Fallen For Harry Styles

Chapter 35

SONGS

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - ANTHEM LIGHTS

Mia's POV

After twenty minutes of balling my eyes out I finally calm down. Harrys arms are wrapped around me tight, not letting me go. I lift my head from his shoulder and look to face him.

"I'm sorry for crying so much like that."

"Mia please don't apologize. I've been wanting you to tell what was wrong I just didn't want to push it."

"Thank you."

He smiles.

I move back over into the passenger seat. "I didn't finish telling you what happened."

"You don't have to Mia...."

"Yes, yes I do. Because if I don't I......"

I sigh.

"Anyway when I turned the light on, I saw Jake having sex with this girl, who was supposed to be my best friend."

"What a fucking asshole. Are you serious? I would love to find him and beat the shit out of him. Did you say anything?"

I crack a smile but it quickly changes to a frown.

"No. I couldn't even move after seeing what I saw. I finally snapped out of it and ran out of the house. I heard Jake call after me but I just jumped in my car and left. I haven't heard from him since."

"Are you kidding me? He didn't bother to explain or apologize to you?"

"No. I've avoided any kind of contact with him the last two years. I wanted nothing to do with him. I can't believe I was going to tell him that I loved him. I'm thankful that I didn't sleep with him either. That would've been my biggest regret. I want my first time to be special, to be with the right person, and I thought it was him but.....turns out I was so wrong."

Harry places his fingers under my chin forcing me to look at him.

"Is that why you stopped believing in love at first sight?"

I nod my head.

"Mia, you shouldn't let that fucking asshole ruin your chance of falling in love again."

"I was scared to get close to someone like that again. I was filled with so much hatred because of him that I stopped believing in love, period. He was the first guy I've ever fallen for like that and he crushed it. He crushed it Harry...."

"You want to just leave and go back to my house?"

"I didn't mean to ruin your day, I'm sorry."

"Will you stop apologizing Mia. My day is not ruined. Being with you, whether it's at the beach or my house or wherever I don't care, that's the best day ever to me."

He always says the right things. I can't help but smile at him.

He starts the car and we leave the beach. We have an hour ride back to his house and so I lean my head back against the head rest and stare out my window.

"Mia?"

"Yeah?"

He doesn't say anything else. I turn to look at him, "Harry, you ok?"

"Um yeah I'm sorry I just......well, you know I like you. Like I like you like you, like alot."

Aww that's so cute, I'm cracking up.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing it's just, that's something that two twelve year olds would say to each other."

He pouts.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to come out like that. I know you like me Harry. I like you too."

"You do?" He grins.

"Wow that pouting didn't last long." I tease.

He's laughing now.

"Yes Harry, I do. Since the day we first met, I couldn't stop thinking about you....." I look away as he turns to look at me. "The way you looked at me, smiled at me, the things you'd say, it was all I ever wanted. That's why I like you, that's why I kissed you."

He smiles.

"So then does this mean I can ask you out on a date?"

"I don't know, maybe." I tease.

"Come on Mia. Just give me one chance. One chance to show you that I can be that guy, the guy who shows you a good time, makes you smile, makes you laugh, tells you things that you deserve to hear like your beautiful and sweet, and sexy especially when you stick your tongue out trying to concentrate on something....."

I swat at his arm.

"Oh shut up about that!" I laugh.

"What, it's cute." He smiles. "So what do you say? Just one chance Mia, please?"

I smile at him. He does make me laugh and he says the most sweetest things. I think back to what my mother had asked me. She said, "Does Harry make you happy?" Yes, he makes me very happy.

"Ok." I tell him.

"Ok? Really?" He's smiling so hard his dimples are showing.

"Yes really." I smile at him and I can't help but reach over and poke his dimple.

"You have no idea how happy you've made me Mia."

"One chance, remember that." I grin.

He looks over at me again and smiles.

"That's all I need."

Harrys POV

I'm so happy, the happiest I've been in I don't know how long, that Mia gave me a chance. I swear to not mess this up. She makes me laugh and smile all the time. I love that she wants to get to know me, the real me.

"So how bout tonight then?" I ask.

"How bout we stay in, I mean....I just want to take things slow. Is that........is that ok?"

She's been hurt, lied to and scared to fall in love again. Of course I would take it slow. I would do anything for her. I would never rush her into doing anything she didn't want to do.

"Of course it's ok Mia. We'll go as slow as you want." I smile at her.

"Thank you."