I lean my back against the door and take a deep breath. I didn't actually think that I'd see Harry. I thought he'd go back to her apartment or something. I have a feeling that he knew I was coming back to Liam's place. But why would he want to come back here? Maybe he's suspicious and suspects that I'm a cop. That would be very bad. I would blow the whole investigation and get fired.

I yawn. I'm pretty sure I should go back to bed and just sleep off my worries. I mean it's nothing that tomorrow can't solve right? I push off from the door and walk back to the bed, ramming my hip into Liam's dresser on accident. There'll be a bruise there tomorrow. Whatever. I crawl back under my covers and lay my head back on the pillow. Sleep comes to me easily and I'm thankful for that.

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I sit up and look around. It's completely dark except for a light at the end of the hallway. I get up and run to the end of the hallway, trying to go to the light but it keeps backing up farther the closer I get to it. It's like I'm chasing something that I'll never catch. Soon I run out of breath and plop down on the ground. The light slowly dissolves and I close my eyes. When I open them I see an entrance to a strip club. I look around and see that I'm sitting in the middle of the street. I stand up and go to the entrance, budging all of the people standing in a line that seems to go on forever. The guard at the door nods his head at me and opens the door. I walk through it and look around. The air is filled with smoke and it's crowded. All of the sudden the crowd turns to look at me. I look down and notice that I've somehow changed into a cheetah print mini dress. I look up again and see that the crowd has parted and made a small pathway. I walk through the pathway and it seems to go on forever. While I walk by people turn and look at me. Finally I reach the end. It opens up and I see a man in a throne smoking a cigar, surrounded by naked women touching him up and down but he doesn't seem to notice. The man's black hair is slicked back and he's wearing a black suit.

"Dad?" I say

"Hey Belle" his tone is annoyed

"You're out of prison?"

"Belle, you know that I have special connections. Of course I'm out. But that's enough of me, I'm here to talk about you"

"Me?"

"Yes Belle" he rolls his eyes

"What about me?"

"I'm disappointed in you Belle. You were expected to keep up the family business but you let it die, along with your mother"

"Mom died because of you, you bastard! It's not my fault I didn't want to become a stripper. Sorry I decided I wanted an education and a real career instead!"

"All you've ever wanted my approval, and you've never gotten it. You know you never will"

The tears start to fall and my makeup smears

"He knows" my father continues

"Who knows? What does this person know?"

He laughs "He knows Belle. You know who"

"What does he know?" I cry

All of the sudden I blink and it's my father is replaced with Harry

"He doesn't know what you think he knows"

"What? I'm confused"

He just laughs and slowly he melts away and so does everything around me until it's just darkness

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I roll over and blink open my eyes. The first thing I see is a pair of eyes staring back at me. I scream and the person falls back laughing.

"You're such a dick Liam" I throw a pillow at him and mentally high five myself for my use of language

"What, I couldn't resist"

"Well you nearly scared me half to death!"

"Again, I couldn't resist. Besides, you are so cute when you sleep"

I feel the heat rise to my cheeks and I look down

"Well you should get ready. Harry has everyone eat breakfast in this old dining hall in the building at 10"

"That's weird"

"Yeah. I think it's a control issue he has. He likes to be in control but none of us really care. He just makes us eat breakfast together at 10 and then we have the rest of the day to ourselves until 7 when we all eat dinner together"

"Wow this is more like a boarding school than a gang"

"It may seem like it at first, but trust me, it gets better"

"Well I trust your opinion I guess"

He laughs and picks up a pile of clothes "Here. Perrie came looking for you here this morning and brought you some clothes"

"Oh, that's nice"

"Yep, so you can go change in the bathroom"

"Ok thanks" he hands me the clothes and I walk into the bathroom. It looks steamy like someone recently took a shower but I ignore it. I pull off Liam's shirt and shorts leaving me in my black bra and matching panties. I just sit there for a little bit and try to decipher my dream. What the heck does who know what? All of the sudden I hear a cough from behind me and I whip my head around. I see Harry smirking behind me. He's wet with a towel hanging from his hips like he's fresh out of a shower. I can't help but stare at his inked chest

"Enjoying the view? It's ok if you are because so am I" he looks at me up and down and licks his lips

"The things I could do to you" I barely hear him murmur under his breath while he continues to stare at my body. That seems to snap me out of my trance

"Oh I didn't see you there. Sorry. But I would really appreciate it if you would leave the bathroom so I can finish changing" I say while picking up the first piece of clothing I can find and trying to cover myself with it.

"Why would I leave? It's my bathroom too. Besides, I like you better with your clothes off anyway" he smirks

"Please Harry" I beg. His expression changes slightly to a sympathetic one

He sighs "Fine but just know, I'm not done with you"

He exits the bathroom and closes the door behind him. I let out a sigh of relief. I quickly put on the leggings and sweater Perrie brought me before anything else can happen. I decide to just leave my hair in a messy bun and pick up my clothes and exit the bathroom. Liam is fully dressed and is staring at his phone. He looks up when I walk out.

"Ready to go?" he asks. He smiles and it immediately relaxes me a bit

"Sure" he walks over to the door and holds it open for me.

I grab my shoes and make sure I have all my clothes before walking out of Liam's room. I follow him to the elevator and he presses the button to take us to the 3rd floor. The elevator doors open and I see that the whole 3rd floor is covered in tables and a huge buffet bar. Liam takes me over to the end of the line.

"How does Harry manage to organize something like this?"

"He hires people"

"Makes sense I guess. So where do you guys get the money to do all of this?"

"You're not ready to know yet"

I shudder at the ideas running through my head. I pick up a tray when all of the sudden the blonde bimbo that was with Harry walks up to me and slaps me right across the face.

This might be a problem

Notes

Sorry it's short and crappy but I'm not feeling very creative today :/ Whatever. Anyways, my day was pretty good but the field trip was a lot of walking. Basically we wrote in a packet what we saw while took a very woodsy path to a waterfall. Then we took a small boat tour of the Mississippi River. That was fun I guess! So how was your guys' day? I want to hear about it! Also leave your predictions for what happens next and possibly some ideas to help my writers block in the comments..? I will hopefully be updating Just A Cook tomorrow :) Enjoy!

-T