You Make it Real {A Harry Styles Fan Fiction}
Chapter 39
PIPER’S P.OV.
Harry had been gone for a few minutes. I had no idea how long to expect him to be gone because I had no idea what James was going to say. I turned on the radio, trying to distract myself. It didn’t work. I held my phone in my hand and stared at it for a while. I reached into my purse and pulled out a small card my mom had given me the day before. I quickly typed in the number and pressed send before I could change my mind.
“Dr. Edwards.”
“Hi, it’s- it’s Piper Nielsen.”
“Piper! I’m so glad to hear from you! It’s been a while.”
“Yeah, I know. I really need to make an appointment.”
She sounded relieved yet shocked to hear from me personally, willingly making an appointment to talk to her.
“Of course! What’s your schedule like Wednesday?”
“Do you have something available in the afternoon?”
“Two o’clock okay?”
“Perfect.”
“Great. Bring your insurance information so we can update everything.”
“Alright, thanks.”
“No problem. Looking forward to seeing you.”
When I hung up, I let out a sigh of relief. The first part was done; now I just had to show up and actually talk to her. I looked up and saw Harry walking out of the automatic doors with balled fists. He was angry. He was muttering to himself with gritted teeth when he reached the car. I unlocked the doors and he threw his body into the driver’s seat. He was literally shaking with anger and I didn’t even know what to say. I simply placed a hand on his shoulder but he furiously pushed it away, looking angry enough to hit me. I was shocked by his behavior. What the hell did James say? He finally looked at me, obviously noticing my confusion and fear.
“Piper, I’m sorry. I don’t know why I did that. I’m just so fucking pissed!”
He was yelling toward the end, but I wasn’t afraid anymore. He was just upset at James.
“Do you want to tell me what happened?”
“No.”
I looked at him with pleading eyes. He started to breathe normally, calming down a little bit, his hands resting on his thighs.
“Fine. He knows it was me. He wants you to drop the charges against him or he’ll ruin my career
and probably press charges against me.”
“Oh my god.”
I clasped my mouth with my hand, completely shocked.
“He was so fucking calm. He’s an evil bastard. He thinks he’s going to get his way; he’s so sure
of himself.”
“Well, what other option do we have?”
“Are you fucking kidding? You’re not dropping charges. I don’t care what the fuck he does; he’s
not getting away with what he did to you.”
Was he being serious? He couldn’t lose everything because of me; I would never let him do that.
“You can’t be serious, Harry. I’ll just drop the charges and stay away from him.”
“NO! Piper, he’s going to be behind bars, even if it means I will be too.”
He was getting angry again, hitting the steering wheel hard with the palms of his hands. I reached over and rested my hand on his thigh, stroking it gently to try to calm him.
“Harry, we’ll talk about it. I can’t let you lose everything.”
He looked over to me, his face softening a bit before he spoke. He held my hand in his and leaned toward me.
“I only want you. I could care less about the rest if he’s walking around, free to hurt you again.”
I felt tears gathering in the corners of my eyes at his sweet words. I never expected him to care about me so much, but I could tell that he really did. He quickly held my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.
“Don’t be upset with me, Piper. Please.”
“No, I’m not. I just- I can’t believe you care that much.”
“I love you so much. You mean more to me than anything. I’d do anything for you; you know that, right?”
“I do now.”
I let out a giggle and kissed him softly on the lips.
“I love you too, Harry,” I pulled away and looked at him seriously, “which is why I really can’t let
you do this. I have to drop the charges.”
“No, Piper. I won’t let you. I’ll press charges myself if necessary.”
“You can’t throw everything away like that!”
“I promised he would never touch you again and the is is the only way I can ensure that.”
I knew it was futile to argue with him, especially just after he talked to James. He was in the moment and furious. I sighed and held his hand silently, deciding to discuss it with him later.
“Let’s just get you to the airport.”
“Breakfast first.”
He put the car into reverse and found his way to the hospital exit. We decided to eat at the IHOP
nearest the airport, hoping it was still early enough that not too many people would be there. The parking lot was mostly empty since it was a Monday morning. We walked in and were seated right away, requesting a corner booth away from the other guests that were there. I sat down facing the restrooms, thinking he would sit on the other side, but instead he squeezed into the same booth seat as me, putting his arm around me as the hostess walked away. He pressed his forehead against my temple and kissed me on the cheek playfully.
“It’s all going to work out, Piper. I promise.”
“I know it will. Eventually.”
He squeezed my shoulder comfortingly and pulled me closer to him.
“I made an appointment with my therapist.”
“Oh?”
“Yeah, Wednesday. I know she’ll start some sort of specialized therapy. I’m just hoping it works.”
“Me too. Just remember that there’s no rush. I don’t want you to think you need to feel better to have sex. I want you to feel better to feel better.”
I knew he meant it, but I couldn’t really believe that deep down he wasn’t disappointed. I was going to therapy because I wanted to, though. He never asked me to, but I had to admit to myself that he was the main influence. I wanted him so badly and couldn’t do follow through. It was the most frustrating feeling and it made me genuinely angry. I would do anything to enjoy making love to him again; even the most extensive therapy sessions Dr. Edwards could come up with.
“Piper, do you hear me?”
“Yeah, sorry. I was in a daze. I know, I’m doing it for me. I promise.”
He didn’t believe me, but he didn’t have any reason to continue. He got his point across.
******
We finished eating and got back in the car, preparing ourselves for another dreadful goodbye. When he parked my car in the dark parking garage, he turned off the car and we just sat there in silence. He held my hand in his and pulled it up to his lips, placing a long soft kiss on the back of it. I looked over and saw the sadness in his expression, his eyes glassing over.
“I don’t want to go.”
I leaned over and held his face in my hands, resting my forehead against his.
“Then let’s start planning the next time we’ll be together.”
He grinned and pecked me on the lips before making a humming noise, indicating deep thought.
“How about you meet me in Vegas for Halloween?”
“I like the way you think.”
I forced a smile and winked playfully, trying to keep the mood elevated.
“You should probably start planning a sexy outfit now.”
“Oh, you just worry about yourself.”
He kissed me again, dragging it out this time, slipping his tongue between my lips as my hands found their way behind his neck, deepening the kiss further.
“Come on, I gotta go.”
I pouted but opened my door and meeting him on the other side of the car. He grabbed my hand and led me toward the elevator. Once we were in the ticketing center of the airport, the crowd was significantly larger. As people gathered around us, two guards rushed over and made room for us to walk. Harry bought a ticket for the 11:00 flight and checked his bag at the counter. I walked with him to the security line which he would skip once I left him.
“Bye, Harry.”
“See you later, Piper.”
He corrected me.
“Sorry, see you later.”
I giggled and reached up, wrapping arms around his neck again, letting my fingers ruffle his hair as I kissed him, pressing my body into his. I pulled away and raised myself on my toes so that I could reach his ear.
“I love you. Be safe.”
“You be safe. Don’t do anything drastic.”
I knew he was referring to James so I nodded reluctantly.
“And I love you too, Piper.”
He kissed me once more and walked away, turning around to blow me a kiss once he reached the security stand. I waved and choked back tears that I planned on letting out as soon as he was out of sight.
Harry had been gone for a few minutes. I had no idea how long to expect him to be gone because I had no idea what James was going to say. I turned on the radio, trying to distract myself. It didn’t work. I held my phone in my hand and stared at it for a while. I reached into my purse and pulled out a small card my mom had given me the day before. I quickly typed in the number and pressed send before I could change my mind.
“Dr. Edwards.”
“Hi, it’s- it’s Piper Nielsen.”
“Piper! I’m so glad to hear from you! It’s been a while.”
“Yeah, I know. I really need to make an appointment.”
She sounded relieved yet shocked to hear from me personally, willingly making an appointment to talk to her.
“Of course! What’s your schedule like Wednesday?”
“Do you have something available in the afternoon?”
“Two o’clock okay?”
“Perfect.”
“Great. Bring your insurance information so we can update everything.”
“Alright, thanks.”
“No problem. Looking forward to seeing you.”
When I hung up, I let out a sigh of relief. The first part was done; now I just had to show up and actually talk to her. I looked up and saw Harry walking out of the automatic doors with balled fists. He was angry. He was muttering to himself with gritted teeth when he reached the car. I unlocked the doors and he threw his body into the driver’s seat. He was literally shaking with anger and I didn’t even know what to say. I simply placed a hand on his shoulder but he furiously pushed it away, looking angry enough to hit me. I was shocked by his behavior. What the hell did James say? He finally looked at me, obviously noticing my confusion and fear.
“Piper, I’m sorry. I don’t know why I did that. I’m just so fucking pissed!”
He was yelling toward the end, but I wasn’t afraid anymore. He was just upset at James.
“Do you want to tell me what happened?”
“No.”
I looked at him with pleading eyes. He started to breathe normally, calming down a little bit, his hands resting on his thighs.
“Fine. He knows it was me. He wants you to drop the charges against him or he’ll ruin my career
and probably press charges against me.”
“Oh my god.”
I clasped my mouth with my hand, completely shocked.
“He was so fucking calm. He’s an evil bastard. He thinks he’s going to get his way; he’s so sure
of himself.”
“Well, what other option do we have?”
“Are you fucking kidding? You’re not dropping charges. I don’t care what the fuck he does; he’s
not getting away with what he did to you.”
Was he being serious? He couldn’t lose everything because of me; I would never let him do that.
“You can’t be serious, Harry. I’ll just drop the charges and stay away from him.”
“NO! Piper, he’s going to be behind bars, even if it means I will be too.”
He was getting angry again, hitting the steering wheel hard with the palms of his hands. I reached over and rested my hand on his thigh, stroking it gently to try to calm him.
“Harry, we’ll talk about it. I can’t let you lose everything.”
He looked over to me, his face softening a bit before he spoke. He held my hand in his and leaned toward me.
“I only want you. I could care less about the rest if he’s walking around, free to hurt you again.”
I felt tears gathering in the corners of my eyes at his sweet words. I never expected him to care about me so much, but I could tell that he really did. He quickly held my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.
“Don’t be upset with me, Piper. Please.”
“No, I’m not. I just- I can’t believe you care that much.”
“I love you so much. You mean more to me than anything. I’d do anything for you; you know that, right?”
“I do now.”
I let out a giggle and kissed him softly on the lips.
“I love you too, Harry,” I pulled away and looked at him seriously, “which is why I really can’t let
you do this. I have to drop the charges.”
“No, Piper. I won’t let you. I’ll press charges myself if necessary.”
“You can’t throw everything away like that!”
“I promised he would never touch you again and the is is the only way I can ensure that.”
I knew it was futile to argue with him, especially just after he talked to James. He was in the moment and furious. I sighed and held his hand silently, deciding to discuss it with him later.
“Let’s just get you to the airport.”
“Breakfast first.”
He put the car into reverse and found his way to the hospital exit. We decided to eat at the IHOP
nearest the airport, hoping it was still early enough that not too many people would be there. The parking lot was mostly empty since it was a Monday morning. We walked in and were seated right away, requesting a corner booth away from the other guests that were there. I sat down facing the restrooms, thinking he would sit on the other side, but instead he squeezed into the same booth seat as me, putting his arm around me as the hostess walked away. He pressed his forehead against my temple and kissed me on the cheek playfully.
“It’s all going to work out, Piper. I promise.”
“I know it will. Eventually.”
He squeezed my shoulder comfortingly and pulled me closer to him.
“I made an appointment with my therapist.”
“Oh?”
“Yeah, Wednesday. I know she’ll start some sort of specialized therapy. I’m just hoping it works.”
“Me too. Just remember that there’s no rush. I don’t want you to think you need to feel better to have sex. I want you to feel better to feel better.”
I knew he meant it, but I couldn’t really believe that deep down he wasn’t disappointed. I was going to therapy because I wanted to, though. He never asked me to, but I had to admit to myself that he was the main influence. I wanted him so badly and couldn’t do follow through. It was the most frustrating feeling and it made me genuinely angry. I would do anything to enjoy making love to him again; even the most extensive therapy sessions Dr. Edwards could come up with.
“Piper, do you hear me?”
“Yeah, sorry. I was in a daze. I know, I’m doing it for me. I promise.”
He didn’t believe me, but he didn’t have any reason to continue. He got his point across.
******
We finished eating and got back in the car, preparing ourselves for another dreadful goodbye. When he parked my car in the dark parking garage, he turned off the car and we just sat there in silence. He held my hand in his and pulled it up to his lips, placing a long soft kiss on the back of it. I looked over and saw the sadness in his expression, his eyes glassing over.
“I don’t want to go.”
I leaned over and held his face in my hands, resting my forehead against his.
“Then let’s start planning the next time we’ll be together.”
He grinned and pecked me on the lips before making a humming noise, indicating deep thought.
“How about you meet me in Vegas for Halloween?”
“I like the way you think.”
I forced a smile and winked playfully, trying to keep the mood elevated.
“You should probably start planning a sexy outfit now.”
“Oh, you just worry about yourself.”
He kissed me again, dragging it out this time, slipping his tongue between my lips as my hands found their way behind his neck, deepening the kiss further.
“Come on, I gotta go.”
I pouted but opened my door and meeting him on the other side of the car. He grabbed my hand and led me toward the elevator. Once we were in the ticketing center of the airport, the crowd was significantly larger. As people gathered around us, two guards rushed over and made room for us to walk. Harry bought a ticket for the 11:00 flight and checked his bag at the counter. I walked with him to the security line which he would skip once I left him.
“Bye, Harry.”
“See you later, Piper.”
He corrected me.
“Sorry, see you later.”
I giggled and reached up, wrapping arms around his neck again, letting my fingers ruffle his hair as I kissed him, pressing my body into his. I pulled away and raised myself on my toes so that I could reach his ear.
“I love you. Be safe.”
“You be safe. Don’t do anything drastic.”
I knew he was referring to James so I nodded reluctantly.
“And I love you too, Piper.”
He kissed me once more and walked away, turning around to blow me a kiss once he reached the security stand. I waved and choked back tears that I planned on letting out as soon as he was out of sight.
Notes
Sorry, I know it's kind of a boring chapter. It'll get exciting again soon. lolPlease, comment/rate/subscribe!
What will Piper decide when it comes to James? Will Harry re-think his decision and worry about his career? How will Piper's therapy session go?
Thanks so much for reading <3 hope you enjoy! x
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awwww thank you so much! where is this awards nomination? lol I didn't know about it, but thank you so much!!!! :) I'm gonna start the sequel now ;) should be up today or tomorrow!
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