Hey guys! I'm sorry I didn't update last night! I was out late and was super tired when I got home! Hope you enjoy this chapter! :)
Harry's POV:
After getting in the car and driving for what seemed like hours in silence, Stella finally pulled into the parking lot of a local hotel. She looks at me and doesn't say anything. "I'm so sorry for everything Harry. I just-" she begins but can't finish because her eyes fill with tears. "Stop apologizing, you have your reasons to be upset with your father, you need to understand that I am here for you no matter what. Whatever you need, I will be here." I tell her and cup her cheek with my hand. "I love you Harry." she says getting out of the car. "Do you mind if we stay here for the night until I figure out what to do?" she asks. "Of course baby" I tell her and follow her into the hotel. "Hi, can we have a single room please?" Stella asks the receptionist. "Of course." Once all the information has been processed, the lady hands Stella a room key. We walk to the elevators and ride up to the 13th floor. Stella unlocks the door and we walk in. The room is quite large for being just a single. Neither of us have any clothes with us so we just sit on the bed. "I'm going to have a shower." Stella says and walks to the bathroom. I nod and grab the remote.
How could this have happened? Her father was so unreasonable. I did my best to be the perfect gentleman. Every other member of her family seemed to like me, even her brother wasn't so hard on me. There must be a deeper reason behind why he is like that. I feel horrible for Stella, this week was supposed to be to spend time with her family before going out on the road for a year. Now she is upset by her father and doesn't even want to stay in her own home. My heart aches for her. She was so excited to have me visit and meet her family and now it's been ruined by her own dad.
When Stella comes out of the shower I notice that her eyes are bloodshot and swollen. She has been crying. Somehow, despite how hurt and broken she is, she is still beautiful. "Come here." I tell her and she walks over to me and sits beside me on the bed. "I'm so sorry this had to happen. Do you want to talk about it?" I ask. She shakes her head and leans her body on mine. I wrap my arms around her and pull her close to me. "He's so ridiculous. He didn't even give you a chance. As a kid I used to do whatever it took for my father to even look at me. It seemed as though he wanted nothing to do with me. Do you know how hard that was? When I started to sing I thought I had finally caught his attention but he never seemed to react that much until I posted the video of Young and Beautiful, the video that started my career. That was the first time I saw him show any kind of emotion to me. It makes me think that there is something wrong with me. I hate him Harry, I hate him." Stella says. Tears are pouring down her face. Her father has really hurt her. It is taking everything in me to not get into her car, drive to her house and beat the shit out of her asshole of a father. "I know baby, shh." I say rubbing her arms and kissing her forehead. A few minutes pass and Stella's cell phone begins to ring. "Do you want me to get it? It's your mom." I tell her. She nods and I answer the call. "Hello?" I say into the phone. "Are you both okay? Where is Stella?" her mother says sounding worried sick. "We are fine, we are at a hotel. Is everything okay?" I ask. "Yeah we are fine here, Alex just left with his dad to try and talk some sense into him. I'm so sorry about all of this Harry. How is Stella?" Anna asks me. "She's alright, please don't apologize. I am the one who should, I don't know what I've done to upset him but I'm sorry." I tell her. "Don't you dare Harry, you have done absolutely nothing wrong. You are such a sweet boy and I am so glad that Stella has you." she says. "Can I talk to Stella?" she asks. "Of course, here she is." I tell her and hand the phone to Stella. "Hello?" Stella says. Her voice comes out weak. "Yes mom. Mhm. I'm fine. Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you too." Stella says answering her mothers question. "So what next?" I ask her handing her a bottle of water from the mini fridge. "Well, I'd like to go back there to get our clothes and then my mom said she has made arrangements for us to stay with my Zia Carla for the remainder of the trip if that's alright with you." she says as she climbs onto the bed. "Yeah of course." I tell her. "The upside to all of this is that if we stay at Zia Carla's we get to stay in the same room." she says with a hint of a smile on her lips. I laugh out loud. "Finally." I say climbing onto the bed beside her. "Go to sleep now baby, you've had a long day." I tell her and shut off the lamp beside the bed. "Thank you for everything Harry, you are the best. I love you." she says kissing me. "I love you too baby. More than anything." I tell her and wrap my arms around her waist and pull her as close to me as possible. I want her to know that I will be here for her no matter what. That I will love her no matter what.
