alive ↠ hs

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Saige's POV        [contains sexual content]

He took me upstairs to what I assumed to be his apartment, setting me softly on his bed. He grabbed a blanket, draping it across my shoulders as he took a seat beside me, leaving space between us.

My tears had died down, becoming sniffles. I had realized my situation and started to become uncomfortable. I didn't want to be here. I knew that if I was here, I couldn't resist him. I couldn't be around Harry.

Harry was hesitant before asking, that was obvious. "What happened?"

I didn't hesitate before answering. "Jay cornered me in a closet and.."

Harry leaned closer, his words gentle. "What did he do?"

I turned to him, meeting his clover eyes. "He touched me."

Harry shot up, his fingers balling into fists. "He what?"

"Oh, don't act like you give a shit." I stood up, anger replacing my sadness.

He spun on his heel to look at me. "Sorry?"

"You left me, you left because you didn't give a shit about me, about us," I said, shoving a fingers in his chest. "You left when I needed you."

"What about me?" He roared, taking a step toward me. "What about when I needed you. What about how I felt? Do you even care about what you did to me?"

My eyes fell to the floor. He was right. I had been so caught up in that way I felt about him that I hadn't realized what I had done to him.

I took a step forward, reaching out for his hand. "Harry, I-"

"No," he pulled his hand away, turning his back to me. "I needed you. You needed me. We failed each other. I'm so tired of you and Asher shoving your fingers at me and telling me how wrong I was for leaving because you needed me. Well, I needed you but you gave up on me!"

"Goddammit, Harry, I'm sorry," I said, taking another step towards him. "I'm sorry. I was in a bad place after what happened and I took it out on you. I shouldn't have treated you like that, I shouldn't have cut you."

He turned around, tears glistening in his eyes. "Saige, I'm so sorry for leaving. It was my way of coping, I didn't even think about what it could do to you, that was so selfish-"

I nodded, understanding. "It's alright."

He shook his head. "I shouldn't have left. I should have stayed, broken through for you, told you that I loved you."

I thought my heart actually stopped beating. My breath caught in my throat as I lifted my head to meet his eyes. I can't believe he just said that.

He opened his mouth to say something but I stepped forward, closing the space between us, pressing my lips against his.

He was hesitant in kissing me back but I assured him by wrapping my arms around his neck, my fingers going into his beautiful brown locks. He kissed back, wrapping his arms tightly around my waist, holding me tightly.