Chapter 6 ✰ Breakfast ✰

Louis' POV

I walked back down the stairs, listening to the sound of Lettie banging on the door. The bangs were so loud that I feared she might actually break down the door.

"Why are you so adamant on keeping this chic?" Zayn asked once I was back in the sitting room.

"She clearly doesn't want to be here." Liam stated.

"She just doesn't know what's good for her, she doesn't understand." I said back hotly, beginning to feel desperate.

"I'm with Louis." Niall said sitting down beside me.

"Why?" I couldn't help but ask, shocked that anyone would agree with me on the matter.

"Uh, I don't know... I just agree." Niall mumbled.

Niall's POV

That was a lie. I knew exactly why. But I wasn't going to say it. Especially not to Louis. I didn't know how he would react and I wouldn't want to risk getting a negative reaction.

But there was just something about Lettie, something that I didn't want to let go of.

"I'm so glad she's finally stopped yelling!" Harry commented, rubbing his head.

"She was giving me a major head ache!" Zayn added.

"I'll go check on her." I offered, taking any chance I could get to see her again, to talk to her.

"No." Louis said "she's fine."

"Are you sure?" I insisted "I don't mind."

"Niall, she's fine." Louis repeated, this time sounding a bit suspicious.

I didn't want him to question why I was being so persistent, so I didn't bring up the offer again.

"On another topic," Liam spoke up, sensing the growing tension. "Simon wants to meet with us tomorrow. We have to be on the office by 12:00pm."

A visible look of nervousness come over Louis' face.

"Why does Simon always want to have meetings with us?" Harry asked sounding annoyed "we're on a break for a reason."

"As far as I know he has some news for us, and he said he wanted to talk to Louis about something. He wouldn't say what..." Liam replied.

" I can't go, I need to make sure Lettie doesn't leave!" Louis insisted.

"He said he wants to see all of us Louis, especially you." Liam said.

Suddenly I got an idea.

"You know..." I said hesitantly " I can stay back and make sure she doesn't leave."

"But Simon-" Zayn began.

"It's Louis that Simon really wants to see, and you guys can just tell me the news when you get back." I said cutting him off.

"Well what are we supposed to tell Simon when you don't show up?" Zayn asked.

"Just tell him I was to sick to come."

Louis thought about it for a moment, as if weighing his options before agreeing to my offer.

"Well, I think I'm going to go get some sleep." Harry said looking at the time. " I'll see you guys tomorrow."

We all decided it would be best to get some sleep and went to our rooms.

Scarlett's POV

I woke up to the sound of loud banging on the door. I was momentarily confused until I rolled over and saw the dresser I had used to barricade the door. I smiled before rolling back over and placing the pillow over my head in hopes of drowning out the loud noise.

But sadly to my annoyance, the pillow didn't block out much of the noise and as the seconds went by the banging only grew louder and louder when I assume Louis got the other boys to help.

Sighing in annoyance, I sat up in the bed and watched as the dresser was ever so slightly being pushed with each bang of the door.

A couple minutes went by and finally the dresser was pushed far enough for the door to be opened wide enough for a hand to be pushed through.

I couldn't help but giggle at the sight of an arm and hand come from the crack of the open door, feeling around and pushing at the dresser.

Finally the dresser was pushed away from the door and the boys stormed in.

"What'd you do that for?!" Louis asked angrily.

"Do what?" I replied innocently. "I have no idea what you're talking about. I was just trying to get some sleep here and you started banging all around the house!"

"You are not to move the furniture of this room around." Louis scolded me like a child.

"Oh fuck off dad." I said sarcastically.

A look of shock came over his face and the faces of the other boys.

"Don't speak to me like that!" He said angrily.

"Well then don't speak to me like that!" I retorted.

Liam stepped in between us, trying to break the tension.

"Come down stairs Scarlett-" he began.

"Yeah? And why should i?" I challenged.

"Breakfast." He said simply

The word alone triggered a rumble from my stomach and without a word I followed the boys out the room.

"You know Lettie," Harry whispered from behind me "you're showing a lot of skin in that outfit of yours."

I looked down at my torn clothes and instantly felt embarrassed and at the same time annoyed at the way Harry pointed it out.

I stopped suddenly causing Harry to crash into me.

"STOP TOUCHING ME!" I shouted, grabbing the attention of the other boys.

"HARRY!" Zayn scolded as he placed himself between us.

I smirked as I continued walking and found myself once again in the huge kitchen. On the counter was six plates of pancakes. My eyes widened at the sight and it didn't even have time to question before I was stuffing my face.

"Wow, calm down," Niall laugh "it's like you haven't eaten in days."

I swallowed my bite before looking up at him. "Yeah? Well maybe that's because I actually haven't eaten it days." I spat harshly before going back to eating.

No one said anything and they too began eating.

I soon finished my plate of pancakes and looked up at the boys.

"Is there anything else to eat?" I asked, almost pleading.

"Check the fridge." Zayn suggested.

Without hesitation I threw open the door to the large fridge and looked at its contents. I began pulling food out the fridge and then I moved on to the cupboards. Rummaging around, pulling out food.

Once I had made a sizeable pile I began to eat. Everything tasted so good and I felt like a bottomless pit as I took bite after bite.

Niall's POV

"Well we should get going to meet Simon." Liam said once the other boys had finished eating.

"Make sure she doesn't leave Niall, okay?" Louis said nervously as he looked over at her.

Scarlett was deep in her own world as she ate and played no attention to what the boys were saying.

"I know Louis, I won't let her leave. I promise." I assured him.

"We should be back by 4:00pm at the latest." Liam informed me.

"Got it." I said as I walked with them to the door.

"Bye Niall." The boys chorused as they walked out the door to the awaiting car.

"Bye guys." I said as I shut the door and walked back to the kitchen.

Finally, alone with Lettie. Maybe now I'll be able to gain her trust...