Harry's house is one i've always been familiar with. Whether it was his childhood house with his siblings and parents I felt like were my own, or his apartment with Cal, or his own empty apartment frequently accompanied by me. It's always felt like a second home.

We pull up outside his apartment and step outside, the cold night air biting at my bare arms.
Harry walks up to the front of the building with me, unlocking the door and throwing it open.
He flicks on a light, illuminating the living room, and I sprint for the couch like I haven't slept in weeks.

"No" Is all he says at first.
I raise an eyebrow and wait for him to elaborate.
"You've been sleeping on a couch for, what, a week, because of me? I'm not having it. You're sleeping in a bed"

I stand up and walk towards him "Seriously, i'm fine with a couch. It's not even my apartment!"
He smiles, his hands gravitating towards my waist like a second nature "I'm serious, Allison, i'm not having you sleep deprived because of me"

I laugh gently, looking up at him "Sleep deprived? I sleep better on a couch with you rather then my own bed!"
He kisses the tip of my nose "Well, good, but dead serious"
"Where'll you stay?" I tilt my head.

He nods to the couch and I shake my head.
"Nope"
"Yep"
"No"

He groans "If you say so, darlin', if you say so"
Oh for fucks sake. I don't think i've ever gone so red in my life.
"We'll share!" I chirp.
He smiles at me "If you want"
"I do want" I decide.

"D'you want to get changed?" Harry walks to his room, leaving me at the door.
"Me and what clothes?" I joke.
"Mine" He states.
Absolutely.
"If you don't mind more of your clothes going missing" I shrug.

"I do mind, but it's you, so" He smiles at me and tosses me a t-shirt.
"Two minutes!" I head for the bathroom.

When I change, I walk back out to an empty living room.
"If we're playing hide and seek at least let me know in advance" I shout.
I hear him laugh "I'm in my room, dumbo"

I walk into his room and stick my tongue out at him. He does the same and we both laugh.
I crawl in beside him, sitting on top of the covers.
He turns to me, phone screen lighting up his face, and my heart hammers in my chest. He's gorgeous.

"I was thinking" He murmurs.
"Dangerous" I tease.
He smiles at me "I don't want everybody to know our business. Before you think i'm weird, it's genuinely just about privacy. Like, why do the lads need to know we've fallen asleep together and kissed multiple times?"

I gasp "Scandalous"
We break into giggles and he kisses my nose again.
I scrunch my nose "Ugh, why are you so sappy when you're with me?"
"It's your fault. You make me like this"
I roll my eyes, but I (not-so) secretly love it.

We fall quiet again, back on our phones, scrolling in silence.

HARRYS POV:
She is not one for staying up late. I know this because she's currently snoring quietly on my shoulder and i'm trying my hardest to not laugh and wake her up. I'm trying so, so hard.

I look down at her and smile, her eyes shut and phone still on. I quietly click the 'off' button and her phone screen dies black.
I can't say i'm not as tired as she is. I can just stay awake longer. We used to always have contests as kids, when we had sleepovers, we'd see who could stay awake the longest. I always won. But sometimes i'd pretend to sleep and listen to her quietly celebrate so she didn't 'wake me up' and I always had to turn over so her fun wasn't ruined.

I think i've liked her since we've met. And I know it sounds sappy, but I mean it. I think i've had feelings for Ellie since I was fifteen.
I put my phone down beside me on the bed, darkness engulfing the room as I do so.
I close my eyes, head lolling to the side as it rests on top of hers, and I feel sleep pulling me in.

I hear a knock on my wide open bedroom door and nearly fucking die because it gave me the biggest fright ever.
"You flinch a lot, don't ya?" Ellie's voice fills my ears, sweet like honey.
"Like you'd never believe" I murmur, rubbing my eyes with my palms and sitting up.

She laughs softly as she climbs back into bed beside me, turning towards me with a big grin.
"How d'you feel after last night?" She asks.
"Not the first time i've heard that one" I mutter, holding back a laugh.

She looks confused, then it hits her "You are such a child! I meant after eating those... delightful foods for the video"
I laugh "Absolutely fine, why?"
"Just wonderin', honey" She shrugs, and suddenly my breathing is manual.

She stands up "I'm going to make more coffee. Coming?"
I nod "What time is it?"
"Ten!" She yells back.
I nod and walk out behind her.
She turns on the machine and sits on the counter while she waits. I watch her tap the counter, her nails clicking against the marble. My heart starts racing, like marathon- level. She's absolutely stunning.

I walk up to her, and when she notices she smiles at me.
"You look gorgeous" I state.
"I look a mess" She laughs.
I drop my hands onto the counter beside her and kiss her. Her hands find my hair as she leans forward, and I lean in with her.

We're (rudely) interrupted by her phone buzzing. I pull away, startled, and she groans.
"Oh for fucks sake! The past three times i've tried to kiss you we've been interrupted. I'm not having it. Come here"
She pulls the neckline of my t-shirt back towards her and kisses me again. I don't protest.

Another buzz of her phone and she pulls away.
"Fucks sake" She murmurs, grabbing her phone with one hand while the other still grips my top like a lifeline.
"I'm putting it on silent" She shrugs, scrolling down and acting on her words.

I laugh "You're desperate"
She smiles "You adore it"
I do. I absolutely do.
And then she kisses me again, with no more interruptions.

ELLIES POV:
He's going to make me crack. I know it. Because I almost told him I loved him.
That's not the worst part. I wasn't gonna say it because it fit the moment, or because I felt obligated to it, but because I was so lost in our own little world that when we pulled away, when he smiled down at me as I was sitting on his counter, coffee forgotten, I almost told him I loved him.

How could I not? He makes it so easy- too easy. We aren't in a relationship. I need to remember, I really do, but it's so hard.
I haven't gotten off the counter, just turned my phone on again and am answering Ethan's messages. Harry's standing beside me, on his phone, and hand is resting on my thigh. I'm struggling to breath properly.

ethansfathercausedhimpayne:
YUP YUP YUP
everyones going out tonight
just a pub night
u coming with harry ??

you:
lllllliterally of course
time?

ethansfathercausedhimpayne:
we're all meeting at mine at around half seven, leaving for sometime around eight

you:
sounds good, see u tonight
read at 10:29

"I told Ethan we'd go out with everyone tonight" I inform Harry as I look up from my phone, watching him look up from his.
He nods "He asked me earlier"
"Will you bring me home so I can get changed?" I pray he says yes.

"Yeah, 'course"
I tilt my head "You 'right?"
He nods, kissing the tip of my nose "I'm okay, love"