Hooked On Styles

Chapter Five

I ran through the gate that lead into the park whilst Harry was making sure that the car was locked. I wandered down to the river and just watched the water rushing down. It was a pretty cold day but the air was very still. I looked over my shoulder to see Harry walking towards me. 

"It's a nice place, isn't it?" Harry asked, placing his hands in his coat pockets to keep them warm. "I always come here when I just want to get away from everything, I guess it's like my secret hide out."

"Your secret is safe with me." I said, lifting my head up and smiling at him as he watched the river flow.

We walked around the park for what felt like 5 minutes but was actually 2 hours. It's crazy how we both just had so much to say to each other, even though we only met a few days ago. We were both freezing and hungry, so Harry suggested that we go to the small cafe over from the park.

"Here you go, my loves" A friendly old women said, placing down our drinks and food on the table.

"Thank you." Harry and I both said in unison.

After finishing my lunch, I was watching Harry check his phone whilst I sipped my warm coffee. I imagine that his phone is constantly going off but this was the first time he checked it during our 'date'. I couldn't help but think that he must be slightly worried about being seen with me. 

"Harry." I said, placing my cup back on the table. "Are you not worried about someone noticing you here?"

"I've never been noticed here." Harry said, putting his phone back in his jean pocket. 

"But you might be yet. What if someone see's you with me?" I asked him.

"Alexa." Harry said, smiling at me. "That's not for you to worry about. Plus, I'm just sat here having lunch with a friend. That's not much of a good story for them to tell is it?"

After we had lunch, we headed back to the car and started driving back to London. I was so tired from all of the walking and the car was so cosey and warm that I ended up falling asleep. I woke up and noticed that the car had stopped and Harry wasn't in it. I sat up, looked around and realised that we were in a petrol station.

"Oh, so you're awake now are you?" Harry said, opening the car door and getting in.

"How long was I asleep?" I asked him, a little embarrassed. 

"About 40 minutes. You looked too cute, I couldn't wake you up." He replied, putting some chewing gum in his mouth and offering me some. 

We'd been back at Lou's for about an hour and I decided to go upstairs and start packing my things ready to go home tonight. The worst thing about leaving is that I really don't know what this means for Harry and I. Is he still going to talk to me once I've gone or was this just a fling? Before I could even begin to overthink everything, Harry walked into my room. 

"What time are you leaving?" He asked, sitting down on the bed whilst I folded my tshirt and put it into my bag. 

"Around 5." I told him, as I looked up to him sat on the bed. 

Harry didn't say anything but just nodded and then began to look at his phone.

"You're missing me already, aren't you?" I said trying to make him smile, as I sat next to him on the bed.

"I'm supposed to be the cheeky one." He replied, laughing at my comment. "But yeah, I'll miss you."

"I know you will." I jokingly said. "I'll miss you too."

Lou, Tom, Lux, Harry, James and I, all sat around in the living room talking before it was time for us to leave. James took our stuff to the car and I started to say bye to everyone. Lux wrapped her arms around my neck as Tom held her and then Lou joined in with the hug. I looked over to Harry and saw him stood watching with his hands in his back pockets. 

"Come on then." James said, and we all followed him outside. 

As James was saying bye to Lou and Tom, Harry walked over to me and wrapped his arms around me without saying a word. I slowly pulled myself back without either for us breaking the embrace and looked up at him and smiled. 

"You're crazy." Harry said, smiling at me.

"Crazy?" I asked. "Why am I crazy?"

"Just..." Harry's eyes wandered as he tried to find the words to say. "You've completely got me hooked."

"I guess that makes you the crazy one, Harry." I said, smiling at him and going slightly on my tip toes to kiss him on the cheek. 

We gave each other one last hug and then broke the embrace as the others began walking over to us. I gave Lou and Tom one last hug goodbye and opened my car door to put my handbag in the footwell. As I was about to sit down, Harry grabbed my arm and pulled me into him. He placed his cold hand onto my cheek and kissed me. It was a lot different from our last kiss on new years eve. It felt like it really meant something, like he didn't know how to tell me how he felt so he showed me instead. As our lips parted, our faces stayed close and I gentley placed one last lingering kiss onto his lips. 

"Bye, Harry." I whispered into him.