Baby Steps (ON HOLD SORRY)

Chapter 3

Harry's POV

"Hey, where were you?" said Louis irritatedly, sitting up as I walked through my apartment door. "I left you like, thirty texts and I called you at least twenty times. You could at least have the decency to answer."

"Text? What? Never saw them," I lied, pretending to check my phone.

"Of course you did, dickhead. We were supposed to meet up at a club downtown. And then you go and ditch us," Niall snapped, taking a sip of his beer.

"Wow, someone's got a hangover."

"Stop trying to change the subject. So, question one, where were you?"

I scrubbed a hand over my face. "My sister got hospitalized and I may or may not have told her that we should move in to her house so we can still work while taking care of her because my mum's in this dumbass cruise and I just blurted it out and yeah, that was a seriously dumb move and I should probably have asked you first but-"

"Hold up," said Liam, who had a hand clamped over my mouth. "Did you just say that we had to move in with Gemma? Doesn't she have a husband or whatever?"

"No, Jacklyn. And she lives in Lakebush."

"Where?"

"Just...rural England."

"Are you shitting me?" said Louis. "We have to go to some god-forsaken place for who knows how long and work there at the same time?!"

I cringed. "Well, it does sound bad when you put it like that," I said in a small voice.

Zayn groaned. "You fucked up bad, man. Real bad."

"Yeah, I sorta did. Pass the beer." Niall slid a can to me and I cracked it open, plopping down on the couch. We sipped in silence until Liam spoke up.

"Well, we don't really have any choice." There was a murmur of agreement all around.

"Wait! Can't Gemma take her?" I said suddenly. "She has a house and job and family and everything so she's perfect." I grabbed my phone and dial Gemma's number. She picked up on the first ring.

"What do you want?"

"Sister dearest," I said sweetly. "You know about Jacklyn right?"

"Yeah. Heard that she's gonna be out of hospital in a few days. I visited her yesterday, and she's super excited about staying at your place."

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah. She's been rambling on and off about it. Plus the nurses are a bit pissed at her cos she can't stop complaining about the coffee and can't wait to get her out of there, so she wants to get out as quick as she can."

"Oh." I swallowed. This was not working out.

"Wait--you don't sound so happy."

"Uh..."

"Harry, you aren't gonna ditch her, are you?"

"Well, considering the circumstances..."

"The circumstances?! Harry, she's your twin sister. You told her that you would take care of her!"

"Yeah but--"

"You are a selfish bastard, Harry." She hung up.

"So? What did she say?"

"Erm, well, Gemma's busy." Everyone sighed. Niall glared at his beer.

"She better be hot."

AN:

Okay, okay, sorry. I know I haven't uploaded but I don't really have an excuse so kill me now.