Yayy new chapter! So this may be going a little longer than I anticipated because the Ryan storyline just kinda came to me! Let me know what you like/dislike/suggest :) Thanks for reading! Xx
XX Dougie's POV XX
"There's something off about him and I don't like it," I said. I suppose it was a good thing all the girls went into the kitchen, that way I could discuss this with the guys.
"Told you I didn't like him," Harry said.
"He seems like a creep. I wouldn't want Hannah talking to him," Danny said.
"I mean who just shows up at someone's house? That's not right," I was still quite confused. We all sat there in silence for a few moments.
"Well, he was her close friend. And the news about the wedding isn't so private. Maybe he just felt like everything rushed by him," Tom suggested through the thick silence that filled the room. I don't think any of us fully understood what he meant and he picked up on it. "What I mean is he probably felt like yesterday they were best friends and now all of a sudden she's being taken away from him."
"How can she be 'taken away' from him? She was never with him!" I protested.
"He was an ass to her their last couple years of high school anyways. I don't think he would just change out of nowhere like that," Harry added on.
"Guys, it's just an idea. I could be completely wrong," Tom defended.
"Well whatever his reasoning, I don't want my sister talking to him," Harry stated. "And she'll probably listen to you, Dougs, more than she would me. You're gonna need to tell her not to see him."
Then Danny spoke up. "Wait, instead of completely cutting her off from him, why don't you let her deal with it herself. If he asks her out for coffee or something let her go. Let her tell him to leave her alone. She's the one who knows him after all."
"That just might work," I said as I felt a smile come across my face. "You may not use that head of yours all the time, but when you do, good things happen mate."
"That's what I'm here for!" Danny said as he leaned back on the sofa, his hands behind his head.
I have no idea what I would do without these guys.
XX My POV XX
"Forget the food, I want an explanation. Why the hell was Ryan here?" Hannah asked.
"Really I have no idea! He just showed up at the door. I thought it was you guys, but I was very wrong. Oh, and he hasn't changed one bit."
"Well what did he have to say?" Emily prodded. "Harry's told me how much he doesn't like this kid."
So, I began telling them everything that was said. "When he first showed up I thought it really was all innocent and he really did just want to catch up. But by the time we sat down and talked that sure changed. He was being really cryptic, saying 'oh we don't talk anymore' or 'why'd we grow so far apart?' It was actually quite creepy. He has to have some kind of underlying reason for coming."
"And why so close to the wedding too? Does he know that it's in a week?" Zoey asked.
"I'm not sure…but that was the best part," I said sarcastically. "Just before you all showed up he brought up Doug and the wedding and he said, 'and you call getting married to some pretty-boy in a boy band moving on with your life?'"
"He really said that?" Hannah said, dumbfounded.
"No way, he couldn't have been that much of an ass…" Emily said in disbelief.
"It's true. Those were his exact words. Hence why I looked so flustered when you all got here. I truly had no idea what to say."
"Well I wouldn't either!" Zoey agreed. "Something needs to be done about him."
"Yeah, and he tried apologi-" I was cut off by my phone going off on the counter. I walked over and picked it up. I gasped and nearly threw it to the floor. At that point, the guys had walked in the room too.
"What is it?" Hannah asked.
My hand was still covering my mouth, I just couldn't believe it. Dougie walked over to me. "What's wrong?"
I finally gathered my thoughts together and said, "When Ryan said he was going to leave his number, he wasn't kidding! He left it right in my phone and took mine as well!"
"Okay this needs to be dealt with, now," Dougie said sternly. We all found seats at the table and on the stools at the counter. "So Danny has come up with a nice plan for this. If he asks you to go out and get coffee or something like that, which I'm sure he will, you'll go. But you'll use that to tell him, well, to go away."
I just nodded. I can't believe this has blown up into something this big.
"And if he goes off the deep end, just call any of us. We'll come get you as soon as we can," Harry said reassuringly. We all sat there, some just staring down at the kitchen table. This was getting weirder and weirder by the minute.
"Well, now that that's all sorted, I think we're going to head home for the night," Tom said.
"Yeah we'll see you all tomorrow!" Zoey said with a smile. Tom took her hand and they made their way to the door.
Hannah and Danny followed a little after them and Harry and Emily made their way home too. It had gotten pretty late, so Dougie and I headed upstairs to bed. We both changed into our pajamas and crawled into bed.
"You know you don't have to worry about Ryan…I'm not going anywhere," I said as I laid my head on his chest.
"I know, it's not that I'm worried about. There's something really off about him and I'm just worried about what he could do to you," he said and kissed my forehead. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you." That comment made my heart flutter, I could not wait to be married to him. I curled up in his arms and fell fast asleep shortly after.
