Give Me Hope (h.s)

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Arabella

"I want Hudson on watch of her from now on, no one else," I hear my dad say, my eyebrows furrowing. I turn to walk out and I stop him, his eyes casting to look down at me.

"Harry will protect me," I say, his jaw clenching.

"Arabella, we've discussed this. Harry is putting you in danger," he tries, but I shake my head.

"This has been my life, dad. A target is constantly on my back. This is bound to happen if I'm with anyone. Please, don't punish Harry for doing his job," I try, his eyes staying focused on me. He's always intimidated me, and anyone he meets as well, but he'll do anything to keep me safe. After all, we're in this mess because of his job.

"If I hear that he led anything to harm you, whether that's him or someone else, that's it. You understand?" he states, his fierce behavior never to be messed with by me. He scares me too much, and I should not fear my father.

"I understand," I nod, walking back. My lips release a sigh and I think about all I have been thinking about the past few weeks.

Harry.

Oh my God he's so cute. I've never really interacted much with boys for I've been homeschooled, but now with college starting, I finally managed to convince him to let me go to a campus. And with that, I need bodyguards.

Or in this case, a bodyguard. And I got Harry.

My feelings are crazy for him. I like the way he talks to me and treats me like a person, not a fragile object. He's making me live and I couldn't be more thankful.

I turn the corner and walk downstairs, hearing the weights clanging in the weightroom. My eyes land on Harry and I see his back, lashed by the brutality of my father. It makes me sad, but when he turns around, my heart flutters.

Muscles are on top of muscles with him. He's so built and tattooed that it makes me fangirl over him. He's so attractive and I'm curious to know if he's actually with someone. But when he kissed my forehead today, I knew maybe he feels the same for me. The crush I have on him is huge, and I wonder if maybe he would be with me despite who my father is.

No one would have to know but us.

Taking a deep breath, I walk back up to my room. I stop when I feel a hand on my forearm, my body jolting but I turn to see Harry following me.

"What are you doing down here?" he asks, my eyes looking down at him. He's since put a shirt on, but he's still buff as hell in it.

"I-I wanted to see you, but you looked busy," I say, his hand setting on my waist as my hands move to his shoulders.

"You should go back to your room, Arabella. It's probably not a good idea for you to be down here," he says, my head nodding.

"I wanted to know you, uh, were okay," I say, his foot moving up a step so we are at eye level.

"I'm just fine. No more worries, so I think you should get some rest," he says, but I shake my head. There's something about him that has me practically addicted. I'm ridiculous.

"Come on," he says, taking me back upstairs. I'll do anything to have his protection, even if it's just to walk upstairs. I've never been in half of this house and the looks I get from the gang members are one of curiosity. I don't know if any of them know who I actually am, but if they found out, it would be a completely different reaction.

"How are you feeling after the crash?" he asks, my eyes cast on my shoes.

"I'm fine. You took most of the impact though," I remind him, his body tall beside me as we walk up the stairs. "So are you okay?"

It's like the tenth time I've asked him if he is okay. He just looks down at me and a small smile covers his lips, making my heart race. God he's so beautiful.

"I'm just fine, Arabella. Still will be fine," he says, my cheeks flushing with embarrassment. I never know what to say around him because I'm incredibly attracted to him. He has no idea.

"Sorry," I say on impulse, but he just nudges my shoulder with his arm.

"Don't be. There's nothing to be sorry for," he tells me, my head nodding. I'm so shy around him; around anyone really.

We make it up to my part of the house and Harry leans against the wall, his eyes looking down the hall.

"I don't know when I'll see you again," I realize, knowing my father will try everything in his power to try to take back what he had said to me earlier. I know him, and he more than likely will have a new bodyguard with me tomorrow.

"Does that bother you?" he asks, standing tall again. I don't know why, but his arms are really attractive to me. They're buff and have tattoos. He's the boy my father more than likely wants me to stay away from especially, because he doesn't want me by any boys. More specifically, 'his' men.

"Kind of," I admit, his eyes now focused on me as I lean against my door.

"Why's that?" he asks, my lips releasing a sigh.

"You're the first person I've really, um, talked to," I tell him, and he nods.

"I know. But this is my job, Arabella. And I'm probably getting kicked out from that," he reminds me. I run my fingers through my hair and close my eyes, my lip taken between my teeth.

"I just... can't stop thinking about earlier," I say, opening my eyes to look at him.

"Earlier? Did something happen?" he asks, not knowing that I'm referencing his kiss to my forehead. It felt right; so comforting when I was scared out of my mind.

I flush, looking at my shoes. "You, um, you..." I trail, looking up at him. He's so focused on me and he takes a step closer.

His height on me is at least a foot and it scares the hell out of me. The fear of men is extremely prominent in my life due to the lack of female influence. There is only men in my life, and they all scare me to no end.

But Harry doesn't. At least not now.

"I did this," he whispers, his breath felt on my forehead before he presses a soft kiss to it. My heart stops and I close my eyes, feeling his hands move to my waist.

"I will never be far away," he whispers, looking down at me. It makes me happy to hear and I smile up at him. He gives me a soft smile and lifts his hand to my cheek, brushing his thumb along my cheek before he walks away.

......

So I don't know exactly what's going on, but apparently Harry is now dating Camille Rowe - the girl his heart-rate dropped to.

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