Summer to Remember

Chapter Thirty One

I made my way over to everyone who was already seated at the dinner table, I casually took my seat next to Harry as if nothing had happened. "Delilah?" Harry asked curiously and I nodded. "Any reason for the screaming?" he asked smirking before taking a bite of the food on his plate.

"Well she's coming to London!" I exclaimed and everyone else smiled even though they had no clue who she was. "Ummm, is it ok if she stays with us for a bit?" I questioned nervously as I looked at everybody sitting around the table.

"Of course! I wanted to meet her anyway" Harry replied cheerfully.

"Is it ok with you guys?" I asked for the second time. 

"Yeah, a friend of yours is a friend of ours" Liam added smiling in my direction. 

"Sure, as long as she's not crazy" Louis said jokingly and I couldn't help but chuckle thinking of how Delilah was going to react to living with One Direction, let's hope she's not going to act obsessive.

I was glad to hear the boys accept the fact that Delilah was going to be staying with me, and since I lived with them I needed them to agree. Rebecca and I had finished cleaning up after the boys when they all barged into the kitchen unexpectedly. "We've got an idea" Niall said.

"And what might that be?" Rebecca asked as she put her arms around his torso and rested her head on his shoulder, they were perfect for eachother. 

"We're having an actual bonfire tonight" Louis added.

"Yeah, something memorable" Zayn said cheerfully.

"Works for me!" I said as I glanced at Harry, his face lit up instantly when I accepted the offer. I guess he thought that I didn't want to have a bonfire after what happened last time, as long as that Bethany bitch wasn't here I was fine with a bonfire. Like last time, Liam got the fire ready and when Rebecca and I walked outside we were surprised to see that they had already set up. Instead of carrying plastic chairs all the way to the shore, the boys had placed blankets all around the bonfire and were already seated when we arrived.

"This is so cute!" Rebecca exclaimed before plopping herself beside Niall who was tuning his guitar. I sat beside Harry and he placed his arm around my waist, I didn't ever want to leave that position. Louis passed everyone a bottle of beer and as always, Harry finished it in a couple minutes before drinking his second bottle. 

"Why aren't you drinking babe?" he asked as he looked down at me.

"I don't know" I honestly replied.

"Have some, let loose for once" he chuckled pulling me closer to him as I rested my head on his chest. After that, I found myself drinking the beer and before I knew it I was drinking my second bottle. We were all sitting in silence watching the fire when Niall started strumming his guitar, the tune seemed awfully familiar and I quickly recognized that he was playing "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. 

"Well you done done me and you bet I felt it, I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted" Niall sang in his angelic voice. 

"I fell right through the cracks, now I'm trying to get backkkk" Harry sang, he sang like an angel even when he was drunk, is that possible?

"Before the cool done run out, I'll be giving it my bestest and nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention" Zayn sang along.

Before I knew it, I was singing along to them, we were having a blast but the song had to end sooner or later. "Niall can I see your guitar for a second" I asked him and he quickly got up and passed me his acoustic guitar. Nobody questioned me, I don't know if they were too drunk but they all watched me carefully. I adjusted the capo onto the fourth fret and started to test my fingers to see if I could still play. I forgot to mention, I used to be obsessed with playing guitar and my mom had sent me to get private lessons at a music school but I had quit ever since her death, I had promised myself I would start playing again but I never knew when.

Strumming the chords, I felt in control and started to strum the chords of "Only Exception" by Paramore. I decided that I would start the song by singing myself. "When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind, he broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to reassemble it" I sang looking over at everyone's faces in the dark. Looking over at Harry, I could tell he had a huge smile on his face. "And my momma swore that she would never let herself forget, and that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if it does not exist..."

"But darlin', you are the only exception" I sang as I looked Harry in the eye and couldn't help but smile through my words. I guess the boys waited for me to sing my intro because they all joined in afterwards, it felt amazing to be able to play guitar after so long. "And I'm on my way to believing..." I ended the song and everybody cheered, I was blushing as always but it was dark outside thankfully. 

"Amazing!" Zayn complimented me.

"Your voice is amazing, why haven't I heard you sing before?" Louis asked and I couldn't help but chuckle. 

"Do you have any other hidden talents?" Rebecca questioned cheerfully.

"Thanks you guys!" I smiled sheepishly before handing Niall his guitar back. I made my way over to Harry's side and he was chugging down his fourth bottle, he was indeed a heavy drinker.

"That was amazing babe" Harry slurred his words before planting a kiss on my lips.

It was getting really late and Zayn helped Liam extinguish the fire as Louis grabbed all the blankets and made his way inside the house. Niall and Rebecca walked hand in hand, they weren't wobbling back and forth because they barely even drank. I helped Harry up from the sand and he slung his arm around my shoulders, I held his torso tightly so he wouldn't collapse onto the floor. Walking slowly, I directed him up the stairs and into his room. I shut the door behind us and pulled the duvet covers open before helping him into his bed. Just as I was planting a sweet kiss on his cheek, he put his arm around my waist and said "Stay". 

"Harry, I need to go to my room hun" I said quietly hoping he would hear me. 

"I won't be able to sleep if you don't" he said.

I let out a sigh, what was I going to do? Before I could even reply to him, he gripped my waist and pulled me into his bed. 

"Harry!" I squealed as he got quite comfortable and pulled me closer to him. 

"Goodnight love" he said and I could tell he was smirking through his words. 

"Sweet dreams" I added before cuddling closer to him. I felt like I wanted to live in this moment forever with Harry by my side. Our arms were wrapped around eachother and our breathing was in sync, I smiled to myself as I looked up at him. The rise and fall of his chest was like a lullaby to my ears, I cuddled closer and let the night take over me.