Through the Enlightenment (Harry Styles)[Bk.3]

57. Worry

Elizabeth's POV

As soon as Harry and I stepped through our front door, I went over to the living room sitting down on the couch. Misty quickly came over and easily jumped on moving over to me. I give her a small smile, letting her crawl on top of me, ignoring the fact that she is much bigger and heavier than before. I wrap my arms around her as she rests her thick paws on my shoulders.

"Hey baby." I sniff, running my hands through her fur.

Misty wags her tail pulling back from me. I give her a faint smile as a few tears ran down my cheeks, brushing her ears back. I watch as her excited mood slowly starts to fade as she leans her head forward hitting her nose on my cheek before licking the side of my face over and over again making me giggle.

"Misty baby, get off of mommy." Harry mutters picking her up gently placing her down on the floor, before sitting down on the couch beside me. I sniff looking up at him, expectantly.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, I-" He stops when I suddenly move over and crawl on his lap, wrapping my arms around his neck, sobbing into his shoulder.

"Caroline was right." I sob. "I have no idea why you are still with me. I am disgusting."

"Hey no, baby, that is not true." Harry frowns pulling back to look down at me.

"It was my fault." I whimper.

"You didn't know Peter was going to stoop so low into putting something in your water." He says, pushing my hair behind my ear.

"But I should have expected it. I'm so sorry." I shake my head, as more tears oozed down my cheeks, wrapping my arms back around Harry's neck.

"I love you baby. I love you so much, please don't cry." He mutters, his voice gentle, rubbing my back. "I can't bare it."

"I miss my mom and dad, Harry. I wish there were here. I have no idea what I should be doing and what I shouldn't be doing." I admit. "This is just too much and I could have lost you today or I could have died and never see you again. I-"

Harry's grip around me loosens as he brings his hand up to cradle my face between his hands.

"Baby, I thought I'd lost you too but I am here and we are okay." He sniffs, his eyes glossy with his own tears. "I love you and nothing is going to change that."

"I don't want to go back to the school, Harry, at least not for a while."

"Okay, then we won't." He shrugs.

"I just want to hide. I just want to be with you." I beg.

Harry leans down pressing his lips onto mine. "I'm here and I am not going anywhere." He says, gently stroking my cheek with his thumb and I hug him, I hug him tightly as if it would be the last few seconds because deep down I now know that it could be.

Harry's POV

I frown, feeling Elizabeth shaking in my arms as she clung onto me, practically choking me by the tight grip around my neck but I don't care.

Oh, why did I attack Caroline? Elizabeth needs me, she doesn't need me to be going full on demon mode...even though I could have done worse things.