Gotta post that birthday selfie.

And I don't care how basic it is, I HAVE to say it...

I'm feelin' 22. 🤷🏻‍♀️🎉🎂

Thank you to those of you who sent birthday wishes yesterday! Love you guys. Enjoy ❤

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E m m e l i n e

Waking up, the first thought I had was that last night had all been a dream. Hearing Harry say those three words I'd been dying to say out loud for weeks, had been a figment of my imagination. It seemed impossible that he'd actually ever reciprocate my love for him, but when I blinked the blurriness from my eyes, my gaze fell onto the hand lying limply on the bed right in front of my bare chest. The black inked cross blaring at me, screaming that 'no it wasn't a dream'.

A slow grin pulled at my lips, a blush spreading over my cheeks as I brought my thumb to his hand. I ran it over his inked skin, tracing the tattoo with my lip between my teeth as I reminisced the time he told me the meaning behind it. Another caress to his hand and I felt him stirring behind me, his arms tightening around my waist and confirming that I'd waken him.

"Sorry." I whispered when I heard his breathing become more regular. He groaned into the pillow behind my head before he shifted his body closer to my back. His skin felt hot and my lower region clenched the moment I felt his hardness poking at my ass.

"Don't be. I like when you do that." He spoke into my neck, his voice low and raspy from sleep. The hand I had been previously touching moved to cup my breast and I inhaled quickly when he squeezed gently. "Just checking that you're real and that last night wasn't a dream," he sighed and released me. "It wasn't."

"No, it wasn't." I smiled and turned my head to the side just after he kissed my shoulder. Green sleepy eyes met my brown ones and he grinned cutely, closing the space between us to place a gentle kiss to my lips.
I sealed my mouth close to hide my morning breath.

"Mmph," he grunted against my mouth when I refused to open it, pulling back to look me in the eye.
"Let me kiss you."

I pulled my hand over my mouth and shook my head. "Let me brush my teeth first."

"Baby, I love you. You think I care about that?" He asked and my heart soared at the sound of those three words again. His smile grew and I knew the look on my face was giving away how much I truly loved the sound of that. Before I could move, he dove in to kiss me again but I abruptly turned my head and gave him my cheek instead. I laughed when he grumbled against my skin, my hand still clamped over my mouth as he moved his kisses to my jaw.

"You like when I say that, don't you?" He mumbled and I nodded. His hand on my waist slid to my
hip, trying to turn me properly around to face him but I rolled back onto my side, giving him my back. I giggled, hearing him whine like a child until he hugged me.

"Yes." I finally answered after he playfully bit my shoulder. His hands splayed over my tummy and for once, I didn't shrink away or feel self-conscious that he was currently touching the little fat there. The only thing I felt in that moment was love. I felt loved.

He hummed, lips kissing my shoulder. "I love you." He said again, placing more kisses over my skin until his mouth was at the nape of my neck. "So much."

"I love you too." I whispered, a gasp leaving my mouth right after when his fingers found their way between my legs. They circled my sensitive bundle of nerves, slow and with meaning. I shifted my legs a little to allow him more access and the action caused my backside to rub against his front. My need for him grew immensely and Harry groaned, slipping his fingers between my wet folds only to disappear inside me seconds later.

They moved in and out slowly, curling before retracting again. My eyes fluttered closed, pleasure spreading over my body in increasing waves. I clamped my mouth closed to keep my moans quiet but it became harder when Harry's breathing deepened. Pants escaping his mouth, and the fact that he was getting off on touching me just made my arousal grow.

I moved my hips against his hand, the action causing my ass to grind over Harry's hardened length. He grunted in response and I kept at it, my hand moving to grip his forearm. Sliding down until my own hand covered Harry's. I pushed his fingers deeper, encouraging him to touch me while I bucked my hips.

"God," Harry groaned, teeth nipping at my shoulder. "I need you."

I nodded in response and he lifted my leg, his hand curling beneath my thigh before he moved his body impossibly closer to mine. We shifted until Harry's length was entering me, a quiet prolonged moan leaving my mouth the moment it did. I hitched my leg over his hip to get more comfortable while Harry's hand moved to hold my waist. He moved in and out of me languidly, his rhythm careful as his hands roamed my body. He kept caressing every inch of my skin and it felt like all my nerve endings were heightened drastically. The blood in my veins was pumping hard and all I could do was let my head roll back onto Harry's shoulder. I gave in, not caring about morning breath when he immediately tilted his head to sponge kisses over my cheek and chin.

"Harry." I whimpered, intertwining my fingers with his that were currently digging into my hip.

"Emmeline." He groaned, burying his head into the dip between my neck and shoulder. Lips leaving lazy kisses there. "You're so beautiful. I love you, I love you..."

I shut my eyes and rolled my backside into rhythm with Harry's, whispering those three words back to him as he held me close. We spent the next few minutes making love until we both reached our climaxes quietly. Harry's body shaking behind mine before he embraced me tightly, spooning me for a long while until I had to force us out of bed. We were going back home today but we had planned a Friendsgiving lunch with the others before we headed out. Looking at the clock as I climbed out of bed, I saw it was already a half hour away from noon. I quickly headed to the restroom, locking the door when I knew Harry would try to sneak in the shower with me and then we'd never be ready.

I laughed when I heard him groaning when he tried to open the door, hopping into the shower and ignoring his complaints. I took no more than ten minutes before I hopped back out, wrapping a towel around my body and dodging Harry's wandering hands as I passed him in the bedroom. He chuckled at my escape and disappeared into the restroom himself, leaving me to quickly get dressed.

I was just finishing applying a layer of mascara on when Harry came back out, a towel wrapped around his hips. Greedily, I gawked at his body as he rubbed his wet hair with another towel. Water trickling down his glistening chest and dark strands of hair making his green eyes stand out tremendously.

"It's rude to stare." He commented when he caught me looking, a smirk on his face as I rolled my eyes. He chuckled and I finished off my mascara while he changed, my hair still hanging in wet strands but I shrugged at my reflection. I was too lazy to blow dry it.

"You all packed?" Harry asked, pulling a gray t-shirt over his head and zipping up his bag once he finished putting his belongings away.

"Yep." I patted my bag that was sitting on the bed. "All done."

"Good," he sighed and moved across the room towards me. "We should head down. I bet they're wondering where the hell we've been."

"Yeah, you're right." I mumbled, the events of what happened yesterday afternoon suddenly hitting me. I hadn't really seen Niall since before dinner last night and I was a bit nervous about how he'd react towards me once I saw him again. I was so anxious I found myself tugging at the end of my shirt as Harry and I walked down the stairs, various voices drifting to my ears the more we descended the stairs.

"Look who finally decided to roll out of bed!" I heard the moment we reached the last stair, turning my head towards the living room area. There sat Morgan, Liam, Caesar, and Gemma, who by the way she had her eyebrow arched at us, I assumed she was the one who spoke.

"Hey," Harry called when he saw her, leading the way into the living room. "Did you all have fun last night?"

"Never mind us, you two look very refreshed. I take it you guys had fun?" Gemma asked knowingly, my cheeks burning bright red while Harry tried to chuckle in a attempt to divert the attention from my tomato face.

"We had dinner and walked the beach. I'd say it was fun." Harry shrugged and Gemma grinned cheekily.

"I'm sure that's not all you did." She winked and Liam scrunched his face, moving to cover his ears while shaking his head.

"Christ, Gem. Try and keep a lid on it, yeah? Her cousin doesn't want to hear about them fucking. And I don't know why you would either, he's your brother." Caesar told her and Gemma's facial expression just dropped entirely. Yet I was stuck on the way he called her 'Gem'.

"Okay, ew. I wasn't actually thinking about it so it never affected me but thanks for that." She mumbled bitterly and Caesar snorted. She shot him a dirty look and I watched with interest when he smirked at her, Gemma casting him one more look when she abruptly turned away. Though her pink tinged cheeks did not go unnoticed by me.

"Where's everyone else?" Harry asked and Morgan jerked her head towards the kitchen. She was sitting on the couch beside Liam, legs curled up beneath her and her body awfully close to Liam's. He caught me gawking at them and I arched my eyebrow in question, an amused grin playing at my lips but he quickly avoided my gaze. I'd find out later.

"Oh! If it isn't the two lovebirds! Did you have yourselves a proper fuck?" Lila came yelling out, her vulgar self not caring that Liam was in the room. I shook my head, a wince on my face when Niall came trailing out behind her. A tight look was on his face at Lila's words but he kept his eyes away from me, instead glancing at Harry. Harry payed him no attention, instead rolling his eyes at Lila and looking at his sister.

"You two are more alike than I thought."

"That's what I thought too," Caesar chimed in, glancing between Lila and Gemma. "They're like the same person. Except Lila loves a good dick and Gem could swing either way."

"Shut up, Caesar!" Gemma immediately sent her fist into his shoulder but he seemed completely unaffected by it, loud laughs booming out of his mouth. Harry snorted and turned away just as Gemma shot him a dirty look. "Stop putting my business on blast like that!"

"It's not like you've tried to keep it a secret, considering you made out with that girl last night at the club."

Caesar sounded a little bitter about that fact and Gemma bit down on her lip, trying to hide a smile when she saw the look on Caesar's face. Liam laughed when Gemma shrugged, Lila and Morgan giggling along as well.

"Sis!" Harry gasped in mock surprise, then grinned cheekily. "Was she hot?"

My fist was quick to land on his upper arm and Harry flinched, over exaggerating when he hissed in fake pain. Throwing his hand over his arm and pouting at me.
I narrowed my eyes at him and he broke out into a grin, eyes crinkling in the corners as he bent his head and placed a kiss on my forehead. "I'm kidding, baby. Like I care. I love you."

My stomach erupted in butterflies and I smiled up at him, oblivious to the sounds of our friends 'awing.' I only looked away from him when I heard the gagging sound, finding Liam pretending to vomit but he instantly grinned at me when I sent him a glare. He chuckled, glancing between Harry and I, and though he hadn't actually said it I could tell by the way he was watching us that he had completely accepted Harry.

"You guys are so cute, it makes me sick." Lila sighed.

"Agreed."

A silence fell over everyone at the one word Niall had muttered quietly but we had all heard it. I bit my lip, eyes sliding from Lila to him. His gaze was on the floor and he had his chin tucked into his neck, lips pressing together. There could of been a pin dropping in the room and we all would have heard it. That's how quiet it was, the only sound being the faint voices of Anthony, Andy, Alex, and Amanda talking in the kitchen.

"Sorry," Niall suddenly said, breaking the silence and lifting his head to gaze at me then at Harry. "I didn't mean to say that out loud. That was rude."

I expected Harry to completely ignore him, but was shocked when he nodded. "It's alright, mate." He responded, shifting on his feet before clearing his throat. "Are we cool?"

"Yeah. We're cool." Niall said, a small smile on his face and I literally felt Harry's relief radiating off him. Lila glanced between the two of them, took one last glance at me then clapped her hands once.

"Anyways! Our junk food Friendsgiving lunch is ready so come in the dining room!" She waved us over to follow and Gemma fell into step behind her, Caesar following closely after her and I caught the way he rested his hand on her lower back. Liam and Morgan went to follow as well but Niall stayed back, leaving it to be just him, Harry, and I.

"Harry," Niall said the moment we were all alone, stepping forward with his hands in his pockets. "I uh, just wanted to apologize for what I did yesterday. And basically for what I did before that as well. You're right; she's your girlfriend and it was wrong of me to cross that line when I knew fully well that she was taken. So, I'm sorry."

Harry didn't answer him for a moment and I watched Harry carefully scrutinize him, probably trying to see if Niall was being genuine. Which, he was. I knew how he was and Niall only ever apologized when he meant it. "I appreciate that. As long as you promise that it won't happen again, then I'm good." He paused, eyes flickering to Niall's bruised nose. "Sorry about your nose."

Niall rolled his eyes. "Let's just admit that you're not entirely sorry about it, I know I deserved it." He chuckled and Harry smirked, shrugging in response before Niall became serious again. "But it won't happen again." He declared, eyes moving to me and he gave me a small smile. "I know now that it's never going to happen and surprisingly, I'm okay with that. Or at least, I will be." He nodded and turned back to Harry. "She's all yours man. I'm backing off."

"Thank you." Harry spoke quietly and Niall pressed his lips together, glancing between Harry and I.

"Just treat her right. You're a lucky lad to have her care for you."

"I will. I love her."

Niall fell silent for a moment and I thought maybe Harry's words would have struck a sore spot but was surprised to see Niall smile widely. "All I wanted was to take care of her but I see now she's already got you for that. It's a relief you know, that you'll love her as much as I do. Probably more."

Harry grinned and glanced down at me, his fingers finding my hand before they slipped into the gaps between my fingers. "You've got no idea mate."

I blushed and turned away shyly, seeing Niall watching us with an admiring grin on his face. He nodded and sighed. "She's in good hands then."

I stared at him, my heart filling with love for my long time friend and before I knew it I was walking towards him. Closing the distance between us, I stood on my toes and hugged him tightly. "Thanks, Niall."

He squeezed me back once and released me, lifting his hand to pat my head. "You're welcome, Emmy. I just want you to be happy."

"I am."

"Then so am I."

I smiled and when Harry came up to do one of those weird bro hugs with Niall, I had a feeling that despite the bad place I was in with my parents, I still had a family. My friends, and Harry might not be blood but they were my family as well. And watching Harry and Niall laugh together before walking off to the kitchen, I knew that things were going to turn out just fine.

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Helloooo!
I know it's kind of short but I was receiving a lot of demands for an update so here it is! Might post again later today or tomorrow, depending if I get my homework done.

Questions:

Narry, anyone?

Who missed Harry and Em?Because I know I did. 🙋🏻

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