Carolina

Chapter 7

"Hey is Lisa in?" I asked my coworker.

"Yeah"

I went to the back and gave in my two weeks noticed then went back to work.

"Hey Katherine"

I looked up "Hey Matt, what can I get for you?" I asked him.

"Well I was wondering if you would like to go out with me"

I gave him a slight smile "I'm actually dating someone Matt, sorry"

"Oh um who?"

"No one you know" I tell him.

He nodded, he gave me his order then left once it was ready.

"Well that awkward" I mumbled to myself.

I hate this job but always made conversation with the customers just to help me and them with their days. I went outside for my break as I took out a cigarette.

"Are you going to light it?" I looked up at Elijah.

"Eli!" I hugged him "and I don't know"

"You stopped?"

"Um well yeah, I haven't had one in awhile and I gave in my two weeks notice"

"Wow that's great Kat" he sat down next to me.

"I want to quit for Harry" I looked at Eli "is that embarrassing or what?"

"No that's sweet Katherine! That means you care about him enough to completely stop smoking... so you two are..?"

"We're dating" I tell Elijah "not officially like together but dating each other"

"Well I'm very happy for you Kat"

"Thank you Eli, I should get back to work"

I went back in and went outside once I finished my shift. I got in my car and drove home. I called Harry while I was in the kitchen.

"Hey Katherine"

"Hey Harry, I just wanted to make sure we were still on for tonight?"

"Yeah, yeah we are"

"Okay great! So I'll see you in a few"

"Okay"

I hung up and set up the dining table then went to shower. Put a dress on, put my heels on and make sure I looked beautiful before I started to cook. There was a knock on the door.

"Fuck, fuck" I whispered to myself as I fixed my dress before answering.

"Hi Harry, come on in!"

He came in and handed me flowers "aww thank you so much, I'll put this in a vase"

I put them in a vase then went back to cooking "anything I can help you with?" He asked me.

"No I got it! You can make yourself comfortable"

After a few minutes we were eating at the dining table "you did all of this for me?" He asked me.

I smiled "well yeah. You don't get to see the real me until we're officially dating" I laughed.

"Good to know, you look beautiful as always Kathy"

I blushed "aww thank you Harry, you look handsome as always"

"So tell me how was your day?" He asked me.

The thing about men is they ask that but they never fully care and with Harry. He genuinely cares and wants to know about your day and I love that.

"Well it was okay, I gave in my two weeks notice and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Elijah is back and actually caught me with a cigarette in my hand. I haven't smoked in so long and I told him I thought about completely quitting and he said that's great and that's pretty much it. How was your day?"

"Well not bad I just basically rehearsed and spoke to some people about the tour and how I wanted it to look like and all that"

"Sounds amazing"

"Yeah, I'm very excited and I think that's great that you're quitting smoking"

I smiled "thanks, so how are you liking the food? Is it horrible?" I bit my lip.

"No it's not horrible"

"Oh god" I stopped eating "it is though!"

"No Kathy, it isn't. It's not bad"

"I'm not the best cook as you can tell" I laughed "I'm still learning"

"No I know and it's okay"

"Thank you for still eating it and pretending you like it"
"
He laughed "I actually do like it"

"Yeah okay" I rolled my eyes "it's okay Harry"

"Okay yeah this is horrible"

I gasped "Harry!"

He laughed "I'm joking Kathy! I'm joking"

I laughed "you better be joking" I glared at him for a second then he helped me cleaned up afterwards.

"Want to dance?" I look at Harry.

"What? There's no music"

"I'll just put Ed on"

I nodded as he grabbed his phone and put an Ed Sheeran song as he grabbed my hand.

"I thought you don't dance?" I mumbled to him.

"I don't" he tells me.

His hand was on my lower waist and it just felt so warm and comforting. We danced slowly to the song which felt like forever. I didn't want to let go of him, I didn't want him to leave but I also didn't want him to stay either. This was only like our fourth date.

"It's getting late, I should go"

"I wish you could stay" I mumbled to him.

He put his hands on my chin and I look up at him "I wish I can stay too"

I gave him a slight smile as he leans in to kiss me. He pauses the song and puts it in his pocket as he headed towards the door.

"H-how about next time?" I asked him "we can have a sleepover" I blushed.

"You sure love?"

I nodded "more than sure Harry"

"Okay, I'll text you Kat"

"Okay" he kissed me again as I closed the door and locked up as I went to put my hair in a messy bun and put my pajamas on. I turned off the lights then went to bed.