*Cat’s POV*

Okay, so, I wasn’t sure how to take everything from here. I was a little nervous, I’ll admit, but I’d be lying if I wasn’t scared out of my wits right now. Louis had his back to me, leaning on his counter, trying to think. The whole shock deal about me popping up in the middle of his mini concert was starting to subside. I could tell questions were building up in his head and he was trying to figure out which one to ask first.

I was sitting in his dining room chair. The anticipation was killing me. I stood up, not moving from where I was standing now. I watched as he slowly raised an arm with one finger pointed. He slowly turned. Not even a second after he turned to face me he brought that pointed finger to his face to cover his eyes. “I can’t do this…” He muttered, rushing over to the kitchen threshold and resting an elbow against the doorway. His was facing me again. “I want to ask you ‘why?’, but then I realized that I just fucking confessed to you! In front of a crowd at that! That bastard! I bet he knew you’d be there!”

Honestly, I wondered if he remembered I was in the room as he started cursing Colton under his breath. “Louis…” I started, my voice soft trying to get his attention.

He turned around faster than a bullet. “No! No! No!” He charged toward me, his anger toward Colton finally giving him the courage to face me. He grabbed me by my upper arms, slightly shaking me. “Don’t you see? Your face will be everywhere! Not only that but as Louis Tomlinson’s lost love or… something like that.” He quickly let go, quickly rubbing his face and running hand through his hair. “Gah! I’m an idiot! I shouldn’t have listened to him!”

He slumped into the chair, resting his elbows on his knees and burying his face in his hands. He went completely silent for a moment before he threw his hands out in shock. “Shit! I forgot about him and left him there!”

Okay, he was starting to get out of hand. He was about to get up but I quickly grabbed him by the shoulders, forcing him back down in his seat. “Louis! Chill out! Colton’s perfectly capable of taking care of himself.”

“I know! It’s just- wait, you know Colton?”

He looked up at me, slightly confused. Shit, I thought. I didn’t deny it, but I kept my mouth clamped shut. I looked away from him, not saying anything. He took my hand that was still placed on his shoulder. “Cat… come on, don’t you think you’ve kept enough from me?”

“I’m trying not to get you involved.” I simply stated, still refusing to look at him.

I heard a soft sigh escape him. He stood up, his other hand touching my chin and forcing me to look up at him. “Remember the last time you tried that with me? History tends to repeat itself, Cat.” He said softly to me.

I felt him give my hand a soft squeeze. I swallowed. What was with this? How in the world was Louis so very much able to get away with whatever he wanted to know? “Yeah.” I replied. “I know. That’s exactly what’s happening too.”

He cocked his head, a little confused. “Michelle.” I said. “She’s looking for me. She wants me dead.”

Louis’ eyes went up in shock. His arms fell to his side. He sank back down into the chair, quickly returning into the position he was in earlier with his face buried into his hands. He was silent, but I knew he was piecing everything together. What happened next happened so fast I could barely register what happened. Louis quickly grabbed the glass coffee cup on the table and quickly threw it against the wall. The quickness and sound of shattering glass shocked me. “That bastard! He lied to me!” Louis screamed.

“Louis! Louis!” I said, reaching toward him and grabbing his arm to keep him from storming outside and finding Colton.

He quickly turned around. He was clearly pissed. “What, Cat!? That bastard tricked me into putting your face into the papers! Because of that Michelle has a bigger chance of finding you and killing you!”

“I know! I know!” I said. “It was a set up though.” He blinked some. I toned my voice down, hoping it would calm him down some. “We both knew what was going to happen and we wanted it to happen.”

I felt the muscles in his arm relax as he sighed, running a hand through his hair. “I … I haven’t seen you in so long, yet you come back with news like this. I’m a bit overwhelmed with emotions right now.”

I thought for a brief moment. “Let’s… go upstairs.” I said, he locking eyes with me again. “I’ll explain everything that has been happening up until now.”

He nodded, indication an ‘okay.’ I let go of his arm and he led the way.