An Unexpected Turn

I'm sitting at the fountain unable to think about anything other than what just happened. The noise from the crowd, the music, everything was silent in my mind. Only Niall's words echoed now. I was a fool to think I could be with Harry and just string Niall along forever. What was I thinking? Niall never deserved to be second in my life. He should have always remained my one and only but I was blinded by Harry. Now, Niall is done with this.. With me.

"Are you ok, Mel?" Hannah's voice interrupts my inner pity party.
"No... Hannah, he's done with me!" I start crying now.
"Harry broke up with you?!" she asks unknowing of the situation.
"Niall. Niall is done. He came to say goodbye." She hugs me tight which is just what I needed.
"Love, what's wrong?" I see Harry kneel in front of me and then grab my hands in his.
"She's just emotional. Weddings make her cry." Hannah thankfully covers for me.
"Oh, sweetheart, come here. Don't cry." Harry says lifting up to sit on my other side and bringing me to his chest. He felt more like a friend than a boyfriend at this time.
"Do you want to leave?" he whispers into my ear. I nod by head yes.

-.-.-

Back at the hotel I immediately plop myself on the bed. I could hear Harry taking off some clothes before I feel his body against mine. He usually likes to be the little spoon, but today he made an exception.
"I love you, Melanie." he whispers in my ear. I didn't doubt he loved me. I loved him, too, but that wasn't enough to maintain this relationship. I was fed up with the lies, the rumors, the fighting.. All of it. I turn to face him, his face looked soft and so perfect, he was like a work of art.
"I love you, too." I run my finger delicately along his jaw line and along his plump pink lips. At my touch he closes his eyes. I keep tracing his features with my finger like I was trying to memorize them by touch. When I stop, he opens up his eyes. The green in them was darker lately.
"I need to go home." my voice piercing the silence.
"We're flying back to LA tomorrow, darling." Harry says touching my cheek.
"No... I want to go home. To Texas." Harry's eyebrows furrow in confusion.
"Mel, your home is in LA. With me." I could sense the hurt in his words.
"No, it's not. I can't live like this anymore." I sit up on the bed now, I wanted to run away but we were in London. I didn't know my way around.
"Mel, please. We can work on this. I love you." his pleading voice made my heart ache.
"No. No. Love isn't enough to heal my heart. It's been broken little by little. Every time you would tell me you were still at work but the next day pictures of you out to dinner. Or you would tell me you were at a meeting but were caught leaving someone's house. The lies killed this, Harry." tears now falling down my face. I had kept all of this in for months. I wanted this to work out but not at my expense. I couldn't be with someone I didn't trust and kept breaking my heart.
"Love, please. Don't say all of that. It's you I love. No one else."
"Maybe so. I still can't do this anymore, Harry. I love you but I just can't. I want to go home."
Harry looked defeated, tears escaping his eyes despite his effort to blink then away. All I wanted was to kiss his tears away. After all I did love him, I just couldn't let him continue hurting me.
"I want you to be happy, Mel." he manages to say between sobs. I was crying, too. Today was the end of two beautiful things in my life. Niall and Harry. He then continues, "You should go home and do what makes you happy. Even if it means it's not with me."

I'm going home at last.

Notes

I'm back from vacay, loves!! Loving all the new views and subscriptions!! THANK YOU!! This chapter broke my heart. I don't want to say goodbye to Harry. :( I will update tomorrow, only like 3 chapters left!