The Brightest Dark (Harry Styles) BOOK 1

Chapter 12

"Are we there yet?" I whine.

"Almost, calm down love," he shuts his mouth immediately after.

He accidentally called me love...my heart thuds hard against my rib cage. The way his lips pursed as he pronounced the v makes my insides flip. And his accent doesn't help with the seizure I might have.

Finally, Harry parks his car on a dirt road. He's going to make me jump off a cliff, isn't he? Damn it...I can't tout run him most likely either, by the way how long his legs look, there's no chance. He gets out the car and runs over to my side to open the door. I jump out, being as small as I am, I can't simply walk out of a high car.

"Where are we?" I ask.

"Come on, I'll show you," he grabs my arm.

He leads us to a river bank. The place is silent except the birds singing beautifully and the river whistling. Trees over our surroundings and stand tall. My head already feels calm and stress free.

"It's beautiful," I stare at Harry.

"Why are we here?" I add.

Harry doesn't say anything as he pulls his shirt over his head then bends down to untie his now dirty black boots. Then I realize what he's doing and I'm not looking forward to it.

"You're going to swim in that?" I point at the water.

"Ya, I do it all the time. I come here to relax and you are too," he commands.

He pulls his jeans down and I can't help but stare at the way his muscles flex as he pulls them off. I don't mind swimming, but in that...I could probably drown just by seeing how deep it is. And deep water is one of my biggest fears.

"I'm not swimming in that," I shake my head.

"Why not? It's clean enough to see the bottom?" He asks.

"I don't even have my swimming clothes," I try to get myself out of this.

"You can't swim in your bra and knickers?" He smirks.

I frown at him, it shouldn't bother me because a bikini is basically a bra and panties. But the way he makes it sound, makes it horrid. He stands in only his boxers, they fit him well on the torso and makes him even more lean. God Lina...stop thinking about this...

"Pervert. I'm not swimming, I'll just watch," I sit upon the grass near the edge of the river.

"Okay, your loss," he shrugs and jumps in.

I watch him rise and push his hair back with his hand. He wipes his eyes and I can spot water dripping off his now black hair. He kind of reminds me of baby Tarzan. No Lina, stop it, you're falling into his trap...Stop this now...

"Why don't you just take off your shoes and dip your feet in the water?" He asks.

That's not actually bad idea actually. I do as he says, I dip my feet in and find the water warmer than I expected. Harry swims towards me and puts his hands on either side of me. My cheeks flame with fire and I can tell he sees it too. The things he does to me.

"It really isn't bad in here. Come on," he pleads.

"No," I smile.

"That's too bad," he pouts.

Before I know it, Harry puts his hands back underwater, but suddenly I feel my legs being pulled into the water. My body goes under water and I rise, breathing extremely rough. I slash him in anger with a frown on my face. He begins to laugh loudly. He's so evil, if only I could get him back, but then I get an idea.