Never forget me...
CHapter 31: Dont hit her first.
No one’s POV
A week after the coffee shop performance, all the boys were over at Sage’s house. Zayn was in the kitchen with Niall trying to make dinner, while Louis and Harry fought over the movie they were going to watch. Liam was lying on Sage’s bed with a headache and Sage was trying to clean her room as quietly as possible. Her head was racing with all the things she needed to do before she went out of town with Harry and the guys. They were going up to his family’s house for a wedding with the guys in 2 days. She knew she shouldn’t be nervous because she was always with them but she still was.
She was reorganizing her closet when she heard footsteps behind her. They stopped right behind her so she turned around and came face to face with Liam. His eyes were tinted red and his hair was fluffy.
“What’s up?” She didn’t know why he was up but was hoping he felt better.
“I’m fine. I just need to ask you something…” His eyes were still connected to hers. “What would you do if Harry cheated on you and never told you?”
“What kind of question is that?” Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “I’d break up with him and probably not talk to him.”
“I caught Jess making out with someone but never came out that I knew and I don’t know what to do.” His eyes dropped to the floor with defeat. He’d been holding it in for 3 days now and couldn’t do it anymore. All he wanted was peace and honesty.
“I’m so sorry Liam. I don’t know what I would do…” She felt terrible and angry because he was the nicest person she knew. “Who was it that she was with?”
“Cody” He mumbled out not looking at her while she got even angrier as he walked over to the bed and sat down.
“You’ve gotta be kidding me! That mother fu-“
“You getting mad doesn’t change anything Sage.” Liam stopped her before she could finish her insult. “I’m mad at him too but he doesn’t even know that I know.”
“You need to tell her that you know.” Sage clenched her jaw and leaned against the closet wall.
“But how? I cant just say ‘Oh, yea I saw you making out with Shawn the other day and didn’t say anything.’” Liam stood back up and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.
“I know that you don’t want to say it but you need to. Saying nothing will make things worse because she wont stop and you’ll still have to deal with it.” She had to push past her anger and try to comfort him. “Liam, I love you and don’t want to see you hurting.”
“If I say it then we’ll be over.” Tears stung his eyes as he whispered to Sage for help.
“You deserve better; you’re funny, sweet, caring, handsome and respectful. You can have basically any girl you want yet you stick with one who hurts you repeatedly. I just don’t get it.” She shook her head and cupped his cheeks. He looked into her eyes and took an uneasy breath while she thought of what to say. “I wont tell you what to do because it’s your decision but I love you and want to see you happy.”
“I love you too Sage.” He bit his bottom lip and wrapped his arms around her waist. “This is it, I need to end things.”
“Whatever you decide, I’ll back you up.” She kissed his cheek before hugging his neck.
She felt Liam nod before a teardrop hit her bare shoulder. He sniffled and nuzzled his head into her shoulder more. With every tear she felt, her anger level rose and patience level dropped.
The next day, they all decided to go out to the mall and just relax. While they were driving around for a parking spot, Sage recognized Cody’s car and got angry again. Zayn found a parking spot and everyone climbed out.
“You told her last night right?” Sage looked up at Liam.
“Yea…” He frowned looking away.
“Good.” She clenched her jaw and walked next to Harry.
He draped his arm around her shoulders as she wrapped her arms around his waist. They walked toward the food court together. When they got close to the benches, everyone laid eyes on Jessica and then looked at Sage. She let go of Harry and walked alone.
“Don’t hit her.” Liam warned.
“No promises.” Sage’s jaw was clenched again.
“Don’t hit her first.” Harry corrected him and grabbed Liam’s arm.
He pulled him back and stood next to the rest of the guys while she walked over to where Jessica was sitting with Cody. She sat down next to Cody and caught Jessica off guard.
“Having fun?” Sage asked smugly.
“Yea.” Jessica shrugged looking into Sage’s eyes. “What do you want?”
“I just want to tell you something.” Sage stood up and took a few steps back. “The whole time you and Liam were together, he was really sleeping with me.”
“You liar.” Jessica snapped standing up.
“Me, a liar? Would I do this if I were lying?” Sage asked turning to Liam.
She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck before kissing his lips in a way that would be passionate if she weren’t acting. Liam played along and hugged her waist while the guys all laughed. She giggled and pulled back to look at Jessica again.
“Am I still a liar?” Sage asked in a mocking tone.
“No, now you’re a whore!” She yelled walking toward Sage and swung to hit her but missed.
“The only whore I see here is you ‘cause I was lying.” Sage laughed grabbing Jessica’s wrist.
Jessica grunted and yanked her wrist back. She swung again and caught Sage’s jaw on the left side. Sage shook it off and punched Jessica straight in the cheekbone. After a few more failed swings on Jessica’s part, Sage swung again and connected with her nose. Blood started running down her face immediately. Sage grabbed her cheeks and made her look into her eyes.
“This is what happens when you hurt one of my friends.” Sage spoke like she was speaking to an idiot. “Have a nice day, whore.”
Sage let go of her and looked around at the growing crowd and then at the boys. Everyone was in shock besides Niall who was already starting toward her.
“Come here let’s get out of here.” He touched her back and nudged her toward the parking lot again.
She nodded and put her hair up in a ponytail while walking away. All the other boys started following but Liam didn’t know what to do. He felt bad about the fight and didn’t want it to be like that but didn’t know what to do.
“Liam” She turned around and looked at Liam. “I’m sorry but she hit me first.”
“Don’t worry about it. Are you okay?” He asked looking at her swelling eye and jaw.
“Yea, I’ve been hit harder.” She shrugged wiping the blood from her lip.
“Good.” He was so upset with everything that he didn’t know what to do. He wasn’t mad at her for what she did because Jessica had hit her first but he didn’t even want Sage to confront her.
They finally got back to the car and got back in. Sage took the seat between Niall and Harry; they were the only ones who knew how to deal with someone who’d just been in a fight. Neither of them said anything but stayed next to her, Harry had his fingers entwined with hers and that was all she needed to know that she made the right decision.
A week after the coffee shop performance, all the boys were over at Sage’s house. Zayn was in the kitchen with Niall trying to make dinner, while Louis and Harry fought over the movie they were going to watch. Liam was lying on Sage’s bed with a headache and Sage was trying to clean her room as quietly as possible. Her head was racing with all the things she needed to do before she went out of town with Harry and the guys. They were going up to his family’s house for a wedding with the guys in 2 days. She knew she shouldn’t be nervous because she was always with them but she still was.
She was reorganizing her closet when she heard footsteps behind her. They stopped right behind her so she turned around and came face to face with Liam. His eyes were tinted red and his hair was fluffy.
“What’s up?” She didn’t know why he was up but was hoping he felt better.
“I’m fine. I just need to ask you something…” His eyes were still connected to hers. “What would you do if Harry cheated on you and never told you?”
“What kind of question is that?” Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “I’d break up with him and probably not talk to him.”
“I caught Jess making out with someone but never came out that I knew and I don’t know what to do.” His eyes dropped to the floor with defeat. He’d been holding it in for 3 days now and couldn’t do it anymore. All he wanted was peace and honesty.
“I’m so sorry Liam. I don’t know what I would do…” She felt terrible and angry because he was the nicest person she knew. “Who was it that she was with?”
“Cody” He mumbled out not looking at her while she got even angrier as he walked over to the bed and sat down.
“You’ve gotta be kidding me! That mother fu-“
“You getting mad doesn’t change anything Sage.” Liam stopped her before she could finish her insult. “I’m mad at him too but he doesn’t even know that I know.”
“You need to tell her that you know.” Sage clenched her jaw and leaned against the closet wall.
“But how? I cant just say ‘Oh, yea I saw you making out with Shawn the other day and didn’t say anything.’” Liam stood back up and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.
“I know that you don’t want to say it but you need to. Saying nothing will make things worse because she wont stop and you’ll still have to deal with it.” She had to push past her anger and try to comfort him. “Liam, I love you and don’t want to see you hurting.”
“If I say it then we’ll be over.” Tears stung his eyes as he whispered to Sage for help.
“You deserve better; you’re funny, sweet, caring, handsome and respectful. You can have basically any girl you want yet you stick with one who hurts you repeatedly. I just don’t get it.” She shook her head and cupped his cheeks. He looked into her eyes and took an uneasy breath while she thought of what to say. “I wont tell you what to do because it’s your decision but I love you and want to see you happy.”
“I love you too Sage.” He bit his bottom lip and wrapped his arms around her waist. “This is it, I need to end things.”
“Whatever you decide, I’ll back you up.” She kissed his cheek before hugging his neck.
She felt Liam nod before a teardrop hit her bare shoulder. He sniffled and nuzzled his head into her shoulder more. With every tear she felt, her anger level rose and patience level dropped.
The next day, they all decided to go out to the mall and just relax. While they were driving around for a parking spot, Sage recognized Cody’s car and got angry again. Zayn found a parking spot and everyone climbed out.
“You told her last night right?” Sage looked up at Liam.
“Yea…” He frowned looking away.
“Good.” She clenched her jaw and walked next to Harry.
He draped his arm around her shoulders as she wrapped her arms around his waist. They walked toward the food court together. When they got close to the benches, everyone laid eyes on Jessica and then looked at Sage. She let go of Harry and walked alone.
“Don’t hit her.” Liam warned.
“No promises.” Sage’s jaw was clenched again.
“Don’t hit her first.” Harry corrected him and grabbed Liam’s arm.
He pulled him back and stood next to the rest of the guys while she walked over to where Jessica was sitting with Cody. She sat down next to Cody and caught Jessica off guard.
“Having fun?” Sage asked smugly.
“Yea.” Jessica shrugged looking into Sage’s eyes. “What do you want?”
“I just want to tell you something.” Sage stood up and took a few steps back. “The whole time you and Liam were together, he was really sleeping with me.”
“You liar.” Jessica snapped standing up.
“Me, a liar? Would I do this if I were lying?” Sage asked turning to Liam.
She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck before kissing his lips in a way that would be passionate if she weren’t acting. Liam played along and hugged her waist while the guys all laughed. She giggled and pulled back to look at Jessica again.
“Am I still a liar?” Sage asked in a mocking tone.
“No, now you’re a whore!” She yelled walking toward Sage and swung to hit her but missed.
“The only whore I see here is you ‘cause I was lying.” Sage laughed grabbing Jessica’s wrist.
Jessica grunted and yanked her wrist back. She swung again and caught Sage’s jaw on the left side. Sage shook it off and punched Jessica straight in the cheekbone. After a few more failed swings on Jessica’s part, Sage swung again and connected with her nose. Blood started running down her face immediately. Sage grabbed her cheeks and made her look into her eyes.
“This is what happens when you hurt one of my friends.” Sage spoke like she was speaking to an idiot. “Have a nice day, whore.”
Sage let go of her and looked around at the growing crowd and then at the boys. Everyone was in shock besides Niall who was already starting toward her.
“Come here let’s get out of here.” He touched her back and nudged her toward the parking lot again.
She nodded and put her hair up in a ponytail while walking away. All the other boys started following but Liam didn’t know what to do. He felt bad about the fight and didn’t want it to be like that but didn’t know what to do.
“Liam” She turned around and looked at Liam. “I’m sorry but she hit me first.”
“Don’t worry about it. Are you okay?” He asked looking at her swelling eye and jaw.
“Yea, I’ve been hit harder.” She shrugged wiping the blood from her lip.
“Good.” He was so upset with everything that he didn’t know what to do. He wasn’t mad at her for what she did because Jessica had hit her first but he didn’t even want Sage to confront her.
They finally got back to the car and got back in. Sage took the seat between Niall and Harry; they were the only ones who knew how to deal with someone who’d just been in a fight. Neither of them said anything but stayed next to her, Harry had his fingers entwined with hers and that was all she needed to know that she made the right decision.
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11/14/14