Broken Things

Chapter 12

HPOV:

I started to pull away but she quickly grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me back down to her, meeting her lips with mine.

Her lips were soft as she pressed them onto mine. I wasn't expecting it but I willingly kissed her back. My hands came to her waist and pulled her closer to me. Her arms wrapped around my neck and I felt the warmth of her skin under my finger tips as her sweatshirt rose just above her jeans. Roses filled my senses, making my heart race.

I didn't want her to pull away when she did and I so desperately wanted more. I could feel the electricity course through my body. When she pulled away, her cheeks were flushed and she bit her lip as she smiled.

"Um, surprise?" she said with a cheeky grin. I laughed and shook my head.

"I'm just going, um, I'm going to fix your make-up," she pressed her palm against her forehead, "not your make-up. I meant mine, my make-up which is in the bathroom, um, oh my God I need to shut up," she stuttered and her face began to turn pink again. She was nervous and I liked that. She always seemed so confident and now she was jittery and fumbling over her words. It made me laugh again and she rolled her eyes, cursing under her breath.

As she walked away, she tripped over what appeared to be nothing and caught herself on the back of the couch. I bent over and laughed even harder when she raised her hand in the air to flip me off. When I had finally let my laughter subside I went back over to the window sill and sat down.

"Hey Stevie?"

"Yeah?" she called from the bathroom.

"Can all of your surprises be like that?" I heard her laugh ring out down the hall.

"You bet."

I smiled and rubbed the back of my neck as I pulled out my phone from my pocket. The time read 1:30 on my screen and I knew I had to get going soon. I had no idea what they were making me do today but I knew that I had to be there. We were all meeting at the hotel that I was staying in and that was all I knew. I sighed. I got up and went to Stevie. 

I reached the bathroom and she was flicking a make-up brush across her face. I leaned on the door frame and gazed at her movements. She looked at me through the mirror and smiled.

"What?" 

"You don't need that, ya know." She rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Maybe not but I like having it on," she said and leaned over the sink to apply some lipstick. When she finished, she put all of her products back into the drawers. She turned and smiled.

"I have to go," I said quietly. She stuck her lip out in a pout but then smiled again.

"That's okay. I need to go to the grocery store anyway," she shrugged and turned the light off to the bathroom. 

"I wish I could go with you," I said, following down the hall and into the kitchen. She reached in the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water.

"I know but you have, like, boy band stuff to do," she winked and took a sip from the bottle. I gave her a small smile. 

"Do you need a ride to the store? I can take you."

She shook her head as she picked up her bag, "It's just right down the street."

I looked down at the floor until I saw white Chuck's come into view. I felt her arms wrap around my middle and I breathed a laugh. 

"You need to go, Harry," she said into my shirt. I kissed the top of her head.

"I know. Let me know if you need anything, okay?" I felt her nod and she looked up at me.

"I'll be here when you need me." Our lips met again and I felt the electricity like before. We parted as I felt my phone vibrate. I pulled it out and looked to see a text from Paul saying that they were down in the car waiting for me.