Sequence h.s. AU

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Daddy long legs

I didn't know he would be showing up that day, let alone that he would have an unexpected friendship with my father. But he did. He walked straight in. Curse my parents for ever leaving that door open. But he was greeted immediately by my father, who called him by the name of harold which made me giggle alot.

There was a spark of excitement as soon as I seen his emerald eyes. It made my heart jump in my chest, almost like it was begging to be tooken out and gaven to him. Almost like it knew this is where it may belong.

But with every ounce of strength I still have left in me I push back that feeling. I need too. I can't fall in love with someone again. And I also can't just push brad away. I love brad. All that happened that day was purely an accident. I miss brad. And what me and him were. I try to call him every night.. leave a voice mail saying 'call me back.. I love you' then hanging up the phone.

"Join me?" Harry interrupted my thoughts with his large hand reaching out toward mine. I hesitated but decided to accept his offer and interlock his fingers with mine. The touch numbs my whole body, like nothing I've ever felt before. My mind quickly seizes this feeling and I go back to normal.

As we walk I don't pay attention to where were heading. But when he stops I finally look up and see the cement of my driveway.

"What are we doing out here?" I remember asking him that question more than once.. more than twice maybe. But I stand still as the one crutch I have falls to the ground and I almost topple over in pain before harry catches me and pulls me into his chest. My breathing is heavy and my hair sticks to my face as he holds an arm out for me to hang on to and bends over to recollect my crutch. He pulls it up and slides it underneath my arm.

"Thanks." I whisper and he places his hands in his Jean pockets wetting his lips with his tounge.

"Blake and tyler have told me that you've stopped talking to them."

I bite my lip and look down as he turns his back towards me.

As I look down I see a spider with very long legs crawling slowly up my crutches and I jump.

"Oh my god." I cry out and Harry whips around seeing me freak out over the spider.

He smiles scooping it up and my face twists in disgust.

"Harry put that thing down. Now."

"Why?" His eyes watch the spider crawl up and down his arm and fingers. He smiles as he continues watching it. "Evelyn it's just a daddy long leg."

I snort in laughter.

"That is the most ridiculous name I've ever heard from a spider." I say and he smiles wider, continuing to let the spider crawl up and down his arms.
"Put it down it could be poisonous or something" I tell him and he looks up at me while the small spider crawls from one of his hands to the other.

"They are poisonous." He says smirking up at me and my eyes widen as it travels up to his shoulder and down his torso. I bend over and grab my shoe off my foot and he backs up with his hand in the air as he let's the spider crawl from his chest and on to his hand again.

"Relax eve their mouthes are too small to bite you. Therefore, they are very play able and play worthy. Put your shoe back on." I look down blushing at his pet name and I throw my shoe on the ground putting it on.

"You never fail to amaze someone with your knowledge do you?" I ask him as he walks over to the grass, I don't follow.
He sets his hand on the ground and let's it crawl off.

"There ya go buddy." He says faintly to the spider and I smile as he gets up dusting his hands off.

"No you just over estimate alot of stuff. And plus the only way I knew that about daddy long legs is because I am one." He winks and my smile widens as I laugh and he laughs with me.

My mind tells me to stop laughing and to stop liking what we're doing but I can push that thought away for the night. Just for the night. I'm not letting my wall crumble.. I'm just letting harry take off a few bricks.