Adulation / h.s

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Rosie felt her whole head vibrate when she heard her door slam, she looked up from her coffee briefly to see it was Harry. They hadn't spoken since the phone call, despite his attempts to call and message her throughout the night.

Rosie didn't get in until 5am, she hadn't stayed out so late since she was at university, but let this time be an exception due to circumstances.

She was hungover to say the least, drinking until 3am wasn't the most clever thing she's done but she doesn't regret it. Well, with this headache, she might do just a tad.

Harry placed a Sainsbury's bag in front her. "Figured you'd be rather delicate this morning."

"Thank you," She spoke softly, looking through the bag; paracetamol, water, oranges and pears.

"It's okay," He stood opposite her, watching as she sipped her coffee quietly, her book resting next to it. "Fun night?"

She looked up, a soft smile on her face. "Really fun, drank far too much but it was so good."

Harry nodded, his expression not so impressed.

She tilted her head at him, wondering what was going through his mind. He was distant and quiet, he hadn't even attempted to kiss her and that wasn't her Harry at all.

"Sounds like it was fun,"

"Do you want to tell me why you haven't even stepped in my direction since you walked in?"

Harry scoffed and it hurt her. "Because we have things to talk about,"

"And? I'm not some business partner, you can still kiss me."

He stepped around but she held her hands up to him. "Doesn't matter Harry, if you have to be reminded to kiss your girlfriend I don't want to be kissed at all."

"Well," He crossed his arms. "Guess Noah can do it for me instead."

She looked up at him, frowning in complete confusion. "What?"

He held up his phone, showing her the photos of her and Noah last night when they were talking and dancing.

"So you have people spying on me now?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Vanessa sent them to me, she was there."

Rosie shook her head regretting it afterwards as it hurt her headache. "So, let me get this straight. You think I'm cheating because your ex-girlfriend who tried it on with you in another country and innocently left her underwear behind takes a photo of me and a male friend speaking and laughing?"

Harry swallowed.

Rosie stood. "You honestly believe," Her voice was quiet as it shook. "That I would jeopardise and humiliate you? You think I would cheat on you with someone who I've known for so long I could have got with him years before you."

Harry knew she wouldn't do anything to hurt him, but he was mad and wanted to feel mad. He was mad at work and life not Rosie but for some reason he was finding reasons to fight.

"You think I would give you up?" Her voice broke as tears spilled over her cheeks, not quite believing that he was accusing her of. She hated cheats and she hated liars. She wouldn't even dream of being unfaithful, especially to Harry.

"I feel sick," She panted running to the bin where she threw up. Harry held her hair back before getting her water bottle and handing it to her. He rubbed her back but she shrugged him off. "Please, just leave me alone."

"Rosie-"

"No, you've hurt me, congratulations." She wiped her mouth with some tissue before washing her mouth out and spitting in the sink.

"I know you wouldn't cheat-"

"So why are you parading around these photos then? Do you know what? In the first photo Noah was asking me if I'm alright and in the second I told him I was. It was him being a friend, it was him being there for me. If you read more into it then you're the problem, no one else."

"I just wanted answers,"

"I don't know what's worse." She breathed. "The fact you thought I was cheating or the fact you have your ex's number still and believe her over me,"

"I didn't believe her,"

"You believed her the second you thought I was cheating,"

"I-"

"Please, just go."

"Rosie-"

"Just go," She shouts, it didn't help her headache but it got through to him.

Harry left silently as she sat at her kitchen table, a single tear falling down her cheek. She wiped it, opening the paracetamol and swallowing two down with the water. She stood, taking the water with her as she made her way back up to bed not wanting to interact with any more humans today.