She's Not Afraid!
Secrets.
Bri’s POV
“Wait! Are you serious? You want Lacey and I to come on tour with you? For 7 and a half months? You just met us! What if we kill you?” I ramble. He shakes his head and grabs my arm, “Bri, we trust you guys and Harry really likes Lacey. I really like you. We want to see what can come out of this.” I nod and then start to think. It would be really fun to go on tour with them! Plus Lacey and I don’t really have much to do here anyway; I mean we’re not going to school! Lacey would probably say yeah right? I grin at Liam, “If Lacey says she wants to go then I would be honored to go with you.” He claps his hands together, “Brilliant!” I laugh, “How do you think Lacey and Harry are doing?” he shrugs, “Harry told me he was taking her bowling.” “Really!? Lacey loves bowling! She’s amazing at it!” He leans against my bedroom wall, “So is Harry! I swear those two are perfect for each other!” I stand and walk over to my picture book, “Yeah, it was one of the few things her dad taught her before everything happened.” I stare at the book and then open it. A memory comes back from that day…
When Lacey and Bri were 10
“Daddy! I want the blue ball!” Lacey points excitedly to a big sparkly blue ball. “Ok sweetie!” he grabs it and hands it to Lacey. I squeal as I look at the pink ball, “Can I have that one please?” he grabs it, “Sure pumpkin! Here you go.” I grab the pink ball and walk towards Lacey, “How do you play?” we both ask. “Well, all you need to do is roll this ball down the lane. He demonstrates and we try to copy what he just did. Lacey goes first and she gets a strike. “Yay! Lacey! That was awesome!!!” I jump. She turns and has a huge smile on her face, “I did it! She jumps and hugs me then Mr. Daniels walks over and lifts us on his shoulders, “That was awesome!” we giggle and he sets us down. I pick up my pink ball again and roll it down the lane and I ended up hitting a spare! I smile and hug Lacey. We were there for what seemed like eternity. It was so fun, everything was perfect! Or so it seemed. Not everything is what it seems. End of flashback!
I sigh at the memory. After that day nothing was ever the same. My parents were barely home, I was raised by nannies, and Lacey lost both of her parents soon after that day. I remember when she had to move in with me because her parents basically disowned her; she was so heartbroken. I close the book and notice that Liam was still here with me, “What happened?” I shake my head, “Nothing just got caught up in my head.” He looks like he doesn’t believe me, “Bri what really happened?” I turn and sigh, “Lacey and I used to bowl with her dad. It was honestly the last nice memory of her dad.” He looks confused, “Wait, how old was she? Like 16?” I shake my head, “She was 10. She had to move in with me when she turned 14.” He gasps, “Really? Why?” I shrug, “It’s not my story to tell. I hope she tells Harry though. It’ll explain some things.” “Is that why she doesn’t like to fall in love?” I stick my hand out and tilt it side to side, “Kind of. It’s only part of the reason.” He nods understandingly, “I get it.” I inwardly laugh. If only you did get it Liam, if only you did. Lacey’s POV
We’re on the top of the roof of my house, gazing at stars when Harry brakes the silence, “Lacey, what happened the day we were in Disney World.” I close my eyes; I knew this would come up. Should I just tell him? Or would I just loo even more damaged? I sit up and play with my thumbs, “Some stuff you said triggered something in the past.” He sits up and looks interested, “What did it trigger?” I look away from my thumbs and to the sky, “I had a boyfriend. I thought he was perfect. He screamed perfection and he took me as I was. Or so I thought. He did some pretty bad things when we were in high school, but I didn’t care because well, every girl loves a bad boy right? Well after I turned 16 I decided that I loved him. I told him and he was ecstatic I never thought love could fell so awesome. But shit was I wrong. A few months after that he started to do things to me. He would...” I start to feel the tears threatening to spill out of my eyes I breathe, “He would hurt me. He would tell me I deserved it because it was my fault for falling in love with him. He would say I didn’t deserve him or anything else I had. I’m stubborn so I would retaliate and hit him and yell back, my comments never harmed him, he would just laugh and continue to hurt me.” I look over at Harry to see his jaw clenched and his hands in fists. I kiss his cheeks and he calms down, “Did he ever hurt you physically?” I nod and lift my skirt up a little higher to where he used to cut me. He runs his hand along one of the biggest scares, “Anywhere else?” I tug down at the sleeve of my shirt and he sees it. This is the scare that holds way too many painful memories. He runs his hand down the length of the scar. It starts at the tip of my arm and down in between my shoulder blades. He looks angry, sad, and irritated all rolled into one. I put my sleeve back onto my shoulder and adjust my skirt. He sighs and looks up to the sky, “I’m so sorry Lacey. What did your parents say?” I chuckle, “They didn’t really care. I got kicked out of the house when I was 14 and had to move in with Bri.” He grabs my waist and brings me close to him, “I wish I could make the bad memories go away for you Lacey. I really do. I promise I won’t do anything like this to you.” I nod, “I know you won’t. All I’m afraid of is you realizing I’m not amazing and you leave.” I he hugs me and whispers, “I won’t let you go. You just have to promise the same.” I put my pinky out, “I promise, Mr. Harold Edward Styles, that I will not leave you if there is not a valid reason.” He laughs and wraps his pinky around mine, “And I promise, Ms. Lacey Jack Daniels, that I won’t leave or let you go with or without a valid reason.” I laugh and kiss him, “You’re going to be the death of my Harry.” He sets me on his lap, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.” I hit his chest and hug him, “Thanks for not freaking out.” He hugs me tighter, “Thanks for going on tour with me.” I smile, “It’s my pleasure.” We stay on the roof for 15 more minutes until we decide we need to go inside. We get of the roof and open the door everyone is watching movies and eating. I smile and look at my new group of friends. All I can think about though is how hard and fast I’m falling for Harry. I look at him and see that he’s already staring. He smiles that cute dimple smile of his and that's when it hits me. I'm going on tour with One Direction!
“Wait! Are you serious? You want Lacey and I to come on tour with you? For 7 and a half months? You just met us! What if we kill you?” I ramble. He shakes his head and grabs my arm, “Bri, we trust you guys and Harry really likes Lacey. I really like you. We want to see what can come out of this.” I nod and then start to think. It would be really fun to go on tour with them! Plus Lacey and I don’t really have much to do here anyway; I mean we’re not going to school! Lacey would probably say yeah right? I grin at Liam, “If Lacey says she wants to go then I would be honored to go with you.” He claps his hands together, “Brilliant!” I laugh, “How do you think Lacey and Harry are doing?” he shrugs, “Harry told me he was taking her bowling.” “Really!? Lacey loves bowling! She’s amazing at it!” He leans against my bedroom wall, “So is Harry! I swear those two are perfect for each other!” I stand and walk over to my picture book, “Yeah, it was one of the few things her dad taught her before everything happened.” I stare at the book and then open it. A memory comes back from that day…
When Lacey and Bri were 10
“Daddy! I want the blue ball!” Lacey points excitedly to a big sparkly blue ball. “Ok sweetie!” he grabs it and hands it to Lacey. I squeal as I look at the pink ball, “Can I have that one please?” he grabs it, “Sure pumpkin! Here you go.” I grab the pink ball and walk towards Lacey, “How do you play?” we both ask. “Well, all you need to do is roll this ball down the lane. He demonstrates and we try to copy what he just did. Lacey goes first and she gets a strike. “Yay! Lacey! That was awesome!!!” I jump. She turns and has a huge smile on her face, “I did it! She jumps and hugs me then Mr. Daniels walks over and lifts us on his shoulders, “That was awesome!” we giggle and he sets us down. I pick up my pink ball again and roll it down the lane and I ended up hitting a spare! I smile and hug Lacey. We were there for what seemed like eternity. It was so fun, everything was perfect! Or so it seemed. Not everything is what it seems. End of flashback!
I sigh at the memory. After that day nothing was ever the same. My parents were barely home, I was raised by nannies, and Lacey lost both of her parents soon after that day. I remember when she had to move in with me because her parents basically disowned her; she was so heartbroken. I close the book and notice that Liam was still here with me, “What happened?” I shake my head, “Nothing just got caught up in my head.” He looks like he doesn’t believe me, “Bri what really happened?” I turn and sigh, “Lacey and I used to bowl with her dad. It was honestly the last nice memory of her dad.” He looks confused, “Wait, how old was she? Like 16?” I shake my head, “She was 10. She had to move in with me when she turned 14.” He gasps, “Really? Why?” I shrug, “It’s not my story to tell. I hope she tells Harry though. It’ll explain some things.” “Is that why she doesn’t like to fall in love?” I stick my hand out and tilt it side to side, “Kind of. It’s only part of the reason.” He nods understandingly, “I get it.” I inwardly laugh. If only you did get it Liam, if only you did. Lacey’s POV
We’re on the top of the roof of my house, gazing at stars when Harry brakes the silence, “Lacey, what happened the day we were in Disney World.” I close my eyes; I knew this would come up. Should I just tell him? Or would I just loo even more damaged? I sit up and play with my thumbs, “Some stuff you said triggered something in the past.” He sits up and looks interested, “What did it trigger?” I look away from my thumbs and to the sky, “I had a boyfriend. I thought he was perfect. He screamed perfection and he took me as I was. Or so I thought. He did some pretty bad things when we were in high school, but I didn’t care because well, every girl loves a bad boy right? Well after I turned 16 I decided that I loved him. I told him and he was ecstatic I never thought love could fell so awesome. But shit was I wrong. A few months after that he started to do things to me. He would...” I start to feel the tears threatening to spill out of my eyes I breathe, “He would hurt me. He would tell me I deserved it because it was my fault for falling in love with him. He would say I didn’t deserve him or anything else I had. I’m stubborn so I would retaliate and hit him and yell back, my comments never harmed him, he would just laugh and continue to hurt me.” I look over at Harry to see his jaw clenched and his hands in fists. I kiss his cheeks and he calms down, “Did he ever hurt you physically?” I nod and lift my skirt up a little higher to where he used to cut me. He runs his hand along one of the biggest scares, “Anywhere else?” I tug down at the sleeve of my shirt and he sees it. This is the scare that holds way too many painful memories. He runs his hand down the length of the scar. It starts at the tip of my arm and down in between my shoulder blades. He looks angry, sad, and irritated all rolled into one. I put my sleeve back onto my shoulder and adjust my skirt. He sighs and looks up to the sky, “I’m so sorry Lacey. What did your parents say?” I chuckle, “They didn’t really care. I got kicked out of the house when I was 14 and had to move in with Bri.” He grabs my waist and brings me close to him, “I wish I could make the bad memories go away for you Lacey. I really do. I promise I won’t do anything like this to you.” I nod, “I know you won’t. All I’m afraid of is you realizing I’m not amazing and you leave.” I he hugs me and whispers, “I won’t let you go. You just have to promise the same.” I put my pinky out, “I promise, Mr. Harold Edward Styles, that I will not leave you if there is not a valid reason.” He laughs and wraps his pinky around mine, “And I promise, Ms. Lacey Jack Daniels, that I won’t leave or let you go with or without a valid reason.” I laugh and kiss him, “You’re going to be the death of my Harry.” He sets me on his lap, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.” I hit his chest and hug him, “Thanks for not freaking out.” He hugs me tighter, “Thanks for going on tour with me.” I smile, “It’s my pleasure.” We stay on the roof for 15 more minutes until we decide we need to go inside. We get of the roof and open the door everyone is watching movies and eating. I smile and look at my new group of friends. All I can think about though is how hard and fast I’m falling for Harry. I look at him and see that he’s already staring. He smiles that cute dimple smile of his and that's when it hits me. I'm going on tour with One Direction!
Notes
I tried to give you guys a glimpse into Lacey's past! hope you enjoyed it! i'm excited for the next chapter!! All i have to say about it.... AWWWW<3Xoxo, Ally
11/30/13