Forever

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Me and Nathan arrived in Manchaster 3 days ago. Gabriella wasn't too happy with him going, but he don't listen to her remarks.
Right now, we are sitting in te church where my mum's funeral will be held. We are alone, and candles all around us are lit. I have my head on his shoulder and have my eyes closed. I lift my head up when he says something.

"Are you ok?" He ask as he wipes my tears.

"Nathan. Thank you for coming back with me." I say as I look into his green eyes.

"Harper. I'd rather be with you than be with Gabriella at the moment. Thing's aren't good between us." Nathan says.

I can't help but feel this attraction to Nathan. I want him to be my lover. He's with Gabriella! How many times.

"I can see that me being with Gabriella is crushing you and I'm scared that if you get crushed anymore, our friendship will be the thing underneath the heavy weight of my relationship." Says Nathan as he takes hold of my hands.

"Nathan. We only reconnected less than a week ago. I don't want to be that girl who ruins a perfect relation ship." I say as I look away.

"Hey. Look at me. My relationship with Gabriella is far from perfect. When you conffesed your love to me outside Starbucks, I realised that I should have come after you when we were younger. I should have called you and replied to your texts before you moved to London. Thing's could ave been different." Nathan says as he uses one hand to turn my face back to him.

"What am I supposed to do?" I say.

"If you say it, then I'll say it back." Says Nathan as he begins to smile.

"I love you." I say as I wipe my tears.

"I love you to." Says Nathan.

We share a special kiss. We walk out the church, hand in hand, and get a cab back to my mum's house. The house is empty. We kiss again and we soon find ourselves tangle in each others limbs in my old double bed.

"What about Gabriella?" I say as I wrap my arms around his neck.

"Forget about her. I'm gonna end things next time I call her." Says Nathan as his sits us up on my bed.

He puts his hands on my waist and then lowersus back down. He flips us over so I'm on top.

"Are you sure?" Asks Nathan.

"Nathan. I think it's only right that you tell Gabriella before w go further in OUR relationship." I say as I go down for another kiss.

"Anyway, I think someone's home" I say as I roll off the bed and put my dressing gown on.

Nathan puts on a t shirt and some track suit bottoms an comes downstairs with me. The person that is in the house is my aunt Rachel.

"What's going on?" Asks my aunt Rachel.

"Nothing." I smile as I sit at the breakfast bar.

"Then what was that banging upstairs? Are you two together?" Asks my aunt Rachel as she smiles.

Nathan takes hold of my hand. I can finally call him mine. After having a crush on him for 10 years (since I was 15) I can be with him. My mum always used to joke about me and Nathan being boyfriend and girlfriend. Now it's real.

"Yeah. We are together." I say at I make the grip on Nathan's hand stronger.

"Nathan, don't you have a fiancé?" Asks my aunt Rachel as she goes through the fridge.

"Not any more. You're niece is the only one for me." Says Nathan as he gives me a kiss.

"Ok. When are you going to tell your fiancé?" Asks Rachel.

"Now actually. I know the funeral isn't for a few weeks, and I want to stay, but I was wondering if I could go down to London to tell her. I feel bad if I tell her over video chat or call." Nathan says as he joins me at the breakfast bar.

"I'm fine with it. Do you want me to come with you?" I ask

"Actually. What was ai thinkibg of leaving here before the funeral? She can wait. I have more important people to think about." Nathan says as he wraps his arms around me.

Me and Nathan get showered and dressed and then we go into town. We walk around a few shops and the only time I let go of his hand a when... well I practically don't.

We find a Starbucks to sit in and we order some coffee. I stare at him whilst he checks his phone. His eyes widen when his phone starts pinging like crazy.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"Its Gabriella. She wants me to come home." Says Nathan as he swallows.

"Well, are you going to go?" I ask.

"No. I want to be here with my beautiful girlfriend and bestfriend." Says Nathan as he leans in and kisses me.

We break apart and then we get a bus back to my house. We sit together at the back and listen to music. I have one ear phone and Nathan has the other.

"You want a piggy back?" Aka Nathan.

"Of course. You gave the best piggy back when we were kids." I say as I jump up into Nathan's back.

He carries me though the front door of my house and lightly throws me onto the sofa. He lays with me and we fall asleep. He stay's sleeping, but I wake up after hearing a smash.