The Contract

28

"So, how is this going to work?" Jesse asked once I explained everything to him. I told him about the contract and before that I told him about the challenge and everything else that had happened with Harry and I. How I had lost the baby and how I had decided I couldn't do it anymore with him. I couldn't let him keep hurting me the way he was and as much as he was. He truly had broken my heart when he blamed me for the loss of the baby and I knew it was only because he saw me finally moving on he decided he wanted me.

"How is what going to work?" I asked, sipping my third mojito.

"You being with Louis, sounds to me like you can only be with him in private and that's not much of relationship if you ask me," jesse replied, picking at some of the calamari we had ordered.

I sighed. "I hadn't thought that far."

Jesse chuckled. "Seems like you need to reevaluate plan b then, Gee."

"I know. Thanks for talking to me. I'm going to go see if Tina is ready to get up and if she's still sleeping I guess I'll talk to Louis."

I stood up after finishing my drink and we hugged goodbye before I made my way towards the elevator. I waited patiently while the numbers got lower and lower until the door opened. I was met with green eyes. Harry briefly made eye contact with me before brushing past me, leaving me with my heart pounding in my chest as I hesitated chasing after him before deciding against it and going into the elevator.

I pressed the number for my floor and rode the elevator up in silence until i reached my floor, making my way to my hotel room.

"I had an amazing time last night too. Um, it would be something I'd like to do again if you would," I heard Tina said as I opened the door.

She glanced at me wide eyed. "I have to go. I'll call you later. Hi, sis!"

"Hey, I see you're up. Who were you talking to?" I asked, setting down my clutch.

"Ah, no one. So, what are we doing tonight?" She asked, quickly changing the subject. I noticed her picking at the lint on the duvet cover beside her and her lack of eye contact but decided not to comment on it.

"Good question. What would you like to do? The guys don't have a show so I'm sure some of them are free to hang out. We could see what Niall is up to.." I trailed off, hoping to entice her into going out with Niall without me.

"Maybe. Or we could go out with everyone instead of just one person," she countered back.

I raised an eyebrow at her. "What's up with you?"

Tina shook her head, laughing. Her brown pony tail bouncing back and forth from her exaggerated movements. "Nothing! I just think three is a crowd and five or six or seven is a party! What's Harry up to?"

I cringed at the mention of his name. "Not sure. We're not really in the best place right now."

"Really? I heard you two had a hot and heavy night last night!"

I shrugged. "Who told you that?"

"No one. I actually heard you when I tried to come back here around 2 in the morning, calling out his name, Christ you're so loud, we thought for a second you were being murdered!" She laughed again.

It was my turn to raise an eyebrow. "We? Whose we?"

She clicked her tongue at me. "You're so nosy, miss. Enough of this talk of me and my boring life. Your life is so much more interesting than mine. Please. Fill me in on the details of you and Harry."

I sighed. "Fine. We broke up. For good."

Tina burst out laughing and I threw a pillow her way. "You are hilarious. You and Harry.. Done. For good! Please, you two just need to break up every other week to keep yourselves entertained. Didn't he break up with you a few weeks ago? What, was it your turn now?"