Vulnerable (Harry Styles Fanfic)

Ch. 17

"I'm sure I can find my way to your house this time babe." He speaks into the phone.

"Ok good luck, and if you're not here in thirty minutes then-" I begin to say but he cuts me off.

"Oh c'mon Amelia, I'll be there, in less than thirty minutes. Trust me."

"Okay hurry." I smile in to the phone.

I will see ya soon."

"See you soon Harry."

I hang up and go back to my mirror to fix my makeup and re-check my outfit for the tenth time so far. I decided to go with a red dress that has quarter length sleeves and goes just around or lower than my mid thigh. It's one of my favorites and is simple enough to be paired with white small flat shoes. When I'm done I go down the stairs and hear movement in the kitchen. The sound gets closer, not seeming to diminish. It's weird because I was sure I was home alone since Julia was working.

Just as I'm thinking about who it could be Julia finally steps into view with a cup of what I assume to be coffee since she's always drinking it. She isn't suppose to be home though, her shift doesn't end until 10 p.m. and it was only five in the afternoon. "Julia you scared me." I finally let out quietly. "What're you doing home so early?"

"I actually asked to come home early a while ago. Peters coming over later and we planned to have dinner. And I wanted you to be here with us." She looks at me then at my dress. "Why are you dressed up though?"

"Well you always remind me to dress nicely when I go out right?"

"Yeah, but you're usually in shorts or pants. And you're going out?" She eyes me.

"Yeah, I actually planned on going somewhere."

"Where exactly? Are you going with someone?" She asks. Her questions always come out fast which annoy me, and she probably hopes I say Diane, or Marcia, maybe even a different friend from the west side.

"Out to dinner..."I say slowly. "With a friend."

"Which friend?"

"Harry.."

"Who?" I'm surprised she asked that since I would've thought she'd remember him from the other day when we ran into her at the fair.

"Harry. You know, the one I introduced you to at the fair the other day?"

She looks down a bit trying to remember any sign of me ever mentioning Harry. "Ah! Yes, now I remember." Her eyebrows furrow a bit and a small frown forms on her face. "Amelia, didn't I tell you to be careful around him? How long have you even known him and you're already going out on silly dates?"

"He's no one bad Julia, oh my god, he's a great guy, and I've know him long enough to know that he is."

"Where does he even live?"

I hesitate to answer this, he lives with Keith, Max and their friends, but on the east side. Although it's closer to the main parts of the town. "Middle of town."

"Does he live by those friends with the tattoos and leather jackets?"

"Not all of them are like that and you know it! He's a good person Julia!"

"Amelia Im just trying to warn you."

I turn to go back upstairs and she walks towards me and that's when the knocking, as if on cue, is heard from the door. I'm hoping that it's Harry so I could just leave now but I'm disappointed when Peter appears, in a nice clean outfit and seems as if he's gotten a haircut, smiling first saying hello to me then back to Julia who's still behind me.