You Make it Real {A Harry Styles Fan Fiction}
Chapter 43
HARRY’S P.O.V.
When Liam had calmed me down a little, I decided to just crash. It had been the longest day of my life and I wouldn’t get a break for a very long time. I needed sleep if I expected to have any chance of fighting for either of my girls. I showered and brushed my teeth, slipping on boxers and crawling into bed. My mind raced until the second I fell asleep.
*****
In the morning, I woke up with a pounding headache to loud noises coming from outside my room. I forced myself out of bed and opened the door to find an already full table of lawyers arguing. Great. Mark was the first to notice my presence and waved me over.
“Harry, good. You’re up. Please, join us.”
I walked over and sat down, feeling a bit childish, still in my boxers. I reached over piles of papers and grabbed a mug of tea.
“So, the date has been set. It’s the last Thursday of this month, when you guys have almost a week off.”
Great. When I was supposed to meet up with Piper. I knew I would have to tell her about my custody battle eventually, but I didn’t want to put more stress on her just yet. Now, it seemed to be inevitable.
“Be in London the day before and we’ll take care of everything else. Think of things that will help to make you look like a good father-“
“Oh, because I’m not. As if I even have a fucking choice.”
Mark didn’t even look shocked. He wasn’t a bad guy; he just seemed to be there for the worst of times and he was used to my frustrated tone.
“Harry, none of us are saying you aren’t the best father you can be. We just need to convince the
judge. So, know what you want to say when they ask why you deserve to keep your daughter.”
I sighed, deciding that arguing with Mark had no real benefit. I had to focus on what was important.
“Okay, I will.”
They continued to talk to each other, checking that certain things matched up as I heard my phone ringing from the the other room. I got up and glanced over to see if they were against it. No one stopped me so I rushed back into the bedroom, picking up the phone and answering.
“Hello?”
“Morning, Harry. I just have a few minutes between classes. I wanted to say hi.”
“Hi, Piper. How did your first class go?”
She sniffled and took a while to reply.
“Terrible. Everyone was staring at me, whispering behind my back as if I wasn’t really there.”
She started to sob quietly and I simply felt awful. If she was dating anyone else, she would never
have to worry about being bombarded by the media that way.
“Love, I’m so sorry. I- I can’t believe people.”
“It’s not your fault, Harry. I guess I knew I’d have to deal with something like this when we started dating, but… I just thought with something as awful as this, that people would be more considerate.”
“They just want some sort of way to tear us apart and start drama. God, I fucking HATE this!”
I didn’t mean to sound so passionate. I was just extremely angry about everything.
“Harry, it’s alright. Don’t get upset…”
“It’s not just this whole situation… I’m sorry- Just some other things as well.”
“Oh.”
I knew I sounded vague and she probably was thinking the worst. I had to just tell her.
“Nothing like what you’re thinking. It’s just… Karen’s trying to take Andy away from me.”
I wanted to elaborate but I was fuming as it was.
“What? How can she even do that?”
She sounded less sad and more angry like me.
“I don’t know, Piper. I just don’t know. I have to go to London at the end of the month for the court date, so I guess Halloween is a no-go. Unless…”
I had been wanting to bring Piper to England for a long time, but figured it was more practical to wait until after tour, but perhaps not.
“Unless, what?”
“I don’t know. You probably wouldn’t want to, I know it’d be for some stuffy court date and all, but
I’d love it if you came with me. I don’t want to pressure you to go with everything else goi-“
“Of course, Harry! I’d love to go. I want to support you however I can.”
“Really? I’d feel so much better if you were going to be there.”
“I wouldn’t miss it… Hey, I have to go. Class already started.”
“Ok, call me when you’re done. Don’t let them get you down. I love you.”
“I love you, Harry.”
“Bye.”
I smiled to myself, feeling relieved that I would at least have Piper by my side. I couldn’t wait for her to meet Andy.
CORY’S P.O.V.
Since I hadn’t started classes yet, my days were spent being lazy and trying to occupy myself. It was really starting to get me down. On top of it all, in the past couple days, I had to listen to Riley talking about Liam again. Not only about him, but to him. Late at night, while I watched TV she would be talking to him. I knew I shouldn’t be jealous, but I couldn’t help it. I didn’t want to be selfish, but I felt like she was my only hope.
I knew I never should have slept with her. The amount of times I asked if she was sure about it, I was really just trying to prepare myself. I had a crush on Riley from the first time we met, but that’s all it has ever been. Taking it to that next level ruined me. After that, she was all I could think about. However, she only had rude things to say to me, and then nothing at all. We talked after my night by the lake, but nothing was resolved. I was going to tell her how I felt, but she started talking about Liam and I couldn’t bring it up then. Of course he called her just before I was going to talk to her. He was on her mind just like she was on mine. I would look like an idiot to tell her anything. It’s not as if she’s a girl I met in school; I couldn’t avoid her forever. I live in her dorm now and she’s my sister’s best friend. It could get really awkward.
“Hey, Cor.”
I jumped from my spot on the couch, slightly shocked by Piper’s entry. I snapped out of my
thoughts quickly.
“Woah, what’s wrong?”
“No, nothing; You just scared me. How was your day?”
“Awful! Everyone was talking about me and it was so embarrassing.”
I wanted to seriously do some damage to James. This had all gone too far. Suddenly, Piper got a slight grin on her face.
“Harry is taking me to England at the end of this month, though! It’s like the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Harry. I liked Harry a lot and I thought he was great for my sister, but their relationship was just one more that I got to hear about constantly.
“I really don’t know what I’d do about him, Cory.”
Cut yourself like I do. No, that was just me. I was weak! I couldn’t find any other release. Piper found the cuts from that night on my arms, but the only reason they were showing was because I had already used up the room on my legs. I hated myself, and now that Riley wouldn’t want to be with me, life just sucks. That night was the first time in a very long time that I felt happy, and it was because I was with her. Even before we got into bed, going to dinner with her was great.
“Well, I’m happy for you, Piper. I hope all of this shit blows over.”
“Thanks, me too. Have you seen Riley today?”
“No, I haven’t.”
I honestly didn’t want to see her and decided to lock myself in my room to avoid when she did get back.
“Where are you going?”
“Just going to go hang out in my room. Maybe take a nap.”
In reality, I was going to lock the door and reopen the wounds.
When Liam had calmed me down a little, I decided to just crash. It had been the longest day of my life and I wouldn’t get a break for a very long time. I needed sleep if I expected to have any chance of fighting for either of my girls. I showered and brushed my teeth, slipping on boxers and crawling into bed. My mind raced until the second I fell asleep.
*****
In the morning, I woke up with a pounding headache to loud noises coming from outside my room. I forced myself out of bed and opened the door to find an already full table of lawyers arguing. Great. Mark was the first to notice my presence and waved me over.
“Harry, good. You’re up. Please, join us.”
I walked over and sat down, feeling a bit childish, still in my boxers. I reached over piles of papers and grabbed a mug of tea.
“So, the date has been set. It’s the last Thursday of this month, when you guys have almost a week off.”
Great. When I was supposed to meet up with Piper. I knew I would have to tell her about my custody battle eventually, but I didn’t want to put more stress on her just yet. Now, it seemed to be inevitable.
“Be in London the day before and we’ll take care of everything else. Think of things that will help to make you look like a good father-“
“Oh, because I’m not. As if I even have a fucking choice.”
Mark didn’t even look shocked. He wasn’t a bad guy; he just seemed to be there for the worst of times and he was used to my frustrated tone.
“Harry, none of us are saying you aren’t the best father you can be. We just need to convince the
judge. So, know what you want to say when they ask why you deserve to keep your daughter.”
I sighed, deciding that arguing with Mark had no real benefit. I had to focus on what was important.
“Okay, I will.”
They continued to talk to each other, checking that certain things matched up as I heard my phone ringing from the the other room. I got up and glanced over to see if they were against it. No one stopped me so I rushed back into the bedroom, picking up the phone and answering.
“Hello?”
“Morning, Harry. I just have a few minutes between classes. I wanted to say hi.”
“Hi, Piper. How did your first class go?”
She sniffled and took a while to reply.
“Terrible. Everyone was staring at me, whispering behind my back as if I wasn’t really there.”
She started to sob quietly and I simply felt awful. If she was dating anyone else, she would never
have to worry about being bombarded by the media that way.
“Love, I’m so sorry. I- I can’t believe people.”
“It’s not your fault, Harry. I guess I knew I’d have to deal with something like this when we started dating, but… I just thought with something as awful as this, that people would be more considerate.”
“They just want some sort of way to tear us apart and start drama. God, I fucking HATE this!”
I didn’t mean to sound so passionate. I was just extremely angry about everything.
“Harry, it’s alright. Don’t get upset…”
“It’s not just this whole situation… I’m sorry- Just some other things as well.”
“Oh.”
I knew I sounded vague and she probably was thinking the worst. I had to just tell her.
“Nothing like what you’re thinking. It’s just… Karen’s trying to take Andy away from me.”
I wanted to elaborate but I was fuming as it was.
“What? How can she even do that?”
She sounded less sad and more angry like me.
“I don’t know, Piper. I just don’t know. I have to go to London at the end of the month for the court date, so I guess Halloween is a no-go. Unless…”
I had been wanting to bring Piper to England for a long time, but figured it was more practical to wait until after tour, but perhaps not.
“Unless, what?”
“I don’t know. You probably wouldn’t want to, I know it’d be for some stuffy court date and all, but
I’d love it if you came with me. I don’t want to pressure you to go with everything else goi-“
“Of course, Harry! I’d love to go. I want to support you however I can.”
“Really? I’d feel so much better if you were going to be there.”
“I wouldn’t miss it… Hey, I have to go. Class already started.”
“Ok, call me when you’re done. Don’t let them get you down. I love you.”
“I love you, Harry.”
“Bye.”
I smiled to myself, feeling relieved that I would at least have Piper by my side. I couldn’t wait for her to meet Andy.
CORY’S P.O.V.
Since I hadn’t started classes yet, my days were spent being lazy and trying to occupy myself. It was really starting to get me down. On top of it all, in the past couple days, I had to listen to Riley talking about Liam again. Not only about him, but to him. Late at night, while I watched TV she would be talking to him. I knew I shouldn’t be jealous, but I couldn’t help it. I didn’t want to be selfish, but I felt like she was my only hope.
I knew I never should have slept with her. The amount of times I asked if she was sure about it, I was really just trying to prepare myself. I had a crush on Riley from the first time we met, but that’s all it has ever been. Taking it to that next level ruined me. After that, she was all I could think about. However, she only had rude things to say to me, and then nothing at all. We talked after my night by the lake, but nothing was resolved. I was going to tell her how I felt, but she started talking about Liam and I couldn’t bring it up then. Of course he called her just before I was going to talk to her. He was on her mind just like she was on mine. I would look like an idiot to tell her anything. It’s not as if she’s a girl I met in school; I couldn’t avoid her forever. I live in her dorm now and she’s my sister’s best friend. It could get really awkward.
“Hey, Cor.”
I jumped from my spot on the couch, slightly shocked by Piper’s entry. I snapped out of my
thoughts quickly.
“Woah, what’s wrong?”
“No, nothing; You just scared me. How was your day?”
“Awful! Everyone was talking about me and it was so embarrassing.”
I wanted to seriously do some damage to James. This had all gone too far. Suddenly, Piper got a slight grin on her face.
“Harry is taking me to England at the end of this month, though! It’s like the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Harry. I liked Harry a lot and I thought he was great for my sister, but their relationship was just one more that I got to hear about constantly.
“I really don’t know what I’d do about him, Cory.”
Cut yourself like I do. No, that was just me. I was weak! I couldn’t find any other release. Piper found the cuts from that night on my arms, but the only reason they were showing was because I had already used up the room on my legs. I hated myself, and now that Riley wouldn’t want to be with me, life just sucks. That night was the first time in a very long time that I felt happy, and it was because I was with her. Even before we got into bed, going to dinner with her was great.
“Well, I’m happy for you, Piper. I hope all of this shit blows over.”
“Thanks, me too. Have you seen Riley today?”
“No, I haven’t.”
I honestly didn’t want to see her and decided to lock myself in my room to avoid when she did get back.
“Where are you going?”
“Just going to go hang out in my room. Maybe take a nap.”
In reality, I was going to lock the door and reopen the wounds.
Notes
Hey, everyone! Hope you liked the chapter. I know, it's a little slow right now but I don't wanna rush it either. PLEASE COMMENT <3What will happen when Harry and Piper go to England? Will Cory find a way to be happy without Riley?
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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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