-Harry's POV-
"So where's this Ava you've been going on about?" Tom asks me.
"She ran to the loo."
"I actually wanted to talk to you about her." Lou speaks up.
"Yeah? What about?" I ask as I twirl Lux around.
"I talked to her about the contract like you asked me to."
"And?...."
"Just don't get your hopes up okay?"
I stop what I'm doing and focus my attention on Lou, "What? She say she wasn't going to sign it?" That conversation obviously didn't go how I wanted it to.
"No, she didn't say that. But I can tell she's convincing herself not to." Lou frowns at me.
"No, she's not. She'll sign it."
"Haz, you need to consider that she might not."
"She will. Now can we stop discussing this?" I ask, irritated. I don't want to hear that she won't.
"Stop discussing what?" I hear Ava ask behind me.
I turn around and smile at her, "Nothing. Ava this is Tom."
"Nice to meet you." She smiles at him as she shakes his hand.
"Lovely to finally meet you as well. I'm glad Lou has had another woman to hang around this tour. The lads tend to drive her mad."
"I can only imagine! When she left me alone with them for just two days I about lost my mind." She chuckles.
"When I came back her hair was purple!" Lou laughs, "Louie had filled the shower head with grape koolaid. Thankfully we got it all washed out."
"So how bout we get some lunch?" Tom suggests.
Lou and I nod as Lux squeals for pudding, which Lou immediately shoots down, deeming it an unfit lunch.
"I would love to, but I'm not feeling all that well. Another time?" Ava smiles at all of us.
"You alright?" I ask. She seemed just fine moments ago.
"Yeah, just a bit of a headache. I just need to lay down for a bit."
"You want me to stay with you?"
"No, go and have fun!"
"You sure?" I question. She's smiling but I can tell it's not reaching her eyes. But maybe it's just her headache.
"Positive. I'll meet up with you later." She leans up and gives me a small peck on the lips, "Nice to meet you again Tom."
He nods and she says her goodbyes, heading outside towards the bus.
Two hours later I'm walking back onto the bus. I barely have time to check on Ava before we have to be on stage for sound check.
I see the curtains closed on her bunk. Well our bunk. We somehow manage to squeeze together to fit in one and I wouldn't have it any other way. Then she has to sleep half on top of me every night.
I lean down and push one of the curtains open to find her back to me. I can tell she's breathing deeply so she must be asleep.
"Av." I say quietly as I run my hand down her arm.
She stirs and slowly turns around.
"Hey you." She gives me a small smile and opens her eyes. They are red and bloodshot.
"Have you been crying?" I ask, furrowing my eyebrows in confusion.
"What? No." She shakes her head and rubs her eyes.
"You have. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm fine. Shouldn't you be at sound check?"
"Don't change the subject. Why have you been cryin?" I push the hair out of her face as she once again shakes her head at me.
"I haven't."
"You're lying."
"Wow, you seem to just love telling me that." She scoffs at me, "Can you leave please? I feel my headache coming back on."
"I'll leave when you tell me why you're upset."
"Can you ever just mind your own d.amn business?! Seriously Harry I don't have to share everything with you."
"I share everything with you." I respond, my feelings hurt.
"Yeah well maybe you shouldn't."
"Where the hell is this coming from?" I raise my voice. God she's infuriating sometimes. I hate, and I mean hate, when she won't just tell me what's wrong.
"Ava, I can't fix anything if you don't tell me what's wrong."
"I'm not asking you to fix anything."
"Obviously, but its kinda my job."
"Well maybe you should go find a new one." She spits.
"What the fuck happened Ava? Three hours ago you were fine."
"Harry you need to head to sound check now!" Paul pops his head in the bus and yells at me.
I roll my eyes, of course I have to leave now. "Coming!" I yell back at him, waiting for his head to disappear before turning back to Ava.
She quickly tries to hide the fact she was just wiping tears off her cheeks.
I don't waste any time in pulling her out of the bunk and onto my lap as I sit down on the floor.
"Can you please stop doing this?" She asks quietly.
"Doing what?"
"Being so... perfect and so you."
"Love, please tell me what's wrong. Please."
She shakes her head as I wrap my arms around her.
"God I must seem so needy to you." She chuckles.
"No. But I am happy you need me. Now please tell me."
We fall into silence as she rests her head on my shoulder.
"We'll never work you know. Not really." She says quietly.
I feel my breath catch in my throat, "What? Why would you say that?"
She sniffles, "Cause it's true. We both want different things."
"I just want you." I say honestly.
"No you don't. You want more and you should. You can practically do anything you want for the rest of your life."
"Maybe I want to do you for the rest of my life. No pun intended." I smile at her.
"God, you make this so difficult."
"Another one of my jobs."
"Harry you needed to be on stage five minutes ago!" Paul yells through the bus. "Get your arse out here now!"
"Come with me and watch sound check." I demand more than ask.
"No, you go. I'm just going to stay here." She gets up and starts walking toward the kitchen but I jump up and grab her hand.
"Av I love you. You know that yeah?"
"Yes...", She hesitates before looking at me with concern, " And Harry?'
"Yeah?"
"I..."
"Harry now!" Paul yells once again, cutting Ava off.. Was she going to say what I think she was going to say?
"Hold that thought okay?" I ask.
She nods and I kiss her forehead before I jog off the bus and follow Paul into the venue and towards the stage door.
The lads are already on stage by the time I get there.
"Ah there his is!" Zayn points to me as I run onto the stage, receiving many screams in response.
I put a fake smile on my face and wave as I'm handed my mic.
"We thought we were down to four." Liam laughs.
"Sorry! Sorry. I'm here now so let's get on with it then shall we? Everyone alright?" I ask, not paying attention to the answers screamed at me.
Niall takes over and Louie walks over to me.
"You okay mate?" He leans over and says into my ear.
I shake my head, "She's not going to sign it. I know she's not."
"Well nothing's set in stone yet mate, you can still get her to. Just do whatever you have to to get it signed. Once it's done you'll have time to make it right."
I nod at him.
"Do a proper job of it, none of us are going to be able to take you blubbering for the next six months cause you failed."
He laughs and walks away from me to sing his solo.
I know he said it as more of a joke, but that's exactly what I'm going to do.
Whatever it takes.
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