1 in 7 Billion (Harry Styles)

Chapter 44

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Harry POV:

"Just ignore it!" Hayley calls from the bathroom.

I don't think twice about it and I get up to take a quick shower.

"Join me?" I ask once I enter the bathroom, wrapping my arms around her waist from behind. I kiss her shoulder and stare at her in the mirror.

"No time." She squeezes my arms and I release her. "I have to work today."

"I forget you even have a job." I laugh as I turn the knob in the shower and step in.

"Me too." She smiles and begins to swipe her eyelashes with mascara.
"What are you up to today?"

"Spendin' some time with Gemma before she leaves. Sibling bonding and what not." I wash my hair with shampoo and curse when I get some in my eye.

"Adorable." I hear her leave the bathroom and I step out and grab a towel to wrap around my waist.
Hayley is in my room searching through my drawers.

"I'm taking these." She doesn't even look at me and she puts on some of my jeans and my Rolling Stones tshirt.

"Love, you have that same shirt."

"Yours is bigger and smells good." She flashes a smile at me and I give in because who wouldn't.

"Fine. I want me jeans back though." They were big on her obviously, but she didn't look bad. She never looked bad.

"Deal." She quickly pecked me on the lips and began to walk to the door.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her back to me, kissing her again - this time longer.

"Mmmm, bye Harry." She smiled at me and I melted.

"Bye baby, lo-" I caught myself. What did I almost just do? "Have a good day."

"See you tonight?" She asked.

"I thought that was a given." Why wouldn't I see her tonight?

She ruffled her hair and stood in the doorway. She was clearly checking me out and was shaking her head and biting her lip. She walked away with the cheesiest grin on her face.

Damn, I was lucky.

I heard her head down the stairs and I began to get dressed.

I almost told her I loved her...
I almost told her I LOVED HER.
It was so casual. It was so easy.
I panicked.
She clearly didn't pick up on it. I saved myself quite quick. I can't tell Hayley I love her for the first time like that. It needs to be special and I need to know that she loves me back.
I don't doubt that Hayley cares about me, but our relationship is still so new, I can't scare her away. I wanted her around for awhile and I was not planning on ruining that.

Once I was dressed and went downstairs, Gemma was lounging on the couch watching E! News.

"So sister, what's the plan?"

"Well, we're getting out of the city first off. We're going to Simon's house in the Hamptons. Its a bit of a drive, but we'll be fine. Niall, Louis, and Lottie are meeting us there. Simon won't be there, but lunch will be ready." Her accent was heavy when she spoke and I just nodded along. Too early in the day to fight her on anything.

"Sounds good."

"I've missed ya, Bub." she smiles up at me and I hug her.

"I love you, Gem." I kissed the top of my sisters head.