Tell Me It's Love

Tell Me It's Love - Part 13

Harry shut the front door behind him and walked up the drive. He said a quick 'hello' to two women who were stood at the house across from his. He turned left and walked over to the gate of next door's house. He reached out his hand, pulling down the handle and opening the gate. Moving forward, he started to walk over to the front door, his hands now stuffed nervously into the pockets of his jeans. His heart began to beat fast and he suddenly became hot under his light blue polo shirt.

As he reached the front door he removed his right hand from his pocket and lifted it up, before knocking and then putting it back into his pocket. He looked away from the door as he waited. His gaze fell upon the two women that still stood at the house opposite his own. He had known them for as long as he could remember, both of them living on the same street as him. He watched as they spoke to each other, no doubt sharing the latest gossip that they had heard.

Harry smiled to himself and looked back towards the door as he heard the sound of running down stairs. The door opened and Harry's smile grew as Nick stood in front of him, dressed in Thomas the tank engine pyjamas and a bag of wotsits tightly clenched into his hand.

"Hello!" Harry said, grinning down at the little boy, who's face broke into a welcoming smile

"Hi! You live next door, don't you?" Nick asked, his smile still shining.

"Yeah, that's right I do. I'm Harry"

Nick suddenly leant his head to the side and looked confused at Harry

"You're not lost, are you? You do know this isn't your house?"

Harry lightly laughed and was about to reply when a woman walked out of the kitchen and stood behind Nick.

"Nick sweetie, you know what I said about opening the door to people you don't know"

Nick turned his head around and looked confused at his mum

"But it's only Harry! He lives next door but he thinks this is his house"

Harry laughed again, his eyes sparkling with his grin.

"Why don't you finish your crisps and go and get dressed?"

Nick nodded at his mum and said bye to Harry, then ran back up the stairs to his room.

"Sorry about that, his mind works overtime sometimes. I'm Lorna, Bailey's mum. It's nice to meet you, Harry"

Harry smiled and took her extended hand in his and shook it lightly.

"It's nice to meet you, too. And welcome to the neighbourhood!"

Lorna laughed lightly and folded her arms against her chest. She studied Harry for a few seconds, a smile appearing on her face. She was glad Bailey had met someone so charming as Harry seemed to be.

"Thank you, from what I've seen already it's a lovely place" Lorna smiled and thought of Bailey again. "I'm sure Bailey will be down soon, would you like a drink?"

Harry opened his mouth to answer but stopped when his eyes travelled to the right, fixing onto the stairs as he saw Bailey walking down them. Her brown hair bounced with each step and her eyes sparkled with happiness, her face breaking into a smile as she saw Harry. Reaching the last step, she walked over to the front door to where Harry and her mum stood looking at her.

Harry quickly closed his mouth, realising how much of an idiot he must have looked with it open. His eyes locked with Bailey's and his smile grew big. He could feel his heart beat quicken once again, cursing himself for acting so childlike.

Lorna looked from Bailey to Harry and couldn't help but shake her head, smiling.

"So, are you both ready to go?" Lorna asked, breaking the pleasant silence between the three of them.

Bailey looked at her mum and nodded, her hand clasped around her bag that draped around her shoulder.

"Well have a good time then. Don't have her home late!" Lorna jokingly warned, wagging her finger out towards Harry, who giggled softly and shook his head.

"I wouldn't dream of it"

Bailey grinned, her cheeks blushing a little as her mum pulled her into a hug goodbye.

"Bye, mum" Bailey said into the hug, before pulling away and smiling at Lorna.

Bailey turned towards Harry and stepped out of the house, the two of them said another goodbye to Lorna before she shut the door behind them.

They walked up the path and reached the gate. Harry stepped forward and pulled back the gate, allowing Bailey to walk out first. She smiled at him then walked on, her head now towards the ground and her cheeks beaming. Harry's hands found themselves back inside his pockets as he nervously looked over at Bailey, who walked closely alongside him.

"You look lovely today" Harry stated, his dimples piercing through his cheeks.

Bailey looked at the casual outfit that she was wearing then up at Harry. "I do? I didn't think this was anything special"

"You would look lovely in anything that you wear, I'm sure of it" Harry smiled, his eyes shining.

Bailey grinned and bit her lip, she couldn't describe the feeling she had in her stomach at that moment. She was happy, very happy. It felt as though she was flying up into the clouds and nothing could bring her down. She hadn't felt that excited and happy in a long time and she wanted to feel like that forever.

"So how does spending the whole day with me, looking around shops and going to the park sound to you?" Harry asked, a cheeky glint in his eye.

"Hm, will ice cream be included?" Bailey asked, her eyebrows raised in question.

Harry stopped walking and put his hand onto his chest and looked shocked, as though Bailey had just asked if the sky was blue.

"Of course there will be ice cream! I think that goes without saying"

Harry winked and smiled as the sound of Bailey's laugh flew through his ears. He suddenly didn't feel nervous now, his heart had gone back to normal and his hands felt less sweaty to before.

As they walked passed the two women, Harry smiled at them and said another 'hello'. They both stood watching as Harry and Bailey walked on, both excited and anxious about the day ahead.