Gap / Harry Styles RW

Twenty Nine

Taylor Swift- Out of the Woods

Harry's Pov

"I win!" Mum exclaims, clapping her hands together in delight.

"Goddammit!" Gemma groans, nudging me in the side. "We'll get her next time eh H?"

I had travelled back to Holmes Chapel for the night, to visit Mum, Robin and Gem. It was a last minute decision, but I hadn't seen them for a few weeks and I missed them. One positive about not toruing with One Direction anymore, I was free to go home whenever I wanted.

"How are you so good Mum? I was always the Scrabble Master!" I shake my head in disbelief, scanning over my remaining letters.

Mum smiles triumphantly, packing away the tiles.

"You kids want to help me get dinner on?" She asks, getting up from the couch.

"Ugh, I suppose," I joke as Gemma stands as well, screwing up my hair and shooting me a knowing look. "Alright, alright, as long as I get to do the salad!"

"Of course sweet," Mum smiles as we make our way into the kitchen. Robin comes to join us.

I wonder what Katherine is doing right now? She should be finished work already.

I pull out my phone, noticing another text from Geena, reminding me yet again how great the 'scandalous' stay at Kat's last night was.

Maybe if it weren't for management I could just forget about the contract. As much as it's hard for me to admit, I really, really, really love spending time with Kat again. I enjoy being with her, just goofing around and being myself. She wasn't fake around me. She was her own person and I could tell she liked me for who I was, not what I had or what I had done in life. That's what made her different from the others. Yes, several girls claim to love me for me, but none of them knew me like Kat. Maybe I could just tell her about the whole set up, would that make things better? Nope, Harry are you out of your mind? She would freak out and never even look at you again. Bad idea. 

Once this contract is finished, we can just continue being together. It wouldn't be forced, there would be no special conditions, no set ups with the paps. As long as she never found about this, we would be ok. It was just better to forget all about it

I send her a message. I feel like it's been days since we have talked, but in reality it has only been a few hours.

Harold: Hey, how was work? 😊

I get to work, chopping up the vegetables for my salad. Robin, Mum and Gemma are making small talk in the kitchen and I join in on the conversation. God, I had missed being home.

Gem chops onions alongside me. "So Haz," She begins, nudging me in the side. "Tell us about this mystery girl."

"She's really not that mysterious," I point out, locking eyes with Mum across the kitchen, who looks at me expectantly, raising her eyebrows.

"Well I suppose not, you and her are everywhere at the moment!" Mum exclaims, referring to the media.

"Her name is Katherine," I begin,I turn to face my mother."She was... is a fan and, she's, she's wonderful Mum,"

"Is she the one that posted that video?" Gemma asks accusingly, placing a hand on her hip.

And thereee it is...

"Yes she was," I sigh, "but it was a mistake, she was... we were both drunk, and I forgive her."

Gemma shoots me a look. My family knew almost as well as me what some people could be like, what they would do just for attention.