Hold On For Dear Love (Sequel to WILD)

Harry’s POV

“Um, we’re going to have to cut this short” Nick said. “Here’s Cher Lloyd’s new single”

I jumped from my chair and ran out of the room, pulling my cell phone out in the same motion. My trembling fingers dialed Emily’s number before placing the device to my ear, praying that she would pick up.

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Emily's POV

Before the final concert I took everyone out to celebrate at a nice restaurant. I even invited the stage crew, deciding that they deserved to come out and have some fun, too, after all of their hard work over the past few months. Just a few days ago Sara told me that another date was added to the tour...the VMAs.

Apparently the people who put the show together saw how popular the music video for ‘Invincible’ was becoming and wanted me to perform the song before they announced ‘Best Group’. It’s so surreal to even be thinking about it. All my life I’ve dreamed about performing at a major award show and now it was finally coming true.

We were in the middle of a laughing fit due to something one of the crewman said when my phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket and smiled when I saw Harry’s name flashing across the screen.

“Hey, Haz” I said cheerfully.

“Emily! Oh, thank god! Are you alright?! Where are you?!” His frantic voice asked.

A frown made its way onto my face at the fear that was clearly heard through his voice.

“I’m fine. I’m at a restaurant with everyone. What’s wrong?”

“Are you alone?”

“No, do you want me to go somewhere els-”

“No! Do NOT go anywhere alone until I get there tomorrow afternoon! Give the phone to your dad”

“Why? Harry, you’re scaring me. What’s going on?” I heard him take a deep breath before speaking to me in a soft voice.

“Nothing, love. Everything is alright. Now can you give the phone to your dad? I need to ask him something”

“O-Okay”

I started to pull the phone away from my ear, but I stopped when I heard him tell me to wait. I placed it back over my ear.

“Yeah?”

“...I love you”

“I love you, too, Harry. Here’s Dad”

I turned to my father who was staring back at me with a concerned look on his face.

“It’s Harry. He wants to talk to you”

He took the phone from my hand and answered it, listening to what Harry was saying on the other end. The expression on his face scared me. One minute he was laughing and now he had a hard look on his face that only meant trouble. His eyes scanned the room for someone, but he didn’t seem to find who he was looking for.

“Yeah. I got it. Be careful kid” he said before hanging up.

“Dad, what’s going on?” I asked him worriedly.

“Nothing, sweetheart”

He gave me a reassuring smile, but I could see the fear and worry in his eyes. Something big was going on. Something that neither of them wanted me to know. I looked around the room and my eyes immediately focused in on a man who was walking out the door. He had black hair covered by a baseball cap, a mustache, and dark sunglasses. He turned to look at me, catching me staring back at him. A smirk made it’s way onto his face before he disappeared out of the door. I got the overwhelming feeling that I’ve seen him before. I felt myself come so close to remembering, but all it brought was headache.

“Emily?” I turned my attention to Jenna who was looking at me with a concerned expression.

“You alright? You look like you’ve seen a ghost”

“Yeah. I’m...I’m fine. I’m not feeling very well...”

“Maybe we should head back early so you can rest before the concert”

I nodded slightly. My head throbbed with pain, stopping me from thinking on it any further. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

Harry's POV

After I got off the phone with Emily’s dad I felt a wave of relief wash over me, knowing that she was alright and would be protected until I got there. Still the question of who the mystery caller was still hung over me. It could literally be anybody. I mean, when you’re famous, everyone knows you, even if you don’t know them. It would be hard to narrow the search down. I made my way back to the studio room to find everyone waiting outside in the hallway for me while someone else took Nick’s place as the DJ. They all looked up at me as I walked up.

“She’s fine. I told her dad what was going on and told him not to tell her anything. I don’t want to scare her”

“That’s a good idea. We should keep it that way, at least until we can figure out what to do”
Liam said.

“Paul is on the phone with management trying to clean up this mess. They’re notifying police right now” Louis added.

“There isn’t much they can do. I mean, thousands of people heard it. It’ll be on YouTube and Twitter within the hour” Niall said.

“Hopefully, they can come up with some explanation to tell them”

I let out a deep sigh and ran my hand through my hair, then began to pace the hallway. The boys watched me with worried eyes.

“Harry, you need to relax, mate. You’ll be with her by tomorrow afternoon” Zayn said softly.

“Relax? How the hell am I supposed to relax when someone is threatening to hurt the girl I love?!” I yelled.

Before he could say anything else I collapsed onto the floor, placing my head in my hands. Why did this always happen to us? What did we do to make the world hate us so much?

“It’ll be alright, Harry. We’ll figure this out. Nothing is going to happen to her while we’re around. Plus her dad is in the army so I’m sure he’ll know what to do” Liam said reassuringly.

“Yeah. We’ll all keep her safe” Niall agreed.

“Boys”

We looked up to see Paul standing there with a serious look on his face.

“Simon wants to speak with you. We have him set up in one of the rooms”
We all got up and followed him to a small room where a computer was set up on the table, showing Simon sitting at the head of a long table with other members of management on webcam. We stood together in front of the camera so we were all in the shot. I glanced at each of their faces, neither of them looking happy.

“Boys” Simon said finally. “We’ve found ourselves in quite the situation. One that isn’t going to be easy to fix. We’ve managed to stop the media from talking about the interview, saying that it was just a prank call pulled by one of your friends. The fans seem to be taking it, but there are still some who aren’t. I’ve contacted the police here, as well as in Los Angeles where Emily is performing tonight. Miss Filmore knows what is going on and has gotten more security for her. I don’t want any of you to tell her what is going on until after the VMAs tomorrow. This is the first time she has performed there and is the biggest performance of her career. We don’t need her mind to be elsewhere.”

“As for you boys, I want you to be careful. Don’t go anywhere without a bodyguard or another of the band. Most importantly, keep a good eye on your surroundings. This man could be after one of you as well. Particularly you, Harry. I’ve made sure your family is protected and they have been informed on the situation”

I nodded, giving him a quiet thank you. I never thought about what it could mean for my family as well. My stomach tightened even more as the fear grew within me. Now even more of my loved ones were in danger.

“Try going on with your lives as normal as possible. We don’t want anyone to think that there is something wrong. When you get done at the VMAs come straight back to London and stay there until we tell you otherwise. It would be best if you all stayed together so you’d be easier to keep an eye on”

“They can stay at my place” I said. “It’s big enough for everyone”

“Alright. I’ll call you there in a few days. Oh, and I’ve arranged for a private jet to take you to and from Los Angeles. Mr. Higgins has the information. Be safe boys”

With that he was gone. We all sat in the room for a while before finally deciding that it was time to leave. Paul drove the boys to their apartments to get some clothes before going to my place. We were met by two policemen who were waiting in an unmarked car, telling us that they would be outside in case something happened.

I went inside and went straight to my room, wanting to be alone to my thoughts. The boys respected my space and kept to themselves downstairs. I thought about everyone who could possibly be behind this, but I couldn’t think. All of my thoughts were jumbled together with worry and fear and nothing was making sense. I tried to sleep it off, but I couldn’t. Not until I had Emily safe in my arms.

Emily’s POV

The next day was spent rehearsing for the VMAs. The morning before I picked out a silver one sleeve dress that went down to mid thigh and hugged my frame for the arrival and when I wasn’t performing. My performance outfit is flowing dress that went down to mid thigh in front and the back went down to the floor. The top half was a bright purple color then faded to white as it neared the bottom. It was a beautiful dress and would be perfect for the song.
During rehearsals I got to meet some other famous people such as Rihanna, Beyonce, and even Brendon Urie I about had a fangirl overload when I saw him walking up to me. Apparently he had seen my of the cover of Death of A Bachelor that I did on the tour and loved it. He asked me if I wanted to set up a date where I could meet up with him on his tour and perform it with him. I said yes, of course. There was no way that I would pass up an opportunity to sing with one of my all time favorite bands

I ran through the performance a few more times before we decided that it was time to back to the hotel and get ready. I got into the SUV with my father and Sara along with a bodyguard who I’ve never seen before. Since yesterday I noticed a lot more of them have shown up, and whenever I asked Sara or Dad about it they would just shove it off and come up with some lame excuse. In my mind I knew that something was up, but in the end I decided to leave it be. We made our way up to our floor and as we turned down our hallway I saw Harry sitting against the wall waiting for us.

“Harry?” I asked.

He saw me coming and jumped to his feet. I ran over, leaping into his open arms, and placed a hungry kiss on his lips. He immediately responded with just as much passion.

“I missed you so much. When did you get here?”

“Ten minutes ago. Our rooms are down the hall. I came out here to wait for you”

“That probably wasn’t the best idea given the situation” Dad said as he walked up with Sara.

Harry looked up at him and nodded.

“I just needed to see her” he told him before turning to me. “I have to go get ready. I’ll be back in a bit”

“Okay”

He pressed his lips to mine once more, letting them linger for a few minutes, before pulling away. He kissed my forehead then walked off down the hall to get ready before I could ask him what my father meant. It bothered me that no one would tell me what was going on and it made me even more determined to figure out what it was.

“Emily. They’re ready for you” Sara said from the doorway.

“Alright”

I walked inside to get ready for the most important night of my life. No pressure.

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