Secrets

thirteen

"Explain."

"Sir, I get spanked at home as well, and um, when I found out that Bella had lied, I dunno, I guess an instinct came over me. I care about her a lot, so I spanked her," Zach stated, looking down.

Harry looked between me and Zach, glaring at us.

"How many did you give her?" he asked. I gasped.

"Harryyyy," I whined. He glared at me, and I shut up.

"20 sir."

"Only?"

"It was, um, bare sir"

"Very well. But you're staying for dinner so that the rest of the boys can meet you." Harry stated and walked off to make dinner.

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"So Zach, what school do you go to?" Louis asked. We were all at dinner right now, and the boys were heavily interrogating Zach.

"Eastside Prep, sir."

"Ah, yes. They are quite famous for their methods of discipline, am I right?"

"Yes sir, they are very strict."

"Now tell me, do you think I should send Bella there?" Lou was actually thinking about it?

"Erm, I don't think it's my place to answer that, I'm afraid. Perhaps you should ask Bella her opinion."

Louis was taken aback by his answer, but asked me anyways.

"Bells, you wanna go there?"

"Um, yeah I guess. Sure."

"We'll enroll you tomorrow, and please, Zach, call me Louis." I smiled. Zach had the approval of Louis, which was amazing.

"But if I catch you two doing the frickle frackle, it won't just be your parents who you have to worry about!" He threatened. I nearly spit out my food.

"Lou! We're not dating!" I sputtered out while Niall broke down in laughter.

"Oh, well still. No frickle frackle, you understand?"

"Yeah boobear."

"Yes Louis."

"Good. Now Zach, I know your parents are expecting you home, am I correct?" Louis asked.

"Yes, I guess I'll be going now. It was great meeting you all. Bye Bells, hopefully I'll see you around at school?"

And with that, he left.

"Bella? Can I talk to you for a moment?" Niall asked. Confused, I nodded, and he lead me outside to the garden.

"Do you like Zach as more than a friend?" He blurted out.

"Um, well. I dunno really. I just met him Ni," I laughed. He was unamused.

"Do you like Harry as more than a friend?" I gasped. Do I?

"Well. I definitely know that I don't think of his as an older brother, like the rest of you, but I just don't know what exactly." He nodded and paused for a moment.

"He cares about you, bub. I know that sometimes it doesn't seem like it, but trust me. He cares." And with that, he walked back inside.