Broadway Bound

Chapter 6

{Harry's POV}

*two weeks later*

I look at the checklist Ramin sent me via text message.

Get to know her better. check.

know what she likes. Shawn Mendes, disney and light pink roses. check.

take her on a casual lunch. This is my next step.

During rehearsal, I am nervous the whole time. Wow, Mere looks beautiful today, I thought. Who am I kidding, she looks beautiful every day.

After rehearsal is over, I walk over to Meredith. She is talking with Sierra and a couple of the ensemble members.

"Hey Sie, can I borrow Meredith sor a second?" I ask.

"Um, sure!" Sierra giggles,

Meredith looks at me with her soft blue eyes and takes my hand. I lead her over to the corner of the room.

"S-So, I was wondering i-if you wanted to go eat lunch w-with me sometime."

She gives me a soft smile and says, "I'd love to. How's Monday at noon? We have a day off."

"Sounds wonderful. See you tomorrow at noon, then. I have to go, bye Mere." I feel extra brave and plant a soft kiss on her cheek.

{Meredith's POV}

Oh. My. God. Did Harry just kiss me on the cheek? More importantly, did he just ask me to lunch?! I touch the spot on my cheek where he planted his soft lips against my skin. Then I run over to Sierra and yank over to the corner.

"Well, what did Harry want?" she asks, with an excited look on her face.

"He asked me to lunch tomorrow and kissed me on the cheek!!!" I reply cheerfully.

"OMG, he is SO into you!!!" Sie exclaims. "you better get home, it's 11pm.

Want to get plenty of rest before your date tomorrow!"

I take Sierra's advice and head home. I let out a huge sigh and smile as my head hits my pillow.

*the next morning*

"C'mon Em, pick up!" I say, as I wait for Emily to pick up my FaceTime call. Finally, it says 'connecting'.

"Hey Mere! How's NYC?" she says excitedly.

"Great! Help, I need fashion advice!!"

"Why do you need fashion advice for rehearsal?"

"Em, it's not for rehearsal..."

"OMG, Meredith, ARE YOU GOING ON A DATE?!"

I squeal. "YES!!! Now help me, and quick, because he's gonna be here in 45 minutes!"

"Mere, I'm so happy for you! you'll have to gimme all the details later. Now, it's probably casual, so wear your staple outfit- your floral top, pink skater skirt and black short boots! I gotta go, so TEXT ME AFTER IT'S OVER! Love you!"

The FaceTime ends.

and, at 12pm, on the dot, I hear a knock at my door.

I open the door, and Harry is waiting for me with a small bouquet of light pink roses- my favorite!

"Wow, you look beautiful." Harry says.

"You don't look to bad yourself." I reply, giggling.

He takes my hand and we walk to the cafe on 26th street where we sang.

Then we walk to our table, where he pulls out my chair.

We chat for the entirety of lunch. We laughed and giggled. Once lunch was over, we decide to take a walk in Battery Park. On our walk, we stop underneath a cherry blossom tree. He takes both of my hands.

"Meredith, I love you. I knew I did the moment I first saw you at the first Love Never Dies rehearsal. You have the most welcoming smile and the best personality, not to mention the most beautiful girl I've ever seen."

I feel a single tear roll down my cheek. Good thing I wore waterproof makeup.

"You are my angel of music, and most importantly, you are my sweet and beautiful Meredith. So with that being said, Meredith Emanuelle Green, will you be my girlfriend?"

That was the most beautiful thing anyone's ever said to me.

"I'd be honored to be your girlfriend, Harry." I reply in a soft voice.

Then, we move closer. He cups his hands around my face, and i wrap my arms around his neck. Then, his lips press gently against mine, caressing my cheek. My heart flutters. We stay like that for a little while longer, before he twirls me around the way Raoul does with Christine at the end of 'All I Ask of You'. We do that for a while before we kiss again. Then we hear a squeal. I turn around and see Sierra, who must've been doing yoga or something in the park. She is jumping up and down. I let go of Harry and we leave, trying not to draw any more attention to ourselves.

Once we walk back to my apartment, I say, "Thank you for a wonderful afternoon."

"No problem." Harry replies.

"I love you Harry."

"I love you too, Meredith."

We kiss one last time before he hugs me and leaves.