Forever Yours

Chapter 12

"What do you mean you know?" I asked gently, walking towards him. Harry pulled his arm from behind his back, revealing a bouquet of Sweet Peas, my favourite flower. "What're these for?" I asked, taking them from him. "I, uh... Liam?" Harry glared at Liam, who coughed. "Uh, right. I'll, um, go pummel Calum now." He excused himself and left. "I wanted to apologise," Harry finished.

"For?" I asked again, slightly suspicious. "My actions up till now. And for kinda forgetting our whole childhood together." My eyes widened. "When did you remember that?!" I asked, shocked. Harry chuckled nervously. "When I first saw you in the crowd at the concert." I stepped back.

"Then why'd you pick on me and call me fat?" I whispered, still hurt over it. Harry looked down. "Taylor and Kendall were both texting me that night and wouldn't leave me be. I know it's a lame excuse but before we came to see you and Alley, I'd had a few beers and was in a pissy mood. I shouldn't have said what I did and shouldn't have acted like that. I'm sorry."

"Then why were you still testy when me and Calum started dating?" I asked, confused. "Because I was mad at my own stupidity; I almost came to you to talk to you, then thought you didn't remember and was afraid of embarrassing myself so I didn't. But then I talked to Alley, and then when you did that whole karate move on that creep, I remembered you doing that when we wrestled. It used to make me so mad," he laughed. I chuckled.

"Yeah, I remember," I said softly and fondly. But quickly my anger returned. "But you still forgot, Harry. You swore to me you wouldn't forget. Not only were you my best friend, I had the biggest crush on you. I tried so hard to at least keep our friendship going. But you didn't." Harry sighed. "I know, Elaine. I'm so very sorry." I bit my lip. "Oh, man I don't know. You've gotta know how hard it was for me!"

Harry stepped towards me. "Elaine?" Harry whispered. I looked up at him, my blue eyes getting lost in his piercing green eyes, which were filling with tears. "I liked you, too. I still do." He stepped closer so our noses were almost touching as we held our gaze. "In fact, I love you."