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As I opened the door, my breathe was knocked out of me, and I could feel my heart in my mouth. And as he ran his fingers through his hair and lifted his eyes to meet mine, I finally saw those green eyes, those million-dollar worth, beautiful dimples, as he smiled at me. And then he spoke with his raspy voice, which made my heart stop completely.

"Hey!" 

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The next thing I saw was darkness. 

The first thing my eyes could sense after that was too much bright light. I slowly blinked and let my eyes focus on the one face hovering over mine. 

Shit, it was Harry!

I sprang up. 

"Woh, woh. Easy tiger," he laughed out, slowly helping me to sit up, on my couch. 

"Umm, I-I am so sorry. I don't kno-" "Hey, it's absolutely fine. You just got overwhelmed, it's fine. You feeling ok now?" 

"Y-yes, thanks," I replied with a small smile, awkwardly fiddling with my fingers.

"So, let's start over, shall we?" He cleared his throat and said with a smile, "Hi Kaps, happy to see me finally?" 

I giggled, "Hey, Haz. Yes, I'm glad that you are here, and I can't believe I am FINALLY meeting you. I mean, this is definitely something that I had never ever imagined."

"Ya, well, neither did I," Harry replied with a smirk, which soon melted into a silly smile on seeing my eyebrows raised in confusion. He scratched the back of his head and said, "Well, I never imagined meeting someone like you, like ever."

I blushed. Hard. And, that was not just a rare thing, it was an impossible thing. And that made Harry laugh. But before he could say anything, I quickly recovered and started speaking, "Do you need to freshen up? Or shall we leave for lunch right now?"

"Well, maybe I could use the restroom before we leave? I could really clean up a bit."

"Sure, this way."

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While he was freshening up, I had already decided where I was gonna take him to eat. So after he was done, I took the car keys from him and drove him to my favourite Indian restaurant in New York City: Veeray da Dhaba [A/N: I have not had the chance of going there for a meal, so I apologize for any mistakes. Please correct me if I'm wrong with any detail.] 

We asked for a secluded table for 2. We ordered our appetizers and Entrées, well I ordered for both of us since he was not used to Punjabi Cuisine. 

By the time we received our appetizers, my stomach was on fire, and I realised that my hunger was the only thing that had kept my mind off of the fact that I was on a date with Harry Styles. The air felt awkward and I heard Harry clear his throat. 

"Um, so I guess we could make some small talk while we have this Kebab?"

"Oh, well, ya," I replied, taking my first bite. "So, how's everyone back home? Oh, are you excited for your Opening performance?" 

"Well, excited-yes. Nervous-yes? I dunno. And, ya everyone's doing good. As good as they can be during a pandemic."

"Hmm. By the way, is Jeffrey okay with me going with you?" "Oh, he was being difficult at first, telling me how I shouldn't be seen with a woman in public like that. He even was gonna cancel my flight tickets but then I had a talk with him and got it sorted," he shrugged and then took a sip of his coke, a smug smile plastered to his face. "So, you tell me. What do you have planned after this? Wanna go watch a movie or do you have something else in mind?"

"Well, I do have the whole day planned out by my beloved brother, and well, honestly, he did well. I know you have been to New York many times before, but today I am gonna take you to a side of New York where you have never been before, I assure you."

"Okay, we'll see. Um, what is this called again?" he asked pointing towards his Entrée.

"Oh, its called TEEKAN MURG. It has boneless chicken cubes cooked in Jamaican peppers & red pepper gravy. And of course, this is Basmati Rice and that is Amritsari Kulcha. The bread is stuffed with onion cheese."

"Mmm, sounds yummy. Let's dig in."

And with that, we ate and talked and talked and ate, till our stomachs were full with food and contentment. 

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We had a fun day, walking around the empty streets that were not known to non-New Yorkers. We then drove to Manhattan, and when we started walking down the walkway, I felt Harry slip his hand into mine. It fit so perfectly! I quickly shook my head to push all thoughts out and focused on the road. 

And something caught my eyes. FUZZY SCARVES!!!!!

I ran to the store and started going through a few. I felt Harry come and stand behind me, so I took a pair out and turned around to wound the scarf around his neck, one after the other. 

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Come one, Haz. Can't I buy you something? Just look at you. You look freaking hot in these."

"So, do you mean, I don't look hot without them?" he smirked.

"Shut up and let me buy these for you." I took them off of him and paid for them. 

"Thanks, love. Do you wanna buy anything else, or maybe we could call it a night and just go back? I'm kinda jetlagged."

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I should have known. Let's just drive back, ya?"

After our drive back home, we sanitized ourselves and changed into comfy clothes. While Harry took a warm bath, I made some tacos, Harry's favourite. Ya, I had everything ready, only the last two steps were left. 

"Mmm smells good in here," I heard Harry come and stand on the other side of the kitchen island. "You are making me Tacos?!?! Oh my god! You are just awesome. Or should I say, you are extraordinHARRY?" 

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever you say, Mr. I-LIKE-TO-MAKE-LAME-JOKES!"

He gasped, "Did you just call me 'lame'?" And he pounced on me, attacking me with tickles like a bloody animal.

"God-Haz-tickles-please-," I managed to choke out in between giggles and gasps of air.

"Say you are sorry," he held my hand above my head. 

"Fine, I'm sorry," I breathed out. 

I realised now that we were lying on the floor with him above me and immediately a blush crept up my neck. I looked up at him to see his emerald eyes already staring into my soul. Time seemed to have stopped and it felt like an eternity had passed when our lips met.

I don't know who had leaned in first, but the kiss was so sweet, innocent, full of tenderness. I could feel sparks go through my body and I felt him release my hand. Without wasting a second, I put one hand around his neck, the other in his hair and tugged at it. He groaned and gripped my waist tightly, yet there was no aggression or rush in the kiss. 

We pulled away from each other, out of breath and connected our foreheads, a small yet content smile plastered on our faces. The smell of something burning brought us down on Earth from cloud 9. 

"Shoot, the tacos," I blurted out, pushed Harry off and rushed to turn it off. I was lucky that it hadn't burnt too much yet and still looked edible. I took out two plates, served ourselves the tacos and took them to the table, to see that Harry had already poured us water. 

I smiled and we started eating in silence, stealing glances at each other when we thought the other wasn't looking, yet every time we would lock eyes, causing me to shy away and Harry to smirk and return to his taco. 

Soon, dinner was done and we cleaned everything up, talking about everything but "the kiss". We walked up the stairs and we entered our own rooms, saying "good night" to each other.

I was in my PJs, about to get under the blanket when I heard a knock. I opened the door to see Harry standing, with a paper bag in his hand. 

"Umm, sorry. I actually wanted to give these to you. Hope you'll like them."

"Oh, Haz plz come in. And what's this?" He gave me the bag and as I opened it, my jaw dropped.

Inside were two boxes of jewellery from Swarovski. I looked up and opened my lips to complain but was interrupted. 

"Now, before you say anything, I wanted to give you something and my Mom said that I should get you something to match your dress. I knew you would wear yellow and I thought that red would look great, so this is for that. And the other one is for the afterparty. I think you will look prettier than usual in them."

I opened them, one by one, and was really shocked that he spent so much on me. 

[A/N: I, obviously, do not own this, nor does the photography credit belong to me. All credit to whoever made these marvels. Also, I really liked this, if any of my wonderful readers prefer something else, please imagine that here. Thanks ❤]

I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't speak. 

"Well, do you like them?" "I-- Haz, this is-" and I couldn't speak any more. Tears welled up in my eyes and I placed the boxes down, stood on my tip toes and kissed him, square on the lips. He immediately responded by gripping my waist and bringing me closer to him, leaving no space in between.

Halfway through the kiss, it suddenly struck me, and I pulled away. 

"Wait... Did you just say 'afterparty'?" "Yes. Didn't I mention that before?"

"No! Oh, God... What do I do? I don't have a dress. Wait, maybe I could ask Chris for the other dress. But that's so expensive. What do I do? I don-" "Hey, hey, hey! Calm down!" 

I realised that I was panicking again. Harry put his hands warmly on my shoulders and rubbed them down my arms, calming my nerves. 

"You good?" 

"Yes. Tomorrow, before we leave I have to go to Chris's boutique for another dress."

"Ok, no issues. Our flight is in the evening, so we can drive down to his showroom in the morning. Sounds good?" 

"Yes," I breathed out a sigh. "Thanks, Harry. No one has ever done something like this for me, well except for my brother and besties, of course. It means a lot."

"Of course, love. You deserve so much more than this. And I'll leave no leaf unturned to make you feel like a queen. Ok?"

"Ok," I replied with a smile plastered on my face. Although I knew before, I was now sure that even though Harry was a celebrity, he had a beautiful heart inside him, and that he really cared about me. 

And also, that I was slowly falling in love with my Celebrity crush.

"Hello? Earth to Kaps?!" I realised that I had zoned out. "Are you ok?"

"Yup, never better," I replied, and slowly leaned in to kiss him again.

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And, no, we didn't do anything more than that. It was just us kissing and then saying goodbye and going to bed in our respective rooms.

Also, don't worry, we were wearing masks the whole day! Cheers!

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A/N

I'm back... As I have said, things are not very smooth around me, but I'm trying to write as much as I can. Hope you all will like this chapter. If you did, do vote, share and comment. 
Also, hope you enjoyed the song attached above!
Stay safe everyone. 
Lots of love and best wishes...
A. ❤