Love Will Tell Us Where To Go

Most of the rest of the week was pretty uneventful. On Monday and Tuesday we we spent most of the day binge watching television shows on Netflix. We walked in the park some, but other than that, the only times we went out were for lunch or dinner when one wasn’t being served at the b&b.

We felt much better Wednesday and Thursday. We spent less time in the park those days and instead started looking around at the stores. I wasn’t going to buy anything, but I tried on a really pretty (and expensive) dress that Harry insisted I buy. Despite my protesting, he could tell I loved it.

It’s been so great. But tonight is what I’ve really been waiting for. Even though we don’t talk to anyone much at the b&b, once when Harry and I were leaving to go to the park, Allison suggested some places to see and things to do. One of them is a movie night in the park. It happens every second Friday as long as weather permits.

She told us that we’d have to bring our own chairs, blankets, or whatever else we wanted to sit on. She also said that there would be food and drinks to buy, but other than that, it’s completely free!

It starts about an hour before sunset. They give you an hour to get where you’re sitting set up and buy food and drinks. This month it will begin at five, and the movies at six.

They show two movies. A kid one, then one rated PG-13. The first one is Tangled and the second is The Proposal. Both of us have seen the first, but neither of us have seen the other before, but we’ve wanted to.

“How about one of my blankets?” I unfolded it to show him the size. “I mean, we can always wash it in one of the washing machines here.”

“I think that’ll work. That’s the really soft one isn’t it?”

“Yes! Now we need some pillows. Do you think they would mind if we took some of theirs?” I pointed to the ones that the b&b own.

“Umm…yeah, I really don’t think we should do that.”

“We only need two more. Maybe we could just buy some new ones. That shouldn’t cost too much money.”

“Definitely. We’ll leave earlier and do that first.”

We really need to figure out how much money we’ve already spent and how much we have left. I had $2,500 saved from birthday and Christmas money and we took $2,500 from my bank account before leaving. That adds up to $5,000.

But once you subtract the cost for the car rental, hotel, food, and dress…it probably took more of our money than you’d think.

But now is not the time to worry about that. Right now we’re going out and having fun. I’m not even bringing it up.

We ate breakfast but because lunch wasn’t being served, we decided to skip it. We could have went out, but we figured since we’d probably end up spending more for dinner than usual tonight, we’d better just wait in order to save money.

“She still hasn’t texted me.” Harry said on our way to buy some pillows. After he texted his mom telling her that he was safe and wasn’t angry with them and would explain everything soon, all she did was tell him how much they love him and care about him. She said they hoped they would hear from him soon and that they’d be praying for him.

And by that’s “all” she said I mean that’s everything I ever wanted to hear from my mother. I don’t want to be rude, but I don’t understand why he’s so upset that she hasn’t texted him anymore since then.

He told her he was fine. He said he couldn’t explain until later. She didn’t go off on him. He get’s told that he’s loved and still cared for despite dropping out of school and running away for seemingly no reason, and he expects more? Didn’t he want her to give him space so he wouldn’t feel bad for continuously lying?

Of course I didn’t say any of that. It would come off like I’m mad at him. I’m not. I’m just mad that I never - why am I doing this to myself? She’s in an entirely different country and she still manages to creep into the back of my mind.

After we got the pillows, we realized that we had forgotten a second blanket to cover up with. Because it was getting so close to five o’clock, we went ahead and bought a new blanket as well. We picked a pretty warm one since it was going to be pretty cool tonight.

We didn’t know how crowded it was going to be, but there was more people than I expected. I assume that the younger ones will be leaving after a while though. Thankfully it wasn’t too hard to find a place to park.

“There’s a lot of food places here!” I exclaimed as we walked toward the sitting area.

“I know right? I’m so hungry I want like, everything.”

“We better find our place first. I really want a good one.”

We got there a bit after five, but there was still a lot of space left. The projector screen was absolutely massive so I imagine you could see the screen well from almost any spot available. I was still picky.

“I thought you didn’t like this spot.” Harry laughed as I moved us back to the first spot I found.

“I changed my mind.”

“Are you sure this time?”

I unfolded and placed the blanket. “Yes.”

We placed our pillows and placed the still folded second blanket down before deciding it was way past time to get some food.

We hadn’t thought about leaving our stuff alone, but we decided to risk it.
After looking around a bit, we ended up choosing a burger place. We never heard of it before, but it seemed like a good place. We got some fries with it and a drink of course.

There was a Ben & Jerry’s and lots of other places to get sweets, but those places will be open until the beginning of the second movie, so we’ll get that stuff later.

“This burger is amazing!” he exclaimed. “And these chips…I literally want to buy some and take them with us.” I smiled at his excitement.

“What? They’re really good.”

I laughed as I took out my phone. “Smile!”

Harry held his burger proudly and gave a thumbs up. “What was that for?”

“To send to Niall later.”

Someone walked in front of the projector with a mic and began to talk. She told us that the movie was about to begin, to please silence phones, and be considerate of others and to not talk during the movie. She also explained that some parents may want to take their children home after the first movie.

Tangled is a kid movie, but that didn’t stop us from laughing. Or any other adult for that matter.
We had our pillows in place and our blanket lightly draped starting at our knees. By the end of the movie the blanket moved up and we were snuggled close.

During the break before the next movie we went to get something sweet.

We both got Ben & Jerry’s. I got Chocolate Fudge Brownie and he got Vanilla Honey Caramel yogurt.

“Can I try a bite?” I asked as soon as we sat back down.

“Of course, babe.” he said with a smile. I started to grab his spoon but he stopped me. “No, don’t. I’ll feed you.”

“How romantic.” I leaned on my elbow and propped up with my hand.

His look was serious. As he moved the spoon closer to my mouth, he looked at me intensely. I think he was going for a “being sexy but not in a serious way look” that ended up looking way over dramatic. And yet, still legitimately sexy.

How the heck does he do that?

Just as I was beginning to open my mouth, he very obviously rubbed the yogurt on the tip of my nose instead. “So romantic.” he stated with a grin.

My mouth dropped as I held back a smile. “Harry Edward Styles.” I took a napkin and wiped the sticky yogurt off.

“Uh oh, not my whole name.”

“I was going to let you have some of my ice cream, but after that, you get none.”

He pouted and took my hand in his before saying, “Please?” I couldn’t resist.

“Aw. It’s okay, love. I forgive you.” I grabbed a spoon full of my ice cream. “Here you go.” I slowly brought the spoon to his mouth.

“Thanks. I knew - wait, no, don’t - ” I was wondering if he’d realize what was going to happen. He did. Just a little too late.

“I deserved that.” he said as he got a napkin.

“Yeah… yeah you did. Now can I please actually try the yogurt?”

“Fine. But only because you’re so cute.” I blushed as he got a spoon full of yogurt. I gave him a hesitant look.

“I won’t do it again. I promise.” He crossed his fingers before slowly and quite frankly, dramatically bringing the spoon closer to my mouth.

He wasn’t trying to look “sexy” or dramatic this time. And of course that made him even more attractive. Ugh, how can he be so adorable?
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The Proposal started soon after that conversation. It wasn’t long before both of us were laughing our heads off. It wasn’t disappointing at all. I’m glad we both got to watch it for the first time together. I’m also glad neither of us got sleepy.

As soon as it was over, we continued to laugh and talk about how great it was.

“The plot was great.” he said.

“I know right? Hey, wait a second. You wouldn’t come here with me just to get citizenship in America, would you?”

“Of course that’s why. ‘Cause you know when I saw you pass out in the school lobby the first thing I thought was, ‘That’s it. That girl right there is my ticket to America.’ I can’t believe I was actually right.”

I rolled my eyes and he did the same.

“You’re so silly.”

“I’m silly? Ha, you can’t talk.” He stuck his tongue at me and I did the same. Then we realized that everyone was packing up and leaving at that we should probably do the same.

By the time we got all of our stuff together and put it in the car, it was thirty minutes after ten. We decided to go back “home” instead of going somewhere. We’re getting kind of sleepy anyway.

“How were the movies?” Allison asked as we passed the front desk.

“Great.” Harry replied. “Thanks for recommending it to us.”

“No problem. Let me know if y’all need any more information about things to do in the area.”

“What about concerts?” I asked. I knew I could look it up myself, but she’s just so nice. “Any good concerts coming up?”

“I’m sure there are a few. If you go to this website - ” she got a piece of paper and pen and began to write. “you can see them all.”

I thanked her and as soon as we were in our room, I looked it up.

“I don’t see anyone I know.” I told Harry once he came back from changing his clothes. “You look.”

He lied down on the bed on his stomach like me and turned the laptop towards him. He scrolled some before exclaiming, “No way!”

“What?” I asked.

He pointed excitedly to a band I had never heard of before. He told me that they started out on YouTube. They all live in Charlotte and aren’t super famous right now, so the tickets aren’t very expensive. And there are still tickets available!

Instead of paying for them online, we called the venue. They said we had to pay in person if we were going to pay with cash. They closed at midnight, so we decided to go back out and do it tonight.

It didn’t take long, and we soon had the tickets in our hands. I’ve never heard of them, but seeing how excited Harry was made me just as excited.

“You have to listen to their songs before Tuesday. You know, the day of the concert.”
I laughed as I told him I would as soon as we got back to the room.

As soon as we got back he grabbed the laptop. After some searching he told me to hit play and listen. I decided to wait and change after I listened to the one song he had ready for me to listen to.

Five songs later and I hadn’t moved an inch. I was startled by how late it was when I accidentally glanced at the time mid-searching for another song.

“What? How is it after midnight?”

All I heard through my ear buds was laughter. I looked up and saw that he was sitting in the chair to the right of the bed.

“So, I take it you like them?”

“Like them? They’re amazing.” I took out the ear buds and placed them on the nightstand. “I can not believe we get to see them live. And for the tickets are so cheap!”

“Now you know why I’m excited.”

“Aaah, I can’t wait.” I said as I stood up. “I’ll be back in a second.” I said as I headed to the bathroom to change into my pajamas.

You know those moments where your life feels so perfect it doesn’t even feel real? I didn’t start having those moments until I met Harry. It’s like everything feels surreal, but in a good way. I can’t believe this is really happening.

Not the concert. It’s just…it’s like everything is just now hitting me. I’m in America with the love of my life and we’re on our way to meet my father. Someone I thought abandoned me. Someone I never thought I would ever meet.

I can’t believe how well things are going. This b&b is beyond amazing and actually affordable. The small mishaps that have happened so far are so small they don’t even matter.

In fact, us being late for the train is the best thing ever. If that hadn’t of happened, we wouldn’t be here right now. We never would have done any of the things we have gotten to do or will do.

And Harry. Oh, Harry. I swear, I fall in love with him more and more every day.

When you first meet him, it’s obvious how nice and funny he is. And charming. He is so charming. There are other people like that, but once you’re around them long enough, you realize how much of a front they put on. It’s almost like that part of their personality is a mask. But not Harry.

He’s so genuine. He’s hilarious, sweet, caring, and… I love him. I completely and totally love him.

He is mine.

Sometimes I think about that and it blows my mind.

Harry loves me. He is in the other room. Why am I still in here?

I walked back in the room while he was laughing at a television show. He didn’t fully look at me until I was standing right in front of him.

“I love Friends. This is like, my favorite episode. It’s the one where - “

I stopped him mid-sentence with a kiss. I propped myself up by holding the arm chairs. He firmly gripped my waist with both hands and pulled me toward him.

Now that I was fully in his lap, his arms were wrapped around me. I ran my fingers through his hair as the kissing became more intense.

“I love you so much.” I managed to whisper in his ear before moving from his lips to his neck.

“I am completely and totally in love with you, Megan.” he said emphasizing the word “in” especially.

I pulled away and just looked at him. His green eyes stared back as I took in the feeling of being completely and totally loved. Such an intoxicating feeling.

“I’m in love with you too.” I said softly. And then, it was like the world had stopped for a moment. No one existed but Harry and I. Nothing else mattered.

I am his. He is mine. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

He pulled me close again and we went back to kissing. A few seconds later my phone began to ring.

We ignored it, but then it rang again. And again. And again.

“Who would call that many times?” I asked as I stood up to get my phone that was on the nightstand on the other side of the bed.

“Someone who has very bad timing.”

I laughed as I began to grab my phone. “Watch it be some random number.”

But it wasn’t a random number.

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