Meant To Be

Chapter 24

Once Harry and I got back onto the bus, he handed me a bottle of water and sat down.

"What happened?" He was concerned, but at the same time, he had force in his voice.

"Well. I was heading out of the bathroom, and he came up next to me. I told him I had a boyfriend but he still touch me. I kneed him in his balls, then ran to the bathroom and texted you. Then he found me in the bathroom and touched me. That's when you came in." I stared at the ground. I felt a tear run down my face. It was a terrible experience and I didn't want to relive it by saying what happened, but Harry had to know.

Harry stood up and hugged me. He held me as I cried.

"Shh. It's ok. He's gone now. You're safe." I heard the door open and Niall and Liam were laughing.

"Is everything ok?" I heard Mary-Beth ask.

"Yes. I'll tell you what happened later. We are going to get some air for a couple of minutes then we'll go to the next destination." Harry led me off of the bus and I felt the cool breeze hit me.

Harry held me in his arms for a minute longer then looked at my face.

"Are you ok?"

"Yes." I had stopped crying by now. I could feel the eyeliner and mascara all over my face. "It's funny. You're always there to help me feel better."

"I'd rather it be me then someone else." He smiled at me then whipped my eyes. "Are you ready to go back inside?"

"Yes." We walked inside and Mary-Beth ran up to me.

"Oh my gosh boo. You look like a raccoon."

"Wow. Thanks." I gave her a laugh.

"Come with me." She pulled me into the bathroom and had me sit on the toilet. She pulled out her makeup bag and started to fix my makeup. "So are you going to tell me what happened?"

I told her the story while she did my makeup. Once we stepped out of the bathroom, I went to sit by Harry.

"Ok. So the next destination is going to be really fun," Liam said after a couple of minutes. I smiled at him.

"I think, while we're waiting to get there, we should give her the surprise," Loui said.

"Ok. This surprise is actually for you and Mary-Beth," Harry said with a smile. The boys stood up in front of Mary-Beth and I.

"Ooh. Ok," Mary-Beth said with a giggle.

"So. We have a concert over in New York, and we will be gone for the weekend of Christmas," Niall said.

"We want you two to come with us," Harry said.

I looked over at Mary-Beth, and her mouth was open. I realized that mine was too. We've never been to New York before.

"Really?" I said.

"Yes," Liam said.

"Oh my gosh. What do you think Mary-Beth?"

"I think we should go."

"Ya?" I have a huge smile on my face by now.

"Ya." She was smiling too.

"Ok. We'll go," I told the boys. Everyone was cheering and hugging by now.

"Thank you," I said to Harry as we were hugging.

"You're welcome," he said with a kiss to my nose.

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Harry led me down the steps of the bus while my eyes were closed.

When I stepped onto the floor, I sunk down a little bit.

"Ok. Open your eyes." I opened them, and we were on the beach.

"Ah. This is so sweet." I hugged each of them.

"We're glad. We can stay here until 5. At that time, we need to get on the bus so we can head home," Harry said.

"Ok." We all took off our shoes and kept them on the bus

We played volleyball while the bus driver kept the lights on, walked along the beach, talked, and drank a little. I was a little tipsy, but I was still in control of my body.

It was ten to five and Harry and I were walking around the beach talking.

"Are you excited to go to New York?"

"Yes. I'm just a little nervous."

"Don't be. I'll be by you most of the time. Plus we got you two seats to the best concert in the world."

"Justin Beibers?" I gasped.

"Funny."

"I know I am." I laughed.

"Have you ever tried New York pizza?"

"Nope. I hear it's the best though."

"It is. I'll have to take you to get some when we're there."

"Ok. It's a date." I smiled up at him. He twirled me into his chest and looked at my eyes.

"You know you're really beautiful."

"Thank you. You're beautiful too."

"Ya. I know." We both laughed and shared a kiss.

"Hey love birds. It's five," Niall called out.

"We're coming," Harry told him.

He kissed my forehead and we headed back to the bus hand in hand.