The Main Act (H.S) - discontinued

Late Late

@AvaMaeUpdates: Ava arriving at The Late Late Show Studio! She's with her mom, Lacey, and Glenne. Harry is making his first appearance tonight, marking the beginning of a week of #LateLateStyles //// she is such a babe😍 (IG)

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"What do you think so far? Any single worthy yet?"

My mom looks over the list of songs that's on my computer screen. "I think my favorite one out of the few that you have is Stars Dance."

"I like that one too," Lacey adds.

The door opens and Harry walks in, running his hand through his hair as he closes the door behind him.

"Hey H," I smile at him as he comes over and sits next to me. We were in his dressing room at the Late Late studio. "Are you guys done filming the skits?"

"Yeah," he nods. "What are you up to?"

"I was playing my songs for them," I reply. "Even though I don't have very many."

"What you have is amazing, though," he smiles and rests his head on my shoulder. "I'm glad you're taking your time with this album. I feel like it's going to turn out incredible. And I also think that you'll be a lot easier to be married to with lowered stress levels."

"My marriage has survived on stress, honey," my mom laughs lightly.

I roll my eyes and lean back on the couch, Harry laying back with me. "He's got a point, though. I feel so much more at ease with making this one so far."

Harry lifts his head and kisses my temple. There's a knock on the door and then James pops his head in. Harry welcomes him in and I stand to give him a hug. I introduce him to my mom and Lacey as I sit back down with Harry. James stays in the room with us and chats with everybody for about twenty minutes, before he gets called off to do something. Harry eventually has to do a rehearsal, which is when all of us head out into the seats where the crowd sits. Lacey and I both swing our legs up onto the seats in front of us and I lean my head on her shoulder. She lays her head on mine while she texts with her boyfriend.

"Hey, how are you and Scott doing?"

"Uh, really good. We kind of had a big argument the other day, but other than that we've been doing really good."

I watch with admiration as Harry and Mitch goof around on the stage. I'm extremely happy that the two of them crossed paths. "What was the argument about?"

"Well," she sighs. "He wants me to move in with him."

"Oh. Wow. Do you not want to live with him?"

"I guess I do," she says quietly. "I do love him. I'm just... I'm scared I suppose. He's the first super serious relationship I've been in and he's the first guy I've ever loved. I guess I'm scared that us living together will make something go wrong. I don't want to lose him."

I grab her hand in mine. "You'll never know if you don't try. It could go really well and it could be a big step for you guys. And if it doesn't work out in the end, then maybe that's your sign that he's not the one."

"But I want him to be no matter what," she whispers. "I've never been this happy."

I lift my head and look over at her with a smile. "Then I think you should do it. If your heart thinks it's right, then it is. He's a really wonderful guy, Lace. I think everything will be fine."

"Thanks, Ave. I think it helps knowing I have such a great friend to help me if something does go wrong," she squeezes my hand and smiles at me.

I smile at her again and then lean my head on her shoulder again. My eyes meet Harrys and he sends a wink my direction as he sings.

He finishes up rehearsal and Lacey goes back to the dressing room with my mom while I go and sit on the stage where Harry had just taken a seat with Mitch. Harry welcomes me with a smile and wraps his arm around me. I stay quiet as they talk, finding peace in just sitting with him. Ben comes over from where he was talking with James about something and joins into the conversation.

"Harry," somebody calls from off stage. We turn our heads to see Lou. "S'time to get ready."

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"Now, Harold, you've had some life changes since the last time you were on the show," James says, smiling over at Harry. They were recording now, and I was sitting with Ben behind the cameras.

"Uh, yeah. Quite a few changes."

"Since One Direction went on break, you've cut your hair for a film, you've made an album, and you've gotten married. How's all of that working out? Is married life weird?"

He chuckles. "Erm, it's all going really well. The album has gotten more love than I could have ever asked for and I'm genuinely happy that people are loving it as much as I do. And I'm not sure what you mean by weird, but it has been a little bit of... a little bit of a shift for our relationship. But everything is really wonderful, and I love being married to Ava. I'm at an amazing place in my life right now and I'm incredibly fortunate to have her with me."

I smile at his answer, my cheeks gaining a sudden feeling of warmth as the crowd awes. They try to show me, but I laugh and hide my face. Harry laughs, then just smiles over at me.

"Let's chat about the movie, yeah? How was it filming such a big project like Dunkirk?"

"It was kind of crazy, and nerve-wracking for sure. At the end of the day though, it was such an incredible thing to be a part of. For sure."

"I'm excited to see it," James smiles. "It's been really, really cool watching you grow over the last years. You're absolutely smashing it."

"Thank you, mate. That means a lot."

They go to break and Harry stands and walks over to where I am. I stand up and give him a quick hug while somebody helps him get his in-ears set up. He gives me a quick kiss and smiles.

"Do you approve of that answer?"

I laugh lightly as I nod. "Very much so. And just so you know, I'm equally as fortunate to have you. Also, for the record - even though I've literally said it like a hundred times in the past week - I'm so proud of you, H. You're killing it. Now go and blow the minds of all of these people and perform."