I chugged the rest of my energy drink and tried to keep my eyes open.
"You tired?" Patrick laughed.
"Can you tell?" I chuckled.
"Hey can I ask you something?" He asked.
"Sure."
"Do you not like me or something?"
"Why would you say that?"
"Well for starters when I dropped you back at your place you practically ran away away from me."
"I'm sorry I was just really tired." I tried to explain.
"I might forgive you if you agreed to dinner with me this weekend." Patrick smiled.
I thought for a minute of Harry, of our kiss, of our dinner.
"I'll have to get back to you on that actually. My cousin and I might have plans."
"Okay." Patrick sighed.
"I'm sorry." I winced.
"It's cool. I'm just glad we got to hang out today." Patrick reached across the deck and held my hand. I waited a minute before withdrawing my hand and pretending to type something on my computer.
~~~
"Morning Luci." Harry smiled, setting a plate of pancakes down in front of me.
"What's all this for?" I yawned.
"Breakfast." Harry shrugged.
"Wow, thank you."
"No problem."
After breakfast we stood side by side at the kitchen sink washing dishes.
"So I was thinking." Harry spoke. "I have to go to this thing tomorrow. For work. It's actually my boss's wedding, he invited the whole staff. Anyway I was thinking you could come with me. Like maybe as my date, if you're cool with that."
I smiled and felt my face heat up.
"Absolutely." I said.
"Cool." Harry nodded. "It's at one tomorrow, so be ready by like 11 cause it's kind of far."
"Okay." I bit my lip, holding back a grin.
"Cool." Harry repeated, turning the sink off and drying his hands off on his pants. "I'm gonna go visit my mom and Gemma."
"Okay."
Immediately after Harry left I picked up the phone and dialed Catherine's number. Catherine had been my best friend since middle school. We lost touch a little recently due to her being engaged and working almost full time.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hi it's me."
"Who?" She asked.
"Luci. It's Luci."
"Sorry I don't know anybody named Luci?" She teased.
"Haha very funny. For real this is important." I said.
"Okay what's up?"
I told her all about the Harry situation, about his dad, about him staying with me, about us kissing, and about our date tomorrow.
"Okay meet me at the mall, my lunch break is in 30 minutes and you need an outfit for this thing. I gotta go I have a client here love you."
"You too." I said hanging up the phone and getting dressed to go to the mall.
~~~
"Okay." Catherine greeted me. "First stop is lunch."
"Of course." I laughed.
We walked to the food court together and got our lunches. Chipotle for me and salad for Catherine. We sat next to each other instead of across, as we had always done.
"So how have you been?" I asked. "It feels like we haven't seen each other in forever."
"Cause we haven't." Catherine sighed. "But I've been okay, Luke and I are sort of going through a rough patch."
"What happened? Last time I saw you guys you looked so happy."
"I think it's just wedding planning stuff. It's stressful." She said. "And he brought up kids the other day and I sort of freaked out on him."
I picked up her hand from her lap and held it. She sniffed back a few tears.
"It's just hard." She sighed. "I'm terrified to get pregnant again."
When we were seventeen Catherine had gotten pregnant. Her and her boyfriend decided they were ready. He was older and almost done with law school so they knew they would have the money. But about four months in they had a miscarriage and ended up breaking up.
"Just cause it happened once doesn't mean it will happen again." I tried to comfort her. "That was four years ago, lots of women have miscarriages their first time."
"I know." She sniffed back a few tears. "Let's talk about something happier."
"Totally." I smiled. "How about the fact that your maid of honor has a date with an insanely attractive guy tomorrow, who by the way lives with her."
"For real Luc how attractive is he?"
I pulled out my phone and scrolled to the picture he had forced our waiter to take at the mexican restaurant, to "Commemorate his getting a job".
"Whoa." Catherine muttered. "Dang."
"I know."
We finished lunch and started looking through the stores.
"What are you thinking color wise?" Catherine asked me.
"I don't know. Black?"
"You can't wear black to a wedding." She rolled her eyes. "You have to wear a happier color. Orange?" She pulled out a hideous floor length orange dress. I made a face and she put it back.
"How about this?" She asked holding up a light blue crop top with jewels embellished onto the collar. "Add a skirt and some sparkly heels and you're good to go."
"That's actually really cute." I took the top from her hands and grabbed a few skirts from the rack in front of me.
In the end I bought the blue top, a white skirt, and some silver heels (A/N. Outfit on side/top depending on what device you're reading this on).
"I love you." Catherine said hugging me tightly. "Promise we won't go this long without hanging out again?"
"Promise. Love you." I smiled getting in my car and beginning to drive home.
~~~
"You ready?" Harry asked peeking into my bedroom.
"Yeah." I said.
"You look amazing." He smiled taking my hand in his.
"So do you."
We arrived at the chapel and sat down on the grooms side. The ceremony was beautiful. Even though I had never met these people I found myself crying during their vows. At the reception Harry and I sat at our table and ate course after course of delicious food. I cried again at the bride and groom's first dance. When a slow song started playing I saw Harry stand up in front of me.
"Wanna dance?" He asked, holding his hand out for me to take. I nodded and placed my hand in his. We swayed back and forth to the music. My face nuzzled into the crook of his neck.
"The wedding was beautiful." Harry commented.
"Yeah." I mumbled.
"You really do look great."
"Thank you." I blushed. Harry pressed a gentle kiss to my forehead and pulled me in closer.
"I think I like you Harry." I heard myself say.
I felt his body tense up.
"I mean- ah shit sorry I didn't mean it." I tried to cover up.
"I've gotta run to the bathroom." Harry pulled away and walked off towards the bathroom.
"Fuck fuck fuck." I muttered to myself. I ran into the girls bathroom and pulled out my phone.
"Hey." Catherine answered.
"I did a bad thing." I said
"Shit what happened."
"I accidentally told Harry that I like him. I didn't mean to but I guess I had been thinking it and it just came out." I rambled.
"Why is that so bad?" Catherine sounded confused.
"Because he ran away! We were dancing and he said he had to go to the bathroom and he left!"
"Well shit Luci good job." Catherine laughed.
"This is serious don't laugh!" I scolded.
"Okay babe. Just go back out there, find him, and pretend it never happened."
"Okay." I sighed.
"No I gotta go. Love you." She said.
"You too." I hung up the phone and looked in the mirror. I splashed a little water on my face and decided I was ready. When I got back to the table Harry was standing there with his coat on.
"Ready to go?" He asked me.
"Oh-um-sure." I stumbled over my words, picking up my coat and purse.
We walked out to my car and Harry got in the drivers seat to drive home. I felt my heart break a little bit when he didn't open my door for me as he had on the way there.
We spent the whole car ride in silence and pulled up in front of the apartment building what felt like hours later. Harry was walking up to the apartment so fast, he was practically running. I unlocked the door and quickly he hurried in and went into his room. Suddenly I was furious. How dare he treat me like this. All I had done was say that I liked him and now he was completely ignoring me. I stormed into his room and glared at him.
"What the hell is your problem?" I asked.
"What the hell is MY problem? What the hell is YOUR problem!?" He yelled coming over to stand in front of me.
"What are you talking about?"
"You!" He exclaimed. "I'm supposed to be getting my shit together and you're over here seducing me!"
"Seducing you!" I laughed. "If I remember correctly, which I'm pretty sure I do, YOU'RE the one who asked me out tonight!"
"Only cause we kissed the other day!"
"Well you're the one that kissed me!"
"Well you didn't exactly say no!"
"Jesus Harry what's your problem? I thought you liked me." I felt tears welling up in my eyes.
"Well I don't!" Harry spat. "So you can give up now! Go date Patrick or something!"
"Maybe I will! At least he's nice to me!" I screamed, storming out of Harry's room and into my own.
Hours later I still couldn't sleep. I picked up my phone and texted Patrick.
Luci: I'm in for this weekend if you're still up for it. My treat to make up for being a jerk? <3
A minute later he replied.
Patrick: You weren't a jerk. And yes of course I'm still up for this weekend. Fancy dinner on Sat, pick you up at 7?
Luci: Yes yes yes. Couldn't be more excited.
I tried to think of Patrick as I fell asleep, but somebody else kept creeping into my thoughts.
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