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arms. It’s comforting. I know he is the only other person who would grieve , other than my parents if we had lost her. If we do lose her, he’s the only one who would show up.

Chapter 8
    Liam
    “She will be fine.” I tell Layla while I squeeze her. I don’t know how to comfort any other way than with hugs. Part of me feels that my arms are reserved for Princess. That she’s the only one I should be comforting. Shoving the guilty thoughts into the back of my mind, I feel Layla let out a breath. Suppressing the stress she has put on herself, full of anxiety.
    “Natalie should be back soon , right? Do you want to wait for her to eat, or can we eat now?” I ask Layla.
    “I want to wait for Natalie.”
    “Umm…before Princess gets back, do you think I could talk to you about something?” I say. Better to get this out now, so she is aware of the situation before I tell Natalie. Neither of them are going to like it. Fuck, they might get pissed at me. If Natalie weren’t awake, I would be afraid that Layla would kick me out, but I know Princess. She’s not going to get rid of me.
    Layla shoves me lightly, enough to cause me to drop my arms. She backs away and looks me straight in the eye. Wearily.
    Fuck.
    Maybe I should wait until Natalie comes back. I run my hand through my short hair and look away.
    “Just spit it out. Obviously it’s not something I am going to like, so just out with it.” She demands.
    “I uh I…the guys came with me.” I rush the words out.
    She doesn’t say anything. She just continues to eye me.
    I fill the silence ever so fruitlessly. “I didn’t really have a choice. Once you called me, I knew I had to say something to the guys. We’re a family, once someone is accepted in they stay in. We never leave our own behind. Ryan took command and had us all on a plane within the hour. I would have come no matter what, but he engineered it all. I didn’t want to tell you because I didn’t want this kind of reaction.”
    “You didn’t want what kind of reaction Liam? What , one where I flip the fuck out? Why wouldn’t you tell me to begin with? You know something, don’t you? What have you been hiding? Tell me Liam. You care so fucking much about Natalie, then why wouldn’t you have just told me? It’s apparent that she doesn’t plan on discussing her reasoning behind her actions, but I would still like to know. What caused her to hit a huge breaking point? Fucking tell me!”
    M ore than two years ago I would have never been the one to back down. From anyone. Ever. It didn’t matter who the hell you were or what your name was. I didn’t back away. I was the confrontationist. I was also an addict, hardcore. Being in a band fucked my shit up ten ways sideways. I looked for a fight. Begged for one. But not now.
    Now I shut my mouth and listen. She wouldn’t be screaming at me if she wasn’t pissed, and she wouldn’t be pissed if she didn’t care so deeply for my Princess. I am in the wrong. I should have told her, but I didn’t want her to do exactly what she is doing right now. Causing a fucking scene.
    “I don’t understand why you didn’t say anything. Did any of them want to come see her? I would have let them you know. Even without knowing what went down. I wouldn’t have turned them away.” Layla says.
    “I didn’t think it would be safe if they came. They’re a loud bunch, and honestly, I still don’t know what happened back at the hotel to cause her to run off like she did and do this. I know now it had something to do with Ryan, but it’s still untouched water. The guy has fucking lost it. He hasn’t eaten or slept in days. I haven’t found the best time to approach the topic, and the most contact I have had with him is by cell. Gage calls me every fucking day bitching me out that I need to figure shit out, so they can come see her. I didn’t want to overstep our welcome.”
    “We need to figure out what happened, but I am not bringing it up to Natalie.