Chapter 9

Brie's POV
1 week later

I wake up with an intense pain in my stomach.I escape from Harry's grip and run wearily to the bathroom.Then I fall to my knees in front of the toilet.I start to empty out my stomach contents.I feel a pair of hands pull my hair out of the way and start to rub my back.When I stop throwing up,my throat hurts.I flush the toilet and lean back into Harry's chest.I close my eyes,I feel terrible.He puts a hand on my forehead.

"I think you have a fever.Come on."

He picks me up and carries me downstairs to the kitchen.He set me down on the counter and start looking through a cabinet above the sink.He pulls out a pink bottle and starts to measure some out.He hands it to me and gets me a glass of water.I swallow the medicine and quickly chug the water.He picks me back up and carries me to my bed.I look at the clock,it's 9:30.I guess I had to get up at some point.He crawls back in next to me and he pulls me close.His phone beeps on my nightstand.He picks it up and looks at it,then he puts it back down.

"Who was it?"

"Maria."

"What's up?"

"She want me to go shopping with her.But my girl is sick,so I'm staying here."

"No you should go.The fans need to think that you and Maria are still together."

"I'm staying here with you."

"Please,I'll get Niall or someone to take care of me.Go shopping with her,the fans need to believe it's real."

"You sure?"

"Yes I'm sure."

Fine,but I'll be checking in on you."

"Okay,go.Have fun."

He kisses my forehead nd walks out.I pick up my phone and tyext Niall.

Me: How good are you playing doctor?

Nialler:Why? You okay?

Me: No,I need a doctor

He dosen't reply.Suddenly,he bursts into the room.

"Does somebody need a doctor?" he says in his announcer voice.

I giggle.He come over and kneels in front of my bed.

"You okay Brie?"

"I feel terrible thanks for asking."

"Where's Harry?"

"Maria called and asked if he wanted to go shopping.I insisted him to go make sure the fans knew that they are together.So,be my doctor?"

"Of course."

Harry's POV

I change into a pair of jeans and a blazer.I grab my walletand get out to my car.I told Maria that I'd meet her at the mall.I honestly didn't want to go,I wanted to stay home with Brie.But the fans do need to think that we are dating.Urg,I'm torn.I hop in the car and drive to the mall.I put on my sunglasses and go inside.I meet Maria at starbucks.She kisses my cheek and we sit down.

"So,how've you been?"

"Good,except Brie's sick."

"Aww,that's just too bad."

We order coffee and sit down and start talking.We talk mostly about her,I always hated when she just talk about herself.I took another sip of my coffee listening to her sob story.Her father bought her the wrong color car,she feels so misunderstood by her parents.I listen to her story.I'm stuck heretalking to a spoiled,stuck brat when I should be home taking care of mt sick girlfriend.I mentally slap myself.Why didn't you just stay home Haz?After coffee,she brags me to Victoria's Secret.She wants my opinion on which bra looks better on her.One that isn't stuffed with ten pounds of padding I want to say.I picked a plai pink one over a cheetah print one.Now it's off the couch,She needs a new bag.I doubt that,she has about one hundred of them.When we are done,we pass a sport store.The hockey sticks in the window make me think of Brie and how I should be home with her.Maria grabs my hand and pulls me into a perfume shop.It smells like straight up whore in here.After gagging over about ten perfumes,she drags me into a shoe store.This isn't so bad.There's a few paira os shoes in here I'd actually wear.I pick up a pair of high top,Brie would love these .I text Lou and ask her shoe size.An seven and a half,I find the pair and meet Maria at checkout.

"For you?"she scrunches up her face.

"No,for Brie."

"Ohh,"she trails off.

I pay for the shoes and help Maria with her bags.She has about five or six huge bags.I carry them to her car and put them in the back.

"Thanks Hazza,"she kisses me.

She gets in her car and drives off.I practically runn to mine and drive home.I meet Liam,Louis,and Zayn in the living roomwhan I get home.

"How is she?"

"She won't stop throwing up and she's runing high fever."Liam answers.

I run up the stairs to her room.She laying in bed with Niall.She looks sickly pale.I walk to her side of the bed and kneel in front of her.

"How are you doing?"

"Terribly.How was shopping?"

"Okay.I got you something."

"You didn't have to."

"It's to make it up for not being here."

I hand her the bag and she pulls the shoebox out of it.She flips the lid and her whole face light up.http://file:///C:/Users/estefani/Pictures/bries_high_tops.jpg

"Oh Styles,these must have cost a lot."

"Only the best for you."

She rolls her eyes and gives me a hug.

"Thank you."

"You are very welcome."

"I guess I'll let you take over Harry,"Niall says getting out of bed.

"Thanks Nialler,for everything."

"No problem."

He walks out of the room.I kick my shoes off and crawl into bed.It doesn't last long,she gets up and runs to the bathroom.I follow her and pull the hair put of her face.She throws up for about a minute then flushes the toilet.She wipes her mouth off and I help her stand up.We walk back to her bed and lay down.

"What's wrong with her?"

"I don't know love.I'll take you to the doctor tomorrow to get you checked out."

"Okay."

She snuggles up into my chest.She's so hot it scares me,I hold her close as I can.Later she get hungry.I switch off with Niall and go to make her some soup.I grab the can out of the cabinet and put it in a bowl.I throw it in the microwave and wait tll it's doen.When I come back upstairs,Niall and Brie are both in the bathroon.

"Shh Brie it's okay,"Niall says.

I put the soup down and go help her.Niall rubs her back while I clean her.We both help her back to bed,then Niall goes back downstairs.I sit her up and try to feed her soup.She gets about fivr spoon fulls in and tells me she can't eat anymore.I'm not going to force her to eat it .She lays back down and I put the soup in the nightstand.She puts Jack and Jill on and cuddles up next to me again.In the middle of it she falls asleep.I trun the tv off and take the soup downstairs.

"She okay?"Zayn asks.

"Yeah,she's sleeping right now.Which is good."

"She's thrown up a total of twenty three times today,"Niall says.

"My mum thinks it's a stomach virus,"Lou adds.

"That's what it sounds like,"Liam agrees.

I go back upstairs to find her sleeping.I get back into bed and hold her close to me.A little while later,my phone beeps.

Maria: My place ;)

Me: Nope,taking care of my girl

Maria: I thought I was your girl :(

Me:You know that we are not dating

Maria: But I thought what we had was special

Me: Maria,, it was never special. you were rubbing up every guys leg every time we went out. You knew about Brie last week.

Maria: fine have it your way

I put my phone down.I hate to admit it but Maria in a total slut.Everytime we went out,she'd been flirting with all these other guys pactically throwing herself at them.She wears the most revealing clothes ever and covers her face in heavy make-up.It disgusts me,but it's what Simon wants.I really wish I didn't care about what Simon wanted.But I do and I follow it.Brie starts to stir.She sit up,tears roll down her cheeks.

"You alright love?"

"Just a nightmare."

"I'll protect you."

I pull her close and kiss the top of her head.She leans her head in my chest and tries t go back to sleep.Soon all I can hear is her soft snores.Niall comes into the room.

"Need to switch off?"

"Erm yeah."

I slide off the bed and Niall crawls in with her.He pulled her into his chest and stroked her hair.I grab my phone of the nightstand and go to my room.I sit down on my bed and dial Maria's number.

"Hey baby,"she answered.

"We need to talk."

"Okay talk."

"You know that you and I fake date.It's nothing more than an act.I'm together with Brie,you know that."

"Why are you even with her? I thought you had a thing for older women,not children."

"Brie's not a child.She has more dignity and self worth then you."

"Yeah right,whatever Hazza.You deserve a women,not a child.I could be that women."

"No thank you.This conversation is over,we are acting nothing more."

I hang up.I'm so done with this fake relationship.I change out of my clothes and put on some sweatpants.When I go back into Brie's room,Niall is asleep holding her.I turn the light off and close the door behind me.Then I go downstairs and sit on the couch with Lou.

"Why aren't you with Brie?"he asks.

"Niall fell asleep with her."

"You okay?"

"Yeah,I just don't want to pretend to be with Maria anymore."

He pats my shoulder,"It's okay,I'm sure it won't be for too much longer."

I want to believe him,but a part of me said it wasn't true.