Unexpected Turn. [h.s. & n.h.]

Chapter 35

FLASHBACK: Part 1

HARRY'S POV

My alarm quietly went off at seven in the morning; I rolled over to the bedside table to grab my phone, turning off the alarm. For a moment I laid on my back, looking up at the ceiling with my hands resting on my stomach, "today's the day" I thought, feeling the nerves rush to my stomach. Allie and I were driving up to my parent's house for the holidays, we were going to be spending three days there, they have practically been begging me for months to bring Allie up to meet them. She's the first girl I've gotten serious with, I mean I have had girlfriends before, quite a few, but I have never felt this way about anyone before. Because the difference between them and Allie is, I never actually "loved" them, of course, I had feelings for them but I never had that spark that you're supposed to feel, with Allie I feel that spark every time we kiss even though we have been together for months. I know I am truly in love with her, I am nervous for today, though, because she is the first girl I am introducing to my family, the first girl I am taking home so to say. Gemma is driving up with her boyfriend for Christmas as well, my parents have already met him but I still haven't, I guess it's going to be an interesting three days.

I heard Allie stir beside me, "Do we really have to go?" She whined with a groggy tone, fluttering her eyes open, looking over to me.

"Yes love, we do. We've been pushing this off for too long, I promise you it'll go smoothly." I reassured her, stroking my thumb across her cheek.

"But we could just stay here and celebrate ourselves, I will even pull out my cookbooks and cook a nice dinner, plus we can stay in bed and watch Christmas movies all day." She suggested, with a smug smile on her face, her lanky fingers moved to my chest, trailing her fingers around the outline of the sparrow tattoo on the left side of my chest.

"As much as I would love that, we can't. Al, I have been promising them for months that I would bring you up with me, you are the first girl I am bringing home so it is sort of a big deal to them, and me as well." I softly explain to her.

She let out a small huff, "I know, I'm just nervous Harry, like extremely nervous. This is the fist real Christmas I am having in year's and I really want it to be an amazing one, I guess I am just worried that I will ruin it and that your parents won't like me." She confessed, meeting her tired eyes with mine.

"Babe stop it, you aren't going to ruin anything, do you want to know something that might make you feel better?"

"Tell me." she begged.

"My mum is as nervous as you are, maybe even more. She's been preparing for the past two days because she wants everything to be perfect. She wants to make a good impression, and she wants you to feel at home. So believe me when I say this Al, it is going to be a good Christmas, I can feel it." I told her honestly, I rolled over on my side; now our faces were inches apart.

"Really?" she asked in disbelief.

"Yes really, so trust me okay?"

"I do Harry, I trust you."

Her hair had managed to stay in a ponytail all night; baby hairs were sticking out everywhere, though, due to the looseness of the pony. She was beautiful like this, naked face and ocean blue eyes shining into mine, I inched closer, I was now hovering over her small body, I parted my lips slightly, closed my eyes and leaned in to kiss her. I immediately felt my heart start to race. My lips touched hers; her lips were soft and gentle, as they always were. I felt the familiar feeling of sparks flying in every direction when she kissed me, my brain lit on fire, warmth spread throughout my entire body. Her hands glided along the side of my neck and into my hair, oh how she's always had a thing for my hair. She deepened the kiss, once a simple kiss was now one of desire and passion. I was unable to resist her; I grab each side of her face and pressed her closer against me. Without breaking the kiss she flipped us over, she was now sitting on top of my chest; she pulled back for a moment and looked down at me panting on the bed.