Forever (h.s.)

Chapter 30

Chapter 30: You Break, You Buy

"I think it sucks that we're not going to have a white Christmas."

We were all sat in the tour bus, two days before the holidays, and rachey was staring woefully out the window at the bright, sunny December day.

"Me too," I whimpered, curling up in Harry's chest. He was dozing off, his head falling back on the seat. In fact, everyone was exhausted. The boys had had another show the previous night, the last of their Santa Barbara performances, and we'd been up long past midnight. It was late afternoon, and we were waiting for George to stop by with "some news" before we all napped for the rest of the day.

As we all sat in sleepy silence, I saw Niall and Rach eyeing each other....again. It had been five and a half days since it had happened, and neither of them were budging. Although that was true, I could sense the tension between them all of the time, and sometimes I'd catch her looking at him, longingly. It was obvious that he missed her. I think she wasn't quite sure.

"Guys, I'm going to sleep-" Mikey got up and struggled towards the bunks, but Cal caught him just as George, Lou, and Lux opened the door of the bus and came inside.

"How's everyone doing?!" George boomed, chucking Louis under the chin and ruffling Liam's hair.

"Exhausted," Claudia and Ashton whined at the same time. They giggled the same giggle and eyed each other adoringly. George chuckled. I took Lux from the floor and sat her in my lap. She grabbed Harry's finger and he grinned.

"Alright, alright. I'll tell you what I've got to say and let you all get to sleep. Christmas Eve. The press has caught wind of your success, boys, and you've been invited to the holiday party taking place in LA."

There was a holler of cheers and laughs, Harry high-fived Zayn and kissed my head.

"And you're lucky we've got a show there after Christmas, because otherwise I wouldn't be so lenient." George chuckled. "Now go to sleep. Greg will be here in twenty to start the drive to LA."

Harry handed the baby back to Lou as she left, and Perrie accompanied Rachel to the bunks. Niall watched her go, then caught my eye. I looked away. However much I knew he loved her, cheating was never okay with me, or with Rach.

The boys were discussing the party now, excitedly.

"D'you think Ariana Grande will be there?" Mikey was exclaiming, hardly looking up from his FIFA. Apparently the idea of seeing his celebrity crush in person had distracted him from nap time.

"Maybe," Louis said reasonably, grabbing a soda from the fridge and curling up on Harry's other side. Harry tried to sneak a sip of his friend's drink, only to be answered with a slap of the face and a harsh "no!".

"Bromance game strong," I giggled. "I'm gonna go sleep." Harry tore his eyes from louis and grabbed my waist.

"Don't leave me, love," he whimpered, sticking his lip out at me. I squirmed from his ticklish fingers sneaking up my shirt and shook my head.

"I want rest if we're gonna be in LA by tomorrow," I told him. "You can't go to LA tired." Harry considered by words and nodded.

"I'll come with you, then," he said. I wasn't gonna argue with that. I let him grab the back of my shirt and follow me to the bunks. Instead of continuing through to my bed, I stopped when we reached Harry's. He looked at me confusedly.

"It's not like I care about any of these idiots watching me sleep," I said. The bunks had become as private as the street outside, and nobody cared. I let down my ponytail and crawled into Harry's sheets. "Besides, I like the way your bed smells." It smelled just like his cologne, just like him. He grinned sheepishly and slid in bed next to me. I curled into a ball on my side, Harry's body curving perfectly around my back. His sleepy breaths were warm in my hair. I played with his fingers in mine, one arm protectively hooked around my waist.