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60 - end

the three were finally let out of the station as the message went out to the city that clementine had been saved by her sister and her sister's boyfriend. when they stepped into the car, louis turned to clementine.

"is there anywhere you want me to drop you off?"

"harry's house, please."

clementine gave louis the directions and sat back in her seat, wondering how harry would react to her walking through the door. she was excited to see niall as well, but a majority of her mind was thinking about harry.

the car ride was short with little conversation on clementine's part, and soon they were at harry's apartment building. clementine was eager as she hopped out of the car and speed walked to the front doors, the couple jogging to catch up behind her.

"whoa, slow down, love! what's the rush?"

louis grabbed her arm before she pressed the elevator button, raising his eyebrow at her in question.

"i just really, really want to show harry that i'm okay."

jess smiled and pressed the button for her, which opened the doors and the three stepped inside, clementine pressing the correct floor. she tapped her foot anxiously, hoping that harry would be home and that he'd be pleased to see her.

when the elevator was open, clementine wasted no time in running to harry's door and knocking swiftly three times. the door was thrown open by niall, whose eyes widened at the sight of her.

"clementine?"

"hello, niall."

clementine smiled at him, a smile he returned, full of disbelief and shock. clementine looked beyond him at the sight of harry at the couch, who had turned his head around and stared at her open mouthed. his face was unshaven and he had bags under his eyes, but clementine's heart still skipped a beat at the sight of him. the news report announcing clementine's safety played quietly in the background.

"you're okay?"

harry said it like a question as he walked over, standing in front of her and looking at her as though she might disappear.

"i'm okay."

"who are they?"

harry nodded his head in the direction of the couple standing by his door, looking a little awkward and out of place.

"oh, this is my sister, jessica, and her boyfriend, louis."

clementine gestured to the two of them as she said their introductions and they waved politely at the other two boys.

"jessica..."

harry said it so softly that it could hardly be heard, but finally knowing who she was lifted a huge weight off his chest. the five of them smiled, then harry took a step forward, looking down at clementine as their chests touched. he looked at her as though he was asking for permission, then seemed to decide that he didn't care and attached his lips to hers.

he expected her to pull away, but instead, she did the exact opposite and pulled him closer. niall's grin widened, thinking that it was about time, and jessica was happy that her sister had found someone better. none of them felt awkward in the slightest as the pair kissed passionately, expressing their feelings in the best way anyone could.

they weren't in love, not yet, but perhaps someday, they could be. now, all that mattered was that clementine was safe, liam was out of the picture, and they could feel each other's lips on their own, a feeling both of them had wanted for a long time, but had never really thought about it before.

they both knew that the happiness wouldn't last forever; one day, they might not be with each other. one day liam would be back and one day something would happen that would tear them apart. but that day was not today, and as long as that was the case, everything was going to be alright.

even if it was only for a little while.

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omf i can't believe that this is actually over can you hear me cry

this has been such an amazing journey, and i can't believe that you've stuck with me this far. seriously, this book wasn't meant to even become popular, but amazingly, it did. w o w im just so shocked that this is finished.

i'll be posting like an end note and acknowledgements soon, and i might do an faq if i get enough questions. so, if you have any questions about this story, whether it be the plot, the characters, my ideas, what could be next for me, please ask!

also i may or may not be posting a niall au called pretty in a little while that'll be like the same style as this and sundays :) i'll probably do liam and zayn ones later too so i have like a little series almost even though none of them have anything to do with each other.

so again, wow, thank you so much, an end note and acknowledgements soon, and perhaps an faq if i get any questions :)

thank you all!

(ps sorry for the cliche kind of ending but ive always been bad at endings i tried ok)