I sat on the plane, cursing under my breath. How the hell did HOLLY LATTERY manage to meet my boyfriend? You'd think having a fiancé who was in a boyband more sought after than the beatles would make it difficult for your elementary school nemesis to steal him. Apparently I was wrong. I was on my way to Boston Massachusetts to meet Zayn. I explained to him not to tell Lou because I wanted it to be a surprise. SURPRISE, YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD. Pretty much my idea of a surprise.

Finally in the USA, I went through customs and down to luggage claim, looking around for sunglasses and a beanie. I gave up and grabbed my first suitcase. After about ten minutes of looking for my other one I was getting really frustrated.

"Looking for this?" I turned around to see Zayn grinning.

He engulfed me in a hug, "You came!"

I giggled, "I did! And so did you! Thanks again for picking me up. I'm not sure if I'm ready to see Louis just yet."

"It's alright. We got you a room on a different floor so you can have your space. I'm just happy you're here."

"Oh yeah and just to warn you, the paps are insane here. There's like twenty outside."

I felt my heart drop. I'm not a crowd person. Never have been. I definitely don't like tons of flashes.

Zayn must have noticed my distress because he offered his arm out for me, "thanks." I mumbled.

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Louis' POV:

I pulled out my phone to see a text from Paul.

From: Paul
What's she doing here?!


I could feel my entire body getting hot. What the fuck is going on?

"STYLES, PAYNE, HORAN. GET YOUR ARSES OUT HERE!" I screamed.

They all walked into the living area, as I paced the room.

"Where's Malik." I said coldly.

Liam and Niall avoided my gaze, looking all over the room.

"Where. The. Fuck. Is. He."

"I dunno." Harry said obliviously.

I walked over to Niall and pushed him, "Tell me now!"

"He's at the airport picking up Soph." He mumbled.

"Why is he picking my fiancé up from the airport. Why is she here?"

"She wanted to surprise you!" Liam said, smiling.

"Well I'm definitely surprised. That's for fucking sure."

Zayn walked into the living room and his entire demeanor changed, "Uh hey guys?"

I stood up and pushed him, "Where the fuck is she!"

"Where's who?!" He replied.

"Don't play stupid with me! You need to stay the fuck away from her."

He pushed me back, "You're acting like a psycho Lou! We're friends! You're so jealous of every guy she talks to that you miss all the time you should be spending enjoying with her."

Liam stood up and pulled Zayn away from me, "You- go talk to your fiancé. I'll keep him here. Lou, work this out before you push her away for good."

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Sophia's POV-

I laid in my bed, worrying about how all of this was going to go. Planning out the conversation with Lou, working it out over and over again in my head. I was interrupted by a knock at the door. Of course, it was Louis. No more time for worrying, time to talk.


"You're leaving me aren't you?" He said, eyes filled with tears.

Of course the moment he said that, my entire plan to scream and yell flew out the window. All of my anger and hurt turned into sadness. Everything in that moment, changed.

"I could never leave you. I just don't know what's going on with you anymore." I whispered.

"Things have changed Soph. I can see it in your eyes.. you're not the same girl you were a few months ago," he whispered.

"I'm sorry I'm not the person you know anymore. Frankly, I don't even know what I am anymore.. it's just that I've always accepted myself for whatever I am." I looked down at my hands and began fiddling with my shirt.

"That's one of the reasons I love you Sophia. One of the many reasons I love you. Do I make you happy?"

"Yes," I answered quietly.

"Do you love me?"

"Yes."

"Do you want to marry me?"

I took a deep breath, "I... I don't know. I don't know what I want."

He shook his head, "Then we shouldn't be doing whatever it is were doing. Playing house. Pretending we want to be together. Look at us Sophia! Look what we've turned into. I don't know what happened to me. But if I'm going to be someone I can't stand, I need you by my side. I would give up everything to be with you! But you don't even want it!"

I felt the tears well up in my eyes as everything I had ever wanted began to slip away, "Louis please! I'm trying. I don't know what to do here! I spend half of my time hating you because you push everyone I love away from me! Connor, Nathan, Zayn, my own brother!"

"The first three want you for themselves!" He screamed.

I twirled my ring around on my finger before pulling it off, "Do you see this? This is PROOF that you have me! But it doesn't mean anything to you! Tell me, what does marrying me mean."

"It means that you're mine and I'm yours. It means that we love eachother. It's a commitment."

"No! I mean yes, but no. Marriage is forever for me. Divorce isn't an option. When I get married, I intend on staying married FOREVER. Forever is a long time, Lou. I don't think either of us are ready for that.."

He sat down on the edge of the bed and ran his fingers through his hair, "I don't know what to do here. I hate what we've turned into.."

I crossed my arms and let a tear fall from my eyes, "Some people you can only love by not being with them. I don't want to hate you Lou.."

He stood up and walked towards me, "This is goodbye isn't it?"

I squinted my eyes closed, trying to ignore the tears, "I'm so sorry."

He just shook his head, "Don't be. It was bound to happen eventually right? Everyone knew it but us.."

I grabbed his hand and held him where he was, "Just because we can't be together, doesn't mean I won't love you."

Sometimes fate throws two lovers together, only to rip them apart. They say that every road comes to an end, but sometimes the end feels just like the beginning. Even when you think you've come a long way.

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