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Chapter 26

I groggily wake up and check my phone to find one new message

Mia: I’m staying at Chels’s tonight

I sigh, that was sent at two in morning, I can only imagine what she’s getting up to

I love Chelsea but she’s not exactly the best for Mia. Well I’m not either…but anyway she’s a party animal and when she and Mia get together and there’s alcohol involved it doesn’t always end up well.

I walk over to the bathroom hoping to get rid of the pit in my stomach.

After I wash and clean my teeth I head over to my closet.

Scurrying through my drawers I settle on black jeans, a red plaid shirt undone with a black singlet underneath.

I leave my hair in its natural waves and grab my handbag with my stuff I need for today.

On the way out I grab an apple from the kitchen and eat it on the way, not in the mood for breakfast.

***

‘Where’s Mia and Chels?’ asks Tim as he sits down with Rick and I.

I shrug and eat my overpriced sandwich.

‘They went out last night, came back both drunk off their face’ says rick with a mouth full of food.

Chels and Rick share a place, they’re just friends but they have a bit on a thing going on, they think everyone’s oblivious but everyone knows they sleep with each other occasionally. It’s so obvious. It’s more a friends with benefits thing.

I don’t know why they won’t get together though; they’re perfect for each other. I think it’s because they both like the freedom of being able to go out and do whatever they want with whoever they want.

Tim’s the only one who still lives with his parents, so I guess that’s why we never here of him bringing home girls. Although he’s not that type of guy either. Tim’s a sweet guy, I guess he hasn’t found anyone, which is a shame because he deserves to be happy but he’s constantly getting screwed over by people. People like me.

‘I thought they were over that, well…Mia at least’ says Tim frowning

Rick looks at me then Tim, ‘you don’t know do you?’

I look at Tim; I don’t think she told him.

Tim frowns ‘what?’

‘She and Matt broke up’ he says

‘Wait what?’ says Tim, slightly agitated, ‘when did this happen?’

Rick shrugs ‘a few days ago’

I finish my sandwich and check the time, ‘sorry to leave early guys but I said I’d help Liam move house.’

They both say goodbye and I start to exit the campus.

I’m glad it’s time for me to leave, I know Tim is going to ask questions and I don’t particularly want to hear about my best friend getting smashed and doing god knows what. 

Outside the front I see Harry’s Range Rover pull up to curb. Perfect timing.

I slide into the car and give Harry a peck on the lips. I’m about to pull away but deepens the kiss. His large hands find their way to my cheeks and linger there for a while before he lightly traces my jawline with the tip of his finger.

 I smile into the kiss and my hands lean on his big chest. His tongue and mine work perfectly in sync before he smiles and we finally pull away.

‘Hi’ he says smiling while I close the door of the car.