Tell Me The Truth -H.S. AU

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The past few days have been spent trying to get back into the swing of things and feel somewhat normal.

I returned to work on Tuesday and was welcomed with cheers as soon as I walked through the door. I guess things had gotten a little out of order while I was gone, considering the mounds of paperwork on the desk when I got into the office.

I found myself peeking out the office window to Harry's work station every once in awhile, even though I knew he wouldn't be there. Cas caught me once and made kissy faces at me before giving a theatrical fake crying performance. I kept the blinds closed after that.

Harry and I have called each other every night. He said he's dying of boredom at the house without me. He's chomping at the bit to do something other than lay in bed twenty-four seven. Thankfully, after his two week checkup, he should be able to return to work, as long as he has help with the heavy lifting. I told the guys to rearrange their stations so that Harry and Cas could be next to each other. Despite a brief argument from Cas, I know he'd be happy to help Harry with what he needs for the time being.

I was able to leave work early on this Friday afternoon and called Amelia, hoping she could help me with something. I picked her up from her house and we made the twenty minute drive to the little outlet mall just outside of town. It's funny how after all these years apart, it feels like nothing has changed.

"I'm surprised Harry is letting you have his car for this long." She says, shutting the passenger door behind her. "Niall never lets me drive his truck."

"Well, to be fair, he let me borrow it for one day, and I just never brought it back." We laugh together and she loops her arm with mine as we begin to walk toward the entrance to the mall.

"Okay, so what are we doing here, Violet?" She squints at me dubiously.

"Well..." I gesture to the French lingerie boutique behind me and her eyes light up. "Tomorrow Harry is supposed to be cleared for-"

"-Fucking." She finishes my sentence for me and I cringe back from her.

"Jesus Christ, Mia. I was going to say, just like, having sex, or something a little less aggressive."

"You can't fool me, Violet, I know Harry fucks." She wiggles her eyebrows at me and I cover my face, embarrassed. "There's no time for shame now, you little hoe, we are already here."

Mia takes my hand and pulls me into the boutique, and immediately starts grabbing things.

"So, what look are you going for?" She holds up four options she just snatched off the racks. "We've got sweet, sexy, innocent, and dominatrix."

"Okay, well, not that." I take the black leather suit, complete with a mask, from her hand and put it back on the rack where she got it.

"Not yet." She mumbles and starts to search for more options like the ones I left in her hand.

We decided that the white teddy is too innocent looking and gives me the creeps. The pink ones all seem to have some type of feathers or ruffles which appear very young, which also gives me the creeps. We seem to be sticking to the blacks and reds as we go along.

After a half hour of looking around, we finally head back to the dressing room, both of us holding a variety of lingerie to try on. I step into a dressing room and am surprised when Mia follows me into mine and shuts the curtain behind her.

"We have to see all the options." She shrugs her shoulders and begins to unbutton her blouse. I find myself averting my eyes when she peels the material from her body and my face flushes. "Don't be shy now, Violet." She laughs.