Chapter 31

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Angel-


"Well, I think that's it." Harry says as he lifts my last box into the back of his SUV, I try not to get lost in the rippling muscles of his back but fail miserably. "Angel?"

"Uh yea, sorry." I say trying to recover as he chuckles.

"Wanna ride with me Angel?" Niall offers, Harry shoots him a look and he holds his hands up defensively. "Hey, I'm just offering her to ride in my truck not ride my dick." He snaps and Harry huffs in frustration.

"As hot as jealous Harry is, I've been there and done that." I say taking my chance to turn the tables on him, Harry turns bright red as I giggle. "I'd like that Niall, thank you." I smile as Harry sighs, "Why don't you take Ari and start to settle him down while I do a final walk through?" I suggest, Harry looks at Niall then me and I roll my eyes. "I'm not going to fuck him Harry."

"Well I mean if you're offering-"

"She isn't." Harry growls at his best friend who is now cracking up, "Don't be long." He says to me before grabbing his shirt and sliding it on, "Come on Ariel, you're riding with me."

I pat Ari's curls as he runs by before climbing into Harry's SUV, Liam and Louis follow behind in Liam's SUV while Niall and I head back inside. "You ok Jer?" I ask my best friend who is looking around the apartment with a sad look on her face.

"We'll get another place right? Like once the dust settles and shit." She says and I nod.

"Of course, I haven't lived with anyone other then you in five years and I'm not about to start. We just need a few months to settle Ari down and save for a new place alright?"

Jerica nods before wrapping her arms around me, "I've gotta jet, I'll call you later babe." She says before bidding farewell leaving Niall and I alone in our mostly empty apartment.

It felt so weird, this had been my home for the last year or so. This was where Xander and I thrived and in the end, fell apart. I don't know if we're fixable, I know he wants to try but I'm not so sure that's what I want anymore. Niall follows me around the apartment silently as I check over for anything left behind, "I think that's it. The rest is Xander's." I shrug.

"Can I burn it then?" Niall teases and I roll my eyes, "Come on, let's get you to Harry's." He suggests before leading me out to his truck, he opens the door for me and I climb in as he runs around to jump in the drivers seat. "You know he likes you right?" Niall mumbles as he pulls away from the house.

"I think he likes the idea of me, he doesn't know me well enough to actually like me." I sigh as Niall chuckles.

"I think you're wrong Angel, I think he knows you better then your willing to admit." He says, I look at him with my brows furrowed as he chuckles. "Why else would he offer for you to stay with him?"

"Um.... Because I have custody of his son?" I offer and Niall shakes his head.

"It's more then that Angel and you know it, Harry only has two bedrooms."


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