𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 | 𝐡. 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬

-26-

Harry's POV

I woke up to the feeling of empty space next to me. I sat up and stretched, then looked around the room. Where did Journey go? The door slowly opened and my thoughts were answered as she walked in. "Hey, everyone is out there eating. I made breakfast, you should come out." She told me. "I'll be out there in a bit." I yawned. She rocked back and forth on her feet. She wanted to say something but didn't know if she should or not. What did I say last night?

I thought back for a moment, then it clicked. I got up and wrapped my arms around her waist. She looked up at me. "I asked you out last night, didn't I?" I smirked. She nodded. "And if I remember correctly, you told me to ask you when I was sober and you called me honey, which I enjoyed by the way." I teased. Her cheeks got pink and her smile grew. "I'll ask you when the time is right," I promised. "You promise?"

"I promise. I believe you said there's food waiting...?" I looked at the door. "Yeah!"

-

We walked into the kitchen and I saw the guys sitting at the table. There were pancakes, hash browns, apple juice, bacon (there were vegan replacements, which I appreciated.) When did she have time to cook all of this?

"My eyes!" Niall gasped, covering his eyes. He began laughing. I was just shirtless, not naked. I rolled my eyes and sat down. Journey sat down next to Liam so we faced each other and I watched as she made herself a plate of food. I then served myself and began eating.

It was weird to see how well Journey fit in with the group. She and Louis had the same sense of humor and she enjoyed his sassy remarks. Journey loved Niall's love for food and his laugh always made her laugh. Liam acted as an older brother to her. Watching her laugh at all of their jokes just made my stomach flutter. Seeing her fit in was almost like getting approval from your parents after bringing home your significant other.

After eating, I began washing the dishes and listened to them talk at the table. "That girl from the bar was quite clingy, lad. I think you dodged a bullet." Liam said. "I wasn't planning on moving any further." I shrugged. "Then what'd you get her number for?" Louis scoffed. "You two didn't seem to mind."

"Are you joking? Journey was about to break down." Niall laughed. "I was not." She frowned. "Yes, you were." Liam agreed. "Totally were," Louis said. "No, I wasn't." She once again denied. "Yes, you were," Liam said again. "Nope."

"Yep."

"Nope."

"Yep."

"Maybe."

"See!" Niall clapped his hands together. "Okay but Harry was about to punch Louis so I mean, we were both going to lose our shit."

"I was not! I was doing just fine!" I lied. "Oh yeah, sure you were." I looked over my shoulder at her. She cocked an eyebrow at me. Something about her was cutely intimidating. I chuckled and put a plate on the drying rack. "Okay, yes I was jealous," I admitted. "Well, at least you two will have time alone when you drive us home, mate." Liam reminded me. "Right. Let's go." I washed off my hands and dried them. Everyone gathered their things and we walked to the car.

Niall rushed to the front seat, leaving Journey laying across Liam and Louis. I glared at the blonde Irish beside me, then nudged his shoulder. He shrugged and put his seatbelt on. "You're quite boney," Liam said, poking her legs. She laughed. "Actually I'm quite comfortable."

-

"Bye Niall!" Journey shouted as he exited the car. He was the last one out, so she got out and came to the front seat. She buckled up and gave me directions to her home and I listened carefully, then began driving.

"In this neighborhood! Yeah!" She nodded. It seemed quite nice. It was protected by a silver gate, which held grey and white houses inside of it. Her house was in the third row of buildings and had flowers outside. It looked small from outside, but I wasn't too quick to judge. "Thank you, Harry." She said, unbuckling her seat belt. "Thank you for taking care of us last night," I told her, watching as she picked up her phone from under her leg. "Of course. It's no problem. I'll talk to you later?" She asked.

I nodded and put one finger under her chin, then placed a kiss on her lips. She kissed me as well and the butterflies returned to my stomach. "See you later, Haz."