Then you came along.
Slow sailing.
Harry’s POV.
I was standing in a room with Gemma and I didn’t know if I was about to get yelled at or congratulated for finding a genuinely amazing girl.
“what are you thinking?” she asked me.
Yep. Getting yelled at.
“I’m sorry, what do you mean?” I asked.
“Bringing some rando home. I’m sure she’s laying in your room taking selfies and sending them to all her friends.” She yelled making assumptions.
“You don’t know anything about that girl. She isn’t like that. She didn’t even know who I was till a week ago. Jesus, Gemma stop acting like my judgment is shit. I’m an adult.”I snapped back.
“Then start acting like it. “ she said as rudely as I had ever heard her speak. And it burned.
She left the room with the Gemma attitude she had. And I continued to the living room where I previously had left Marley.
I walked back into the living area to see a napping brunette. I stared at her wondering how my sister could ever assume the worst about her. If she only really knew her.
“Morning Pretty Girl.” I said as I sat next to her lightly tapping and shaking her leg.
“Hi” she sleepily said.
“Come on, let’s go home. I know you’re exhausted.” I told her grabbing her hand to help her stand up.
“Everything good with your sister?” Oh MJ if you only knew.
“Yeah, everything is good.” I told her pushing her hair behind her ear.
Marley’s POV.
The car ride home was silent with Harry’s hand on my knee the entire drive home. I knew something happened with his sister, I just didn’t have the courage to ask what. If he wanted to tell me he would, I just don’t think he wanted to.
We stopped at a petrol station to fill up the tank and I ran inside to grab bottle waters while he put gas.
“You’re that girl on the magazine.” A worker had said to me.
“I’m sorry I don’t know what you’re talking about” I said as I walked up to the counter to check out.
“This magazine! Harry Styles’ new flavor of the week.”I saw the magazine the man put in front of me and pictures of us from lunch were everywhere. Pictures of me laughing at the table with Harry. Pictures of me making my way through the crowd with Harry, hand in hand. Is this what it was going to be like all the time?
I payed for the two waters, a pack of gum, and the magazine and made my way back to an on the phone business Harry.
“I don’t care what the tabloids are saying…yes I do…You don’t even know her…BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING…fuck that, she’s coming with me…because I know her and don’t care about the publicity right now…Whatever…Bye.” He was on the phone yelling, making things his way.Hanging up the phone he threw it into the cup holder and punched the steering wheel. We sat in silence for 4 minutes.
“Maybe we shouldn’t do this.” I quietly interrupted our silence
Harry’s POV.
I punched the steering wheel. I know how this all looked, I really did. But it wasn’t like that this time. This isn’t just some girl I’m boning. Fuck. I’m not even boning her.
“Maybe we shouldn’t do this” a little peep said from the seat next to me.
“Maybe we shouldn’t.” I said in back.
We drove back home and the paparazzi were surrounding the area.
“You can drop me off at the park. I’m going to go walk and stuff. Just let me know when this all calms down so I can head back. ” She said.
I felt guilty.
“Okay. I can walk with you if you want me to.” I offered.
“No need. I don’t want to add to your stressful life.” She added and I knew I had effed things up by not talking to her about the problem.
The park was up the road and I stopped the car in front of meadow of trees near the fountain.
“I’ll let you know when it clears out and I’ll come get you.” I told her as she began to grab her purse and throw her sweater back on.
“Don’t bother, I can walk.” She snapped back before getting out of the car and closing the door.
I watched her walk away and wondered if there would ever come a day that my life would ever not be this complicated.
I drove back up to the home that I was currently sharing with my 3 roommates and paps were swarming the door.I parked grabbed my keys, wallet, and sunglasses and got out of the car.
“Harry, where is the new girlfriend?”
“Harry are you excited for the upcoming album release?”
“Harry what do you think of Taylor Swift’s new boyfriend?”
The voices never ended, the questions never stopped.
I opened the door to a waiting El and Lou.
“Where is she?” El asked me.
“Jesus, hello to you to Eleanor.” I snapped back.
“Harry, where is MJ?” she asked me once again.
“She’s at the park, chill.” I told her while I threw my keys down on the side table.
“You good mate? You look a little sick” Louis asked me.
“Lou, was it extremely difficult for you to date Eleanor at first?” I asked him needing some guy advice.
“No, because when I started dating her we weren’t nearly as well known as we are now. No one really cared back then. Why?” he asked me.
“Because he wants to date MJ, but hasn’t figured out how to deal with everyone else around him yet. You know Harry this is how normal relationships work, you just wouldn’t know because you are always being set up by management with girls that your publicists think you should date. So of course it’s going to be difficult.” Eleanor always felt the need to put me in my place.
Marley’s POV.
At what point do you tell yourself that something won’t work…ever. I’ve been with harry for 2 days and this is already exhausting. A walk through the park, as much as I wanted it to fix me it just wouldn’t. My phone rang from my pocket and I pulled it out hoping it would be anyone but Harry.
“Hello?” I answered the phone.
“Hello my love, how’s everything going?” Jo said from the other side of the line. And her voice was literally going to save me at this point.
“It’s going…ya know.” I confessed.
“How was Holmes Chapel? El tells me that you have quite well charmed our Harry.” She continued on.
“It went well. I just think it’ll be a lot of unnecessary drama for Harry. I don’t think he or I are ready for that” I told her as I continued walking.
“My sweet girl. You don’t need to rush into anything. You and Harry are both allowed to have friends of the opposite sex. You might not even like Harry like you think you do. I know Niall is interested in you, get to know him. Regardless darling, do what makes you happy. Oh I have to go Lottie just got home with the twins. Call me later sweetie.” Jo told me as she hung up.
Maybe Harry wasn’t worth all the drama. Maybe just take things slow would be the solution to all my problems.
At this point I really just wanted a fresh face, someone who wasn’t going to invade my privacy and personal space.I didn’t know if it was the right thing, but this is my life. So I called someone I never thought I would have ended up calling at the end of this day.
I dialed and put the ear to my phone. Two rings later he answered.
“Yellowwww” he answered.
“Hey Niall, it’s MJ.”
I was standing in a room with Gemma and I didn’t know if I was about to get yelled at or congratulated for finding a genuinely amazing girl.
“what are you thinking?” she asked me.
Yep. Getting yelled at.
“I’m sorry, what do you mean?” I asked.
“Bringing some rando home. I’m sure she’s laying in your room taking selfies and sending them to all her friends.” She yelled making assumptions.
“You don’t know anything about that girl. She isn’t like that. She didn’t even know who I was till a week ago. Jesus, Gemma stop acting like my judgment is shit. I’m an adult.”I snapped back.
“Then start acting like it. “ she said as rudely as I had ever heard her speak. And it burned.
She left the room with the Gemma attitude she had. And I continued to the living room where I previously had left Marley.
I walked back into the living area to see a napping brunette. I stared at her wondering how my sister could ever assume the worst about her. If she only really knew her.
“Morning Pretty Girl.” I said as I sat next to her lightly tapping and shaking her leg.
“Hi” she sleepily said.
“Come on, let’s go home. I know you’re exhausted.” I told her grabbing her hand to help her stand up.
“Everything good with your sister?” Oh MJ if you only knew.
“Yeah, everything is good.” I told her pushing her hair behind her ear.
Marley’s POV.
The car ride home was silent with Harry’s hand on my knee the entire drive home. I knew something happened with his sister, I just didn’t have the courage to ask what. If he wanted to tell me he would, I just don’t think he wanted to.
We stopped at a petrol station to fill up the tank and I ran inside to grab bottle waters while he put gas.
“You’re that girl on the magazine.” A worker had said to me.
“I’m sorry I don’t know what you’re talking about” I said as I walked up to the counter to check out.
“This magazine! Harry Styles’ new flavor of the week.”I saw the magazine the man put in front of me and pictures of us from lunch were everywhere. Pictures of me laughing at the table with Harry. Pictures of me making my way through the crowd with Harry, hand in hand. Is this what it was going to be like all the time?
I payed for the two waters, a pack of gum, and the magazine and made my way back to an on the phone business Harry.
“I don’t care what the tabloids are saying…yes I do…You don’t even know her…BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING…fuck that, she’s coming with me…because I know her and don’t care about the publicity right now…Whatever…Bye.” He was on the phone yelling, making things his way.Hanging up the phone he threw it into the cup holder and punched the steering wheel. We sat in silence for 4 minutes.
“Maybe we shouldn’t do this.” I quietly interrupted our silence
Harry’s POV.
I punched the steering wheel. I know how this all looked, I really did. But it wasn’t like that this time. This isn’t just some girl I’m boning. Fuck. I’m not even boning her.
“Maybe we shouldn’t do this” a little peep said from the seat next to me.
“Maybe we shouldn’t.” I said in back.
We drove back home and the paparazzi were surrounding the area.
“You can drop me off at the park. I’m going to go walk and stuff. Just let me know when this all calms down so I can head back. ” She said.
I felt guilty.
“Okay. I can walk with you if you want me to.” I offered.
“No need. I don’t want to add to your stressful life.” She added and I knew I had effed things up by not talking to her about the problem.
The park was up the road and I stopped the car in front of meadow of trees near the fountain.
“I’ll let you know when it clears out and I’ll come get you.” I told her as she began to grab her purse and throw her sweater back on.
“Don’t bother, I can walk.” She snapped back before getting out of the car and closing the door.
I watched her walk away and wondered if there would ever come a day that my life would ever not be this complicated.
I drove back up to the home that I was currently sharing with my 3 roommates and paps were swarming the door.I parked grabbed my keys, wallet, and sunglasses and got out of the car.
“Harry, where is the new girlfriend?”
“Harry are you excited for the upcoming album release?”
“Harry what do you think of Taylor Swift’s new boyfriend?”
The voices never ended, the questions never stopped.
I opened the door to a waiting El and Lou.
“Where is she?” El asked me.
“Jesus, hello to you to Eleanor.” I snapped back.
“Harry, where is MJ?” she asked me once again.
“She’s at the park, chill.” I told her while I threw my keys down on the side table.
“You good mate? You look a little sick” Louis asked me.
“Lou, was it extremely difficult for you to date Eleanor at first?” I asked him needing some guy advice.
“No, because when I started dating her we weren’t nearly as well known as we are now. No one really cared back then. Why?” he asked me.
“Because he wants to date MJ, but hasn’t figured out how to deal with everyone else around him yet. You know Harry this is how normal relationships work, you just wouldn’t know because you are always being set up by management with girls that your publicists think you should date. So of course it’s going to be difficult.” Eleanor always felt the need to put me in my place.
Marley’s POV.
At what point do you tell yourself that something won’t work…ever. I’ve been with harry for 2 days and this is already exhausting. A walk through the park, as much as I wanted it to fix me it just wouldn’t. My phone rang from my pocket and I pulled it out hoping it would be anyone but Harry.
“Hello?” I answered the phone.
“Hello my love, how’s everything going?” Jo said from the other side of the line. And her voice was literally going to save me at this point.
“It’s going…ya know.” I confessed.
“How was Holmes Chapel? El tells me that you have quite well charmed our Harry.” She continued on.
“It went well. I just think it’ll be a lot of unnecessary drama for Harry. I don’t think he or I are ready for that” I told her as I continued walking.
“My sweet girl. You don’t need to rush into anything. You and Harry are both allowed to have friends of the opposite sex. You might not even like Harry like you think you do. I know Niall is interested in you, get to know him. Regardless darling, do what makes you happy. Oh I have to go Lottie just got home with the twins. Call me later sweetie.” Jo told me as she hung up.
Maybe Harry wasn’t worth all the drama. Maybe just take things slow would be the solution to all my problems.
At this point I really just wanted a fresh face, someone who wasn’t going to invade my privacy and personal space.I didn’t know if it was the right thing, but this is my life. So I called someone I never thought I would have ended up calling at the end of this day.
I dialed and put the ear to my phone. Two rings later he answered.
“Yellowwww” he answered.
“Hey Niall, it’s MJ.”
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I am so sorry for your loss I know what it's like and I hon can say that with time it will get better. And the best way is to surround our self with friends, family and just talk about the wonderful memories you had with your father. It's what I did when my grandma passed away and when my grandfather passed away as well. Don forgot your have people that care for you and will listen when you need to talk. Never shut your self out because doing that will make it worse. So please take your time and if you ever need time to vent anything out I am here for you.
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