Trouble

Chapter 24

Hey lovelies, I'm sorry I couldn't update yesterday but here's the 24th chapter!

I really hope you enjoy it. xx

“Are you cold?” Harry asked, his arms tightened around me.

“No, I’m good.” I sighed in content.

It’s been a few days since the fight and of course it was the big gossip in school but now it’s starting to fade away, less and less people talk about it. Surprisingly, Harry only had a week of detentions after school, which he claims to be used to, no suspension, thankfully.

Harry had snapped at a few people that kept staring but most of the times it wasn’t even out of anger more for the laugh at people’s faces when he shouted at them.

The school was over for the day and Harry took me to a park with a beautiful lake that had a bridge over it, where we were currently standing. The view wasn’t breath-taking but it was indeed beautiful, the atmosphere so calm and peaceful that I could just stand there forever.

“Why did you tell me that night?”

The question had been running through my mind and before I could stop it, the words have already left my mouth.

“What?”

Not turning around in his embrace, I kept playing with his fingers that rested on my tummy as I spoke.

“That night at the party, when I found your charm. You told me about your brother, why?”

“I’ve been thinking about it too, you know.” He moved so his head rested on my shoulder. “I guess I felt like I could trust you and I was really upset too, so it just happened.” He sighed.

I stopped playing with his fingers and laced them with mine instead.

“Do you regret telling me?” I asked quietly.

“No.” He answered without hesitation, much to my relief.

“I remember how I felt about you back then. I wanted so desperately to get to know you, to have you closer on an emotional level. You kept running from me and it only drew me more to you. So I guess sharing that with you helped me in some way to feel closer to you.” He explained , rubbing circles on the back of my hand.

“I’m glad you told me.”

“I am too.” He smiled, kissing my cheek softly.

I expected it to be a hard topic to talk about but Harry seemed to be comfortable, while I was having an internal battle with myself.

“I just.. I don’t-“ I stopped myself, not wanting to talk about my doubts and insecurities, but it was too late.

“What?”

“Nevermind.”

Spinning me around, Harry kept one hand on my waist while the other went up to my face, caressing my cheek.

“What is it, sunshine?”  He pressed.

“It’s just…I don’t understand. Even thought you have the bad boy reputation that frightens a lot of people, you still have all the girls after you, some of them really pretty too yet you chose me.” I frowned, feeling a sting in my chest. For some reason saying it out loud just made it seem more possible-him finding someone better than me.

Harry didn’t answer for a moment, just rested his forehead on mine, my eyes closing as I breathe him in.

“You know that thing when you see someone and you feel like the air has been knocked out of your lungs.” He spoke huskily, causing a shiver to run down my spine.