The Bad Boy

Chapter 117

Stephanie's P.O.V.

We sit around the room and talk until it's time for us to leave. Ash says her goodbyes and then leaves. I hug Ally and then walk out with Harry to his car.

"What do you want to do?" Harry asks.

"Want to get pizza and watch a movie?" I suggest.

"And after that?" Harry gives me a look, eyes burning.

I reach over and trail a finger from his knee, up the seam of the jeans a little bit, but not too far. "I don't know..."

"Jesus Steph, not while I'm driving." He shakes his head to clear his thoughts, I suppose. I don't know what got into me there....

After a few minutes we pull into the video store. "What movie do you want to get?" I ask as we walk into the cool air of the store. There are racks and racks of movies.

Harry follows me around, hands in pockets while I scan all the titles. I suggest about 30 movies, but Harry shoots them down. Finally I see a familiar title on the 2 for 1 rack.

"I don't care what you say, we're watching these if I have to pay for them myself." I hold up Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2.

"Whatever you say babe." Harry slaps me on the butt and follows me up to the counter where he pays for the movies.

"Have you ever seen these?" I ask as we climb in the car.

"No, Gemma likes them though." Harry says as we drive two buildings down on the strip to the pizza place. "What do you want on the pizza?"

"MMmm, black olives, pepperoni, tomato, green pepper, and onions." I list.

Harry gives me a look and tries to hold back a laugh. I slap his arm and he climbs out of the car. "Be back in a second."

I wonder how tonight will go. I wonder what we'll do after the movie. I wonder what Harry wants to do. I wonder what I want to do. It scares me a little and I don't know why. I think about this until Harry finally gets back with the pizza.

I'm thinking most of the ride home too, so I don't say anything.

"What are you thinking?" Harry asks.

"What we're going to do tonight." I admit.

"What do you mean? I thought we were going to eat pizza and watch a movie?" Harry says.

"I mean.....after that." I mumble. This is embarrasing but I don't know why. Maybe it's the time apart...

Harry's eyebrows furrow as we pull into a parking space at the apartment. He turns to face me. "We'll do however much or little you want." He says seriously.

I nod but for some reason I'm still uneasy so I focus on my lap. I feel him reach out and cup my cheek in his hand. He brushes the pad of his thumb across my cheek bones and tilts my head to look him in the eyes.

"I mean it. We don't have to do anything." Harry says and then leans in to peck my lips once.

I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe it's the thought that Ally could be pregnant, maybe it's Ally in general. Harry climbs out of the car and carries the pizza up to the apartment, me following behind him. He gets in and sets the pizza on the table before going to work getting the movies to play.

I sit down on the couch and Harry sits on the other end. I think he gets that I need some time to puzzle out whatever the heck is wrong with me.

We watch the first movie and eat the pizza. By the second movie, the pizza is gone and I have no excuse to sit with him, or why I'm acting so weird.