It's Time

Chapter 24

Lara’s POV

We talk for what seems like hours and hours. Harry gently stroking my hair as my eyes begin the slowly close by his soft touch. Harry hums the tune of little things in my ear making it easier for me to start falling asleep

“Lara?” Harry asks awakening me slightly “Mmm” I mumble “Why were you so closed off when I met you?” Harry asks seriously, now propped up on his elbows towering over me slightly. My eyes open and I turn over so I am now facing him fully focused on Harry’s question, I try and find the words to say. “It’s a very long story” I say quietly trying to dismiss and avoid Harry’s surprising question closing my eyes once again. “I have time” Harry says sweetly as he strokes my cheek gently comfortingly, even in the darkness of the bedroom I could still make out Harry’s emerald green eyes.

“Well…. After an incident with my previous boyfriend I never really looked at guys the same way. To me they were dirty, cheating scum bags that I could never trust. When I saw you kissing that girl in the club it just brought back all the horrible memories of my previous relationship” I say trying not to cry AGAIN in front of Harry.

“What happened with your other boyfriend?” Harry asks, my body tenses the events of that night replaying in my head a single tear running down my cheek. Harry cups my face with his hand and wipes away the tear with his thumb. “It’s okay Lara, you can trust me” Harry says embracing me in a hug bringing me the confidence to retell that night events.

“He abused me, he would get drunk, cheat on me but I would still forgive him I thought I loved him. One night he came home after going out and that was the night I decided I would stick up for myself. I ended up in hospital that night and he was put in jail, I never saw him again” My voice cracking with every word I spoke, the whole time Harry had his hand holding mine, gently rubbing the back of my hand with his thumb.

Harry’s POV

I hated seeing Lara so vulnerable, I couldn’t believe that any man could do this to a woman, especially Lara. It made me mad that even after all he did to her she still believed that she loved him. I held Lara in my arms tears running slowly down her face, she looked at me with her big blue eyes so innocent. “Lara, your beautiful in every single way, you didn’t deserve that and you don’t deserve what he put you through” I say quietly her eyes glossy from her wet tears she looks up at me her pink lips pouted slightly “Thank you” She says almost whispering as she wraps her arms around me I hug her tightly back. Lara looked so beautiful even in the darkness, the moon light accentuating her perfect features.

“I love you”