These Things Take Time.

Chapter 21

Finally it's 6:20. I grab my keys, hop in the car and head down to old park central. Angie, my (hopefully) soon-to-be sister-in-law, arranged a nice picnic down there.
{The Song coming up is 'A thousand miles' by Vanessa Carlton}

Making my way down town
Walking fast
Faces pass
And I'm home bound


Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making my way
Through the crowd

And I need you.. DA NA NA NA NA NA NA
And I miss you.. DA NA NA NA NA NA NA
And now I won-der...

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Will pass me by
Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just se-

My car begins to bounce and make nasty noises. The radio continues singing the song that makes me feel white. I pull over to the side of the road.
Fortunately the jumps stop...


Then so does my car..
I get out to check the engine. "You have got to be kidding me!" I slam my hand on the hood. "Just my luck." I take a breath and think. "Don't freak...it's 2013..We have phones..I can just call the closest mechanic and he can come and get me." I assure myself.

'No signal'

"OH MY" I cover my mouth before I can cuss. I don't cuss really..it just doesn't feel right me cussing. Fu- nope. I've only said a cuss word in front of jasmine.
My eyes begin to burn and I can feel the tears building on my lids, I blink and they run down my face. I wipe them and breath.

I look up and I see my uncle's shop...Thank The Lord. There isn't much of choice at this point, I begin to walk towards the unknown building. For Harry.



Harrys POV

"YOU LOSE!!!" Louis screams for the tenth time today.
"You are a lot better at air hockey then I thought." Liam says surprised.
"You better recognize." Louis says as he grabs a soda.
"Toss me one please." Niall asks and Louis does as asked.
"That's your 7th one, mate." Zayn laughs as do Liam and I.
"Your point?" Niall snaps. Zayn holds his hands up in defense and they both chuckle.
"Want to play?" Liam offers the puck to me. I grab it and we play.
"Don't you have a date with Jasmine tonight?" I ask Niall while still playing, I score the first point. "Yes!!"
"Yeah. I'm really excited..it's actually in two hours...I should start getting ready."
"You really should." Louis turns on the TV.
"Ugh nobody asked you." Niall says to louis.
"Shut up..." Louis laughs, we all laugh, except Zayn.

I finish getting beat by Liam, for the record I let him win. I look over at Zayn and he's drawing. I walk over and take a peak at the master piece of....Perrie. I sit down on the seat next to him,
"You okay man?"
"Yeah, I just miss her..." He sighs.
"I'm sorry...you will see her soon." He nods. "Just think, at least you have someone waiting for you...to cuddle and kiss." He laughs.
"Yeah I guess your right."
"No, I know Im right." I smile.
"Okay..okay...you are right." We laugh for a second. "You have someone too...Vanessa."
"Not like you have Perrie.....yet." I joke, kind of..I want to have her like Zayn has Perrie, and how Louis has Eleanor.
"You are so cocky." I begin to laugh...he said Cock..
"I wish..........Only if I could see her again."
"You will...if it was meant....you will." I smile.
"Thanks man." I pat his back. "This talk was nice, But Im going to go take a nap."
"Alright. I'm going to go call Perrie." We get up and go our separate ways.

I go to my room, take off my trousers and lay under the covers. I turn my head towards the window and see Ness laying next to me.
"Ness? What are you doing here?" I smile.
"Do you not want me here?" She frowns. A really pretty frown.
"No..Im happy to see you..but how did you get in?" I wonder.
"That doesn't matter." She grins exposing what looks to be dimples on her chin. She moves closer and then massages my calf..I don't know why but that is my spot...the one that relaxes me. She stops and then kisses my nose, it tickles so I laugh and then scratch it but then my nose starts to itch more and more.
My eyes open to Niall and Louis dying of laughter next to my bed.
"What did you do?" I get up and see whipped cream all over my face..I laugh and lick it off the corner of my mouth.. "EW! That isn't whipped cream!!" I spit it out.
"Yeah...it's shaving cream, you twit!" Louis laughs harder.
"Get out." I point to the door.
"Ohhh. Someone's mad!" Louis shakes his voice with sarcasm.
"I'm not mad..I just...You woke me from a good dream." I hear Niall whisper 'So it was that kind of dream' to a Louis and they snicker, as they walk out. I wipe off the cream with a nearby towel. I check the time and its only 3:37. On that note I lay back on the bed and close my eyes,

My phone rings. I pick it up and it's an unknown number...
I answer it,
"Hello?" I hear nothing...then the call ends. Who was that? Maybe a fan who got my number....how do they do that? Oh how they do what they do!
I sit there for a second but then decide to call the number back...I'm pretty sure if it was a fan they wouldn't have hung up, would they?
I dial the unknown digits,
"H-hello?" The voice whimpers,
"Erm..Hi. You just called."
"I..uh...yes. Is this Harry?" The voice, what seems to be a girl, shakes.
"Yes. Forgive me but, who is this?"
"It's Vanessa....Vanessa Harris." My heart leaps further than leap year.
"Ness! You should have said that earlier! Hi! How have you been, Love?" I leap, just like my heart did, off the bed. I put on my shirt and some pants.
Ness asks me if I want to go out for dinner.....YES! I have been waiting for this moment ever since I first saw her. I wish I would have been the one to ask..but I didn't have her number.

If you really liked her you would have found a way. Shut it conscious...it is a lot easier said then done.

Okay, maybe he's right...or she...is my conscious a girl or a boy? Hello? Hellooooo?? HEY!

Eh I guess I'll never know.

Our date is at 7:00....she doesn't want me to pick her up. I feel obligated to do so..considering that Im the guy. Oh well, if that's what she wants then...so be it.

...

It's finally 6:20, I'll need to leave early just in case I can't find it easily. She told me to dress nice...exactly how nice? Suit and tie nice or dress pants nice? I'm going to go with dress pants.
I look in the mirror and fix my hair.

This is it. The date Ive been waiting weeks for. Don't screw this up Styles. Liam's reflection appears behind mine.
"Nervous?" He bites into his sandwich and my stomach growls.
"Yeah..and hungry." I laugh.
"Don't be nervous. She will like you and if she doesn't...her loss right?" He smiles.
"I guess...I would be sad though...down in the dumps sad." I sigh while buttoning up my shirt.
"If you like her then she is a good one." He assures. I turn around and hug him.
"Thanks, mate."
"No problem." He wishes me luck and continues with his life. I get in the car and text Ness that Im on my way. Excitement starts to build up in me. I drive down the road listening to Chocolate by The 1975.

Is this song about robbing a bank?
Not good. But it's catchy.

You bite your friend like chocolate.

I'm going to tweet that later....yeah.

Okay, I finally found the place..it's a nice park. Children running around and old ladies feeding birds. I look over to my right and a pretty lady is walking up to me.
"Hi! You are Harry right?" I look around to see if anyone is looking, they aren't so I look back at the lady and smile.
"Yes, I am."
"I'm Angie, Angie Sheperd. I am Ness' Brother's girlfriend." She shakes my hand.
"Nice to meet you." I shake her hand back. "Is Ness here?" I look behind her and then back at her.
"Yeah...she was supposed to be here. It's not like her to be late. Her parents always made her late to everything so she is early to everything else.mShe laughs nervously.
"Oh. I guess I will just wait. No big deal." I calm her. It really isn't a big deal to wait, something may have happened...Gas.....traffic....Girls they take a while to dress right?

...


It's been an hour and 23 minutes, Ness hasn't showed up and the sun is about to drop.
"Harry...." No please don't tell me she stood me up. "I'm so sorry...this isn't like Ness at all to be late, especially to a date. If you want to wait for her longer, you can. But, going home is also a choice." I stand up and dust my pants off.
"I want to wait..I really do, but I need to catch up on some sleep...." I sigh looking at the ground.
"I understand." She pats my back. "I'm sorry, Harry." I look up at her.
"That's alright...it's nobody's fault here. Nice meeting you."
"You too, be safe." I try to smile but fail and walk to the car. I get in and turn on the car....I let my head fall to the wheel. I lay there and listen to the dinging telling me to out my seatbelt on. I do as told and as I am doing, I notice the gas meter closing to E. I guess I need to get some gas...defiantly don't want my car stopping in the middle of nowhere.
I begin to drive towards the nearest..which is pretty far...gas station. I still couldn't believe Ness would stand me up. I thought she really liked me..I mean she's the one who asked me. Was she trying to prove something?

Vanessa Harris could stand up a "Celebirty".

No...no..She isn't like that. Well I don't think she is at least. I hope not.
After 25 minutes of debating whether she stood me up or not, I finally reached my destination.

Andy has Mechanics and Gas. I laugh to myself at the name.. Andy has gas. I wonder if he did that on purpose.

I turn into the gas meter and get out of my car, that's when I hear crying.


Ness' POV

"How much longer?" I ask my uncle, Andy.
"I don't know Ness..your engine isn't looking very jolly." He moves his shoulders up and down, telling me he really doesn't know. I sigh and rub my temples. Think of something nice...something good, how about Harry?

HARRY!!

I completely forgot to call Angie on the phone, to tell her the situation. OH MY GOODNESS!! He's going to hate me, he probably already hates me...I screwed it up. I throw myself on the curb and cover my face with my hand, water begins to stream from my eyes.
I try to think of what to do, there is practically nothing to do besides tell Harry what happened.

I know how this goes...he's not going to believe me. We are never going to speak and if we do it's because we bump into each other and then there's that awkward silence and we both have to act like we are abhorred to see each other but really we both are full of joy to lay eyes on one another again...or maybe it would just be me..I wouldn't blame him after this.
My eyes start to throw more body liquids as I think of more horrible scenarios.

"Vanessa?" A deep voice appears behind me.
"Andy, unless you are here to tell me my car is fixed...I don't want to hear it." I groan not realizing I'm being rude to my favorite uncle...actually my only uncle. "I'm sorry." I begin to get up still looking at the ground so he doesn't see my tears. "Andy, can yo-
When I look up its not Andy who I see. It's a tall skinny but somehow still muscular British man.
"Vanessa, what are you doing out here? Why are you crying?" He grabs me and pulls me close, my head lays against his chest..he's so tall.
"I'm so sorry, Harry. I know I left you at the park waiting. My car broke down in the middle of the freaking road and then I walked all the way over to my freaking uncles gas station and WHAT DO YOU KNOW! My freaking car takes 3 freaking hours to freaking be fixed and.........Im sorry, I'm acting like a maniac." I bury my face in his chest, I can't breath so I lift my head and look at him.
"No, but you are cute when your angry.." He smiles and then pushes my hair back, my heart begins to beat THUN THUN THUN THUN THUN. It's so loud I swear he can hear it, his eyes twinkle and I have the urge to kiss him. Right there and just kiss and kiss and kiss.

I end up pulling away, I can't kiss him today..even though it would probably make us both happy. Not now, I have to be his shipoopi.

If family guy taught me anything it taught me that a shipoopi is the girl who doesn't kiss on the 1st, not the 2nd but the 3rd date.
If you could even call this a date.

"So Im guessing you need a ride home?" He, once again, turns his dimples on. Gad dimples are attractive!
"Uh..haha..yeah." I place my hand on the back of my neck. He steps closer and then wraps his arms around my back, leading me to his car. "Whoa.....Nice car." He chuckles as I get in. "Oh, wait..I'll be right back." He nods and begins to put gas. I run up to the mechanic area. "Andy?" I hear drills and metal falling to the floor, ringing my ear drums.
"Over here." I walk over to the voice.
"I will pick up my car tomorrow...I have a ride home." I smile, he rolls from under the car,
"A ride? From whom." I turn my body half way and nod my head over at Harry. "Nice looking kid......Okay, I guess its fine. Just call me or send me a text when you get home." He begs and I nod assuring him it will be okay. I finally run back to Harry's car and hop in onto the leather seats. I look over and watch as he finishes paying for his gas...He looks really nice in those dress pants.



Really nice.


My imagination takes over reality and I think about him and I laying down on the couch, his nose in my neck as he laughs his breath tickles me, making me laughing and push him away but he holds me tights tickles me faster. We start play fighting, we fall to the ground, him on top of me, we look into each other eyes and kiss better than any kissing scene.


Stop it mind...I cant handle that right now. As I laugh at myself, Harry joins the car club.
"Okay, are you ready?" He shines a smile nearly blinding me, not really.
"As ready as I can be." I manage to grin but then fail.
"Are you sure you are okay?"
"Are you okay?!" He laughs and gives me a confused face. Or as my friends call it the Ness moment face.
"What do you mean?" He starts the car and begins to drive off, I watch as the objects fly pass us as we do to them. "Erm, Ness? Is something wrong?"
"Oh, right." I laugh. I forgot he asked me a question. "You just seem okay...after what happened. Most guys would yell at me and never speak to me again."
"Then maybe you are hanging out with the wrong blokes." He stays focused on the road, the sunset's maroon color reflects on his soft skin, shaping his face to look younger.
"Are you that English?" I snicker and he laughs. I'm no British professional, does everyone in Britain say Bloke?

He moves his hand to turn up the music a little, and Chocolate starts to play.
"You listen to The 1975?" I clap my hands in excitement, and he just crackles.
"Yeah, Do you like them?"
"Do..." I look at him with my sarcastic face. "No...I loathe them." He stares as me with a straight face until I laugh and playfully punch him in the arm. "I'm joking, I love them."
"You are rather sarcastic." He laughs. "They are great though. Do you know any of their other songs? Which one is your favorite?" He throws a fistful of questions at me.
"Well there is Chocolate, She way out, Girls, M.O.N.E.Y, The City, Is there somebody who can watch you. But I do like Chocolate." I breath.
"White, Milk, or Dark." He asks and I laugh.
"That's not what I meant." I smile at him, watching him snort at his little pun thing.
"That was good right?" I face palm but then laugh with him and nod.
"It was actually a good one." I clap slowly.

For the rest of the drive we continue to talk about music, and with every second...so begin to fall more in love with him. Everything about him couldn't get any better. He loves oldies but fancies a few modern artists. Like me. He loves indie type of music. Like me. He is.....Like me.
I have never met someone who is like me that didn't bother me. They always tried to be better than me. But Harry is different, he makes me smile like no one else has. And I smile a lot.
We soon arrive at my house, he stops the car and I playfully frown,
"So I guess this is it." He breaths deeply and the opens his door, runs behind the car and appears at my window. He opens it and helps me get out of his car, we walk closer and closer to my door.
"Again, Im sorry that this happened." I play with the ends of my hair.
"Vanessa, it may have not been a romantic dinner or walk on the beach but it was fun. I had a great time tonight, I was a little sad when I thought you stood me up but when I found out what happened. Everything was okay."
"You thought I stood you up?" I frown. He lifts my head and looks me straight in the eyes, I have the urge to look away but something in his green eyes keeps me staring.
"Everything is okay. Stuff happens and we can't control it, we have to work around those obstacles." He hugs me and whispers a 'Goodnight' in my ear. I smile, laying my head on his shoulder and I tell him goodnight as well. We pull from hug and stand there awkwardly..I want to kiss him, but half of me is telling me 'Get to know him a little more.'Then again the other half is yelling 'LOOK AT HIS FACE HE'S ADORABLE HE'S SWEET! KISS HIM KISS HIM!!'

I....

WHY AM I SO INDECISIVE!?!?

He smiles at me, can he read my mind? Harry if you can read my mind.....Blink....
He blinks.
No, just a coincidence....Raise your hand up as high as you can and wave it around like a maniac.
He stands there with his hands in his pockets.
Okay..so he can't. This awkwardness has gone on too long.

"Soo...." I hold my elbow behind my back.
"I guess I'll be going then.." He rubs the back of his neck. "You know..the concert and everything."
"Of course.....Goodnight, Harry." I smile weakly. He does the same and just slowly walks away. I turn to the door but something stops my hand from reaching the door handle. I hastily turn around and walk towards my destiny slowly drifting from me. "Wait, Harry."
Just as he turns around I grab the back of his neck, even though it's a pretty far reach, I grab it and place his soft full lips against my small ones. In that moment he places his large hand on the side of my face, directing the movement of my head as his lips move against mine. He slowly pulls and sets his forehead against mine, his green giants looking into my brownies.
"I have been waiting 5 weeks for that." He smiles, I can feel my lips pounding wanting more.
"You don't know how long Ive been waiting." I laugh and he copies, he kisses me one last time before we officially separate for the night.


...


"Wow. You had a hell of a night." Jasmine smiles.
"It was great. You had a night yourself Ms. Lady." I poke her nose, making her laugh. As we walk to the kitchen to get grub, I wonder...is this it. Was that the last time Im ever going to see Harry? Same for Jasmine and Niall?

No...so much more happened on both of our dates then just a one time thing...I think.
As Jasmine and my stove have a get together, I lay flat on the couch and turn on a movie


Say anything.
John Cusack and Ione Skye. Perfect movie...Who wouldn't want a man to hold a stereo outside of your window..it's completely romantic and I can't control the feels. I begin to imagine Harry dressed in the long beige coat, sleeves pushes up to his elbows and his big hands holding the stereo....smiling as I lay my arms and my head on my window looking into his eyes.

I love.....Love.





Jasmines POV

Ness' date wasn't exactly perfect, but it was cute. She kissed him, I never would have thought Ness would kiss a guy on the first date...well technically the 2nd so it isn't that bad.

Does this mean I should kiss Niall the next time I see him? Should I be his shipoopi? Or wait longer?

"Ness.." I shout as I flip the chicken around the pan.
"Yeah?" She says I can see her face glued to the TV , I laugh at the image.
"Is it bad that I didn't kiss Niall?" I hear the movie pause and blankets being thrown to the ground. Her fuzzy socks rubbing against the carpet and then the tile, shuffling next to me.
"It's not bad nor good, in fact it's quite....Peculiar.." She smiles devilishly at me, the corner of her lips curling up tightly, my eyes open wide and start to burn from the non-blinking going on.
"What are you talking about?" She stares at me and then smiles
"I have no idea..I was joking." She smacks my shoulder making me jerk toward the burning pans.
"Hey hey...watch it..Im going to get burnt."
"Sorry." She smirks at her wrong action. "But in all seriousness..."

She jumps on the counter to get ready for a speech.
"I honestly think that you should listen to what your mind's heart is speaking."
"Mind's heart?" I laugh, she rolls her eyes and then grabs a bag of hot Cheetos, and begins eating them as if they were jellybeans.
"Yeah it's sort of like.." She mumbles as she chews her food. "People say..follow your mind...your heart is too naive...and it's true, metaphorically speaking, if the person you fall for isn't ready to catch you yet, you will break. Your mind is smart, it knows what the consequences will be and your heart does not. Your mind has a "heart" of it's own so if you listen to your mind's heart..it will know exactly what to do." She smiles.

I stand there, my mind cracking and sizzling from all the metaphors...
"What?" She snorts at my confusion.
"Basically...just let your mind and heart come to an agreement." She hops off the counter and walks into the living room.
"Why couldn't just have said that?" I whisper to myself.
"I heard that.." She growls, not in an angry way but in a 'Im watching a movie don't bother me' way. I chuckle lightly at her, and finish cooking my food.


(A/N so I guess I sort of changed my mind again about the Varry thing. I'm not completely sure what I want to do. But I feel like I should just add it into here. Jasmine and Niall are defiantly the main couple here. Anyways I love you guys! Can't wait for midnight memories!)