The Girl with the Purpled Streaked Hair

Lori's eyes widened when she entered the club that was holding Liam's party. There were loads of people there and Lori felt her chest tighten. Harry noticed her nervousness and he squeezed her hand gently. He led her around to the many groups of people and introduced her, but as his "friend." She liked the boys' friends, they seemed quite friendly and many of them were really funny. As they were leaving a group of people Harry spotted his mom and sister. Gemma looked at Lori and mouthed "is that her?" Harry nodded and Gemma gave him the thumbs up, expressing her approval. He started to head in their direction with Lori following behind closely.
"Who are we meeting now?" Lori asked curiously as she tried to peer over Harry's shoulder to see anyone she recognized from magazines or something.
"My mum and my sister."
He looked back when Lori remained quiet. She had paused and had a glint of fear in her eyes. Before she could walk in the other direction Harry grabbed her hand.
"Come on, Lori. Please," Harry begged.
Lori knew it was important to him and she didn't want to disappoint him, but there was no deny that she was shaking with nervousness. His desperate green eyes and adorable pout made Lori give in. As they got closer to them Lori continued to ramble on about how terrified she was, but Harry just ignored her.
"Harry, I'm freaking out! I can't do this, I'll mess up. Let's turn back, please. What if they don't like me? What do I do? My stomach hurts, maybe I should go to the bathroom real fast."
She closed her mouth as soon as they got close to the two beautiful women.
"Hey Mum. Hey Gemma." He hugged them both and gave each a kiss on the cheek. "This is my friend, Lori."
"Hello Lori, I'm Anne." She flashed Lori a welcoming smile.
"I'm Gemma," Gemma replied with the same type of smile. Lori noticed Gemma had dimples like Harry.
"Hi," Lori said quietly as she put on a smile, "It's great to meet the two of you."
"My God you're beautiful!" Gemma exclaimed, knowing it'd embarrass Harry. Both Harry and Lori blushed.
"Thanks! So are you and your mom. I guess I know where Harry gets his looks from."
Lori mentally cringed at herself and wondered why she had to be so awkward. But Gemma and Anne just smiled. Gemma found Lori endearing and cute, she understood why her brother liked this girl so much. The four talked a bit more before Harry steered himself and Lori away to go get a drink. She exhaled as if she had been holding her breath the entire conversation. They fought their way to a refreshments table and each grabbed a water bottle.
"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Harry teased as he took the bottle away from his lips. Lori playfully hit his arm as she let the cool water slip down her throat.
"Did I make a fool of myself?" Lori asked, bracing her for the answer.
"You were fine," Harry answered before he gave her a sweet kiss to the lips. It might've lasted longer if someone by them hadn't cleared their throat. Lori quickly broke away and looked down as heat rose to her cheeks. Harry smiled at their interrupter and gave Niall a hug. Niall gave Lori a hug as well.
"Lori in a dress?" Niall questioned as he looked Lori up and down, "Never thought I'd see that. You pull it off well though."
"Thanks," Lori giggled at Niall's flirty little comment.
Harry didn't funny at all and tensed up a little. He knew Niall didn't mean anything by it, he was just complimenting Lori. Who couldn't? She was gorgeous, but Harry wanted her all to himself. Everything about her seemed so...chaste, but Harry knew there was more to her. Under her gentleness was something deeper, something more raw and strong. He had seen what her parents were like, but couldn't imagine how unbearable that would be. Harry wondered if she'd ever let him see her vulnerable.
Niall led them over to the other boys. Lori hugged Liam again and greeted Danielle. They all just talked until Liam's cake was brought out. As they were eating cake Harry put a little icing on Lori's noise making her laugh and return the favor. She took it further and drew a smiley face on his cheek. He wiped it away and kissed her on the cheek.
"You'll pay for that later," Harry whispered seductively in her ear.
Lori bit her lip in anticipation, curious as to how Harry would make her pay.
"Are they a couple yet?" Eleanor whispered to Louis.
He shook his head and smirked. Everyone knew they liked each other; it was more than obvious. Louis noticed Harry acted different with Lori, he was more...fascinated. The media completely altered his image and tried to force the role of the womanizer on him, but he dealt with it. Maybe this girl, this natural and yet extraordinary girl, would change that. But maybe the press and the fans would just put so much hate on her she would break. Louis hoped to God that wouldn't happen. Lori didn't deserve that, no one did.
The party started to end after Liam opened all of his gifts. He loved his gift from Lori and thanked her with a tight hug. Around two in the morning Harry and Lori headed back to Harry's place.
"When's your birthday?" Lori asked when they got to a stoplight.
"February 2nd," Harry answered as he glanced at Lori, "Why?"
Lori shrugged. "Just curious."
"When's yours?"
"Guess," Lori said playfully.
"Give me a hint."
"The month's number is double the date."
"February first. April second. June third."
"Ding ding ding! We have a winner."
When they got to Harry's flat Lori immediately went to her room to change into something more comfortable. She tried to unzip it on her own, but couldn't get the zipper. Lori called for Harry's assistance.
"Yeah?"
"Could you help me with the zipper please?"
Harry walked behind her and gently moved her hair onto her shoulder. His large hands pulled the zipper down her back and saw the hem of her red lace underwear when the zipper had reached it's end. Lori turned around, holding the dress up to cover herself. A lustful glint in Harry's eyes made her heart quicken it's pace.
"T-Thanks," Lori stuttered as she attempted to control her thoughts.
Harry slowly pulled Lori's hands away from her, making the dress fall to the floor. His eyes gazed at her newly exposed skin and he could feel himself growing larger. Lori tried to free her hands to cover herself, but Harry only tightened his grip. He smiled down at her and noticed her doe like eyes.
"No need to hide anything, Lori; you're stunning. Remember how I said you were going to pay for what you did at Liam's party?" She nodded. "Get ready to pay."

Notes