Canyon Moon | H.S.

On Air (56)

"Tell me again why I agreed to this?"

We're in a dressing room, backstage at the Late Late show, and I'm absolutely shitting myself.

"Because Sam told you it was a good idea?" Harry replies, wrapping his arms around my waist and looking at me in the mirror. "Because James invited you himself?"

"Why did he do that?" I ask despairing, my hands clammy.

"Because he likes you."

"He does?"

"Obviously, Nat. Remember when he and his wife came round for dinner?"

It wasn't long after I had moved to LA, but they came for dinner at our house. They were both lovely, but I was pretty nervous knowing how close Harry is with him.

"He told me afterwards how brilliant he thinks you are. Told me I was very lucky to have found you. Both absolutely true." He presses a kiss to the top of my hair.

"When did he say this?" I ask, meeting his gaze in the mirror.

"When you and Julia were in the kitchen clearing up. He also said that I was the happiest he'd seen me in years."

I turn round to face him at that, leaning up to give him a kiss.

"We both know the feeling's mutual." I say as he crinkles his eyes in a smile. "I still think I'm going to be sick."

"Wait until the game, then you'll have an excuse to throw up."

That's the other thing. Not only are Harry and I going to be interviewed, James also managed to get us to agree to play one of his stupid games, Spill your Guts or Fill your Guts. I don't know why I agreed, I definitely should have held my ground, because now I'm going to be forced to eat some horrid thing like bugs or mouldy cheese and then vomit on live television.

"Don't remind me." I say in a low voice, already feeling queasy at the thought.

"You look amazing though."

I can agree with him on that. His stylist has put me in a gorgeous, fitted yellow dress and simple black heels. I love the colour yellow, but I only seem to have it in floral designs, not block colour. It's very flattering though, especially with my LA tan.

Harry's in a beautifully embroidered, slightly purple, dark coloured suit that he makes look absolutely incredible, like he does with everything he wears, and compliments my dress really nicely. It's exciting to not only be seen as a couple, like at an award show, but to be live and interacting as a couple.