HEARTLESS //HS

Chapter 56

'How many nights have you wished someone would stay?
Lie awake only hopin they're okay
I never counted all of mine
If I tried I know it would feel like infinity
Infinity .'
~infinity ~ one direction

Thea Hayden

"I didn't know where else to go." I admitted to him as I hugged my torso feeling insecure at my omission right now. Harry brought his hand down from the door frame and to his sides. He racked his eyes up and down my body and opened the door fully for me.

"Come in." he said to me as I smiled and walked into his dorm that I used to spend every one of my nights at. I stood in the middle of the place and looked around to see if anything has changed since I was last here.

I was only here for a moment when I came to check up on Harry after he drunk called me and I left my book here for him. Harry closed the door behind me and came up next to me awkwardly and gestured for me to sit on the couch.

I did as he wanted as he went to the fridge, "Want something to drink?" he asked me as I thought. "Water, please." I said as he grabbed a water for me and a beer for himself and strode back to the couch, where I was sitting and sat beside me while handing me the bottle.

I cracked open the cap and took a sip and closed it it up again and sat there as I heard him place the glass bottle on the coffee table. I finally took in a breath and looked over at him and saw with his own eyes locked on me the whole time.

I was surprised that he was looking at me with so much determination when I just show up on his door step out of the blue. "Thank you." I cleared my throat as he creased his brows at my sudden gratitude.

"For paying for Roslyn's service." I informed him as he looked down and nodded with his hands between his legs. "Your welcome, Thea." he looked back up at me and I noticed that he's only called me Thea.

This whole situation was very tense and the air thick as we sat there avoiding each other's gaze . I don't even know why I came here ...I guess I just wanted to be able go to someone even though I knew I was going home alone tonight in my bed sobbing myself to sleep.

"I'm sorry for coming but-I-I didn't have anywhere else to go." I gazed up at him through my lashes playing with my nailbeds. He took my shaking hands in his sweaty ones and dipped his head to meet my eyes.

"Pr-Thea, no matter what place we are in you will always have a place here if you need." his voice rippled through me as those words meant more than he would know. I nodded in response as I took one of my hands from his and wiped my cheek but brought it back down.

I veered my eyes away from him as he grabbed my chin between his fingers to urge me to look at him. My breath was caught in my throat at the proximity of our lips. His hot breath fanned across my skin as I stared into his eyes.

He opened his mouth to say something but I stopped him by smashing my mouth to his. For a second his warm lips on mine after months of being deprived of them after tears were shed and I screamed until my voice was weak.

I pulled back as soon as I registered was I was doing and brought my hand up to my own lips and gaped while looking at him. "Harry, I-I'm so sorry." I stumbled over my words as shot up from my seat and had tears slipped through my lashes.

"I shouldn't have come, I-I'm sorry." I apologized again as I headed for the door to leave when Harry grabbed my arm and whipped me around to face him. "No, I'm not letting you go that easily again, Thea." he objected with one hand on my wrist and another cupped on my cheek.