Wild

I sat in a taxi beside Harry, my nerves beginning to set in. We landed in London an hour ago and are now on our way to meet up with Simon at Syco Records. I couldn’t be more nervous than I was in that moment. What if he didn’t like my singing? What if I blow my last chance at having a music career? I was snapped out of my thoughts by Harry gently shaking my arm.
“We’re here” he said.
“Oh, great...” I said as we got out.
“You’ll do fine. Simon will love you” Harry said reassuringly.
His hand slid into mine and he brought my knuckles to his lips to kiss them. I smiled at him and felt myself calm down slightly. Oh what he could do to me with such small actions of affection. We walked into the building and I wandered around the waiting room while Harry spoke with the receptionist. I glanced at the pictures on the wall, seeing all of the artists that Syco produced and their achievements. One in particular caught my eye. It was the One Direction platinum album plaque. I couldn’t help but smile at it.
“Those boys are the best thing I ever did” A british voice said from behind me.
I spun around to come face to face with Simon Cowell himself. He smiled warmly at me.
“Let’s hope you’ll be the same. You must be, Emily”
“Yep. That’s me” I said as I shook his hand.
“Hey, Simon” Harry said as he walked up.
“Hello, Harry. Did you two have a nice flight?”
“Yeah. Thanks for asking. I could do without the jet-lag though” I said.
Simon chuckled.
“That’s always a killer. Well, let’s get going shall we? I’m going to have you come into the recording studio. Follow me”
We followed him down the hallway and into one of the rooms. Once we walked in I noticed that it was one of those large rooms that a band would play in to record the instrumentals. One like Abbey Road. It was filled with any instrument you could think of. A piano, guitars, drums, ect.
“Well, choose which one you’d like to perform with and get yourself ready. Take your time. I’ll wait in the other room” Simon said as he walked out of the room.
Harry walked over to me and put his hands on my shoulders.
“You ready?”
I took a deep breath and nodded.
“Yeah. I think so”
“Just be yourself. Pretend that we’re not listening and just have fun. You’ll do great. I’ll be right in the other room if you need me”
He kissed my forehead, then left me alone in the room. I made my way over to the piano and sat down, running my fingers along the keys. I took a deep breath and began to play.
~.:o:.~
“Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible another perfect storm"
Harry POV
Simon and I watched her from the recording booth as she sang the song that she wrote a few days ago. It was amazing. She sang with so much emotion and passion that she made you feel what she was feeling. Both of us were completely captivated by her until she finished the song.
“That was incredible” Simon said.
“I know” I said with a smile. “I’ll go get her”
I walked into the other room and brought Emily back into the studio with Simon. She looked nervous as hell, but I kept my hand in hers and gave her a reassuring squeeze.
“Emily, I’m going to be completely honest with you because I know you can take it” Simon started.
Emily tensed beside me, thinking that he was going to say something bad. Simon, being Simon, loved to drag it out and make it sound like he hated it, which was what he was doing now.
“I didn’t like the performance.....I loved it. You have such an amazing voice and the way you sing is incredible”
“Really? Thank you!” She said excitedly.
“That song you sang. It was an original that you wrote, correct?”
“Yes. I actually just wrote it that day Harry called you”
“Really? Well, I think it’s got great potential to be a mega hit. I’d love to have you come in and record it”
“Wait...Are you saying what I think you’re saying?” she asked.
“Yes. I want to sign you to Syco Records”
“Oh my god! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!” she yelled giving him a giant hug.
Simon chuckled and awkwardly patted her back. I laughed and smiled at her as she quickly pulled back after realizing what she did.
“I’m sorry” she said with a blush.
“Don’t worry about it. So, I would really like you to start as soon as possible. Is Monday good for you?”
“Yeah. Monday is great”
“Perfect. In the meantime I’ll find you an apartment to stay in while you’re recording here in London”
“That won’t be necessary. She can stay at my apartment. I’d feel better with her there anyways. I can ask the neighbors to look after her” I said.
Emily gave me an odd look.
“What?”
“You’re talking like I’m a child who needs looking after. Or have you forgotten my quick reflexes already?” My hand subconsciously covered my manhood at the painful memory. I snuck up on her once and she kneed me in the balls. Never again will I attempt to sneak up on her.
“I don’t want to know” Simon commented.
“No. You probably don’t. Anyways, thank you again, Simon. You have no idea how
much this means to me” Emily said to him.
“My pleasure. Now off with you. I’m late for a meeting”
~.:o:.~
Emily’s POV
The second we got back to the hotel I let out the scream I was holding in. Harry jumped at my sudden outburst and I giggled.
“I can’t believe this! Simon Cowell signed me! I’m so happy right now”
“I see that” Harry said with a laugh.
I turned to him and smiled.
“It’s all thanks to you. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without you, Harry. You’re always there for me and you’ve helped me through so much this past year. I don’t know how I’m ever going to repay you for this”
Harry smiled at me, then pulled me close to him.
“All you have to do is breathe. That is more than enough”
“You’re so cheesy”
“You know you love it”
Instead of answering him, I pressed my lips to his in a passionate kiss. He immediately responded, his lips moving in sync with mine as his hands slipped up the back of my shirt. The feeling of his cold fingers brushing lightly against my skin sent shivers down my spine. The next thing I knew I was lifted up into his arms bridal style. I giggled and he continued to kiss me as he carried me into the couch. He set me down then moved so his body was hovering over mine, all without breaking the kiss. His tongue slid into my mouth, exploring every inch of it as we fought for dominance, our breath becoming heavy. He pulled away to move down to my neck and left love bites as he moved across my collarbone to the other side. I bit my lip to hold back a moan. My whole body tingled wherever he touched me, causing butterflies to explode in my stomach. His lips moved back to mine, but pulled away after a few seconds, a serious look on his face.
“Why did you stop?” I asked with a pout.
“I wanted to ask you something...”
“Ok? What’s on your mind?”
“How would you feel...about meeting my family?
I stared at him for a long moment. Meeting his family was a big step. Sure, he has met mine already, but it was different now that it was myself that had to make a good impression. What if they didn’t like me? Would Harry break up with me? So many questions ran through my head, but then I saw the look on his face. He was serious about this. About us.
“Like your mum, and Gemma?”
“Yeah. My step dad, too. They all really want to meet you and I thought that since we’re already in the UK we could go visit them, but if you’re not ready yet-”
“No. No. I want to meet them. I’m ready”
“Great! I’ll go call my mum”
He got up and went to get his phone, but paused and turned back to give me a kiss.
“I love you” he said before walking off to talk to his mum.
I smiled at him as he spoke excitedly over the phone. Now it was my turn to make him happy. Starting with meeting the family.
~.:o:.~
“Harry, what if they don’t like me?” I asked as we turned down Harry’s street in Holmes Chapel.
“Emily, they love you already and you haven’t even met them yet. Trust me, you’ll be fine” he said with a laugh. “Just be yourself”
“Be me? Harry, we both know that I’m really awkward and I say weird things, especially under pressure! Myself isn’t exactly normal”
“Neither am I, and honestly I love that you’re not normal. Normal is boring”
We pulled into the driveway to his parents’ house and as soon as we got out of the car the front door opened and a very beautiful brown haired woman came out.
‘This must be Anne’ I thought. I expected her to run up to Harry, but instead she ran over and hugged me.
“You must be Emily! I’m so glad to finally meet you! I’m Anne” she said.
“Nice to meet you, too” I said politely.
She smiled and pulled away to look at me.
“My goodness, you’re even more beautiful than Harry described over the phone. He talks about you every time he calls. I swear, I can’t get him to shut up about you”
“Mum!” Harry said with a blush.
I giggled.
“Oh really? You’ll have to tell me more about that” I said.
“I can do you one better. You should see his baby pictures”
“NO! Mum, we just got here! Can we please not embarrass me until later? Preferably not at all” Harry said.
“Alright, alright. Now come here”
I smiled as she pulled him into a bear hug. I found it absolutely adorable that he was so close to his mum. He kissed her cheek, then pulled away.
“Alright, you bring the bags in and I’ll show Emily around” She said before pulling me towards the house.
I looked back and shot Harry a scared look. He laughed before heading back to the car to get our bags. Anne led me into the house where I was greeted by a man who I assumed was her husband.
“Emily, this is my husband, Robin. Robin, this is Harry’s girlfriend, Emily” Anne said.
“Pleasure to meet you” I said politely shaking his hand.
“Likewise. We’ve heard a lot about you from Harry” Robin said.
“Alright! We get it! I talk about her a lot. Can we move on please?!” Harry exclaimed as he carried our bags in.
I stifled a laugh. It was so adorable that he was embarrassed about it when he really had no reason to be. I smiled and walked over to give him a kiss on the cheek.
“Don’t feel embarrassed. I’m sure I do the same thing”
“Oh yeah. Jenna and Matt have told me quite a lot. ‘Harry is the greatest. He’s so adorable and cute! He’s the best kisser’” he said in a high-pitched voice.
Now it was my turn to blush. I smacked his arm and he laughed.
“Jerk”
“I love you, too”
He gave me a kiss on the temple and a small smile formed on my lips. Damn him and his cuteness. It’s so hard to be mad at him. I then remembered that his parents were watching us and blushed again. They smiled.
“Harry, why don’t you show Emily up to your room so you both can freshen up before dinner” Anne said.
“Alright. Come on, Emily”
Harry picked up our bags again, then walked up the stairs of the house with me right behind him. As we walked up the stairs I heard Anne say something to Robin.
“They’re so adorable. I love her already”
I smiled to myself. I’ve only been here for five minutes and his mum already loves me. Now I just have to win over his sister. Hopefully it’ll be just as easy. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t notice that Harry had stopped right in front of me. I ran into his back and he chuckled.
“You alright?”
“Yeah. I’m fine”
“Well, here we are”
He opened the door, then stepped aside and allowed me to walk inside first. I looked around the room and smiled. It was so...Harry. The walls were a blue color and his walls were covered with posters of his favorite bands...and a swimsuit model. Harry caught me looking and he quickly ran over and tore it down, then threw it in the trash. I smirked at him.
Harry’s POV
I let her explore my room for a few minutes while I took in memories myself. It was just as I had left it. I guess Mum and Robin haven’t thought of anything else to turn it into even though I’ve been out of the house for a year. Then again, I did come visit quite often. I turned my attention back to Emily and found her grinning at the swimsuit model poster I had on my wall. I quickly ran over and tore it off my wall, then threw it in the trash bin.
“Heh...Forgot to throw that...” I said with a nervous laugh.
“I don’t blame you. She’s hot” Emily replied with a smirk.
A wide grin formed on my lips as I watched her look around the room some more. God I love her. She always had some sort of comeback or comment to shoot back at you. I also love the fact that I can purposefully pick a fight with her and she’ll argue back without getting mad at me. She noticed me smiling at her and her eyebrows rose.
“What?”
“Nothing. Come on, let’s go back downstairs”
I took her hand in mine and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before we made our way back down the stairs for dinner.

Notes

Song is Invincible by Kelly Clarkson