HALF A HEART
Chapter 42
Annie’s POV
We walked into Harry’s house with our hands intertwined. We walked into the kitchen and I released his hand to grab an apple from the fruit bowl on the island.
“Annie!” Gemma said from the refrigerator. “You’re back! I missed you!” She said and walked over to me and embraced me in a hug.
“I’m gonna go get changed.” Harry whispered before he kissed my temple and walked up the stairs to his room.
“So are you doing okay Annie?” She asked sitting an island stool.
“I’m doing SO much better. I haven’t felt this happy in,” I paused, “a very long time.” I shrugged.
“It was honestly the coolest moment when he came STORMING down the stairs when he realized he remembered you. All he did was say your name.” She laughed.
“Really?”
“Yeah, and then when he found out you were in the States he rushed back home, packed a bag and went to the airport. I booked his flight for him while he was driving there.” She smiled at me.
I gave her a small hug before I said, “Thank you Gemma.”
“Annie!” I heard Harry call from his room and I rolled my eyes.
“I’ll be right back.” I laughed.
I walked up his stairs and pushed open his bedroom door. He was standing at his closet shirtless. He had on a pair of khaki pants. I leaned on the door frame and tried my best not to blush as I took in the sight of his bare muscular torso.
“What do you want Styles?” I chuckled.
He turned around from his closet holding up a light blue dress shirt and a white dress shirt. “Which one?” He sounded urgent which made me laugh.
“Desperate much Styles?” I laughed.
“Just help meeee.” He pleaded and I enjoyed his desperation.
“White.” I said walking over to him.
He relaxed his shoulders and threw the blue shirt on his bed. I grabbed the shirt from him and held it open for him so that he could snake his arms through the sleeves. I pushed the collar up on his back and he turned around as he started buttoning the shirt. I smiled and shook my head, unbuttoning the top two buttons.
“There now you don’t look like a dweeb.” I laughed.
I felt his chest vibrate as he laughed, “Ouch.”
I rested my hands on the bare skin that now showed on his chest. Heat radiated off of his skin regardless of the goose bumps that were rising from my touch. I looked up to see his emerald eyes gazing down at me. A small played at the corners of his mouth and his cheeks were a light shade of pink.
“You have no idea what you do to me.” Harry’s breath wavered as he spoke.
“Oh?” I said raising and eyebrow at him as I unbuttoned another button on his shirt. He raised an eyebrow at me as I unbuttoned another one. I ran my hands up his stomach to his chest. I smiled at the goose bumps that rose in the wake of my hands. I felt him shiver as I ran my hands back down his stomach and snaked around to his back inside of his shirt.
“Annie…” He breathed.
“Hm?”
“You’re killing me right now…” He breathed again. I took my hands out from his shirt and buttoned the buttons again, leaving the top two unbuttoned like I had done before.
“Okay let’s go.” I chirped and turned around to walk out of his room.
“Oh I don’t think so Annie.” He said latching onto my wrist and pulling me back to him, my hands landing on his chest again as his arms snaked around my waist. He crushed me against him. “Not so fast.” He whispered as he tucked a strand of my golden hair behind my ear.
He cupped my face in his hands. I felt my heart skip a beat and my cheeks flush red. He pulled my face toward his and he tickled my lips with his. My heart raced with anticipation for him to make the kiss deeper and more passionate. He lightly rubbed his thumb over my cheek and he rested his lips on mine. His over hand came up to cup my face and he took a step closer to me so he had to tilt my head up even further than before to keep our lips attached. He snaked one of his hands behind my waist and crushed me against him. His other hand went to the back of my neck and crushed my lips painfully against his. I snaked my hands up his chest and around his neck as his fingers twirled through my curls.
“Harry—“ I whispered between a kiss. He continued running his tongue over my teeth. “Harry—“ I said more urgently. “Harry—stop—“
He removed his lips from mine, but not his hands as his emerald gaze searched mine. “Sorry.” He breathed clearly out of breath. “I couldn’t resist.” He shrugged and I kissed his lips softly again before stepping away from him, my lips throbbing from the kiss Harry and I had just shared.
I glanced at the clock next to his bed. “Haz, we have to get to El’s house.”
“Alright love, let’s go.” He said and intertwined his fingers with mine.
“Annie! Harry!” Eleanor squealed as she opened the door to greet us. “Come on in!”
We walked into the living room that was absent of a single light. All of a sudden people jumped out from behind couches and chairs and yelled, “Surprise!” Lights started to flick on and revealed the people in Eleanor’s living room: Louis, El, Zayn, Perrie, Niall, Liam, and Dani. A massive sign hung from above the fireplace that read “Welcome back Harry!” A large smile spread on my face and I looked up at Harry to see a similar facial expression decorating his face.
“You guys!” Harry said compassionately. “I can’t believe you guys did this!” He squeezed my hand as he spoke.
“Well we had to do SOMETHING! You’ve finally remembered everything! We needed to celebrate!” Eleanor said spinning in the center of her living room.
I looked to my right and saw Niall hit a button on the stereo and music began to play. Eleanor disappeared behind the door that lead to the kitchen and I jogged after her.
“El!” I squealed. I embraced her in a hug.
“Hi!”
“Thank you so much for doing this for him,” I said, “I know it means the world to him.”
“It means the world to US that everything is finally back to the way it used to be!” She said resting her hand on my shoulder. “Now help me with these!” She said and gestured to the numerous trays of snacks on the table.
“Sure El.” I chuckled and grabbed a tray that had crackers and cheese on it.
We walked back into the living room and set them on the coffee table in the center of the room. People immediately began to eat the snacks and continued to mingle with each other. I walked over to the fireplace mantle and admired the pictures that rested there. There were a couple pictures of El when she was little and a few pictures of her whole family. I lingered on the picture that was of the entire group besides me. Louis had his arm around Eleanor playfully, Perrie sat on Zayn’s lap and Dani and Liam stood smiling at each other. Harry had his arm wrapped around Niall’s neck so Niall’s head was bent down my Harry’s chest. Harry had his knuckles planted on Niall’s scalp and a massive grin was plastered on both of their faces.
I felt two hands snake around my stomach and Harry’s scent flooded my nose. “How are you my love?” He breathed into my ear, his breath making my hair and skin warm.
“I’m wonderful. This picture is priceless.” I laughed pointing at the one that I had been staring at.
He removed one of his hands from my stomach and grabbed the picture off of the fireplace mantle. “This is hilarious,” He laughed, “Eleanor’s mum had wanted a nice picture of all of us and this is what she got.”
I turned around in his arms and wrapped my arms around his neck as he replaced the picture on the fireplace mantle. He replaced his hand on my lower back and pulled me closer to him. I kissed his lips quickly and he pushed me even closer to him, preventing me from pulling my lips away.
“Alright lovebirds.” Louis said clapping his hand on Harry’s scapula. I released my hands from the back of his neck and Harry took one of his hands away from my back but kept one wrapped protectively around my waist. “We’re gonna watch a movie mate c’mon.” He laughed.
Harry looked at me and I nodded. We walked over to the couches and plopped down. I folded my knees into my chest and nuzzled into him, allowing his scent to engulf me. He snaked his hands around my waist as the others plopped on the couch around us.
“What are we watching?” Harry asked.
Louis looked at him with an eyebrow raised. “Love Actually.”
I felt Harry took a deep breath beneath me. “Finally you guys see it my way.” He laughed as Eleanor started the movie.
Damn I missed this…
We walked into Harry’s house with our hands intertwined. We walked into the kitchen and I released his hand to grab an apple from the fruit bowl on the island.
“Annie!” Gemma said from the refrigerator. “You’re back! I missed you!” She said and walked over to me and embraced me in a hug.
“I’m gonna go get changed.” Harry whispered before he kissed my temple and walked up the stairs to his room.
“So are you doing okay Annie?” She asked sitting an island stool.
“I’m doing SO much better. I haven’t felt this happy in,” I paused, “a very long time.” I shrugged.
“It was honestly the coolest moment when he came STORMING down the stairs when he realized he remembered you. All he did was say your name.” She laughed.
“Really?”
“Yeah, and then when he found out you were in the States he rushed back home, packed a bag and went to the airport. I booked his flight for him while he was driving there.” She smiled at me.
I gave her a small hug before I said, “Thank you Gemma.”
“Annie!” I heard Harry call from his room and I rolled my eyes.
“I’ll be right back.” I laughed.
I walked up his stairs and pushed open his bedroom door. He was standing at his closet shirtless. He had on a pair of khaki pants. I leaned on the door frame and tried my best not to blush as I took in the sight of his bare muscular torso.
“What do you want Styles?” I chuckled.
He turned around from his closet holding up a light blue dress shirt and a white dress shirt. “Which one?” He sounded urgent which made me laugh.
“Desperate much Styles?” I laughed.
“Just help meeee.” He pleaded and I enjoyed his desperation.
“White.” I said walking over to him.
He relaxed his shoulders and threw the blue shirt on his bed. I grabbed the shirt from him and held it open for him so that he could snake his arms through the sleeves. I pushed the collar up on his back and he turned around as he started buttoning the shirt. I smiled and shook my head, unbuttoning the top two buttons.
“There now you don’t look like a dweeb.” I laughed.
I felt his chest vibrate as he laughed, “Ouch.”
I rested my hands on the bare skin that now showed on his chest. Heat radiated off of his skin regardless of the goose bumps that were rising from my touch. I looked up to see his emerald eyes gazing down at me. A small played at the corners of his mouth and his cheeks were a light shade of pink.
“You have no idea what you do to me.” Harry’s breath wavered as he spoke.
“Oh?” I said raising and eyebrow at him as I unbuttoned another button on his shirt. He raised an eyebrow at me as I unbuttoned another one. I ran my hands up his stomach to his chest. I smiled at the goose bumps that rose in the wake of my hands. I felt him shiver as I ran my hands back down his stomach and snaked around to his back inside of his shirt.
“Annie…” He breathed.
“Hm?”
“You’re killing me right now…” He breathed again. I took my hands out from his shirt and buttoned the buttons again, leaving the top two unbuttoned like I had done before.
“Okay let’s go.” I chirped and turned around to walk out of his room.
“Oh I don’t think so Annie.” He said latching onto my wrist and pulling me back to him, my hands landing on his chest again as his arms snaked around my waist. He crushed me against him. “Not so fast.” He whispered as he tucked a strand of my golden hair behind my ear.
He cupped my face in his hands. I felt my heart skip a beat and my cheeks flush red. He pulled my face toward his and he tickled my lips with his. My heart raced with anticipation for him to make the kiss deeper and more passionate. He lightly rubbed his thumb over my cheek and he rested his lips on mine. His over hand came up to cup my face and he took a step closer to me so he had to tilt my head up even further than before to keep our lips attached. He snaked one of his hands behind my waist and crushed me against him. His other hand went to the back of my neck and crushed my lips painfully against his. I snaked my hands up his chest and around his neck as his fingers twirled through my curls.
“Harry—“ I whispered between a kiss. He continued running his tongue over my teeth. “Harry—“ I said more urgently. “Harry—stop—“
He removed his lips from mine, but not his hands as his emerald gaze searched mine. “Sorry.” He breathed clearly out of breath. “I couldn’t resist.” He shrugged and I kissed his lips softly again before stepping away from him, my lips throbbing from the kiss Harry and I had just shared.
I glanced at the clock next to his bed. “Haz, we have to get to El’s house.”
“Alright love, let’s go.” He said and intertwined his fingers with mine.
“Annie! Harry!” Eleanor squealed as she opened the door to greet us. “Come on in!”
We walked into the living room that was absent of a single light. All of a sudden people jumped out from behind couches and chairs and yelled, “Surprise!” Lights started to flick on and revealed the people in Eleanor’s living room: Louis, El, Zayn, Perrie, Niall, Liam, and Dani. A massive sign hung from above the fireplace that read “Welcome back Harry!” A large smile spread on my face and I looked up at Harry to see a similar facial expression decorating his face.
“You guys!” Harry said compassionately. “I can’t believe you guys did this!” He squeezed my hand as he spoke.
“Well we had to do SOMETHING! You’ve finally remembered everything! We needed to celebrate!” Eleanor said spinning in the center of her living room.
I looked to my right and saw Niall hit a button on the stereo and music began to play. Eleanor disappeared behind the door that lead to the kitchen and I jogged after her.
“El!” I squealed. I embraced her in a hug.
“Hi!”
“Thank you so much for doing this for him,” I said, “I know it means the world to him.”
“It means the world to US that everything is finally back to the way it used to be!” She said resting her hand on my shoulder. “Now help me with these!” She said and gestured to the numerous trays of snacks on the table.
“Sure El.” I chuckled and grabbed a tray that had crackers and cheese on it.
We walked back into the living room and set them on the coffee table in the center of the room. People immediately began to eat the snacks and continued to mingle with each other. I walked over to the fireplace mantle and admired the pictures that rested there. There were a couple pictures of El when she was little and a few pictures of her whole family. I lingered on the picture that was of the entire group besides me. Louis had his arm around Eleanor playfully, Perrie sat on Zayn’s lap and Dani and Liam stood smiling at each other. Harry had his arm wrapped around Niall’s neck so Niall’s head was bent down my Harry’s chest. Harry had his knuckles planted on Niall’s scalp and a massive grin was plastered on both of their faces.
I felt two hands snake around my stomach and Harry’s scent flooded my nose. “How are you my love?” He breathed into my ear, his breath making my hair and skin warm.
“I’m wonderful. This picture is priceless.” I laughed pointing at the one that I had been staring at.
He removed one of his hands from my stomach and grabbed the picture off of the fireplace mantle. “This is hilarious,” He laughed, “Eleanor’s mum had wanted a nice picture of all of us and this is what she got.”
I turned around in his arms and wrapped my arms around his neck as he replaced the picture on the fireplace mantle. He replaced his hand on my lower back and pulled me closer to him. I kissed his lips quickly and he pushed me even closer to him, preventing me from pulling my lips away.
“Alright lovebirds.” Louis said clapping his hand on Harry’s scapula. I released my hands from the back of his neck and Harry took one of his hands away from my back but kept one wrapped protectively around my waist. “We’re gonna watch a movie mate c’mon.” He laughed.
Harry looked at me and I nodded. We walked over to the couches and plopped down. I folded my knees into my chest and nuzzled into him, allowing his scent to engulf me. He snaked his hands around my waist as the others plopped on the couch around us.
“What are we watching?” Harry asked.
Louis looked at him with an eyebrow raised. “Love Actually.”
I felt Harry took a deep breath beneath me. “Finally you guys see it my way.” He laughed as Eleanor started the movie.
Damn I missed this…
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