Natalie's POV

We were standing at the kitchen, which had a window facing towards the backyard. I saw Noah sitting with Harry near the treehouse, I tried to make out what they were talking about. After about 15 minutes I saw bhai getting up and leave, after he got up he noticed us peeping from the window. We all hopped down to see  bhai nowhere to be found. I opened the door and ran to look for him.

"WHAT HAPPENED?" I pulled Harry by his shoulder turning him towards me. My action caused him to fall almost on myself, he balanced himself and said, "Nothing much we were just talking about Gemma, and how your brother doesn't like me around you."

The two topics were like worlds apart. "They don't connect?" I said, confused.
"I think bhai knows about you two." Naomi, interrupted.

"What?" My eyes widened. (Out of fear ofcourse.) "What?" Niall followed.

"What!!!!." Naomi retorted.

Ignoring Naomi's comment, Harry said holding my hand something that I would never expect Harry to tell me, not in this situation atleast. "Okay Nat , I've had worst day ever, except off course when you agreed to be my girlfriend ... so what I was saying is ... what I want to say is...would you go out on a date with me?" Harry fumbled.

"No." Yes, that was my instant reaction. I had never been asked out, by anyone , ever. This guy just comes up and askes me out on the day we start dating. No was supposed to be my answer. I wanted to say Yes, but he wasn't in the correct mindset.

"What?" He was shocked.

"What." Niall said moving forward.

"She's right mate, you are not in a state, to take her out. I mean look at you, you just cried a river." He tried to console Harry.I tried to justify myself.
"Not even that Niall....My brother doesn't really like you. If he gets to know I'm going out alone  and that too with you... he'll be highly pissed."

He looked at Naomi with a sad gaze and freckled chin. "C'mon Naomi atleast you say something that is in my favour."
I knew Naomi would be on his side so I had already kept my "DEATH STARE" ready,
"YEAH, NAT....." she saw me ,she turned her head and mind towards and against Harry respectively saying. "NO, MAN YOU'VE GOT CURLS." I know it was lame. But she had to give a reason.

"That does not make sense."

"Natalie, love I'm serious." He looked upto me.

"I'll think about it. NO PROMISES." No I didn't mean to play "the hard to get" games, but i eventually did. Harry had been through a lot with his family, I didn't want him to have a complicated relationship with Noah as well. I wanted him to sort things first with his sister, get his family together, get his contentment and euphoria in sync, and then I would love to go out with him.

"Don't do that, love." Harry smiled, knowing I'd end up saying yes. How can anyone ignore that brazen grin. He knew it I couldn't resist. Saying No to his gorgeous face was harder than playing Mortal Combat.
"YESSSS. BRADLEY'S BACK." Naomi exclaimed.

Harry's POV

"Did you talk to her?" Naomi questioned.

We were sitting on a table where the buffet had not yet been set up. She was playing with the sequences of her heavily designed scarf, "duppatta" and I was trying to understand, from where the bunch of people had come and if they did come, why'd they leave so early. Moreover, why did they have turmeric in their hand and why were they applying it on Anthony. It was now that Naomi poked this question.

"No. " I replied.

She looked at me, "You should you know."I tried to behave as if I didn't see her looking at me and also didnt hear her suggestion and said, "Nevermind. What's with this application of turmeric ritual why do you do that?"

"First off its called HALDI." She began. "Most people believe that the reason for applying haldi is to ward off evil spirits from affecting the bride and the groom. This is why, the bride and groom are usually not allowed to leave their home after the haldi ceremony, until their wedding. " She finally paused.

Seeing my eyes squint and also realising she hadn't added her opinion she continued getting down from the table. "Also because many people believe that application of haldi makes one fair. "

"Why would you want to be fair? " Here people want to get tanned and there they want to be fair, guess somebody said it right, "GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE."

"Not me, idiot. Many people." She retorted.

"And that does not include you, obviously." I nodded. She nodded back.

"How you do it?" I asked.

"How do you do what?" She turned at me.

"Haldi."

"The family members of the bride take a bowl of haldi from their house to the groom's place, and after applying haldi they bring back the same bowl keeping in mind that nobody else touches it. They bring it back and apply it on the bride and haldi starts."

"But they're already touching the bowl aren't they?"

"Ya, but not the haldi right?"

"Hmm.. so the ones who just left were."

"Were from the brides side." She added.

"Wow, that's fun innit."

Indian rituals were really amazing, well technically as per Nat had explained this wedding was not completely how Indian weddings happen. This was a Catholic wedding with the essence of Indian rituals in it. Like the sangeet and haldi which was more like a rehersal dinner with a lot more fun.
I saw Natalie pass by so I called out to her getting down from the table.
"Hey. LOVE. "

She turned back ,"Haa say." She walked to steps and paused, and walked backwards.

" No wait. I'm pretty busy, wait I'll come here later." I barely heard later, her voice just faded.

I tried going behind her, "Huh. WAIT. "

Naomi stated, "Too late."

"She seems pretty busy." I walked back to the table.

"That, she is. How different than the other days, Niall isn't here with me and Natalie is here but not with you." Naomi looked up to the clouds and then looked down again, letting out a big sigh.

"Are you upset that Niall isn't here? And how is it that she is so busy but you aren't at all eh." I questioned pointing towards Natalie.

"Because she is perfect and I'm not. " She murmered.

"HEY, girl its nothing like that okay? Nobody is perfect." I'd never expect she would say something like that, she was an optimist seeing the negative aspect of something was so not a Naomi thing.
"They think she is and I'm not." She justified.

"No, they think that, just because she does what she is told and gives her 100 % and doesn't argue." I tried to console her.
"I know Harry, tell me something I dont already know." She looked down fidgeting with her sequenced scarf.

"Why are you upset, do you realise that always doing what somebody tells you ain't fine, you should fight for the right , always giving your 100% is not okay on the cost of your health, always not arguing is not okay knowing you are right and Naomi I know you always work for what is right. I agree you ain't perfect but neither is she. You are real. Real girls aren't perfect and perfect girls aren't real."

"I dont even have a nick name , she has. Nat." Naomi said not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"You want me to call  you NAO now?" I laughed. "NO. I'm fine with Jr. Peter's." She retorted.
"Thats my girl." I tapped her back.

"On that note. Why are you sitting with me?" Naomi stated.

"I thought I was giving you company ." I stated.
"No, I mean yeah but you're wasting your time."She retorted. "What do you want me to do?" I looked at her.She squinted her eyes, and looked straight into mine and said, "RUN." I didnt stop.

Natalie's POV.

I had alot of work. I also took the work they had asked to tell Naomi to do. I knew she'd freak out.I was walking past the food stall when, I felt an arm pull me "Who ? You? What?" Harry. It was him.
He grabbed my by waist, and locked our eyes together, getting a hold of both my wrists, he pinned me against the wall .
"I've been looking for you everywhere, love." He said bringing his face closer to mine, his lips just inches away from mine, trying to bridge the gap between them he leaned on, as I reflex I turned my head, making him kiss the wall instead.
"Is something wrong?" He quizzed.
"I'm nervous," I quivered with his touch, he tucked my hair back, behind my ears. "You make me nervous." I continued. "Is that a bad thing, love?" He questioned utterly concerned.

"Good thing, I think." He smiled at my words and came closer and crushed his lips on my neck making me weak on my knees said. I simpered while his nips continued to ambush me. I would have given in, but then the bustling noises outside reminded me that we are not alone.

"Excuse me madam, I think you've done a-lot of work and your boyfriend needs your attention." I tried stopping him, "Harry what? Somebody will see." For the first few seconds he continued and then suddenly poked his head up saying, "Exactly my point, why do you think I'm continuously asking you out? BECAUSE SOMEBODY WILL SEE.."

He exactly knew what he had to say in order to make me work the way he wanted to. Yet I tried to ignore his question. "OKAY. Go now."
"First say yes."
"Harry." I raised my eyebrows.
"Say yes." He raised his.
"Harry." I crinkled them.
"Natalie. " He kissed me on my forehead.
"Harry." I said blushing a bit and then recovering.
"Love." He kissed me on my cheeks.
"Harry." I moved aside, I mean I tried to though his body which was pressed against mine, didn't allow me too.
"Babe." He planted a small kiss on my nose.
"Ha-rry." I stuttered.
"Sr. Peter's. " He kissed me on my chin.
"Harry." I was relieved. I knew he is the one. I knew I loved him. I knew he was my everything.
"Future Mrs. Styles." He murmered.
Not understanding what he said out of courtsey I asked him to repeat again saying"Yes?" It was now that I realised what he said.

"I love you. " That was his quickest response but he said it like he was a kid from the kindergarten singing the rhymes. "Iii lurrrveeee you."
He quickly kissed me in my ears and ran away. "What." I stood there, HAPPY. I was happy , pretty happy.