The Bodyguard (h.s)

Chapter 15: Starting over

Maddie's POV

"Harry? Where were you at?" i ask furiously. It had been almost 2 hours since he was gone.

"I'm sorry i had some business to do. But anyways, i brought you these" he pulls out from behind his back some beautiful red roses. I smile widely grabbing them from him.

"There beautiful Harry!"

"Just like you my darling" he gives me a wink putting a piece of loose hair behind my ear.

"Thank you so much." i waft the scent. I look to meet his beautiful eyes, but my sight gets caught on a bruise on his neck, who am i kidding, it was hiki.

He smiles at me not realizing i had spotted that disgusting thing, i glare him down realising i was being in one of his games. "Thank you but i'm good, you can go give them to someones." i hand them back and by his expression it read that he was in shock.

"You are so rude to me. Why? Never have i ever given you reasons to be so mean or not trust me. All i have ever done is be nice to you and protect you."

"I don't need for you to be nice to me, i don't need your pity. Harry you are a perv who sleeps with everyone out there, and don't tell me i'm wrong because i'm not. I have seen, i have heard the conversation you have everyday with different girls. You can give me as many excuses as possible but i don't believe them."

His left hand rushes through his curly messy hair. He sighs looking at me again as if he didn't know what to say.

"Maddie, i didn't mean for you think that about me. I just i don't know, this life i'm living. It's all so horrible. I get bored you know, i want to have fun so i go out with gir_"

"Harry that is no excuse for you to be doing that. You are a very nice guy, you don't need to be banging on girls to make you happy or to waste time. You need to be aware that that doesn't make you a better person."

"Your right, and you have every reason to be mad at me. I shouldn't have kissed you earlier on today or left you talking alone when you needed it the most. I just couldn't help myself, your so beautiful and a very intelligent girl." he doesn't look at my eyes. I feel the embarrassment rush to my cheeks.

"Harry, i know what you did was wrong. But i'm willing to forgive you if you don't do it again." he still wasn't looking at me. His eyes wandering the whole house but me. "I need you to understand that this is the time where i most need a friend." i gulp the tears. "Harry i need someone to guide me through my life. I have no idea what to do or what to think. I'm completely useless, unworthy, that's why i needed Louis so bad. Please understand, all i want from you is friendship"

I feel some tears grow out of the corners of my eyes. We stand there in complete silence, Harry wore a blank expression. The silence between us grew awkward. I take in a deep breath proceeding with the conversation. "How about we start over, yeah?"

"What do you mean?" he says playing with his fingers.

"Let's get to know each other more, you know not as you my worker or me as your boss, but as friend's?" i grab his arm making him turn to face me.

Harry finally turns to me he looked quite, completely speechless. "Okay, that sounds great" he clears his throat before proceeding. "Hello i'm Harry Styles nice to meet you"

"Oh hiia i'm Madison Evans, but you can call me Maddie for short!" i say tears still slowly sliding down to my cheeks.

"Nice to meet you Maddie. Want to be my best friend?" Harry asks clearing my tears with the back of his hand.

"Hm, how about we start as friends then lead our way up haha" i tell him with a giggle, sniffing up the leftover tears.

"If that's what you want then i'm fine with it. So you want to go grab some ice cream? There is a really good shop 4 blocks from here. Plus i heard it's you're favorite! Also if you don't mind we can talk about what's going on. I promise you i won't leave you alone this time."

"Oo that sounds great, i need help sorting out my feelings. Wait how do you know i love ice cream?" i ask confused, because i don't recall telling him my love for ice cream.

"Well let's just say a little bird named Louis told me. You know he did talk about you like all the time"

"He did?" i feel the depression hit in me again, but i remove it quickly. "Anyways i'm down to go, but first i'm going to shower and get ready real quick, okay?" i ask him.

"What, no you don't need to shower it's just ice cream! You look fine" i look down to my outfit. I was wearing some shorts with a crop top and some sandals.

"Really? Oh well, but if they make fun of me, it's gonna be all your fault." i stick my tongue out at him and he chuckles to himself.

We enter the small ice cream shop. Harry walks closer to me grabbing my hand. 'Boyfriend'. I tug his arm making him look down to my height.

"Yes Maddie?" he asks me confused.

"Harry another thing. you don't have to be holding my hand all the time. Well i don't think it's necessary_"

"Okay that's fine" he let's go of my hand and we walk to the cashier to order our ice cream. I order the mint chocolate chip, and Harry got the cookie dough. We soon get the order and sit outside in the tables.

"So what is it you want to talk about?" Harry asks his large hands were crossed on the table, his attention on me.

"Me, talk about what?"

"Yeah you, tell me what worries you, or what do you think a friend would do in a moment like this? Sorry for being awkward i'm not used in having girl friend's"

"Harry, well can i just tell you what's on my mind?" He nods his head and i put my spoonful of ice cream down. "I have always loved and dreamed in living a princess story, how they all finished with a happy ending. Never did i think this was going to be my life in the future. Running away from men i don't know, falling in 'love' with a criminal. I guess that is what happens when you are young and naive. I just pray and hope this would stop one day, i am tired, completely full of it, i want to go out have fun, be free fall in love with someone who will take care of me. But what i don't get is why can't i leave, why?"

We keep talking about our likes and dislikes about life, and every so often laugh at some childhood stories.

"I understand your pain. I was also young and stupid. I took bad decisions in life, hung out with the bad crowd. I guess i'm paying for what i did." he looks down to his lap then back to me. "I have never really opened myself up before. But something tells me, that with you i can." I smile making him grin back.

"Of course you can trust me Harry, whenever you need anything just tell me"

"Thanks Maddie, but just not right now." he gets up from the chair throwing his empty ice cream bowl away. I had i mission now, and that was to make Harry Styles one of my best friend.

A/N: Thanks for the comments and for the likes. So some of you want Louis back so i guess you will have to keep reading to see!!:)