The Way Things Change

Chapter 57

"Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday dear Katherine

Happy birthday to you"

I was awoken by the sound of perfect harmonies, singing for me. God damn. Normal people would love that, but not me. I hated birthdays. They were never anything special. But they clearly wanted to show me otherwise.

I groaned in frustration. I had wanted to wake up before they did. I had even turned on the alarm on my phone. I had wanted to be out the house, running, or maybe be down in the gym so they couldn't surprise me. I reached over to the nightstand, searching for my phone, still not wanting to open my eyes. But it wasn't there. I felt the bed dip, when someone sat down beside me.

"If you are looking for your phone, I've got it right here." Harry's deep morning voice whispered in my ear. My eyes fluttered open, to meet his green ones. "Happy birthday love."

I was lying on my stomach, so I turned around to kiss him.

"WOW!" I heard the lads exclaim. Perrie and Eleanor just laughed. I didn't get it. Harry quickly pulled up the sheets to cover my exposed chest. Shit. I had just shown them all my breasts. I felt my face heat up.

"I guess we were the ones to get a birthday present- OW!" I heard Louis laugh. And by the thud I guessed Eleanor had hit him. This was so embarrassing.

"Come on, we'll leave them to it. I'll se you downstairs for breakfast. And Kate, please be dressed." Liam was the responsible one, pushing everybody out the door.

"Or don't." Niall said cheekily. "Either way, it'll look good."

Harry picked up a pillow and threw it at him. "That's my girlfriend you're talking about!"

I covered my face with my hands. "Oh God. That's so embarrassing!"

Harry chuckled. "It looked good."

"God, you're all just such pigs! You could have warned me, you know."

"Then I wouldn't have seen what I saw." He grinned.

"But now your friends have seen the goods as well, stupid." I slapped his chest. His facial expression changed, his lips pressed into a thin line. Now he wasn't that happy. And he didn't say anything for a long time.

"Well, since I'm probably not getting the birthday I wanted, I guess I'll hop in the shower. They are waiting downstairs for us." I pulled the sheets off, making my way to the bathroom.

"That's quite a view you're giving me babe." Harry's cheeky mood was back again. Since we had spent the night together, I didn't have any piece of clothing on. He was not the only one who liked sleeping naked.

"Well, you can stay there and watch me walk away or you could join me?" I winked at him, before walking into the bathroom, turning on the shower. And sure enough, I didn't get to shower alone. Maybe this was going to be an okay birthday after all.