Behind The Backstage Doors

The week before Harry needed to go to America for the final leg of the tour was great. Alison and Harry had agreed that spending too much time together wouldn't be good just before Harry would go away again for a while. So they hadn't spend time at each others houses at all, just having a few dinner dates around London. Alison couldn't remember the last time she had truly felt this happy.

Today would be the day Harry was leaving London for a month though. Alison was obviously feeling a little sad as she was driving to his place to take him to the airport but she was still being optimistic. She knew that they were now in a much better place than they used to be and him going away for a month didn't feel like the end of the world. She knew they would be calling and facetiming with each other whenever their busy schedules would allow it. And she knew when he'd come back there'd be a whole future waiting for them. So she didn't feel bad.

She turned the car into a familiar road and could already see a tall figure waiting for her on the pavement. She stopped the car and pressed a button to open the trunk for Harry to put his bags in. She was borrowing her mum's car and her own definitely didn't have such luxuries.

"Hiiii!" Harry greeted her as he opened the passenger side and stepped in. She let out a soft "hey" but didn't turn the car back on the road just yet.

"What?" he asked when he realized the car wasn't about to move.

"Where's my kiss," she asked and he turned to look at her with a goofy look on his face.

"Oh yeah," he let out before reaching his hand on her neck and leaning over the middle console to pet her lips gently. But she knew they wouldn't have a chance to kiss goodbye at the airport so she really gave her all to it and made him open his mouth with her tongue.

"Mmhh I'll really miss this," he mumbled against her mouth before they finally let go of each other.

"You can kiss Niall or something," she said and the yuck sound he did made her laugh. She switched the gear back on and pressed on the gas finally so Harry wouldn't actually miss his flight.

The car ride was quiet, the backround sound being just the soft sound of the radio. Harry had his hand on her thigh and he was humming along whatever song they played on the station. When she would have to stop on traffic lights they would glance at each other at the same time and smile. Once she forgot to turn her head back on the road and a car honked behind her which made him laugh. The drive didn't feel like she was taking him to Heathrow, it felt like a regular drive to wherever and as if they'd be seeing each other the next day.

"Here we are," she sing songed when she stopped the car and pulled the handbrake on. Harry's usual driver had advised her to drop him behind the airport so he wouldn't be spotted immediately. She turned to face him and wasn't surprised to see him already looking at her with a smile. She nodded once and they both jumped out of the car.

Alison helped Harry to get his luggage out of the back. "Are you sure you have everything?" she asked when she saw how little he actually had with him.

"I do have. Or actually the only thing that I'll miss will be you," he smiled cheekily but she knew he was speaking the truth. His bodyguard made his presence known by coughing a few times and Harry quickly greeted him with a firm handshake before turning his attention back to Alison.

"I'll guess we see each other soon," he simply said with a smile. She was quick to pull him in a quick hug before waving her hand and letting out a soft "bye, see you soon." If she stayed there any longer she wouldn't be able to leave so she turned back to walk towards her car.

"Alison," he called out when she had her hand on the knob already. She turned her head, sniffling a little as she tried to hold the tears. "I'll call you as soon as I land," he said looking deep into her eyes and she nodded smiling weakly. It felt like a promise of something more too. They'd be seeing each other a lot more once Harry's break started.

She finally opened the car door and sat on the seat watching as Harry disappeared inside the building. She started the car again and drove off. And if she let out a few tears both because of longing for his presence already and because of the excitement she felt for the life ahead of them no one needed to know.

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