Happy Love [1D fanfic]

chapter 14: Tour Plans

After I bought the ice cream I didn't know where to go. I didn't want to go home to my mum, and I couldn't go back to Jennifer and Ben. I thought about Harry, but I didn't want to bother him with my problems. I hadn't even told him the deal with my parents.

I stood outside the grocery store for quite a while, when I suddenly heard a noise coming from the bushes.

A small, dark shape came out of it and revealed the face of a newly shaved, balled Carl. He looked at me with a straight face and his teeth were pointed at me.

"What are you doing? Hiding in the bushes?" I said to him.

"Why are you sad?" Carl ignored both of my questions and gave me a worried face.

"Why are you stalking me?" I asked.

Carl didn't answer at once. He looked thoughtful, as if he was wondering the same.

"You're interesting." he finally said.

"Stop it!" I said

"You see; this is what makes you interesting." Carl said sincerely.

I gave him the finger and he laughed at me. I felt as if my eyebrows was going to collide.

"And you're funny." he added.

My eyebrows moved even closer to each other.

"And awkward." he added as well.

"I'm going to the police!" I snapped at him.

"Go ahead. It's your words against mine." he said smiling polite.

"Fine!" I murmured and started marching away.

"But no one's gonna believe you!" he shouted after me.

I turned around.

"Why is that? Is it because I don't have any proof? Or is it because you've got contacts in the police?" I said sarcastically.

He walked over to me with a ridiculous walk. "My uncle's the prime minister."

"What" I said.

"I've got plenty of contacts."

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"Natalie?" Harry said surprised as he opened the door to his apartment.

"I'm sorry for ... yesterday." I mumbled and looked shy at him.

"Me too." he said and hugged me. His arms felt strong and secure.

"Come in?" Harry said and I nodded.

We walked into the living room and I was surprised to see he had company. A ginger headed man sat in one of the chairs and in the sofa there was a brown haired boy sitting next to Niall.

"Oh!" was the only word that came out of my mouth. Oh. Not hello or something that didn't sound so rude! God Natalie!

"Uhm, Natalie, this is Ed and Louis and.. you already know Niall? Louis is in the band with Niall and me and Ed is a singer on his own." he said and introduced us.

"Wow, it's nice to meet you!" I said and blushed.

"You too!" they all said.

"So Natalie... You're Harrys new gal, huh?" Louis joked. Or at least I think (and hoped) he was joking.

"I suppose" I smiled. I'd decided I wouldn't tell Harry about my dad anyways. At least not when he had company.

"You're the so called man stealer, as Ingrid called you." Ed grinned.

"She called me that?" I said and then regretted.

Ed nodded. "But I'm just glad she's gone! She was a pain in the ass, really."

Niall and Louis laughed and Harry gave away an insecure smile.

"C'mon, she wasn't that bad?" Harry mumbled.

"Not that bad? Harry, she was the definition of bad!" Louis insisted.

Harry blushed and looked cute.

"But you..." Louis pointed at me. "You seem more or less normal."

"Why thank you!" I smiled.

"You should meet Eleanor." he said thoughtful.

I guess I looked kind of confused because Niall said: "That's Louis' girlfriend,  Eleanor."

"Oooh! Yes that would be... would be good!" I said.

Louis smiled to me.

"Did Harry tell you about the tour?" Louis asked and I looked over at Harry. He sent Louis a shut-the-fuck-up look.

"What.. tour?" I asked Harry.

"Uhm... a tour in the US." he answered.

"Oh.. for how long?" I asked quietly.

"Six months...?" I said and couldn't believe it. Why didn't he tell me he was going to be gone across the ocean for six months?!

"I know I should have told you, but you stormed out the other night and I..." he said but didn't continue.

"You can come visit! See the show and all." Niall added.

I nodded as confirmation

"I'm sorry Natalie." Harry said and held my hand.

"It's okay." I mumbled and squeezed his hand back.

"When are you leaving?" I asked

"In a week." Harry said.