His Secret (Harry Styles fanfiction)

Chapter Seven

Harry's POV

I woke up to the sound of the front door slamming.

I look around to see Liam on the floor in front of me, and Leah laying right beside me.

I get off the couch slowly, trying not to wake Leah. Then I tippy toe around Liam, trying not to kick him.

I see my mom in the kitchen with Leah's mom. Realizing I'm shirtless with bruises all over me.. I run up stairs to the bathroom.

I lock the door and look for something to cover the large reminders of a brutal fight.

I find some cover-up in the cabinet and smear it all over my bruised torso. Once I'm satisfied with the way it looks, I trot downstairs and join my mom in the kitchen.

"Hey babe" my mom smiles softly.

I kiss her on the forehead and sit down.

"So, what did you and Leah do last night?" Maria, Leah's mom asks.

"Well, um I took her to Zayn's for a party." I mumble, hoping Leah's mom won't flip out.

"Oh really? Who was there?" My mom butts in.

"Uh, Liam, Niall, Zayn, Louis, Jim--" I start

"Woah, woah, woah.. Did you just say Jim?" My mom raises her voice a bit.

"Zayn invited him." I mumble, dropping my head in embarassment.

"Harry I've told you not to hang with him. Especially when he's drinking." She shakes her head.

My mom has known Jim and his family for a while, she says he's a real disgrace to Holmes Chapel. He's the complete opposite of the rest of his family.

Jim didn't seem like a bad dude, until I got to know him. He beats on his girlfriend from what I've heard.

Her name's Stephanie I believe.

I don't know how to respond to her so I walk away, back to the couch. Where Leah is now awake.

"Hey" I sigh plopping down next to her.

She looks like she had a rough sleep, her hair is a mess, she's got makeup smeared over her eyes but who cares, she still looks beautiful to me.

"What time is it?" She groans.

"Uh, like 3 a.m." I chuckle.

Without saying another word she gets up and walks upstairs.

Leah's POV

Thanks for waking me up Harry. Now I'm all grumpy. And we've got school in a couple hours.

Just my luck.

I'm currently in the bathroom, looking at myself in the mirror.

I look terrible! My hair reminds me of a bird's nest. Ah who cares.

Back to last night.

Why are Harry and Jim enemies?

Harry is so kind, but he fights like he belongs in the MMA. Is that bad?

There's a faint knock on the door scaring my thoughts away.

"I-I'll be right out." I tell the mystery person who's standing on the other side of the door.

"Open the door" I heard the deep, familiar voice command.

Harry.

I open the door just a crack.

"Occupied" I smirk, looking up into Harry's glistening green orbs.

"Let me in" he suggests, pushing the door open as I try to shut it.

I step back allowing him to enter.

"What do you want?" I giggle, watching his every move through the mirror.

Without answering my question, Harry turns me around.

"Harry" I mumble in confusion.

"Shh.." He presses his long finger to my tender lips.

Suddenly Harry's phone begins to ring, making him curse under his breath.

"Hello" he answers in annoyance.

"Yo Haz! What are you doing?" The Irish voice yells into the phone.

Niall.

"Erm, nothing" Harry rolls his eyes.

"Me, Zayn, and Louis were thinking about driving around somewhere. Wanna go?" Niall questions, making Harry sigh.

"I'm with Leah mate." He lowers his voice.

"She can come!" Zayn screams into the phone.

"Yeah and tell Liam to come get his car. ROAD TRIP!" Niall yells.

Harry laughs and hangs up the phone, looking into my eyes.

"Do you wanna go, love?" He asks.

"But, we have school-" I start.

"I'll convince our moms to let us stay home. It's Friday anyway." He smiles, opening the door and trotting downstairs.

I finish wiping my makeup off and follow Harry into the kitchen.

"And where are you going exactly?" Anne questions, raising an eyebrow.

"I don't know mom. Just driving, we'll find a place to sleep. I'll rent a cabin if I have to." Harry replies, getting frustrated.

I turn around to see Liam standing behind me.

"Hey." I smile at him.

"Hi, erm.. Where are we going?" He asks, rubbing his tired eyes.

"Honestly, I don't know. Niall called and told us we're going on a road trip." I shrug my shoulders.

"Oh great." He rolls his eyes.

"Is that bad?" I ask, my eyebrows dropping to a frown.

"Usually, when we go on road trips they just get drunk in the woods. And Jim will probably show up with his.. Girlfriend." Liam tells me, air qoutations around "girlfriend".

I let out a small chuckle and walk back into the kitchen.

"Be ready by 6 a.m!" Harry yells over his shoulder as he jogs past me, out the front door to his house."

I look at my phone for the time, 4:30 a.m.

"Road trip, aye? Should be fun." My mom smiles, sipping her tea.