Summer Love

part twentysix

Lauren’s POV

“My head is pounding!” I groaned stretching out in mine and Emily’s bed. “That’s what you get when you drink Lauren,” Emily sarcastically remarked as she was walking around our room. “What is the time?” Why was she awake and walking around so early “It’s half 10,” Oh, not so early then. I dragged my body out of bed, still wearing what I wore to the meal last night. I dragged my feet walking into the bathroom to have a shower. I was out in ten minutes, I didn’t see much point in making too much effort on my hair cause we were only going to the beach. I threw my hair in a messy bun, put on some shorts and stripy top with some gladiator sandals. I only put on a bit of makeup and I was ready to go. Everyone was meeting downstairs in the lobby. When we got down there, it was only Sophia and Liam waiting. “Hey guys!” I said trying to look as awake as ever “Hi! Everyone else is late, as always” Liam replied with a little smile.  The others came down 15 minutes late and we left and got to the beach by quarter to 12.

We spent all day and most of the evening at the beach for the next two days, with random drunk people trying to get pictures with the boys and trying to join our little group. I got a great tan as the sun was out both days, Emily got pretty burnt cause she kept falling asleep on the beach with no sun cream on.

Harry’s POV

I was sat alone in my hotel room as Niall had taken Emily out for a walk and Lauren was still in bed and everyone else was busy. My phone buzzed “Hey mate want to do something, Cori has gone out,” read the text from Louis, I replied telling him to come up to my room. Just a few minutes later there was a knock at my door. Louis greeted me with a hug and then he came in, we were gonna go out for lunch but we ended up talking for what felt like hours. “So how are things with you and Cori?” “They’re really really good thanks, whats going on with you and Lauren? Haven’t really had the chance to talk about it,” “Well there isn’t much to say really, we get on well, she’s a good looking girl.”

Lauren’s POV

I was going to surprise Harry to take him quad biking since he’d been talking about it this whole trip but as I was about to knock on the door I heard he was talking to someone, I knew it wasn’t Niall because he was out with Emily. “Do you think anything will happen when we get back to London? You gonna be whipped like the rest of us?” I could make out the muffled noise was Louis’ voice; I knew it was wrong to eavesdrop but I wanted to know what Harry would say about me. “Maybe I dunno yet,” I was slightly disappointed that he hadn’t thought about it much, “She seems like a great girl and everything Harry but I think you could do better,”

Harry’S POV

“You haven’t slept with her have you?” He asks I start to go red in the cheeks, “You have haven’t you Harry?!” I nod sheepishly “Yeah” I try and toughen up “But I mean it meant nothing come on,” I feel bad but Lauren doesn’t need to know I said any of this; I just need Louis to stop teasing me. “We both know when we all get back home nothing will happen, I’ll let her go back to her pathetic bar job and we can get back to normal.” He nods in agreement. “It was a one night thing, one I regret, I can’t wait to get back home to get away from her if I’m honest.”

Lauren’s POV

“You haven’t slept with her have you?” I press my ear closer to the door “You have haven’t you Harry?!” I anxiously wait for Harry’s reply “Yeah, but I mean it meant nothing come on,” How could he say that? “We both know when we all get back home nothing will happen, I’ll let her go back to her pathetic bar job and we can get back to normal.”  I can’t believe what I am hearing, he sounds like a completely different person. Without even realising tears start to fall down my cheek I only notice when one falls onto my hand that is pressed against the door. When I finally think he is finished I hear him start again “It was a one night thing, one I regret, I can’t wait to get back home to get away from her if I’m honest.” I honestly thought he liked me; I was stupid enough to believe he could like me. I turn back to my room and slam the door shut. I can’t help but uncontrollably start crying, clearly I liked Harry more than I realised. I couldn’t stay here another 3 days with him pretending I didn’t know what he said or arguing with him, I had to leave. I packed my suitcase as fast as I could and wrote Emily a note, I felt bad for leaving her but she would understand when I explained everything to her and she has Niall. I wiped my mascara stained cheeks one more time before getting in that taxi and leaving the hotel and a group of people I could never see again.

I sat around the airport for about an hour before my plane was here; I got a text from Emily while waiting “Niall is taking me for dinner, which means I’ll be back in the evening now, gives you more time with Harry ;)” I didn’t reply, I mean I couldn’t tell her, I couldn’t ruin the rest of her day with Niall but I couldn’t pretend I was still there. The plane wasn’t actually too full when I got on so it was quite peaceful, the flight wasn’t too long. But I had a nice, well deserved nap. As I come out of the airport I realise I don’t have enough money for a cab. I’m gonna have to get a lift off someone, I dial my friends number “Hi Caitlin, you know you love me..” “What do you want Lauren?” I try and sound happy on the phone but I am probably in the worst mood possible, “Can you please come pick me up from the airport?”

“I guess I could,”

“Love you!”

“Love you too Lauren!” I waited just over half an hour and she was there. I put my suitcase in the back and she dropped me off back at my apartment.  “Thank you so much for coming and getting me hun” “You’re welcome, when Emily comes home we all need to have a catch up okay,” I nod in agreement and watch her drive off before I go up to my empty apartment. I leave my suitcase by the front door and decide to go lie down on the sofa, I could call work and go back three days early or I could stay home, lie in bed and pretend the rest of the world doesn’t exist for the next three days. I pick the second option. I get cosy on the sofa and fall asleep with Harry’s harsh words swimming around my head.