Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Ear Plugs Or Reunions

Hi everyone, here is another chapter! I hope you like it. :) All the love, Summer xxx

I woke up with Harry's arms wrapped around me. We didn't have to be at the uni until the early afternoon, so we hadn't set an alarm. Judging by the bright sun which was shining into the room, it was already quite late. Downstairs, I could hear Anne and Gemma talk, but Harry still seemed to be sleeping, his breath tickling my neck in a steady rhythm. I closed my eyes again and snuggled deeper into him, enjoying the feeling of his warm body pressed against mine. Something about my actions must have disturbed his sleep because a couple of seconds later, I felt his eyelashes flutter against my skin and smiled when I felt him press a light kiss to my shoulder. 

"Morning, love." he greeted me in a low voice and I slightly turned around to face him. "Morning." I smiled up at him and felt his hand gently caress my bare stomach, tickling my skin. He grinned when I squirmed a bit and then started to tickled me. "Harry, stop it!" I squealed and tried to escape his grip, but he only laughed and continued to tickle me. "Harry!" I squeaked even louder and he let his hands wander down to my thighs, suddenly hovering over me.

A loud knock on his bedroom door interrupted us. "I don't want to be rude or anything", said Gemma's voice through the door, "but I really don't need to listen to you two having sex for a second time this morning." We could hear the amusement in his voice, but I was mortified. "We'll  be downstairs in a minute." Harry assured his sister through the closed door, before we could hear her footsteps wandering down the stairs again. With a chuckle, he rolled off me and sat up. 

"God, I am so embarrassed." I groaned and hid my face in my hands. "Don't be, it's not like they didn't know we weren't doing it already. And I hadn't seen you in a month, so I don't really think they expected anything else, to be honest." he said with a smirk and leaned over to press a kiss to my cheek, before he climbed out of the bed and walked over to where he had dropped his clothes the night before.

After a moment, I followed him and copied his actions, quickly getting dressed, before I started to search for a hair brush in my small overnight bag. "Do you have a hair brush I could borrow?" I asked him and looked up at him. "I even have a couple of spare hair ties here somewhere." he replied with a grin and held out a hair brush for me with which I tried to untangle the mess which Harry had created last night. "Here let me help you." his voice said behind me and he gently took the hair brush out of my hands and started to untangle my hair. 

"Thank you." I mumbled quietly when he was finished. As a reply, he pressed a light kiss to my neck, instantly sending shivers down my spine. "Any time, love. Now, let's go downstairs and face the teasing my sister will most likely welcome us with." he said with a grin and intertwined our fingers, before he pulled me down the stairs into the kitchen. "Good morning, you two." Anne greeted us and handed both of us a cup of tea after we had sat down opposite her and Gemma. "Morning, mum." Harry greeted her with a kiss on the cheek and reached over the table for the toast.

"Did you have a good night's sleep?" I asked Anne and took a sip from my tea. "After you two kept it down, yes." she smiled at me and I nearly spit my tea back out at her reply. "You didn't really think I wouldn't notice after your actions during dinner last night?" she asked us, her eyes wandering over to Harry who seemed completely unfazed by the whole situation. "Oh God, Anne, I am so sorry, I didn't mean to-" I started off, but she interrupted me with a kind smile. "Don't worry about it, love, I'm glad you two are in a healthy relationship. Just keep it down the next time or buy me some ear plugs in advance. As much as I love my son, that's not something a mum wants to hear." she said with a grin and I felt my cheeks heat up in embarrassment.

I buried my face in my hands and felt Harry wrap his arm around my shoulder. He gently pulled me into him and pressed a light kiss to my temple. "Don't be embarrassed, love, I wouldn't change a thing about last night." he whispered into my ear, making me smile into my hands. Slowly, I let my hands sink to my lab and leaned my head against Harry's shoulder, while Anne watched us with a big smile on her face. "You two are just too adorable." she gushed, while Gemma pretended to puke next to her. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Harry poking out his tongue at Gemma. "I'm sorry, Anne." I apologised again, but she waved her hand through the air and shook her head. "Don't sweat it, love, like I said: I'm happy for you two, just buy me some ear plugs." she replied with a wink and I smiled at her, before I concentrated on my toast in front of me.

The rest of the morning went by very quickly and suddenly it was time for me to go back to my flat to get changed and somehow pick up my mum, as well. "We could pick up your mum and then meet you at your flat, if you'd like to." Harry suggested as he watched me try to tie my shoes. "Um, I..." I hesitated for a second, but Anne who had been listening from the kitchen poked her head out of the door. "I am sure your mum won't mind and I am really excited to meet her." she smiled at me and I nodded in agreement. "Alright, thank you." I pressed a kiss to Harry's cheeks, before picking up my bag. "I'll see you in an hour." I smiled up at Harry, who insisted on giving me a "proper goodbye kiss", before he let me go.

An hour later, I was surprisingly already ready to go and nearly fell down the stairs on my way down to the front door, when I heard Harry's car in the drive way. "Mum!" I shouted and nearly tackled her to the ground when I pulled her into a tight hug. "Claire, honey, I am so proud of you, darling!" She swayed me from side to side and I heard her breath hitch. "I missed you so much, mum. I'm sorry for not driving up to see you in such a long time." I sniffled into her shoulder and tried to blink away my tears to avoid ruining my make up. 

She pulled away a little bit and gave me a wide grin, before she let go off me. "I know how busy you are, honey, don't worry about it. And it was such a nice surprise to meet Anne and Gemma already." she beamed and exchanged a happy look with Anne who was watching us. "You ready to go, love?" Harry asked me quietly and pressed a kiss to my temple. "Just gotta pop upstairs to get my purse." I promised him and he nodded. "Is it okay with you if we all drive in my car? I know that Lily's already on her way to pick up Niall, so we would all fit into my car." he asked and I nodded. "Absolutely, give me two minutes." I told him with a grin and dashed back upstairs, while Harry burst out laughing behind me.

When all five of us were safely sat in the car, Harry carefully pulled out of the parking lot, while Gemma, Anne and my mum happily chatted in the back. My mum had insisted on sitting next to Anne and I was a bit worried about what kind of embarrassing stories the two of them might be exchanging in the back. Gemma was seated behind Harry and seemed to occasionally press her knees into his seat because he kept shooting her angry looks through the rearview mirror.

When we had safely parked at the university, I let my eyes wander around the big crowd of people who were scurrying around the car park. "Maybe you should try to keep a low profile." I turned my head to look at Harry who reached over the gear shift to give my leg an encouraging squeeze. "Don't worry about me, love. There are so many people here, I'm sure no one will care about me." He assured me. "Are you meeting the others somewhere?" my mum asked from the back of the car and I nodded and turned around in my seat. "We're all meeting in the back room of the auditorium. Maybe you should try to meet up with Niall somewhere." I added in Harry's direction. "Oh, and Louis!" I suddenly remembered and grinned. "He and Milena are official now, aren't they?" he asked with a grin and I nodded.

Milena had been incredibly nervous when they had told me, but I had simply pulled both of them into a hug. They both really deserved each other and I was so happy that Louis had found someone who could love him back in the way that he deserved to be loved. The fact that she was one of my best friends was only an added bonus. "Lou just texted me and said that he found Niall. They're waiting at the exit of the car park." Harry said without looking up from his phone and quickly typed an answer into his phone, before shoving it back into his pocket. "Ready to face graduation?" he asked me with a smile and gently cupped my face. "Nope, let's do this!" I said in a fake cheerful tone and I heard the others laugh in the back. "You'll be fine, honey." my mum assured me from the back, before we all hopped out of the car.

I instantly spotted Niall and Louis. They were both standing in the shade of a big oak tree, trying to blend in with the crowd as much as possible, but failing miserably. "Hello, love." Niall greeted me cheerfully and pulled me into a hug. "Hi, Nialler. How is my favourite Irish friend doing?" I asked him and poked his stomach. "All good, all good." he replied with a twinkle in his eyes. Behind me, Anne and my mum had greeted Louis and were already enthusiastically chatting with him. 

I cleared my throat and his blue eyes fell on me. "Claire, you look bloody amazing!" he complimented me and pulled me into a hug. "Thanks, Lou. You don't look too shabby yourself." I joked and he rolled his eyes. "Everything good between 'lena and you?" I asked him more seriously and smiled when his eyes lit up at the mention of his girlfriend. "As good as they can be." he assured me and winked. "But you better go and find her, Lily and the others." he added and I nodded and quickly informed my mum and Anne, before I turned to face Gemma, Harry and Niall who were having their own conversation. "I gotta go, but I'll take my phone with me and we'll meet up somewhere after the ceremony, alright?" I asked Harry and he nodded and quickly pecked my lips, before I hurried off to the find the others.