Dive (Harry Styles) AU

Chapter VIII

           

I wake up with my alarm ringing on the bedside table, I open my eyes a little trying to find the phone with my hands. But I'm immediately startled because I realized this is not my bed or my room, that's when the events from last night came to my mind. I'm at Harry's flat. I turn off my alarm and start getting dressed with the clothes I wore yesterday, hoping I could easily get out of his apartment unnoticed. I can't really face him after I admitted to myself that I liked him last night, I have to figure it out why I feel this way about a guy who has been terrible to me since the day we met. This is crazy, how can I feel this way about him? I make the bed and grab my things opening the door very slowly to not make any loud noise, I just hope he is still sleeping. I search the corridor before I step outside the room and close the door carefully, tip toeing with my heels in my hand I get to the living room. I huff in relief making my way to the door.

"Sneaking out without saying goodbye, hmm?" I'm startled by his voice, turning around abruptly.

"My God, you scared me!" I say with my hand above my heart.

"That was the intention, darling. Where are you going at 6 in the morning?" He asks curious.

"Some of us have work to attend to, you know?"

"You're not a morning person I see. You don't need to be such a bitch, is that the way to thank me for helping you out last night?" I look at him surprised to see a hint of hurt on his face because of my attitude.

"You're right. I'm sorry!" I apologize.

"Apologies accepted. I made breakfast, are you hungry?" I'm completely speechless, I don't know why he is being so nice to me. But I must admit, I like this side of him, a caring and nice side that deep down I always knew he had.

"Yeah I am. I didn't know you could cook?" I say smiling at him.

"I had to learn a few things since I started living alone. Come, the pancakes are getting cold." He says making his way to the kitchen, me following after him admiring his beautiful and muscular back. I take a seat on the table while he's finishing to make some tea.

"Do you want coffee or tea?" He asks turning around looking at me with those beautiful eyes, where I get lost in them so often.

"Are you gonna answer me or continuing staring at me like a freak?" He asks with a smirk on his rosy lips. You were busted Mary! Stop staring at him, he is right you look like a freak, for Christ sake. Put it together.

"Yeah, sorry. I like coffee with no sugar please." I say with my cheeks getting warmer with every passing minute that he stares at me.

"I don't know how can you drink coffee without sugar. That explains why you are so bitter to others. " he says looking at me drinking my coffee with a disgusted face.

"Seriously, are going to ruin the only decent conversation that we had so far? Why you always do this?"

"It's the way I am. If you don't like it, too bad." He says eating a pancake on one bite. He has such a big mouth, Jesus I wonder what other things he can do with.... Ok focus Mary!!

"You're staring again."

"It's not the way you are Harry, It's a mask to protect you from people hurting you. You're to scared to let people get inside your walls and get to know the real you because you feel vulnerable when you open up to someone. It gives them power to hurt your feelings, that's why you push everyone way and put this hard mask and treat everyone rudely. But you don't fool me Harry. I know that deep down you are an amazing and caring person." I say drinking the rest of my coffee, to scared to look at his face. I can feel the tension in the air, I can feel the anger radiating from him.