Don't Let Me Go // h.s.

Part 25: Staying

Harry's pov
"I need to talk to you." I laid myself across her legs on my bed. We were having a lazy day and she was in one of my T-shirts and shorts with her long hair down and untamed. She put down her phone and started running her fingers through my hair.

"What's up?" She asked.

"Are you still scared?" I looked up at her. She stopped moving before putting her hands down at her sides.

"I'm trying really hard not to be. Your family is making it really easy though and so are you. It's...it's just a lot to take in, but so far so good." She smiled down at me. Which is what I love about her. She always smiled even when it hurt her too.

"I don't want you to do anything you're not comfortable with. I always feel like I burden you and I just want to keep checking in and making sure you're ok."

"I'm ok." She nodded.

"If anything isn't ok you have to let me know. Don't keep it in, please. I'd never forgive myself." I shook my head. I couldn't imagine hurting her, but I already was.

"I will." She nodded before kissing my nose.

"I love you." The words were so easy to say to her I made sure to tell her every chance I could.

"I love you too." she replied.

"I hope after seeing who I really am and where I come from you'll stick through it all for me." I whispered.

"I'm definitely staying." Was all she said and no one had every told me that before. No one had ever stayed.

On our last day, I decided to take her to what Holmes Chapel was known for.

"Where are we going?" She wiggled in her seat from being so impatient.

"Let's just stay we're spending a night among the stars."

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" She threw her hands up in the air.

I just laughed as I kept driving, past the town and farms.

"You could be kidnapping me for all I know." She said, a hint of annoyance in her tone.

"I'm not kidnapping you." I laughed again. Even though she hated surprises, it was kinda funny watching her get annoyed.

"Can you just tell me?" She said a lot nicer.

"I already told you." I replied, trying to suppress my smile.

"Well I don't understand what it means." She crossed her arms and pouted.

"That's not my problem."

She groaned obnoxiously loud making me laugh.

"Ok ok we're almost there. Don't get mad at me." I patted her thigh.
I pulled into the parking lot and killed the engine.

"Jordell Bank Observatory." She read the sign off the building.

"Do you get it now?" I smirked.

"I admit that was smart." She stepped out off the car and slammed the door.

"And your still mad at me?" I called after her. She just kept walking towards the entrance, ignoring me. I quickly locked the car and ran after her. I grabbed her hand which she took hesitantly. We waited in line to buy our entrance tickets.

"Don't be mad at me." I pleaded before kissing her cheek.

"I'm not mad just slightly annoyed." She replied.

"Slighty?" I laughed. "This is slightly?"
She tried to hold back a smile.

"I can see you smiling." I teased her which made her turn her head the other way.