EVELYN’S POV
After wandering around Glasgow on foot for about an hour and a half, it suddenly hit me that I really had to pee. I pulled out my phone to check the time. I ignored the fifty-seven texts and over one hundred missed calls I had.

“One thirty in the morning,” I mumbled. Nothing was going to be open at this time, so I had only one option. I dialed a familiar number and pressed send.

“Hello? Evelyn?”

“Liam, I need to pee.”

“Is that her?” I heard Niall ask from the background. Then I heard another voice.

“Tell her to please come back,” Harry said to Liam. Did he really think he had the nerve to even tell Liam to say something to me?

“Tell Niall I’m okay. Can you just come pick me up?” I looked around for street signs. “I’m on the corner of Argyle and Buchanan Street.”

“Yeah, I’ll come get you,” he replied. He was silent for a moment and then he spoke again. “Niall and Harry want to come with me.”

“Just come alone, Liam.”

We quickly ended our conversation and within fifteen minutes he found me. We went straight to our hotel, which we weren’t even that far from, and I used the lobby bathroom. Before I rejoined Liam, I looked at myself in the mirror. I was a mess. I had cried so much that I think I was dehydrated. My makeup was smudged all around my eyes and at some point, Brooke’s beanie fell off my head.

I went back into the lobby to find Liam waiting by the elevator. I joined him and we entered the elevator. We hadn’t’ said a word to each other since the phone call, but he knew I would talk when I was ready. He eventually led me to a room that was on the top floor. He sat down on the bed and I sat next to him.

“This is my room. The couch pulls out into a bed, so I’ll sleep on that and let you have the bed, if you want.”

“Thank you,” I murmured. When hotel arrangements were made, they roomed Brooke and Zayn together, and all of the other guys had their own rooms. I had planned to just stay in Harry’s room, but that wasn’t happening now. I could have stayed with Niall, but I just had my heart ripped out of my chest and stepped on multiple times. What I needed was comfort and a big brother, and that’s why I called Liam.

“We almost filed a missing person report, you know,” Liam stated. He put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me close to him. It was so comforting how protective he was of me. I was blessed to have him in my life.

“I’m sorry. I just couldn’t be in the same building as harry. Hell, if I knew the area, I would have just left the city…but I got lost.”

“Harry? What did he do?”

I could feel tears starting to dwell up again. “I walked in on him and some older girl having sex in his dressing room after the show.”

Liam’s face went from a look of worry to a look of anger. I felt his grip on my shoulder tighten.

“Who does he think he is? I know he sleeps around a lot, but you’re something special. He has crossed the line this time.” He stood up and started heading to the door.

“Liam, what are you doing?”

“I’m going to go kick his ass,” he replied.

I quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back to the bed to sit down. “Please, Liam. He didn’t do anything to you, he hurt me.”

“We all care for you so much, Ev. The fact that he disregarded you like this really pisses me off.”

I started to cry, but it was half sad tears, half happy. I was happy because of how much he really cared for me, and I was sad because, well, of course, I walked in on a guy I really liked banging another woman. “Liam…he said in the interview he was talking to someone. I thought it was me.”

“We didn’t know of another woman, Ev. The only girl he would talk about was you.”

“Am I not good enough?”

Liam put his arms around me and pulled me into his chest, where I began sobbing even more. “Evelyn, you are the most wonderful person I’ve ever met, and I’m not lying when I say that. You’re a strong girl. You’re going to move on faster than Niall can down some Nandos.”

I let out a small chuckle in his chest and pulled away from him. He took his thumb and wiped the tears from my face. “How about I go get your suitcase and we have a girls night?”

“Girls night?”

“Yeah, girls night! We watch dumb romantic comedies, eat ice cream, pillow fight, I don’t know, whatever girls do when they sleep over.”

I smiled at him. “That sounds great.”

I changed into a pair of sleep shorts and a spaghetti strap top and girls night, which included Liam, me, and Louis, began. We watched a few stupid sappy movies and ate away at ice cream that Liam had room service bring up. I had eventually told Louis what happened, and he got just as mad as Liam. But we brushed it off and continued with our night.

By the time the last movie was over, Liam and Louis had fallen asleep on the bed. I tried pulling out the couch, but I had no idea how to work it. Getting frustrated, I decided to go down stairs and walk outside for some fresh air. I sat down on a bench and just observed everything around me. I noticed that the sky wasn’t completely dark anymore, so it must have been at least five in the morning.

“I need to go sleep,” I said to myself as I stood up. As I was entering the hotel, I bumped right into someone.

“Oh shit, I’m so-“

“Evelyn…” the husky voice said to me.

“…Harry….” I replied, not even looking him in the face.

“Can we please talk?”

This time, I looked him straight in the eyes. “What is there to talk about, Harry? I mean, I thought we had something going on, you know? I thought you were talking about me whenever you said you were talking to someone. But I see now it wasn’t me. I feel so embarrassed and hurt…”

“I …. Evelyn, I’m sorry. She just came in my room after the show and-”

“Really, Harry? She was in your room before the show even started. Now you’re going to try and lie to me?”

“I made a mistake, Evelyn. She tempted me and I fell for it. I really like you, and this should have never happened.”

“Well you know what, Harry? I really liked you too. But this, this is crossing the line. Did you think I wasn’t going to find out about this? Were you just going to screw someone new every night of tour and just keep me on the side? This is bull shit. I’m done with this. I’m done with you.”

I then re-entered the hotel and made my way back up to Liam’s room. When I got back in, Liam was awake and pulling the couch out.

“You okay?” he asked me.

I laid down on the pull out. “Just ran into Harry. I told him I was done with the bullshit.”

“You deserve to be happy. You know that, right?”

“Yes. Thank you, Liam.”

“Do you want the bed? I can move Louis.”

“No thanks. You can just sleep on the bed with him and I’ll take this. It isn’t a big deal.”

He nodded and returned to where he was originally asleep. “Goodnight, Ev.”

“Night Liam. I love you big brother.”

“I love you too, little sis.”

-x-x-x-

HARRY’S POV

Two months. Two months had passed since I fucked up the best thing I had going in my life. She wouldn’t talk to me, look at me … she wouldn’t even pass me. The only time I was even slightly happy is when I was performing, but that didn’t last long when I had to sing a lyric that reminded me of her, but I always put on a smile and put on the best show I could for the fans.

I’ve wanted to say so much to her. If she had to pass me, I just wanted to grab her by the wrist, kiss her, and tell her how much of a fuck up I am. I can’t even look at another woman and feel like the worst piece of shit in the world. But that’s what I was. She trusted me, and I let her down.

We were back in London for a week before we left for the North American part of our tour. It was the night before we left for our first stop, Nashville, Tennessee. I had already visited my friends and family, so I was sitting alone in my flat. I couldn’t help but think back to that dreadful night two months ago.

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“Here’s your dressing room, Mr. Styles,” one of the security guards said to me. I nodded at him and walked in. There were a few minutes before we had to go to an interview, so I sat down to relax.

“Hello?” a voice said from the door. I looked over to see a woman who I’ve never met before standing at the entrance. She was wearing a slim, black dress that showed off all of her curves just right. Her dark brunette hair flowed perfectly down her shoulders. She looked like Megan Fox, and I was automatically attracted to her. But then my mind switched over to Evelyn. I thought about how she sometimes had this one strand of hair that would fall on her face and she was so cute when she would get mad when she could never fix it. I thought about the freckle she has right under her left breast that the blushes about when I look at it.

“Uh, I said hello?” the woman said again, interrupted my thoughts about Evelyn.

“Uh, hello,” I answered. “Who are you?”

“My name is Summer. I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time, Mr. Styles.”

The way she said Mr. Styles gave me goose bumps. She had the voice of a phone sex operator.

“Well, it’s nice to meet you as well, but I have an interview and a show,” I said standing up.

She closed the door behind her, grabbed me by my shoulders, and pushed me against the door. Her assertiveness was hot as hell, and I was turned on. She inched very close to my face, stopping right before our noses touched. “Hurry up, Harry….I don’t like to wait.” She gave me the most aggressive kiss I’ve ever received in my life and then sat down in the chair I was just in. I then left the room and headed to the room the interview was going to be in.

All throughout the interview and the show, I could only think about two things: how hot Summer was going to look when she was naked under me, and how guilty I felt because I was already talking to Evelyn. She was so wonderful and genuine…how could I even think about touching someone else? Could I really hurt her like that?

When the show was over, I returned to my dressing room to find Summer still sitting in that chair. I closed the door behind me and walked closer to her.

“Look, I’m talking to this girl, and-“

“Are you taken or are you single?” she asked me.

I thought about it. Evelyn and I were close. I knew she liked me, and I sure as hell knew I liked her. She made me feel like no one has before. But neither of us had really defined what we were.

“Technically single, I guess,” I answered.

She then stood up, reached an arm behind her, and unzipped her dress. I watched as it fell to the floor, revealing her completely naked body. She looked phenomenal, and I was rock hard fast.

“I don’t…” I started, but she interrupted me by crashing her lips onto mine. I couldn’t help myself.

One thing happened after another, and then Evelyn opened the door.

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I came back to reality. I grabbed my phone and saw that I had three text messages. Hoping one was from her, I quickly checked them. Two were from my mum telling me to keep her updated on where we were and her just telling me she loves me, and one was from Louis.

Dinner tonight at mine and El’s house? Lou (:

I replied.

I don’t know. I don’t feel like going out. – harry x

He then sent something back.

It’s been two months, mate. You’re only human. Please come eat with all of us.

I sighed and decided to go. Maybe a night with my best mates is what I needed to get me out of this funk.

-x-x-

When I got to Lou’s, everyone was there except for Niall. Liam brought Danielle, and Zayn brought Brooke, who talked to me, but I could tell she still didn’t like me. I didn’t blame her.

All of the guys were sitting in the living room while the girls were finishing dinner.

“Nashville is going to be awesome,” Zayn said. “It’s a great city for music.”

“Also great food,” Louis added.

“Yeah … fun,” I mumbled.

Liam patted me on the back. “We’re going to have fun, mate. It’ll be fine.”

I nodded at him. Touring was a great thing. The fans made me feel loved, and I think that is what I needed right now. Just then, we all directed our attention at the front door when we heard someone opening it.

“Is the food ready?” Niall greeted. He walked in revealing that he brought a guest. When she locked eyes with me, my heart sank.

EVELYN’S POV

It took every ounce of strength I had in my body to resist turning around and going back home, but Niall really wanted me at this dinner, so I just stood like a statue, looking right at him. He couldn’t take his eyes off of me either. I’m pretty sure the other guys could feel the awkwardness in the air.

“Evelyn! You’re looking as good as ever,” Liam said. I finally took my eyes off of Harry and looked over at him.

“Thank you big brother.”

Niall took my hand and led me into a back room.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t even think about him being here. I just wanted you to come so you could meet the other girlfriends.”

“It’s fine, Niall. I’ll be fine.” He kissed me on the forehead and led me into the kitchen.

He introduced me to Eleanor and Danielle and then joined the other boys in the living room.

“You are the famous Evelyn that our boys can’t stop talking about,” Danielle said to me.

“Oh … is that like, a bad thing or …” I asked, confused.

“Oh no, babe. They adore you, and we’re so happy to finally meet you!” Eleanor reassured me.

“I missed you!” Brooke exclaimed, bringing me into a hug.

The next few minutes I got to know Danielle and Eleanor, and I could tell that us four were going to get really close really fast. When dinner was finally ready, all of the guys piled in the kitchen and we all ate together. It was mainly spent talking about upcoming stops, when Eleanor and Danielle could come visit, and how happy Zayn was now since he started dating Brooke. Then Eleanor asked Niall something.

“So…Niall….are you ever going to ask Evelyn to be your girlfriend?”

I nearly choked on my drink. How could you just ask someone that in front of so many people?

Niall didn’t hesitate. “When the time is right. When she and I are both ready.” He looked over at me and smiled, and I couldn’t help but smile back. The past two months have been wonderful with him. He treated me so wonderfully since the whole Harry incident. He knew I needed space and that’s what he gave me. When I was finally ready to talk, he was there. Whenever we would go out in public, he’d always have his arm around my shoulder or my waist and kept me close to him. He let me sleep in his bunk or hotel bed every night and always asked if I needed him to hold me. He was the perfect cuddler, and I always felt safe in his arms. He was so respective of me, and I was actually glad Harry did what he did so that I could give Niall a second chance.

We finished dinner and all went back to our flats. When I got back to mine, I went straight to the computer and Skyped Madelyn.

“Hello!” she answered.

“Hey, where are you?” I asked her.

“I’m in my bunk. Ed’s playing right now, but I feel under the weather so I’m just resting. What have you done today?”

“I cleaned the flat, bought some things to take with me to the US, and I went to dinner with all the guys and their ladies.”

She gave me a look. “All the guys?”

“Yeah, Harry was there. I didn’t talk to him, though.”

“I wouldn’t. So, Ed and I are officially a thing now, and-“

“No way! It only took forever!”

“Right? Anyways, we’re not going to release anything until the tour is over, so just keep it a secret! What about you and Niall?”

“We act like a couple, but we’re not. Eleanor asked him tonight if he was ever going to ask me out and he said ‘When the time is right.’”

“He’s such a good guy. I’m glad you’re with him and not douchebag mcgee.”

“Me too.”

Notes

this chapter is boring as hell but the next one is super juicy. comment and tell me what you want to happen, suggestions, all that stuff. thanks for reading :)