Back In Time // 1D // RE-WRITING & SLOW UPDATES//

Chapter 5

Izzy's POV

My phone starts ringing in the middle of the night; I wake up and see that it's my old high school friend, Autumn. "Why is she calling me so early in the morning?" I say to myself and walk to the living room as to not disturb Harry.

I answer it and immediately ask her as I whisper shout,

"Why are you calling me at 2:30 in the morning?!"

She chuckles lightly as I rub my eyes and replies with,

"Sorry Iz I forgot about how early it was, Clayton, the kids and I just got off the plane back from Paris  from visiting Clay's parents and I thought to call you first to ask if we could come over at around 10 ish to make up for the fact we missed the annual Christmas party and to give the kids their gifts." She says starting to ramble on.

"That's ok, don't worry about it, wasn't very eventful as you might've thought. And of course you're always welcome here." I reply back.

"Awww, thanks Izzy. Well I gotta go now, our taxi to our hotel is getting here soon and I've gotta take care of Mimi & Devin now, so Clayton can grab our baggage. Seeya!" She chuckles and hangs up just as I say goodbye.

"I am going back to bed now. 2am is too early." I say in my head as I go back upstairs and get into bed to snuggle with Harry.

6am – the same morning

I feel someone jumping on the bed and shaking me. I slowly wake and see its Amy and Harry. Amy is jumping up and down on the bed like a rabbid animal.

"How that child has so much energy at 6am, I will never know."  

Harry is shaking me lightly, looking still half asleep himself. "Baby, wake up. Amy heard from Steph, who was apparently eavesdropping on your 2am conversation with Autumn, that Mimi is coming over and she won't stop yelling, 'Mimi's coming over!' Please make breakfast, to try and shush her." Harry sleepily groans to me.

"Mmk, babe. Get all the kids into the kitchen and I'll be down there in 5." I reply as I sit up and kiss him as he carries Amy out of the room.

I follow shortly after, having put my glasses on and brushed my hair. I enter the kitchen and see everyone in the kitchen doing their own thing. I spot Steph on a stool, casually on her phone.

"Stephanie Jade Styles, may I have a little word with you." I say sternly but calmly. I spot Harry covering Amy and Danni's ears and moving them into the living room and turning the TV up loud.

"Mum, I hate when you use my full name. What happened?" She replies not looking up from her phone.

I yank it out of her hands and put it in my pocket. "Stephanie, why were you up at 2am? And eavesdropping on my conversation."

"Ugh, Mum! What did you do that for?! And I couldn't get to sleep..." She mumbles and I can see her avoiding my eyes.

"Come on, even you know that was a terrible excuse. Stephanie Jade Styles, not being able to sleep?! Impossible. I asked you to make your bed yesterday, and you fell asleep on it! Where are Neon, Xara, Hazel, Troye and Jack? They were here yesterday and last night at dinner." I exclaim questioning her intensely.

"Okay. We stayed up late playing truth or dare. Jack heard you in the kitchen and dared me to eavesdrop. Then in the morning, Amy wasn't waking up, but Danni was already in the lounge room with Dad watching Cinderella, I checked, so I told her then she woke up as fast as lightening." She rambles on nervously.