Rising Tide

Chapter 8

The next few days were filled with people running around the ship getting things ready to make Louis and Amy's wedding one of the most beautiful ones they have ever throw together.
Steven even went as far as to have special flowers flown in because Harry happen to mention they were Amy's favorite. And Autumn worked non-stop on what was to become her best creation. She even riped apart one of her own dresses because the colors on it would go amazingly with what Amy had in mind. By the time Autumn was done the dress was so beautiful Harry took a picture of it saying he wanted everyone to know he saw before it was put in the museum. Then for once Autumn made Harry blush when she said maybe that dress will be her something borrowed when they got married, causing everyone, even Tia and Em, to laugh. What really surprised everyone was when Autumn walked I to her room and came out with matching dresses she made for the girls to wear also.

Harry's jaw dropped. "What the hell woman. When did you find time to do those? I've been with you almost 24/7 and I never saw you working on them." Harry says. Not realizing he just told everyone they were sleeping together.

Autumn wasn't much help in not spilling the beans. "One, I don't need much sleep. Years of training. Two, Harry Styles you snore, and quit loud at times." She laughs. "So while you're sawing logs, I'm plugged in sewing." She smirked sticking her tongue out at him.

"Bite your tongue. I do not snore." Harry stated.

Suddenly Tia and Emily burst into a fit of laughter. "Uncle Curly, you do to snore." Tia says.

"We thought a bear was in our room." Emily added, making them all laugh again. Amy and Autumn looked at Harry and joined the girls in their laughter.

"A bear?" Harry growled with a grin, causing the girls to squeal then jump and run as Harry took off after them, as everyone in the room watched with a smile on their face.

Lou looked at his best friend. "He's going to be one of the best dads some day." He says looking at Autumn.

Autumn holding her hands up. "Don't look at me." She says with a frown. "We may sleep together every night but that's it. He doesn't like me in that way." She says standing up and walking off toward the restrooms.

"You know, he's probably thinking she's not ready and he doesn't want to push her into something she's not ready for, but she's seeing as she's not good enough for that side of the relationship." Lou says with a sigh.

Amy stands up. "I'll go talk to her, you talk to him." Lou nods.

Amy walks into the restroom to find Autumn sitting on the floor with her head on her folded arms resting on her knees. She walks over and sits beside her. "Hey, you okay?" She asks her friend softly.

"Nope." Autumn sniffed. "I guess there's no point in lying." She says. "I raise my head you'll see my tears, I stay the way I am you'll know I'm hiding something. Amy let me asks you something." Autumn says turning to face the girl who is now her best friend. "What's wrong with me? All my life I have basically been alone. First my my parents abandon me, sent me away. Then the whole time I'm training the others were making friends, but everyone ignored me. When I tried to talk to people they would walk away. I've never had a friend until I met you." She tells Amy with tears cascading down her cheeks. "No matter what I tried to do people just didn't like me. Now this thing with Harry, I don't know what to think. I mean he acts like he likes me, he does all the right things, as far as I know, during the day. He has given me a few kisses here and there. But that's it." She cries. "When we get back to either my room or his he's like a whole different person. I'll sit on the couch with him and suddenly he needs something to drink and when he come back in the room he sits in a chair, you know so we can't sit next to each other." Autumn sobs. "The only time he act as if we are a couple is when we are in public. Yeah he sleeps with me but that's because he falls asleep watching TV."
"Amy I'm so scared. I'm so in love with him, and I know he doesn't feel the same way. He's just acting that way out here so the other will leave him alone." She breaks down worse than she ever has.