Broken || h.s. AU (Special Edition)

Chapter 17 - Dazzled

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Chapter 17 - Dazzled

Julia's P.O.V.

We walk arm in arm, the chilly air surrounding us in a seemingly tangible embrace. After a moment I feel Harry slide his arm from mine, his fingers interlacing through mine. I look up to him, heat creeping into my cheeks when I see he's already looking back at me.

"Where are we going?" I ask curiously. He smiles and shakes his head, turning his eyes forward.

My bottom lip juts out, my brow furrowing. He chuckles at my reaction, keeping his eyes forward. I walk silently, my eyes straining as I try to watch him out of the corner of my eyes.

Part of my mind is telling me to look forwards so I don't trip.

Another part of my mind wants to reach over and kiss him; to feel his soft lips press against mine and his hands clasp at the small of my back.

The other part of my mind is telling me to just walk and watch him discretely.

I begrudgingly choose the latter.

So I study his eyes. They shine a bright, olive green, gleaming on occasion as the setting sun catches the slivers of emerald.

My eyes wander over his face and I notice his dimples are unusually deep. But somehow, it fits him. His pink, heart shaped lips glisten wetly as he brings his full bottom lip between his teeth. The corner of his mouth pulls up in a crooked smirk, his dimples becoming impossibly deeper. I finally look back to his eyes, feeling my heart flutter when they're already meeting mine.

He'd caught me staring.

Red flushes into my cheeks as I look back down, my lips burning as I fight an embarrassed smile. Harry's long fingers close around mine tighter and again, my cheeks grow warmer.

"Enjoying the view?" He murmurs as I feel his eyes on me.

"Shut up." My voice comes out in a ditzy stream of giggles. I push against his broad shoulder, feeling embarrassment flood from my face to my whole body as he doesn't even budge.

Harry chuckles again, pulling me to a stop as my eyes slowly wander to his face again. He grins cheekily and again I feel my heart flutter so lightly it feels on the verge of stopping. I force my eyes to shut, sighing deeply as my brows furrow together.

There's a long pause before Harry asks quietly "Are you upset with me..?"

I nod without a word and there's another pause.

"What did I do this time?" He says slowly. I push my bottom lip out again.

"I hate it. You look at me and I'm practically going into cardiac arrest. But nothing I seem to do has the same effect." I open my eyes, trying to keep my expression the same as he stares at me in confusion.

"I... dazzle you?" He asks, bewildered.

I nod once, pulling his hand up to press on the side of my neck. He raises his eyebrow a little, his mouth parting in an o as he feels my pulse faintly against the palm of his hand. He pulls his plump lip between his teeth again, gnawing on the edge in thought.

A smile crosses his lips as he steps closer, his other hand moving towards my face. His long fingers curl in lazily, the back of his knuckles lightly brushing across my cheek. My breath catches in my throat, seeming to solidify there as my breathing stops.

Harrys smile widens in response as he feels my heart quicken.

"That's enough of that now." I laugh nervously, pushing his hands away, a bit of frustration building up inside of me at how easily he influences me. He frowns, his hand catching mine.