better than I could. Piper was still in hysterics, starting to have trouble breathing. I tried to calm her down, but my attempts were useless.

"Do you have your Xanax, Piper?"

Riley asked as she searched through Piper's purse. Piper shook her head, more nervous than
before.

"I left it at home on accident."

"It's okay, the doctor will give you something, love."

I continued to sooth her by rubbing her back lightly. Riley handed me the paperwork when she got to the reason for visiting section. I wrote 'date rape' and held it by me, but Riley had already seen the words. She brought her hands to her mouth and gasped, leaving the room with Liam not far behind. A few minutes later, a nurse walked in and looked over her paperwork.

"Okay, we're going to have to meet with her privately; the doctor will want to do a physical exam so you'll have to leave the room. Also, I will need to ask her a few personal questions."

"Okay, can you give her something first? She forgot her Xanax in Florida and has severe
anxiety."

"Yes, sir. We will take good care of her, I promise. Your friends are in a private waiting room around the corner so you can join them."

As I kissed Piper on the cheek and squeezed her hand, she whispered something into my ear.

"Tell Riley it isn't their fault."

I was confused but left the room so the nurse could speed up the process. When I found the waiting room, Liam was trying to console a frantic Riley.

"Hey, Ri. It's okay, babe. She'll be okay."

Liam looked to me for some help but I didn't know what to say. What did Piper mean by, 'It isn't THEIR fault?' There was only one way to find out.

"Riley, what were you doing last night?"

She looked at Liam and started to sob.

"I'm so sorry, Liam."

Notes

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