Hold On For Dear Love (Sequel to WILD)

After the concert I refused to let her go. I sat beside her on the couch in her dressing room, my arms firmly locked around her waist, as she chatted with the boys about what they’ve been up to. I tried to listen to their conversation, but my mind had other ideas. All I could think about was Emily and how much I missed her the past few months. How truly lucky I am that she took me back, when a normal girl probably wouldn’t have.

I found myself thinking about the future, and what I was going to do in order to make it up to her. So many ideas were running through my head and I planned on using every single one of them. I was more determined than ever to make it up to her, but I only had a short amount of time to do it. A week was all I got with her before I had to go back to London for album recording and interviews. It was going to be tough being away from her right after I got her back, but she had a career, too, so I would have to suck it up and let her follow her dreams while I continued with mine.

Emily tried to move out of my arms so I tightened my grip on her. It felt like the second I let her go she would disappear again and I refused to let that happen. Words couldn’t even describe how terrified I am of losing her now that all of this had happened. I wouldn’t be able to take it with my heart currently so vulnerable. She looked at me with a worried expression on her face.

“Harry, you okay?” She asked.

Everyone was gone now, leaving the two of us alone in her dressing room.

“Yeah” I lied.

“You’re lying, but I’ll let it go for now”

“Thank you”

A smile made it’s way onto my face. I loved that she never pushed me into explaining my thoughts to her, even though we both know that I’ll tell her eventually. I placed a soft kiss on her cheek, letting my lips linger on her skin for a bit longer than usual.

“I never want to lose you again” I muttered.

“You won’t, as long as you promise me one thing”

I pulled back so I could look into her eyes.

“Anything”

“Promise me that you will listen to me first when I try to explain something to you, and not jump to conclusions right away”

“I promise. I won’t make the same mistake twice. Not when I have so much to lose”

Emily smiled, then pressed her long enough for me to relax my arms before she stood up. I
pouted and she giggled.

“Come on. Let’s go back to the hotel. I need to shower”

“Can I join you?” I asked with a cheeky grin.

“Only if you give me a piggyback ride to the car.”

“Well what are we waiting for?! Let’s go!” I jumped up and pulled her onto my back before running out of the room. She burst out laughing and held onto me for dear life.
Everything was finally back to normal.

Emily's POV

I never realized how much I actually missed Harry until he came back into my life. The night after the concert was spent just lying on the bed in each other’s arms, leaving occasional kisses on each other. It wouldn’t be any more perfect...Except for one thing....My dad. Let’s just say he wasn’t too happy about me getting back together with Harry.

After we broke up I went home for a couple days before the tour started so he knew everything that happened. It took a lot of convincing to get him to stay home and not murder Harry in his sleep. You could just imagine what he was like when he was watching E! News and discovered that the two of us were together again. I spent a good two hours arguing with him over the phone until I finally just hung up on him and shut my phone off. That was yesterday and I still haven’t turned it back on yet. I’m sure he’s super pissed off at me because of that. At least I had Harry there to help me through it. Speaking of the curly haired boy. Where is he?

I looked around the venue I was performing at in Detroit, Michigan, but I couldn’t find him anywhere. Sara found me before I could search anymore and told me to go to the stage right away for the sound check.

“Alright, but if you see Harry could you tell him to come find me?”

“Sure”

“Thanks”

I walked over to the stage to find some fans waiting for the sound check to start. I smiled at them.

“Hey, guys” I greeted.

“Hi!” They chorused.

“How are you all doing today. Oh, hey. I love that shirt. Did you make that?” I asked one girl who had a personalized Harlie t-shirt on. It had a cute picture of Harry and I hugging each other and smiling on it.

“Yeah. I did”

“It’s awesome. Very cute”

“Thanks!” She smiled and her friend next to her squealed happily. I smiled at them. They reminded me of Jenna and I when we went to our first concert and got noticed by the lead singer. Now that was a great night.

“We’re going to play a few songs and then we’ll do some questions alright?”

They nodded and I went to get my guitar ready. Once I finally set up we started playing a couple of the songs. Halfway through the second one I had to pause because the fans started screaming and freaking out. I looked at them confused until my vision suddenly turned black due to someone putting their hands over my eyes.

“Guess who?” A husky voice whispered into my ear.

“Brendon Urie?” I asked, choosing my celeb crush at the moment.

Everyone laughed, but Harry let out a shocked gasp.

“Well fine. I guess Brendon can just buy you flowers then”

I turned around and saw him holding up a bouquet of my favorite flowers. I smiled at him.

“Brendon ain’t got moves like Styles”

Harry grinned and kissed my cheek.

“I’ll put these to the side until you’re done then”

I watched as he walked to the side of the stage and sat himself down on top of one of the speakers. He waved at the fans before turning to me with a cheeky grin on his face. I rolled my eyes at him before going back to the sound check.

“Alright, let’s start the questions.” Sara went around with a microphone and picked random people to ask questions. The first was a guy with blonde hair and green eyes.

“My question is: If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why?”

“Batman! Definitely, Batman. He’s just so badass and awesome. Plus he doesn’t need superpowers to be badass”

He laughed and agreed with me. The next girl looked to be around six years old and looked to have come with her older sister. I smiled at how cute she looked with her brown hair pulled into pigtails.

“Um...C-Can I get a hug from Harry?” I laughed and looked over at Harry who was grinning.

“Well, I don’t care. What do you say Harry?”

“Sure!” Harry hopped off the stage and walked over to the six year old. I smiled as he knelt down to her level and gave her a big hug with a kiss on the cheek. He said something to her that made her giggle, then went back to the stage.

“Aww. How cute was that?” I cooed making Harry blush. “Looks like I have a little competition. I’ll have to kick up my game”

The fans laughed at that one even though it kind of was a horrible joke. Sara went to the next person.

“Okay, this is going to be the last question”

I grabbed my water bottle and took a drink as Sara picked the next person. I nearly choked on it the moment I heard his voice.

“Yes, I have a question, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to ask this in public”

I glanced over at Harry who had a look of fear in his eyes. He was scared to look, too. I gulped then turned around to find myself face to face with my father.

“Daddy! H-Hey. What are you doing here?” I asked nervously.

“You know damn well what I’m doing here. We need to talk. Now. You too.” he said as he looked at Harry.

He walked off backstage and I turned back to the fans who were looking at us anxiously awaiting what we were going to say next.

“Um...Excuse us”

I hurried off the stage, grabbing a reluctant Harry as I did so, and we made our way to the dressing room where my angry father was waiting. As we neared the door I gripped his arm tighter. We paused when we finally stood outside of the wooden barrier that separated us from the fuming man who awaited us inside. Harry moved my hand from his arm so he could place it into his own. He gave it a quick squeeze then placed a kiss on my temple.

“I’ll be right here with you” he whispered. “No matter what. I love you”

“I love you, too”

We turned back to the door. I took a deep breath before turning the handle and pushing it open. My father turned around to face us, with a hard look in his face that he only wore when he was really angry. I almost turned around and ran, but Harry squeezed my hand even more to remind me that he was by my side.

“Sit” My dad ordered.

We obeyed and took a seat on the couch in front of him. He was quiet for a while, which is never a good sign when it comes to my father. Every time I stayed out past curfew or he asked where I was he would make me sit in silence until I finally just gave in and told him the truth. Except this time I haven’t been out past curfew or lied to him about where I was last night. I forgave the love of my life and finally felt whole again. This wasn’t something that was bad. It was a great thing, and I wasn’t about to let him push me around because of it. The more time he waited the more furious I got.

“I don’t want you to be with him anymore” he said finally.

I felt Harry tense beside me.

“Sir, I-”

“No. I’ve made my decision. You’re not allowed to see my daughter anymore”

Harry looked at me, but I kept my eyes on my father, watching him as anger boiled up within me. Who does he think he is? He may be my father, but he can’t tell me who I can and can’t love. Harry stood so he could look him in the eyes as he spoke.

“Sir, with all due respect. I’m going to have to go against your wishes.” Harry said bravely.

“Listen here, boy. If you think I’m just going to let you come back into my daughter’s life again after you broke her heart, then you’re sorely mistaken”

“I love your daughter, and I would never do anything to hurt her ever again. I won’t make the same mistake twice”

“No, you won’t, because you won’t be here!”

The two of them started arguing and I didn’t know what to do. My father was getting furious with Harry for not giving up, and the yelling brought on a massive headache. I leaned forwards with my head in my hands in attempt to drown out their voices, but nothing worked.
A few seconds passed before I finally had enough. I was about to stand up and scream at them to stop, but someone else got there first.

“Enough!” We all turned to the doorway to find Sara looking at us.

“Emily, Harry. Step outside please” she said to Harry and I.

Harry turned to me and helped me to my feet. Sara handed me a bottle of Ibuprofen for my head as we walked out into the hallway. I swallowed one and then slid down onto the floor with my back against the wall. Harry sat beside me.

“Headache?” Harry asked me.

I nodded and he put his arms around me. He placed a soft kiss on my temple.

“I’m sorry” he said.

“It’s okay. My dad is just being ridiculous”

We went silent after that and listened for what Sara was going to say next.

*No One’s POV*

“Jack, I’m going to have to ask you to leave” Sara said firmly.

“I’m not leaving unless he goes, too”

“I’m afraid you have no choice. You either leave now or I’ll have security escort you out. In case you haven’t noticed, this scene you’ve just caused has an effect on your daughter. As a parent you want her to be happy, yes?”

“Well, yeah. Of course I do, but-”

“But nothing. I’ve only known Emily for a short time, but it doesn’t take long to see that those two love each other. She’s happy with him, which in turn should make you happy. You acting like this is only going to push her further away”

“And how the hell would you know?! You don’t know me or my daughter!”

“No, but I know what it’s like to be a daughter with an overprotective father. He made a big deal out of nothing, just like you are now, and it drove us apart. I don’t want that to happen with you and Emily. You’re her father and she needs you just as much as she needs Harry.”

There was a long silence throughout the room. After a few moments of thinking he let out a deep sigh.

“I guess you’re right...”

“I know. I’ll send Emily back in”

Sara turned to open the door, but Jack stopped her.

“Wait, um...thank you, Miss..”

“Filmore. Sara Filmore”

Jack nodded and Sara went out to send Emily in. The young girl cautiously made her way into the room, but made sure to stay close to the door just in case. Jack felt horrible now that he had calmed down. He saw the fear in his daughter’s eyes and the hurt. He waited a few minutes before deciding to speak.

"Do you believe that he won't break your heart again?" He asked her.

"Yes"

"Okay...but I swear to God if he does it again I'm going to kill him"

Jack's heart lifted as a smile made it's way across her face. She ran forwards and threw her arms around him. He immediately returned the gesture, enjoying the feeling of having his daughter in his arms once again.

"I love you, Daddy, but please be nice to Harry"

"Alright. Alright. I have to admit, the kid had guts to stand up to me"

"He's a lot like you, you know"

"Ya, ya." Jack turned his attention to Harry who was watching from the doorway.

"Come here" he said.

Harry glanced at Emily for the okay, which she gave, before advancing towards him.

"You had guts standing up to me, kid. A normal person would have gone running"

"A normal person doesn't love your daughter as much as I do"

Jack smiled and put his hand on Harry's shoulder.

"That's true, but if you ever hurt her again, I'll kill you"

"Trust me, Sir. If that happens I'll buy the gun"

"Good"

Emily smiled at them. She was glad that they were so quick to forgive each other instead of holding a grudge. They may not know it, but they're similar in more ways than one. Both would do anything to protect their loved ones. They have goofy sides, but can be serious when they need to be.

"Hey, who was that woman who came in here?" Jack asked, snapping Emily out of her thoughts.

"Sara, my tour manager"

"Tour manager, huh? A woman of authority."

"She's really nice. I think you'd like her. Maybe I could set you two up on a date"

Emily wiggled her eyebrows at her father and Harry held back a laugh.

"No. Absolutely not. I haven't been on a date in years"

"Come on." Harry said. "I bet you still got a few tricks up your sleeve"

"No"

Emily sighed.

"Alright, fine. How long are you going to stay?"

"I don't know. I didn't really plan on anything"

"Why don't you finish off the tour with me? It's only two more months. Plus Harry will be leaving in a few days anyway, so you and I can spend some time together. You'll be seeing more of Sara"

Emily gave him the best puppy dog face she could, and both Harry and her father let out a frustrated groan.

"Not the face!" They said.

"Pweese?"

Jack sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Fine"

Emily smiled and gave him a hug.

"Awesome. Now you two need to leave so I can get ready for the concert” Emily said as she
pushed the two of them out of the room.

“Okay okay. We’re going” Jack said.

“I’ll let Sara know that they can come in and help you get ready” Harry said.

“Thanks”

Emily gave him a quick kiss before shutting the door in his face. Jack raised his eyebrows at Harry who just shrugged.

“She does it to you, too, huh? He asked Harry.

“Yep”

“Good”

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