our beginning // harry jowsey and rylee arnold

eleven

~ harry pov

"I'm sorry I'm running late, I overslept and had to wait till Linds got out of the shower, I'll be there soon!" Rylee said over the phone as I waited for her in the studio. I couldn't blame her, it had been a long night, if I didn't have to pick up my puppy early in the morning, I probably would've overslept too.

"Okay, hurry, I have a surprise for you!!" I said, staring at the surprise as she ran across our rehearsal room. I smiled as I admired her, she was so freaking adorable, Rylee was going to love her.

I knew I had wanted a new puppy for a while now but with the show, things had gotten really hectic. But I had finally pulled the trigger a couple of weeks ago and I was so happy finally being able to pick her up this morning.

While we waited for Rylee, I set up her stuff in a corner. I had actually received her already trained which was the best part. I picked her up to play with her, standing behind the door as I knew Rylee was close and I wanted to surprise her.

As I heard her open the door, I jumped, initially scaring her but her eyes were immediately drawn to the puppy. "Oh my god, Harry, what is this, who is this!!!" She said, dropping her stuff on the ground to free her hands and be able to pick up the puppy.

I smiled as I told her I had bought the puppy so Bruce could have a buddy. "Oh my god, it's adorable!!!!" she said, giving her kisses.

"You have to help me name her!" I said, even though I knew I was getting her for the last couple of weeks, I wasn't prepared with a name. But this seemed like something that Rylee would be good at.

"Oh my god, let's name her Rylee!" She said adorably, making me laugh. "I only have room for one cute Rylee in my life." I said, making her blush immediately as I teased her.

"It has to be something cute!" I said as we both sat on the couch and Rylee continued to cuddle her.

"What about hummus?" I asked, Rylee laughing and shaking her head. "No, she isn't a hummus."

"Buffalo?"

"NO!" She said, immediately turning down all of the suggestions I gave.

"What about.. Bean?" she asked, her eyes shining as she brought the puppy up to her face and gave me puppy eyes as they both looked at me, making me laugh. "If that isn't the cutest thing I've ever seen.. little bean." I said, already loving the name.

"Yes, little bean.. we love you so much already!!!" She said, kissing her before looking at me. "But we must rehearse, this week will not be an easy one." She said, telling me all about the upcoming week for us.

"This week is Most Memorable Week and we are dancing to Contemporary! I know we have to shoot later, but without cameras here, tell me what your vision for this week looks like." She said, Rylee wanting to bring all of that to life for me.

"Well, this year is shaping up to be the most memorable, especially after meeting you." I said, grabbing her hand and kissing it. She smiled as she kissed me, asking what year I want to honor with this dance.

"2020.. the year that Too Hot to Handle aired. It was a rough one for me, I was thrown into fame and I didn't receive a good response from a lot of people. I received a ton of hate and my anxiety was at an all time high during that time. I had to really rely on my family and friends to make it through that tough time, so i'd like to dedicate this dance to them.." I said, Rylee holding my hand, giving it a small squeeze to show me support.

"I'm glad you had a great support system and still do.." She said, I knew I had the best support system in her. She has been with me through it all these past few weeks and I was so appreciative of her.