IV

Part 2

Lexi helped me get ready to see Harry a few hours later. We ate lunch in my bed and then she went to her room to give me some privacy.
I sat on my bed with my laptop. Harry would be on in a few minutes, but I loved seeing his name popping at the bottom right of my screen. It was instant happiness. As if on cue, a little window filled the empty space I was staring at. I lost no time and called him.
"You look so gorgeous! Babe, how are you?"
"Hii! I'm so happy to see you! I'm fine. How did the concert go?"
"The O2 has been as great as always. I'm excited to finish here in Europe and go to you. At least we'll be in the same country." He smiled.
"Yes. And LA's the last place so that means I can have you all to myself." I smirked.
He smiled back at me.
"The bad thing about this is that I can't look clearly into your eyes, they're all pixelated." He said, staring at the screen.
"HARRYY! YOU COMIN'?" I heard Niall yell.
I giggled.
"Nope! I'm on date!"
"HI Y/N! WE'RE TAKING GOOD CARE OF HIM, OKAY? SEE YOU SOON!" Niall said, appearing in front of the camera.
I waved at him before he ran away.
"London reminds me so much of you. Remember?"
"How could I forget. Those were the most magical days of my life."
"It was quite romantic, wasn't it?" He said, yawning.
"Are you tired? Go to bed, Haz. We can talk when you wake up."
"No! That'll mean you'll be sleeping. I want to be with you. Even if this is the only way."
"You don't have to hang up. When you wake up, you'll see me sleeping."
"No, Y/N. That won't work. I want to be with you right now."
"So I saw some pictures of you today on the internet. Your beautiful soul was around London today and I wish I could be one of those people that spotted you. I would just happen to be walking around there and I would race to get a hello from you. And that's reality, Harry. You probably haven't met even half of your fans and they still love you to pieces. That's so admirable, don't you think?"
"Definitely. But all this reflecting gave me an idea."

"Oh dear." I murmured.
"What? It's genius!" He fought back
"Go on."
"Open university." He beamed.
"No, Harry. I can't do that. What would I live off?"
"Your amazing boyfriend." He smiled.
"No, Harry. I'm sorry but I'm not doing that. Suppose I did do it, I would have to work and study. I don't want any more responsibilities."
"I want to make things easier for us." He said lowly, looking down.
"I know you do, babe. That's why I love you. But I can't do it. I think I'm too old to depend on you."
"Think about your parents. Paying university is a lot and paying you a place to stay and eat is too. It all adds up. Why don't you just take this chance and come with me? I can take care of you now, I don't know if I will be able to in 3 years."
"You're so dramatic." I replied, rolling my eyes at him.
"Think about it, please. I would be delighted to have you here with me."
"I don't know, Harry. Go to bed, you have another concert tomorrow."
"Promise me you'll think about it?"
I nodded.
"I love you, Y/N. We'll talk later."
"I love you too. Sweet dreams." I smiled.
"Oh, I know they will be now that I've seen you." He laughed.
He hung up since I could never bring myself to do it.
But now I had a bigger problem to focus on: going with him and leaving everything else behind or staying but being apart from him for most of the next three years.

A knock on my door snapped me back to reality.
"Come in." I called out.
Lexi sat in front of me on my bed.
"What's wrong?" She asked, seeing I wasn't fine.
"It's Harry. He asked me to leave everything behind and live with him on the road."
"Even uni? Doesn't sound like him." She said, pensive.
"No. I would do open uni, that way I wouldn't need to be at a certain university all the time."
"And you could travel with him, right. You're doing it?"
"I don't know. I can't work and study at the same time, but I don't want to live off him either."
"I get you, but do what your heart is telling you to do. You've been long enough without him, don't you think?" She spoke, rubbing my arm.
Maybe she was right. I had been away from him for so long and the real question was if I would be able to do it for three more years.
Lexi's phone rang.
"Gotta take this, it's my mom." She told me before leaving the room.
I decided to text Harry my reply. A few minutes, his photo lit up my screen.
"Hi."
"I can't believe it! Are you sure?" Harry exclaimed.
"Why wouldn't I? But are you okay with it?" I asked, biting my lip.
"Of course. Yeah."
"Go back to sleep now. You need some rest."
"We need to talk about this when I wake up, yeah? This conversation isn't over."
"Yeah. Good night. I love you." I said, before hanging up.