Free Fall (Harry Holland)

Snippets from the Future (2)

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Skree! Skreee!
Haley stood in the bathroom of room 6, fixing the shower, as water dripped down on her face, her mascara went under her eyes, she wiped it off,

"It should be perfect now, Mr. Dennis, me or Sean will be on the desk if you need anything else." She smiled at him, he politely replied thankyou. She walked through the living room, where they kept their books, she stopped in her tracks and walked backwards to the book shelf, "Sean! Where are the new copies I bought last week?" Sean just stood straight in front of her, with a dumb expression. "Sean."

Sean relaxed his shoulders, "Ok fine. I had a date Haley. I was distracted and he was so cute."

"People staying at the inn and flirting with you through a desk is not a date. And what did I say about flirting with guests?" Haley said, crossing her arms, as the phone rang.

"Thank God." Sean said, Haley raised her eyebrow.

She pointed at him, "This conversation isn't over. Get me my books." She picked up the phone, "Hello, Sunflower Inn, This Haley Grace speaking."

"Haley Grace Holland, you mean."

"Harry." Haley's mood automatically fixed itself, as she smiled brightly.

"Why are you still at the inn?" Harry asked.

"I have a ton of work, Harry. I wouldn't leave even if Chris Pratt told me to." Haley said, "No actually-"

"Hales, we get married today. Mum's coming over to our flat, and she finds out you're not here, she's gonna freak. We have so much to do before the wedding."

"Ugh fine. I'll be home soon. Stall your mother." Haley thought for a second, "Uhh yes! Tell her I'm at Tom's .. um borrowing something."

"He lives downstairs from us. How long could it take you? Get home, Hales Freddie will be here soon."

"Oh hush, I'm almost there. Getting in the car right now. See you soon." Haley hung up, running outside to her car. She crossed a red light on her way home. She opened the door to the flat she and Harry had bought, the money she had used to sell her apartment she had saved for Freddie to buy him an apartment when he was done with college, it was a nice flat. Three bedrooms, a nice kitchen and a tidy living room, it wasn't much but it was bigger than her old house. Nikki came and hugged her,

"Oh my, dear what happened to your make up?" She asked.

"Shower." She replied.

"Beg your pardon?" Nikki asked confused by this answer. Harry entered the room, and kissed Haley, and Nikki watched them with proud eyes, her hands over her heart.

"She's here Mum, you can stop fussing about. Kat will be here soon, Tom's flight should take off, he'll be here in time for the wedding and Freddie should be on his way from the airport, and you my lovely mother, need to go home and rest, your son is getting married." Harry said, crossing his arms and kissing his mother's cheek.

She smiled and grabbed her purse, "Oh alright, I'll see you when you're all dolled up. Also remember I want you in separate rooms a few hours before the wedding you know it's bad luck." As she walked out of the door, closing the door. The light shone in from the glass windows in their apartment, Haley kissed Harry, pulling him from the neck, they both fell back on the couch, he kissed her jaw trailing down to her neck, she wrapped her hands on his back, feeling his back muscles tense as he moved lower on her body. The door bell rang, he stopped and looked up, she got up fixed her hair,