Thantophobia

28*

Eternity could never be enough time with you.

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"Alright, I have a surprise for everyone." Harry stands up from the dining table. The rest of us are finishing our breakfast. He walks off into the living room and comes back with an envelope in his hands. He stands behind his chair and pulls out a piece of paper and holds it up for us to see.

"What is it?" Gemma looks at him confused.

"I rented a yacht for all of us to spend New Year's on." He smiles widely, dimples on show.

"Harry, no you didn't!" His mom exclaims.

"I sure did!" He smiles proudly.

"Harry, that's so much." I say.

"Well, you all have no choice. It's done. We leave tomorrow so better start packing." He claps his hands and walks into the kitchen. I stand up and start cleaning up the table with the help of Anne. Harry is putting things away in the fridge when I walk in.

"So, where is this yacht?" His mom questions.

"Bahamas. Our flight is at nine in the morning." He answers her.

"You do too much for us. Thank you, my dear." She kisses his cheek and pats his arm. Harry smiles slightly with a blush in his cheeks. I turn my back to them and wash the dishes. Harry stands next to me and dries the dishes.

"I can't believe you booked us a vacation without telling me." I tell him.

"I wanted it to be a surprise." He bumps my side with his.

"I'm not mad about it, you're just the worst when it comes to keeping secrets." I laugh and turn to face him.

"Oh, fuck off." He laughs and tosses the dish towel at me.

"But seriously, how much did that cost?" I cross my arms.

"Don't worry, love. It's a Christmas bonus from my work." He leans in and presses a kiss on my forehead.

"I could have pitched in." I wrap my arms around his waist and lay my head on his chest.

"I wanted to do something for our family." He rests his head on mine and hugs me tighter.

"I love that." I smile and hold him tighter.

"We should go start packing. Inform Alice and Frankie." He disconnects from me and grabs my hand, leading me up to our bedroom.

He walks over to our closets and pulls out two suitcases. I grab my phone that's resting on the bed and send Frankie a text, informing him about Harry's surprise. They stayed over at Alice's parents.

"So, my parents are heading back to the hotel and packing their things. Then they wanted to see if we wanted to go with them to the shop to pick up things for the holiday?" Harry walks over and stands in front of me with his hands on his hips.

"Whenever they are ready, we can meet them at the mall." I raise my head up to answer him.

"I'll tell them." He smiles at me and walks out of the room. I hear his steps descending down the stairs. I find my suitcase he opened up on the floor next to his. I walk over to the closet and look over my options. I'm not a huge summer fan, so most of my clothes are long-sleeved and black. I have dresses but most of the time I wear them with tights and cardigans. I don't even have a bathing suit. I'm going to need to do a lot of shopping. I hate shopping. Mostly the part where you have to try on things and the walking around part too. It's exhausting.