The Letters

Chapter 14: Stay Strong

Alex's P.O.V.

I'm sitting in the front row of Madison Square Garden, waiting for the boys to start playing. Sitting next to me is Rose, sitting next to her is Rae, and on the other side of me is Nathan.

"Tell me again why I'm here?" Nathan asks me, looking miserable.

"Harry told me he wants you here." I tell him for the fifth time at least. He sighs and rolls his eyes but stays quiet after that.

Soon after, the lights dime until it's completely dark in the arena and they come running on stage while singing Midnight Memories. The crowd starts going crazy; girls screaming their heads off and people singing along. I try to be happy and go along with it but it's hard to. It feels wrong being here without Paige. She's the one who loves One Direction more than anything. When they finish singing Midnight Memories they all take a seat in different places on the stage.

"Hello Madison Square Garden!" Liam yells and the crowd goes wild once again.

Once every quiets down a little, Harry starts talking, "This concert is really special to us. About a week and a half ago one of our fans committed suicide; her name was Paige Wilson. We found out about it and went to her funeral. We met her family and grew really close to them." He says while looking directly at me.

"We wanted to dedicate this concert to Paige, her family and friends, and to all of our other fans out there who are hurting too." Louis says.

"Paige's sister, Alex, her friends Rose and Rae, and her boyfriend Nathan are here today. This past week have been incredibly hard on all of them and we want to you to know how sorry we are for your lose." Zayn says.

"We love our fans more than anything and we can't thank them enough for everything they've done for us. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't be here right now and we care about them more than anything too. We don't like seeing you hurt because it hurts us too. To everyone out there waiting for a sign not to hurt themselves or kill themselves tonight, this is it. We love you and we'll never stop loving you. Stay strong, beautifuls." Niall says.

"I'd just like to add one more thing," Harry says and the boys look at him confused. "Alex, over these past two weeks I've grown to know you very well and I really like you a lot. I was wondering, will you be my girlfriend?"

I look up at Harry, shocked. I don't bother to wipe away my tears even though my make up is probably running. I quickly nod and smile up at him.

"SHE SAID YES!" Harry screams and jumps up happily making me laugh.

"Well on that note, I hope everyone enjoys the show! We love you!" Liam says.

A few hours later, their concert is over. Paul comes and gets us and leads us to the dressing room where we wait for the boys to come back. When they do they run into the room and jump onto the couches with us. Harry sits down next to me and hugs me tightly.

"Eww! You're covered in sweat!" I say and start hitting his arm lightly.

"You love my sweat!" He says and shakes his head in my face.

I giggle and press my lips against his lightly. Harry instantly kisses back while pressing his body against mine.

"Get a freakin room that's not this one!" Louis yells at us.

I blush and pull away then bury my face in his face. He kisses the top of my head and hugs me tightly. "The concert was amazing." I mumble to him.

"Thank you love." He says with a big smile on his face.

"Babe?" Harry says and looks down at me.

"Yes?" I say and look back at him.

"I know we've only know each other for a little while but I really care about you, Alex. I want you to be happy and I know you aren't really happy now but I want you to be soon. I want to help you be happy. I want you to be able to trust me with anything. I want you to come to me when you're sad or when you need something. You are an amazing girl, Alex. You're kind, caring, and beautiful." Harry says bringing tears to my eyes.

"Thank you. Thank you for everything, Harry. I am happy when I'm with you, not completely happy but I know I will be soon." I say with a smile.

He leans down and kisses away my tears then looks into my eyes and kisses my lips, gently but passionately.