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The End

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*Lillia's Pov*

11th December, 2020

We were going to record a video and post it on his second channel; I'd never seen Harry more motivated to do anything, it was weird, he really couldn't wait to announce it. Before Harry and I got close last year, he never seemed to be the romantic type; he was socially awkward yet still outgoing and being honest, he literally couldn't talk to girls. With me, non of that awkwardness was there, he was a different person; he opened to me, told me how he was feeling, which is something he never really used to do and he even enjoyed watching tv sometimes.

With us both being in the public eye, I was scared that people would notice this change in him and blame me. I hated overthinking and I'd promised myself I'd never do it again, but unfortunately, I couldn't help it. I'd been working on it over the past few months; I wanted to get back to being me, to be carefree again and I didn't want my worrying to bring him down - it never did luckily, but I think with the second lockdown, people noticed I wasn't exactly myself.

That's what I didn't want; I didn't want people over analysing my relationship. Once you announce something, you're opening yourself up to the world, anybody can comment anything and there's not much you can do to stop it. It no longer becomes your business, it becomes everybody else's too. Unfortunately, this is the way the social media world works, but it's life. I had to get over it at one point and as it neared closer to our one year, I started to relax. 

With Harry starting streaming and mine becoming more consistent, we started to slip up. He's walked in on my streams multiple times, brought me food, given me cuddles and many jokes were made during Among Us lobbies, that the fans started to pick up on things more often. I slowly started to care less and less, especially once it came to Harry's birthday because we were announcing it in less than a month. We'd gone back into lockdown so there wasn't much we could do; Fae was with Talia and Harry was already technically bending the rules and seeing the lads on his birthday anyway, so, we tried to make the most of it regardless. At 12, Cal and I ran into his room to say 'happy birthday,' during his steam. You could tell there was something between us, it was obvious: the way he looked at me, the way he hugged me, the way he laughed while he was with me - everything was so great.

I needed to stream before the video as it was a Friday and I was taking a break so I could go to Guernsey with Harry for Christmas. I was excited to finally meet his family, they seemed lovely, it was just a shame I couldn't see my own family, especially my little brothers. Going overseas was a much bigger deal, and Harry and I didn't know if there would be another chance to see them, so I had to prioritise. Cal was going to be alone but if for some reason, Fae couldn't go back to Leeds, she'd see Cal. They weren't official yet, but I'm sure that they would be soon. Cal had mentioned multiple times to Harry and I that he wanted to ask her out but Fae didn't want to rush it. 

I'd saved my pub golf costume from last year, despite the shit that happened that night; I was going to wear it for my stream. It was a special Christmas stream where I'd play games with the viewers. I was mid-sentence when I heard a knock at the door:

'Hello?' I shouted.

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*Harry's Pov*

Today was the day we were going to announce it. 

We were going to record a video, but that's not all I wanted to do, it's was our one year anniversary after all and I wanted to surprise her. Cal and I spent ages thinking about what I could do, but nothing seemed right. I wanted to do something big for her, she'd done so much for me, especially at the start of the relationship; I wasn't the easiest person to deal with, I didn't open up, I lied to her multiple times, but she still forgave me. I vowed to myself that I'd never lie to her again and I tried to be as open as possible, but I still wanted to show her how much she meant to me.

Lillia had been talking about this one dog breed for ages, a Shih Tzu cross Bichon Frise, a Zuchon, the same breed as her dog that died back in July. A Zuchon was a small dog, fluffy, cuddly, and undeniably cute; an attention-loving companion that is extremely adaptable, which makes them an excellent apartment pet. Lillia's practically allergic to everything, including cats and dogs, however, this breed is hypoallergenic, meaning they don't malt so she isn't allergic to them. I checked with the landlord and the apartment building that I'd be able to get her a puppy and because they don't shed, the landlord was fine with it. 

I'd scoured the internet for hours, trying to find the perfect dog and that's when I found a black Zuchon, only 10 weeks old. I was planning on coming into her stream and surprising her - I knew not only would she love it, that her fans would too. 

I'd bought the dog a few days prior and Fae and Talia looked after it until the day. Cal and I went to pick it up earlier, just as Lillia started her stream. We'd already bought toys and food, which had been hiding in Cal's car for the past few days; we everything that the dog would need. I undoubtedly knew that she was going to love the dog, it was the best present I could give her. Even though Lil and I were visiting Guernsey for Christmas, Cal said he'd look after her and if Fae was around, she would too.

I carefully carried the dog upstairs while Cal carried the rest of the stuff. Most of the lads knew what I'd been planning so I texted the group chat, just before I went to her room so that all the lads could join the stream and watch it too.

It was time. 

I knocked onto her door.

'Hello?' she shouted from inside.

'Hey,' I smiled opening the door.

'Harry, I'm streaming,' she giggled. She was wearing that dress I got her this time last year; 'god she looked so good in that dress,' I thought to myself.

'I know, I know,' I smile as I walk in. I was practically shaking, not only were we finally announcing it, all the secrecy and lies over the past week about where Cal and I have been going, were finally going to be revealed. Cal followed me holding a big box with circles cut out of it, so the dog could breathe.

'What's going on,' she asked nervously.

'I know we said we were going to do a video, but I really wanted to surprise you,' I told her.

'Fuck sake, what've you done,' Lillia spun round in her chair and faced us; her face dropped when she saw the box, she looked extremely anxious.

'Hey guys,' I waved to the camera, 'Lillia, happy one year anniversary!' 

'Oh god, we're doing this now?' she breathed.

'Yes,' I nodded to Cal to signal him to place the box down in front of her, 'I wanted to surprise you. I love you, Lil.' 

'I, I love you too,' she stuttered, looking back at the camera, 'uh, do I open this?'

'Yes, I'd get down onto the floor though,' I suggested.

'Fuck,' she opened the box slightly and the dog jumped out into her arms. 'Oh my fucking god,' she gasped, 'a dog!'

'You like her?' I smiled as Cal sat down onto the edge of the bed behind me. 

'Yes,' she squealed as she petted the dog. I could see that she was starting to swell up, 'oh Lil, don't cry,' I laughed.

'I'm not,' she sniffled, 'what's her name?'

'That's for you to decide,' I chuckled, 'any ideas?'

'Belle,' she smiled, not taking her eyes off the dog.

'Belle? that's a nice name,' Cal interjected.

'I know, I picked it,' she giggled. She picked the dog up and placed it onto her knees as she sat back into the chair. 'This is Belle, everybody,' she grinned as she held the dog up to the camera.

I stood behind her and looked at the chat; everybody was commenting how happy they were, there wasn't one negative comment. The donation alerts were going crazy too, most of the lads had donated or gifted subs as a 'present' too.

I scrolled up and saw that Theo Baker had also joined the stream, 'happy anniversary guys :)' he wrote into the chat.

'Oh, hi Theo,' I laughed.

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