Stole My Heart (A Ziall and Larry Love Story)

Chapter 28 - Baby Steps

*Author's Note*

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Harry's POV

When I returned to Zayn's ward the doctor was just leaving and she glared at me as we passed each other near the doorway.

“Mr. Styles, whilst it is none of my concern who visits Zayn in hospital, and I did not doubt for a second that he would have many, I must ask for all visitors, in future, to seat or stand themselves in more appropriate locations.”

“Of course, sorry doctor, I'll pass the message on to them all. They won't block the doorway again.”

“Yes, well actually I wasn't only speaking about your friends. The hospital beds are for hospital patients only and are not built to hold two people. I'm not one to pry so I won't ask as to why you were on the bed with Zayn, though I sincerely hope it wasn't breaking any hospital regulations, but please refrain from doing so in the future.”

“Right, er, no problem, it won't happen again, sorry.”

With that she turned on her heel and marched down the corridor leaving me alone in the doorway of the ward. I entered the room and rolled my eyes at Zayn and gestured towards the door.

“What a stuck up bitch, huh?”

“Harry, can we talk about the kiss?”

“Oh, um, sure.”

“What did it mean to you? I need to know before do or say anything rash or stupid. Was it a mistake? A bit of lust maybe? Or did, you know, really mean something to you?”

“Zayn. You're one of my best friends and you mean a great deal to me. You're really special I just wish you could see that. And I can show you that you're special, if you like, if you would do me the honour of becoming my boyfriend?”

“Harry! Are you serious? I don't think I'm ready for that. What will everyone say? The guys, management, fans... my family.”

“Zayn, you're rushing things again. Think it through. Niall, Liam, Josh, Dani, El and Helen all saw us kissing. We can't exactly deny the kiss so what have we got to lose by saying we're together? And we can keep it a secret from management for the time being. Then, if we keep a low profile, we'll also avoid any sticky situations with the press and the fans. Sure, maybe we might suddenly find that Zarry is trending more than usual but that's nothing to worry about. Remember last month when LiLo was one of the biggest trends on twitter? All because of one slightly misleading photo or whatever. And as for family, well, we don't have to tell them anything yet. Hell, I'm not even ready to tell my family yet and they're not homophobic. So, if you agree, then we'll just take it one small step at a time, okay? Well, after the big jump of telling Niall, Liam, Josh and the girls. And then the other biggish step of telling Louis once he's awake. But other than that, baby steps.”

“Promise?”

“Promise.”

“Then, yes.”