then i met you // wroetoshaw

eleven

i was sat on the couch in the living room alone, harry had left the room saying he had to go and get my present. i felt kind of bad that he had bought me a present, i didn't want him to spend his money on me, especially after everything that he's done for me. 

he walks back into the room with a pink gift bag in his hand that he hands over to me. "i can tell you're annoyed i've bought you something but i wanted to, loz. it wouldn't have felt right if i didn't and i know you'll love the present. wouldn't be shocked if you cried," he explains whilst sending me a wink.

"i know, i know. i am thankful, honestly. well, thankful and now scared if i'm going to cry," i reply honestly, getting confused as to what he could have bought me.

i take a small box out of the bag that was wrapped neatly in pink wrapping paper, too neatly so i knew that he couldn't have wrapped it. i unwrapped the present and took the lid off the box to reveal a necklace. the necklace was silver and had a dog pendant.

tears already began to fill my eyes, harry noticing this immediately. "turn it round and look at the back," he tells me so i do and i notice that it had '07/02' engraved on the back of the pendants: the day, well morning, i messaged harry on instagram.

the tears started falling down my face very quickly now, harry moving closer to me and wrapping his arm around me and attempting to wipe my tears with his other hand. "hey, i don't want you to cry like this. you have turned me into a proper soppy twat though, never did i ever think i'd be giving a girl a soppy present like that," he says concerned, but also slightly laughing. 

"harry, i love it so much. honestly thank you, this is the nicest, most thoughtful present anyone as ever given me," i gratefully say, turning around to give him a hug. he hugged me back as the tears continued to stream down my face. 

"here, i'll help you put it on if you want?" he asks and i just nod, unable to form a sentence. i pull away from the hug and turn so my back is facing him, lifting my hair up. he gets the necklace out of the box and carefully puts it around my neck. 

once he's put it on, i turn round to face him again and i immediately place a kiss on his lips. "i can't thank you enough for this, i love it. thank you so so much," i thank him again, kissing him again after. 

"you're welcome, lauren. i'm just glad you like it and don't think i'm cringy like freezy did when i told him," he laughs, "anyway, should we get ready for the next part of your day?" 

"i can't believe you've got a day planned for us, you're literally the cutest. one issue though, how am i supposed to get ready? all my stuff is at the hotel," i ask. 

"well, i may have asked dan what makeup you use and i may have bought it all before you came. i may have also got dan to choose you and outfit that you could wear," he explains, somewhat awkwardly, clearly not used to being like this. 

"oh my god, harry. what the fuck have i done to deserve this? you have put so much effort into this, thank you so much. what the fuck," i say, yet again shocked at his acts of kindness, pulling him into another hug. 

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it was a few hours later and we were both now ready. we were sat in the living room, waiting for the uber to come and take us to our destination, this destination still being unknown to me. harry wanted to keep the whole day a surprise so this meant me not finding out where we were going until we actually got there. 

the uber eventually arrived and we both made our way down the lift and to the uber. as soon as we got into the car, harry intertwined our fingers, resting our hands on the middle seat between us. i rested my head on his shoulder, and we stayed in a comfortable silence the whole journey. 

the uber finally came to a stop, telling us we had arrived at our destination. we both got out of the car and i noticed that we were in an field, probably the only people here. 

"harry, where are we?" i asked him, confused. 

"just wait a second. come on, follow me," he says, grabbing my hand again and walking away from where the uber dropped us off. 

after around five minutes of walking, we begin to walk up quite a steep hill. we eventually got to the top, and i noticed a beautiful setup of a picnic that overlooked london. 

"harry, this is so beautiful oh my god. how have you managed to do this?" i ask, confused as to how he's set all this up when he's been with me the whole time. 

"well, i actually asked talia and freya i'd they'd come up here and set it all up for me so that i could do it without you knowing. they literally left about two minutes ago when i said that we had arrived," he explains, tears filling my eyes yet again. 

"i feel like all i've done is thank and hug you today, but thank you so much harry i can't believe the effort you've put into this, it genuinely means the world to me," i say whilst holding back tears and taking him into another hug. 

we both sit down on the blanket and he opens the picnic basket, pulling out a bottle of champagne and two glasses. "obviously i had to make sure we had alcohol seems as though you're an alcoholic," he teases me.

"oh shut up harold, i'm not even an alcoholic man," i groan. he opens the champagne and pours us both a glass. he then begins to get the food out of the basket, the last thing he gets out being a colin the caterpillar cake.

"oh my god, no you didn't. think this is the best thing you've done all weekend," i smile, very happy over the cake but also teasing him.

"i knew you'd appreciate it, it's not a birthday without colin," he laughs. 

we spent the next few hours drinking, eating and just enjoying each others company. we had been sat in silence for around five minutes, appreciating the view in front of us. 

i then began to feel harry awkwardly shifting around, something clearly on his mind. "is everything okay?" i ask him, wondering why he had suddenly became awkward. 

"erm, yeah i'm fine. i just wanted to, erm, talk to you, well ask you something," he says, becoming more awkward by the second and stuttering over his words. "i know we've only been speaking for over a month and this is only our first time meeting but i've never felt this way about anyone before and, i'm not going to lie, i'm already falling for you, loz. so, erm, i was just, i was just wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend?" 

my jaw dropped, unable to make sense of what he was saying. i was in complete shock and words wouldn't leave my mouth. instead, i leaned in and kissed him and he instantly kissed me back. i finally pulled away, "of course i'll be your girlfriend, old harold."

a huge smile erupted onto his face, mine mirroring his. i now had a boyfriend. harry lewis was my boyfriend 

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hii, i'm not really happy with this chapter but i hope you all enjoyed it! they're finally boyfriend and girlfriend :) also the picnic destination is made up, i don't think this actually exists😂 

thank you for reading as always :) x