Unexpected
Chapter Eight - Truth
(Ezra's POV)
After what happened last night I couldn't sleep, I got that piece of shit off of her and she just goes with Harry. What the hell. Liam is still out, I guess I hit him harder than I thought, but once Zayn left I knew that was him telling me to do something. Would have been nice for some help though. I'm just glad and kind of shocked that Harry didn't get mad, he didn't even chain me up. Then again I could have broken out of those handcuffs if I wanted to, it's not that difficult, just get a pin and mess with the keyhole a bit. Taught Anna how to do it a while back and she's faster at it than me. I smile and start to get up, now that I'm not handcuffed to that damn thing I can eat something. Let me tell you a week without food bloody sucks.
I'm in the middle of eating when Louis walks into the kitchen, he doesn't say anything to me though, doesn't even acknowledge I'm here actually. "Not even a good morning?" I ask "morning" he chuckles. Well he's in a good mood "Ok then... not going to ask why Liam's on the floor and I not cuffed?" He looks at Liam then back at me "I figure Harry wants you un-cuffed and Liam probably did something stupid" I nod my head "pretty much" I laugh “wanted to ask you something though” Louis says out of nowhere “uh go ahead” he takes a rink of his coffee and sit on the barstool “Did you really sleep with Anna before her and Harry got bad?” the question throws me off guard, but I collect myself and answer “no we didn’t, God know I always wanted to, but no” he nods his head “she really loved him, she would have never cheated on him if he didn’t go all psycho on her… And I would have never done that to Harry either.” Louis stands up and starts to walk away “But you did…eventually” I didn’t say anything to him after that, I let him walk away. Because he’s right, we did sleep together after I found out that he was beating her. I don’t know why it just kind of happened.
(Flashback)
“Anna I’m going out I’ll be back soon Harry needs me-” “Ezra!” I open the door and walk in on her getting dressed “Fuck I’m sorry-” I look at her body, I’m a guy that’s what we do even if she is my mates girlfriend, but I’m also looking because she’s covered in bruises “What the hell Anna what happened to you” I go into the room and stop her from pulling her shirt back on “Ez leave it-” “no I’m not… Jesus Anna does Harry know” when I say Harry’s name she looks away from me. Son of a bitch “did he do this to you?” she pulls away from me “please let it alone I’m fine” she’s fine, she’s fine… yeah because having an abusive boyfriend is fine and having a body that looks like you got hit by a car is fine too. Note the sarcasm “when?” “Ez-” “No Anna when did he start doing this to you?” she starts to cry “When he took me to the Shard last week” I shake my head in disbelief, why would Harry start hitting her for no reason “Why is he doing this?” “H-he thinks I cheated on him” what a fucking idiot, but I have to ask “did you?” her head snaps up and she glares at me “ok, ok relax… I had to ask” I sit next to her on the bed and pull her into a hug “I’m so sorry Anna… does Liam know?” “yeah” “and your still here why?” she pulls away from the hug “Because he doesn’t believe me either… He told me I’m getting what I deserve”
I don’t know what to say, I think I’m literally in shock, in a loss for words. So I just try my best to comfort her, I hold her and let her cry tell her everything is going to be ok, that she’s going to be ok… even though I know I’m probably lying to her, when Harry’s mad he’s mad and there’s no changing it. “Thank you for believing me” she whispers against my chest “of course… Harry’s an idiot” she laughs, its small but I still hear it “I don’t know what I’d do without you” she moves her head slightly to look at me, her blue eyes are puffy and red from crying… but she’s still beautiful. Knock it off Ezra she’s still Harry’s girl “you know I hear that a lot” this time she actually lets out a laugh… and its adorable. Damn it Ezra stop! “You’re also a cocky arshole” She says through her giggles, I laugh with her this time “you know, I hear that a lot too” she lays her head on my shoulder “thank you for making me laugh” I gently grab her face to make her look at me “you don’t have to thank me Anna, I’m here for you… always” I can’t control myself anymore and I start to lean into her, to my surprise she lets me and are lips touch.
(End Flashback)
The next thing I knew we were… you know. What I didn’t expect was Harry bursting through the door. Turns out He came looking for me because I didn’t show up for a job he needed me for, great timing on my part right. Harry beat the shit out of me, I got a few good punches in but I didn’t want to hurt him, and Anna got it when Zayn took me to the emergency room. That’s what I regret the most – her getting hurt because of me – I couldn’t care less about getting kicked out of Direction, shit was getting too close to call anyway, there was no way I was going to prison.
(Anna’s POV)
“Then let me tell you the truth” I beg him. I’ve been trying to tell him the truth for three damn years, ever since that night. But he never listens to me, why would he… Why do I keep trying “You know what” he sits on the floor in front of me “go ahead Anna… tell me” of course he’s not letting me- wait what? Really!? Better do this fast “That night I wanted to try and look pretty for you, so I curled my hair… I was alone in the house, except for Liam but he left to meet you. After he said goodbye to me I dropped the curing iron and it burnt my neck. That was the mark you saw that night when we were kissing, it was a burn mark, no one gave it to me… I didn’t cheat on you” he sighs and stands up “a burn mark?” “Yes I would never cheat on you-” smack, my head jots to the side “YOU WOULD NEVER?!! YOU STILL FUCKING CHEATED ON ME AFTER THAT ANNA! DO YOU REMEMBER I FUCKING WALKED IN ON EZRA BETWEEN YOUR LEGS!!” I whimper, he’s right, he’s right… I start to cry harder. Why would I think telling him the truth would make a difference? Even if he does believe me I still fucked up when I slept with Ezra. But I was hurt and Ezra was nice to me and made me laugh, like he always does, and it just felt right.
“How long would it have taken you to cheat on me if I believed you that night?” he asks me after he got done hitting me, repeadidly “I wouldn’t have done it if you would have believed me. Because if you would have believed me the first time and let me talk you would have never hit me and we would have been happy” He doesn’t say anything after that he just got up and walked out of the room. I think about what I just said to him, and maybe I was being a little bitchy, but it’s true. We were so happy and he ruined everything… Then I made it worse by sleeping with Ezra. “Morning princess!” Louis chirps as he walks into the bedroom “Harry says your being a little bitch today” he pushes me back against to headboard “Shall I make you change your attitude?” “n-no Louis pleas-se” he starts to move me so my back is flat on the bed “all I heard was please Louis” he smirks and I prepare for the hell that is my life.
After what happened last night I couldn't sleep, I got that piece of shit off of her and she just goes with Harry. What the hell. Liam is still out, I guess I hit him harder than I thought, but once Zayn left I knew that was him telling me to do something. Would have been nice for some help though. I'm just glad and kind of shocked that Harry didn't get mad, he didn't even chain me up. Then again I could have broken out of those handcuffs if I wanted to, it's not that difficult, just get a pin and mess with the keyhole a bit. Taught Anna how to do it a while back and she's faster at it than me. I smile and start to get up, now that I'm not handcuffed to that damn thing I can eat something. Let me tell you a week without food bloody sucks.
I'm in the middle of eating when Louis walks into the kitchen, he doesn't say anything to me though, doesn't even acknowledge I'm here actually. "Not even a good morning?" I ask "morning" he chuckles. Well he's in a good mood "Ok then... not going to ask why Liam's on the floor and I not cuffed?" He looks at Liam then back at me "I figure Harry wants you un-cuffed and Liam probably did something stupid" I nod my head "pretty much" I laugh “wanted to ask you something though” Louis says out of nowhere “uh go ahead” he takes a rink of his coffee and sit on the barstool “Did you really sleep with Anna before her and Harry got bad?” the question throws me off guard, but I collect myself and answer “no we didn’t, God know I always wanted to, but no” he nods his head “she really loved him, she would have never cheated on him if he didn’t go all psycho on her… And I would have never done that to Harry either.” Louis stands up and starts to walk away “But you did…eventually” I didn’t say anything to him after that, I let him walk away. Because he’s right, we did sleep together after I found out that he was beating her. I don’t know why it just kind of happened.
(Flashback)
“Anna I’m going out I’ll be back soon Harry needs me-” “Ezra!” I open the door and walk in on her getting dressed “Fuck I’m sorry-” I look at her body, I’m a guy that’s what we do even if she is my mates girlfriend, but I’m also looking because she’s covered in bruises “What the hell Anna what happened to you” I go into the room and stop her from pulling her shirt back on “Ez leave it-” “no I’m not… Jesus Anna does Harry know” when I say Harry’s name she looks away from me. Son of a bitch “did he do this to you?” she pulls away from me “please let it alone I’m fine” she’s fine, she’s fine… yeah because having an abusive boyfriend is fine and having a body that looks like you got hit by a car is fine too. Note the sarcasm “when?” “Ez-” “No Anna when did he start doing this to you?” she starts to cry “When he took me to the Shard last week” I shake my head in disbelief, why would Harry start hitting her for no reason “Why is he doing this?” “H-he thinks I cheated on him” what a fucking idiot, but I have to ask “did you?” her head snaps up and she glares at me “ok, ok relax… I had to ask” I sit next to her on the bed and pull her into a hug “I’m so sorry Anna… does Liam know?” “yeah” “and your still here why?” she pulls away from the hug “Because he doesn’t believe me either… He told me I’m getting what I deserve”
I don’t know what to say, I think I’m literally in shock, in a loss for words. So I just try my best to comfort her, I hold her and let her cry tell her everything is going to be ok, that she’s going to be ok… even though I know I’m probably lying to her, when Harry’s mad he’s mad and there’s no changing it. “Thank you for believing me” she whispers against my chest “of course… Harry’s an idiot” she laughs, its small but I still hear it “I don’t know what I’d do without you” she moves her head slightly to look at me, her blue eyes are puffy and red from crying… but she’s still beautiful. Knock it off Ezra she’s still Harry’s girl “you know I hear that a lot” this time she actually lets out a laugh… and its adorable. Damn it Ezra stop! “You’re also a cocky arshole” She says through her giggles, I laugh with her this time “you know, I hear that a lot too” she lays her head on my shoulder “thank you for making me laugh” I gently grab her face to make her look at me “you don’t have to thank me Anna, I’m here for you… always” I can’t control myself anymore and I start to lean into her, to my surprise she lets me and are lips touch.
(End Flashback)
The next thing I knew we were… you know. What I didn’t expect was Harry bursting through the door. Turns out He came looking for me because I didn’t show up for a job he needed me for, great timing on my part right. Harry beat the shit out of me, I got a few good punches in but I didn’t want to hurt him, and Anna got it when Zayn took me to the emergency room. That’s what I regret the most – her getting hurt because of me – I couldn’t care less about getting kicked out of Direction, shit was getting too close to call anyway, there was no way I was going to prison.
(Anna’s POV)
“Then let me tell you the truth” I beg him. I’ve been trying to tell him the truth for three damn years, ever since that night. But he never listens to me, why would he… Why do I keep trying “You know what” he sits on the floor in front of me “go ahead Anna… tell me” of course he’s not letting me- wait what? Really!? Better do this fast “That night I wanted to try and look pretty for you, so I curled my hair… I was alone in the house, except for Liam but he left to meet you. After he said goodbye to me I dropped the curing iron and it burnt my neck. That was the mark you saw that night when we were kissing, it was a burn mark, no one gave it to me… I didn’t cheat on you” he sighs and stands up “a burn mark?” “Yes I would never cheat on you-” smack, my head jots to the side “YOU WOULD NEVER?!! YOU STILL FUCKING CHEATED ON ME AFTER THAT ANNA! DO YOU REMEMBER I FUCKING WALKED IN ON EZRA BETWEEN YOUR LEGS!!” I whimper, he’s right, he’s right… I start to cry harder. Why would I think telling him the truth would make a difference? Even if he does believe me I still fucked up when I slept with Ezra. But I was hurt and Ezra was nice to me and made me laugh, like he always does, and it just felt right.
“How long would it have taken you to cheat on me if I believed you that night?” he asks me after he got done hitting me, repeadidly “I wouldn’t have done it if you would have believed me. Because if you would have believed me the first time and let me talk you would have never hit me and we would have been happy” He doesn’t say anything after that he just got up and walked out of the room. I think about what I just said to him, and maybe I was being a little bitchy, but it’s true. We were so happy and he ruined everything… Then I made it worse by sleeping with Ezra. “Morning princess!” Louis chirps as he walks into the bedroom “Harry says your being a little bitch today” he pushes me back against to headboard “Shall I make you change your attitude?” “n-no Louis pleas-se” he starts to move me so my back is flat on the bed “all I heard was please Louis” he smirks and I prepare for the hell that is my life.
AMAZAYN!!!
3/7/15