"Is that it?" Liam asked as he placed his final pair of socks into his suitcase. I nodded, looking everywhere but him and his suitcases. I couldn't bare the thought of having my... best friend... disappear again. It felt like just yesterday that he had finished his Up All Night tour and was back to spend a year with me. The past year had flown by pretty quickly, and the worst part was we barely got to see each other. Liam and I went bowling once, had dinner with the boys and their girlfriend (and I felt really out of place) three times, and had a couple movie nights. That was all. He was on a tight schedule with recording songs, album signings, mini-concerts, practices, and all those famous boy band stuff. Aside from that he had his family to worry about. Oh yea, and Danielle. Well, they broke up a couple months ago, so she's out of the way. But his manager has been bugging him to find a girl lately. Apparently it is good for business. Don't ask me why, I'm just as clueless as you are. Well, now its time for me to say goodbye to him again. He's all packed and ready to go for his Take Me Home Tour, while I cry at home, awaiting his return. Yea, beautiful life I've got here.

He zipped up his second suitcase and lined it up with the other one. With a sigh of relief, he plopped himself on his bed. Liam looked up at me, sitting beside him.
"Gonna miss ya, Sam," he said. I smiled.
"Me too, Liam, me too," I spoke, so softly you had to strain to hear it. Looking at his relaxed, calm, beautiful, gorgeous, god-like,... ok I'm getting carried away... face shot needles through my skin. It hurt too much. I turned away.

"Hey, Sammie, what's wrong?" he asked.
I inhaled deeply, studying his face closely trying to determine whether it was time to tell him or not. His giant brown melted every bit of me. He cared about me. I could tell.
"Ok I can't take it anymore, Liam! I love you!" I said.
He looked puzzled, "I love you too, Sammie," he said.
I tucked my strawberry blonde hair behind my ear. "No, not like that," I said. I couldn't explain how I felt properly. It was different. I knew it was more than a friendly love, but not nearly as strong as the love Louis and Eleanor have for each other. Well, they've been together for years now. But he seemed to understand.

"Oh," was all he could get out. Liam met my eyes. I couldn't read his expression, at all. He had on a poker face. Then, suddenly, his eyebrows furrowed and he turned over onto his side so his back was turned to me. "Sammie! This was not a very good time to tell me something like this. I'm going to leave in a few hours. The boys'll be here any minute. We have, what, five minutes together now. I don't even know what to say," he said.
I stared at his back,trying to comprehend his words.
"Sam, listen," he said, turning around, "I know what you are trying to say. I get it, I really do. But -" Oh so this is where he was taking this.Does he really not like me the same way?
"Liam, stop. Tell me you have no feelings for me. That's all I need to know to let you be." I said.
He paused for a few seconds, thinking. "I can't tell you that, Sam," he said. Relief flooded through me. I smiled, no I grinned from ear to ear. He did like me that way.
"Liam! I love you so much!" I said, jumping onto him. Our lips met and stayed in contact for a couple seconds before I pulled back, realizing what had just happened.
"Oh no! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to... Liam! I'm so sorry!" I said, apologizing. What had gotten into me? He hadn't even admitted properly to wanting me. I probably just made things worse.

"Don't be," he said, sitting up, "I think I just got an idea,"
"What?" I asked.
"Wait..." he said, putting a finger to my lips. He leaned in and kissed me again. And I passionately kissed back. That was one moment I wish I could freeze forever.

When we finally came out for breath, gasping, Liam smiled at me. I couldn't help but laugh. All this time, I'd been hiding my feelings for Liam when he felt the same way. I should have come right out and told him. Well, now it will just leave me in a worse position. I will have to suffer a whole year knowing that Liam and I could be spending so much quality time together, while instead he is on tour flirting with a billion other girls as part of his job. Jealousy wormed into my stomach, twisting into a knot.

"Liam! Open up!" Someone called from outside.
Liam sighed, "Harry, can't you give me just one minute of peace?" he said as he made his way to the front door, opening it to reveal four unnaturally cute boys.
"Hey!" I said.
"Hello, Sammie. How've ya been?" Louis asked.
"Louis, no time for all these. I've got some last minute changes to our plans. The five of us aren't going on tour," he said.
They all gaped at him. I gave him a confused look, too. What was he talking about?
"Liam, are you awake?" Harry asked, waving his hands in front of his face.
Liam just swatted it away, "Yea, Harry. I'm awake," he said.
"What are you talking about?" Zayn asked.
Liam grinned, "I mean, the six of us are going on tour," he said, looking at me. My eyes grew wide. Did he mean it?
"Sammie, what do you say? You can come on tour with us! You'll love it!" he assured me.
I was tongue-tied, so I just nodded vigorously, instead.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get packing!" Louis said, rushing into my room.
Harry and Zayn followed, leaving Liam and me in the entrance hall all to ourselves.
"What do you think?" Liam asked me.
"I think you've really gone mad," I told him.
"So you think this isn't a good way to start our relationship?" he asked.
"No..." I said.
"No?"
I shook my head, "I think it is the perfect way to start our relationship!" I said, giving him a peck on the lips before running into my room with the others.

Notes

Yea, I know this Danielle and Liam break up thing was on the TMH tour, but I needed to add something!!!


Sammie, sorry for making it so late. There is three of us now, it should go faster. We'll see. Hope you liked it!

~ Lily <3