Cute as a Button - Harry Styles

Chapter 1 ~ It starts with a sigh

A/N Picture of Lydia on side :)

Harrys POV:

I sighed. The kind of sigh that is trying to convey signs of stress or anxiety. I lazily rubbed the sleep from my eyes as I stared at my now motionless phone. Five minutes. It was five minutes ago that this very same phone rang in the back pocket of my overly skin-tight skinny jeans.

At the moment my phone rang, I was confused. I didn't recognize my ringtone to start with and I wondered if it was someone else's phone, I mean, no one ever rings me anymore. Then, once I had discovered it was my phone ringing, my eyes widened at the caller ID. My first thought was 'SHIT'. Actually it was my only thought before I answered it. I didn't say anything just put the phone to my ear and heard the speech. I got a few glares from Lou, our stylist, when I put a stressed hand though my uncontrollable head of curls a couple of times. When the phone call ended I just stayed still me glared at my phone, as it was the phone that brought me the bad news.

"I will have to redo your hair now. Nice one Harry" Lou pretended to grumble. I looked at her as she had just brought me back from my daydreaming thoughts. I didn't realize I was scowling at her. "Alright alright calm down I don't want to see that face! You will get wrinkles!" she sat me back on the rather uncomfortable seat that I had just stood up from five minutes ago, to have my hair redone. I sighed my stressed sigh again.

"Who was it?" Liam dragged a chair next to me. He always seemed to know when something was up, he just has this sort of... sixth sense.

"I think you can guess" I sighed for the third time and went to put a hand through my hair again but Lou slapped it away.

"Paige?"

"Got it in one" my voice sounded depressed, defeated almost.

"What did she say now?"

"She's gonna sell the story to the press"

"What? Just like that? I would have thought she would at least try to get something out of you"

"She told me she would sell the story to the press unless I spent another night with her". I groaned, knowing I was doomed.

"Oh I see..." Silence. "So what did you say?" Liam's voice was full of concern. I liked the way Liam never judges me or tells me what to do. He just... Listens.

"I said 'No.', I said 'no way in hell'" Liam nodded, approving with what I said.

"Yeh, that was what I would have said. You know she would have just done it again" he assured me. "However it does mean this story is coming out. Uncle Si won't be happy when you tell him."

"You think I should tell him?"

"Yeh mate, I think you should warn him, you know, let him hear it from you rather than from Hello magazine"

"Yeh I guess..." I sighed again. What have I done? How could I be so bloody stupid? I put my hand to my hair and Lou slapped it away again.

"Oi! I know you got it rough Harry but you will have it even rougher if you even think about touching my master piece" she said indicating to my hair. I chuckled, not a happy chuckle, just a chuckle that I knew Lou was looking for.

As I sat in my little uncomfortable chair I thought back to the day I spent with Paige and her friends.


I had been introduced to Paige at a party about a week ago. She seemed a really nice genuine girl. Aside from that, she was HOT. And I mean really hot. She had blonde layered perfectly curled hair, green eyes and she was very slight. I remember gulping as she walked up to me for the first time. Everyone at the party had a crush on her, even some girls I'm sure, so naturally I was honored when she chose to spend the majority of the party chatting to me. Nothing happened that night but I ended up promising to meet her and a few friends for lunch the next day.

The next day I drove to the pizza restaurant she had said to meet her. When I arrived all her friends were already there. There was a long table of people, mostly girls, a couple or maybe three boys. I was nervous because I really liked her and I wanted this to go well. I payed for everyones meals and Paige kissed me on the cheek i felt like i would pay for five of everyones meals. I got on very well with all her friends and I kept catching her staring at me. Anyway after lunch me and a few of her other friends went back to her hotel room. As you can imagine, we stayed there for a while and they all got wasted on vodka but I stuck with water because I had work the next day. We stayed there till late and they just kept getting more and more drunk. At one point I caught one of Paige's friends pour vodka into my water, but I didn't really register it. Eventually I got drunk too. Paige became more and more flirty until she was sitting on my lap. She took full advantage of my drunkenness and at one point got me on all fours and humped me while I laughed and her friends cheered. It was a lot of fun. A few pictures were taken of us getting cosy.

I stayed over with her that night and yes, we did sleep together. How could I resist her I ask you?

The next morning I woke up naked, and alone. Paige had gone, left the hotel and left me to pay for her. I tried calling her but she never answered. I couldn't believe she just dropped me, just like that, I thought we had something special. I really thought she liked me. Turned out she did it for the money and the fun of it. I only told Liam the whole story and I told the other boys parts of it.

I thought I would never hear from her again and I didn't for a week, until this phone call.

She told me she would sell her account of what happened to every magazine or newspaper who wanted it. Great.

"Harry try not to look so grumpy" the photographer, Steve called out to me from behind the huge camera.

We are now at our photo shoot for our new upcoming album "Midnight Memories". I had been looking forward to this for ages, mainly because our management team suggested we have models in the photos to show that we are more men than boys now. But now I couldn't focus, I was sure I looked terrible. I didn't even acknowledge the model posing with me. I was too engrossed in my own problems.

As I finished my shoot Niall came over to me, "wow," he breathed "your model was stunning wasn't she?"

"Mhmm" I mumbled not really listening.

"Harry have you even looked at her once?!" he shook me from my daze. "Her name is Lydia" Niall told me. I looked up and followed his eye line over the other side of the room. My gaze collided with a beautiful pair of deep blue, twinkling eyes. When she blushed and looked down, I smiled. She really was beautiful, not fake beauty like Paige, she was naturally beautiful and I found myself trying to catch her gaze again. Why hadn't I even noticed when I was posing for pictures with her?

(A/n hey guyssss

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