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Chapter 24

"The beach?" Niall suggests. I shake my head. "No, that's too public." I say while mindlessly scratching into the top of the table. 

The five of us arrived in London a few hours ago, and since this is one of our biggest venues, and longest, we are staying in a rented house for a week. I tried to argue to let us stay in our own homes since I haven't been alone alone with Harry in our house for a long time. I didn't move out when we split, but it was hard living in the house alone. Nonetheless, management wanted us to stay in a rented place all together. 

Right now, Liam and Harry are out grocery shopping. Niall and I weren't allowed to go because apparently we would just put everything in the cart. Pshh, as if. 

Okay, maybe.

Zayn is somewhere in a room upstairs, asleep. He was exhausted all day so I pushed him in the room to sleep. Niall and I are sitting at the kitchen table trying to come up with places that I might propose to Harry. Propose, even the word gives me shivers and heart eyes for the man. 

"At a restaurant?" Niall suggests, picking at his nails. It's silent as I give him a look. He looks up and sees my annoyed face as I raise an eyebrow. "That's dumb, Niall. That would be so obvious, you know we are pretty knowable guys in public." Niall chuckles, nodding. 

I pick at my fingers, biting my lip. Niall looks at me, "Lou? Something wrong?" He asks. I open and close my mouth, then sigh, nodding. 

"I know when I'm gonna do it." I admit. "You know when you're gonna do-" His mouth drops open and he sits up. "You know when you're gonna propose?" He asks, excitedly. I giggle, looking down and nodding. 

"When?" He jumps up and down in his chair. "When? When? When? When?" I laugh at his excitement. "Calm down Niall, and I'll tell you." Niall instantly sits still in his chair, leaning his chin on his hands. 

"September 28th."

His eyes light up and he smiles wide, clapping his hands together. "September 28th?! That's perfect. That's," He looks at his phone, checking the date. "Louis, that's in five days." He tells me in a more serious tone. I smile, biting my lip with a nod.

"Yea, I'm ready for it." I tell him in honesty. "I want to make that man permanently bonded to me. He is mine and I will never let him go." 

"Well, I am very happy for you guys Louis. I can't wait for the day." He sighs in awe, leaning back in thought. "I still have to decide how I'm going to do it Niall." I tell him, remembering that I still have to plan everything. Niall nods, leaning forward again to think. 

"I want to make it personal, not in a crowd ya know? Something that's reserved. Just us." I tell Niall. 

"At the concert?" He suggests. I throw my hands up in the air, giving up. "You're no help Niall. Leave." I groan at him, putting my head on the table. Niall giggles, standing up to go to the kitchen for food. He never stops eating. 

I lay against the table, my head down as I just think. I think what I can do to make it special for us. A sudden thought crowds my brain, and I jump up. "I got it!" I yell, scaring Niall having him drop the turkey he was putting on his sandwich. 

"Got what?" He asks while picking up the turkey and stuffing it in his mouth. I take a second to make a gross face at him before I resume talking.

"I got where I'm going to do it." I tell Niall. "Ooh, where?" He asks, once again intrigued. 

I open my mouth to tell him right as the front door opens. "Honey we're home!" Harry immediately yells when he walks through the threshold, holding at least ten grocery bags. I rush over to help him, taking two bags.