not over you.

Cecilia adjusted her bag's strap over her shoulder before ringing her parents doorbell. This was her first time back in town in four years and honestly everything looked exactly the same as when she'd left. There was still the dance studio she'd been a part of for as long as she could remember, it was still across from the diner which was where her and Zayn's had spent so much time they'd practically lived there. There was a little arcade not far from the diner that everyone went to, which was another place they'd spent a lot of time. It was kind of weird being back honestly. And it didn't feel like she'd been gone for four years either, but she had that much she was sure of. Another thing she was sure of was that her parents would be surprised to see her. She just hoped they could get over her leaving like she had, she wanted them to understand why she'd left. Even if she knew that might've been an impossible thing to think.

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Liam fell back onto his bed and sighed, he really hated that the only thing he could think about half the time was his ex-girlfriend. He missed her though, even if he knew he shouldn't. It wasn't like she was gonna come waltzing back into his life at any moment. And even if she did Liam wasn't too sure he'd have anything to say to her. Mostly because he was still kind of pissed off that she'd left him in the first place. She hadn't even given him a chance to explain himself or anything. Maybe if she had she wouldn't have left. But it was too late now. She probably still hated him, and even though he still missed her and didn't want to admit it to anyone he was still pissed off at her. He knew what he needed really though, what he needed was to go out into the world and find someone else. Someone who wouldn't remind him of Lyla this time around.

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Emilia walked into the diner and rolled her eyes at the rather annoying looks she was getting from everyone. It was like they'd never seen girl dressed like her before. Of course given the size of the place they probably hadn't. Not that it mattered if they had or not, really it shouldn't matter what she was or wasn't wearing given as long as she was comfortable and happy in what she had on then all was well with her. "I'll have a green tea please." She said taking a seat on the bar stool and smiling at the curly haired lad behind the counter. Just because everyone else in this town was going to look at her like she was some kind of awful person didn't mean she was going to forget her manners.

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Louis smiled over at his girlfriend and kissed her on the head while they walked around town for the day. Today so far everything had been pretty good with them, which was a good thing. Or at least Louis hoped that meant it was a good thing. He wasn't really sure anymore though, he'd kind of felt like lately he and Aria had been fighting over stupid shit just to fight with one another rather than have a normal conversation. It was like she wanted out of the relationship but didn't want to be the one to end things. Of course he was hoping that was just him being paranoid. Because he really cared about her, loved her even and couldn't really picture a life without her. But lately things had been a little intense with them. So right now he was trying to enjoy his day out with her while it was still good and hope that it didn't turn sour.

Zayn took and flopped back onto his bed sighing. It'd been four years since Cecilia had left him. Just up and left for some unknown reason he had no idea. He had tried to get over her, but every attempt he tried. He found it impossible. The girl either looked like her in a way, or acted like her. But this time he was certain this girl was nothing like her. He had to get over her, it'd been four years. She never tried to contact him. It was time to move on.

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Lyla sighed stepping off the bus that she'd came back into this town on. She honestly had no idea why she was returning. It wasn't like anything was here for her. Except her dad. He'd retired and had landed himself back in his town that he'd raised her in. She ran a hand through her short blonde hair as she sighed glancing around. She began walking as she looked around. Not much had changed in the town. The place's she'd went with Liam were still around. She took and held her bag closer to her as she stopped at the home she'd grown up in glancing across the street. She saw Liam's house and sighed going up to the door and knocked.

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Harry took and looked at her and raised a brow at her. He took and got her tea for her and smiled sitting in front of her, "There you are miss." He said as he took and turned around taking another order. He took and stopped as he looked back at the girl. She was rather gorgeous. Her rocker bad chick look. He'd never seen her before, "You new?" Harry asked walking back towards her.

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Aria looked at Louis as they walked. Today was pretty good. They weren't fighting like they'd been. Over some stupid things. She took a deep breath as she stopped at the fence wall that wrapped around the pier as she looked out at the water. "Louis, do you ever think about children one day?" Aria asked slightly looking over at her boyfriend.

Cecilia really wasn't sure what had brought her back to this place but it was much to late for her to change her mind about being here. Plus she was already here, the least she could do she supposed would be actually see her parents. Which honestly she wasn't really expecting them to welcome her with open arms or anything. And before she could think much else her mother was answering the door and staring at her as if she'd seen a ghost or something. "Cecilia?"

"Yea mum it's me." She replied with the shrug of her shoulders, "uh can I come in?"

"Of course you can darling." Her mother said stepping outside to help her bring in all her bags, "it's really nice to see you." She added setting her daughters things in the doorway making a note to get them moved into the room later. "Just let me go get your father. He'll be thrilled to see you." She said before Cecilia saw her mother running off to get her father.

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Liam groaned a little when he heard a knocking at his door. He wasn't really expecting anyone so he had no idea who it was or what they could possibly want. But the polite thing to do was answer anyways and see, even if he really had no interest in talking to anyone about anything right now. "Coming." He called as he ran down the stairs and to the door only to find a shocking surprise when he answered it. And for a moment he was speechless. He just stared at her, at Lyla who was standing there at his door after all this time, and in the moment that he just stared at her he really wanted to just hug her to see if she was real. But he was staying clear headed about this right now. And his clear head was pissed off and tempted to tell her to piss off and slam the door in her face.

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Emilia refrained from rolling her eyes at the comments she could easily hear going on about her behind her, and finally she looked at the curly haired lad to answer him. "Yea, I am." She told him deciding to piss the women behind her off a little bit, hopefully without embarrassing this poor guy she didn't know. "But you know you probably shouldn't be talking to me I might seduce you with my lack of clothing and then we'll shag and maybe I'll end up pregnant since we're incapable of using any kind of protection. Either way your family will hate me, I might get you hooked on drugs and alcohol, smoking for sure though. Just in the end your little town here will blame me for your undoing all because I decide to come in here at this very moment looking like this." She sarcastically stated before smiling sweetly at the women behind her.

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Louis smiled mostly to himself as he looked around at the pier. He felt like he and Aria were here all the time really. It was almost like this was just the place they went to on their good days just to enjoy them. Which would've made sense really since it was kind of where they'd had their first date and all so it was just like a happy place for them. He was broken out of his train of thought though when he heard her say something about children. "Honestly not really." He said shaking his head. "I mean I've thought about it before yes but I don't think about it often. I don't know when I'll be ready to be father really. But I'd hope I'm at least 25 and can support us all. Why? Do you think about kids a lot?"

Zayn got up off his bed hearing a slight commotion going on outside. He walked over to the window and saw a woman going inside of Cecilia's parent's home. He squinted his eyes a little seeing that it looked like Cecilia. He took and walked out of his room and jogged down the stairs. He took and got to the bottom and raced out the door fast. He stopped seeing the girl already inside and the door closing. He wanted to know if it was her, but in his mind he didn't need too. He was trying to get over her, and the only way he could was to care less. He turned around and went back inside to get ready for the date that he was supposed to have tonight.

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Lyla rubbed the back of her neck and looked at Liam as she chewed her lip. This was the last person she had wanted to see in returning home. She let a faint sigh escape her lips, "I didn't mean--" She paused shaking her head a little. "Have you seen my dad by any chance today? He's not answering the door." Lyla said lightly. She shifted uncomfortably looking at Liam. Seeing him for the first time in four years, it was breaking her heart.

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Harry grinned seeing Mrs. Barton staring at them. "She's the old witch of the town per say." Harry lent into the counter and looked at Emilia. "She likes to pick at the new flesh that comes into town. Just ignore her, everyone does. The rest are idiots. I like the way you're dressed. You're hot, and well. You're also very attractive, and that look is really cool." Harry said lightly to the girl and extended his hand, "Harry Styles, love." He said to her.

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Aria took and lent into the railing and looked at Louis as she nodded her head slightly, "Yeah. A lot anymore." She said taking and crossing her arms a little. She smiled a little, "But I guess every girl does." She said truthfully and turned to look at the water. Hearing him say no, broke her inside. She couldn't tell him now. Maybe she should just flee and not tell anyone anything. She sighed a little and looked at Louis, "I better be getting back. I have to watch Tommy tonight." Aria said lightly to Louis giving a small smile to him.

"I'm sure he'll be just thrilled." Cecilia muttered to herself while she looked around and waited for her mother to get back with her father. "Cecilia." Her father said when he returned with her mother giving her a slight nod of his head as if he couldn't even be bothered by her right now. "It's lovely that you've come home for a while, I'm assuming you'll be staying in your old room? You'll find that it hasn't changed a bit. And surely you can remember how to find it." He said before he was turning to leave. And just like she'd expected, no open arms and hugging. Of course her father was a very hard man to please. And her whole life she'd felt like a disappointment to him. Which had been part of her reason for leaving in the first place. "He means well dear. But you know your father, here let me help you with those." Her mother said helping her move her bags into her old room. "So did you tell anyone you were coming back?" And Cecilia knew her mother was hinting at if she'd told Zayn or not. Which she hadn't. "Because you really should talk to him while you're here, you two have a lot to work out."

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Liam was still very tempted to slam the door in her face, and why he hadn't yet was still a mystery to him. "Nope. I sure haven't. Anything else?" He said refusing to falter. He was not about to become mush on her ground for her just because he still had feelings for her. He was angry with her over so many things and those things weren't just going to go away over night or be fixed by her just showing up. Honestly maybe he didn't even want them to be fixed. Really Liam wasn't sure what he wanted or didn't want anymore. "Because if we're done here there are some things I need to get back to," he told her even if it was kind of a lie. He hadn't really been doing anything, just laying in his bed staring at the ceiling wishing he had plans but almost feeling to tired to actually want to leave. However he didn't want to stand here and have to see her face in person any longer because it was just breaking his heart more ever second.

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"Emilia Vance babe." Emilia said taking his extended hand and smiling at him. She could tell what he meant by the town being idiots and the one lady being a witch. Though she probably would've chosen a different word to describe her. "You don't look too bad yourself. Kind of cute in that apron." She told him with a wink, it was harmless flirting after all. And even if it did lead to something she didn't really care. Emilia was pretty much an open book. She didn't give a shit what you thought about her and would go out of her way to piss someone off if they annoyed her. She'd been described as nearly everything in the book and of course by people who didn't know her. But that wasn't her problem. Because if people wanted to believe that she was some whore who slept with everyone in her sight then she couldn't really stop them even though it wasn't true. She'd learnt to just kind of go with it and let things roll off her back. And so far it had worked for her.

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"Oh okay." Louis said totally not knowing she had to watch him tonight or he would've just suggested they stay in. "Well I'll call you later then if you want." He said really wishing they could get out of this rut they were in. He wished they could just be happy all the time and that conversations didn't have to feel forced at times or uncomfortable. He wished that he could keep from saying stupid shit and upsetting her. And he kind of wished that she wouldn't get so upset when he said stupid shit that he didn't mean. But lately, like over the last two weeks or so he'd felt like all he'd did was say something that upset her and then she'd come up with some excuse to leave, or they'd fight about something dumb and out of nowhere. Louis didn't know what the hell was going on with her, or with them for that matter but he wished that he could just wave a wand and fix it.

[ I'm gonna go grab some lunch but I'll reply to our SOA roleplay when I get back ]

Zayn took and sighed a little. He took and looked out the window as he sat back down in the window seat. He couldn't understand why she'd left in the first place. Let alone showing up now. God he needed to go on that damn date tonight. But he didn't want too now. He wanted to go talk to her and see why she'd left. He shook it away from his head and got up getting himself ready. He had to do this in order to keep himself sane a little.

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Lyla looked at Liam and shook her head, "No." She bit on it and stepped back. She took and turned around and walked down the stairs. She sighed looking both ways before going across the street. She glanced back over her shoulder seeing Liam staring. She sighed turning back and going around the back to see if she could get in. She took and frowned. Seeing him standing there. God it broke her heart too bad. She sat on the back porch wondering if coming back here was a mistake.

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Harry let a slight chuckle escape her lips, "Thanks." He told her and smiled a little. He took and laid her a snack down in front of her and smiled. "I get off in an hour. Would you like me to show you around town since you're new?" Harry asked her and smiled wiping his hands on his apron.

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Aria nodded her head, "Yeah, ok." She smiled lightly kissing his cheek. She took and walked away from him and sighed. She headed back to her home which wasn't far from the pier. She walked inside shutting the door behind her. She saw Tommy sitting in his little recliner watching cartoons. She saw her parents walk by her without a word and leave. She sighed sitting down on the couch. This was when she wished her best friend Cecilia was home. She always knew how to help her out. She sighed leaning back into the sofa. She had no idea how to tell Louis she'd found out she was nearly two months pregnant with their child. She couldn't keep hiding the bump any longer.

[Okay sweetie! ]

"No mum I didn't tell him I was coming back. Now if you'll please excuse me I want to freshen up a little and walk around town some." Cecilia told her mother shooing her out and closing the door behind her. Honestly the last thing she'd wanted her mother to bring up in the first five minutes of her being home was Zayn. Not only the person everyone, herself included, thought she'd marry. But also the guy who probably hated her for leaving. The guy she'd broken because she'd started to feel like she was being suffocated by her family and everyone else and all the expectations they seemed to have for her, so she'd decided to run away. Yea she was pretty sure he didn't want to talk to her. Really Cecilia thinking so much about Zayn was gonna bum her out. What would more than likely help however would be stopping by to surprise her best friend Aria.

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Liam closed the door once she started to walk away. And he was thankful that she had too because he was slowly starting to lose it. He really just did not know how to handle this. This town was small enough, he saw pretty much everyone in town every single day but knowing that now he'd probably have to add her to the list of people he'd see everyday did not make him feel any better. He didn't want to see her everyday. He wanted to move on, forget about her. Even if he knew that was probably impossible given he probably would've already moved on if it were possible. With a sigh he rubbed his forehead and went into his kitchen to make himself a cuppa.

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Emilia took the snack and decided it couldn't hurt to take the food he'd offered her. Even if it was just a snack, "I suppose I wouldn't mind." She told him knowing it was better than wandering around lost for all of like an hour or so while she attempted to learn her way around. Which the place wasn't that big and she didn't think it'd take that long to learn, but he was offering and she might as well accept. Plus what better slightly cliched way to spend her night, right? Even Emilia was one for cliches every now and again.

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Louis smiled and waved a little while he watched his girlfriend leave and head home. He really had no idea what on earth to do about their relationship. Hell he didn't even know what was so wrong with it that she felt like she couldn't talk to him about things. Which he knew her well enough to know that she was keeping something from him. What though he didn't know. Maybe what he needed was a guys night out or something. To gather all his friends up and they could all just hang out. Eat pizza, play video games, let all their problems with girlfriends, and ex-girlfriends, and whatever else might've been bothering them just slip away.

Zayn took and walked out of the house shutting the door. He took and rubbed the back of his neck going over to his car. He climbed inside starting it up and backing out of the drive and heading to the date's home. He pulled up outside and got her before heading down to the pier. He parked and smiled at her getting out with her. He took and walked with her as they talked. He sighed a little. All his mind went to was Cecilia. He sighed telling the girl he was on the date he couldn't do it. He sighed leaning into the railing looking out at the water sighing.

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Lyla sat on the back porch and heard a car door. She got up walking around the corner seeing her dad. She smiled when his eyes locked on hers. She took and hugged him tightly before going around front. She walked inside with him glancing over at Liam's place. She sighed closing her eyes. It still hurt, but she couldn't help herself. He was her first love. Lyla took and sighed sitting on the sofa talking with her dad. "Why didn't you call baby?" He asked her. She just shrugged and sighed. She took and lent into the sofa and kept quiet, her thoughts going to Liam.

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Harry grinned at her, "Good." He said paying for her tea and snack. "You're tea is paid for too." He winked at her and smiled. He took and walked out from behind the bar. He went about doing his job before it was time for him to get off from work. He was kind of looking forward to showing her around. Gave him a chance to know her better.

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Aria heard her phone go off and saw it was Cecilia calling. She smiled ear to ear grabbing it and unlocking it. She answered the phone, "Cel?!" Aria screamed hearing her laugh. She smiled. She listened to her friend tell her she was back home. She smiled as she took and invited her over where she was watching Tommy. She grinned hanging up. She was glad to hear Cecilia had came back. She took and grabbed some water and sighed feeling the nausea spell hit. She closed her eyes. She had no idea how to tell Louis. She just didn't...

Cecilia smiled while she stood outside her friend's house before she knocked on the door. If there was anything she'd really missed about this place more than anything it was totally Aria and her house. Sure she'd missed Zayn because well honestly no matter what happened she was always going to care about him, but Aria was her best friend. Her house had been like Cecilia's home for as long as she could remember. Aria's parents had always treated her like their own daughter and she honestly felt more welcomed in their house than she did her own home sometimes. Which was mostly because her and her parents had very different views and opinions on almost everything which of course made it difficult to get much talking done because they couldn't agree on anything without there being some kind of an argument.

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Liam fixed his cup of tea and sat down at his table totally not feeling nearly as good as he'd felt before he'd seen her face again. It was eating him up inside actually knowing that she was home and he didn't know how to act about it. How was he supposed to react to something like this. He really didn't know. This wasn't normal, or great, or amazing, or anything. It was confusing, and kind of annoying. How was he supposed to deal with this, how did he get over her now if she was back in town and he'd probably see her face every day. How was he supposed to ignore her existence when she was actually around and hard to ignore. How was he supposed to stay pissed off that she'd left him without so much as a goodbye and never talked to him about anything when all he really wanted was to talk to her and for things to be better. But instead of talking about whatever issues she was having, which would've been the best thing to do, she'd decided to run away from him and break his heart.

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"Thanks. You didn't have to do that though ya know." Emilia told him sipping on her tea. He was an attractive guy who seemed pretty nice really, someone she could see a girls parents actually liking. However she knew she was that girl that every guys parents didn't want him bringing home. The one their parents thought were tramps who'd ruin their sons life. She knew this, and she'd come to accept it even if she knew she wasn't actually a tramp. So she'd feel a little bad getting to know him and having everyone worry about him being out with her. But it'd be fun, and it wasn't like she had any plans to convince him to join a cult with her or anything. That wasn't really her usual scene.

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Louis tossed a rock into the water not even giving a shit if it skipped or not. Today just was not the day for this. It'd started off pretty good, or at least he'd thought it had but clearly it hadn't stayed that way because even though he had no idea what he'd done he was positive that he'd upset Aria. Deciding though that he needed to just head home he turned and started to walk home, until he spotted Zayn with a very pretty girl talking. And until he saw the girl looking kind of livid while she left. Poor guy had just turned down yet someone else most likely because of the gorgeous red head, or strawberry blonde as some referred to her as, that'd broken his heart, and like four years ago at that. "So what's the reason things didn't work out this time?" He asked walking over to his friend finally and leaning against the railing as well.

Zayn looked out at the water letting a sigh escape his lips. He looked over seeing Louis coming at him and talking. He sighed, "She's back in town." Zayn told Louis and leaned against the rail. He sighed staring at his best friend, "Cecilia is back, and I have no fucking idea what to do. Or how to act. Or anything anymore." Zayn said feeling like he was going to blow up at any point.

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Lyla took and sat in the living room looking out the window. Part of her wanting to go over and tell Liam why she had ran. The other part of her said not to even fucking bother with it. Lyla sighed heavily as she took and shook her head a little bit. She lent back into the sofa wanting to take and go over but knew Liam didn't want to talk to her. She wanted to get shit better. But knew the only way it'd happen would be on it's own time.

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Harry looked at her, "I know I didn't have too. But I wanted too." Harry smiled at her as he came back to the bar. He took and washed up and looked at her. He saw his boss nod his head. He walked into the back to finish doing what he had to do. It was nearing time to leave this joint and he couldn't wait.

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Aria opened the door and smiled seeing Cecilia. She grabbed her friend in a hug and let her come in. She saw Tommy playing as she walked into the den with her and sat down. "I am so glad you're home." Aria told Cecilia truthfully. She couldn't be more happier at the moment than she was to know her best friend was home.

Cecilia laughed a little and hugged her friend back. "I'm glad to be home." She said, even if it was still a bit of a surprise to her that she'd came home, and it was also really short notice since she hadn't really told well anyone that she was coming home. But regardless of all that she was glad to be home. "Hey there Tommy." She said smiling and waving at him. "He's gotten so big since last time I saw him." She said smiling remembering that before she'd left Tommy was still just a baby, couldn't walk or anything.

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Liam sat at his table sipping on his tea. He really had no idea how to deal with this, he knew he needed to figure something out though, and soon. Otherwise he was going to drive himself crazy with over thinking things. It was kind of hard still being heartbroken. So he decided to text his friends and maybe they'd be able to help. Louis, hey! So apparently Lyla's back in town and I just can't deal with this right now, so uh do you wanna come over and hang out or something? He sent to his friend. Which maybe that was what he needed, to take his mind off things and just hang out with his friends and not think about her.

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"Well thanks." Emilia told him taking another drink of her tea and munching on her scone while she waited for him to finish up so they could head out and he could show her around. Which it was really nice that he was planning to show her around town. She wasn't usually one for welcoming parties and all that shit. But this guy didn't seem too bad, and she didn't mind being shown around by a cute guy. Of course what girl wouldn't like to be shown around by an attractive guy. Just as long as he didn't turn out to be a creep. But he didn't really have that I'm a creep vibe about him so she was sure she'd be fine.

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Louis patted Zayn on the shoulder, he didn't really know what Zayn was going though. Aria hadn't just up and left without a goodbye or anything only to return four years later without any kind of warning. Even if he and Aria got into their fair share of fights and all so far she hadn't ripped his heart out either. He did pull out his phone though when he felt it go off in his pocket and couldn't help but laugh a little at how awful this day was turning out to be for well, for everyone. "Apparently Liam isn't having the best luck today either." He said before typing up a quick reply. Yea man, Cecilia's back too so Zayn's all pouty. We'll be there in like half and hour. "We're going to pick up some stuff from the store, then we're meeting Liam at his place. Apparently Lyla's back in town too and I don't think he's taking it too well."

Zayn nodded his head to Louis. " Good. I'm not alone on this crappy ass feeling." Zayn said and gave a tiny smile to Louis. He walked with Louis towards his car knowing that Louis and Aria had probably walked here. He got in seeing Louis get in beside of him. He sighed leaning back into the seat and letting a soft sigh escape his lips. He started it up and pulled out heading to the store before going over to Liam's.

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Lyla pulled up her contacts and saw Cecilia and Aria's names. She texted both of them and waited. She needed some girl time. She laid back onto the sofa letting a long dreadful sigh. She closed her eyes tightly and hoped those two would be up for hanging out.

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Harry smiled and nodded to her. He worked in the back seeing his time was up. Tossing his apron down and clocking out. Harry took and hummed to himself as he took and walked out and saw the girl finshing up. He smiled at her, "You bout ready?" He asked her grinning at her.

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Aria nodded, "Yeah he's almost four years." Aria smiled at Cecilia. She sat there and looked at her. "Hey can I talk to you about something?" She asked seeing her friend nod her head. She started to talk to her about seeing a text come from Lyla. "Today must be the day of my best friends coming home. Lyla's home and is coming over." Aria smiled as she sighed a little. "Ok. I found out a few days ago. I'm two months pregnant with Louis's baby. I asked him today about children and he said he didn't want any till later on. I don't know how to tell or what to do. I can't hide it anymore. The bump is getting bigger." She frowned.

Cecilia couldn't hold back her smile at hearing that Lyla was back in town and coming over too. It was kind of the perfect time for a girls night right now anyways. "Always." She finally told Aria more than happy to sit down and listen to her friends problems and help where she could, which she knew in return her friend would do for her. She pushed her fingers through her hair while she listened though not wanting to give her best friend shitty advice. "I think you need to tell him asap. He might say he doesn't want kids right now or that he isn't ready but I mean what parent ever really is 100% ready for that? Plus he loves you and I'm sure when he finds out he'll be thrilled." She said knowing that every couple might've had their rough patches, as long as they loved one another though everything would work out fine. "Can I ask you something important?"

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Liam was so glad that he had friends to lean on right now. He didn't even care how girly he sounded or anything. Honestly though he wasn't sure what he'd do without his friend. Though Liam was positive that he wouldn't make it through Lyla being home without them. It had after all been 4 years since he'd seen her and now she was just deciding to show up and walk back into his life. Which the only thing it did was reopen a wound that was still taking it time healing.

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"I think I was born ready for this moment babe." Emilia told him a wink before she was tucking her hair behind her ear and standing up from the stool she'd been sitting on while she drank her tea and such. "You lead the way though ya know since you know where we're going and all." She joked with him while she waited for him to lead her off to where ever it was they were going. And to do whatever it was they were doing, after all she was new in town and had no idea where anything was or what fun things there were to do. She trusted that Harry wouldn't let her down though. "Just so you know I'm counting on you to tell me where the best hang out spots are, where the best place to make out is, and ya know all the best spots around here. Other than the best place to eat. I clearly already found that."

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"Sure seems that way." Louis said feeling kind of silly about what was bothering him right now, of course given that two of his best friends were both down in the dumps, because their exs, from like 4 years ago, decided to show up in town on the same day, and bring back all kinds of feelings he was sure they were both trying to get over still, it was understandable that he'd think his issues were silly. Of course whatever he thought didn't matter, it was clear that the three of them needed a night out together to hang out and do whatever the hell they wanted. It was a chance to just forget all about their issues and shit for a whole night. He was pretty sure the only thing that could top the night off would be if Harry and Niall both showed up or something. He was doubtful that those two would make an appearance though.

(So I am going to mix up my list on posting to match the way you do yours, )

Aria looked at Cecilia and nodded her head, "Of course you can. Is something wrong?" Aria asked her best friend worried about her. She had no idea what was going on and it was freaking her out a tad bit. She bit down on her lip seeing Cecilia look down right before the door bell went off. She looked at her and saw her go for the door before she could get up. She let a sigh escape her lips. She grabbed her phone sending Louis a message that they needed to talk ASAP.

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Lyla grinned seeing Cecilia standing there. "CeCe." She screamed out hugging her best friend of many years. She pulled back and smiled going inside with her and hugging Aria as the three of them sat down. "Cecilia what did you want to ask?" Aria asked causing Lyla to raise an eyebrow at her worried and concerned now took her soft features.

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Zayn walked inside of Liam's home with Louis. Soon as they got through the door he heard his phone go off. He took and looked at him and walked away so he could reply to the message. Zayn saw Liam and man hugged him sitting down with him, "Same day as we try to move on they just walk back into our lives." Zayn sighed shaking his head.

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Harry grinned walking with Emilia. He smiled over at her and grinned at her, "Well there aren't many spots in this small town." Harry started. He pointed out some local hang outs and some other good places to eat and some shopping places. He took her down to the pier and smiled at her, "This is my favorite of them all. I come here a lot just to get away from everything." Harry smiled at her as he lent into the railing looking out at the water. "It's peaceful." He told her.

[ sounds like a plan. ]

"Hey Lyla." Cecilia said smiling and hugging the girl back, then turning back to Aria. "Uh have you talked to Zayn recently?" She asked biting her lip. "I mean do you know if he totally hates me? Because I mean I haven't been home in four years, and I didn't really reach out to him when I left. And being back means I'm bound to have a run in with him at some point, and I was just curious since I know you're still with Louis and well you know Louis' one of his best friends." She said sighing, she knew she probably sounded stupid, and maybe she shouldn't even be worrying about it. But honestly Cecilia was worried about it. She didn't want Zayn to hate her, honestly if there was one thing in the world that she never wanted it was for Zayn to hate her. She was sure she wouldn't be too shocked if he did though.

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"I know right?" Liam said shaking his head while his friends walked in and made themselves comfortable. "It's like they have some weird powers or something and they knew we were finally moving on so they just had to come home right away to stop it. Because apparently we're not allowed to ever be with anyone else but them, which is bullshit." He said just so pissed off that honestly out of all the days Lyla could've came home she picked today. And what made it worse is that she'd all the time in the world to call him or visit, or whatever so they could make things right but she never did. And he felt like she was acting like he should've been happier to see her or something. But he wasn't, because his heart was still very much broken when he thought of her, or when he was around her and all since she was the one who'd done the breaking.

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"Guys I'll be right back." Louis said figuring the two of them could find tons of things to talk about while he was gone for a few. He'd just gotten the message from Aria and of course getting a message from your girlfriend that said you needed to talk ASAP wasn't ever really a good sign. He was slightly freaked out, he hoped nothing was wrong, or that she wasn't gonna call him to break up or something. One because that'd be shitty considering they lived in a small enough town she could at least tell him face to face. And two because he loved her so much he really didn't want to break up. Even if it would've meant he could join his friends in the living room as part of the singles club, he didn't really want to be single though. Louis loved his girlfriend even if they did fight a lot. Call whenever. You know I always have time for you love.

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Emilia followed Harry around the small town taking it all in. It was so much different than what she was used to. And when they got to the pier she broke out into a smile. "It seems really peaceful." She said looking around for a moment to actually take everything in. "This whole town is so much different than I'm used to." She said glad she'd decided to come here. Even if she had only came here because it happened to be the same town the college she'd wanted to go to was. Because yes, even though people never seemed to believe that she could take her education seriously, she took her education seriously, and this town had one of the best schools in the county. She would've been a fool to pass the place up for somewhere else.

Aria shook her head lightly, "Louis has mentioned him a few times. He really doesn't say anything. I know from what my mum says about his mum talking. That he's tried to get over you. But he hasn't really gotten over you." Aria said lightly and looked down at her knees. "I know that he still loves you, but I don't think he totally hates you either." Aria smiled and looked towards Lyla. "Different on Liam though. Louis says that he is about like Zayn. Doesn't hate, just has a hard time getting over you." Aria told her two best friends. She saw her phone light up, "I'll be right back girls." She said getting up and seeing the message. She took and called Louis. She heard his voice fill into the phone, "Hey any chance you can come over here?" She asked him. She didn't want to tell him this over the phone. "It's kind of important, and I need to tell you it before tomorrow." She bit down on her lip.

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Zayn nodded his head sighing, "Yeah." Zayn said shaking his head. "It's pure bull shit. It's like we're supposed to be miserable and wait on them. Not the fucking case." He growled a little and dropped his head and downed the drink a little. "I mean we were doing great till today. Today of all fucking days. I had a date." Zayn went on and sighed. "I told her I couldn't." Zayn shook his head leaning into the seat. "Dude I still love her, but I can't just go running back to her arms since she's home. That'd make me a fucking pussy." Zayn rubbed his hand over his face.

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Lyla sat down with Cecilia and looked at her, "What's going with Aria?" Lyla asked lowly seeing Cecilia biting down on her lip. She knew that something was up. She was worried now seeing how stressed out Aria was. Plus now seeing Liam and all. She sighed feeling bad she hadn't called or anything. But he was the one that had went and done the shit. She hadn't done anything. She lent into the sofa and closed her eyes. Her life was so messed up it wasn't funny.

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Harry nodded his head, "It's peaceful here." He told her and smiled. He looked at her and rose an eyebrow and smiled lightly. "So are you from the city?" Harry asked kind of intrigued by her coming here to a small town if she was from the city. He was wanting out of this town he'd been here all of his life. He had plans to go to the biggest University he could find just to get away from here.

Cecilia nodded her head, she totally understood what Aria was saying. She also hoped that everything went well with telling Louis, since she knew her friend was most likely calling him to invite him over so they could talk about everything. Which was the right choice, Louis deserved to know asap. "Oh uh well Aria's gonna have a baby but she hasn't told Louis yet. So I'm guessing she's gonna tell him sometime tonight." She said doubting that Aria would care if Lyla knew. They were all kind of best friends here and all always told each other everything. Plus it wasn't like she wouldn't find out eventually anyways. "So have you seen Liam since you've been back in town?" She asked honestly thankful that she hadn't had a run in with Zayn yet. She knew the town was small and that she would have to see him sooner or later, but she was thankful it hadn't happened yet. And she also really hoped the feeling in her gut telling her that her mother was going to get involved somehow was wrong.

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Liam ran his hand over his head. He actually understood Zayn's situation completely. Even if Liam himself didn't have a date for the day he still understood. "I feel you. I mean I haven't had a date in a while, mostly because I gave up on trying to date like a month ago when I realized they never worked out. But still it sucks knowing that you still care so much about someone who was just so willing to throw everything out the window." He said shaking his head, "and what makes it worse is not knowing why they left, or how they feel. I mean I can't even tell you how many times I've laid in bed wondering if she was still thinking about me and if I was stupid for holding on so long. But I'm just so pissed off that she left like she did that I don't know how to deal with it." He said sighing. Liam knew he sounded like a girl right now, and if he were telling anyone else they'd be calling him a pussy or something. But he couldn't help that Lyla made him very emotional. She just messed with his head, even if she didn't know it.

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"Uh yea. Just let me tell the guys then I'll be right over." Louis said freaking out even more after actually talking to Aria. "Real quick though, is everything okay? I know you don't wanna talk over the phone, I'm just kind of worried since I don't know what's going on." He said as he already started heading back into the living room with the guys to inform them that he'd be back. Whatever was going on with his girlfriend was really important. And as much as he knew his friends might've needed him he couldn't not show up to figure out what was wrong with Aria. Plus Liam and Zayn had each other, and both were going through a similar crisis so surely they'd be okay without him until he got back.

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Emilia smiled to herself and leaned over the railing a little bit more still just taking it all in. The place was really beautiful, things like this were another part of the reason she'd wanted to live somewhere like this too. "Yep. I am." She told him nodding her head finally turning to look at him. "I'm from London. And I mean I loved it there. There was always something to do, everything's pretty much at your fingertips, and during the holidays it's so pretty. But I needed a change. Plus this place isn't far from my university which happens to be one of the best in the country. So it worked out pretty perfectly. I mean sure most of this town already has some awful opinion about me, but oh well. It's pretty, this place is fantastic and a much more peaceful spot than the one back in London, and well I can finally experience the whole small town thing." She said still very happy with her decision to come here.

Lyla took and looked at Cecilia in shock. Aria was pregnant. She took and smiled best she could and nodded her head, "Wow, that's something." She said lightly and smiled at the thought of baby shower's and everything. She took and looked at Cecilia when she asked about a run in with Liam. "Yeah, sadly." She sighed. "My dad wasn't home so I had to go see if he'd seen him, and it didn't go so well." Lyla said frowning a little. "I just don't see how he can just stand there and act like he didn't do anything. I mean I have thought about him constantly for the past four years. To see him look at me like he did, god. It torments me." Lyla sighed looking at Cecilia, "Have you ran in with Zayn?" She asked.

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Zayn nodded his head and kind of laughed lightly, "If Harry or Niall were here. They'd be calling us pussies." Zayn shook his head and knew where Liam was coming from. Because he was the exact same way. He'd lie awake during the night wondering if she thought about him. He sighed a little and looked at Liam, "I know how you feel. because I do the exact same thing." Zayn admitted. "Wondering if she thinks about me, or if she misses me. And it fucking hurts. That someone I loved so damn much just ran when I told her I loved her. I had planned on proposing to her the night she left." Zayn admitted to Liam the tears starting to form as he blinked them back.

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Aria sighed a little, "Um, depends on how you take what I say." Aria said and knew she wasn't make it any better. Soon they hung up as she told the girls she was going to wait outside for Louis. She took and stepped out and closed the door. She soon saw him pull in as she walked down to him. She hugged him and pecked his lips. She took his hand and led him around back so he could sit down. "I know lately i've been emotional and everything." Aria began as she looked at Louis. "I found out a few days ago, that I am twelve weeks pregnant." She bit down on her lip staring down at her feet scared that he'd leave her.

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Harry smiled at her. He was intrigued by her response. She had been from London. He smiled at her as he listened to her talking about everything. Then he heard her mention about people and their opinion's. He frowned a little and shook his head lightly, "That's what small town people do." He said honestly. "I mean it's awful that people do it. But you know. I don't think any different of you. I think you are an amazing person. From what we've talked. And I really can't wait to get to know you more." Harry admitted to her.

"Yea it is." Cecilia said knowing that out of the three of them it made sense for Aria to be the one having a baby. After all she was the only one of them still in a relationship, and no matter how much the pair might've fought, or whatever given she didn't know why Aria hadn't told Louis yet, it was so obvious they loved one another and wasn't that all that mattered? Cecilia shook her head at Lyla's next words though. "I haven't actually. I have this feeling though that my mom's gonna get involved somehow and it's not a very comforting feeling." She said sighing, yes Cecilia wanted to see Zayn. She wanted to talk to him and she wasn't really sure what clear the air maybe. Tell him it was okay if he'd moved on or whatever the hell she told him. But what she didn't want was for her parents, who liked to run her life the way they wanted her to live it, to get involved. "I don't know. Maybe he's being very stand offish because he's just upset. Of course I don't really know because I don't even know what happened between you guys."

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Liam couldn't help but laugh at the fact that both he and Zayn sounded so girly, or the fact that if their other friends would here they would indeed be making fun of them. "That sucks dude." He said totally not knowing that Zayn had planned to propose to Cecilia the same night she left. He was sure though that Zayn was hurting a lot more than he was about the whole thing too. After all Liam hadn't planned to propose that night. "Lyla thought that I was cheating on her and then just left without even letting me explain. And it hurts because I didn't, I would never do that to her. Or anyone for that matter. And it pisses me off that she didn't even give me a chance to tell her what happened. I would've given her a chance to explain. I wouldn't have ran away because of something stupid that I didn't even know the truth about. Yet she's gonna come home knock on my door like nothing's wrong and being all this shit back into my life."

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Louis understood what she meant while they were on the phone and quickly got off and told Liam and Zayn he'd be back before her was out the door and going to meet Aria. He was kind of a nervous wreck too. He had no idea what was going on, or what she could possibly have to tell him. Whatever it was though was apparently so important that he had to be told in person. Which only made things worse, meaning he was a lot more nervous than he probably should be. He couldn't help it though, he'd gotten a somewhat cryptic conversation from her and couldn't seem to put anything together or figure out what she could need to tell him, or at least nothing that actually made sense to him. So when he got to her house and was led to the back the first thing he did was sit down for the news. "You're pregnant?" He asked sure he sounded shocked, which he was. "You're sure?"

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"It's no big deal. I didn't figure small towns could be nearly as amazing people wise as they're always depicted on the telly." Emilia told him knowing this wasn't Mayberry or something where newcomers were just welcomed with open arms no matter what. And that's just how it was. "It honestly doesn't really offend me if people don't like me or not. They're kind of close minded personally if they're willing to let the way I act and dress affect their judgement of without actually getting to know me. But that's not my problem." She said shrugging it off, and trying her best not to let him charm her right off her feet the way he'd been doing so far. He was good she'd give him that, but she didn't want to fall for him right away either and turn into some girl who was all lovey dovey thanks to the town charmer.