The line went dead. Dougie stood there for a moment before pulling the phone away from his ear. Frantically he tried to call the number but nobody picked up.
Katie Lawson. It was one name that he hadn't heard for eight years. As soon as he'd heard he was in the band he packed up and left. He'd made a promise but he'd broken it, he'd broken that girl's heart. His head was spinning and he had to lean against the wall to stay standing. He closed his eyes and took some deep breaths. But it didn't work. He felt panicked, he felt sick. He wasn't sure how much time had passed but he was sure it had been quite a while. He was certain that his chest was collapsing and so he pressed his back to the wall and slid to the ground. Tear began to well in his eyes and soon he was lying on the floor sobbing.

"Dougie?" Harry called from the living room. Dougie could faintly hear Harry's voice but the thoughts that were swimming in his head were louder than anything. Moments later Harry walked into the kitchen to find Dougie on the floor. "Dougie!"

"I'm a horrible person!" Dougie cried as Harry gathered him into his arms.

"What are you talking about?" Harry said as he held Dougie to his chest.

"I broke her heart...She did nothing wrong..." Dougie sobbed.

"Who?" Harry tried to get something from Dougie but it was useless. So he helped the younger man up and took him to his bedroom. Then Harry darted back downstairs to tell the others that there was something wrong. They all decided it was best if Harry spoke to Dougie alone. He headed back upstairs.

"Dougie...You have to tell us what's going on, or we can't help," Harry said as he shut the bedroom door and walked over to sit next to him.

"I know..." Dougie sighed.

"Well?" Harry edged him on gently.

"When I was fifteen one of my best friends was Katie... We did everything together...And I literally mean everything... We were..." Dougie stopped for a moment. He took a deep breath, he'd never told anybody this before. "Well, we were each other's first time. We were just kids, ya' know, wanted to know what sex was like. Anyway...It was right before I found out I was in the band and..."

"And what?" Harry asked. He could clearly see that Dougie looked scared and so he put his arm reassuringly around the younger man's shoulder. He wanted Dougie to know that he could say anything.

"And I told her that I wouldn't forget her, that I would always be there for her...That I loved her..." Dougie said and it was obvious it was hurting him to say it.

Harry nodded as he thought everything over. Dougie put his head in his hands. He remembered that night so clearly now. One morning he would receive a phone call announcing he was in the McFly. But before that he would have his first time. Both so excited to finally experience what all the other kids were talking about, that neither stopped for a moment to think about what complications would arise.

"Fuck!" Dougie cursed. "Why did I do it?"

"Oh, Dougie," Harry said as he looked at the fear in Dougie's eyes. "You weren't to know that things would go downhill... Trust me when I say this; I'm sure that everyone is willing to help you get through this...And even if nobody else is prepared to, I am...I will always be here for you. I will never let you fall down, I promise,"

"Thank you," Dougie whispered. He knew Harry would never let him get hurt. He could not begin to express how much that meant to him. So, after a few minutes in which he cried and thanked Harry, he finally composed himself.

"You right?" Harry asked as Dougie pulled away and wiped his face clean from tears.

"Yep," Dougie nodded. "I want to go and tell everyone what's going on...And then I want to go to bed,"

"Ok, c'mon," Harry stood up and held out his hand. Even though he had no idea why this was affecting Dougie so much now, he was going to stand by him. Dougie took the offer and together they walked downstairs and into the living room. As soon as they walked in Tom and Danny approached Dougie and pulled him into a group hug. It was just another way of reassuring him that they were there for him.

"We love you, you got that," Danny said, his voice firm but caring. Dougie nodded.

"If you need anything all you have to do is say," Tom told him.

"Thanks, I will..." Dougie smiled back. "I think you all have a right to know just exactly what is going on,"

"You don't have to tell us if you don't want to," Gi said.

"But I want to..." Dougie replied. "The day before I found out I was in the band me and my best friend, Katie Lawson...We had sex...Then I broke her heart...Now I feel terrible about what I did,"

"Everybody makes mistakes Doug," Danny said. Dougie nodded.

"So where is this Katie now?" Tom asked.

"I don't know..." Dougie sighed. "Right, well...I'm gonna go to bed," everybody said their goodnights with lots of hugs. "Can you please come up with me?"

"Sure," Harry smiled and went with Dougie up to his room.

"Harry..." Dougie whispered. There was a scared look on his face. "Please don't leave me alone..."

"I won't," Harry replied and quickly got into bed, welcoming Dougie with open arms. Dougie climbed into bed, into Harry's protective arms. At the moment he felt the safest he'd ever felt. Then a terrifying thought hit him. What if he actually felt feelings for this man? What if he were gay? This thought, on top of everything that was already going on, just scared him even more.

"Harry..." Dougie whimpered.

"I love you too..." Harry whispered before pressing his lips to Dougie's. And right then Dougie didn't care about if he were gay or not. All that mattered at that moment was that he felt safe. Yet there was still a dreaded feeling of the unknown.