Nothing can come between
You and I

Lara could only stare at him as he shuffled his feet and looked back up at her with sad eyes.

“I don’t think we can keep doing this. I don’t think I can keep doing this.” He said.

Lara swallowed thickly, her throat suddenly dry, her mouth unable to form any words.

“I can’t keep up with you Lara.” Harry shrugged. “I just can’t.”

The silence was deafening as they gazed at each other helplessly. Lara bit her lip as the words sunk in and her heart began to beat faster.

“So that’s it?” She asked. “You want to break up with me?”

Harry frowned down at her before taking two long strides to sit down on the couch beside her.

“I don’t want us to break up.” He said, taking her by the hands.“I just want you to get the help you need.”

The wave of relief that washed over her was quickly replaced by indignation.

“Help?” She said, pushing his hands away. “What do you mean by help?”

“You know what I mean.” Harry said evenly. “I can’t sit here and watch you do this to yourself.”

Lara sighed impatiently and looked away, only for Harry to place his hand on her cheek to make her face him.

“I’m going to contact the doctor who treated you at the hospital.” Harry told her. “I’m going to ask about the rehab program he told you about…”

“Please don’t.” Lara said. “I’ll be fine… I promise.”

Harry regarded her with an unconvinced look on his face.

“Lara, I think you need help.” He said gently. “And there’s nothing wrong with that.”

“I’ll just stop.” Lara said. “Okay? I can do this on my own.”

“Lara.” He said uncertainly.

“Please.”

And as she nestled her head in his chest, she heard him heave a sigh. Lara knew she had to change. She just hoped she had enough strength.

Louis would understand. At least that’s what she told herself. He came over one day, when he knew Harry was out of the house, and she playfully reached for his jacket pocket.

“So what did you bring for us today?” She asked.

“Nothing.” He replied. Lara paused for a moment, not sure if he was kidding. She tickled his sides and chided.

“Come on Louis.”

“You come on.” Louis took her by the hand and led her to the couch. They sat down and Lara waited expectantly for Louis to speak.

“Maybe it’s a good thing we’re going on tour.” He mused.

“Yeah? Why?”

“Maybe I’m a bit of a bad influence on you.” He said. “Maybe we need to be apart for a while.”

Lara fell silent at his words and looked up to see him watching him carefully.

“I know Harry’s worried about you.” Louis said seriously.

“Mmm.” She replied, averting her eyes.

“And I don’t want to be the reason for it.” He added. “I care about you Lara. A lot.”

She felt his warm hand touch her arm to gain her attention.

“I really wanted you... I still want you…”

Lara glanced up in surprise only to see Louis clear his throat.

“What I mean is… I want you to be okay.And I want you to be happy.” He told her earnestly.

“You got to know Harry wants the same for you. He loves you… probably more than you know.”

“I love him too.” Lara said simply. “I never once stopped.”

For a moment she saw Louis’ face fall and she could not help but look at him apologetically.

“No need to feel sorry for me. I’ll be okay. I am okay. I got my little groupies…”

“Groupies?” Lara asked wrinkling her nose distastefully.

“Just kidding. I’ve got Jade though… all I need to do is dial her number and she comes.” He nodded his head. “Boy, does she come.”

“Louis.” Lara could not help but playfully shove him.

“I just want to let you know that I’ll get over it. But I wouldn’t be able to live myself if something was to happen to you.” Louis’ blue eyes looked concerned. “We’re going to be gone for a while, and I just want to know you’ll be okay here on your own.”

“I’ll be okay.” Lara said trying to put on a brave face. “I promise.”

X

Easy words to say, but hard words to live by, Lara was finding that quitting cold turkey was not as easy as she had originally thought. Harry had business to attend to during the day, and would leave the apartment with Lara sitting on the couch and return hours later to find Lara in the same position.

She blankly stared at the television screen, her eyes wide open, but her mind totally fixated on one thing. Her next fix. If she could just taste it once more, then everything would be okay. Just one more time.

Not even a day after her conversation with Louis, the desire to get high forced her off the couch. Lara quickly rifled through the drawer where she always kept her little emergency stash.

Nothing.

She pulled out the drawer and went through it slowly. Still nothing.

Maybe it’s in the other drawer, Lara thought to herself as she opened it. She searched though his things with shaking fingers, desperate for a fix. Her breath quickened when she came up empty yet again. More drawers were opened, along with one of her suitcases that sat in a corner as her anxiety built up.

Soon Lara found herself sitting in the middle of the room with all of her belongings strewn around her. The tears began to flow as she sat there helplessly, amongst her discarded clothes, shoes and books.The sound of footsteps forced her to raise her tear stained face and see Harry standing at the door. The sight of his worried and surprised expression was enough for her to burst into tears. Within two seconds Harry had scooped her into his arms.

“Are you ready?” He said softly. “Are you ready to do this?”

Lara knew what he meant by those words. She nodded slowly in response.

“Good.” Harry said, kissing her on top of her head.

X

It was a few days before Harry’s world tour and Lara was now seated outside her doctor’s office with Harry sitting by her side. He quickly scanned the magazine article before handing it to Lara. She read it three times, with a smile, and could almost feel a weight lift off her shoulders.

“So proud of you.” Harry whispered in her ear, before kissing her lovingly on the cheek. She glanced up to see the door swing open to see the Doctor gesturing her to enter his office.

Time for another weight to be lifted, Lara thought as Harry placed a protective arm around her waist. She gave a backward glance at the magazine on the chair before she turned to face Harry with a smile.

Exclusive: Harry Styles Tells All

In a worldwide exclusive, we are excited to reveal that Harry Styles has finally (and publically!) renounced his single status.

During his time in the spotlight, Harry has been linked to celebrities such as Paige Harrison and has been the subject of countless rumours about his love life. He has managed to stay under the radar for years and has been notoriously tight lipped about his personal life. There had been rumours that he has reunited with his ex-girlfriend Lara Ballantyne, but once again they were unsubstantiated.

After being spotted with fellow label mate Skye Taylor at a recent event, tongues began to wag that Harry Styles had finally found a new love match. But when approached, Harry was unusually quick to dispel the rumours.

“I’m with someone else.” He confirmed. “We’ve been seeing each other for more than a year and we’re really happy.”

When asked if it was Lara Ballantyne, Harry simply smiled.

“You guys have finally got it right.”

Notes

Guys, thank you for reading my story. If you have come this far, please take the time to leave a review with your thoughts and opinions. So many people have favourite this story and I'm so curious to hear what you think.

I will also write an epilogue