Chapter 23

                                    

                                          
When Harry and Ari return to their table, Nathan looks at her to see if she's okay. When she nods at him he relaxes. "She's fine. Everyone here can see Harry's going to make sure of that." Liam whispers. "Hate to say this but you may have share her with him, this pretend dating they're doing is going to end up with them both eventually admitting they really do have feelings for each other."
                          
Nathan turns and looks at Liam. "I realized that the first time I met him, then saw the two of them together." He whispers back. "Even though they both were trying to hide how much they like each other, and that Taylor chic was make a nuisance of herself, anyone with eyes could see how much they liked each other."
                          
"And you're okay with this?" Liam asks, glancing over at Harry and Ari, seeing his friend feed Ari a french fry.
                          
"As long as he doesn't hurt her, treats her as she deserves to be treated." Nathan says.
                          
"What about you? Now that you've seen she's in a relationship with someone you think you can trust, are you ready to try and find someone you can date? Without all those walls up?" Liam asks as he takes a risk and let's Nathan know he's interested by placing his hand on his leg under the table.
                          
Nathan raises one eyebrow covers Liam's hand, then threads his fingers through Liam's. "I might be, if the right guy comes along. Now that I know Ari is happy and taken care of."
                          
"Maybe I can be that guy." Liam says, giving Nathan's hand a slight squeeze.
                          
Nathan turns slightly and looks up at the stage area as the music starts. "I think maybe you could be that guy." Nathan says back as someone starts singing.
                          
"Hey Harry, why don't you go up there and show them how it's really done?" Niall says.
                          
"I don't know. I might sit this one out." Harry says as he places his arm around Ari's shoulders.
                          
Ari, really wanting to hear Harry sing, throws her leg over Harry's lap and straddles him, surprising everyone, including him. She then places her hands on his face making him look at her. "Babe, I'll make you a deal." Ari says seductively, her lips nearly touching his.
                          
Harry places his hands on Ari's hips and smiles. "Okay, let's hear it."
                          
"You go sing me a song." She says, giving him a quick kiss. "And when you're done I'll." Ari pauses, looks around and smirks knowing what everyone thinks by the look on their faces. "Sing you one." She finishes with a laugh.
                          
Harry laughs. "Deal." He says, pulling her to him, kissing her before he stands up, placing her back in her chair. "But you better not back out, you live with me, I have many special ways I can get you back." He says, making sure the girls at the other tables could hear him.
                          
"I'm sure I'd love every one of them to." Ari replies, smacking Harry's ass as he walks away.
                          
Harry turns and winks at her. "You did last time." He says.
                          
Ari throws her head back and laughs. "Showers will never be the same." She says, causing Harry to chuckle as he steps up onto the stage. Ari knew Harry had a good voice, she's heard him while he sang in the shower, while they cooked together, or along with the radio on the way to work. But what she's hearing now is so much better, just him and a microphone, Harry could be famous if he wanted to be. 
Seeing him walk back in her direction, Ari now regrets making this deal with Harry. How is she going to compete with that, damn he's just so good.
                          
Harry leans down and kisses Ari when he returns to their table. "Your turn." He smirks as he sits down.
                          
Ari nods, as she stands up she looks over at Nathan when he gives her the encouragement she needs, she hears Meghan, one of the nurses at the other tables speak up. "We might want to use the ear plugs this place supplies for this, I bet she sounds like a sick goat."
                          
Hearing that makes Ari want to prove a point, walking with more confidence, she jumps onto the stage and tell the the guy the song she wants. She found out a few days ago one of Harry's favorite songs is For Your Eyes Only. It's a hard song to sing but she's done it before, so she knows she can hit all the high notes. 
Once she's done singing, Ari hands the mic to the guy and jumps off the stage to walk back to her table full of shocked looking faces. Just as she's about to sit down, Harry pulls her into his lap.
"That was beautiful. Thank you." He says, hugging her to him.
                          
Niall being Niall makes light of the whole thing and embarrasses Meghan at the same time. "If that's what a sick goat sounds like, I want a yard full. They can sing me to sleep every night." He says causing everyone to laugh.
                          
"Wow, Ari, you have an amazing voice. You do too, Harry." Cami says. "Maybe you two should go up there and sing together. Maybe it will shut the popcorn gallery up once and for all, when you show them how perfect you two are together."
                          
Harry and Ari look at each other for a few seconds, Harry then stands up with Ari in his arms, walks to the stage, carrying her the entire way. Then for the next three minutes they sang the best cover of Endless Love anyone has ever heard.