Free (Sequel to Through The Dark) Complete

Chapter 68

The next couple of months were spent in London and Holmes Chapel.  It didn't take much for Harry to convince Julie to spend time, especially the holiday, hiding out with family and friends over there.  Christmas and New Years were low key and quiet, and Harry noticed how much Julie enjoyed that.  His public life was always chaotic.  And he enjoyed it.  That was him.  That was his career.  But when he wasn't performing, or doing promo, or working on a movie,  he also enjoyed the quiet private time.  Having someone at home waiting for him was, once again, something he never knew he needed, or wanted.  Julie definitely didn't want anything to do with that part of his life.  Ok, well, that wasn't exactly true.  She supported him, was proud, listened to everything he had to say about it.  Probably more than once.  She loved to sit and listen to him sing.  She told him more than once it wasn't fair, because she couldn't be productive on her writing when all she wanted to do was sit and listen to his beautiful voice.  Yeah, he was still getting used to compliments like that from her.

He chuckled as he finished making their sandwiches.  They had just come back to LA a couple of days ago.  He was going to work on the final touches of his album, work with his team about release dates and promo, and then the plans that follow.  He also was going to shore up the Dunkirk promo schedule.  All before helping Niall and Amanda finalize some last minute wedding things here in LA before jetting off to Ireland for that celebration.  Ok, so it was still his time off, but seemed everyone was really busy.  He carried his special chicken salad sandwiches into the living room, one with tomatoes and one without, and set them down on the table in front of Julie.  He would never make the mistake of adding tomatoes to anything he made for her.  He chuckled at her complete disdain for them.  She was sitting on the couch, legs pulled up writing in her notebook.  She was working on her novel.  Her novel, he repeated in his head.  Crazy.  Julie wouldn't even show him her writing, and now she was working on a novel.  He was amazed how she sat with that notebook and wrote it all out by hand.  She then took it and typed it into her laptop.  She said she perfected it as she retyped it.  She let him have a few peeks at it, but he didn't press her too much.  He wanted her to have the freedom to write what and how she wanted without worrying about what he thought.  It seemed to be a fictional story about her real-life experiences.  What he'd read he found to be moving and emotional.  She definitely knew how to bring the reader in and hook them.  He laughed, he cried, and he wanted to punch something all in about a chapter or two.

He sat down next to her and pulled the notebook down a little.  "Hi."  He chuckled when she lifted her eyes surprised he was there.  "Yeah, lost in your words again, I see."  He sat up and motioned towards the table.  "I made lunch.  It's almost 2 o'clock, and I assumed you didn't eat since I walked into the house and you never even noticed me."

Julie smiled and closed her pen in her notebook.  "Uh, yeah, guess so, sorry."  She leaned over and kissed him when he came towards her with his pouty kissy lips.  She shook her head and then picked up her plate.  "Sorry, seriously, I'm so stuck.  It seems I get to a certain point and then just don't know what to do.  It's been more than a bit frustrating."  She picked up the sandwich and took a bite.  "Thanks for lunch."

"Of course.  And just let it flow.  Stop worrying about how others are going to take it and just write what's in your heart.  What you feel. babe, is the most important part of this whole journey."  He picked up his sandwich smirked at her and took a bite.

"Oh, save me your hippy, 'love is all that matters' crap."  She said leaning back, resting the plate on her thighs and her feet on his lap.

Harry moved his sandwich out of the way of her feet and shook his head.  "By all means, make yourself comfortable."  He leaned back and balanced his plate on her shins.  "And love is all that matters, come on.  Look at us."