The Strings Attached

Part 26

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(5 Months Later)

"Your coming to the premiere right?" Tom asks me through the phone as I'm sitting in the new apartment in London.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I chuckle, clicking some stuff on my lap top.

"Well....what happened with Harrison..." Tom sounds stressed and trails off.

I shift a bit and switch my phone from one hand to another. "That was two months ago Tom. It's fine. We're....friends...." I hesitate.

"Uh hu. Have you even talked to him since." Tom says.

I sigh. "No. But it's fine Tom. I'm flying down tomorrow with Mum, Harry and Paddy. I'll see you then I'll go to Japan with you then Canada. It's fine."

"Whatever Alexa. I'll see you tomorrow." Tom says and hangs up the phone.

I click mine off and sigh. I close my laptop and lay down on then couch. I grasp a pillow and pull it in to hug. I've noticed I've been doing this a lot lately. Ever since what happened with Harrison.

I turn on the TV to distract myself and watch some of the news but nothing keeps my mind off of it. So I call Harry and ask if he could come over. Of course he says yes and he gets here in a few minutes.

"Are You Okay Alexa?" Harry asks as he walks into the apartment and sees me lying on the couch, holding a pillow.

"Yeah I'm fine." I mumble and out my focus back to the TV.

Harry comes and sits at the end of the couch where my feet are. "Really? Because I don't think lying on a couch, holding a pillow and quietly crying is okay."

I look at Harry and burry my eyebrows. I then bash my face back into the couch. "I'm fine." I grumble.

"Then why did you call me?" Harry asks shaking his head.

I sit up and wipe my eyes a bit and look at Harry. "I just needed someone here. That's all." I say.

Harry scoots over to me and places his hand on my shoulder. "Look, I know your upset about Harrison and seeing him for the next while is going to hurt but it will be okay. What he did was a jack ass move and you just need to let it go."

With that the tears come and I start sobbing for real. "I loved him Harry. Full blown love. I was so in love with him that if he died, I would have died. I loved him so much that even when we fought, even when he got mad at each other, I still loved him. It's the kind of love that hurts when I breath because it's so much. I was so much in love with him that Harrison not being here makes me love him even more."

Harry sighs, and pulls me in as I cry into his shoulder. "It's okay Alexa. It will be okay."

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"It will be fine." Harry whispers to me as we walk down the stairs to boarding. Paddy and mum were walking behind us.

"Yeah I know." I smile sadly and clear my throat, walking down the steps to the carousel.

We walk over and i see Tom in the distance. And behind him is Harrison. I avoid all eye contact with Harrison and I run up to Tom and hug him.

"You'll get through this." He whispers so quietly that I could barley even hear him.

I nod slightly and continue hugging him. I take a step back and Harry goes to hug Tom. Paddy then after. Harrison just stands off to the side and I try not to keep my gaze on him but it's hard. I glance away when he looks over at me.

"So the premier is tomorrow and a limo will pick you up at the hotel around three or four." Tom says and clasps his hands together.

"Awesome." Paddy smiles and goes over to stand next to mum who's waiting for our bags.

I awkwardly stand next to Tom and Harry with Harrison in the background before moving next to Mum.

We get our bags and Tom drives us all to our hotel. I get out and carry the bags to the room, without looking or speaking to Harrison once. There were three beds, so Paddy and Harry share one and mum and I get our own. I place everyone's bag beside their beds and I sit on mine.

The door opens and Harry walks over to me with a really concerned look on his face. "Are You Okay?" He asks sternly.

"Yeah I'm fine. Why do you keep asking?" I ask trying not to make eye contact with him.

"I saw you at the airport, in the car and down in the lobby. Your not only avoiding Harrison but your own brother. And don't say your fine because you had a mental break down yesterday." Harry says and looks at me really concerned.

"Is it okay if I'm not fine?" I ask, meeting his eyes.

Harry nods and places his hand on mine. "Yes. That is completely okay."

I smile and Harry pulls me into a hug. We sit there, hugging each other for a bit before we let go. We hear the door open and Paddy and mum come walking in.

"This room is awesome." Paddy says and plops down on the centre bed.

I laugh and look over at him. "Yeah it is. Do you guys want to watch a movie?" I ask and stand up.

My mum shrugs and she rummages through her bag. Harry and Paddy both nod. I go through my bag and get out a few DVD's I had.

"There's Avengers, Civil War, and Ant Man." I say, holding up all three cases.

"Civil War!" Paddy and Harry both scream at the same time, which makes me and mum laugh.

"Okay then." I put the disc in and the movie starts.

Paddy watched entreatingly while Mum read a book and harry and I sat on my bed.

"ITS BUCKY!!" Paddy screams and looks over at me and grins.

I laugh and sit up a bit. "It's the character better than Tom." I smirk and everyone looks at me. "Bucky will be and forever be my favourite."

Harry laughs and leans back. "You nerd." He smiles and I roll my eyes.

"Whatever. We can see if it changes my mind tomorrow." I say.

A/N: Oops :)