xxPUDDxx - yeah i like writing darker stuff, i'm not sure why, i just quite like the darker stuff xD and i understand, next week i have three exams one after the other and i should be revising for them but instead i'm procrastinating it xD
286 Harrys POV
Hours later, we were still debating on what to say when we had to release a statement, it apparently couldn't be too similar to mine and Dougies, in case someone picked up on that. Apparently, Tom and Danny were going to actually come out properly, and not hide their relationship anymore, we just had to hope that the public would accept it. "Tom, are you happy with this speech?" Danny asked, bending down to Toms level, showing him the bit of paper with the speech we had been writing on. Tom himself hadn't joined in much, mostly because Danny thought it was best to distract him for a while so he didn't get too emotional over the betrayal from Fletch. So instead, Tom had been sat on the floor for the past few hours looking through a Where's Wally book, he was only on the 7th page.
"yeah, it sounds good." Tom nodded his approval, though I had a feeling that we could have written the worst things about him and he still would have approved of it. "when are we releasing the statement?" I asked, going to sit down with Tom and Danny, Dougie following like a shadow. "tomorrow at the latest, we'll release it for you, you guys lay low, until your next interview in a few days. And if anybody says anything, just ignore them, alright?" Darren advised, starting to walk out, "oh and call me if anything happens too, so we can sort it out as quick as possible." He finished, before starting up another phone call, going back outside and into his car.
"so now, we have to sit here and wait for our next interview?" Dougie asked, looking up to me, squeezing my hand. "I guess so. Its not too long, only two days." I replied, wrapping my arm around him, kissing his hair gently. "hopefully they'll listen to the statement, and go easy on us. I recon they will, cause you two sort of broke that ice a few years ago." Danny sighed, moving Toms hair so it was out of his eyes, almost tucked behind his ears. Tom pulled it forward again, covering his face with his long fringe. "yeah, I guess thats kinda lucky. And the fans have already guessed it, cause all your kisses and our jokes." I agreed, Tom and Danny hadn't been that careful to be honest, so it wasn't going to be that much of a shock to the fans, it was just everyone else we had to worry about.
287 Dougies POV
The next two days went pretty quickly, and Tom didn't show that much emotion about the sudden announcement. He just seemed a little stressed, that was all, so it wasn't too bad, I just hoped that this interview wouldn't change that and make him actually worry. "Doug, calm down. It'll be fine." Harry whispered on the way to the studio in the minivan, noticing me biting my nails. "are you sure?" I asked, chewing off more of my nails, I was going to have nothing left at this rate. "yeah, it'll be fine. The statement went down well apparently, and the newspapers haven't said much else about it. So we should be fine." Harry smiled, pulling my hands away from my mouth, interlinking them instead.
"you'll be fine boys, just say the right things and you'll be fine." Tommy encouraged from behind the wheel, giving us all a smile through the rear view mirror. "but, what if they're really horrible?" Danny whimpered, making a subtle eye moment to Tom, so he wouldn't notice. "they won't be, trust me, you'll be fine." Tommy reassured us, leading us from the car to the dressing room we were using today. "er, Tommy, wheres the other dressing room?" Harry asked, we usually had two now, one for the three of us, and one for Tom, because he didn't like to be around people before performances. "what? Oh, er... I think I forgot to tell them that we needed two. I'm sorry guys." Tommy apologised, I think all four of us tensed at the same time, "I'll go tell them that we need another dressing room. Give me two minutes." Tommy went to run off.
"no, wait! Don't get another one, we'll share." Tom stopped him, making us all stare at him. "you sure? Cause you can have your own dressing room if you want it." Danny looked halfway between shocked and hopeful. "no, I'll be fine here. There's no need for another room." Tom shook his head, biting at his sleeve. "alright, if your sure. But if you do want another room later, then just call, I'll be, somewhere." Tommy shrugged, leaving us on our own in the single dressing room.
"are you sure you don't want to have your own dressing room? Because you can have one to yourself! We won't mind, you can have one to yourself, you don't need to stay in here." Danny worried, turning Tom round to face him, even though the blonde didn't look up. "I'll be fine as long as you are. Tommy forgot to book another room, cause he was busy, he'll probably remember next time." Toms voice shook a little, it was barely noticeable, but I heard it. "alright, but don't be afraid to tell us that you need some space, we'll clear out of here for a while if you need it." Danny pulled Tom into a hug, tangling his hands in Toms hair.
And with that, we fell back into almost a normal routine in our dressing room, the four of us talking and hugging, winding up Mellissa as she tried to do our hair and make up, generally having a good time, trying not to think about what this interview was going to be like. Currently, I was fiddling with my hair, wondering if I should have put on some eye liner or my glasses, though I didn't really need either, when Harry made me jump by wrapping his arms around me. "hey, you alright?" he whispered leaning his head against mine. "yeah, I'm alright." I nodded, accepting his warm embrace to make me feel safe. "good, Tom and Dan are alright too. So how about you cheer up a bit, yeah?" Harry smiled, kissing my hair, pushing his hands into my pockets, "hey, what the hell is that?" Harry brought out a little plastic orange dinosaur, my lucky dinosaur. "its my lucky one, I've had it with me for most of our TV things." I explained, taking it out of his hands and holding it in my own, right at my eye level. "have you? Aw you little cutie!" Harry laughed, squeezing my shoulders, kissing my cheek.