The Boy In The Beanie (Fetus Harry Styles)

The Beach

"What in the world-"

"Please, Eden just hear me out."

"What is there to hear? I saw what I saw and you can't talk me out of it. I'm done."

I shut the window and crawl back to bed. My angry mumbling is interrupted by the sound of Harry's voice.

"You are so beautiful to me,
You are so beautiful to me,
Can't you see?
You're everything I hoped for and you're everything I need.
You are so beautiful to me."

For a second I feel like one of the luckiest girls alive, my boyfriend is singing about how beautiful I am outside of my window in the middle of the night but then I remember that he's not mine, he's hers and that I'm not beautiful, I'm stupid. I'm stupid to think that he could could ever like me.

I drift asleep to the sound of his voice.

"So how've yah been?" Asks Aria after calling me the next day.

"Not too good but not as bad as I thought I'd be." I'm definitely not telling her about his visit last night I don't want to tell anyone about that.

"Ashton said that him and Luke were going to drive up to the beach today, they invited us to come. You want to?"

"I'm not sure, I don't really feel like swimming today."

"Me neither that's why we'll probably play some beach volleyball."

"Sounds good. Have I ever told you how lucky I am to have a friend like you?" I ask.

"No, but you don't have to I already know." she jokes.

On the way there I sit in the passenger seat next to Ashton who is driving and Aria sits next to Luke in the backseat. I can't help but notice how Ashton glances over every minute at them.

"Don't worry Aria isn't one to move fast she's very skeptical when it comes to boys." I assure him.

"Oh no I'm not worried, are you kidding? I've got this in the bag."

I smile and roll my eyes,"ok then."

If he thinks Aria is easy he clearly doesn't know her yet, she's always watched who she hung out with so she won't just fall for any guy. I could learn a few things from her.

Up until we arrive at the beach we sing along to Luke's guitar, I usually don't sing because I can't but I didn't even care this time I was simply enjoying myself.

After we play volleyball and Aria and I fail to win we sit on the beach and talk with our feet just close enough for the waves to barely roll over our toes. Ashton takes my phone and records a whole lot of nonsense such as him making whale noises, singing with Luke, and speaking in odd accents.

On the way back home Luke and Aria both fall asleep, Ashton drives, and I can tell that he's getting sleepy so I try to wake him up with a little laugh. I go through my recordings and play all of the ones him and Ashton, we both laugh as we listen to the silly sounds and Aria telling them to shut up in the back. Then I accidentally press one that I've never seen before. At first all I hear is rustling then laughing, it's me. I hear water movement and more rustling.

"Hey if you're ever going through something that's hard to cope with just remember this moment right here, right now."
"Harry!"
"Gotta' go, love you."

I hear us splashing each other and laughing and then the recording ends. I quickly check the date on which it was recorded, the day of at the lake.

"Was that-?"

"Yah it was Harry."

"You miss him don't you?"

"Yes but what he did was unexceptional."

My phone vibrates in my pocket, I look at it. It's Harry. I just stare at the screen.

"Answer it." says Ashton.

"Fine."

"Hello?"

"Eden,"

*sighs* "yes?"

"I-I"

"You what? Make it quick!"

"I love you."

"Huh?"

"I love you!"

"No you don't!"

"Yes I do."

"Then why did I see you kiss Piper?!"

"She kissed me."

"Still, this is all happening too fast. There's no way you could possibly 'love' me. You're just infatuated."

"A crush that lasts over six months is love. It's almost been a year, I'm in love."

...

"Eden, I'm sorry. If I could go back and change what happened I would."

"No, there's nothing you could've done."

"Do you forgive me?"

...

"I'll let you think about it but keep this in mind,"

"What?"

"No matter what you decide, I still love you and even if your feelings for me change that will never change. I don't just love you as a girlfriend but I love you as a person. Love is to care about someone and I will never stop caring about you. I don't love you as Ed, Eddie, or even Edith. I love you as you are, Eden."