Deceit [h.s]

Fourteen

Elizabeth:

"You heard me, I like being spooned." Harry stated, making me laugh aloud.

"Yeah, it's not like your legs are the triple of mine. Easier said than done." I bantered him, and it felt oddly mundane, as if we had been doing that for years and not mere weeks.

"Shut up and obey." I smacked his chest with force, untying our knotted legs and laying down flatly on my side, away from him. Harry gasped in surprised although I knew it was all mockery.

"Miss Winters, I can't believe how rude you are. I think I'll have to return you to the shop." I rolled my eyes although I was loving every second of playful Harry. He was carefree and funny and not the con artist at all. He was someone I could've fallen in love with.

"You'd be doing me a favour. I don't like men who think they can boss me around or whatever." In a surprising gesture, he pulled me closer and managed to lay my body atop his. I giggled because his fingers dug on my ticklish sides, and once Harry released me, I adjusted our position until my ear was resting peacefully above his beating heart. The thumping was strong and comforting, giving me a weird sense of liveliness, of knowing he was well and within my reach.

"How long will this last?" I dreadfully enquired, referring to us. I wanted Harry to say something along the cheesy lines of forever, but if I was being optimistic we had a couple days at most.

"Don't ruin the mood, please." He simply answered and I noticed how right he was. I gripped his body tightly, somewhat hugging him and complying to his request in silence.

"Is it bad that I want you naked right now?" He mumbled, lips against my hair. If I wasn't sleepy I would've opened my eyes and stared at him, although a yawn fell past my lips and showed off how tired I still felt, despite sleeping most of the day.

"Actually it is, cause that just happened earlier." I lowly spoke. Harry pulled me up and I rested my nose on the crook of his neck. I placed small kisses all over the place, fighting against the urge to fall asleep atop him. Before that could happen, I propped myself up and straddled his waist, bending down to kiss his lips.

Harry's hands laid on my hips, gripping tightly while our mouths moved together in the most delicate way. Before we had the chance to do anything else, there was loud banging on our door.

"Elizabeth! Open the fucking door please, I am in a hurry." There was such an intense urge in Katherine's voice that it baffled me more than the fact that she was there, banging on our door. With quick movements, I detached myself from Harry and ran to the door, unlocking it and facing my flushed sister.

Her eyes were wild, hair knotted in what appeared to have been an intricate braid.

"I overheard a conversation between mum and Sebastian. Apparently he thinks Benjamin found out where you are hiding and he is coming here tonight. As soon as I heard them talking, I knew I had to get here before one of them to warn you all, so I suggest you start packing because right now Benjamin is probably on his way." Kate didn't even blink while warning me, and once I turned around, Harry was already throwing things inside bags with carelessness.

"Kate, you've risked yourself immensely, you know that. Once mum finds out you're no longer home, she's going to flip." I scolded her, although I had already started to tidy up the room. We needed a spotless place, just in case Benjamin decided to explore a little bit more. I knew that was Harry's childhood house, so I wanted to do everything to preserve it.

"I left her a note, she'll understand eventually. Anyway, considering the fact that Benjamin was still in the office once I left home, I think he should be here in an hour or so." Kate had joined our insane pace, placing things quickly inside any bag, adjusting the place and making it seem like the house hadn't been hosting us for at least three days.