TWO WEEKS LATER
*Liam's POV*
I knock on the door for the fifth time
"Renn? Love are you ok?" I ask, I can hear shuffling on the other side of the door for a few moments
"come in" her exausted and broken tone calls, I purse my lips and walk in to see her sitting on the edge of the bed, phone in hand, like she's waiting for someone to call.
"Darling, I asked if you're ok" I say quietly, afraid to spark a meltdown. For the past two weeks the slightest things cause her to break into a sobbing mess and for the past couple days it has sometimes even sparked a rage, one in which she ended up slapping Zayn.
"No Liam! I'm not ok!" She snaps angrily at me, flack. I back up a little
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry" I apologize quickly. She looks at me with tired and red eyes
"Liam! It's been two weeks! Two! Since the officers came by and we've heard nothing! Whoever took them has probably, k-ki-kill-killed! Them already!" She yells, tears fall from her eyes for probably the fifth time today. I quickly walk to her, shaking my head
"no, no, no don't think like that" I stop her, she glares at me
"I can't help it! What would you do!" She sobs. I gently pull her thin, shaking form into me
"I know, I'm sorry, but we have to have faith that your mom and sister are ok. I am so, so, sorry Renn" I shush her, she buries her face into my olive coloured shirt and sobs
"I'm so scared!" She cries. I pull her up into my lap and rock gently back and forth. singing softly. After a few minutes her cries quiet, but we remain rocking in silence untiil someone knocks at the door. I turn my head to see Niall leaning in, he has a grey tee shirt and sun bleached jeans.
"come in" i say softly. He crosses the room in two long stides and sits beside us. I smile softly at him
"hey princess" he says to Renn, she looks up at him and wipes under her eyes, taking a deep breath
"hey Nialler" she smiles briefly at him. He reaches out and pushes back a strand of her redish hair.
"how are you doing?" He asks her, I'm pretty sure Niall is the only one she hasn't snapped at. I'm not jealous, I'm just glad that she has someone to talk to, because she wont talk to us unless she's crying or yelling. Her and Niall were talking for what, an hour? Last night. Another knock at the door has all three of us turning
"I'm ok" she whispers to Niall as we look at the door, Zayn has my phone in his hand
"Liam, phone's for you" he says, I gently scoot Reen to Niall and stride to Zayn, taking my phone
"hello?" I answer
"Hi, this is Timothy Mcgee from the NCIS head quarters, is this, Liam Payne?" A young man asks. I frown, did my number get leaked again?
"um, yes, may I ask why you're calling?" I ask carefully, NCIS. Um, Doesn't that mean Navel Criminal Investigative Services... I think.
"We were calling for Renn Jostling, but she hasnt picked up her phone for the past day, so we called her emergancy contact" Timothy exclaims. I nod to myself
"um ok, Renn is a little, tied up right now. Can I take a message?" I ask
"yeah, well we were instructed to inform you about the death of Conner Matthews" My jaw drops. Conner, as in Renn's best friend? That kid? This is a joke
"you're kidding, this is a sick joke!" I defy him
"sir, I assure you this is not a joke. We would like to speak with Renn, she can be flown to washington DC tommorow"
"woah! Um, she is really emotionally unstable right now and I would like to be with her, as well as her-" Timothy cuts me off
"if you, Mr Payne as well as Mr. Malik, Horan, Styles and Tomlinson would like to accompany her, that will be fine" He says, I sigh in relief
"thank you, we will be there" I agree and hang up before turning to Renn who looks at me confused. I sigh and sit beside her
"Liam, what happened?" She asks me. I sigh and lean forward a litte, resting my elbows on my knees and crossing my hands
"Renn, I'm so sorry, Your friend Conner, was killed" I say quietly. Her eyes well with tears and Niall hugs her closer
"no, no! This is a sick joke! I- He can't be gone!" She sobs loudly, bringing the three other boys into the room
"I am so sorry baby, that was a man called Timothy Mcgee, they want to talk to you about Conner, our flight leaves tommorow morning." I tell her gently, her body shakes and she collapses into Niall. My heart aches at the sight of her pain and I blink away a tear.
"Why!?! I d-do-n't und-derst-and" She hiccups and continues with her harsh sobs. Niall and I share a look of disbelief. This is insane, she's going to go crazy. She's going to hurt herself if this keeps up. I can't let that happen
"Mate, let's get her packed" Zayn softly speaks from behind me. I look up at him and nod, he looks like sh*t honestly. There are dark circles under his eyes and his eyes are red and bloodshot. I stand with a groan, my muscles aching from the lack of sleep. I walk over to where my suitcases are and pull out the two biggest ones, begining to messily throw clothes in for both of us.
"Harry, Lou, go pack for yourselves" I hear Zayn tell them and soon after it's just Niall and I in the room. Renn has stopped crying and fell asleep. Niall gently pries himself from her grip and stands, tugging off his tear stained shirt and walking close to whisper to me
"I'm going to pack" I nod and listen as he leaves the house. I finish packing for Renn and I before heading out to the kitchen and turning on the oven, putting a few chicken legs in as well as starting vegtables and setting out plates. I need sleep.
I flop onto the couch and rub my face with a groan. I just need to think about this. Conner, that happy go lucky boy, is dead and had Navey connections. Ali and Renn's mom were kidnapped. Ethan hasn't been around all that often. Renn slapped Zayn... Yeah I didn't see that coming either
*Flashback*
"Angel, you have to talk babe" Zayn coaxes her, she glares at him harshly and he curses under his breath
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!" She shouts at him and he takes a cautious step towards her. She sniffs and wipes under her eyes before turning away from him. He rests a hand on his shoulder and she shrugs it off
"Don't touch me" She mutters lowly. He ignores her and wraps his arms around her shoulders, pulling her into his chest. She resist him but he pulls harder
"Come here" He gently tells her and rubs her back. Renn turns part way around and pushes him away, for a small girl she's quite strong, but not strong enough to move him far and he presses closer and she raises her hand, flicking it across Zayn's cheek. Not harshly or with much power, just enough to make him back off.
"Don't. Touch. Me" she speaks again her voice breaking as she hurries to our room and slams the door.
*Flashback Over*
But what's done is done, we can't change it and she did apolagize to him. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, letting it out in a sigh before re arranging things so I can lay down and close my eyes.
