Catching Red Eyes

After Harry’s mother apologized countless and we all ate to our stomachs content, Laurie and I were back on our way but not before Harry pulled me aside.

“Rowan…I will make this right. I promise I will talk to them. I will ring as soon as we are finished. My mum will be there to back me up too. Are you sure are you don’t want to come?”

“I can’t…I think after this morning, I am better off staying home. My emotions are still all over the place. Mmmm and last time you said you would call, you disappeared for a month.”

“Fine, I’ll one up and come right over.”

“I guess that will suffice,” I said with a smirk.

Harry smiled back and pulled me into a very long, much needed kiss. He tasted so sweet with the hint of maple syrup from the pancakes we just ate. He tried to break the kiss but I placed my hand on his lower back and pulled him in closer. He put his hands through my hair and I moaned into his mouth.

“Tonight, love.”

I pouted my lip and agreed.

“I love you, Rowan.”

“I love you, Harry.”

My heart and stomach fluttered and every nerve was on fire when we exchanged the words. This was the first time in my life that I had said those words to someone, other than my friends and family, and actually meant them. It was exhilarating. Every fiber of my being loved him and it was nothing like anyone could ever explain in words. Love wasn’t something
you could explain because it was something you felt.

I floated to Laurie’s car and waved to Harry until he was a tiny dot in my rear view.

“Ok. Time to spill. NOW. The last thing I heard from you was, in between the sobbing, was that Harry lied to you and now you guys are lovey dovey.”

“It’s complicated. I know that’s not what you want to hear but Harry was put in a difficult situation and he had to keep to his contract and also tried not to hurt me.”

“But he did…for a long time…for a month’s worth of time you were completely in the dark and now he’s lying to you? I get it, it’s complicated and in contract with signatures but if you two actually love each other than that should be more important than some piece of paper. I mean, I don’t like how he treats you at all. How is this piece of paper more important than you?”

Laurie brought to the surface all the things that I didn’t want to admit.

“He…he is trying to fix it. You have to look at it from his point of view too, Laur. He has been doing this forever and signed something when he didn’t know better and now he is just trying to fix it…for me…for us.”

“I guess. I mean I hope whoever he talks to today listens because this whole driving upstate is expensive.”

I laughed and thanked Laurie for coming to get me. We got home and I went right to my bedroom and grabbed new clothes and showered. After my shower, I grabbed my MacBook and my books and spread them out on the kitchen table and started studying for my Short Story final. After making flashcards for every story under the sun including Yellow Wallpaper and Young Goodman Brown, I rubbed my eyes and realized it was almost 9’clock. I went to grab my phone and saw I had a few missed calls from Harry. I quickly called him back and he picked up on the second ring.

“Ah, there you are love. How’s your night?”

“Fine, could be better if you were here but just studying for now.”

“Well, I have a surprise. The car will be there in half an hour. Dress in your best.”

With that, he hung up and I instantly realized I was in sweat pants and my hair was still half wet from just throwing it up. I needed Laurie and one of her dresses.

With Laurie’s makeup, wardrobe, and shoes, I was ready in about 27 minutes. While getting ready, my mind wandered to Harry’s meeting. I wanted to assume that it went well considering I was going to see him.

“Red is so your color. That dress is amazing. I love the zipper in the back. See? It goes up the whole dress.”

She was right, the dress was gorgeous. My hair was straight and parted down the middle and my lips were lined in red. As Harry said, I heard our doorbell ring right at the 30 minute mark.

“I’m not waiting up, have funnnnnnn! Use protection.”

I nodded and got into the familiar black SUV. It was empty which wasn’t what I was expecting.

“Excuse me, Andy, are we picking up Harry?”

He just turned and smiled before putting the car in gear.

I stayed quiet until we got to our destination, wherever that was. It looked like the underground of a hotel but it was much bigger and brighter. Andy came to open my door and help me out. He put me on an elevator and pushed a button and the doors closed in front of me before I could even ask where I was or where I was going. I was also completely alone. This was strange but I couldn’t help but smile. When it felt like I was never getting to the top of the building, the doors opened to revel Harry, a set dinner table, and a waiter holding a bottle of something. Walking closer, I saw that it was champagne. Harry also looked divine. He was wearing dark, tight dress pants and a white button up shirt under a dark blazer.

“What…is all this?”

“We are celebrating and you look breathtaking,” he said as he took me in his arms and kissed me, hard. I laughed as I saw he had smudged my lipstick and wiped it off his lips.

“What are we celebrating and where are we??” I looked around and saw pretty much every single NYC building for miles. I had an idea of where we might have been but that was crazy to think we would be here. We were encased in some kind of clear plastic cover to block the wind from being up so high but the view was amazing.

“We are on top of the Empire State Building.”

My insane guess inside my head was right. No way was this real. My mouth opened and my
eyes went wide.

“I didn’t even think this was allowed.”

“It really isn’t but I have a few connections.” I had to laugh because this was incredible. We sat down while the waiter popped the champagne and I sipped the bubbly drink. The waiter disappeared inside and came back with plates of food that looked and smelled amazing but before we could celebrate Harry took my hand and guided me over to the balcony.

“So, I said we were celebrating, love. The meeting went…well. My mum and I were able to convince them that you and I were in love and that made the contract null and void for the relationship part of it at least. Everything else is safe.”

“Are-are you serious?! So it’s ok that you and I are together?!”

Harry nodded his head and I couldn’t explain the rush of emotions I was feeling. I wanted to cry, scream, jump, run around but there was something that I needed more than all of that and it was this miraculous human being in front of me.

“Can you ask the waiter to shut off some of these lights and leave us alone for a bit?”

He looked confused but I bit my lip and couldn’t even believe the thoughts I was having right now. I pulled Harry’s waist into my hips and pushed myself into him. I moved in to kiss him but instead placed my lips on his soft neck and then up to this ear and sucked ever so gently. He moaned quietly and then disappeared inside the building. I could tell he was walking a bit awkward considering the…less room in his already tight pants. That turned me on even more considering I was the one to take credit for it, not some too skinny model or musician. Just not so plain anymore, Rowan Emerson. The love and now official girlfriend of Harry Styles.

The lights dimmed significantly and I was greeted by the outline of him. His body molded into mine but before he had a chance to unzip my dress, I stopped him and squatted down in front of him. I pushed him up onto the railing of the balcony and unzipped the front of his pants. I brought him into my mouth and started flicking my tongue on the sensitive spot, over and over again. After a few minutes of that, I brought his entire length into my mouth and sucked harder and harder. I felt Harry’s body tense and his hands found their way into my hair and he pulled ever so slightly. I moaned at his advance of roughness and Harry bucked and spilled into my mouth.

“Rowan, my God. I really do love you even with your red lipstick all over my dick.”

I laughed and seductively walked back to the beautifully set table and took a sip of champagne before Harry came over to kiss me again.

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