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Rebecca's POV
"Can you open the door for me?" I said as I bent down in front of the oven, checking out of the chicken has been cooked.
"Sure," Harry replied and left the room.
A few seconds later, the door opened and voices came inside the house. I smiled as I wiped my hands in the towel and placed it on the island before going to the main hall to meet Hannah, Niall, Liam, Zoe, Emily and Stefan. They all smiled at me and I went to greet them all with tight embraces.
"Welcome!" I said to all of them after I pulled back from Emily's hug. "Go to the living room, make yourself comfortable. Dinner is almost ready." I said, grinning at all.
The boys nodded and followed Harry in the living room as the three girls stood in front of me. "Need help?" Zoe offered and I shook my head.
"No, I'm okay. Come," I said with a tick of my head as I walked back inside the kitchen.
The whole house smelled like chicken with fried potatoes and sauce. Loud laughs came from the living room, where the boys were chilling. The girls took a seat on the stools as I checked the chicken one more time. It's been in the oven for an hour and a half, and I can't understand why it takes so long.
"So, Zoe, when are you leaving again?" I asked, leaning against the counter.
"On Monday. You girls will be at college so we won't be able to see you then." she replied simply.
"Aw, we have to do something tomorrow." Emily said.
"Wanna go shopping?" Hannah raised a brow, smiling at us.
"Yeah, sounds cool." Emily agreed.
"I'm in." I nodded.
"But before lunch, I have to do a research for college." Hannah said.
"Fine." Zoe shrugged.
"I'll take you all from your houses." Hannah offered.
I bent down as the girls kept talking and a smile formed to my lips when I saw that the chicken was finally ready. I took it out and carefully cut some pieces and placed them on the plates, along with the fries and sauce. Salad was ready and the drinks were in the fridge.
"Girls, will you help me carry those things?" I asked.
They all nodded and helped me. Zoe took the drinks, Hannah carried four plates and Emily other two. I carried three plates and the salad and soon, the table was ready. Emily ran to the living room to call the boys and in a couple of minutes, we were all sitting on the table.
Harry was sitting next to me and from the other side it was Emily. Laughs filled the air and jokes were shared and everyone seemed to have a good time. I smiled as I stared at my friends being happy as they ate at my house. That's the sight I want to see a few years later. I want everyone to be happy and I was beyond excited to tell Harry about what Grace told me. Harry and I didn't say much this morning because I was too busy to go shopping and prepare the meals. Harry looked distant again this morning but I acted cool.
"You should guys come to New York sometime." Liam suggested, looking between us.
"Oh yes, we would love to have you." Zoe added, smiling sweetly at us.
"Do you guys have a house or an apartment?" Harry asked.
"It's actually kind of hard to find a house in New York, especially in a quiet place. But we managed to find a good apartment. It's actually big and has three rooms and a kitchen that's connected to the living room." Liam replied, moving his fork in the air as he did so.
"Three rooms?" Hannah asked, furrowing her brows.
"Well, we had two choices. Either we would buy that good apartment or a small house in a very noisy place." Liam explained.
"So we decided to buy the apartment." Zoe said.
"Nice." Niall commented before throwing two fries in his mouth.
"I would love to have a house in New York to be honest." Emily said.
"I've never been there." I admitted.
"Guess it's time." Zoe smirked and I chuckled.
"You guys will have the chance to come since next game is in LA." Liam said.
My eyes widened in surprise and I looked at Harry to find him smiling. "Really? That's great." I said.
"Yeah, it's in four months though." Niall said, reaching for his drink.
"We'll wait." Emily giggled. "I want to go there so badly."
"I want to go to Australia." Stefan said. He hasn't said much tonight. Maybe he's shy, I don't know, but he's a really nice guy and I'm glad Emily's with him.
"I want to go to Italy." Hannah sighed smiling.
"I want to go to Tokyo." Niall said, grinning at us.
"I want to go to Hawaii." I said and Harry and I locked eyes, a smile appearing on both of our lips.
"I want to go to Spain." Liam said.
"Oi oi!" Hannah looked at us with wide eyes. "Have you heard what they said? Some classes will go a trip to Europe. It's not confirmed yet, but our teacher said my class might go." she said excitedly.
Emily and I gasped. "Oh my God! Really?" she said, brown eyes wide.
"Oh I wish!" I said and Harry's eyes moved to me.
Harry leaned to my ear. "Do you really expect me to let you go with those fuckers in your class?" he whispered, his deep voice giving me goose bumps.
Excuse me?!
I turned to give him a serious look. "Do you really expect me to ask your permission?" I shot back and he clenched his jaw.
"I'll go with you." he grumbled.
"Nobody said you can come."
"No need to."
I rolled my eyes and looked down at my plate. So the overprotective Harry is back. We barely talked today and now he's acting like that? He grabbed his glass and took long sips and I could tell by the way his arms tensed that he was upset.
"I won't stand it if I lose the trip because of the practising." Hannah said.
"Oh right, you two are practising at the hospital." Emily said, moving her hand between Stefan and Hannah.
My stomach churned at the mention of the hospital. Terrible memories flashed behind my eyes, making me wanna puke. I pursed my lips and shook gently my head, wanting to forget all those memories.
"Yeah," Stefan nodded.
"How is it?" Niall asked curious.
"It's difficult when it comes to the patients." Stefan replied. "Some don't even follow the instructions and you have to be tough."
"Especially when you have to tell a patient some bad news." Hannah said and my heart sank. "It's heartbreaking." she said, sounding sad.
I quietly whimpered, Hannah's voice telling me that I can't walk hit my ears. Harry noticed as he placed his hand on mine and gave it a soft squeeze. I looked at his green concerned eyes and my heart plummered with warmth. I gave him a thankful smile and he returned a small one.
"I can imagine." Zoe muttered, staring down at his plate.
"Oh and dr.Royals is pissing me off sometimes." Hannah made a face and my heart stopped.
A fork was dropped loudly on a plate and I flinched, because I knew exactly who dropped the fork. We all turned our head to look at Harry who was staring at Hannah with wide, shocked eyes. My stomach was now twisted upside down and anxiety rose inside of me. The awkward tension could be felt and the silence that surrounded us did little to calm down the nervoussness inside of me.
"What. Did. You. Say." he said through clenched teeth, fisting his free hand on the table and tightening his grip on my hand.
A lump appeared in my throat and for a moment I prayed Hannah haven't said that. Two veins popped on Harry's forearm and I started to get a little panicked. Hannah stood there, confused and nervous. Her eyes moved to me for a second, as if asking me for help. But really, I was the one that needed help at the moment.
"T-that dr.R-Royals is pissing me off." Hannah stammered.
Harry inhaled from his nose, his chest rosing and falling. "He's working at the hospital?" he asked, anger laced in his voice. His hand tightened even more on my hand now and it actually started to hurt. I placed my other hand on top of his and tried to calm him down.
"Y-yes." Hannah replied quietly.
Harry suddenly stood up, jerking his chair back and making me flinch. His burning glare was on Hannah the entire time and Hannah looked pretty scared, to say the least. My heart shook with anxiety and I was a little nervous to touch his hand again. His entire body was shaking and it really worried me.
"Harry.." I said gently, reaching to touch his back.
He ignored me and walked out of the room, his back scrunched up. Everyone's eyes fell on me and my entire face flushed. I felt humiliated and it wasn't the first time Harry did that to me. I felt judged for an odd reason under their questioning, confused looks.
"Excuse us," I muttered and stood up, walking out of the room to follow Harry.
He was putting on his jacket when I found him in the hallway and my heart skipped a beat. I gulped before taking one step closer to him.
"Harry," I called and he suddenly swung around to meet my eyes. I sucked in a breath when I saw the fury in his emerald green eyes. "A-are you okay?" I asked kinda hesitantely.
"No I'm not okay!" he hissed, making me flinch. "Didn't you just hear what she said?!"
"I know, but can you please calm down? Come on Harry, just a few more hours and they'll leave. We can talk this through." I begged, my voice small.
"No." he shook his head. "No I don't want to." he said, his voice strong.
"Where are you going?" I asked, worried.
"I'm leaving. I can't stay in here any more." he scolded, making my heart clench painfully.
"Come on Harry, don't let that idiot ruin the night." I sighed.
He took some steps towards me and my heart stopped. He leaned closer to my face, his nostrils flaring. "That idiot is one of the reasons I am who I am now!" he hissed in front of my face. "I can't just sit and pretend everything's fine! I'm done with this!" his tone was harsh as he spoke and tears appeared behind my eyes.
"Why do I always have to pay because of that though? Why do you always leave?" I asked, my voice shakey.
He shook his head and leaned back, giving me enough time to breath. He's leaving. Again. He turned around and reached for the door knob when I grabbed his forearm and made him come to a halt.
"Harry, please..please don't leave. Stay. Let me help you. Tell me what's going on, Harry, please." I begged.
"Let go of me, Rebecca." he said coldly.
"Harry, I'm begging you. I want to help you. Tell me what did he do. Tell me what you're keeping from me." A tear rolled down my cheek.
"Let go of me." he said through clenched teeth, glaring at me.
"I don't want to let you go again. Harry, we're in this together. From the start. Don't push me away now. Why are you so distant? What happened? Is it something I did?" I was desperate to find out and he didn't even show any kind of emotion.
"Rebecca just let me go!" he yelled and suddenly jerked his hand away, pushing me back and causing my body to fall down on the floor.
I gasped and felt my skin aching from the hit. More tears rolled down my cheeks and I looked up at him to find him giving me a bewildered look. He was hurt, but I was in a worse position. I felt kind of betrayed. He ran a hand through his hair and took a step towards me.
"Shit, Rebecca, I'm sorry, I didn't-," he reached down to help me up but I moved away from him.
"Don"t. Touch me." I said, my voice broken. I sniffled and wiped away my tears.
"Rebecca, I'm sorry." he said, reaching to take my hand.
I jerked his hand away and glared at him. "Leave." I muttered and I saw pain flashing behind his eyes, making my own heart break.
"Rebecca I-,"
"Leave. Why would I care anyway." I scolded and stood up before heading upstairs to the bathroom.
Before I stepped in, I heard the front door closing and I knew he left. I leaned my back against the door and sat down on the marbel floor before breaking into tears.
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A/N: Finished this today, didn't have time to edit it so excuse typos. Comments and thoughts?? What's gonna happen now that Harry found out about dr.Royals??
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