Loving Mr. Styles (One Direction(Harry) Fanfic).

Chapter 8

-Harry-

I made my way to Grace's dads house. When I turned up I knocked on the door, Joey answered.

"Are you ok?" I looked at Joey who's face was red and quite bloody.

"I'll survive. How's Grace?" He asked.

"She's had better days. I've come to pick you up, I think you and grace need each other right now. We'll also have to clean your face up." I said.

"Is that the first time he's hurt you?" I asked as we were driving back to mine.

"No. First in a while but this is the worst. He punched me and when He finished with Grace he started kicking and punching me more."

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It was now 8pm the next day and Grace has just sat in my room staring out of the window.

"How are you feeling?" I walked over to grace kneeling down in front of her.

She just shrugged her shoulders.

"Do you want something to eat?"

"I killed her didn't I." She said emotionless.

"No. Your dad put it in your mind, he wanted to blame someone and took it out on you. Remember the man that crashed into your mum got arrested for reckless driving. Remember you saw him. You saw the man that caused the crash. You never hurt her at all. She loved you." I said trying to get through to her.

"Mhmm."

"Do you want a hug?" I asked. She nodded once.

I wrapped my arms around Grace, her head buried into my neck.

Her shaking hands made their way to my face and she pushed the hair out of my eyes.

"Thank you for always being here." She said kissing me softly.

I don't know what changed but I felt it. I felt the kiss and wanted more. My heart beat faster and all I could think about was Grace.

"Whenever you need me, I'll always be here wether it's face to face or over the phone. I love you okay." I smiled rubbing her arms.

"Love you too." She said her eyes starting to close. I walked Grace over to the bed and lay her down covering her up.

I went into the same old white bathroom to splash some cold water on my face.

"Harry are you ok?" I turned round to see Gemma leaning against the doorframe.

"Not really." I replied my voice cracking.

"Do you want to talk about it?" She motioned for me to go to her room. "You know you can tell me anything, no matter how bad the situation is."

"Grace and I we're umm we're together."

"I thought you two acted different! That's great, isn't it?"

"The thing is when we kissed the second time It didn't mean anything to me, the whole relationship was one sided until tonight." I admitted.

"Did you tell her?" Gemma asked.

"No. I'm not going to tell her. When I kissed her tonight I felt the fireworks and the butterflies. I felt she was someone to me and to see her so upset, I want to be there for her and I will, whenever she needs someone day or night I want to be the one who comforts her." I just let the words fall out my mouth.

-Grace-

I woke up to Harry lying beside me, he looked so calm and still. I decided today I was going to get up and celebrate my brother's birthday.

"Morning Curly." I said happily. Harry moaned trying to keep his eyes shut but I could see the smile sneak up on his face.

"Morning Burly." He replied.

"I don't even think that's a word"

"Me neither but it rhymes." We both laughed.

"It's Joe's birthday today, I can't believe my big brother is 21!"

I lifted Joey's present out of my suitcase and tip toed downstairs so he wouldn't hear me. I walked over to him "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Joeee happy birthday to you!" I handed him his present

He started laughing.

"I thought I'd replace all those chocolates I stole from you on your 10th birthday and your ipod which I dropped in a puddle." I joked.

"So that was you!" Joe recalled.

I spent the morning with Joe, recollecting old memories, it was nice to be able to laugh and wind each other up again.

---Harry----

I sat in my room listening to Grace giggle away, last night and today I feel so different, i feel like a weight has been lifted and i can be myself more.

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My mum, Gemma, Grace and I decided to go out for dinner with Joey to celebrate his birthday. I had told them all that Grace and I were together I must admit that it was annoying that we still couldn't make it public.

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Walking out of the restaurant I noticed paparazzi everywhere, my heart suddenly dropped as soon as I realised I was holding Grace's hand.

"Shit."