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NIALL POV:
It's been a week since Jay's death. Louis is still taking it hard, but he's much better than a few days ago.

Right now he and I are sitting on the couch watching Friends. The other boys are out.

When the episode finishes, Louis heads to the bathroom.

Then, I get a call from Greg.

It think nothing of it, and pick up.

"What's up?" I say.

It sounds like he's crying.

"G-Greg? What's wrong?" I ask worriedly.

"Niall! Niall, she-she died."

"Who?"

"Mom, she died."

He hangs up.

Then, Louis comes back.

"Hey, Niall, what's wrong? You look pale."

"I-I'm fine, just unpause it."

"Um, ok."

After the episode finished, I was still in a state of shock.

"Niall, are you sure you're ok? You didn't really laugh at all during that episode."

"I-"

I break down crying. Heavy, sobbing.

"Aww, Niall, what's wrong?"

"M-my mum, she's gone."

"Wh-when did you get this... news?"

"When you were in the bathroom m-my brother called."

I start crying more.

"Look, it's going to be ok. We're in this together now, yea?"

I nod.

"Yea," he says, but it sounds like he's trying to convince himself.

"L-Lou?"

"Hmm?"

"Wh-what if my whole family dies?"

"What if? You'll get through it. You're strong Niall, you can get through anything."

I try to smile but it doesn't work.

"What if I don't get through it..?"

"Ok, we're not playing the what if game."

I smile, a real one.

He unpauses the show and cuddles with me.

A half hour later, he falls asleep, and I'm about to when the TV shows something. (I made this up.) It's an episode where Joey's mother dies. I start crying again, waking up Louis.

"Niall? What's-" he stops when he sees all the characters at a funeral for Joey's mother.

He quickly turns it off.

Then, the boys come home.

"Gee, isn't Louis the sad one?"

"SHUT UP!" I say.

"What's wrong with him?"

"My mum."

"You still call her mum?"

"HIS MUM DIED SO BE QUIET WHILE I TRY TO COMFORT HIM LIKE HE DID FOR ME!" Louis shouts.

The boys stand back.

"NIall, we're so sorry."

I zone out and I feel my breathing get heavier, and my heart speeding up.

I push Louis away and put my head into my hands. They let me be in my own space. Someone puts a glass of water next to me so I pick it up and drink it. It helps, a lot.

I go back to cuddling Louis.

"Louis, WILL everything be ok?"

"It will."

The rest of the boys all surround us in a group hug. We stay like that for a minute before letting go.

"I'm sorry," I say.

"Sorry!? For what?"

"Now you have to take care of two people."

"Aww, Niall, don't feel bad for that."

"We're going to go tell management and Paul about everything."

"Ok."

They leave Louis and I alone so we turn back on Friends, with a different episode, and continue cuddling.

This time, I actually fall asleep. A warm, peaceful sleep.

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