Things That Blind Us

Chapter 9

Harrys POV

Melody is so hard to understand. I'm trying to turn her on but she won't budge even though I know she wants to. I wasn't lying when I said I kissed her back and I wouldn't take back that second kiss either. It's weird when you find someone so annoying, it's cute. This doesn't usually happen.

I hear ringing coming from my room. I know its not mine, I always have my phone on vibrate.

I walk over to find the sound coming from the sheets of my bed. I have to move around the sheets on my bed to find Melody's phone. I pick up the phone and see her mothers calling her. I smile with ideas of bad intentions and answer the call.

“Hello.” I say into the phone.

“Who is this?” Wow, now I see where she gets her attitude from.

“Harry. Melody's friend.”

“Friend? Aren't you the boy who lives in the apartment in front of hers?”

“Yes”

“Well, where is she?”

By now, I hear knocking on the door and expect it to be Melody looking for her phone.

“Come in” I call out.

“Yeah, she's right here.” I tell her mother when I see her walk through the door.

“Let me talk to her.”

“Okay, here you go.” I hand the phone to Melody. She looks at the screen and her face goes from curious to what the fuck.

I put on my best smirk knowing how crazy it drives her.

Melody's POV

“Hello” I say into the phone as Harry stands behind me.

“Hey, Mels.” She seems surprisingly calm.

“So?” I say not knowing what else to tell her.

“Is he still behind you?”

“Yeah, how did you know?”

“You seem to forget I was once your age too. Listen, I trust you didn't do anything stupid but I still want to know why your phone was with him. Call me later when you get the chance.”

“Okay mom. Love you.” I say, happy to have a mother like her.

“Love you too.”

When I hang up the phone, I turn around to face Harry. He's not there anymore.

I go to his bedroom and find him sitting on the edge of his bed looking at his phone screen.

“What's wrong?” I ask.

He shoves the phone in his pocket and shakes his head.

“Nothing, nothing.” He says while staring at the ground.

I sit next to him on the bed and I don't know what to do so I just pat his back uncomfortably.

He laughs and looks at me “So comforting.” He says.

“Well what do you want me to do?” I say not knowing what he expects from me.

“I don't want you to do anything. But, if you would like...”

“If I would like what?”

“Nothing.” He clears his throat and stands up. “I'm going to get ready for class, do you want a ride?”

“Uh, sure. Thanks.”

I walk back to my apartment and take a quick shower. I started thinking about Harry for some reason. The way he smirks at me and the way his hair is just so naturally fluffy and how he combs it with his fingers. Just the idea of Harry made me smile.

I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Harry knock on my bathroom door. “Are you done yet?” He called out.

How did he get in? I must have forgotten to lock the door. I quickly turn off the water and shout “Yeah!”

When I open the shower curtain I stumble on the fact that I forgot to put fresh towels on the rack. Oh god, he's still out there and I'm naked and wet..

“Harry?” I call out.

“Yeah?”

“Can you, uh, maybe get me a towel?”

I hear him laugh. “Sure, where are they?” he asks me and I tell him its in the cabinet next to the door.

“Okay, I got it. Can I come in?”

I quickly close the shower curtain, leaving only my head sticking out.

“Yeah”

The door opens and Harry appears with a towel in his hand. He gives it me when I stretch my arm towards him. Once I get it, he just stands there.

“Do you mind?”

“No” He says and sits on the toilet, with the seat down, of course.

“You do realize I need to change, right?”

“Yeah and I'm okay with it.” Even though I can't see him because of the curtain, I know he is chuckling.

“So you're not going to leave?”

“Nope.”

I don't force him out. I simply just wrap the towel around my body and step out. He just sits there and stares at me. I go into my room and grab underwear and a bra and a pair of shorts which goes great with my Ramones t-shirt. When I turn around, Harry is standing right there and I bump into him. I drop all of my clothes and Harry picks them up, letting my bra hang by his finger.

“Well, these are nice.” He smirks as usual.

I snatch my bra back and start to get angry.

“Don't worry, its not like I haven't seen one before.” He says. “Its cute.”

“Thanks. Now leave. I have to change.”

“Alright, alright.” He says and puts his hands in the air in defense. “I'll be in your living room.”

He leaves my room and I close the door behind him making sure to lock it.

I put on the clothing I had picked out and took a long look in the mirror. What is it that he sees?

“How long does it take you to change!” I hear him shout through the walls.

“Hold on. I'm almost done.”

“You said that five minutes ago”

“Well, I mean it this time.” I laugh. Does he know nothing about women?

I pick up my hair and go to the living room where Harry is. I find him on my couch almost asleep.

“Do you wanna go or take a nap?” I say as I am hovering over him.

“I would rather stay here with you.” He says and grabs me by my waist pulling me on top of him.

I let out a squeak which made my cheeks blush pink from the embarrassment. He laughs as I try to fight him off and its fun. When I stop fighting back, we just look at each other. I notice how he bites his lip where his piercing is and I notice how hot it is. I clear my throat and remove myself from him.

“So, yeah. We should get going..” I say and open my front door.

“Yeah, I guess we should.” He says and walks right passed me.

I lock my door this time and walk with Harry down the hallway. Out of nowhere, he grabs a hold of my hand and I don't pull away..