Unique

Thirteen - Meeting the others

When I arrive back and my desk I groan and drop my head on my desk. Why the fuck was I suddenly so nervous around him? Where was this confident version of me? I groan and start banging my head on my desk.

"Avery, maybe you should stop banging your head on the desk, you might get some brain damage," I hear Zoe's voice. I sigh and lift my head up.

"You alright?" she asks.

"I just, I'm so nervous around Harry and I don't even know why. Normally I do everything to piss him off and now I was just so fucking nervous and I have no idea why."

"Maybe because he's so nosey and you don't want him to find out about something?" Zoe says.

"What?" I ask and look at her surprised and scared. What if she knows about Lucas.

"Is there something you're hiding?" she asks softly.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" I ask.

"Avery no! I don't mean it that way, I just, I'm worried about you, you already seemed off yesterday and today you are so nervous, I noticed it the moment you stepped into the building, flinching at almost everything."

Zoe's eyes held an emotion I only saw in my family's eyes, worry, she was worried about me, which meant she cares about me. She fucking cares about me. Maybe things are changing, maybe all that shit from high school is over.

"I'm okay, I'm just tired," I say and put on my best fake smile.

"Tea works very good when you want to have a good night rest," she says and smiles. Tea, tea reminds me of Harry and I don't want to think about Harry right now. He just makes me nervous and I have no idea why.

No, stop, don't think about Harry. I mentally shake myself and focus back on my computer screen, okay, gotta scan this column to see if there are any flaws that need to be fixes. Being one of the editors also included checking all the columns and texts on any grammatical errors. Then the lay out came. I never realized editors are that important. I'm so focused on my work that I literally jump off my chair when I feel a hand on my shoulder.

"It's just me," I hear a deep voice chuckle. I turn around and see Harry standing behind myself, great I was trying to ban him out of my thoughts and here he was standing in all his glory.

"I'm here to bring back those cupcakes Zoe brought? She's not here," Harry says and sets the box on my desk.

"Oh," I didn't even notice Zoe left.

"I'll let you work now," he says and turns around.

"Wait!" I call him. He stops in his tracks and turns around on his heels.

"Is it okay if I come over tonight?" I ask hesitantly.

"Wait, do you suddenly like me?" he asks trying to hide his smile.

"Fuck no," I state seriously, I didn't like him.

"Oh."

"I just want some tea, that's all, you make great tea, that's all," I say shrugging.

"Yeah, that's cool, just text me."

"Okay."

"Okay."

HARRY'S POV

Avery telling me she still didn't like me shouldn't sting this much. But then after all, her being in my mind shouldn't be a thing either. Why the hell was she even in my thoughts? I thought I didn't like her. No, I'm quite sure I don't like her. I shouldn't like her, she's always rude me and doesn't hesitate to let me know that she hates me. Even when she's quiet she still lets me know that she doesn't like me.