Tell Me It's Love

Tell Me It's Love - Part 15

Bailey lifted up her hand and tucked a piece of hair that had fallen behind her ear as she let out a heart filled laugh looking over at Harry.

"I'm being serious! It wasn't my fault" Harry said, defending himself with a grin.

Bailey raised her eyebrow and shook her head.

"Okay, so you just happened to be there when the ball went through the window and smashed the glass?"

Harry nodded his head, letting his grin become wider making his eyes shine like the sun.

"Yep, that's exactly how it was. The teacher didn't really believe me though"

"I can see why, I mean even I'm not convinced" Bailey admitted, her laugh continuing to fill the air.

Bailey looks down at the plastic spoon still in her hand and she lazily twirls it between two of her fingers as she looks back up at Harry. She laughs again at something else he says, still trying to feed her the innocent story. She feels her heart skip in excitement from looking at the way his grin spreads across his face.

Putting down the spoon onto the top of the closed ice cream tub, Bailey flicks her hair back as she crosses one leg over the other.

"So what do you usually do around here? Apart from getting into mischief, of course" Bailey asked, cheekily grinning over at Harry, making him laugh.

"I actually have a job! I work in the bakery just down the road from here" Harry states, his smile beaming.

Bailey impressively nods and looks down at the ground then back up at Harry.

"So that's what you wanna do, you want to be a baker?"

Harry laughs lightly and shakes his head, his eyes sparkling as they meet Bailey's.

"Nah, it's just a little job to get money in. But for what I want to be, I erm, I actually..well it's kind of stupid I guess" Harry says, stopping and suddenly looking nervous.

"It isn't stupid if it's something you want" Bailey replied, smiling again as she sees a smile reforming on Harry's lips.

"Well, I just love singing! I love the idea of performing to people and to be able to do that would just be..amazing. That's what I want more than anything"

Bailey nods again, her smile becoming bigger.

"That isn't stupid, Harry. You should go for it, you know. If ever an opportunity comes about then take it on. Chase your dream because you never know what might happen" Bailey says, making Harry smile wide and his eyes shine against the sun.

Bailey smiled back at Harry and she looked around where they sat. Her eyes taking in all that's around them.

"You know I have to be honest, I didn't think Cheshire would be as nice as this"

Harry laughs, copying Bailey's actions and he looks around the park.

"It does has lovely views I guess. What was your old place like?" Harry asked, his eyes moving back to Bailey.

Bailey kept her eyes on the ice cream hut ahead of her but wasn't really looking at it as she thought of her old house and where she used to live.

"A lot different to here. I mean this place seems calm and welcoming. Nothing like where I lived"

She turned her head back to Harry and she looked down at the grass again and sighed.

"I have a lot of bad memories from there"

Bailey looked back up at Harry and she could see the change in his features. He looked worried now, like he wanted to help her.

"I guess Rich getting a job over here was the best thing to happen for us" Bailey said, noticing a look of confusion from Harry.

"Rich is my step dad" Bailey added.

Harry nodded then bit his lip, not wanting to say the wrong thing to her.

"And do you..not get on?" Harry asked.

Bailey sighs again and turns her head to the side.

"Not out of choice. I never liked him at the start, everything he did would annoy me. I guess I just never expected my mum to be with anyone else. My dad, he um.." Bailey stopped and looked down into her lap, her eyes filling with tears.

Harry reached out his hand and placed it onto Bailey's, squeezing it gently to show comfort.

"You don't have to carry on" Harry says quietly, his heart feeling heavy in his chest.

Bailey closed her eyes and nodded, then opening them again she looked back at Harry, a small smile on her lips.

Her eyes follow Harry's sudden movements as he puts his hand into his pocket and brings out his phone, showing the screen lit up with a phonecall.

"Sorry, it's my mum. You don't mind do you?" Harry asks, biting his lip and suddenly feeling nervous.

Bailey sweetly smiles and shakes her head, "Not at all"

Harry quickly smiles back at Bailey before pressing the 'accept' button on his phone and placing it to his ear.

"Hey, mum"

Bailey turned her head to look around the park, not wanting to listen in on the private conversation between Harry and his mum.

Her eyes fell back upon the family that still sat enjoying their picnic. Bailey felt a pang in her heart and she sighed softly, turning her eyes away from the scene.

She worked to blink away the tears that had formed in her eyes, not wanting to cry in front of Harry.

Turning her head back, Bailey smiled at Harry as he ended the conversation with his mum and he put his phone back into his pocket.

"I know this is a bit out of the blue but would you like to come for dinner tonight?" Harry asked, trying a smile

"Yeah sure, I'd like that" Bailey replied, her own smile spreading back across her face.