meet me in the hallway |h.s|

6 | first chapter

"Tell me, Love." Harry says on the phone.

"Okay, okay." I chuckle. "Which were the songs?"

He sighs. "Better Than Words, Story of My Life, Why Don't We Go There and Happily."

"And I have to choose one?" I ask him again, raising my eyebrows.

"Yes, just do it."

"But I want to wait until the release." I tease him, knowing his reaction.

"Vee..." he begs.

I chuckle, opening my closet. "You're unbelievable." I put my phone on one of the shelves from the closet.

"You're the unbelievable one." He complains, laughing. "Why can't you just answer the question?"

"Because, dear H, I haven't heard the whole album yet." I tell him honestly, but already knowing which song I'd picked. I grab a rose tank top and one of my blue slouchy jeans

"I'll make you pick again in two months, then." He says, and I take my current t-shirt off.

"Okay..." I make a pause to make him believe I'm thinking, and I take off my shorts. "I think I'll go..."

"What are you doing? I can hear the background noises."

"Oh, I'm changing." I also take my sports bra off.

"So, you're naked now?" he asks, and I freeze. I quickly check myself in the mirror and see me only wearing underwear.

"No..." I lie.

"You are naked." He laughs. "You don't have to lie to me, Love, I can tell when you do."

"Even on the phone." I whisper.

"Even on the phone." He repeats after me. "So, the song?"

I sigh, putting the tank top on. "Happily." I say, taking the jeans and putting them on.

"Really?" He asks, not believing my words.

"Yeah." I answer, checking myself in the mirror again. I look good... I really do, but I'm still not that confident enough to wear this. The dress on my birthday was an exception. I look back at the closet, searching for a large shirt to compliment my outfit.

"I wrote that song, by the way." He tells me and I raise my eyebrows, surprised.

"I don't really remember the lyrics, since I only heard it once, but I... AHA... Here it is." I shout in the phone. "Sorry." I apologize for my shouting.

"What are you doing now?" He asks me, confusion in his voice.

"I was just searching for a shirt." I answer. "What were the lyrics again?" I ask him, not even remembering the melody of the song.

"What?"

"The lyrics to Happily."

"Oh, yeah right, let me just send it to you."

After a few seconds, my phone vibrates on the shelf and a message from Harry pops on the screen. I open the message app and go to Harry's contact. I open my eyes widely when I see that he sent me an audio file.

Did he just send me the whole song?

"Vee? Are you still there?" he asks me.

"Yeah, yeah... I didn't expect you to send me the song." I say, still surprised.

"Yeah... I thought that'd be better."

"Thank you." I put the white shirt on and walk towards the door, grabbing my laptop and my bag. I walk out of my room, straight to the kitchen.