I'm with the band

10

After Harry and I get settled and dressed, late as per usual, we encounter each other once again at the top of the staircase.

"Lizzy." He calls my name, and I turn my head before I begin to walk down the stairs.
"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." I say, finding it a little odd of him, not mentioning about a question before.

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but whenever someone asks you to ask for something, it makes me nervous.

"About yesterday-" He says, as I bury my hands in my face, knowing he'd mention it again.

"I knew I annoyed you, I'm so sorry." I say, my face still in my hands.
"I promise it won't happen again, it was ridiculous in the first place and-"

"Sunshine." He says, cutting me off and removing my hands that  were covering my face.
"You didn't annoy me, and I told you I'd be there for you every single time." He continues, still holding my wrists up, so they couldn't cover my face.

"Oh." I say in relief, dropping my hands down as he lets them go.
"Then what had you wanted to ask me?"

"Well.." He begins.
"It's not everyday that you come to my room crying because of a nightmare."
"I'll understand if you don't wanna talk about it, and I certainly won't force you to either, but I was thinking.. maybe.. we can go on a peaceful drive and you can tell me about it?"

"Harry." I say, beginning to shake my head.

"We don't have to talk about it, if you want, we can go on a drive just to clear your head with whatever's been going on." He says, defending himself.

I look at him and grin.

"You're grinning, why are you grinning." He says, so nervously it was almost cute.

Okay, maybe it was.

"As sweet and relaxing as that sounds, you know we can't afford to be seen out in public." I say, noticing his face drop slightly and feeling bad about rejecting his thoughtful offer.
"It's too risky."

"We can take my car, the windows are tinted." He says, thinking fast.

I grin again, shaking my head.
"Tell you what." I say, getting closer to him, my forehead just below his chin.
"When all of this is over, Simon fixes this issue and the media doesn't think that we're dating, we'll go on that drive."

He licks his upper lip and looks upwards.
"Promise?" He asks.

"Promise." I say, looking at him directly in his eyes.

"What are the newlyweds promising?" A voice shouts from behind me, nearly making me fall backwards.

I didn't even have the time to notice that it was Niall, who startled me.

His words and how loud he said them, caught me completely off guard, making me literally trip.

My left leg flew upwards and the only thing keeping my balance was me bending my right knee and a firm grip on my right hand.

A firm grip on my right hand?

I hadn't even realized that my eyes were sealed closed in fear, to see that Harry was the one who caught me, seconds before I could've fallen down the stairs.

His eyes were focused on mine, looking at me ever so intensely.

He pulls me back up forward, my body slamming into his, as his other hand wraps around me in a hug.