i promise you ♾️ - harry lewis

ten

lottie

we spoke to my dad on the phone and his reaction was similar to mine. he held so much hatred for my mum over the years, especially because of the positions she put me in that the person he once loved is gone. he convinced us to come over to spain and see them. me and harry agreed, because i missed them and kinda needed my dad right now, and harry is just incredibly supportive. we booked a last minute flight to spain for 2am that morning, so we needed to pack and leave asap. faith had filled everyone in so they had all left. i appreciated her an insane amount for doing that, i didn't need or want the pity, in the nicest way possible, i just wanted them to leave.

we packed as quick as we could and left for the airport. we were incredibly lucky to get a space on the flight but i can't lie, this was not how i saw my evening going. everything felt like a bit of a blur. we were on the plane to spain less than 3 hours after we booked the flight, but this was exactly what i needed. even if it wasn't the most amazing circumstances, i couldn't wait for harry to meet my dad, my step-mum and especially my little sister lily. we stepped off the plane and were greeted but the warm, spanish air. my dad was picking us up from the airport and as soon as we walked out of arrivals i spotted him and a wave of relief washed over me. he spotted me and the smile on his face grew 10 times in size.

i ran over to him and pulled him into the biggest hug and in that moment all my emotions from the past few days came over me. tears begun flowing from eyes. it had been over a year since i had last had a hug from my dad and i didn't realise how it was exactly what i needed. "dad, this is my boyfriend, harry, this is my dad." i said, stepping out the way so they could greet each other. "it's so nice to meet you mr. blue, your daughter really is a credit to you" he said and my heart melted, "that's really lovely of you to say harry, she's definitely something", he replied and we all chuckled, me slapping him lightly on the arm, "and please, don't bother with all that mr. blue nonsense, please call me daniel". we got in the car to go and find lily and ava.

we got to the house and i almost leapt out of the car, i saw lily sat on the 'porch' area waiting for us and i ran toward her. "LILYPAD!" i shouted, "LOTTIE!" she replied, running into my arms. holding her then felt better than anything i'd ever felt. there is something about the children closest to you that can heal holes in your heart. the feeling of her tiny hands gripping onto my shoulders made my smile double in size. "i missed my lo-lo so much" she said and placed a kiss on my cheek, "look at you baby girl, you've grown so much! you are so beautiful" i replied, squeezing her tighter.

i could see harry and my dad out of the corner of my eye, watching us and smiling contently. "lo-lo, who's that guy stood next to dada?" she asked and i giggled, "thats my boyfriend, you wanna say hi?" i replied and she nodded, i walked over toward harry, lily in my arms. "lils, this is harry" i said, "hello lily! it's really nice to meet you" harry said, it made me happy to see how well he interacted with her. "are you nice to my lo-lo? " she asked him and i had to stifle my laugh, "yes, i am" he replies struggling to contain his laughter as well , "do you like her?" she asked, "i do, i like her a lot" he replied softly, a smile appearing on all of our faces, "good, me too." she said reaching out to be held by him which he accepted, the look on his face a mixture of amusement and disbelief due to her matter of factness.

ava came out from the house and up behind us. my dad had met her a few years after he got away from mum. she was one of the loveliest people i had ever met, she meant more to me than my own mum did, i was so grateful to see her. "lottie, my beautiful girl, how are you?" she asked, pulling me into a hug, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. "i'm okay aves" i replied, "you promise me?" she asked again, cupping my face with her hands, "i promise" i said and she nodded, hugging me again. "now introduce me to the handsome guy stood behind you staring at us like he would move the earth for you" she whispered into my ear with a cheeky smile.

harry

me and lottie were staying in the granny flat next to daniel and ava's house. her whole family were so lovely and welcoming, i was grateful to have met them even if it was under these unfortunate circumstances. we had planned to go take lily to the beach and give dan and ava a break but we were gonna have a nap first as we were still tired from the plane journey. i got changed into my swimming trunks and went to sit on the sofa. i was scrolling through my phone when lottie came out of the bathroom.

i looked up to see her in a green bikini and she looked breathtaking. "oh nelly" i whispered and she chuckled, "you alright there babe?" she asked, "do you like my bikini?" she added, "i..erm..i..wow. you look, wow" i replied, unsure of what to say. "you, erm, seem to have a bit of a problem there h" she said gesturing to my shorts, which were now sticking up. "oh so i do" i said, a cheeky smile appearing on my face as she walked toward me, "i'm not tired anymore, do you want some help?" she asked, now sat on my lap, straddling me. "i would love some help" i replied, pulling her into a passionate kiss. "come on then" she said, getting off me, taking me by the hand and pulling me to the bedroom..