🔞I May be Falling in Love // Hwang Hyunjin🔞

🖤Chapter 9🖤

I opened my tired puffy eyes to a bright and sunny room I didn't recognise. I started scanning the room and noticed Cole asleep in an arm chair by the door and Harley asleep on my side. That's when I remember what happened the night before and look down to see that I'm fully clothed. I exhale a sigh of relief, followed by anger and sadness.

As Harley's arms wrap around me, I start sobbing.

"Everything will be fine." He whispers while running his fingers through my hair. I feel Harley wrap his arm around my waist pulling me closer to him. I look down at his hand that laid across my stomach to see dried up blood stains on his knuckles which I assume to be Finn's blood.

"W-where is he?" I sob under my breath.

"He's gone, his parents came to pick him up." Harley pulls away from the hug and cups his palms around my tear-stained cheeks.

"What did he do to you, princess?" He says this while brushing a hair away from my face with his fingers. As the flashbacks flood my mind, I find myself crying more and more, unable to answer his question.

Cole jerks awake and rushes towards me. "Let me drive you back home." He reaches out his arms to help me stand up. I leap into his arms and follow him out the door, Harley close behind. I turn around to see Harley... crying? Why is he sobbing?

"Harley? What's the matter?" I come to a halt and ask, causing Cole to turn around.

"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault." He whimpers, burying his face in his hands.

Cole approaches him and places his hand on his shoulder "It isn't your fault. How was it your fault, Harley, that Finn was drunk and took advantage of Audrey?"

"Because I-I wasn't there to p-protect her." He stutters as he looks up at me, and I can tell how much pain he is in by looking into his swollen red eyes.

"Is it okay, Cole, if I stay at Harley's today?" I asked, wiping the tears from my cheeks.

"Of course," He says. Cole walks out the door, leaving Harley and me crying in the hallway.

"We should go back to mine now." Harley sobbed as he wiped his tears and took my hand in his as he led me to his car.

The car ride was filled with tears. Finn couldn't get out of my head. When I closed my eyes, all I could see was him touching me, making me cry even more. I could tell Harley felt terrible as he did not let go of my hand the entire drive to his house.

When we got back to Harley's, my tears had stopped, but my mind kept replaying the horrible memory. All I could think about was what happened between Harley and Finn after I was taken away, or what would happen if I ran into Finn at work on Monday. I couldn't help but feel nauseous at the prospect of seeing him again.

"Let's get you fixed up beautiful." He says as he closes the front door behind us and leads me to his bedroom. He goes straight to his closet to find me some comfy sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt.

"You okay with this?" Harley cocks an eyebrow while holding up a plain black t-shirt and grey sweatpants.

"Just the shirt, it's too hot for pants," I say as I approach him and take the shirt from his grasp.

"Do you want me to wait in the living room for you or-"

"Stay here... please," I say with convincing eyes, and he takes a seat on the bed while I gently remove my clothes. When I look in a full-body mirror, all I see are Finn's hands roaming the surface of my body. I freeze and start to shake, tears flowing out of my eyes.

Harley quickly rises from his seated position and rushes over to me.

"Please don't cry." He whispers as he assists me in putting on the t-shirt and plants small kisses on my neck and shoulder. His touch soothes me.

"T-thank you." I whimper as I turn to face him, reaching my small hands around his waist for a hug. "Harley... promise me you're not leaving." I mutter under my breath as I look up at him with teary eyes.

"I promise," he says as he grabs my chin and caresses his thumb against my soft skin.

I grin. That was all I needed to know. Even though I only met him yesterday, I have a feeling he will remain in my life. The way he treats me, how he holds me, how he kisses me makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world.

Harley notices the smile that has appeared on my face.

"What are you thinking about, princess?" He asks, a proud grin displayed on his face.

"Nothing." I brush it aside.

I may be falling in love. I can already imagine Cole's reaction if I told him that. "He's too old for you," he'd say, or "you've only just met him, you don't know anything about him." Which is correct. I know very little about him, including his age.

"How old are you?" I'm laughing at how stupid the question is.

Harley laughs before responding "I'm 26 years old; how old are you? Please tell me that you are over the age of 18."

"I'm 20." I say shyly, I know I'm younger than him, but I hope he doesn't mind. I couldn't care less how old he is... unless he's in his forties.

"Phew." He sighs, wiping his brow with the back of his hand. Cole has nothing against me now.

Speaking of Cole, my phone begins to ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Coles sweet voice was heard over the speaker. His tone was hurried and concerned.

"Just trying not to think about anything; Harley is taking good care of me. I'll probably go home soon because it's getting late."

"If I were you, I would not do that... If you don't mind staying there this weekend, I can drop off some clothes and essentials."

Cole didn't have to explain himself. Finn was inside our apartment, I could tell by his tone in his first response.

"I'll text you what I need, thank you." My blood was starting to boil as I said this before hanging up.

Harley's hand gently rubbed small circles on the small of my back. He could tell I was about to murder someone.

"How about we just watch a movie and deal with this tomorrow?" He tries to persuade me, and it works; I'm now trapped under his magical spell.