Honey (Harry Styles fanfic)

Chapter 9- Midnight meeting

Harry's point of view;

I woke from my dreamless sleep and,not bothering to open my eyes,instinctively reached for Lissie. That was how it was every morning. As soon as I wake up,my thoughts are on her. Except this morning,I wasn't greeted by her warmth. I opened one eye and squinted at where Lissie had been sleeping to find an empty space.

I slowly sat up,running my hands through my hair,which was just a mangled mess of curls after sleeping on it. I scanned the room,hoping to find her tidying or getting dressed,but found that I was completely alone.

I couldn't help but smile slightly as I stood up and pulled some boxers on. Memories from last night came flooding back to my mind. Mine and Lissie's bodies working together in perfect unison,and it was exactly that. Perfect.

I clumsily pulled my grey jogging bottoms on while grabbing my phone and checking the time. 7:16 am. Shit,that's way too early,especially for Lissie. She normally slept until eleven at the earliest unless she was woken up. I was instantly worried,so I rushed to go to the toilet and wandered downstairs.

The house was completely silent,which was strange as I was used to four other boys and a hyperactive Lissie running havoc. I poked my head into the living room and searched for a sign of life. Nothing.

I carried on to the kitchen and felt relief wash over me when I peered in and found Lissie in one of my t-shirts and a pair of denim shorts,her wavy hair pulled into a messy bun on top of her head,leaning on the counter and sipping a cup of tea.

"Hey,you're up early." I said,my voice croaking seeing as that was the first time I'd spoke that morning. She didn't jump out of her skin like I was expecting her to,though. Her eyes shifted to look at me and she shot me a quick smile before quickly running her tongue over her lips and looking down again.

"Uh,yeah I couldn't get back to sleep and we'd run out of teabags so I popped up the shop.." Her voice trailed off as she glanced down to something that was laying on the counter. I curiously went to lean on the counter beside her to see what she was looking at.

She continued to look down as I picked up the magazine and studied the picture on the front page. It seemed the photographer had snapped a picture at the most perfect timing,just as Lissie's palm connected with Tess's cheek. Tess's face was priceless,twisted in pain with her eyes half closed and her mouth half open.

On the contrary,Lissie looked pretty normal. You wouldn't have realised she was slapping someone if it weren't for the clear fury in her eyes. I could see myself in the shot next to Lissie. My eyes were wide and there was a faint smile on my lips. Shit. Hopefully no one notices that. Just behind me,just fitting into the shot was Louis with a completely amused look on his face. Above the picture was the headline "Lissie Silvers and Tess Baker in beach punch up!". Well,it wasn't exactly a punch up,but the paparazzi were bound to over exaggerate. Below the picture,in the right corner was a picture of Lissie with her legs wrapped around my torso,our lips locked. Well,that could be misunderstood.

"You're lucky that you're hot when you're angry," I joked,nudging her with my shoulder. She gave me a weak smile and sighed. "Do I need anger management or something? I mean I honestly would have done a lot worse to her if you weren't there," she laughed slightly and straightened up,running her hands through her hair. I chuckled and placed my hands on her slim waist,pulling her towards me. She put her hands on my bare chest so she could lean back to look at me.

"Nah,you're perfectly fine,she was just provoking you," I said calmly,and she smiled slightly,before placing a soft kiss on my cheek that left tingles going down my spine and walking back towards the counter to pick up her mug.

"I'm gunna go take a shower,ya know,try and relax before Estelle gets hold of me.." She said quietly,gulping down the rest of her tea. She strutted off towards the door -she struts everywhere- but I caught her hand and pulled her gently back to me. She glanced up at me,her eyebrows pulled together.