Running [h.s.]

thirty four | luna

Giving my boy Niall some love^ This song isn't in the chapter, but it fits.

How's everyone doing? Did we recover from the last chapter? I haven't.

I hope y'all are ready for this...

All I can say is... you're welcome ;)

Warning - sexy stuff in this chapter. Reader discretion advised.

"I want us to officially date, Luna," he says simply. "I want to be yours, if you'll let me."

A million butterflies release in my stomach, the flutter of their delicate wings making my belly feel tingly and bubbly. I couldn't have heard him right, there's no way. Harry wants to date me? Officially?

I stare at him in awe, probably looking braindead from my lack of a physical or verbal response. "You want us to officially date?" I ask, clarifying that I heard the words correctly as they came out of his beautiful mouth.

"Yes, angel. I want to date and keep getting to know you. We can keep it casual so you don't end up all over the news; I promise I'll take good care of you, you won't become some story in the tabloids," he says.

"But what happens when you go on tour? I don't really know how I can agree to be together if the future is so uncertain," I comment.

"I know, I know," he says. "I'm worried too, I'm worried things will change here and you'll change and you won't want me anymore when I come back," he says.

"'But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.'" I quote, a cheeky grin on my face. "Obviously, we'll both change while we're away, human beings are constantly growing and adapting. But if you are serious about me and I am serious about you, we can make it work," I say.

"I am serious about you, Luna." His words are so firm, I know he means every word. I feel my heart leap into my throat as I take in how much Harry cares for me. We've known one another for about a month and he's already planning on what our relationship dynamic will be like another month from now. He must really like me.