An Unexpected Turn

I fell asleep at some point as I cried on my bed. I woke up at 2 in the morning feeling like crap. My eyes were swollen from crying and my hair a complete mess. I pick up my phone and see I have calls from Harry. That bastard. I didn't call him back, instead I was going to see if Niall could facetime with me. I needed to see his face and it should be about 9am in London so he'd be awake.
Rapidly Niall's face pops up on my screen.
"Hey beautiful." He says displaying his bright smile.
"I look like crap, Niall." he was too nice.
"You're still beautiful to me. What are you doing up so late?"
"Actually, I'm up early. I slept all day.."
"What's wrong, Mel?" surely he hadn't seen the tabloids.
"I'm just... Harry is cheating on me." his face turns from a happy one to a mad one.
"How fucking dare he?! I'll kill him, Mel!"
"Niall, please stop. It's not like I'm any better."
"That was different, Mel."
"How?! I cheated on him with you and it is what it is."
"Don't beat yourself over it please."
"I didn't want to invite you to my pity party. I really just wanted to see you..." at that last statement, Niall's eyes light up like the sun.
"Really, Mel? You have no idea how happy I am to hear that."
I couldn't help but smile at him.
-.-.-
Once the sun started to rise, I decided to call Harry. It wasn't a conversation I wanted to have over the phone, but being in Portland while he's in LA made it hard to travel between us.
"Love, I called you a thousand times yesterday! Are you ok?" Harry says as soon as he answers his phone.
"I'm ok."
A minute of awkward silence between us until Harry sighs and starts, "Babe, I know you saw the magazines but let me explain. Please."
"Go ahead." I wondered what bullshit he'd come up with.
"Ok, well I'll tell you right now they're all lies. It's a publicity stunt. She's going to be my co-star in the movie and they want us to be seen. Louis was with us both occasions. You can even ask him. Nothing happened. We only got close so paps could take the pics we needed them to take."
"I don't know, Harry."
I guess it made sense.. But it still hurt.
"Honey, please you have to believe me. Ask Louis."
"Louis is one of your best friends, he'd lie for you."
"He is one of my best mates but don't forget he's dating Hannah. He wouldn't lie to you and risk things with her." he was starting to convince me.
"I don't know, Harry. I don't know what else to say."
"Move to LA with me." he proposed out of nowhere.
"We already talked about this. I can't."
"Please. With you here, everything will be much easier. No misunderstandings."
"Harry, please understand that means leaving everything behind. We just got our life on track after the fire..."
"Louis is proposing to Hannah soon and moving her here. Please." my eyes widened and I felt a rush of happiness.
"Really?" I ask with a smile on my face.
"Yes, but please don't tell her that..."
"Of course not! I'm just so happy for her and excited."
"Melanie. Focus. Will you move to LA with me?"
"I'll think about it." I finally respond.
"Thank you, Mel. I love you, don't forget that."
-.-.-
I felt calmer after talking with Harry. I suppose it comes with the territory of dating a famous singer who is often portrayed as a womanizer. I wouldn't make a decision on moving until I got a chance to talk to Louis. I had to know what he had to say.
When I saw Hannah emerge from her room, I couldn't help put on a huge smile. She was going to be engaged soon, she's going to be so happy.
"Why are you so smiley this morning?" she asks with a suspicious look.
"Oh... Well, I talked to Harry and he explained everything to me. Still going to think about it, though." I didn't want her to suspect anything!
"Oh, well, that's good. I hope things work out between you two, Mel. Have you talked to Niall?" she knew me so well.
"Yeah, I couldnt help it."
I decided to walk to the Starbucks a few blocks down and called Louis while I walked.
"Hey, Mel. What's up?" he answers pretty cheerfully.
"I'm so-so. Louis, were you with Harry during the club and yacht photos?" I went straight to the point.
"I see you've seen the magazines. But yes I was there and nothing happened, Mel. They want them to be seen for future promotional purposes only. I'll tell you what, though, Harry is going to tell them he has a gf and to not pursue the fake costar relationship anymore. He was pretty freaked that you were mad."
"Well, of course I'd be mad! He would be, too, if the tables were turned."
"Mel, he loves you. Give him a break. He's been waiting for the opportunity to do a movie for a while now. He just wanted to not piss them off and accepted."

Well, then I guess I'm going to LA.

Notes

Sorry about formatting again. The site decided to be weird after I posted my last chapter. I'm sad that this story is coming to an end but I'm already working a (just) Harry fanfic. :D