"Avery Lynn Payne!" I heard Liam shout, causing Louis and I to both jump in shock. Standing up from my seat on the bed, I made my way over to the door, Louis following behind me.

I walked down the staircase, and when I made it to the living room, the sight was quite horrifying.

Liam's face was red with anger. Niall was sitting on the couch, his eyes widened slightly. And Harry, well, he was just standing on the other side of the living room 'minding his own business'.

"What's going on?" Louis asked nervously. I looked at Liam, and he was shooting daggers at my boyfriend with his eyes. Gulping, I had a feeling in my gut.

He knew.

"You arse." Liam growled through gritted teeth, his fists clenching. Louis' eyes widened, noticing Liam's balled up hands. He backed up slightly as Liam stepped forward.

"Liam, wait." I pleaded, feeling my eyes start to water up.

"I fucking told you that my sister is off limits." Liam snapped, getting in Louis' face. Louis backed up into the wall, and honestly, he looked frightened.

"I could tolerate the whole fake dating thing. And that was only because it was Simon's orders. But I'll be damned if I tolerate this."

I looked over at Niall, giving him a look of disappointment. How could he? I thought h-

Niall's eyes widened when he saw my look, violently shaking his head. I narrowed my eyebrows. Who else could've told Liam abou- Harry.

My gaze switched to Harry, who was leaning against the wall, watching the scene going down between Liam and Louis. I shook my head, feeling my blood boil. Turning back to the scene, my eyes widened.

Liam's fist had collided with Louis' face, and Louis fell backwards into the wall more with a groan. Liam's foot collided with Louis' stomach after that. I screamed a bit, running over to Louis' side. He was definitely sure to have a black eye and bruised lip by tomorrow morning.

"How could you not tell me?!" Liam asked, furious.

"How could you go and keep that from me?" He shouted once again, looking down at me. I closed my eyes, my head facing the ground. A tear had slipped down my cheek as I was holding Louis' hand tightly. He sat back against the wall, holding his cheek where Liam hit him.

Then, feeling a sudden wave of confidence, I looked up at Liam. "How could you go and hit your best friend like that?!" I cried out.

Liam's fists stayed clenched, raising his fist again to hit Louis. But, I moved in front of him, so if anyone was to get hit, it would be me. Not Louis.

Someone grabbed Liam by the wrist, yanking it back. Liam turned, facing Niall. "Knock it off, mate!"

"Look at you. You almost hit your own goddamn sister!" Niall was the one shouting now. Liam yanked his wrist away from Niall's grip.

Liam snarled, before spinning on his heel, walking towards the front door. Liam snatched my car keys off the counter, swinging the front door open. He stormed out, slamming it shut behind him.

I stood up, helping Louis up off the ground. Wrapping an arm around his waist to support his balance, I looked over at Harry. "I really hope you're happy."

Harry looked away, as if he had nothing to do with it. I rolled my eyes, before guiding Louis towards the nearest bathroom.

Stumbling to the bathroom, I pushed open the bathroom door, leading Louis over to the tub. He sat down on the edge of it, grasping at his stomach in pain.

"It's okay. It's okay." I whispered, kneeling down in front of him. His lip had started bleeding, his face showing a clear look of pain.

"Well, that was eventful." Louis said quietly, before chuckling slightly. I smiled softly. Leave it to Louis to always try to lighten the mood, eh?

"He completely overreact-" I sighed, shaking my head. Louis put a hand up, signaling for me to stop talking. "It's okay. I understand where he's coming from. He probably feels betrayed that we at least didn't tell him. I would be the same way with my sisters."

I reached over, grabbing a washcloth out of the cabinet and dampening it with water. "I guess.." I whispered, dabbing at Louis' bleeding lip. He winced, but relaxed after a few seconds.

"Harry's going to get it." Louis growled a bit, his fist clenching. I grabbed his hand with my free one, putting it on top of his. "Don't worry about that, Louis. I think enough trouble has been caused for tonight."

Louis sighed before nodding. After cleaning him up completely, I threw the cloth to the side in the tub, standing up. "Let's go to bed, yeah?" I gave him a smile.

Louis looked up at me, before nodding and standing up as well. He took my hand in his, and we both made our way upstairs and into my bedroom. There was no way in hell Louis was going to be staying with Harry in their bedroom. Especially after what just happened.

We walked into my room, both crawling underneath of the covers. Louis winced from the pain in his abdomen, trying to get comfortable.

I curled up next to him, one of his arms wrapping around me.

With that, I fell asleep to Louis stroking my hair and whispering soothing things into my ear.

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