Really sorry it took so long to update! We had tech week for musical and I was getting home around 11 every night so I made this one extra long for you guys! Hope you like it :)


XX My POV XX

"Dougie and I need to talk" he said. He was just staring at him; he looked like he was ready to kill.

I got up and looked at Dougie worriedly. He gave a half smile of reassurance and it wasn't very convincing. Then I walked over to Emily and Harry with my head down. I took a quick look at Harry and his eyes were still trained on Dougie. Emily saw this, and grabbed my arm and took me into the kitchen.

I took a seat on one of the stools at the breakfast bar and Emily stood on the other side so she was looking at me.

"What the hell did you two do to make him that mad?" she asked me. "I was afraid someone was literally going to die!"

"We kissed" I said plainly. "And Harry just happened to see it.

"Ugghh…why does he have to do that? I'll bet him walking in on you two was no accident. We were sitting together in the lounge room and I told him I was going to go change. When I came back he was gone."

He would be the one to spy. Why couldn't he just accept the fact that I liked one of his friends and he just happened to like me back?

I'm not sure if I said that out loud or if Emily could just read my mind when she said, "He's your older brother and he loves you. He just doesn't want to see you get hurt, especially if the person hurting you is his best mate. He doesn't want to look at Dougie that way."

Wow, I'd never thought of it that way. Now I felt pretty selfish. "But I don't want Dougie and I just to be friends…and I don't want to hurt Harry either…oh god, Emily what do I do?" I put my head in my hands.

"Well I guess we'll just have to wait and see how Harry's talk goes. At this point, I don't even know what's gonna happen…and he's usually pretty predictable."

XX Dougie's POV XX

Harry came and sat next to me in the spot that Erica had been in. At that point, I was just hoping he wasn't going to kill me. "Harry, I'm sorry…" I said. I wanted to try and explain myself first. "But-" then I was cut off.

"Dougs, I told you I didn't want you guys near my sister…what the hell happened to that?"

"Harry, she's just so-"

"I don't want to hear it."

"When I'm-"

"Dougs, seriously, I don't want to hear it."

"Will you just listen to me for a second?" I even scared myself when I said that. I didn't think I had it in me. Harry was silent for a moment.

"Fine. Go ahead."

"Thank you." I took a breath then started my explanation. "I just can't help myself when I'm with her. She's so beautiful, smart, and she's easy for me to open up to. I'd trust her with my life. She just plain makes me happy." I took a pause to check Harry's expression. He was kind of looking past me, but I continued anyway. "You know how hard it was for me when my dad left…and your house was the first place I thought to go when that happened. I knew I could talk to either you or her. After all of that happened, whenever I was with her, she made me completely forget that happened. Being with Erica took the hurt away and I feel like I'm on top of the world. She's just so…" I was searching for a word to describe her and couldn't think of anything else, "…perfect."

Harry sat silently for what felt like forever. "I just don't want to see her get hurt…"

"And that won't happen!" I interjected.

"I know…but if something did happen, I just couldn't look at you the same way anymore. I don't want that to happen, you're my best mate." He paused and looked at me for a moment. "I guess I never realized how much she really means to you."

"Harry, please. She means the world to me. I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true. I forget about all the bad things when she's around. I…I just…I need her…" I said the last part very quietly. I was begging him at this point. She really did mean a lot to me. If Harry didn't let me see her, I don't know what I'd do.

"Okay, we can give this a try…but I'm warning you now, if she comes crying to me about something you did, you're dead."

Did he really just say that? Was he really letting me date his sister? "Never in a million years would I think of hurting her in any way." I had a huge smile plastered across my face, which made Harry laugh a little. I probably looked like a complete idiot too.

"Well why don't we head back inside and find the girls. It's getting kind of chilly out here too."

I shot up from my seat and happily made my way into the house. This night went from awful to awesome in a matter of minutes.

XX My POV XX

Emily was now sitting on the stool next to me, trying to comfort me. I was playing out what I was going to say to Harry in my head when Emily tapped my shoulder. I looked at her and she was pointing to the doorway. I looked over to see Dougie and Harry standing there. Dougie had a huge smile on his face, which made me smile too. Harry also looked like he loosened up a little and had a small smile making its way across his face. They walked over to the table in front of us and sat across from each other.

"Okay, so Dougs and I had a little chat…" Harry began. "I've decided that we'll give this thing," he motioned to Dougie and I, "a try."

My face instantly lit up. I looked over to Dougie who was beaming even more than before. "Really? You mean it?" I asked Harry.

"Yes really. It'll be a little awkward at first, but I guess I'll try to get used to it."

I jumped off the stool and Dougie stood up and picked me up into a huge hug.

"Oh, and one more thing," Harry said, "keep it PG, for my sake…"

I left Dougie and walked over to give Harry a hug. "Of course" I said. Then I whispered into his ear, "Thank you" and kissed him on the cheek. He looked down at me after I pulled away, then he looked at Dougie.

"You two kids get out of here before I change my mind." He smiled at us just before Dougie came over. He took my hand and led me out of the kitchen. I knew something good was going to come from this band thing.

XX Emily's POV XX

I was so proud of Harry for doing that. Despite how well things went, I saw Harry cringe a little as Dougie and Erica left the room, hand in hand. "Hey, you're the one that gave them permission." I told him.

He looked back at me and sighed. He walked over to where I was sitting and stood in front of me. "I have a feeling I'm going to regret that decision."

I wrapped my arms around his neck and he put his hands on my hips. "You did the right thing. You know it would have killed them both if you didn't."

"Yeah, I suppose you're right, as always" ad he smiled at me. Then he leaned in and gave me a light kiss. I giggled a little after he pulled away. "What?"

"Oh nothing," I said, "It just feels like we're an old married couple; watching our daughter leave for her first date."

After I said that Harry was laughing along with me. "Only difference is I wouldn't let our daughter go that easy." He had a little smirk on his face.

"Oh, and you call that easy?"

"Trust me, I could have done much worse." He smiled again, and this time I pulled him down for a kiss. This time it wasn't so short and sweet though.

Through all of that, one thing stuck out in my mind, he didn't deny us getting married or having kids. I'd just hoped that Harry and I could make it that far. I really did want us too. I was truly in love with him and he was the only person I could imagine myself with.