here with me
Chapter Twenty Six
Finding Louis wasn't hard, not at all.
I knew he'd go to his mom for comfort, without a doubt.
So after I got off the plane, I sped all the way to his childhood home.
And knocked on the door impatiently.
His mum answered.
"Ah, Lily darling" She said warmly, allowing me to step in, "I was debating whether it'd be you or Eleanor"
"He- he told you?" I stuttered.
"Well, of course dear" She smiled, leading me to the couch and sitting down near me.
"And you don't hate me?" I asked.
"Lily, I absolutely don't hate you" She smiled, "You can't help loving Zayn, and I think Louis knows that"
"Can I talk to him?" I asked.
"Yeah, go on up" She nodded, pointing to the stairs.
I knew the way of course, I couldn't count the times I'd been in his room.
My best friend.
And then it hit me.
My best friend. Best. Forever.
No one should ever come above that.
I've been so stupid.
I knocked on his door determined.
"Mum, go away!" He shouted.
I opened the door, and stepped in.
"Lily?" He asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I'll break up with him" I said clearly.
"Wha- what?" He asked.
"I'll dump him. Right now even" I said bluntly, "He's not worth giving up you, nobody is and nobody ever will be"
"Lily" He said, and pulled me into a deep hug.
We sat there for a while, and I told him everything.
The whole truth.
He listened and then was silent for a couple minutes.
"You should've told me from the start" He said calmly.
"You told me he was off limits" I said, "I didn't wanna make you mad"
"Well you failed" He laughed, and I did too.
We sat in his childhood room, one I knew as well as my own, and just relaxed.
"I don't want you to break up with him" He said finally.
"Really?" I asked.
"You're happy, Lily" He smiled, "That's all that matters to me"