the deal ~ h.s. (au)

23. Game of Towels

i haven't updated in a while because school has started and all, but I promise I will be updating on sundays and wednesdays from now on :)

-Ivy xx

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As I make my way towards the UNI, walking next to Jo who's too busy writing something on her phone. I keep my gaze focused in front of me and smile to myself when I notice Luca standing at the entrance into the building, leaning his back against the pillar, looking like one of those perfect college guys who belong to some brotherhood. When he notices me, he smiles at me and waves at me and I nervously smile back as I wave.

"What's up with you and that guy?" Jo asks as I look at her, seeing her confused gaze makes me chuckle.

"Nothing. For now," I reply and laugh when Jo gasps. I don't want to have anything with Luca now when Harry's still in my life, but when we finish with our deal, I am planning on taking a step towards something Luca and I might be. He's a decent guy, very sweet and funny, with a cheeky and dangerous side of him that goes nothing with the rest of his personality.

"Hello," Luca says when Jo and I approach him and another guy who's standing next to him and is currently giving Jo some looks while all she gives him is a disgusted look.

"How are you?" I ask him with a smile, while he keeps smiling at me. You'd say it's creepy, but I find him and his actions quite adorable.

"Very well, you?" he asks, but before I can reply the guy who was with him, tugs his jacket and shows Luca something on the phone which makes Luca sigh and roll his eyes. When he looks back at me and notices my confused expression, he clears his throat and says, "Sorry, this is Matt. Matt, this is Ella and this is Jo,"

"Hey," Matt says and I know that Jo is rolling her eyes currently, "Is this the one you've been blabbing about," Matt asks Luca who's face goes red as I chuckle and he hits Matt's shoulder.

"You've got to be kidding me," Jo whispers into my ear, making me giggle. Luca clears his voice nervously as scratches the back of his head as he gives me a smile and I smile back at him. There's something about Luca that makes me feel like a 15 year old girl again. While Harry makes me feel like a 5 year old doing things she shouldn't be doing. This just took a very wrong turn.

"We've gotta go. See you later?" Luca asks and I nod, causing a smile to appear on his face. God, he is adorable. Jo takes my arm and practically drags me into the building.

"I don't know if that scene was pathetic or just very adorable," she comments as I gasp, slapping her shoulder, "And his friend, god, the biggest douchebag," she adds and I chuckle nodding to that. But, still, he cannot top Harry in being a douche. Somehow Harry's winning that game with his insults and sarcastic comments. At this point, I'm starting to get very frustrated with the fact that everything seems to remind me of Harry.

"God, you two would be perfect for each other," I reply and she rolls her eyes as she laughs.

"Shut up. I'm going to the toilet, I'll be back soon. Wait for me," Jo informs me before she walks off and I sigh as I lean my back on the wall. I cross my arms and observe the students walking through the hallway as I try to make up a story for each one of them. I find myself doing that often.

I gasp when my gaze lands on Harry, standing in the hallway, talking with the principal of the UNI. What is he doing here? My heart starts pounding hard against my chest as I look around myself, having a panic attack. I shouldn't be acting like this. I guess, it's probably the thing that UNI was the only place where I could go safe of not bumping into him and letting my mind cause me attacks I don't need.