Fall.// h.s au Short Story

Chapter 27

Lauren's Pov

  As soon as Harry and i settled our stuff in my room, old memories flash through me as I set my luggage down. Harry and I came today which is the day of our big traditional Christmas party. All family members would come to our house and just get together.  

"Merry Christmas!" My aunt Mary greeted us as she entered the house with her husband and four kids. She crushed my mom and sister in one gigantic hug then looked at me with surprise. "Is this your famous boyfriend, Lenny?" I blush at her thought.

"Yes." I answered back, sucking my bottom lip. I hear Harry chuckle from behind me and began to introduce himself.

"I'm Harry." Harry gives my aunt a handshake as her eyes are wide open looking at Harry's beautifully carved face. Harry suddenly smirks as he notices my aunt's action and loops his arm around my waist.

"British accent, handsome, and well mannered." My aunt impressed, while her husband Peter, nod his head, agreeing with her. She continued. "Oh Lenny, your uncle Kristoff and Jenifer heard about your mother and father's fallout. They said all of them are coming tonight." I widened my eyes. No f.ucking way.

"All away from Toronto?" I turn to Harry and smile widely at him; he's going to meet my best cousin. He gulps and looks away from me.

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It's been 2 hours since what aunt Mary announced, where are they? It's still 7 so I shouldn't be worried. Harry and I have been cuddling in my bed while we watched Christmas movies. I didn't want my family to harass my first boyfriend.

 He was showering me kisses on my neck until my doorbell rang.

"Oh my god!" I squealed in excitement, pulling away from Harry and running quick to the door. My mom answered it. I was on the last stair step watching our visitors come inside. Uncle Kristoff, Aunt Jenifer, Shawn, Sansha, and my best fucking girl Stacey fucking anne. I ran quick to them and jumped on Anne. She moved last year to Toronto after she and her boyfriend broke up.  "Anne! I fucking missed you!" their whole family was being crowded by the rest of our family, asking random questions and such.

Harry never came down but I wanted him to meet my best cousin.

"How are you Lauren?" she wore a gray t-shirt dress with black skinny ripped jeans and her Jordan's. She has never changed. Still the same chill, funny, sweet, artistic girl I met at another family's party.

"I'm doing great. University is really taking a toll on me." I laugh as I line with her in the kitchen to get food. Harry won't mind being alone since he chose to be alone. "I've done so many things you would never thought I would do." She looks at me and gives me a serious face.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" I nod and her face became unreadable. She soon got her food and was about to sit down but I dragged her to the staircase.

"You should meet him. He's in my room." I thought she was going to squeal in excitement but she was awfully quiet. We finally turned to my room. I dropped her hand and smiled at her while I turned the knob as she responded back to me with a small smile.

As we entered Harry was on the bed with his face into the pillows. "Harry, meet my cousin?" I ask politely. He lifts his head up and his widened. He quickly stood up from the bed and stepped back, trying to create space. His eyes were red, was he crying?

"F.uck, it's true." He mumbled to himself but loud enough for all of to hear. The door was closed but you could still hear the laughter and music from downstairs. This reminded me of when Harry and I went to Calder coffees to meet Regan. I'm the only person in the room who doesn't know anything.