Fall ~ Harry Styles

Chapter 36

Harry's POV:

After Scarlett had told me what the sick bastard had done to her, I pulled her closer to me and she instantly wrapped her arms around my torso as I rested my chin on her head softly stroking my hand on her soft hair in attempt of comforting her. Her sobs were muffled into my consoling body as I leaned back to lay onto the bed and she lay next to me with her head lying on my chest. It was surprising how well we actually fit together. I just only wish we’d see each other’s feeling sooner maybe then she wouldn’t have been with Caleb. I needed to stop blaming myself for everything that happens to her. With the crash and the abuse I couldn’t avoid the wave of realisation and culpability. God dammit! None of this was really my fault I just couldn’t wipe away the feeling of guilt.

I was swiftly pulled out of my thoughts as the body next to me awoke with fluttering eyelashes and moving limbs. She struggled to get out of the tangled mess of sheets after releasing my arms from her. She sprinted towards the bathroom kicking the door closed behind her. I heard muffled retching sounds coming from behind the door. I walked over to and tried to open it only to discover it had been locked from the inside.

“Baby, open the door please it’s okay…” I paused waiting for her to submit to my request “…please” I persuaded further.

“No Harry, I’m fine…please j-just…” she rushed and I heard her throwing up again.

Giving up on my pleas I decided to give her a bit of privacy and wandered down to the medicine cabinet and pulled out two paracetamol tablets before making my way to the kitchen to fetch her a glass of water. After the events of last night I’d almost forgot about her almost probable hangover. I then strayed back up to our bedroom and found the door peeking open slightly. I peeked my head around the corner and found Scar sitting on the floor by the toilet. Handing her the paracetamol and water she smiled a little thankful for my gesture.

I walked back out of the bathroom and sat on the bed. A few minutes later Scar came back out and snuggled into the duvet and blankets looking up to meet my eyes.

"Lie with me Harry" she asked innocently.

"Wait, what film should I put on hun?" I asked as she smiled at me from the bunch of blankets she’d buried herself in and scrunched her eyebrows in thought.

"You pick" she suggested.

I scanned over Netflix until I found a film that I was looking for, Step Brothers then began to play and the smile grew on her features.

"Why'd you pick this harry?" she asked in curiosity, already knowing the movie.

 "Well, because I know you love it and to be honest right now, you could do with a good laugh Scar" I spoke truthfully. Both of us needed a laugh right now after what had happened last night. I crawled into the mess of sheets and put my arm round Scarlett’s shoulder, pulling her closer to my body and kissing her forehead gently. The warmth instantly soaking into both of our body’s as they touched.

We continued to watch the film in bed and as it finished I reached to look at the time on my phone. Seeing it was just past twelve I decided to get up and go make us both some food.

“Where are you going babe?” Scar asked as my body shifted to get out of the bed.

“Going to make food, what do you want Scar?”

 “I’ll help you” she spoke as she too climbed from the bed and hurried to join me in the kitchen.

She was only wearing a long, oversized white t-shirt that went to just underneath the curve of her bum with little black shorts on to cover her underwear. I took the opportunity to pinch her bum slightly as she joined my side making her squeal in surprise and jump forwards. I knew the gesture was cheeky but she loved it really. I liked this side of scar, but saying that I liked most sides to her. But there was something about the playful lust filled Scar that I craved more and more after every time I felt her. The slight cough dragged me unwillingly from my somewhat perverted thoughts as she caught me eyeing her body. A smirk appeared on both of our lips as she ran round the other side of the marble island in the middle of the kitchen. She ducked down playfully hidden from my view, only as I walked to the side she hid she was gone and was now standing at the opposite side where I was. Oh, so she wanted to play like this then huh.

I walked slowly around towards to living room in search for Scar, it was only after I scanned the room I noticed her pink painted toe's peeking from underneath the curtain. I smiled slightly sneaking up round the back of the curtain so I was stood behind her. 

"Not too good at hiding from me huh?" I whispered into her ear, before wrapping my arms around her waist, she laughed loudly, her proper laugh, the one I loved so much, she bent her legs up in the air as I carried her over to the sofa. I laid Scar gently on her back, her brown locks fanned out around her perfect face, her t-shirt had bunched up around her waist and her tiny delicate hands caressed my face as I straddled either side of her waist.

In that moment, I felt my whole world stop as I looked down at the most beautiful girl in the world who just so happened to be mine. And that’s when I knew, I knew in that moment that whatever happened we would always find our way back to one another. She's the last one I think about before I go to sleep and the first one I think about when I wake up. She's the one who can make me smile just by looking at me. And I don't know when I fell in love with her but I did. There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in one single moment. Sometimes you meet a person and you just click - you're comfortable with them and don’t have to pretend to be anyone or anything and as I look down at Scarlett's fluttering eyelashes and flushed cheeks I know that's her, I cannot imagine myself being like this with anyone else. I cannot imagine putting a ring on another girl’s finger, or starting a family with anyone besides Scarlett. When I imagine of all my possible futures, Scarlett is in every single one of them. And if all this shit that has happened with Caleb has taught me anything is that I love her more than everything and losing the one thing I love the most would be something I couldn't handle.

So that's when I did it, I got down on one knee and pulled out the small box that I’d been holding onto for so long, and maybe this was crazy and stupid and I had imagined this to be planned and romantic but I couldn't think of a better time to ask the most important girl in my life the most significant question in my existence...

 End notes; Wasn't expecting that from Harry eh?! Also 30K reads guys thank you so much, we never imagined this story to get such a good response, we love each of you for voting, commenting and reading! -C&H x