Until Next Time (Liam Payne)

Everyone is up early, home style breakfast on the table. Biscuits, gravy, sausage, bacon, grits, eggs and anything you want to drink. The whole is house is a-buzz with excitement. We all chip in loading things into the SUV, since the house hasn't been opened up this season, a lot of things have to be taken over there. Thankfully most of the important things are kept there and will just have to be dusted off or shaken out. Were on the road in an hour. There's a small Wal mart on the exit we have to get off of, so we'll stop there and pick up food and alcohol there. Its an old, no frills one so were in and out in 45 minutes. Two carts full of stuff that hopefully will last 36 hours. Everyone else is bringing supplies also but you never can tell just how much a group of close to 20 can eat.
On the way I explain a few things about us, being my friends and me. We are just down home country kids. What you see is what you get. Hunting, fishing, football and church is what life revolves around. And by football I mean American football, SEC to be exact. We don't hold anything back and love with all our heart. No false pretenses, its just us. We dont care who you are or how much money you have. Look us in the eye with the truth and save the bull shit for someone else.
You can see the lake from the road and we cross over several bridges on the way. Thankfully there was adequate rain this spring to keep the water levels up. We turn onto a gravel road that goes back to my family's lake house. It looks as if we are driving through a pine forest then it opens up into a clearing where the house sits. The land had been in my family for some time but it was never really used until my dad built the house here. He designed it himself. A log house with a wrap around porch, perfect for just relaxing. Several rocking chairs lined up and a hamock hung in one of the corners adorn the side porch. Inside is open and airy. Wide plank harwood floors in the one huge family room with ample seating, a TV, massive rock fireplace, a game room, a kitchen with a bar to the right and the bedrooms on either side and on the second floor, with a balcony over looking it all.
The guys are really excited about some down time and just relaxing. I explain that everyone will have to share a bedroom so start picking your bunk mate. Liam looks at me and does the motions of 'you and me' and gives me the thumbs up. I tell everyone what needs to be done and we get started because everyone else will start arriving shortly and were going to want to get out on the lake. Bags are being brought in from the vehicle, windows and shutters opened. Ceiling fans dusted and turned on, beds made, pilot light lit, water and water heater turned on. Chad and Kayla are the first to arrive. I make introductions. They've heard of the group and them, act as if its no big deal and go on. Everyone else trickles in, same thing, introductions blah blah and that's it.
Liam pull me to the side, "So, no one really cares?"
"Nope, could care less, were just out here to have a good time and relax. "
Everyone is getting along great, making snide sarcastic comments to and about each other, catching up and asking the guys questions about life in the UK. We all head down to the boat house and dock to get the boat in the water. April stopped by her parents place first to pick up their boat and she's coming around the bend. We have two pontoons between us so that should hold all of us. The guys have the coolers loaded with beer, wine coolers, water and sodas. We've also packed sandwich supplies and snack stuff. The boat cranks after a couple of tries and were out on the water. April brought the radio and quickly gets it cranked with Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and The Band Perry, just to name a few. We take the boats around the lake looking at the houses along the shore. Our once lazy lake is slowly but surely becoming a weekend haven for new families, new houses being built everywhere. We throw the tubes and knee boards out for fun and take turns dragging each other all over the lake laughing til our sides hurt. The only one seeming somewhat apprehensive is Zayn. He cant swim. He hasn't removed his life vest, though he does seem to be having a good time. We all settle down to eat a little and Jeff has a great idea to show the guys how to catch catfish. He knows of this place where you are guaranteed to catch one. There all for it. What they don't know is, its done by hand, not with a rod and reel. We make our way over to the spot. When we arrive Jeff hops out of the boat and they follow somewhat hesitantly. He then explains what they do and Niall says no, he isn't putting his guitar fingers in a fishes mouth to be bit off. So it is decided that Jeff will catch, they will watch. It doesn't take long for him to catch a four foot long catfish. You would have thought it was a shark. Guys jumping back in the boat faster than lightning. Definitely our laugh for the weekend.
We head back out and anchor in a deep area not far from our dock, tie the boats together and just sit back, drink, and reminisce on the good 'ol days.The guys sit back and listen and occasionally ask questions. I'm sitting in Liam's lap leaned back against him, wishing this weekend wouldn't end. His arms wrapped around me I can feel his breath on my neck. Everyone is getting sleepy from the water and alcohol so we pull the boats in and help April tie hers up. Everything is unloaded and taken back up to the house. As everyone is headed in to get cleaned up, I grab Liam's hand and start walking towards the water. He is a little confused but follows anyway a few steps behind. As were walking I take my shirt off and throw it at him. Next the shorts. He follows suit. By the time we reach the water I take off my bikini bottoms and walk into the water, he follows. We walk out to wear we are just covered. I wrap my arms around his neck and tell him what a wonderful relaxing weekend I have had. He thanks me for inviting them and wouldn't have missed it for the world. He passionately kisses me. The shedding of clothes down the bank has him rather aroused. Its pitch black out. Nothing but the moon and stars to see us. We stand there kissing and holding in each other. I can never get over just how handsome he is. To me, he is perfect. He lifts me up and I feel his hardness on my stomach and adjust myself for him to enter me, never moving our eyes from each other. His hardness takes my breath away, its something I hope I never get used to. We kiss and make love out in the water for what seemed like an eternity. It was perfect. So sweet, so tender. We move closer to the dock to have something to steady ourselves with. The water movement against the shore drowns out any moans and deep breaths taken. At times it almost more than I can stand. Its all I can do not to leave marks on him. We both reach our climax within seconds of each other. Catching our breath, we look at each other, forehead to forehead, smile, kiss and just stand there holding each other, knowing tomorrow will be the last day.
Finding our clothes heading back up to the house proved to be rather difficult yet a funny endeavor. Most everyone had gone to their rooms. Louis and Harry were watching some TV and thanked me immensely for inviting them, it was something they really needed. Just to get away from it all. We go to bed and I sleep in his arms.
The next morning everyone slowly gets up, we have til lunch before we have to leave so everyone just takes it easy til then. Some go down to the dock and throw a line in seeing if anything is biting, while the others snag a lawn chair and commence to getting their tan on. After eating lunch everything gets packed up or thrown away. My parents will be coming down next weekend so I was told to just lock up and leave everything on. As we pull away I turn and look at Liam, he has a solemn look on his face.
"I didn't want it to end"
"I don't think any of us wanted it to." Zayn says, and they all agree.
Tonight they will be in a different city, possibly a different time zone. I will be back in Nashville, alone.
We pull into the tiny airport and its all I can do not to cry. A tiny tear escapes my eye, I try to hide it. Liam sees it and wipes it away.
"I know this is hard, its hard on me also. We'll be together again soon. I promise."
I nod knowing we will be, but knowing it wont be soon enough.
I decided to drive back to Atlanta and take a plane from there. I'm in a daze. Down. On the verge of breaking out in sobs. I hold it together, until I get home. I walk in the door, go to my room and loose it.
When did I fall in love with him?

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