Harry POV
I toss and turn in my bed my efforts to ignore my ringing phone failing. I finally give up and turn to face my nightstand, where the buzzing electronic lies.
“Hello?” I ask groggily sleep still heavy in my system.
“Harold?”
I freeze, looking down at the caller ID.
Fuck, why did I answer?
“Harold, are you there?”
“Yes, yes I’m here”
“What’s this nonsense I hear about you and Taylor breaking up?”
I sigh and rub my eyes. There’s no way I’m sleeping now.
“We broke up that’s it.”
“No. Did you forget our little arrangement? I allow you to live in America doing as you please as long as you stay with Taylor”
“Don’t you think I’m a little old for you to be telling me what to do?”
“If you would stop acting like a child I wouldn’t have too”
11 AM.
Its 11 fucking AM and he wants to start this bullshit?
I feel my anger rising to its peak.
Be calm, he’s just trying to bully you back into the relationship.
“Look, Taylor and I weren’t right for each other. It was a mutual understanding. If you don’t believe me ask her”
The line is quite.
Ha, what you gotta say to that sucker?
“You need to come home”
“What?” I ask in annoyance
“Your mother is ill”
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Via’s POV
“Ms. Via Jeremy took my props again”
“Jeremy, how many times do I have to tell you? You have to wait your turn to use the props”
The small red head pouts, crossing his arms. I can’t help but give into his blue eyes and freckles.
“Okay, I’ll tell you what” I say crouching down to his level.
“Why don’t we go take some pictures ourselves I can be your model?”
“You’ll do what I say?” he asks raising his eyebrow.
I refrain from rolling my eyes.
“Yes Jeremy”
“Okay!” he says happily grabbing the camera.
I get up and tell my assistant to watch over the other kids while Jeremy and I go to take our own photos.
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Harry’ POV
“So, your dad just called out of the blue?” Louis asks sitting on my bed. He scratches his head and looks up at me surprise in his eyes.
“Yeah, and then he goes on and on about me and Taylor splitting how I need to get back with her and our ‘arrangement’. Then, right when I was about to give him a piece of my mind, he says mum’s ill”
Louis’ eyebrows shoot to the sky. Louis love’s my mum.
“Anne’s sick? Oh no! What are we going to do?”
“I’m going to England to see her. What else would I do?”
I go around my room collecting some simple things to take with me. Although I’ll most likely have a full wardrobe when I get home because my dad hates the things I wear.
“Wait, what if this is a trap, you know, just to get you back to London?”
I throw a few boxers in my bag then zip up.
“I already thought of that. I called Gemma to confirm and she says mum has been feeling under the weather”
“Did she say how bad it is?” Louis asks getting more worried by the second.
“She said I don’t need to be there but if dad said it, then it must be something. You know mum won’t tell anyone anything until the last minute”
Louis nods.
“I’m going with you”
I look at my roommate.
“You don’t have to do that mate.”
“Yes I do. Anne’s sick and I can’t leave you alone with Mr. Crazy. You might come back as a member of the country club or something”
I laugh
“And besides, it’s what best friends do”
I stare at Louis touched by his speech but I won’t tell him. Instead I smile at him hopping it gets through to him just how grateful I am to have him as my friend.
“Alright then, I guess we’re going to London.”
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Via’s POV
After work, I decide to hit up my favorite smoothie joint, because after this long day, I can sure use a fruity delight.
I enter my familiar spot and go right to the counter ordering my usual.
“The usual please”
“And that would be?”
I look up to see a kid about 17 looking at me curiously. Ugh newbie’s, they always get my order wrong.
“A strawberry banana cream raspberry smoothie”
He types it into the machine and goes about making my drink.
The door bell rings signaling another customer has walked in, I step to the side and let whoever it is order.
“Hi, can I get a pineapple and mango smoothie?”
That voice, that accent.
I look over and surprisingly see Eleanor, causally standing there in high waist shorts showing off her thigh tattoo and her hair in loose waves.
“Eleanor!”
She turns around quickly.
“Via hey”
“Hey” I smile.
“What’s up?”
“Oh nothing just getting a smoothie” she says laughing slightly and shrugging.
“Of course, stupid question”
She laughs, “So, I heard you and Harry went on a beach date, how was that?”
“Oh we didn’t go on a date. It was with Niall, Kimmy, John and Julia”
She nods, “So it was a group date?”
*Face palm here*
“Sort of without the date part”
She laughs.
“You’re just like Harry he always insist it’s not a date but I know he wishes it was”
I can’t help but blush at her words.
“Really?”
“Oh yes, that boy is absolutely smitten with you”
I laugh at her choice of words. Oh you British people.
“Well, I’m smitten with him too”
“Great just be patient with him”
I look at her questionably.
“Order up, your smoothies ladies”
We take our smoothies and sit at a nearby booth.
“What do you mean El?”
She takes a sip from her smoothie not making eye contact with me.
“Well, I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but I like you and I know you really like Harry”
Just spit it out woman!
“Okay”
“Harry has a…pass and it can get in the way of his present”
Well that didn’t help.
“I’m still a little lost El”
“I can’t really tell you Via, Harry has too”
What does he have to tell me?
“Do you mean he’s been with a lot of girls?” I sip my smoothie eyeing her.
She nods, “That too, but that’s not what I’m talking about. He’ll tell you when he’s ready”
“Um, okay” I say feeling awkward. What is so important that Harry must tell me?
“I gotta go I’m meeting Louis before he leaves”
We both get up walking to the door.
“Where’s he going?”
“To London with Harry…” she says a little unsure.
“He didn’t tell you?”
“No”
“Oh, he was probably so involved with packing and stuff” she says trying to cover it up.
“Why are they going to London?”
“I personally don’t know I think its family business something with Harry’ mum”
“Is she okay?”
“From my understanding she’s ill”
All I can think about is the day the doctors told me my mom was diagnose with Cancer. I need to speak to Harry.
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Eleanor and I arranged a date to go shopping along with Danielle, Julia and Kimmy, whenever we had free time.
After my little conversation with El it just left me thinking. So I guess Harry is considered a player but I don’t really care about that. What I care about is why he’s suddenly going to London. His mom’s condition must be pretty serious if he’s going over there.
I stare at my phone willing my hands to call Harry but my mind keeps hesitating.
If he wanted to call me and tell me he’s flying half across the world to see his sick mother, then he would have called me. But he didn’t so I guess I’m not supposed to know.
Or maybe he was just too busy getting ready to go over there.
Just call him.
I take a deep breath and dial his number he doesn’t answer.
He’s on the plane I immediately think, but then my phone rings three minutes later and its Harry.
“Hello?”
“Hey, you called?”
“I just butt dialed you”
WHAT? omg you’re so stupid.
“I mean i-“
He laughs. “Well okay”
My cheeks flame red. I am so stupid I can’t even handle myself.
“What are you up too?” he asks casually
Being retarded can’t you tell?
“Nothing, just watching reruns of 2 broke girls”
And thinking about you.
“Cool. Listen, I have to tell you something”
“Okay”
“I…wanted to hang out with you this week but something has come up and I need to go back home for a few days”
He’s telling me
“Is everything alright?”
“Yeah, I mean I think so. My mum’s sick and I just want to make sure she’s alright”
“I hope she gets better.”
“Thanks. Hey I gotta go the flight attendant is glaring at me”
I giggle
“Okay, call me when you get there.”
“I will”
“Harry?”
“Yes?”
“I’m here for you… if anything…”
I can hear his steady breathing on the line.
“I know. Thank you”
“Bye, Harry”
“Bye, Vianna”
I smile. Why does my name sound so pretty when he says it?
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I’m too tired to do a recap I hope you gals read thoroughly.

Notes

I fixed the chapter! whooooohoooo
Some Larry bromance.
This is just a filler, 'a storms brewing' is a BIG hint.

Via's work outfit -->