DEVOTION

chapter four -

A/N : Buckle up bitches, cause shit's about to get real.

I listened to "Favorite Crime" pretty much the entire time, so do what you will with that information.

Alright... here we go.

EDEN'S POV -

I spent a few hours over at Mitch's place, mostly just joking around and eventually both Harry and I teased him about Sarah. I figured by 4:30 it was appropriate for me to go home, so Harry gave me a ride and Mitch tagged along in the back and I invited them both in to grab Harry's flowers and for dinner if Aaron hadn't gotten home yet. "No i didn't know the rug was loose so-"

"Eden, what the fuck!" I jump, spinning around to see Aaron holding up the note from the flowers, my heart rate picking up even more than it did with the jump scare. "What the fuck is- who are you?" He shouts again, tossing his hand up, motioning to Harry.

"Aaron, calm down. This is Harry and Mitch, just some friends of mine" I try to move towards him but he holds his hand up, warning me to stay where I am and I feel my throat tense up. "You're Harry?" Aaron points again and I glance over, Harry's face drawn up in an expression I can't read, Mitch's eyes just wide with an "oh shit" look on his face.

"Yeah, mate." Harry answers back in a bit of a confused tone, still leaned against the counter next to me.

"So you thought it might be a good fucking idea to send my girlfriend flowers and some sappy ass note?" Aaron grits back and I keep switching my eyes between the two very different reactions. Harry seems unbothered, scratching his nose with his forefinger and standing up completely. "Aaron, I'll talk to you about this alone. You guys can go, I'll talk to you soon." I tell both Mitch and Harry, making my way towards Aaron but neither of them move.

Fuck fuck fuck.

"No, Eden. So this is why you were gone all day? Off with your little friends?" He insinuates with his tone and my face heats up. This isn't the first time he's acted like this but I'm just embarrassed.

"Yeah, is she not allowed?" Mitch pipes in and I snap my eyes to him, his face looking just as irritated as Harry's. "I don't think I invited you to this conversation, did I?" Aaron snips and Mitch lets out a soft chuckle, making me even more nervous. "Didn't ask for one actually." He mocks and Aaron looks like he's about to explode.

"What the fuck did you think you were doing out like this?" He points to my dress and my face heats up more. "Like what?" Harry asks behind me, his voice curious and I close my eyes, mentally wishing this situation gone.

"I think you need to leave." Aaron spits out and I feel a hand on my shoulder softly. "Yeah I think we will." Harry's voice comes behind me and I feel his arm wrap around my shoulder, him handing me my purse.

This is so bad. Aaron's gonna be so mad at me.

"Harry, can you just wait in the car, please." I turn back, looking calm in this situation. "If you're not out in five, we're coming back." Mitch points and I nod, slipping out of Harry's arm. "What the fuck!" Aaron snaps again as Harry and Mitch both stride out.

"Aaron, you need to stop. I was trying to explain to you that he was offering me a place on tour and to work with him. that's it." I try to reason with him but he just stares at me, his jaw clenching.

"So you chose to bring them and embarrass me?" He speaks in a more quiet tone, playing the same victim card as always and I grow more irritated than nervous. I didn't do anything wrong. "No Aaron, you were gone all night and didn't say a word. I'm sorry that I decided to do something I wanted." I slip past him and into the bedroom, grabbing some things and throwing them in a brown tote bag.