Broken
Chapter seven:
When I wake up my leg is draped over Liam's legs and my arms hugging his waist. Slowly, I peel myself off of the boy and crawl out of the fort Liam made. My phone is placed on the night stand and I grab it from its spot. My feet quietly walk across the carpet floor and I hesitate before stepping onto the hardwood floor. The cold shocks my feet and I run into the living room and jump on the couch. I dial my mums number and it rings a couple times before she answers,"hello?"
"Hi mum." "Hi sweetie! I didn't recognize the number, how are you?" She asks, probably shocked I was calling her. "Can I...can I tell you something?" I ask playing with the hem of my shirt. "Anything" she says excited. "Mum... Liam came over two nights ago and we went to the fair yesterday" I tell her. "That's nice!" She exclaims. "I really like him mum." The other line goes silent. "I feel like he's the one. He's there for me and mum...can you guys come over tonight?" "Yeah, sure... What time?" She asks. "Six" I tell her. We say our goodbyes and I hang up. Liam walks in groggy and falls next to me. "How'd you sleep?"
"Good... I woke up because you left though" he blushes. We sit in a comfortable silence. "My mum and family are coming over for dinner tonight, I want you to meet them." Liam sighs and leans his head on my shoulder.
It's funny.
I feel like I've known Liam for how many years. We are so comfortable around each other. And the kiss. Was there any more to the kiss?
Liam laces his fingers with mine. "Can you cook well?" "I guess... Why?" Liam asks. "I don't know how to cook" I confess. Liam chuckles and sits up, "So am I going to do all the cooking for tonight?" "No, you'll tell me what to do!" I smile big. He rolls his eyes, "What am I making?" "We'll WE are going to make something easy."
"Spaghetti and meatballs" he suggest. "Sure... Lets go shopping" I grad his hands and pull him off the couch. "Amanda... I'm tired" he whines. "We don't have to change" I bargain. A smile forms on his face and I squeal. "Your so weird, Amanda" Liam wraps his arms around my waist. "But here you are, my best friend" I smile. "I'm your best friend?" He asks.
"yeah all my old friends don't want to talk to me" I pout my lips. Liam leans down and presses his lips against mine gently. "Hold up... We keep kissing, what does this mean?" I asks. "It means... I'm not leaving you" his fingers intertwine with mine. My eyes water and I lean my head on his chest. "I really like you" Liam whispers into my hair. "I like you too Liam..." I smile into his shoulder. "Lets go shopping..." Liam pulls me out the door.
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Liam stands by the stove balling the meat. I carefully chop the lettuce with my tongue poking of my mouth. "You seem really concentrated over there" Liam says. "I am... I'm afraid I'm going to cut my fingers off" I say. "I'll do it, you can do the meatballs" Liam takes the knife from me and I go to his spot. After fifteen minutes Liam has the salad done and I have finished my task. "Can I go get ready now?" I ask. "Yeah, I'm going to take a quick shower if that's okay" Liam washes his hands. "Go" I push his towards the bathroom.
My bones seem less noticeable now that I've been eating regularly. Everything seems perfect now. Except for one thing. My dad. He lost hope that I would ever come back. Only seeing him once since I came home.
I look at myself in the mirror, the skinny jeans I'm wearing are loose. My upper body is covered by a plain v-neck t-shirt. I am wearing high black converse that go up to my ankle.
The doorbell rings and I hurry to answer it. "Amanda!" Rebecca, my now 15 year old sister yells. I hug her tightly and my brother Jason, who is now 20, joins the embrace. "So where's Liam?" My mum winks at me. "He was talking a shower" I blush. "It smells good" Jason comments. "Thank you, I cooked everything" I put my hands in my hips. "If that's what you call watching me do most of everything then okay" Liam walks out from the bathroom, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. "Hello" Liam shakes my mums hand and then my brothers. Only a year older than Liam he glares at him for a moment. "Alright... So we can go sit in the living room" I clap my hands together. "Jason..." I grab his arm.
"What?" He asks. "Don't scare Liam" I slap him. "I'm not.. But if he hurts you" Jason warns. "He won't" I say harshly. "Wow you've gotten meaner" he jokes. He picks me up spins me "I've missed you." "Jason let me down!" I scream. Once I hit the ground I fall over and land on the cold tile. Jason laughs and helps me up. "Yeah, it's all fun and games until Amanda falls on the floor" I walk into the living room. Liam smiles at me and I sit next to him. He holds my hand and I bring my knees up to my chest. My mum looks at me and cringes. "What?" I ask. "Your shoes are on the couch" she whines."mum it's my house. I live alone and I can walk around with no pants on" I joke. Liam laughs next to me. "You did that when you lived with us" Rebecca rolls her eyes. That only makes Liam laugh harder. "Amanda guess who came by yesterday?" Jason asks. I raise my eyebrows. "Dylan" he grins. "Did he really? Does he know that I'm not interested in him anymore?" I gesture to Liam.
"We'll that's why he came" my mum says. "What why?" I ask confused. "Dylan said he saw you and Liam kiss at the fair" Rebecca claps. A blush rises to my cheeks.
"I'm going to check on the pasta" I get up and Liam follows. "What's wrong?" He asks. "I'm just embarrassed... We never broke up really so it's like weird" I shrug. He lifts my face up and kisses me. We set up dinner and Liam gets on my family's good side very quickly. "I'll have to come to your new place soon" I hug my mum and move onto my brother. "He breaks your heart, I break him" he whispers. "I missed you" I hug Rebecca. "Love you." They leave and I sigh and lean against the door and slide down. "C'mon babe" Liam picks me up bridal style and lies my on my bed. He takes my shoes off and my jeans. He takes his pants off and joins me on top of the blankets.
"I'm not even uncomfortable around you" I state. "That's kinda why your in your underwear with me" Liam grins. I grab his face and kiss him. His arms drape across my waist and he pulls me closer. "Liam James Payne I want to go to bed" I say as he starts to kiss my neck. "Alright love....go to bed" he kisses my head and I nuzzle into his chest.
"Hi mum." "Hi sweetie! I didn't recognize the number, how are you?" She asks, probably shocked I was calling her. "Can I...can I tell you something?" I ask playing with the hem of my shirt. "Anything" she says excited. "Mum... Liam came over two nights ago and we went to the fair yesterday" I tell her. "That's nice!" She exclaims. "I really like him mum." The other line goes silent. "I feel like he's the one. He's there for me and mum...can you guys come over tonight?" "Yeah, sure... What time?" She asks. "Six" I tell her. We say our goodbyes and I hang up. Liam walks in groggy and falls next to me. "How'd you sleep?"
"Good... I woke up because you left though" he blushes. We sit in a comfortable silence. "My mum and family are coming over for dinner tonight, I want you to meet them." Liam sighs and leans his head on my shoulder.
It's funny.
I feel like I've known Liam for how many years. We are so comfortable around each other. And the kiss. Was there any more to the kiss?
Liam laces his fingers with mine. "Can you cook well?" "I guess... Why?" Liam asks. "I don't know how to cook" I confess. Liam chuckles and sits up, "So am I going to do all the cooking for tonight?" "No, you'll tell me what to do!" I smile big. He rolls his eyes, "What am I making?" "We'll WE are going to make something easy."
"Spaghetti and meatballs" he suggest. "Sure... Lets go shopping" I grad his hands and pull him off the couch. "Amanda... I'm tired" he whines. "We don't have to change" I bargain. A smile forms on his face and I squeal. "Your so weird, Amanda" Liam wraps his arms around my waist. "But here you are, my best friend" I smile. "I'm your best friend?" He asks.
"yeah all my old friends don't want to talk to me" I pout my lips. Liam leans down and presses his lips against mine gently. "Hold up... We keep kissing, what does this mean?" I asks. "It means... I'm not leaving you" his fingers intertwine with mine. My eyes water and I lean my head on his chest. "I really like you" Liam whispers into my hair. "I like you too Liam..." I smile into his shoulder. "Lets go shopping..." Liam pulls me out the door.
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Liam stands by the stove balling the meat. I carefully chop the lettuce with my tongue poking of my mouth. "You seem really concentrated over there" Liam says. "I am... I'm afraid I'm going to cut my fingers off" I say. "I'll do it, you can do the meatballs" Liam takes the knife from me and I go to his spot. After fifteen minutes Liam has the salad done and I have finished my task. "Can I go get ready now?" I ask. "Yeah, I'm going to take a quick shower if that's okay" Liam washes his hands. "Go" I push his towards the bathroom.
My bones seem less noticeable now that I've been eating regularly. Everything seems perfect now. Except for one thing. My dad. He lost hope that I would ever come back. Only seeing him once since I came home.
I look at myself in the mirror, the skinny jeans I'm wearing are loose. My upper body is covered by a plain v-neck t-shirt. I am wearing high black converse that go up to my ankle.
The doorbell rings and I hurry to answer it. "Amanda!" Rebecca, my now 15 year old sister yells. I hug her tightly and my brother Jason, who is now 20, joins the embrace. "So where's Liam?" My mum winks at me. "He was talking a shower" I blush. "It smells good" Jason comments. "Thank you, I cooked everything" I put my hands in my hips. "If that's what you call watching me do most of everything then okay" Liam walks out from the bathroom, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. "Hello" Liam shakes my mums hand and then my brothers. Only a year older than Liam he glares at him for a moment. "Alright... So we can go sit in the living room" I clap my hands together. "Jason..." I grab his arm.
"What?" He asks. "Don't scare Liam" I slap him. "I'm not.. But if he hurts you" Jason warns. "He won't" I say harshly. "Wow you've gotten meaner" he jokes. He picks me up spins me "I've missed you." "Jason let me down!" I scream. Once I hit the ground I fall over and land on the cold tile. Jason laughs and helps me up. "Yeah, it's all fun and games until Amanda falls on the floor" I walk into the living room. Liam smiles at me and I sit next to him. He holds my hand and I bring my knees up to my chest. My mum looks at me and cringes. "What?" I ask. "Your shoes are on the couch" she whines."mum it's my house. I live alone and I can walk around with no pants on" I joke. Liam laughs next to me. "You did that when you lived with us" Rebecca rolls her eyes. That only makes Liam laugh harder. "Amanda guess who came by yesterday?" Jason asks. I raise my eyebrows. "Dylan" he grins. "Did he really? Does he know that I'm not interested in him anymore?" I gesture to Liam.
"We'll that's why he came" my mum says. "What why?" I ask confused. "Dylan said he saw you and Liam kiss at the fair" Rebecca claps. A blush rises to my cheeks.
"I'm going to check on the pasta" I get up and Liam follows. "What's wrong?" He asks. "I'm just embarrassed... We never broke up really so it's like weird" I shrug. He lifts my face up and kisses me. We set up dinner and Liam gets on my family's good side very quickly. "I'll have to come to your new place soon" I hug my mum and move onto my brother. "He breaks your heart, I break him" he whispers. "I missed you" I hug Rebecca. "Love you." They leave and I sigh and lean against the door and slide down. "C'mon babe" Liam picks me up bridal style and lies my on my bed. He takes my shoes off and my jeans. He takes his pants off and joins me on top of the blankets.
"I'm not even uncomfortable around you" I state. "That's kinda why your in your underwear with me" Liam grins. I grab his face and kiss him. His arms drape across my waist and he pulls me closer. "Liam James Payne I want to go to bed" I say as he starts to kiss my neck. "Alright love....go to bed" he kisses my head and I nuzzle into his chest.
THANKS BABE
8/28/13