Sheltered (h.s)

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H A R R Y

I press my lips against hers softly, our lips mold together perfectly. She presses runs her hand up the back of my neck, tangling her tiny fingers in my curls. I smile against her lips before breaking the kiss.

"Jesus Christ.. You're precious." I mutter against her lips, causing her cheeks to flush red.

"No I'm not." She whines, Looking up at me innocently. I bite my lip and stare at her for a moment. The expression on her face is absolutely adorable.

"What?" She says, her lips parting in a beautiful way.

"Nothing Darling, just admiring." I smirk, pulling back a bit, giving her space to breathe. "How about you go sit in the living room, yeah? Louis should be here soon." I smile, flashing my white teeth. she nods, blushing as she walks past me.

"Hey Harry?" She says, looking back at me.

"Yes?" I say lovingly, turning to face her.

"Why're you keeping me?" Her eyebrows knit together, confusion evident.

"Because I care for you. Now, go wait in the living room please. We can talk more about this later, okay?" I say, nodding towards the living room. She nods in response, sitting herself on the couch.

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Ella's POV

Knock knock.

"Could you get that, Sweetheart?" Harry's voice rings through my ears as I stand up, making my way over to the door timidly.

"Yeah, I've got it." I say loudly, my volume surprising me a bit. I sigh, taking a deep breath before grasping the door knob and pulling the door opened. I glance up slightly and am meet with a pair of ocean blue eyes and messy brown hair.

"Hey Lovely, Harry's here, yeah?" He says and I nod.

"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" He asks playfully, causing me to giggle a bit. "No," I roll my eyes at him as he raises an eyebrow.

"Hey Lou, I see you met El." Harry says, entering the room, his body close behind my own.

"Yeah, She seems alright, not as odd as I'd expected her to be." Louis says bluntly, causing me to pout. Harry chuckles and shakes his head in response, giving his attention to Louis.

I take this opportunity to explore the house a bit, I haven't really gotten the chance to yet.

I find myself walking up the stairs and am met by many doors in the hallway. I wonder what all of these rooms are for? Harry lives alone, I think anyways.

I recognize a few of the doors, one is too his bedroom, one is to the bedroom I slept, and the other is the bathroom.

My curiosity gets the best of me, and I decide to peek in the other rooms. One of them seemed pretty normal, just an office room. Nothing too fancy, a large desk, a few chairs and some bookshelves lining the walls.

I close the door to the office, deciding to explore the next room.

I open the door and I'm met with the smell of paint. I hesitantly enter the room, flipping on the light-switch as I walk in.

As I flip the switch, the room is lit up and suddenly I'm mesmerized. There are so many paintings, and let me tell you, they're all very beautiful.

I enter the room further, examining each price of art carefully. I glance over and notice a work in progress sat up on the easel in the middle of the room and head over to look at that one.

I smile as I'm met with an unfinished painting, that seems to be a girl holding a kitten. I examine the painting further and realize the girl in the painting looks a bit familiar.

Could that be me?

I smile at the thought but shake my head in disbelief. I'm not that beautiful, I doubt he would want to paint someone like me.

I decide I've explored enough and head back downstairs. As I reach the end of the staircase, I notice Louis and Harry laughing together. I'm glad their having a good time together.

I clear my throat, grabbing Harry's attention for a moment.

His eyes meet mine moments later, a warm smile covering his lips.

"Could I have some water?" I question, my eyes glued to my feet.

"Of course!" He smiles, moving from the couch. "Come to the kitchen with me, darling."

I nod, following behind him.

As we enter the kitchen he turns to me.

"Are you sure you just want water?" He questions, "I'm sure I've got other things, maybe some juice."

My eyes lite up when he says juice, causing him to let out a soft chuckle.

"Juice please! My favorite is orange juice." I beam at him, hoping he's got some in the fridge.

He reaches into the cabinet, pulling out a cup and filling it with orange juice for me.

"Thank you." I smile up at him, taking the glass in my hands carefully.

"No problem, Doll." He rubs my back for a moment, causing me to let out a hum.

"Let's go back to the den, okay?" He says, and I nod in response, following him back to the living room.

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A few hours pass and Louis finally announces that he should head back home. It was nice meeting him, but I'm a bit drained at this point to be honest. I'm glad Harry has a friend like that though, Louis is super funny and kind.

"I should be getting home, Mate. I've got work in the morning." Louis says, standing up from the couch.

"Yeah, it is getting late." Harry responds, shrugging his shoulders.

"It was nice to meet you Ella" Louis smiles, holding his hand out for me.

I grasp his hand hesitantly and he gives it a firm shake, causing me to giggle.

"Keep him in line, won't you?" Louis laughs, monitoring to Harry. I nod my head quickly, a smile covering my face.

"I'll see you again, Harry. Thanks for inviting me over." Louis concludes, before exiting the house, leaving me alone with Harry again.

After he leaves, Harry waltzes over to the door, locking it behind Lou.

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Harry smiles down at me before pulling me up from the chair.

"I suppose not." I smile sheepishly, looking away from his face.

"Let's go make some dinner, yeah? I'm sure you're hungry." He says sweetly, leading me into the kitchen.

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Author's note: I wanted to re-write the last bit of this chapter because I thought it was a bit cringy. As always, thank you for reading! 💜

-amethyst