We're all sitting at the dinner table, and wow is it awkward. I haven't been talking to anyone much just because I don't know if they know that I've been kidnapped or not.
The girls seem sweet but I don't feel comfortable talking to anyone at the moment. I want to be near Harry but unfortunately I'm sat between Louis and Eleanor with Niall in front of me.
A bit of small talk is happening but not as much as I expected to have.
I'm sitting eating my veggies when Cheryl asks me a question.
"Arabella, what do you do for living?" she asks while moving her brunette hair out of the way.
"I'm studying in the medical field," I say while trying to control the shakiness of my voice.
She nods her head and begins to eat. "I'm actually her teacher," Liam chims in making Harry shift uncomfortably for some odd reason.
"That's wonderful," Eleanor says in a sweet voice making me smile at her.
"Arabella is very intelligent," Harry adds on, while taking a sip out of his wine glass making me blush and look down at my dinner.
The room grows silent again.
All you hear is clicking of utensils and the chewing of food.
As time passes, everyone begins to finish their food while Harry brings out the cheesecake that I'm excited to eat.
We all get one piece of cheesecake, while Niall continues to ask for more making the rest of us laugh; lighting up the room a little bit with some sound.
"You sure do love cheesecake Niall," Cheryl says while Niall just brushes her comment off awkwardly.
I look at Harry trying to get his attention, but he continues to eat his cheesecake.
What was that? I didn't notice the tension rising until I heard Louis clear his throat. I turn my head to look at Louis and he mouths that he'll tell me later. I nod my head then look at Eleanor while she rolls her eyes at the tension that continues to build up.
I try to figure out how old Eleanor is and I'm guessing she's 25. Cheryl on the other hand looks much older, I'd probably say in her mid- thirties maybe less, not sure.
"Cheryl what do you do for living?" I ask trying to make conversation with them so they don't think I'm preppy or awkward. I notice Harry smiling at me, which I'm glad. I smile back at him and wait for Cheryl's answer.
"I'm a dentist," she replies rather coldly.
I nod my head and awkwardly scratch my neck. What the hell is going on?
The room grows dead silent, once again for the twentieth time this evening.
"Well, Cheryl and I should get going." Liam says breaking the silence.
"Why? You just got here like an hour ago," I reply while looking at him, as Cheryl does the same.
"Yeah well, we have some business to do." Liam says awfully rude but I choose to ignore it.
"If they want to leave Arabella, they can." Harry says standing up and removes his plate from the table.
"But before we leave, Cheryl and I have an announcement to make," Liam says while pulling Cheryl closer to him and smiling.
I notice Niall rolling his eyes, but I don't think anyone else noticed it.
"You say it," Cheryl says.
"No you say it," Liam replies.
Oh no, they're THAT couple. They continue to bicker back and fourth when Harry finally yells at them to say it at the same time. You can just tell by everyone's face that it's getting irritating, but Harry saves the day.
"Okay three, two, one, WE'RE PREGNANT," they both say at the same time, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
I look around the room and everyone looks shocked except me. I don't really know them so I don't really have much to be shocked about. Plus, they're dating so it isn't that big of a deal.
"Are you guys going to say something?" Cheryl asks in a bitchy tone making me roll my eyes once again.
"Congratulations," Louis says in a high pitched voice making his congratulations sound very fake.
"Well, that's it. We will be leaving now, thank you for the dinner Harry it was delightful." Cheryl says while walking away with Liam.
"We will be leaving now also," Louis says while leaving the table, followed by Eleanor and Niall.
We bid our goodbyes to them, and Eleanor and I plan to hang out sometime soon.
Once they all leave, Harry and I begin to wash the dishes and clean the table. I want to ask Harry what is Niall's problem with Cheryl but I decided not to.
We finish cleaning up the dishes and make our way upstairs to get ready for bed. I don't know why but the day was very silent today, not much was said at all.
We both brush our teeth, and go into our separate rooms for bed.
***
I wake up to this piercing scream in the middle of the night, and it very much sounds like Harry. I jolt out of bed and run to his room. I bust through the door and see Harry screaming on his bed with his eyes closed.
He's dreaming.
I run on the bed and start trying to calm him down. I put his head on my lap, while I try to whisper reassuring words above him. He continues to scream a piercing scream while I continue to try and calm him down. This is the first time Harry has ever let me touch him in a comforting way and I'm glad it's me comforting him.
He begins to calm down, but I continue to comfort. He grabs onto my waist and falls back soundly asleep, while I'm in his arms.
For the first time ever, I fell asleep, in the arms of the beast.
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Fanfiction"I'll never see him again" she said. Oh, how wrong she was.
