The Bad Boy

Chapter 147

Harry's P.O.V.

Steph suddenly flicks her head in my direction. Her eyes meet mine and my knees almost buckle with relief....until I see her reaction. Her eyes widen with surprise and her mouth drops open. Even from all the ways away that I am I can see the pain that flashes through her blue eyes. Steph slowly closes her mouth, taps the guy on the shoulder, points in my direction, turns, and then sprints in the opposite direction. The guy whips his head and moves in the direction of Steph like I do, except Gemma's hand on my arm stops me. This guy stops on his own accord and then turns back in my direction. He starts walking towards us.

"Harry?" Gemma asks.

"Go sit down and eat Gem." I grunt. Man, this guy has some nerve coming up to me. We'll see where this goes.

I wait for this guy to come to me, not even taking one step towards him. He walks right up to where our chests almost touch.

"What do you think you're doing." This guy growls at me. He's slightly shorter than me, giving me an advantage should I need one, and I will if this guy doesn't take a step back.

"I could ask you the same question." I try to keep my cool. "Who the f*** are you?" 

"Who I am, is none of your business. But I know enough about you to know standing near you is toxic to anyone." He spits.

I shove my hands against his chest, forcing him backwards. He stumbles.

"What do you want?" I ask.

"I'll tell you what I want." He says. "I want for you to leave Stephanie alone." 

"Yeah? And why would I do that? In case you haven't noticed, she loves me, unlike you. You should know, who ever the hell you are, that no matter what you do for her, no matter how many dates you go on, she will never love you. You mean nothing to her, compared to me." I growl.

"She hates you." He says bluntly.

"What? Where would you-how did you-what? She loves me, and the sooner you get that through you head the better off you'll be when she leaves you for me AGAIN because that's what always happens. She loves me." I argue.

"She hates you and the sooner YOU get that through YOUR head, the better off you'll be when she never comes back to you. Do you honestly still think she loves you?" He asks.

"She'll always love me, and I'll always love her." I answer like it's a simple fact.

He shakes his head, grimacing. "You need to leave her alone."

"She needs me." I reply.

"Oh contrare, Stephanie doesn't need ANYONE. Maybe if it weren't for you, she would've realized that before anyone ruined her." This guy looks like he knows everything and it's really starting to piss me off.

"And you would know this, how?" I ask, crossing my arms.

"I know one thing for sure. If you love Stephanie at all, you'll leave her alone." He says, and then turns and walks off, leaving me completely stunned and rooted to the ground.

Who does he think he is? He doesn't KNOW Stephanie like I do, or anyone for that matter. He doesn't know anything because if he did, he would know that it's impossible for us to be apart. It physically hurts both of us to be away from one another. I know Steph will come back, she always does. This may not be a healthy relationship but it's us and it's the way it will always be.