Meet Up on Another Page {narry} **discontinued**

Chapter 20

Harry’s POV

I toss my phone around in my hands as I walk to my car after parting ways with Madison at the restaurant. I’m glad to have had some time to be distracted from thinking about Niall, but once I sat in my car I couldn’t stop thinking about him. I sat staring at my phone for a few minutes before I decided what to do while I wait for him to call. Finally, deciding on hopefully catching David at the pub to catch up with him, I start up the car and pull out of lot.

When I push open the doors to the small pub, I’m glad to see there’s only a few old men scattered about, leaving David to leisurely clean the counter and glasses.

“Hey Styles, it’s been awhile.” David grins at me as he sets the newly cleaned glass on the counter.

I smile at him as I take a seat on the far edge of the bar so he can talk with me as he cleans. “It has been, hasn’t it? How’ve you been?” I sit my phone on the bar top in front of me, willing myself to not stare at it and glance at David as he answers me.

“I’ve been alright. Same old, same old, ya know.” He smiles and goes back to cleaning.

I give a small grin and look down to my phone, playing with it in my hand, wishing I could say the same thing to him.

“Something bothering you, mate?” 

“I actually have some big news; just don’t really know how to say it.” I let out a breath that comes out as a laugh.

David puts down his rag and comes to stand in front of me. “Just say it. You know you can tell me anything, Haz.” He shrugs his shoulders before leaning on the counter across from me.

“I, uh – I’m gonna be a dad.” I say and look up to meet his eyes.

A moment passes as David processes what I said. He lets out a breath. “Holy shit.”

I just nod a few times before falling into silence again.

“Wow. Madison?”

“Yeah.” I breathe out and sit up straighter. “I mean I’m with Niall now, so the whole thing is kind of a mess but at the same time… I think it’ll be okay. Madison and I are at a good place and so are Niall and I. And Madison and Niall are friends too so, even though it’s a really weird situation, I honestly think it’ll all work out. I just want to be able to support Madison.”

“I’m going to get you a drink, hold on.” David smiles at me and moves to grab a bottle of beer.

I laugh, taking the beer from him and having a drink. “I know it sounds crazy, but it’s working out so far.” 

"What's the plan then? Once the baby's born?" 

"Uh, I guess we haven't really figured it out yet. All I know is I'm going to support her and the baby however I can. I mean, I am it's dad after all." I shrugged, my lips turning up saying the word "dad".

"That's good on you, Harry. I know a lot of people who wouldn't be acting the same way in your position." David looked down at the counter, pausing for a moment. "Wow, you're going to be a father. To think for the last few years you've always been so lonely living up in your little flat. Now you've got two girlfriends and a baby on the way." David winked at me and I reached across the counter to shove his shoulder. 

"Fuck off, mate." I smiled at him as I sat back down, glad to be having everything going so well in my life, if even just for the time being. 

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"You wouldn't believe it, Haz. The place was an absolute wreck! And my god, you should have seen their faces when I walked in the room. They all tried to act like nothing was wrong just because the big bad owner was there, even though it was clear as day how messed up it all was." Niall laughed as he told me about his first day at the London restaurant. 

I laid back against my pillow as he went on and on about lack of management and sketchy employees, listening to him get himself worked up over what seemed like the smallest things to me. 

"Anyway, I should still be back in a few weeks. As bad as it sounds, I know it won't take too long to get it back into tip top shape." 

I hummed, glad to know he wouldn't be gone much longer. "I miss you, Ni." I quietly say. 

"I miss you too, babe. But I promise I'll be home as soon as I can be." I hear him rustle around, assuming he's getting into bed as well. 

"Are you in bed?" 

"...Yeah." Niall hesitantly responds.

"Do you want me to talk dirty to you?" 

"Jesus, Haz, it's been one day! We have to at least wait 3 days for phone sex." Niall responds, half jokingly.

"Alright, alright." I laugh, laying down into my bed further, getting fully under the covers.

We stay silent for a few minutes. I listen to his soft breathing, starting to drift to sleep.

"The bed feels empty without you." I say softly.

"This bed just feels like shit. I even miss your shit mattress, compared to this."

"Heyyy." I quietly whine. "My mattress is perfectly comfortable." 

"Whatever you say, babe." I can hear in his words that Niall is smiling.

He lets a few moments pass before speaking again. "I love you, Haz."

I feel my heart skip a beat. I wanted desperately to tell him I loved him earlier, thanking god that he was the first to say it so I didn't feel crazy. I smile, taking a small pause before replying, "I love you too."

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A/N

Holy shit, did I actually update? It's definitely been like 3 or 4 months or something... Sorry about that ;) This story is on hold, at any moment ready to be discontinued. But, as I was about to write 'discontinued' in the title today, I came back to this chapter I had already started and figured I might as well finish it, even if it is really, really, reallyyyyy short. :) So the story lives to see another day. :) 

Also, this chapter is unedited, I apologize for any mistakes!

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