Free (Sequel to Through The Dark) Complete

Chapter 47

Julie and Harry watched some random old movie as they ate.  Julie was curled up to Harry's side on the couch as the movie ended.  He looked down at her eyes slowly closing.  "Hey, let me clean up and then we can go to bed.  Please don't argue and just let me clean up myself.  I can manage throwing some take-out containers out."  He chuckled and kissed her head.

"Ok, fine."  She said to him as she lay against the arm of the couch.  "I won't argue.  But just this time."

"Perfect."  He laughed as he grabbed all the garbage and threw it away.  He put their glasses in the sink and then came back to her.  She stood up to go to bed with him, but he picked her up.  "I said I would take you to bed."

"You don't have to carry me, you're crazy."  She said as she nuzzled her head between his shoulder and his neck.

"Maybe. I'm crazy for you, that's for sure.  I still don't think you know how happy I am that you finally came back to me."  He kissed her head and opened the door and walked her into his room.

"Have to admit.  I never expected you to still be waiting for my answer after all this time."  She looked up at him when he set her on her feet.  "I mean, you definitely didn't have to.  And I know that I'm STILL figuring things out.  I thought for sure you'd realize that one girl, especially one like me, wouldn't be worth all that waiting."

"Well, you were, and are."  He put his hand on the side of her neck.  "Look, I can't help how I feel, or who I love.  I think you and I both tried that.  I know it didn't work for me.  I tried dating others. I tried forgetting you, but every time, I just went back to wondering about you.  How you would react in a specific situation.  I could hear your smart remarks when I did something, and I would laugh at them even though you weren't there to say them."

"Yeah, I know the feeling.  I wanted to hate you, forget you, never see you again."  She laughed at the look on his face.  "But I couldn't.  I thought about you in everything too.  Guess I do know what it's like not to be able to get someone out of their system.  Didn't mean I liked it."  She stood on her toes and kissed his lips.  "But, I sort of like you.  Mostly."  She clasped her hands behind his neck.

"Yep, and your amazingly sweet and bubbly personality is exactly why I love you so much."  He laughed and clasped his hands around her waist.

She laughed and smiled up into his eyes.  "I think you've been shocked enough for one day at how sweet I've been."

"Maybe. I might start questioning things if you kept it up for too long."  He took one of his hands and brushed a piece of hair off her cheek.

She smiled and kissed his chin.  "Well, I do love you.  I can't help it.  And I want to be here."

"Good, cuz I want you here."  He kissed her.  "I can't wait to have you in my bed.  Wake up to you in the morning, spend the day with you and have you back in my bed again tomorrow night.  Then, can we do it again?"

"Getting ahead of yourself, aren't you?"  Julie asked stepping back from him.  "I mean, we just started dating.  Shouldn't we take our time?  A little more wining and dining before we talk about what's going to happen in bed?"

"Oh, don't you even start with that."  He said glaring at her.  "Don't you dare."

"Don't I dare, what?  Make you work for it?"  She asked giggling.

"I've worked for a year to get you back here, where we are now.  How much more do you think I need to work?"  He asked crossing his arms.

"Whose fault is that?"  She asked him.

"Mine.  But I've repented, and I've worked hard, and I've grown and confessed my sins."  He said stepping towards her.

"Seems like you're trying to sin again.  We've had this discussion."  She put her hand up on his chest when he got closer.