the strawberry dress | harry styles

45: woman

a few years later

"alright my love i got both as i didn't know which one you would want more" harry had arrived home and had gone out to buy us dinner while i iced some cupcakes for us. i was just finishing when he saw what i was doing and walked over.
"how did you..." the cupcakes weren't there when he was gone
"i'm just the best aren't i?" i turned to my beautiful boyfriend and kissed his lips gently.
"they look amazing" he wrapped his arms round my waist and leaned his head on my shoulder. i put the piping bag down and ruffled his curly brown locks.

"hey! you ruined the romantic moment!" he pouted.
"romance is dead" i joked.
"oh i see how it is. youre too cool for me!"
"of course i am...only joking. but stay mad because i'm very cool"
"you're lucky i love you woman" i always laughed when he called me that - long story short but one time we bumped into a fan who was nasty to me and when we walked away he shouted "yeah, you walk away woman!". sometimes i called harry it too and it made us laugh. it was our favourite inside joke.

today was different.

"woman is such a weird word" i said.
"how so?" harry turned away from the cupcakes.
"i don't know. just...being called woman is so...weird. oh no, am i having another identity crisis?" i sighed. "first the bisexuality now this!?"
"you okay?" he asked me.
"im fine, i'll worry about this later. bed picnic?"
"hell yeah"

twenty minutes later the two of us were sitting on our bed in our pyjamas (harry in his boxers and me in one of his t shirts) eating chinese food. we then tried my cupcakes and they were pretty good!
"hey my love dyou mind if i ask you a question?" he asked timidly.
"sure" we put our plates aside on the table and harry pulled me onto his lap, my legs on either side of him.
"you know i love you so much, right?" he asked.
"you love me? wow i didnt know" i joked causing him to snicker.
"one day i want to get married to you"

holy shit. the idea of marriage terrified me...but harry put me at ease.

"oh..."
"did i spring this onto you?" he asked.
"uhh, i dont think so. to be fair i have been thinking about my future - ours too"
"what you been thinking about?"
"well, i have a job (im a creative designer!! so cool!!) that i love" i smiled softly. "and i'm really happy with you. i mean, we've lived together for three years. and after meeting gemma's daughter i got baby fever. the future just feels exciting now"
"so...is that a yes?"
"to what?"
"well" he got a small box out from under his pillow and opened it to show a beautiful engagement ring.

oh my god. harry was proposing to me.

"you little sneak" i said causing him to laugh.
"what d'you say my love?"
"...yes" i sniffled, tears in my eyes. harry was close to crying too. he slipped the ring on my finger and cupped my cheeks with my hands, our foreheads pressed together.
"i love you with my entire heart you gorgeous girl" he realised his mistake by using a feminine term (identity crisis) but i was too busy getting lost inside his olive green eyes to even care.
"i love you too" harrys phone buzzed while we were swooning.

Zayn M: Did she say yes?

i got my phone and texted him.

me: maybe i did ;)
zayn <3: I have to be ur best man or else
zayn <3: Oh wait i cant
me: i'll think of something ;) gn i love u
zayn <3: I love u too miss styles :)

"maya styles huh?" harry grinned.
"the one and only" i paused. "oh harry this is so exciting! and great timing because i made up with my mum...i cant wait to piss you off forever"
harry laughed again before he pulled me into his arms.

"me neither"