Sweetened || HS AU (COMPLETED)

• forty •

the song is pretty short but yk the drill - just listen on repeat until the chapter is over 🙂‍↕️

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| Jailen |

Harry chuckled, no, cackled as he tried to block my hits.

"It's not funny!" I gritted out, slapping his arm once more before taking a step back from the motorcycle and putting my hand over my chest as I tried to slow my heartbeat.

He was still laughing loudly as he stood up off of the bike and walked closer to me, "I was calling your name, you didn't hear me?"

"How would I fucking hear you?" I swatted at his chest again as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me against him.

"I had hope," He murmured, nuzzling his head into my neck as he swayed us gently.

I kept my hands at my sides, staring up at the trees and hating the immediate relief I felt now that I was in his arms, "You suck."

"I'm sorry, baby," He said through chuckles as he lifted his head to stare down at me, still swaying us gently, "I went back to the house and Jonah told me that you had gone on a little walk. Decided I'd join you."

"You couldn't call me and let me know you were coming?"

He raised an eyebrow, "Call you?"

"Yes, call me!"

"On the phone you left in the room?" Harry licked his lips, a smug expression on his face, "Fille très, très idiote, anything could've happened and no one would've known."

"You said we were safe here," I countered, feeling like I was being scolded.

"We are, but what if?" He stepped away from me and looked me over, "And you're barefoot. What if you would've stepped on something sharp and couldn't walk back? You wouldn't have had a way to call anyone for help and I wouldn't have known where you were and you would've bled out and died."

I narrowed my eyes at him, "You're being dramatic. And it's not like you would've had trouble finding me. Look, you just did it with no problem!"

"Besides the point, ma chérie," He said, walking backward until he reached his bike. He looked at it and then back at me, "Come on, let's go for a ride."

"Right now?" I shifted on my feet and he nodded, pulling out a pack of cigarettes before putting it in his mouth and lighting it, shooting me a look that told me he wasn't asking.

I went to sit on the back of the bike but was stopped in my tracks when Harry grabbed my arm and pulled me so that I had to sit on the front of the seat. I looked at him but he was already looking at me, a cloud of smoke flowing from his mouth.

He tossed the cigarette to the ground and stepped on it. He swung his leg over the seat and straddled it, putting his hands on his lap as he waited for me to do the same. I did, gathering my dress up to my knees and lifting my leg to sit down.

I was hardly on the seat before he was scooting closer and putting his hands on the handles. I looked at him over my shoulder and frowned, but he ignored me, smiling and moving closer so that his chest was to my back. He twisted the key and the motorcycle purred to life.

I held my breath as he dropped his hands to the sides of my thighs. He grabbed them firmly, lifting my legs so that my feet were resting on the pegs. Goosebumps raised underneath his palms and I was thankful that my dress was long enough to cover my skin, otherwise, I'd have to admit that his touch was affecting me more than I wanted it to.