The Deadly Seven |H.S|

Chapter 23

Trigger warning for this chapter: There will be violence and domestic abuse in here so please take care of yourself while you read this, I'm so sorry and love you to bits if it hits close to home for you xxx

"This is really what you want to listen to?" Harry sighed.

'Give me one reason' by Tracy Chapman was blaring through Harry's car speakers.

I spun my head to him and dropped my jaw "Yes! this is good, I sang along to Fleetwood now shut up and enjoy some Chapman"

He was such a bullshitter, I saw him tapping his damn fingers on the wheel, I know he liked this song and was only trying to tease me.

Harry suddenly busted out singing, making me jump and look over to him "This youthful heart can love you, yes it can give you what you need" he was swaying his head side to side and even brought his hand up like he was holding a microphone, obviously making fun of me for doing it earlier.

I threw my head back laughing and he joined me "You know, if whatever you do now fails, you should go be a singer, you're not bad" I was still chuckling.

He looked at me with sarcastic puppy dog eyes "Only if you'll be my back up baby"

"You're a dick head" I scoffed still laughing.

I'm really glad Harry dragged me out of bed this morning and basically demanded I come with him today, I still didn't know where we were going but after his last surprise trip, I was excited, to say the least.

We didn't really talk about last night, Harry took me up to bed after we stood together at the steps for a while, not even bothering to shower or change, he pulled me into his chest and I woke up in the exact same position I fell asleep, his arms didn't budge all night. Before I fell asleep, I did see Harry's red eyes and it broke my heart to think I was part of the reason for them.

I tried to apologise this morning but Harry wasn't having a bar of it, he quickly shut me down and practically ran away and locked himself in the bathroom telling me 'cut it out Eva, don't pull that shit with me, you know you did nothing wrong'

He made me wonder why I was always so quick to blame myself, I mean I know why, I spent a year with someone who no matter what happened it was my fault and I needed to be sorry for it, it was hard to break habits like that, I was so used to just conforming to the ideal that I was always in the wrong, but Harry would never let me.

My mood was a lot better now though, Harry and I stopped at a store because he said I had to buy a pair of swimmers for today, he was a real smart ass in the shops but it helped me forget about last night and enjoy today.

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"Here, what about these?" Harry smirked holding up what could easily be mistaken for dental floss and napkin.

"I might as well just go naked" I rolled my eyes.

"Well that was my first idea...but I didn't know if you'd be okay with, good to know you are... let's go then" he smiled grabbing my hand to pull me off with him.

"No wait" I laughed pulling my arm back "I'm just getting these" I grabbed a plain small black bikini off the rack and held it up to him.

He walked over to me, looking at the bikini "Ohh, shame if this strap came undone later, a bit of a hazard I think" he teased wrapping his arm around my back and pulling me into him.

"Shut up" I laughed pushing his chest and slipping out of his hold "Hurry up, let's go pay"

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