Petals End (A Harry Styles Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

C H A R L O T T E

Elena left early the next morning after consuming three espresso shots, and Charlotte went back to sleep. A few hours later she was woken by the buzzing of her phone. Incoming call from Harry!

“Hey” she said sleepily.

“Good morning. Even though it is noon already. Did I wake you up?” Harry replied, amusement lacing his voice.

“Not at all. Well, actually yes, but it’s fine, I needed to get out of bed anyway. What are you up to?”

“Well, me and the boys are already done for today, so I was wondering if I could come over to you and teach you some guitar. And you sing me a little?”

“Sounds awesome.” She gave him her address and he promised to be there in 30 minutes.

So now she had exactly half an hour to get her flat and especially herself ready for Harry. “Don’t panic” she repeated like a mantra as she discarded her clothes and took the probably quickest shower in the history of humankind.

Then she raced around the rooms, picking up stuff that was on the floor, all the plates and bottles from last night, and newspapers and such. It was not that she was a super messy person, really. But she just did not care that much, especially since the only people that ever visited her regularly were Alex and Elena.

Just as she had thrown on her outfit – red skinny jeans and an Ed-Sheeran-Shirt – the doorbell rang.

She opened it and, of course, there he was. Cheeky smile, blue jeans, a white shirt with a beige jacket thrown over it, and just generally drop-dead gorgeous.

Charlotte suddenly became very aware of her still damp hair and her face that had no make-up whatsoever on it.

“Come in” She stepped aside and Harry walked in. Wow. The one and only Harry Styles was in her flat. She had never thought she would live to see that day.

“Do you want something to drink?” “Coffee would be wonderful.”

She came back to the living room with two steaming mugs and sat next to him on the couch. He took a sip. “Mmh, this is really good. Do you work at Starbucks?”

“What’s Starbucks? Nah, just kidding. And no I don’t, but I make a lot of coffee. Long study nights…” she answered, chuckling lightly. “Do you want to listen to some music?” He nodded, and she got up and put on a vinyl by The 1975. Harry’s eyes lit up. “Nice choice” She started dancing, and he got up as well.

He spun her around, and they danced together, getting lost in the music. When the song was finished, he spun her one last time, so that she landed in his arms. “This song” she said, “Is my absolute favourite. “

He smiled. “It’s good, but my favourite is ‘fallingforyou’” he whispered, looking deeply into her eyes. “So why don’t you let me hear your singing voice? Now that I know how you dance.”

Charlotte sat down on the piano bench and began playing softly. Quickly Harry recognised the tune of ‘Sweater Weather’.

“One love, two mouths, one love, one house, no shirt, no blouse…”

In the chorus, Harry joined in with his deep voice. “So let me hold both your hands in the sleeves of my sweater”

She played the final chord. “That was very good.” Charlotte blushed profoundly. “You just need to watch out in the chorus, for the long parts. Try to sing a little softer.” He advised her.

“Thank you. Now teach me how to play that guitar.”

He took his guitar out of the case and sat behind her on the couch. His hands wrapped around hers, placing them on the strings.

“I’m gonna teach you a really easy song. Woman in Black, do you know it?” She nodded eagerly. “Okay, it only has two chords, A minor and G major. Here, you play them like this.”

Harry hummed along while Charlotte was strumming on the guitar, with the occasional help from Harry. He had been right; it was pretty easy, even though it hurt her fingers a bit.

The song was over and she turned around to him. He looked so wonderful in the warm light of the various lights that were turned on in her flat, and she could still feel his touch on her skin. It was so much fun to hang around with him, even though she did not know him for that long. Charlotte could not care less about the fact that he was a celebrity, that was not what this was about for her. She was just happy she could spend time with him.

Suddenly he leaned forward and pressed his mouth onto hers, and she could feel his soft lips against hers. Her hands moved in his hair and she played with while he was slowly stroking her back. It could have lasted seconds or minutes, Charlotte did not know, but it felt like infinity.

When she moved away to catch her breath, she already missed the sensation of Harry’s kiss.

“Charlotte, I… I know that was very sudden, but I enjoyed it. Did you?” he asked. Had she not been so into the moment, she might have scoffed. Of course she enjoyed it! Instead, she mumbled, close to his lips “I could do this all day, honestly.”

“Then why don’t we?” Harry whispered and kissed her passionately.

A./N.: Hi, I'm back. I'm very busy with school (aren't we all) and so I have a hard time uploading frequently. But I'm trying very hard! Oh, and I bought concert tickets for 5 Seconds of Summer and Fall Out Boy! I am so excited. Anyways, have a wonderful rest weekend. Video on the side is kinda like how Harry and Charlotte sing Sweater Weather together. Picture is how Harry looks. Char x