alleyway [h.s]

chapter 15

HARRY'S POV

Luca is back at it.

We got another message last night.

UNKNOWN
How's our little Ruby doing after she finally knows who I am? And after she killed three of my men? If someone takes something from me, I take something from them, and she took three of my somethings

Tomorrow was also Zayn's two week limit until he sends someone over here and takes them from me.

She hasn't spoken for three weeks now. I miss her voice. I don't even know if she still has one after not using it for a while.

I had one day left to help her.

I was currently watching her sleep, facing me this time.

I ran my fingers over her soft rosy cheek, and moving a misplaced strand of hair back into the pillow. She looked so at piece when she was sleeping. Like none of this was happening.

She started to wake up, so I quickly removed my hand from her face so it wouldn't freak her out.

Her big brown eyes slowly opened and met mine. She looks at me for a few seconds, and I expected her to turn around and face the other way, but she smiles at me instead.

A real smile.

I couldn't believe it. She hasn't smiled in three weeks and now all of a sudden, she is.

I smile back, throat a little dry as I say, "good morning-"

"Can we go outside?"

Woah. Did I hear that correctly? Did she just talk?

My eyes widen as I look at her.

Her voice sounds scratchy from not using it for so long. It sounds as if the throat was soar. It probably was.

"I- yeah, of course we can. Whatever you want" I say as I'm sitting up.

She sits up also, turning to get off the bed and to the bathroom. When she steps out, I quickly step in and take a piss and brush my teeth.

When I step out, I see her sitting on the bed waiting for me.

"You should um- put some warm socks on. A-and shoes and a jacket. It's gotten quite cold out" I stutter

She just looks at me for a moment, before she's getting up and digging through the drawer for some socks, then to my closet to grab a jacket.

I moved all her bags in my room sometime last week, and put it all away for her with my stuff.

We walk silently downstairs to get our shoes. She slipped on her black vans, and I decided to wear mine too. We are completely matching. I like it.

"We can go sit on the back porch if you want?" I say nervously, running my hand through my hair.

She nods.

Once outside, I realize that it's colder than I expected but I don't care. Ruby wants to be out here, so I'll stay for as long as she wants. Besides, she hasn't been outside in three weeks. This could do her some good.

We sit on the wooden steps of my porch, that look out to my backward surrounded by trees. I have an underground pool and a hot tub. The boys usually like getting wasted and doing dumb shit in it.

I turn my head to the left, to look at her. She's admiring the sky like she missed it. He cheeks and nose are a little red from the cold air.

I go to open my mouth to speak, when she's suddenly saying "thank you and I'm sorry"