You Make it Real {A Harry Styles Fan Fiction}
Chapter 22
HARRY'S P.O.V.
Every time I talked to Piper those first few weeks that I was gone, I missed her even more. It made it worse that she seemed to be enjoying herself. Of course, I wanted her to have fun; there was no way that I wanted her to feel as depressed as I did, but it made it harder on me to see her socializing at school and making new friends. She wanted me to meet them when I came to visit, which she thought was going to be a long time away. However, her mum and I had planned for me to arrive the day of her brother's graduation party, which was less than a week away. We had the weekend off again so I would be able to stay until Monday morning, at which point I would meet the guys in Texas. It made it even harder to be without her when Eleanor joined us on the road for a few nights. Louis had been the one making me feel a little better since we left Florida and then he was distracted for a few days, leaving me with my thoughts.
Liam tried to keep me company. I felt bad acting so grumpy because he wouldn't be able to go with me this time to see Riley since he had already planned to visit his family. He didn't seem to mind though, and we watched movies most days on the bus.
"So you leave Friday morning, right?"
"Yeah, really early. When are you leaving?"
"Thursday night, right after the show. Well, tomorrow, I guess."
"I never know what day it is anymore."
He nodded and glanced at his phone, which he had done about ten times in the two minutes he had been sitting there.
"You alright, mate?"
He rolled his eyes and adjusted himself in his seat, getting serious.
"I guess. I'm just a little frustrated. You know, Riley and I never..."
"What! You didn't?"
"Thanks for the support... No, we didn't. I wanted to but she wasn't ready; she never has before so it's a big deal. I just... I really want to, Hazz and now she thinks she's ready.."
"Maybe you should do something special. Surprise her and fly her somewhere neat. Get a nice hotel room; you seem like the rose pedal and champagne kind of guy."
I playfully punched his shoulder and he laughed, glaring at me.
"I guess so. Where should we go?"
"Well, we're going to be in California in a couple of weeks! How about San Francisco or something?"
"You know if we get Piper in on it, it'll be easier to surprise her and then they can both come!"
Our plan kept getting better and better so he started looking up available flights and I texted Piper.
*TO: Piper <3
Hey, love. What are you up to? Payno wants to surprise Ri. Are you guys already spoken for October 4-6? x*
"Okay, found morning flights and evening flights. The sooner they get there the better. We'll be there all weekend."
"I'll see what she says. Look for a nice place to stay."
My phone buzzed in my hand.
*FROM: Piper <3
Hi, sweetieeee! I'm just studyhing wioth Jsames and Ashlee! No, I dpnt think we're doing anything tehn! Wahts the plan!?
MISS YOU!*
Studying, huh? She seemed drunk to me. She kept hanging out with that damned James and I didn't like it very much. I was trying very hard to be reasonable but it sucked to not know this new guys she was always with. I decided to hide my jealousy.
*TO: Piper <3
San Fran? Just don't tell her. Make exclusive plans and drag her to the airport. I'll email you everything. Are you drunk?*
I didn't think mentioning the alcohol showed jealousy, just concern. As soon as the message was delivered, my phone started to ring.
"Hello?"
"HI BABYYYY!"
"Hey, Pip... Whatcha doin?"
"We just finished studying for Psych so we treated ourselves to cocktails! California, though! Oh my god! That will be awesome, I can't wait to see you!"
"Yeah, it'll be fun. You aren't far from your dorm, right? You can walk home?"
"Awww, is someone worried about me?" I was. "Yes, I can walk from here. I don't have my car anyway since I rode with James, but I promise, I'll walk."
"Good. Tell them hi, I guess. If they know about me."
I didn't want to seem frustrated but, in reality, I was a little. I guess she didn't know that I was going to go visit her in a few days and that was my fault, not hers, but for some reason I still wanted her to be excited.
"Of course they do! Harry says hi, guys."
I heard a gruff greeting from a man and a high-pitched, obnoxious 'hello' from a girl.
"Well, I'll let you go, Piper, be careful. I'll email your itinerary when it's all settled. Bye"
"Bye, babe! Have a good night."
She made loud smooching noises before hanging up.
"Umm, yeah, it's fine. They're free, Li."
"Great. I found rooms at the St. Regis. It looks nice."
He showed me pictures and it was a beautiful resort.
"Perfect. Go ahead and get two suites; might as well go all out, right?"
"I like the way you think. So, morning flight?"
"Oh, I forgot to ask. One second, I'll call her back really quick."
I found her name quickly and pressed send. It rang twice and I heard a click followed by a deep voice.
"Hello, Piper's phone."
"Erm, this is Harry." What the fuck made him think it was okay to answer her phone?
"Oh, yeah, she's in the bathroom. I think she-"
"JAMES! Give me my phone, you asshole," I agree, "hello? It's me."
"Hey, I, uh, just needed to know if you'd be able to leave that Friday morning."
"Oh.. Yeah. We don't have classes on Fridays."
"Okay, erm, bye."
"Wait, Harry."
"Yeah?"
"Sorry James answered my phone, I had just gotten up and left it there. That was rude of him."
"It's alright, hon. I'm gonna get some rest. Sleep well."
I made sure to emphasize the 'sleep'. I really just wanted her to go home, even though that made me should like such a selfish bastard so I couldn't say that to her directly.
"Night, babe. Love.. you."
I was frozen. Shocked. I couldn't believe she said that. I hung up immediately, hoping she would assume I didn't hear her. I could tell that she didn't realize what she was saying at first. There was no way that she meant it. She had been drinking and said it out of habit. That had to be it. Sure, I thought about it. I definitely felt myself going in that direction, but I definitely wasn't going to say it for the first time over the phone; so nonchalantly. I hoped she wouldn't remember that in the morning.
"Morning is fine, Li."
Every time I talked to Piper those first few weeks that I was gone, I missed her even more. It made it worse that she seemed to be enjoying herself. Of course, I wanted her to have fun; there was no way that I wanted her to feel as depressed as I did, but it made it harder on me to see her socializing at school and making new friends. She wanted me to meet them when I came to visit, which she thought was going to be a long time away. However, her mum and I had planned for me to arrive the day of her brother's graduation party, which was less than a week away. We had the weekend off again so I would be able to stay until Monday morning, at which point I would meet the guys in Texas. It made it even harder to be without her when Eleanor joined us on the road for a few nights. Louis had been the one making me feel a little better since we left Florida and then he was distracted for a few days, leaving me with my thoughts.
Liam tried to keep me company. I felt bad acting so grumpy because he wouldn't be able to go with me this time to see Riley since he had already planned to visit his family. He didn't seem to mind though, and we watched movies most days on the bus.
"So you leave Friday morning, right?"
"Yeah, really early. When are you leaving?"
"Thursday night, right after the show. Well, tomorrow, I guess."
"I never know what day it is anymore."
He nodded and glanced at his phone, which he had done about ten times in the two minutes he had been sitting there.
"You alright, mate?"
He rolled his eyes and adjusted himself in his seat, getting serious.
"I guess. I'm just a little frustrated. You know, Riley and I never..."
"What! You didn't?"
"Thanks for the support... No, we didn't. I wanted to but she wasn't ready; she never has before so it's a big deal. I just... I really want to, Hazz and now she thinks she's ready.."
"Maybe you should do something special. Surprise her and fly her somewhere neat. Get a nice hotel room; you seem like the rose pedal and champagne kind of guy."
I playfully punched his shoulder and he laughed, glaring at me.
"I guess so. Where should we go?"
"Well, we're going to be in California in a couple of weeks! How about San Francisco or something?"
"You know if we get Piper in on it, it'll be easier to surprise her and then they can both come!"
Our plan kept getting better and better so he started looking up available flights and I texted Piper.
*TO: Piper <3
Hey, love. What are you up to? Payno wants to surprise Ri. Are you guys already spoken for October 4-6? x*
"Okay, found morning flights and evening flights. The sooner they get there the better. We'll be there all weekend."
"I'll see what she says. Look for a nice place to stay."
My phone buzzed in my hand.
*FROM: Piper <3
Hi, sweetieeee! I'm just studyhing wioth Jsames and Ashlee! No, I dpnt think we're doing anything tehn! Wahts the plan!?
MISS YOU!*
Studying, huh? She seemed drunk to me. She kept hanging out with that damned James and I didn't like it very much. I was trying very hard to be reasonable but it sucked to not know this new guys she was always with. I decided to hide my jealousy.
*TO: Piper <3
San Fran? Just don't tell her. Make exclusive plans and drag her to the airport. I'll email you everything. Are you drunk?*
I didn't think mentioning the alcohol showed jealousy, just concern. As soon as the message was delivered, my phone started to ring.
"Hello?"
"HI BABYYYY!"
"Hey, Pip... Whatcha doin?"
"We just finished studying for Psych so we treated ourselves to cocktails! California, though! Oh my god! That will be awesome, I can't wait to see you!"
"Yeah, it'll be fun. You aren't far from your dorm, right? You can walk home?"
"Awww, is someone worried about me?" I was. "Yes, I can walk from here. I don't have my car anyway since I rode with James, but I promise, I'll walk."
"Good. Tell them hi, I guess. If they know about me."
I didn't want to seem frustrated but, in reality, I was a little. I guess she didn't know that I was going to go visit her in a few days and that was my fault, not hers, but for some reason I still wanted her to be excited.
"Of course they do! Harry says hi, guys."
I heard a gruff greeting from a man and a high-pitched, obnoxious 'hello' from a girl.
"Well, I'll let you go, Piper, be careful. I'll email your itinerary when it's all settled. Bye"
"Bye, babe! Have a good night."
She made loud smooching noises before hanging up.
"Umm, yeah, it's fine. They're free, Li."
"Great. I found rooms at the St. Regis. It looks nice."
He showed me pictures and it was a beautiful resort.
"Perfect. Go ahead and get two suites; might as well go all out, right?"
"I like the way you think. So, morning flight?"
"Oh, I forgot to ask. One second, I'll call her back really quick."
I found her name quickly and pressed send. It rang twice and I heard a click followed by a deep voice.
"Hello, Piper's phone."
"Erm, this is Harry." What the fuck made him think it was okay to answer her phone?
"Oh, yeah, she's in the bathroom. I think she-"
"JAMES! Give me my phone, you asshole," I agree, "hello? It's me."
"Hey, I, uh, just needed to know if you'd be able to leave that Friday morning."
"Oh.. Yeah. We don't have classes on Fridays."
"Okay, erm, bye."
"Wait, Harry."
"Yeah?"
"Sorry James answered my phone, I had just gotten up and left it there. That was rude of him."
"It's alright, hon. I'm gonna get some rest. Sleep well."
I made sure to emphasize the 'sleep'. I really just wanted her to go home, even though that made me should like such a selfish bastard so I couldn't say that to her directly.
"Night, babe. Love.. you."
I was frozen. Shocked. I couldn't believe she said that. I hung up immediately, hoping she would assume I didn't hear her. I could tell that she didn't realize what she was saying at first. There was no way that she meant it. She had been drinking and said it out of habit. That had to be it. Sure, I thought about it. I definitely felt myself going in that direction, but I definitely wasn't going to say it for the first time over the phone; so nonchalantly. I hoped she wouldn't remember that in the morning.
"Morning is fine, Li."
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