Truth Or Dare

Chapter 17 Just Friends.

"Harry, are you okay?" I hadn't realised that I hadn't responded to her. I was still recovering from the endless amounts of tears and the question that she kept asking and still repeated now.

"Am I stupid and selfish?" I stroked Katie's hair in a soothing manner.

"No, you are an amazing, selfless and intelligent person!" I reassured her.

"Am I just another pretty face?" She flinched most probably from the memories of earlier.

"You are so much more than another pretty face! And if Jake can't see that then he's the stupid, selfish person here,"

"Why are you always here for me, Harry?" I thought for a moment, should I tell her I love her?

"Well, the truth is..."

"Yes?"

"The truth is we're best friends and I would do anything for a good friend," The words pained me terribly. She couldn't know, not yet.

"Harry, but I want to tell you that I -" She was cut off by her phone ringing. The screen illuminated the darkness. The caller ID flashing.

"It's Ethan!" She picked it up and held it to her ear.

When the conversation ended she stood up and wiped her dirt covered shorts.

"Can you come with me to Ethan's house?" How could she possibly ask, she should know that I would do anything for her.

"Of course," I was slightly taken aback when she glided her hand into mine. We're just friends I had to remember.

...

Ethan was stood outside his house with a glum expression on his face. When he caught sight of me he seemed relieved.

"Oh good, you already told her," He exhaled loudly.

"Told me what?" I gave him a warning glare to say that I had in fact not told her of the event between Jess and Jake.

"About Jess and Jake kissing!" A loud whimper escaped into the air and I turned to see Katie's eyes red and watering again. I pulled her into a careful hug to assure her it was okay.

Ethan would get my fist if I was that type of person. But I wouldn't deliberately hurt anyone for no reason especially in front of Katie.

She pulled away and tucked her golden blonde hair behind her ear.

"I'm fine," She croaked making it obvious that she really wasn't.

"I'll take you home?" I offered and she nodded before getting back into the car.

Ethan looked at us dumbfounded and I found myself lifting my middle finger up at him as we drove down the street.

*buzz* *buzz*

I looked down to see Katie's phone vibrating.

"Who is it now?" I groaned lightly. I rolled my head to look out the rear-view mirror.

"It's Jake," She said in absolute disbelief.

"Don't answer it!" She did anyway. But good for me she put it on speakerphone.

"Hey babeeee," Jake slurred, that dick!

"What do you want?" Her voice was flat and cold and it slightly scared me.

"I want yoouu babeeee," I could almost see his drunken smirk right now.

Before I could give Katie the chance to respond the words fell off my tongue.

"Look you fucking dick, stay the fuck away from Katie, she deserves someone who won't treat her like shit or fuck her best friend!" Katie jumped from my words but I put a hand on her thigh to comfort her.

"Wait! Is that fucking Harry Styles?" He growled.

"Yes, it's 'fucking Harry Styles'! Deal with it bitch!" I barked ending the call just after.

Katie was astonished at my anger and I so wanted to just kiss her right now.

It would be so simple and soft.

I shook the thoughts from my head and thought just how ridiculous they were. She doesn't like me like that. And I couldn't ruin the friendship I had with her. If friendship is all we have then that's what I will keep.

...

"Harry, do you want to be married one day?"

"Yes, I suppose I do,"

"You'd make a good husband!"

Here we were lying on her bedroom floor discussing all types of topics. Her mum said that I could sleep in the spare room so for now I was talking with Katie.

I liked how we could just talk for hours and nobody could stop us.

"Do you want to get married?" I asked curious at her response.

"I did, but I don't think so anymore," She sounded unsure and I knew that she had a crease in her forehead as she frowned and oh how much I wanted to make it disappear.

"Why's that?"

"Well, I thought that I would have married Jake," The truthful statement made my heart hurt. Why couldn't it have been me she loved.

She turned on her side to face me and I reciprocated.

I learned in just a tad so our mouths were almost touching.

"Harry, I think I love-" A knock on her door made us rush to opposite sides of the room.

We're friends, only friends.

We're just friends...

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