Safe heaven

Harry's P.O.V.

As Erica's phone sounded my heart nearly stopped. I watched as she sat up and reached for her phone. Her thumb shakes a bit before it slides across the screen to answer the call.

"Hello?" She says softly. She sighs in what I believe is a sigh of relief because there is a small smile appearing on her face.

"Okay call me as soon as she wakes up I love to too dad bye." She said into her phone.

She looked over to me grinning as she hung up.

"The surgery finished! She's okay!" She squealed and tackled my in a hug. I couldn't help but smile.

"I told you she's strong." She kissed my lips sweetly. After the excitement calmed down we both headed to bed, know that we will have to get up in a few hours to hit the road yet again.

Erica's P.O.V.

"Guys come on! We are leaving in fifteen minutes!" Paul's voice sounded from behind the door.

I open my eyes a little and slowly rub them. I roll over to face Harry's body but his grip tightens around me.

"Harry" I laugh a little and see a smile playing on his lips. He opens one eye slightly and closes it quickly because he saw me looking up at him.

"We need to get up!" I saw opening his eyes gently with my fingers. He chuckles a bit before finally sitting up.

We both throw on comfy clothes and grab our belongings. Paul is waiting out in the hallway for all of us and Harry and I are the first to be ready.

"Well thank you both for being ready." Paul says with a smile. We both nod and smile. We head down to the van and wait for the others.

As we wait Harry sits to my left playing with my hand.

"So do you have any plans for the next break we have off?" He asked wrapping his fingers between mine.

"I thought about seeing my mom."

"Well would I be able to come?" He asked shyly.

"Of course Harry! She loves you!" I say smiling.

"Really?!" He asked with a simmer in his eye.

"Of course!" I laugh. Suddenly the van door opens and the rest of the boys pile in. Paul comes in moments later and we are off.

As we gather inside the small airport I notice there is barley anyone here. I shrug and follow our crowd to a small private plane.

I text my father quickly asking about my mom, because he promised he will call as soon as she woken up. I turn it off as the flight starts to take off.

Harry is sitting next to me and I rest my head against the window and watch as we grow higher and higher into the clouds.

"You alright love?" Harry says placing his hand on mine that rest in my lap.

"Yea" I breath out.

"She's fine stop worrying love." He says taking my hand in his. I nod and continue to stare blankly out the window. I didn't even notice Harry wonder off.

I watch as the boys play a simple game of uno. I laugh a little to myself as I watch Harry and Niall lose at the game.

Harry come back to his seat pouting.

"Is someone mad they didn't win?" I ask poking him.

"No they cheated!" He defends himself. I shake my head as the pilot asks us to return to our seats.

The flight was pretty short but as soon as we stepped off the plane I have to get the boys to an interview and then straight to sound check. As we travel down the highway I pull out my phone to see there is still no word from my family. I shake my head and shove it back into my pocket.

The rest of the day seems to go in a blur. I have no idea what's going on anymore. All I know is right now I just want to shower and curl up into a bed and sleep.

Harry's P.O.V.

These last eight days have flown by. Erica is like a zombie right now. It is killing me inside to see her like this. Her father hasn't made any contact with her. She is barley eating, she's isn't talking to anyone, maybe a few hellos and short conversations, but nothing major. She literally cries herself to sleep every night and there is simply nothing I can do.

The boys, Erica and I are all out to lunch before we have to go back to the arena. I watch as Erica picks at her meal. I know what she's thinking, the same thing that has been on her mind the past ten days. Her mom. We are planing to leave the show tonight to go pay a visit and I know she dreading whatever news there is to come.

My phone suddenly vibrates. I pull it out quickly and look at the caller id. It's Erica's father? Why is he calling me?

I excuse myself and head into the men's bathroom.

"Hello?" I say into the phone.

"Harry, hi it's me Erica's dad...." He starts.

He proceeds to tell me the whole story, the from the surgery to now. They were able to removed most of the cancer from her lungs, but like in most cases it spread. He says that they caught it to late. It's to her brain, her heart, her liver. Basically her whole body. I tell him that we will be there as soon as possible but he says that she doesn't want to be seen like this. She doesn't want her daughter to remember her like this. I say I understand why he doesn't want us to come. But I'm still confused on why he is telling me this not Erica.

I thought our conversation was about to come to an end.

"Harry?"

"Yes sir?"

"Can you please not tell Erica about this?" I'm taken back a lot. How can he ask me to do such a thing?
She is already dying inside to see her mum and now he just wants to keep her out of her mothers life?

"What?" He repeats himself and explains more and more. I finally give in and say I will hold off on telling her anything but there is no promises.

We finish our conversation and he says he will call me and inform me in any news.

I join everyone back at the table, Erica watches as I sit back down next to her.

"Who was that?" She asks as I press a kiss to her head.

"No one love." The bitter words fall from my mouth. She nods and continues to push around her food.




"What's wrong mate?" Louis asks as I run my hand through my hair. We sit in our dressing room backstage while Erica is off somewhere with Liam and Niall.

"Everything." I state. I tell him everything that is going on.

"I think you should just tell her....everything." He says sitting closer to me.

"I can't." I say shaking my head. She will be so pissed if I told her everything. I know I need to tell her but not now she won't be able to handle it.

"Well you're going to have to sooner or later." I nod.

"For now I just need an excuse not to go to New York." I reply.

"I'll talk to Paul." He says standing up. I nod he should know what to do.

"Thanks mate." I say as he exits the room. I throw my head back and sigh in frustration.

Erica's P.O.V.

"Hey love." Niall says walking into the dressing room. I'm laying down on a sofa talking to Lou.

"Hi Ni" I say half smiling. He plops down right beside my legs. Of course he is eating.

"Niall how do you stay so thin?" I ask randomly. I mean he is always eating. Always.

"I don't know." He shrugs. I shake my head and he heads over to Lou to finish getting ready. I watch as Lou does his hair. I kind of zone out a bit. I snap back to reality when I feel a set of warm lip on mine.

"Hi babe." Harry says happily. I smile at him and rest my head back down on Harry's lap.

"Are you feeling alright love?" He says pressing his hand to my forehead.

"Yea, just a little tired." I say as he moves over toward Lou after a couple minutes of small talk and she begins his hair. He quickly types into his phone and them looks over towards me. He smiles and I feel my eyelids close and soon I'm asleep.

"Love." I feel someone lightly shaking me. I open my eyes slowly and see Harry standing right in front of me.

"Here eat this" He says holding up a banana. I sit up and he sits next to me.

I take a bite of the banana. Harry place his hand back to my forehead.

"You have a slight fever love." I shrug and rest my head against Harry's shoulder. He wraps his arm around me we stay like for a couple moments before he has to go start the show. I decide to stay in the dressing room and watch the show on tv. Lou and baby Lux stay and watch it with me as well.
Lou and I laugh as Lux dances around to the music playing on the screen. We decide to join in her fun. We all laugh and clap our hand and she just can't get enough of it. I hear my phone sound saying I have a new text. I quickly find it and open the message.

Paul: Hey Erica, I hate to bring you bad news but tonight planes have changes all of us will be traveling
back to London of a meeting with Simon and the label. Once again I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Paul.

My heart breaks a bit and I suddenly get the feeling in my stomach that I'm about to get sick. I excuse myself and make my way to the bathroom.

After I empty my stomach into the toilet I rinse out my mouth. I make my way back to Lou.

"You okay?" She asks hold the now sleeping Lux.

"I will be, I think I just need some fresh air." She nods and I walk to the nears exit door. I prop it open and sit down on the cement step.

A couple tears fall from my eyes. I'm just so frustrated and mad.

I place my head in my hands and take a couple deep breaths. I decide after a couple moments to myself that I should probably get back inside.

I wonder to back stage as the boy come off.

"Hey love." Harry says placing a small sweaty kiss to my check. I smile at him and just follow him around.

Before I knew it we were back on a private plane heading to London. I rest my head against Harry's shoulder as we wait to take off.

"I love you." He states resting his head on top of mine.

"I love you too." I say as he takes my hand.

A few moments pass before Harry falls asleep, but his head now on my shoulder. I rub my thumb across his hand. I focus my attention outside of the small plane window and watch as the light grow further and further away from us.

"You should get some rest love." Harry's sleepy voice pull my attention back.

"I know." I shrug.

"Come here." He pulls me up and leads me to a small couch. And he lays down and pats next to him instructing me to do the same. I do as he instructs. He pull me close to him and pulls a blanket over both of us, and he sets his head in the crock of my neck.

"Harry?" I ask hoping he hasn't fallen back to sleep.

"Hmmm?" He hums in my ear.

"Do you really think she's okay?" I ask in a whisper.

"Let's not think about it love. You need some rest." I nod. And close my eyes, and drift to sleep.

Notes

Hey guys! I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter. But anyway did any of you guys see The Fault In Our Stars? What was your guys favorite part?

xx H