BELOVED [h.s.]

Chapter 7. Edited.

"Yes! You can bring someone if you want,"

I accepted the invitation. Kaylee and I took a taxi to the place where the gig was going to be hold. Gemma was already there.
The band playing were so good, and the drummer had his eyes on Gemma all the performance. I was now a fan of their music, 5 Seconds Of Summer was terrific; and the guitarist was kind of cute.
When the gig was over Gemma invited us to her house, we accepted because we had nothing else to do.
She drove us there in Harry's car and when she opened the door to the house, Harry was there.

"Hey," Gemma greeted him. Harry was sitting in a grey sofa watching TV.
"Hi," he looked at me and then at Kaylee.
I gestured a little "hi" and sat on the opposite couch.
"Did you enjoy the concert?" Harry asked Kay.
"Yes, a lot!" She looked at me; with her eyes I knew she was planning something. "But Gemma and Linda enjoyed it more than me. Ashton kept looking at Gemma every second and Linda kept her eyes on Luke," how did she know their names?

"Huh," that's the only thing Harry managed to say. "I was making popcorn... And it's a lot, Linda will you help me bringing it?" He asked me.

I nodded surprised for his petition. I followed him to the kitchen.

"Where is the popcorn?" I asked.

"Here," He took out two packages of pop corn from a drawer.
"There are not prepared," I said.
"I know." he took out a bowl and then put one package into the microwave.
"So why did you say it was a lot and you needed help?"
"I wanted to be alone with you... I want to apologize for the rumors about Kendall and I dating, but they are like bats and never sleep,"
I was relieved, I didn't know why but this unasked explanation was so necessary for me.
"So..." I remembered he had a shirt in his hand in the picture. "I don't believe you. I saw in the pic a shirt on your hand, you changed your clothes there to be unseen because they already saw you with the other shirt?" I was acting like a jealous girlfriend and that's what I was preventing to happen.

I took out the popcorn and trying to open the package I burnt my forefinger. "Ouch," I winced.

"Are you okay?" He grabbed my hand and saw my red finger. "Oh, my God. You need cold water!" he tugged me to the dishwasher and sprayed cold water on my finger. It felt so good. "Is the pain over?" His eyes were attached to mines. He had a little smile on his face and I smiled as well, just seeing him made me do it. He was still holding my hand and I was sweating. He got closer to me and put his free hand on my cheek, I was so nervous and his fully lips seemed so soft...

"My popcorn!" Gemma yelled while opening the kitchen door. We both looked at her ashamed and she put her hand on her mouth. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"There was nothing going on in here," I assured and jerked away my hand from his. "Your popcorn is here," I took the bowl and poured the popcorn there. Then I grabbed it and left the kitchen with Gemma.
I wasn't going to be Harry's second girl; I was there for Gemma not to kiss him.

"So, we were planning something for you," Kay told me.
"What?" I sat and Harry came after me and sat where he was before, I looked at him, his eyes were focused just on the TV.
"5SOS will be here till the end of the week, so you can meet Luke."

Gemma was quiet, maybe she planned that and after seeing me that way with Harry she thought we had something and was feeling guilty, she was feeling bad with no reason at all.

"He is single just like you," Kay continued. I looked at Harry; he was still watching the TV, like ignoring us. "Li!!" Kay screamed in my ear.
"Yes, sorry. I'm going," I don't know what and why I just said that.
"But I agreed with Michael to go out with them on Friday," Harry said.

"But we are planning it for Saturday," Gemma responded.

"I mean, Saturday." he corrected himself.

"Well, we all can go out with them," I said.

"Yes!" Kay spoke. "I want to meet them!"

It was 10:50pm.

"We'd better go," I spoke to Kay.

"It isn't that late," she whispered. I didn't know what she was pretending but she was planning something.

"Yes it is!" I stood up and grabbed my purse. I said goodbye to Gemma and then I walked to Harry.