That Person Would Be You

Chapter 16 - James

I wasn't going to say anything to Harry about Lily, not until I was back in England and Lily and I... well I don't know, talked in person? But Harry caught me smiling at my phone for the millionth time and I was gonna tell him to bugger off but Drew just sighted from his place next to me and asked: "It's my sister, isn't it?".
That had been about a month ago when we were texting while she was at her sister's party. Now we were only 2 weeks from going home and he'd still laugh whenever he saw me looking at my phone.

"You're ridiculous. You're bloody ridiculous." Harry said laughing and I just stood there with a smile on my face. I couldn't care less about what he said. "You can't find a girl when you're in the fucking country, can't find anyone you like. You leave for 6 months to another continent and you get absolutely fucking whipped."

"Yup, Harry I am very much aware of how it went down," I say with a chuckle.

"So you don't even deny that you're whipped?" He asks with a laugh and I stayed silent, smiling. "You're ridiculous."

"Is that all you're gonna say?" I ask as he still laughs and shakes his head.

"No, no... I was also wondering when I got to meet her." He asks.

"Calm down, yeah? I haven't even gone on a date with her! I have met her in person once! So, until I improve both those things, you're not meeting anyone." I say looking at him concerned. It was weird thinking that I had only been with her only once in person when I knew her so well, when she knew me so well, when we talked so much. It was hard knowing that I hadn't gone on a date with her yet, but painfully obvious when I knew I remembered that I hadn't even kissed her.

"So, three weeks?" He jokes.

"I'm beginning to wonder if I want you to meet her at all."

"Ahah," he said sarcastically. "Very funny, not wanting your best friend to know your girlfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend," I argued. "And I'm starting to rethink your position as my best friend."

"Don't say those things, you wound me." He laughed. "And I know she's not your girlfriend... yet. Remember? I said 3 weeks."

"I'm back in 2!" I laughed.

"You're right, and I doubt you'll wait a whole week until you take this girl on a date." I couldn't argue with that. "I just don't know if you're sure enough of wanting her to meet me and all my charming ways right away."

"Ok, first of all, you're not charming, you have no charming ways. Second, I am sure I don't want her to meet you and your idiotic personality and your crass jokes."

"You're afraid she might be offended by my crass jokes?! I'm not sure if I like her so much after all..."

"Good thing you're not the one who's gonna ask her out, then." I said smirking.

"Ask her out, I'm sure that is all you're gonna do." He said suggestively.

"Oi," I hear Drew saying as he comes in the room and I freeze. "That's my sister you're talking about!" Harry freezes too. "Plus, she'd love the dirty jokes, she has a competition going on with Jane for the best 'that's what she said' use. It's absolutely ridiculous. They're too competitive. The other day my mum said we should use the back door if we came home late and they didn't even let my mum finish the sentence before yelling 'that's what she said'."Turner says and I'm almost sure he meant it as a rant but he his chuckling and it doesn't really look like a rant anymore.

"I like her again! You'll have to introduce us!" Harry says quickly.

"I'm gonna hang up now, so you can fuck off. When you're ready to talk to me without teasing me the whole time, call me."

"But we never did that before!" He said as I hung up. I was silent for a bit and then I turned around slowly.

"Sorry about that," I said to Turner and he simply shrugged.

"I'd be mad if you were the one saying it." We were silent for a while.

"Only two weeks left, hey?"

"Three for you from what he said, right?" He asked with a laugh and I think I went completely fucking red.

"I don-- I mean--- I was thinking---" I stumbled looking for words or for what to say really. This was awkward, to say the least.

"You're right you won't take so long to ask her out." He said and put his headphones on shaking his head and laughing. "How the fuck did this happen to me?"