As You Are // H.S

Eighteen. *

* - mature content.

Alexis Cooper.

I woke up pressed against the back of the couch, with Harry's left arm wrapped weakly around me, his head pressed into the back of my neck. He was snoring lightly, and I wasn't sure how to go about getting out of this position. I rubbed my eyes with the heels of my hands before grabbing Harry's hand to move his arm from around me, but instead he held my hand tightly and nuzzled slightly into my neck.

I sighed, "Harry" I whispered, which just caused a quiet groan to come out of his mouth.

"Harry." I said again, slightly louder, which caused him to let go of my hand and shoot up from his position, I laughed loudly at his sudden movement.

He turned from me and sat in an upright position, leaning his head in his hands rubbing slowly to wake himself up.

I leaned over and grabbed my phone from the coffee table. "Good morning." I looked down, checking the time, seeing that it was half past twelve in the afternoon, I corrected myself. "Okay, I mean good afternoon, we slept for ages."

"Well, we did watch an entire season of 'How I Met Your Mother'" Harry reminded me, his morning voice more deep and husky than normal.

"Now we don't have to wait as long to party tonight." I exclaimed, Harry just nodded, going to the kitchen to make us coffee, as usual. I followed after him, putting bread for each of us in the toaster.

After I made us both peanut butter on toast, and Harry made coffees we sat at the breakfast bar and ate in comfortable silence.

"I'm excited for tonight." He told me, in which I agreed.

After breakfast, and some casual conversation he left, and I told him I'd come back around at seven just as everyone else was.

-
It was almost three in the afternoon when I decided to finally grow some lady balls, and give my mum a call.

"Alexis." She greeted coldly, after answering on the fourth ring. I rolled my eyes and sighed into the phone.

"Hi mum." I said after small hesitation.

"Calling to see how I am? After you forced me to tell your father what happened?" She snapped.

"What happened?" I snapped back. "You cheated on him mum, you told me for over two weeks you'd tell him soon, and you never did! You had time mum, you wouldn't have done it if I didn't say anything. Don't tell me that I'm wrong."

There was a long pause before she actually decided to reply. "Whatever Alexis, your father is coming around soon anyway. We have to discuss it."

I let out a shaky breath. "Glad you can be somewhat civil. Anyway, I just called to say have a good New Years Eve." I usually spent the New Years Day with my mum, but I figured that wouldn't be happening this year, considering things were tense.

She told me that she had no plans for the night yet, but she'd figure something out. After that we exchanged our goodbyes.

Samantha and Louis were both coming over soon, just to hang out, and for Samantha and I to get ready together.

-

At five, there was a knock on the door, I opened it to reveal Samantha and Louis, holding a bottle of Vodka, Jack Daniels, coke and lemonade. I smiled widely and let them both in happily.

"We come baring gifts!" Louis all but shouted, I laughed, leading them to the kitchen to put everything in the fridge to cool before we headed down to Harry's.