Our Winter Love (Harry AU)

Chapter 13: Our First Activity

"I can't believe I'm actually doing this. Do we really have to?" Harry moans as we walk towards some of the other young adults who've gathered outside the lake clubhouse.

"Yes, you promised!" I reply.

Harry drags his feet behind me while I pull him by his hand, "I know, I know. It's just late already and I'm tired."

"You? Tired? You party every night and you're never tired!" I joke.

Harry smirks, "A strong man never displays his weakness."

A laugh escapes my mouth, "I don't know what you're talking about but we need to hurry before the group leaves." I drag him and he eventually lets up and walks next to me up to the group.

I don't recognize anyone at first but then I see a familiar face in the crowd. Josh.

Great, could we not have one day without him watching us?

He makes eye contact with me then moves across to Harry who has also noticed him.

Harry's emotions stay neutral before a grin takes up his face and he places a hand on the small of my back, leaning closer to whisper in my ear, "Would you consider leaving now?"

I look up at him smiling, "Nice try. But you are not getting out of this."

Harry shrugs, "Well then I can't promise that Josh will be alive by the end of this hike."

I giggle softly, "I'm okay with that."

Donny, the camp director of activities is heard through a megaphone in the front of the group.

He explains how we will make our way up to the peak of the reserve which should take us about 45 minutes then we will make our way back down and finish off here. He also mentions how we all should use our flashlights and stay on the path and with the group at all times.

Donny then finishes off saying, "And I hope you all brought your jackets with, just incase the cold catches us!"

"Well I've got a beautiful girl to hold, which should do the trick." Harry mumbles loud enough for some of the girls around us to hear and 'aww' while gawking at Harry who's dressed in his gym shorts, luminous green running shoes and a hoody.

I visibly blush and stare at my feet while Harry wraps his arm around my lower waist.

"Let's get going campers!" Donny calls out and begins to lead the group onto the path through the woods.

Harry doesn't remove his arm from around my waist as we walk. Josh is about 5 people in front of us and constantly looks back to watch us.

A lot of the girls who were gawking at Harry earlier on have scattered out on the path, meeting up with their friends. Harry and I stroll along before he slowly intertwines his fingers with mine and gives my hand a gentle squeeze.

"You having fun?" I ask loud enough for Harry to hear.

Harry chuckles, "Ask me again in 10 minutes."

"Oh come on, it's not that bad." I shove at his shoulder gently.

"No, no not at all." He replies sarcastically.

I roll my eyes at him and continue to walk. It begins to get darker quickly so I take my flashlight out my backpack and switch it on, shining it on the path in front of us.

"Here, let me hold it." Harry reaches his hand out and takes the flashlight from my grip.

The walk is actually pretty relaxing. It's not going too fast, it's not too cold and it's actually not crowded either. All the campers have now spread out along the path and Harry and I find ourselves right at the back of the group.

"So what do you think we should do tomorrow?" I ask casually.

Harry looks down at me, "Why are you always trying to plan these things ahead of time?" He chuckles.

"Because I like to know what to expect for the day." I reply embarrassed.

"This is going to be my mission, I'm going to teach you one very important thing in life..."

"Okay?"

"You gotta be like the wind babe, go with the flow and you'll end up where you need to be." He winks at me before lifting up his arm and lightly placing it around my shoulders.

"So you're not going to tell me what we are doing tomorrow?" I ask jokingly.

Harry grins, "Well let's just say you should expect the unexpected."

"Oh gosh."

We both laugh before Harry turns off the flash light suddenly and I find myself gripping onto his torso.

"Harry what the hell?! Put it back on!" I scream.

"Relax." He laughs at me and before I know it he switches the flashlight back on.

We keep walking and in the distance we see Josh make eye contact with the both of us again, he doesn't look impressed.

Suddenly I'm pulled to the side into the bushes along the path and I let out a yelp unintentionally.

"Harry what are you doing??" I whisper.

"If I had to see that guy staring at us one more time I would've done something stupid that I would regret." He replies. "And I wanted to do something, but I couldn't while he was watching us."

"What were you going to do?"

Harry then grabs my waist pulling me close to him and places his lips quickly on mine.

It takes me by surprise but then I ease into it and place my hands at the back of his neck.

For a while our lips mould into each other while our hands constantly move. Harry rubs up and down my back, sometimes placing his one hand behind my neck to pull me closer. While my hands run through his curly locks or stroke his cheek. Butterflies crowd my stomach as we continue kissing.

In a way this is exactly what I wanted right now. Harry and I had been up and down the last few days with everyone else interfering. And although we aren't exactly dating or just a fling I'm happy with where we are right now. I'm happy for the first time in months.

Harry slowly pulls away from my lips but keeps his face close, our noses touching.

"Well, that was pretty steamy." He says with a smug grin on his face.

I'm actually speechless and breathless right now so I nod slowly instead of replying.

Harry quickly pecks me once more on my swollen, red lips before he grabs around my waist and drags me back to the path.

I look up to see if any of the other campers have come to us when they heard my yelp but my heart stops when I see absolutely no one near us. I can't even see flashlights of the others in front of us anymore.

"Harry, we're lost." I state.

"We are not lost love, we just fell behind a bit."

"That means we are lost because we were supposed to follow the others and stick with the group!" I shout, throwing my hands up in the air.

"Calm down Bella we'll be fine." He reassures.

"Harry, it's dark and getting cold and we have no idea where we are. How are we going to get back?" I'm starting to panic, taking deep breaths in and out I try calm myself but it's not working.

Harry grabs me gently by my shoulders, "Bella, look at me. Look at me!" I look up at him, "It'll be okay, I'll make sure we get back, okay?" He then pulls me into his embrace and strokes my back softly.

"Come on, let's try find the others."

A/n Hello lovelies♡

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