Who'd You Rather? (H.S.) [ONGOING]

Part Seventy-One

Over the next few days, the picture of the police officer with Harry and Tegan made its rounds on the internet, along with a picture of his daughter's signed poster from Harry. And the incredible sleuths that made up the One Direction fandom, spotted Tegan's Golden Globe Award on Harry's shelf in the background of the picture.

There were entire threads on Twitter debating whether or not they were at Tegan's house or at Harry's house. But the general consensus was that they were at Harry's house. They even pulled up pictures from Zillow to compare the layout.

Tegan would have been upset about it if she wasn't so impressed. She had to admit, it was some top-notch detective work, even though it was not working in her favor, because the fans were convinced she and Harry had moved in together.

Which, sure, technically she did move in — but only temporarily. She and Harry had only been dating for a little over a month. Moving in permanently with each other so soon just seemed bonkers to Tegan.

Two days after the great Twitter debate, pictures of Harry moving bags and luggage out of Tegan's house, and pictures of the two of them leaving in her car were published on TMZ, further adding to speculation about them moving in together. She was certain it had her blood pressure rising to an unhealthy level.

She knew immediately they were taken by him — the stalkerazzi. She felt so violated, wondering just how long he'd been watching them. Was he watching her on her run? While she took pictures of his license plate? When she quickly dashed back to her house in fear of him? Could he see her in her windows before she shut the curtains? Was he watching when Harry and Jeff arrived and when Jeff left? If he got pictures of Harry bringing her belongings out to her car, he had to have been out there watching for a while.

She literally felt like she wanted to simultaneously throw up and scrub her entire body down until she felt clean again. But she knew she'd never be able to because it wasn't a physical violation. It was an intangible violation — a violation taking away pieces of her freedom. She felt like less of a person, like he owned a part of her that she wouldn't get back until he was gone, until he left her alone, until he was caught.

The price of fame had skyrocketed for her and she was quickly wondering if it was even worth it in the end. Was it worth doing what she loved, being with the person she loved if it meant she wasn't safe? She hated that she was questioning all of her life choices because of this one vile, intrusive human being.

Harry was out at a clothing fitting when Tegan found the pictures. She knew she needed to calm down a bit before he got home. She hated being a mess — a scared little girl. But she was scared. Being at Harry's house helped a lot with that though. There was a real solid feeling of safety with the secure neighborhood, Harry's gated property, the completely video monitored exterior of his home, and the top of the line security system he had in place inside.

She hadn't really left his neighborhood since she got there five days before. The only time she left was to go to her much anticipated Guess preliminary shoot, in which her manager Will picked her up from Harry's house. She and Harry also went on runs around his neighborhood with each other a few of the mornings she had been there.

That morning before Harry left, Tegan finally had the pleasure of meeting Manny, the bodyguard Jeff hired for her and Harry. He was a big hulking man, standing at six foot seven inches, with massive muscles making up his entire physique. Plus he was a super nice guy. Tegan was certain she would feel safe with him when she needed to leave Harry's house in the future. For the time being, Manny was out with Harry at the Gucci clothing fitting in Beverly Hills.

By the time Harry finally got home, Tegan had calmed herself by doing yoga, showering and then making dinner for the two of them. She was happy to have him home, which also helped calm her nerves, even though she knew she had to tell him about the TMZ stalker pictures she found.