CHAPTER SIX:
It looks so painful and I think the worst part is, it's all my fault. I can't help but get teary eyed.
I sit in the chair staring at him, I love everything about him. His eyes... his lips... his hair... his cute dimples.. everything about him is perfect. My favorite thing about him is his smile.
Thinking about him just brings back old memories that I'll never forget. Out of all the memories, my favorite has to be when I first saw him... that moment created everything.
I remember it was the summer when I turned 14, just after my mother died from drug overdose. Me and my sister moved to my dads... he wasn't any better. He had so many problems.
He would abuse us, my sister more than me, probably because she was younger.
He made us get jobs so he could have extra drug and alcohol money. My sister worked for his friend, and I worked at the bakery down the street. I remember the first time I walked in and saw Harry standing there behind the counter. He smiled the cutest smile I've ever seen in my life. I instantly got butterflies.
I started working there everyday, he was the reason I lived... the reason I never gave up.
After a week of working there, I came in with bruises around my neck.. Harry's mother, she owned the store, saw them. She could tell... she knew everything.
She went to my dad's and talked to him. She wanted me and my sister to live with her. My dad said that my sister had to stay with him. She tried to argue with him, but things got out of control... fists started flying. Harry's mom managed to grab me in the middle of it all, and took me with her.
I lived with her and Harry from then on out. My dad never called the police because he would be calling it on himself. He eventually gave Harry's mom, Anne, my custody rights and that was that.
I remember at one point, she tried to call the cops on him... trying to get my sister, but at that point there was no physical evidence... and he threatened us. We had enough and just ended it there and haven't seen either of them... until Caroline started coming back into our lives.
"Hey babe." I hear his weak voice interrupting my thoughts.
I smile at him weakly, "Hey, you ready to go home?" I ask as I get up to sit at the edge of the bed, he nods and I help him up.
We arrive back at his house, everyone is asleep except Niall.. he's eating taco bell on the couch watching reruns of The Secret Life ...only him.
I help Harry to his bed.
"I hope you sleep well." I say as I tuck him in. I get up and open the door as quietly as I can.
"Where are you going?" He looks up to me.
"Going to bed." I reply back.
"Don't you want to sleep with me?" He hits the bed beside him and I shake my head.
"Not tonight, You need to sleep good." I see his facial expression, he looks upset.. or maybe it's just from the pain of his nose.
"Goodnight." I glance at him quickly before walking out, shutting the door behind me.
I walk in the living room and plop down beside Niall.
"You're not sleeping with him?" He asks, "Not tonight." I reply.
I turn to face the tv and watch the reruns with him. We stay up for a good while before I completely pass out.
"I MADE BREAKFAST!" I jump at the loudness of Louis. Oh my God, that kid is loud.
The aroma of bacon fills the room, making me immediately sit up. I look over and see Niall already up and eating.
"Good morning, love." Harry wraps his arms around my warm body.
"Hey you two love birds, you better come eat! I just slaved over a hot stove for"-"We're coming!" Harry interrupts Louis and drags me along to the kitchen.
"You know, your car is still at the boardwalk... we need to get it before someone tows it." Liam says as he walks into the room.
"I'll take her." Eleanor says as she walks in the room. "If we're going to go shopping today... it only makes sense if I drop her off afterwards."
I'm so confused. I don't remember making any plans with her?
"Oh yeah..." Harry says as he laces our fingers together. "I wanted to surprise you." I can feel his smile against my skin before he kisses my cheek.
"I need to ask you something..." He pulls away and stares into my eyes.
"What's wrong?" I start to freak out a little.
"Nothing's wrong..." He grabs my hand and pulls me into the other room by ourselves.
He laces our fingers together again and his mood becomes very serious.
"I know we're not like together and this is asking you to do something serious... that you can say no to if you're not comfortable... but I know how you basically live by yourself, and since we're here.. if you want, I guess I'm asking if you want to move in with us?"
My heart starts racing a thousand miles an hour, it takes me a moment to even comprehend it.
"I know it's really fast... but it's not just us, it's the rest of the boys too... and Eleanor lives here, so you're not the only girl." He grabs onto my hand tighter, I can tell he's nervous.
He swallows his saliva and stares at me, waiting for an answer.
"I uh.." I don't even know what to say, this is kind of sudden. I would think if anyone would ask, it'd be Liam.
...what would Liam... or any of the other boys think?
"I'll have to think about it." I force a weird smile trying to hide the fact that I'm freaking out a little.
"I mean, I don't have anything to loose, literally... and I think it'd be cool to live here and everything, but that's a big decision that I seriously need to contemplate on." I let go of his hand that's holding me and run my fingers through my hair.
"Okay, think about it, and let me know." He pushes my hair behind my ear and then leaves to go back into the kitchen, I follow behind.
