Before She Falls

Chapter 37

"Bye Zayn" I wave to Zayn who is sitting inside of Geoff's car.

"I'll try not to miss you too much, Zayn" Liam stand next to me and blows a kiss to his friend.

Zayn pretends to catch the blown kiss with his hand and then holds it to his cheek.

"Byeee!" Zayn waves to the rest of us standing in the driveway.

Uncle Geoff pulls the car out and makes his way down the street as another vehicle creeps up.

"Nialler, is that your car?" Louis points to the town car pulling up to the Payne's house.

"I tink so" Niall grabs the handles of his suitcases and moves down the driveway.

"I'll see you guys soon" Niall waves before opening the door.

"It'll be a long two weeks without you babe" Harry calls to Niall as he steps into the car.

Niall holds up a heart and then slams the door shut, the car drives off down the street behind Geoff's.

"Harry who's coming to get you?" Louis asks.

"My mum" Harry answers, looking down the street. "And Gemma, maybe."

"How is Anne?" Louis smirks at Harry, holding back a laugh and Liam snickers on the other side of me.

"She's fine, you pervert" Harry elbows Louis in the rib cage while Louis laughs.

"Oh, that's my ride" Louis points to the black SUV slowing down in the driveway.

"I'll see you all soon, even you stinky Americans" Louis jokes while hugging Drew and I goodbye.

"Hazza, be well my friend. Two weeks and we'll be back together" he pulls Harry into a brotherly embrace.

"Bye Li, I'll miss ya babe" Louis hugs Liam.

"Bye Lou!" I wave as he finishes putting his things into the truck of the car.

"See ya suckas" Louis yells from the front seat and throws up a West-side hand sign before driving off.

"Then there were two" I say to Harry and Liam who are standing on either side of me.

"I think I see my favorite mum" Liam says looking down the road.

"Oh shut up" Harry rolls his eyes and Liam nudges his arm.

"Alright, take care Haz. I'll see you soon" Liam gives Harry a quick hug and then backs away to talk to Drew as if to give the Harry and I our space, which I am internally grateful for.

"Well" I exhale and take a step towards him.

"Well" Harry copies me and then brings my lips to his, with his hands cupping my face. "I'll see you when I get to New York in three weeks."

"Sounds like a long time" I say.

"Unless you want to visit me in Cheshire while you're still in town" his hands fall to my shoulders.

"That sounds like a better idea. We've got four days to make that happen."

"I think I'll be able to squeeze you into my schedule" he smiles and kisses my lips one more time. "I'll have to let you know."

"Aw how sweet of you" I pretend to coo at his smart ass comment. "Maybe three weeks isn't too far away."

Harry shakes his head, "You wouldn't last that long without me."

"So cocky lately. What's gotten into ya?" I push his chest through his maroon t-shirt.

"I slept with a really pretty girl last night. It gave my confidence a bit of a boost" Harry's eyes look playfully into mine and a smile spreads over his face, almost too wide to fit.

"How'd you get so lucky?" I tease Harry back and his eyes close as he lets out a small laugh.

"Your eyes look grey" he responds, staring into them. My cheeks become uncomfortably warm and I can't contain the stupid smile on my mouth.

"I'll see ya soon, Styles" I bring his face down to mine by his neck and kiss his lips lightly, being fully aware that Liam and Drew are still standing behind us.

"Bye Kat" Harry lifts his two suitcases and travels down the driveway to the black car in the street.

I wave to him as he closes the door and I don't stop smiling until he's out of sight.

I turn back to face the house, only to find Liam still waiting outside.

"You can take my car to see him if you'd like" Liam offers, gesturing with his hand towards the garage.

"Thanks Li" I smile and approach him on the sidewalk.

"So you guys are really into one another, yeah?"

"I like him" I smile and try not to blush. "A lot."

"I know, I can tell. I think I've known since you two met actually" Liam half smiles. "There's always been a vibe between ya."

"What are you talking about?" I giggle at Liam's strange comment, but I'm completely interested in what he has to say.

"I just always remember you too getting along really well" Liam and I walk towards the door to his house.

"What? We used to annoy each other all the time" I say in a confused tone, remembering all the times Harry and I would disagree with each other back when we were younger.

We would fight about everything. If he wanted all of us to play soccer, I'd suggest we go into town instead and we'd disagree until one of the other boys said we should just do something completely different. There was one day where Harry and I argued about what movie we were going to watch and didn't stop until the boys had already finished a completely different movie that they had picked out. Harry was the most stubborn person I've ever met, besides myself.

"Yeah, but you guys would disagree just to get a reaction out of each other most of the time. It seemed that bugging one another was both of your favorite habits" Liam chuckles.

"Do you think he'll actually be interested in me by the time you guys come on tour in the states?" I ask Liam. "Be honest, please."

"Yeah" Liam answers confidently.

"Why so sure?"

"Because I know Harry and he's not stupid" Liam answers and I look at him with widened eyes. "Okay, maybe he's a little stupid but he's not one to give up."

I nod, "But like on tour and stuff, ya know..."

"Kat, he's not like that" Liam laughs. "He has his fun from time to time, but if you make it known to him that you're serious about him, he'll be serious about you."

"You sure?"

"Positive" Liam says holding the door open for me to enter the house. "Like I said, there's some sort of vibe between you two. Go with it."