All My Love

Chapter 85

It's been a month since the last time I saw Stella. I'm more sad and disappointed than anything. I was really hoping she'd come around and accept me being with Harry but she never sat down to listen to me. I shouldn't want to still be her friend after the mean things she brought up that Harry never said, but, I can't lie and say I don't miss her.

The crappy part was she was still on the lease as she started moving her things out. I thought maybe she was just joking about moving out but when I saw movers at our front door when I got home from work, I knew right then and there, that this was really happening. And since her move out, she hasn't spoken to me. I don't really know if she's even staying with her parents or somewhere up North with a cousin. The downside of her moving out is that now I have to pay her portion of rent on top of my own... Which has been stressing me out. Harry keeps telling me to let him pay that portion but I just don't think my ego will let me let him. I'm just thankful I have some funds saved for emergencies like this.

In the middle of January, I dragged Harry to Disneyland for a day. Although, Harry hated the crowd and constant waiting in the long lines, I was glad that I was able to take him for the first time in his life. I must say that he was really adorable on the kiddy rides in Fantasyland, moping and such when I knew deep down he secretly loved it. Now for It's A Small World, he loathed that one. I could see it on his face that he wished he could find the speakers and rip out the cords. He didn't even care to look at all the little people dressed in different cultures of the world. His hooded eyes stayed dead ahead the whole boat ride. The second we stepped off, he made sure to get away from it as fast as possible. Whenever we would stand in more lines, I couldn't help but giggle at the way he would hum the obnoxious tune. I'd end up smiling up at him which only made him realize what he was doing and go back to a grumpy face. I knew he was trying to be too cool for that park, but, his inner child definitely loved it.

On other days, I really only worked or hung out with Harry. It hasn't been an exciting month besides Disneyland. It's just the same old, work and see Harry. But I'm just happy I get to spend this year so far with him.

It's the night before Harry's twenty-first birthday and I'm trying my best to keep quiet about the little gift I bought him.

"Come on Becca, please come with me." Harry whines and begs at me as I walk into his kitchen. He hasn't stopped talking about the trip to London for almost an hour now. All the pleads are cute but he knows how much I despise flying. It's almost my number one fear, under spiders and drowning.

"For the billionth time, if I wasn't terrified, I would but I don't think I will." I turn around and walk backwards, making sure I don't run into anything. Harry rolls his pretty greens for the thousandth time this night and I open the fridge to grab ahold of chocolate covered banana slices and strawberries I made earlier today for Harry. "As much fun as that would be, I'm just not feeling it." I shrug and set the tray of covered fruits on the counter.

"I'm just going to keep asking, I hope you know that." Harry says in my ear and picks up a banana slice before backing away from me. I pick up a strawberry and turn around, taking a bite and stare at him. He's only wearing black sweats that hang below hips, happy trail freshly trimmed, and skin glistening underneath the black ink.

"Give it up. I'm not going." I say with a mouth full of strawberry and chocolate. "Maybe." I mumble and I watch Harry perk up, taking steps to stand in front of me.

"What was that?" Harry smirks, looking deep into my eyes before down at my lips, then to my strawberry.

"Nothing." I say, trying to keep back a smile and he squints before grabbing ahold of my hand and taking a bite down to the end of the strawberry. "That was mine." I playfully squint and he smirks as he licks his lips, staring into my eyes. He's trying to seduce me in a way where I will have to says yes but I'm not going to let him control me in that way. Not tonight anyways.