Deception (A Harry Styles Fanfiction)

Chapter 16

"So, since the minute you laid eyes on me, huh?" I teased, playing with his fingers. We laid on the couch, my head on his chest.

"Definitely. The minute I saw you the only thing I could think about was how beautiful you were. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen," he explained, staring at the ceiling. I smiled, looking up at him.

"Who knew you could be so sweet? I've always thought you were a dick from the minute I met you," I laughed. He frowned, looking down at me.

"I'm sorry.... It was sort of a defense mechanism. You're engaged, I had to do something to stop my feelings for you. Being mean was the only way I could even attempt to do anything."

I nodded, reaching up to brush a few of his dark curls from his forehead.

"I was only joking. Ya you are a dick sometimes but you've also been....sweet. Very very sweet," I smiled. He half smiled, his hand catching mine, pulling it down to press a kiss to my wrist.

"I try," he teased, pulling me further up his body. I giggled, my forehead pressing to his.

We kind of just laid there a moment, staring at eachother. His eyes glistened, inviting me closer.

My eyes seemed heavier by the second, desperately fluttering closed. Just as our lips grazed eachothers, I stopped.

"Is this wrong?" I breathed, my eyes opening again. He pulled back a little, a questioning look on his face.

"Is what wrong?"

"This," I sighed, motioning between us, "this, us."

He gazed into my eyes, biting his lip in thought. I held my breath as his hand rose, brushing my bangs from my face. His hand trailed over my hair, resting behind my neck.

"Yes. It's completely wrong."

I looked away, my heart dropping.

"That's what I thought."

I began to get off of him, when suddenly, he pulled me back, lifting my chin.

"You didn't let me finish," he sighed, "Its wrong because of the situation. You're engaged still Annie. I'm not going to get involved with someone who's-"

"I'm not engaged. I'm breaking it off. Everything. I will never, ever, love that man. Never again," I promised, interrupting him. He sighed, looking away.

"I understand. But that's not all, Annie. I... I really, honest to god care about you. I would fucking die if I saw you get hurt because of my job, and..... I'm not really ready for a relationship right now."

Now I was confused. He was telling me he cared about me, he was kissing me, but now he was telling me we couldn't be anything more than friends.

He could see the emotions flashing through my eyes, his grip on me tightening.

"Annie I want to be with you. But it's... It's just hard to do that right now....."

"Then what were we just doing? You kissed me Harry. You can't just kiss me and then say you don't want anything with me."

"You're taking this the wrong way. God do I want something with you, Annie. I want you, believe me. But... But we can't be together like that right now. It's too much of a distraction."

I rolled my eyes, my heart turning cold.

"Kiss me right now and tell me you don't want to be with me like that," I commanded, staring him down. He sighed, his hand resting behind my neck as he leaned in. Our lips melded together, moving in sync. He pulled away a moment later, his gaze trailing on me.