The Dumb and The Clueless

Chapter 10: Teddy Bears and Break-up Songs

"Katie, can I tell you a secret?" he says. "Sure.." He lightly kisses my nose, and comes back up, not completely, but leaving about an inch of space between us. "I've always secretly loved you, and had a crush on you." I stay frozen, in complete shock.

But I had a secret to tell him, too.

"Harry.." I manage to say. He looks down at me, expression so happy and soft. He lets a little smile come out on his face, and never takes his eyes off of me. "I've always kind of liked you too..." I admit. He smiles really big, and kisses me again lightly. "Well, since you're most likely breaking up with Steven..maybe we could...you know.." "Harry, I can't do that either. I never said I was 100% sure." "I know, I just said most likely." I smile, and so does he. "Can you get off of me now?" I ask, pleadingly. He lets go, and I get on him now. "And he's down for the count!" I exclaim. He smiles and laughs, and I instantly feel a pang. My smile fades away, and he notices it too and his fades too. "What's wrong Katie?" I think about me and Steven. Our moms are best friends. We've been best friends since kindergarden. Our moms met when they went to school together, and became best friends instantly. We met and we'd always have playdates, and when we were 3, he'd always kiss my cheek, and I'd giggle. We'd hug, play together everyday. We'd always invite him over, and he'd always invite me over. We've been in a relationship since 7th grade. I feel so bad about thinking about my breaking up with him. I've basically seen him grow up, because I grew up with him too. My eyes water, but I instantly blink the tears away. "Umm.. katie? I asked you something like 5 minutes ago.." I hear him ask me that and I come back down to Earth. "Oh...I'm just a bit sad about the thought of us breaking up. My song with him is Kiss Me Slowly by Parachute. (a real song)" I get off of him, and head upstairs. I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling. He stands at the door frame, and leans against it. "You okay?" "Yeah Harry, I'm fine.." He helps me stand up again, and puts his arms around my waist. "It'll be okay." "But that means we also have to tell him..the secret.." I gulp, and Harry gets nervous too. "Oh..forgot about that." "I mean, it's almost like I can't break up with him because of the secret." I had been his friend he could cry on when his parents divorced, and his dad went to prision for abusing his mom. He's been through a lot, and I've been there with him the whole way. I stare down, and a tear rolls down my cheek. Harry lifts my chin up, and I look away from him, so that I wouldn't get even more sad. "It'll be okay. Okay?" I nod, and he lightly kisses my lips. He lets go of me, puts his hand on my shoulder, and walks out the door into the kitchen. I don't know what to do, I'm torn between two guys I love.

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A/N: Thank you to whoever's been reading! It's been really hard creating this story, facing the fact that I need to finish "The Curls Do, Get The Girls" once it reaches Chapter 40. I honestly have kind of run out of ideas for it, but I'm working on this story for now. Katie and Harry both have a song together, their song is 'Lego House-Ed Sheeran.' I know, Steven's story is a bit sad. Who knows, maybe they won't break up..but what'll happen to Harry then? Or will they break up, and they'll hook up, but something horrible will happen to Steven! Keep reading to find out! xxx