I'm with the band

15

After all the kissing, Harry and I get out of the tub.
Still shocked that it happened, I feel like I couldn't look him in the face anymore.

It got me nervous.

We didn't do much talking, since we didn't really know what to say to the other.

I grab a towel from the back of Ashton's bathroom door and dab it across his body.
He looks down at me, and I look up at him.
It was pretty intense.

I move to patting his legs dry, and wrap the towel around his waist, so his boxers would stay dry and when he'd put on his pants they wouldn't get wet.

"What about you?" Harry asks quietly, seeing I was a little damp myself.

"I'll dry off quick." I shake my head.
"You were in the tub more."

"I don't want you catching a cold." Harry says, lifting me by the waist and setting me on the sink counter, grabbing another towel and wrapping it around me, so that it covers my shoulders.

"Was that really necessary?" I laugh, and scrunch my hair dry, using that towel.

He hums in agreement.
"Yeah, so I could do this." He says, his fingers caressing the back of my neck and pulling my face to his, our lips colliding again.

I wasn't planning on doing that, but I'm glad he was.

I run my fingers through his hair, continuing to kiss him, as his hand caresses my waist, one of his hands slowly making their way to my rib cage.

I wrap my legs around him, just above the towel I put around his waist.
He picks me up off the counter, his hand still up my shirt, the other one on my bum, holding me up.

We continued to kiss, me in his arms and his firm grip on me, when we heard a knock at the door as our heads turn around quickly to look at it.

"Fuck." He mumbles, his head rolling back.

I jump down from his arms and get the door.
It was Ashton.

"Hey." He says, his smile fading.
"What's going on in here?" He asks, seeing me and Harry wet and wearing towels, his bath water everywhere.

I raise my eyebrows, not knowing what to say.
"I was just.. cleaning Harry.. making sure he didn't have any.." I say, but forgetting the word.

"Bruises, cuts." Harry says completely nonchalant, finishing my sentence.

"Right! Making sure he didn't have any cruises or buts!" I say, trying my best not to sound suspicious and I hear Harry trying to hide his laughter in the background.

"Alright.." Ashton says, making a face.
"Anyway, come and see me when you're leaving."

"Right, thanks!" I say and close the door on him as I set my back to it, my hand clutching my chest and exhaling.

Harry claps his hands together, laughing.

"Shut up!" I say, taking off my towel and throwing it at him, but he ducks.

"No Ashton, Harry didn't have any cruises or buts." He says, continuing to clap his hands like a seal and dying of laughter.

I hit my hand to my forehead and shake my head, not being able to help but smile.
"Speaking of Ashton, he's so going to kill us for getting water all over his floor."

"He's rich, he'll figure out how to fix the floor damages."Harry says, his hands immediately wrapping around my arms again and leaning in.
"Now where were we?"

I press a finger to his lips.
"Not right now, we need to clean up, get you dressed and get home."

"So later then?" Harry asks, grinning excitedly.

"You know we can't." I say, beginning to clean up all the water from the floor, using yet another towel.

"And why not?" Harry asks.

"We'll be at home, the boys will be home and as of tomorrow morning, Simon will be home." I explain, shaking my head.

"So, what? This was just a one time thing?" Harry asks, sounding impatient.
"Me confessing my feelings for you? Means nothing?"

I form my lips into a line, my heart sinking as to how he'd think that.
"Harry, I do like you, you have no idea what your words mean to me."
"Ever since this morning, I haven't seen you the same, I wanna be with you." I say, making him grin.
"But given our situation right now, it's complicated."

"Lizzy, I get that, but how are you gonna let Simon get in between the chance of us?" Harry asks, his grin fading.

I shake my head.
"It's way too risky right now, let's let him solve this and then we can take it from there." I say.

"That's what you said about going on the drive and look what happened." Harry says frustrated, yet making a valid point.

"Look, I know you're frustrated, I am too." I explain, as I move closer to him and interlock my fingers with his.
"But we have to do the smart thing right now so that he doesn't separate us and we can't see each other at all."

Harry hesitates, then nods.
"Okay, you're right." He says.
"I'm sorry."

I nod, giving him a small smile.

"We will happen, I promise, but for now, it's best that we hide our feelings." I say, kissing his tattooed hands in between words as he nods in agreement.
"This is just goodbye for now."

"You're such a tease, Lizzy Walker." He chuckles, shaking his head as I do too.
"Not even a goodbye, just a see you later." He says as I nod.

"Exactly." I say.
"We'll still hang out inside the house, with the boys, whenever."
"We'll know when the time is right."

"Yeah, we will." Harry mumbles, glumly.

"But no kissing for the time being." I tease, very gently poking his bare chest.

"Darn." He says, chuckling, tilting my chin upwards and kissing me.

After a few seconds I pull away, knowing I was swept away for his sweet lips for a moment.

"Okay, no kissing as of now." I say pointedly.

"Fine." He sighs as I laugh.

We finally finish up cleaning the bathroom and I help get Harry dressed as we say our goodbyes to Ashton and leave.

I'm the one who drives us home because I wanted Harry to try and get some sleep in the car.

While stopped at a red light, I can see him already asleep, his head leaning against the car door.
One of my hands strokes his arm gently.

"I wish it didn't have to be like this Harry." I say, sadly.
"I wish we could just be happy together without any consequences."

Unfortunately for us, it was a sad world we lived in.