Flutter |h.s|

52

Harry

Luckily, Grace and Holly made up pretty quickly. I think she was less upset with Holly and more of her feelings were toward Elias.

They've also been talking a lot to each other and it's looked serious. I'm really happy to see Grace being more forward about her feelings and approaching her problems instead of hiding from them.

The girls ran ahead of us, saying something about some Disney movie they love. I don't know, all that I've been able to catch onto is that they're singing some songs about dreams and they keep saying for someone to sing to them.

Seeing Grace smile and laugh is all I could ask for. I always want her to be happy. So seeing her and Holly making TikToks together and letting them speak in movie quotes makes me feel so much better. I was nervous things would be strained in Rome. But hopefully this is the last issue we have on this trip.

Elias has been quieter, just watching as Grace and Holly have fun. A part of me wants to ask what really happened and what was said, but I'm not sure if I want to hear. It just all really sucks because Eli and I were getting so close as friends.

We all continue to walk through the streets of Rome. I shut off the film camera, lowering it as we walk. I'm trying to save as much film as possible since I don't want to use up all of Grace's film. I'll probably buy her all new ones too, and I can't forget that gift card.

We stop in an empty street, and Holly rushes over to prop her phone up on a ledge of a building to film a TikTok. They've done little videos in every city now, but they've been going overboard with them now in Rome. I know that in her drafts, Holly has videos of the two of us doing a dance, or a video of the group.

Those dances are so hard to learn, but they're so cute. I love seeing all the fans do them. I even made a TikTok account now, but I don't post on there and my name isn't on it. I think my team has an account for me anyway, but this way I don't have to worry about accidentally liking a video.

Elias and I stand to the side, watching quietly as the girls make their video. I smile softly, happy that Grace is smiling so much.

"Grace ne ha passate troppe." Eli speaks, and my blood runs cold.

I freeze in my spot, almost scared to look at him. I didn't teach him that.

"Si è fatta male più e più volte. E non lascerò che si faccia male di nuovo. Si fida di te più di quanto io l'abbia mai vista fidarsi di qualcuno. Non approfittarti di lei." he warns, looking at me now.

I turn to look at him, my eyes wide, "Tu parli italiano?" I ask, my mouth dry.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck.

He nods, "L'ho preso per poco più di otto anni e ho continuato a imparare dopo il college."

My teeth sink into my bottom lip hard. He had me fucking fooled. Now I feel like the biggest idiot in the world. It makes a ton more sense why he picked up on phrases so quickly.

"Quindi sai cosa ho detto?" I ask, sighing as he nods.

Here I was, thinking I was getting over on everybody by speaking Italian, but Elias has known the entire time.

"Lei si fida di te. Non tradire la sua fiducia. Mi fido anch'io di te. Ti affido mia sorella. L'unica famiglia che ho. Non può essere ferita di nuovo, Harry. Non lo ammetterà, sta bene, le darò spazio. Ma trattala bene." Elias warns.

I nod, looking at him. I'm definitely nervous about him knowing now, at least that I flirt with her, but it's definitely a weight off my shoulders knowing that it won't be terrible if we end up slipping up.