How it Began

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After taking some time to collect herself she decides to go over to Hal's, hoping he still wants her and she didn't just fuck up a perfectly good relationship for nothing.

She knocks on the door and prays he answers it instead of his mother.

It's not Hal, but it's also not his mom. Henry Cooper has never exactly seemed like the warmest person but he has always treated her better than Evelyn did.

"Alice, this is a nice surprise, are you here to see Harold?"

"Yes I am, is he here?"

"He sure is, why don't you head on up. Do you know where his bedroom is?"

"Ye-" she stops herself. To his parents knowledge she has never been in his bedroom and she really doesn't want to explain the reason why she knows where it is. "No sorry, I don't."

"End of the hall, on the left."

"Thank you." She walks upstairs, her heart pounding in her chest the whole time. She feels like she can't even breathe as she knocks on his bedroom door.

She hears shuffling inside the room and is soon met by his very surprised face. "Hey, Alice. What are you doing here?"

"I broke up with FP." She stares plainly and his mouth gapes open slightly.

He swallows hard and steps aside to let her in the room before closing the door behind them. "You did?" She nods. "But you two have been together for so long, why did you end things?"

"Because I wanted to be with you and you told me you didn't want to be a secret anymore."

He walks over and places his hands on her hips. "I didn't think you'd actually choose me."

"And now that I have? How do you feel?"

"I mean, it's incredible. God, it's so incredible." He cups her face in his hands and kisses her, nudging her softly so they can sit on his bed. "I just can't believe it."

"Well believe it babe, I'm all yours now." She leans in for another kiss but before their lips meet the door bursts open and Evelyn Cooper comes waltzing in.

"Harold- oh Alice, what a surprise. I didn't expect to see you here."

Alice internally rolls her eyes. "Hi, Mrs Cooper. Nice to see you."

"Yes." She looks her up and down disapprovingly, her gaze locking on Alice hand on Hal's thigh. "Harold, you know the rule about keeping your door closed when you have friends over."

"That's not a rule."

"Sorry, I meant when you have girls over."

"Still not a rule, mom. You let me close the door when Mary comes over, even Hermione."

"Well, from now on your door is to remain open." She walks back out of his bedroom with a huff and Alice laughs.

"If only she knew what's already happened in here." Alice teases, leaning in for a kiss. "God, I can't wait to do that whenever I want now."

"That makes two of us." And he captures her lips once again.