Liam's POV.
It had been a week since I went home, and the look in Madeline's eyes, the guilt of wronging her, refused to leave my mind.
I was afraid of going home, damaging the already damaged relationship we have. I didn't know why the thought of hurting her hurt me so much.
It's not like we have ever dated, heck, we were not even friends.
Or were we?
I think once upon a time we were, when we didn't know how this world worked, when our legs were too small to run away from problems.
I sighed as I rolled in the sheets of the luxurious bedroom I was staying in. Sebastian informed me that he would drop her off and pick her up from college every day.
I was relieved that she knew how to use the resources around her rather than being stubborn about it.
Staying all by myself in this hotel made me realise how lonely my life is.
How lonely it is without the cameras flashing, without girls who would throw themselves on me, I realized I was a lonely man with no one truly needing me.
Suddenly my phone rang, interrupting me from my chain of thoughts, 'Who could it be?'
''Mom? Why is she calling me now?'' I thought out loud with a frown on my face.
Before I could even say the word 'hello', what welcomed me was a string of non-stop curses.
''F*cking assh*le! Is this how I raised you?! No manners, no shame. Is this how you treat people? Just because you have become a big shot in the industry, do you think you can treat people however you want?!''
I sighed as I rubbed my eyes in frustration, ''Hello, to you too, mum''
''Shut up! Come to your home this instant, or I will publish all your naked pictures from when you were young.''
My eyes widened as I knew that my mum takes things like this seriously, ''Mum, you can't threaten me-
Before I could complete my sentence, she cut the call, I couldn't believe that she went to my place; talk about perfect timing.
Mum always visited me on sets or called me to our ancestral home; she rarely came to my place, always giving me the space I needed. But I had a feeling that things would rapidly change from now on, nothing was going to stay the same anymore.
Knowing my mum and her level of patience, I took my car keys and made my way to my apartment, I was scared of the storm that was waiting for me at home.
The route to home felt too short as I found myself standing at the closed door, too afraid to move a step.
I shrugged my shoulders, clearing my throat. I decided to ring the bell, but before I could do that, my mum opened the door and she wasted no time before pulling my ear.
''Aah, Ouch! Mum! It hurts, let go! I am turning twenty-one soon, don't do this.''
But my mum made sure to give me a nice hard pull before letting my ears go, I rubbed my ears trying to soothe the pain that's when I saw Madeline as she stared at me trying not to laugh.
My cheeks burned in embarrassment.
It had been a week since we both saw each other, and now we meet like this, our meetings have always been embarrassing.
From Alexandra to my mum.
My mum huffed as she placed her hands on her hips, ''I won't ask you to apologize to her, as it is something that should come from your heart, and me asking you to apologize to her won't change anything.''
Yeah, mum was right, but I didn't know how to talk to her after what happened, I was a total jerk.
My mum continued as she eyed us both, back and forth, ''I have decided that this two-bedroom thing won't work out-
''What?! No way, mum!'' I opposed even before she could continue because I knew what was running through that little head of hers.
Madeline raised her eyebrows as if asking, 'What's going on?'
My mum glared at me, ''You don't make the calls here anymore, especially after what you did, you shut up and listen to me.''
Ok, my mum was super mad at me this time, and it's valid, I suppose, so I shut my mouth and stood there as I watched my mum turn to Madeline with the kindest smile on her face.
''Madeline, dear, I know you guys didn't willingly sign the paper, but since I'm here, I want the bedroom for myself, and there are only two bedrooms here, so can you and Liam share a room?''
I watched as Madeline's eyes widened as big as lemons before she hurriedly replied, ''No, no, it's okay, I will take the couch.''
My mum shook her head in stern denial, ''It's either you both share a room or I will sleep outside the house, like a lonely abandoned dog in the cold, shivering and trembling at this age as my brittle bones twist and turn-
I rolled my eyes at my mum's dramatic usage of words, I wondered how she was in business; she would have done better in the world of literature or cinema.
Madeline's face filled with sympathy, my mum was successful in manipulating her, ''No, no, don't put it that way, I am ok with it, if he is.''
The last part of the sentence was so feeble that I could barely catch on to it. I glared at her as Mum turned towards me, waiting for a response as if I had a choice.
''What are you glaring at? Didn't you hear her, yes or no?''
I exhaled through my mouth. I couldn't believe this was happening without a word, I entered my room, ''Come in when you want,'' I said without turning back.
But even without turning back, I knew my mum would have had the biggest grin on her face.