An Unexpected Love Story

Chapter 2

(Harry's apartment on the side)

Harry and I talked for another thirty minutes. I told him about the fight I had with my parents and how I ended up here at the bar. Near the end of the story, I realized that I still had no idea where I was. I asked Harry and he told me that I was about an hours walk away from where I live.

I was totally devastated that I would have to walk all the way home. I groaned in frustration. "What's wrong, Natalie?" I was to embarrassed to look at him so I stared over his shoulder. "I don't have a way to get home. I left my car at my parents house." Harry chuckled. "That's not a problem. You can sleep at my place. I have plenty of room." I looked at him as if he had two heads. "Are you insane? I just met you! For all I know, you could be a rapist or a murderer." Harry laughed again. "We have to take chances don't we? I can assure you that I'm neither of those. You'll be safe with me."
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Harry was driving to his apartment. After a fifteen minute drive, he pulled into a parking garage and parked his car. As I was unbuckling my seatbelt, Harry rushed over to the passenger door and opened it for me. I thanked him and followed behind as we walked down a long hallway. Soon we came to a stop in front of a door. Harry inserted his key and stepped aside, allowing me to walk in front of him.

As soon as I walked in, I saw a rather large living room. I was in awe. Harry's apartment was amazing!

I turned towards Harry who had a smirk across his pink lips. "Wow, Harry! You didn't tell me you're rich!" He chuckled. "And I didn't tell you that I'm in a world wide boyband. Maybe you've heard of them. Does One Direction ring a bell?" I laughed. "Yup. I knew I recognized you!"

Harry's smirk disappeared. "Huh-What are you taking about?" I began to explain. "At the bar I recognized you but I couldn't figure out where I had seen you before. I thought I had met you somewhere but I guess it was on tv or something."

"So I didn't surprise you? That sucks." He sounded dissapointed. "Oh, you definitely surprised me! I told you I didn't know you were famous or rich,"I laughed. I continued to look around when I spotted a large sofa. An idea quickly popped into my head. "Um, Harry? Do you mind if I, uh..."

"Natalie. You can do whatever you want. As long as you don't break anything!" Harry smiled encouragingly.

Not thinking twice about it, I ran and cannon balled into the huge sofa. I rolled onto my back in a fit of laughter. It was all fun and games until I looked over at Harry. I sunk back into the sofa at the sight of Harry starring at me. I felt as if I had done something wrong. As I was about to get up and apologize, Harry launched into full speed and landed with a "thump" beside me. He rolled over and smiled.

"You know, I've lived here for about two years and I have never done that." I just chuckled. I relaxed into the sofa and smiled at Harry. He returned it and starred at me. We sat like this for a few minutes in a comfortable silence.

"Do you want to go swim," He surprised me by asking. "Harry. Where on Earth did that come from? I would love to, but where would we go?" Instead of answering, he stood up and motioned for me to follow. We walked down the hallway and came to a stop at a glass wall. On the other side of it was a large pool.

"Wow, Harry! This place really is amazing," I beamed. We walked through the door, into the room. Harry began to take off his shirt. "Wait. What will I wear? I don't have a swimsuit." He seemed to realize this at the same time. "My sister, Gemma, has a room of her own and a closet full of clothes. I'm sure we can find you somthing." We walked out of the pool room and into a white, sleek room a little farther down the hall. Harry showed me where the closet was and told me he would be in the pool when I was through.

I walked into the closet and gasped. There were so many clothes! After I wiped the drool from my chin, I found the shelf for bathing suits. I found one that I liked and made my way back into Gemma's room. After making sure the door was closed, I stripped out of my clothes and put on the bathing suit. I folded my clothes and put them on the bed.

I found my way back to the pool room. Through the glass wall I could see Harry's figure emerging from the water. His hair dripped water onto his toned body. It wasn't until then that I realized how many tattoos Harry had.

I stepped into the room and quietly shut the door. I tiptoed towards Harry, who was sitting on the bottom step of the pool. I jumped into his back and tackled him into the water. We both emerged from the water. Harry, sputtering water, spun around in shock. His eyes were wide and he had a panicked expression.

"Boo," I laughed. When he realized it was me, he relaxed and exclaimed, "You scared me!" We laughed some more and sat on the steps.

"That bathing suit looks good on you, by the way." I smiled at Harry. "Bet I can do a better flip off the diving board," I challenged. I splashed him in the face and raced to the opposite end of the board. "Oh, you're on, Natalie." He reached me in a matter of seconds. "I'll go first." He climbed on top of the board and winked at me before jumping into a front flip. When he broke the surface of the water I applauded him and held up seven fingers as his score.

"Think you can top that, Addie," he smirked. I coked my head at the nickname Harry gave me, but I didn't mention it. "Oh, yeah. Get ready to have your ego served to you on a platter." I stepped onto the diving board as Harry swam to the right of it. I put my hands together above my head. Just as I bent my knees for the launch, my foot slid out from under me. I tumbled into what I thought was the water, but was, instead, someone's body. Harry's body.