The Best Days (ON HOLD)

CH 15: Angel

 

Liam's POV  

"Thank you Ma'am." Hope smiled as the waitress set down her plate. "That looks amazing Niall." I turned my gaze to Niall's plate which held a mass amount of pasta.

"Holy crap." Emmie commented and took a bite of her meal.

"What did you think of filming today Louis? Was today a good one?" I asked after swallowing a bite of pizza.

"Absolutely! Say now, have the fans been treating you all kindly?" Louis directed at Hope, she chuckled in her corner.

"Ah, no. Not really but what else are teenage girls going to do?"

"I'm sorry 'bout them. They're amazing but some things they say are just awful." Zayn sighed. "I want to hear about how you're family is celebrating tomorrow Lou."

"Oh we're just having a cake and a little singing along with our Christmas-"

"Speaking of Christmas are you busy tomorrow?" Harry blurted to Hope as she was winding some noodles on her fork, making her poke her head up and furrow her brows. She just laughed.

"Yeah... sorry."

"Harry lad, come on." Louis shook his head and Harry turned a shade of pink making all the boys coo and tease him.

"Boys stop thats not fair to the poor thing." Emmie told us with a tone of pity. Harry reached for Niall's head and wrestled his hair.

"Alright Ems'." Niall easily complied to her request. He was such a lovebird. Since Hope was seated in between Louis and Harry (only because Harry practically pushed and shoved to be next to her like a 13 year old boy anxous for a first date) she got quite a bit of attention though she didn't try for it.

"Do you think there is a time that would work?" Harry whispered to her, leaning in slightly and looking straight forward to be subtle about it.

"Yes. Where do you wanna go?" She said responding in the same matter. While everyone else carried on conversations, I listened into theirs, even though I felt like I had blood on my hands, I couldn't stop.

"I was hoping you might want to go by the... would you like to go star-gazing again? I liked that quite a bit." She smiled and turned to face him.

"Of course. Where? We could go in my parent's yard."

"Yeah. By the way how's moving into your apartment?"

"I love freedom from my mum. 'Come here', 'do that'. It's amazing."

"Oh, I wanted to ask if you're ok with me having you over for a few minutes." She wore a confused expression.

"If this is an invitation to..."

"Oh no. I just got you a present." She nodded and pretended to wipe the sweat off her forehead, making him giggle.

"Thanks. Your so sweet." She rubbed his arm and continued on with her meal. He smiled a beaming grin at the table, showing off his dimples and silently laughing. This made me grin myself, Harry finally truly loves someone.

"Harry lad, did you hear that?" Louis exclaimed.

"Hm, what?" He peeked his head up and looked at Louis expecting an explanation. (a.n. Picture this in your head please it's amazing in 'movie mode'.)

"Zayn said that you should go sledding before the snow is gone." Louis said raising a brow and pointing subtly to Hope. Harry nodded.

"Yeah." He said quietly and took a bite of pizza.

 

___HOPE'S POV 10:27 P.M.___

"Now what are you doing?!" I squirmed at Harry put a blindfold over my eyes.

"You'll see soon." He said from behind me while he tied the cloth in the back. I couldn't see him but felt his heavy breathing on my neck as he spoke. "Follow me." He said, taking my hand and leading me into his house and through a hallway.

"Harry..." I whined when we halted to a stop.

"Stay here and don't peek." He said setting his hands on my shoulders, and leaving. "Ok..." I heard the jingles of keys. Then he came back and untied my blindfold. "Merry Christmas." I opened up to see a small puppy sitting on his couch, wagging it's tail and looking excitedly at me.

"Oh my God." I said covering my mouth with my trembling hand. "What? No." I gasped and approached it slowly. "This can't be for me!" I laughed and picked it up. It was small and fluffy and I wanted to cuddle it to death.

"It's a Labradoodle, it's also an un-named girl." He came from behind and petted the puppy, wrapping his arms around me to pet her.

"Thank you so, so, so much Harry. I guess I won't be alone in my apartment anymore." I giggled.

"She's also 3 weeks old." By now she was licking my hand with an occasional nip, but it didn't hurt since she had no teeth. She was curly, black and cute, irresistible to pet. "What will you call her?"

"What do you want? You got her." She licked Harry and wagged her tail immensely with pleasure.

"Oh no. She's all yours." I wanted to cry like a baby at this surprise. Harry was amazing and I could give him a million kisses and that wouldn't even pay up for his being... him.

"Ok." I took a moment to think. and sat on the couch, Harry following my lead and sitting next to me. "Eve. Eve because I got her on Christmas eve. How's that?" I turned to get his reaction, he only responded with a smile and a nod. Without thought I leaned up and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. It reminded me of when I had kissed Louis, and what happened afterwards, and how he took it like it was a cookie crumb on the floor.

Harry blushed and I'm sure I did too, but much harder. We caught eye contact and I leaned in to give him a real kiss, a long, blissful, kiss, lasting a long time, at least 4 seconds. When I pulled back he had an unfathomable expression, I couldn't read it but I'm sure he was just as confused as to what happened as I did.

"Eve is a great name." He sputtered, obviously struck with shock. I laughed at him. 

"Hold her for a minute." I chuckled, handing Eve over to him.

"We can get her tag whenever you'd like, any time is okay for me." I patted his back and shook my head.

"Harry Styles, stop being an angel for 2 seconds." He blushed and tightened his lips to one side.

"I'm not an angel."

"Ah, shut up. No other man would get me a puppy." He chuckled.

"I'm sure PJ would have- I'm sorry." He laughed and looked down at the ground. I bit my lip.

"That's ok. I'm kind of glad, I forgot about him for a second. Besides, he's gone and you're here. And I- I kinda'..."

"What?" He looked back up and stroked Eve's head, she was getting a bit restless now.

"I guess I... no. It's..."

"I love you too." He said sincerely with a smile. I couldn't help but grin back at him and those dimples, those stupid dimples. With Eve still on his lap he let go of her, having her run loose around the living room and embraced me in a tight hug. "When can we get her tag and stargaze?"

"Why don't we do it on New Years Eve." I whispered, burying my face in his shirt.

 

"It's a date." He said and kissed the top of my head. Oh Harry.

 

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A.N. I hope ya liked it! More coming soon my loves!