24. "I must tell you...I'm hurt."

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[ WARNING: Some mature stuff in here XD]

I stand there, frozen in my place. A million questions running through my mind.

Why is he here?
What is he gonna say?
Why is he covered in sweat?
Has he been looking for me?
Why?

It's like he is standing right in front of me in a blink of an eye.

"Wha-" he doesn't give me a chance to say or ask anything and his lips crash against mine.
I'm caught off guard.
He takes my face between his hands, slowly caressing my cheek. I don't even realise that I'm kissing him back.

"I'm sorry." He whispers, "I never should've talked to you like that."

"No..no. I'm sorry. I never should've hidden the truth from you. I should've told you about Josh the day I saw him." I caress his cheek with my thumb.
His skin feels so soft.

"I never should've over reacted."

"I never should've given you a chance to over react."

"I never should've let you leave."

"I never should've lied to you."

"I...should've said this ages ago.. Gene?"

"Yes?"

"I love you."
Those three words work like a drug. It's like my heart has grown wings. I see his eyes, welling up with tears.

"I love you too." Tears stream down my face, "I love you so much."

He lifts me up from my waist and I wrap my arms around his neck. I bury my face into his shoulder and cry.

Words I've been yearning to hear.
Words I only wanted to hear coming out of his mouth.

"I love you." He repeats.

For a moment I forget that Phoebe is here with us. I slowly let go of Harry and he lands me on the ground. I turn around and find her smiling at us, her arms crossed in front of her chest.

"Take care of my sister. Now you know where to find her when she's upset. I hope it never comes to that otherwise I'll break your pretty face." She smirks at him.

He bows his head down and says, "Yes ma'am."

I mouth "Thank You." to her.
She smiles and that's enough for me to understand.

She disappears into the bushes and turn towards Harry.

"I wanna ask you something." He licks his lips.

"Yeah?" I move closer to him.

"Would you stay with me tonight ?" He stares at his feet.

I place my hands on his cheeks and lift his face up, looking into his eyes I say, "Yes."

A shy smiles appears on his face.
A smile I've never seen on his face before, with a blush.

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We are in his car driving Upto his house. I'm really excited and nervous cause I've never been to Harry's house.

"There we are." He says slowly turning into a massive black gate. I roll down the windows.

"Whoa. This is your house?"

"Yeah. Well, it belonged to my uncle but now it's mine." He stops just outside the main door.

I can feel my heart beating inside my chest in this silence. I'm really nervous.

He takes my hand and we walk to his front door. He takes the key out of his pocket and twists the knob. The 'click' of the knob makes my heart beat faster.

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