Then You Came Along (L.S)

Chapter 4 🌻

Harry jumped out of bed when he heard a knock at the door.
Throwing his jogging bottoms on and T-shirt he ran downstairs. 

"Niall what are you doing here?"
He opened the door fully and stood back allowing him to walk in. 
"Everything okay?" he asked as he went in to the kitchen filling the kettle to make his much needed first coffee of the day. 
"Sorry to wake you" worried look on his face. "I received a message from Jen this morning."
Harry froze before turning back at Niall thoughts of the evenings events now filling his mind. 

"She asked me to call in on you this morning" he continued before pulling his phone out of his jeans pocket and searching the phone for the message he had received. He handed over the phone. 

Jen - Hi Niall, i'm sorry to text you so early but i need you to check on Harry. I left him a note to explain that im going to my mums for a couple of days and my phone will be turned off until i return. 
Thanks Jen.

Harry looked up from the phone and started to look around the kitchen and there on the breakfast bar was a piece of paper. He walked over picking up the note and reading out load so Niall could hear. 

Harry 

I need to get away for a couple of days. I'll be at my mums and my personal phone will be turned off until i return. I have a lot of work to catch up on and i think it would be easier without the added pressure of what's going on in our relationship. 
I do love you but i think we need to think about what we both want and discuss this on my return. 

Jen x 

"Wow!, that's a bit harsh." He wasn't fond of Jen, never really was but he would always be pleasant with her for the sake of his best friend.

"What am i meant to do now? Harry mumbled. his big green eyes shining from the tears that were forming. 
He read the note over and over again whilst Niall finished off the coffees and walked into the sitting room followed by Harry. 
"Am i too needy, am i wrong for wanting to make an effort?"

"I need to work, I don't have time for this either" he sighed and walked into his work room. He pulled out the drawings and fabric that where placed ready and sat by the sewing machine.
Harry was beyond frustrated. "How could she just walk out, do i really mean that little to her?"

Niall was stood at the door watching as Harry started to pin the fabric ready to sew. "You don't need to stay, I'm a big boy" looked back at Niall. "I have lots to do here so please don't worry about me."

"If you need anything at all please give me a shout okay?"

Harry nodded and smiled, "Thank you."

Niall- Harry please answer

Niall- I can see you're reading my messages stop ignoring me.

It was around 8pm, the dresses had been completed and ready for fittings, he had also cleaned the house from top to bottom. He now sat in the living room looking at the blank television screen. He could see that Niall had called him four times and he had  read the messages that had been sent. He didn't want to talk about it, not now. He had been trying to forget by keeping himself busy and talking would just make him feel worse. 

Harry- Hey sorry I've been keeping myself busy with work and cleaning. Im gonna have an early night. I'll speak to you tomorrow. 

After his shower he sat on the edge of the bed and mindlessly started to look through his phone when he stumbled on a post that Jen had been tagged in. She was sat with a group of people he assumed were colleagues. She looked so happy, smiling, raising a glass of wine towards the camera. How he missed that smile.  Scrolling through the linked pictures his heart dropped when there was one of Jen but with just a two of the people from the first picture. The guy to her right had his arm around her waist and she was playfully kissing his cheek. 
He scrolled back to the original post and checked the date, this was last week.this was when she went to Manchester. What the hell! he said allowed, So this is networking? 
He'd seen enough so turned his phone off and and lay on the bed.  

Friday came round slowly though he had done everything possible to keep himself busy. Jen had messaged to say that she would be home around 4pm so as the time approached he sat waiting for her to arrive.

She'd been back twenty minutes before she came back downstairs bags in hand ready for her trip, she would be gone the night. 
"We need to talk" Harry said with disbelief showing on his face. "You cant just come back and then leave again without us discussing what's going on. I cant do this anymore. This whatever this is needs to stop."  He stood from his seat and walked over to the kitchen where Jen was stood.
He gently held her face. "You need to decide if you want this or not. I as always will support you with everything. I need you to put the effort into us."
"I can't" tears starting to pool in her eyes. "Im sorry but i just can't."

"I'll stay with my mum until we decide what we are doing with the house. Im sorry" giving a Harry a hug before walking to the door.

He couldn't believe what had just happened, was he dreaming?  He stood for a moment trying to register what had just happened before taking out his phone

Harry - Hi Niall,  She's left me. its over. 

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I feel like I might be rambling a bit ha! 😊