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Ch 9: A new birthday memory

Harry's P.O.V

As I pressed end call on my phone, I took a deep breathe in and exhaled loudly. It is Ashley's birthday tomorrow and apart from us buying her that puppy the other day, I thought that maybe, I could mend her heart a little bit by trying to find her mother. I would have also tried to find her dad but since it was such short timeing, it would be hard enough to find one parent let alone two. So I called up my private investigator Andrew, to see if he could do some digging around and find her.  

I brushed the stray curls away that had fallen out of place and positioned themselves near my eyes. So far, it wasn't good news, but I guess that it was always in the back of my mind when I started to search for her, making sure that I didn't tell Ashley until I found her mum, and now that I can't find her, I don't think I will find the strength to say it to her face. 

I dragged myself off of the couch and switched the TV off and threw the remote onto the coffee table that my legs were resting on and made my way upstairs to my bedroom where Mary was sleeping in my bed.  I sighed as I climbed onto the bed, in the empty space beside her and wrapped myself inthe blankets.

I layed with my back facing Mary, with my eye wide open thinking of the next day. Ashley's birthday, I just hope that I got a text message or a phone call early in the morning saying that her mum was found. I kept feeling Mary's arms wrap around my waist and pull her body close to mine so that her chest was touching my back. She continued to slide her hands down towards my boxers and I pushed her hands away each time. She was really annoying. 

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I felt the shuffling off the bed sheets and Mary's feet slide against my legs trying to intertwine them with mine. I tensed my legs, making it harder for her to part them. She moaned in annoyance and jumped out of bed throwing the covers onto me and storming out of the room. I chuckled at the sight of her being pissed off. I opened my eyes, adjusting them to the light that was streaming through the windows and then I suddenly remembered what day it was, Ashley's birthday. 

I rolled out of bed and ran downstairs to see Louis, Niall, Liam and Zayn in the kitchen preparing a plate of food. I walked over to them and they greeted me with a smile. 

"Good morning" Liam chirped

"Morning" I looked around the room "are you guys all done?"

"Pretty much" Louis rubbed his hands together, getting rid of whatever was on his hands, "Well, you can pour her a drink" I laughed that they had made a big breakfast but not poured a glass of orange juice yet. 

Before we headed into Ashley's room, I ran upstairs to my phone. I had forgotten to check when I woke up if I had a missed call or a text message that contained the information that I needed to either make or break Ashley's birthday. 

Sure enough, waiting on my bed side table was my phone, that read '1 new message' 

Ashley's P.O.V 

My eyes fluttered open to the sound of singing, a door bursting open and shuffling feet making their way into my 'room'.  

"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Ashley, happy birthday to you" They all cheered and smiled as they  placed a tray of food onto my lap after I had seated my self up. I tried to force a smile onto my lips but it must have come out crooked and broken. 

I heard Zayn sigh as he seated himself beside me "try to forget about the bad things that have happened to you on this day, try to make a new memory" His smile comforted me as I pulled him into a hug thanking him. He pulled away and next in line was Harry who had a grin on his face.