HS: "Am I still going to be a father?" (2018)

The Beginning - 8

10th of May (Tuesday)

Harry's P.O.V.

We finish the dessert after a few more trivia questions about each other and I ask her if she wants to go to a pub to get a drink, to which she answers that she can't cause she has an appointment tomorrow, early in the morning. We leave the restaurant and walk to the car as a cold breeze settles making Mariana shiver. I take of my jacket and give it to her.

"No. No, Harry. You'll be cold." She resists as I approach her with the black Saint Laurent blazer.

"I'm not cold. You are." I insist and rest the jacket on her shoulders. She gives in and takes the jacket adjusting it to better protect her from the cold weather that has settled at almost 10pm.

"Thank you." She gives out a thankful smile as we walk to the car.

I drive her home while listening to the radio and keeping a relax conversation about music and our favourite artists. As Mariana is typing some quick message on her phone, I concentrate on the drive and think about this date and what my intentions with all of this are.

I don't know where I want to go with this... I asked her out to see if I could get some fun while I'm in London. She seems like a carefree person and I think she is on the same page as I am. I hope she doesn't get too attached and want something more. I don't have anything more to give. I can't commit. I don't want a relationship. I can't have one. The filmings are going to start soon and I want to be 100% focused on that. She is great though... Well, let's just see what happens. I don't think she's expecting much from me...

My line of thinking is lost when I suddenly hear loud music playing. I look at my left and see Mariana turn up the volume of the radio and looking at me with a massive beam. Then I notice that the sound coming out of the radio are claps. History...

"You gotta help me, I'm losing my mind." I hear my voice coming from the radio and roll my eyes.

"It's you!" she says with a happy smile on her face.

"Mar... C'mon." I plead looking at her with a forced sad look. Her brows furrow for a split second from hearing me calling her by the short name, though quickly returning to the joyful look of before.

"Don't do that! This song is great! Don't be embarrassed." She appeals while jamming her head to the beat and snapping her fingers to the claps. "C'mon! Sing along!" She requests as she turns the volume up a bit more and Niall's solo ends starting the chorus.

"You and me got a whole lot of history!" She sings like no one is listening and putting her hands in the air as if she was at a concert, which with the volume of the radio almost feels like so. "We could be the greatest team that the world has ever seen" I shake my head and blush with embarrassment but smile to the sight, looking at her every time I can take my eyes off the road. "You and me got a whole lot of history!" She lightly nudges my arm and points to me and her in the 'you and me' part while singing along to me and my bandmates on the radio. "So don't let it go, we can make some more, we can live forever."

"I don't know this part. C'mon Harry!" She begs as Liam's solo comes along.

"No, Mar..."

"Don't be a wussy! C'mon! What's wrong with you! Make it na na..." She hums to the song and I give in and start to sing along to Liam's part.

"Thought we were going strong. Thought we were holding on. Aren't we?" I sing and Mariana's smiles sets to full beam and I too smile wide at this cheerful moment.