The Brightest Dark (Harry Styles) BOOK 1

Chapter 45

*1 Year Later*

"Lina! Come eat breakfast and stop moping around," Kian barges into my room as I was undressing.

I'm topless and only in my panties. I turn around covering my chest with my arms. Kian's eyes widen and he looks down at the ground with red cheeks. He scratches the back of his neck.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were changing," he apologizes.

"That's okay, it was funny to see the look on your face," I pull my bra and shirt on with my leggings.

"Thanks," he sarcastically remarks.

"What's for breakfast?" I walk past him through the door.

"Eggs and fresh fruit," he follows behind me as we head to the kitchen.

After living with Kian for 5 months straight, I've started to memorize where everything is. Sometimes Kian even asks where things are and I answer so effortlessly. It's creepy.

"Yay! Fruit!" I squeal and my plate.

"I've learned a lot more about you, but I still know you love your damn fruit," Kian chuckles, grabbing his plate full of food.

He makes his way to the living room and settles down on the couch, turning on the TV. Drake and Josh is playing on teennick. I run to the living room and plop myself next to him, I'm in love with this show.

"Are you working today?" He asks.

"Yea, I get off at 7:30 though," I look at the clock.

It's currently 7 am and I have to leave in an hour to my new job. I work part time as a dental hygienist for little kids. I work with my aunt so it's more fun than working alone on older people.

"Can I come in for a cleaning?" Kian smirks.

"Not unless you're ages 1-10," I giggle.

"I can pass as a ten year old, right?" He jokes.

"Sure," I roll my eyes.

"I was wondering, maybe after work we could go out and eat for dinner," he suggests.

"Yea, that'd be nice," I smile.

"It'll be our third date," he winks.

"Ooo, I hope it's as funny as the second," I laugh.

"Hey! Okay that noodle was very slippery!" He groans.

"Yea, so slippery that it went up your nostril," I tease.

"I was trying to do a trick," he pouts.

"It was disgusting, but quite funny when the waitress came by when the noodle was dangling down your nose," I snicker.

"She liked it," he chuckles.

"Not the way I saw her expression, she ran for her life."

"Don't you have to get ready?" He mumbles.

I laugh and finish my breakfast, "yes, I do. Thanks for reminding me, nostril noodle."

He grunts as I get up. I bend down to grab my plate from the coffee table and feel a whack on my ass. I turn around and raise my eyebrow at him. He winks and I roll my eyes as I make my way to the kitchen to put my plate in the sink.

Kian and I aren't exclusively boyfriend and girlfriend, but we've been taking things quite slow. I wasn't comfortable at first, but he managed to keep it more easy for me.

I walk into my room and grab my white dental coat. I lay it on my arm and grab my car keys before heading out the room.

"I'll see you after work. Text me where to meet you for dinner!" I holler to Kian as I step out of the apartment.