Innocent

Chapter 31

Harry's POV

My alarm shook me out of my deep sleep with Taylor. I struggle to turn over and grab my phone to turn off before Taylor wakes. She stirs under me and I get out of the bed to grab my work clothes and start the shower. "What time is it?"

"Just go back to sleep Tay, I'll come by during lunch to check on you okay?" I walk back into the room and kiss her on the forehead, "Sleep as much as you can"

"Where are you going?"

"I had to get another job, don't worry about me" I leave for the bathroom again and close the door behind me. My shower is quick and I have a tough time getting out of the warm water; but when I do, I put my uniform on and push my long hair out of my face, placing the contacts in my eyes.

Taylor is out of the bed when I get back and I go to find her standing on her crutches in the kitchen staring in the fridge. "you're well aware that's it's 3:30 in the morning" She turns and smiles at me

"Yes I am, and I'm also aware that you are out of bed when I specifically said to go back to sleep"

"Why are you up at 3:30?" she grabs orange juice and tosses it on the counter before crutching to grab a glass, putting it in her mouth and making her way back to the orange juice

"Taylor, I have to get going. I will bring the orange juice to your bed, but I want you to go elevate your leg. I'll be back around noon"

"Harry, I'm not going to bed until you tell me why you got a second job"

I sigh and help her over to the couch, elevating her leg, "I have to pay for my insurance now, and my one job isn't enough for that. Now I'm a barista at Espresso Cielo on Main Street. I have to open right now and go to school and I'll be home during lunch" I give her her orange juice and a kiss on the cheek, "get some rest and I'll see you soon"

"You work every day?"

"Can I answer your questions later?" I half laugh and put my shoes on, "sorry I just have to go"

"Can you get me some French fries for lunch?" god that women craves the weirdest things in the morning or even on all these pills, "ooh and a chocolate cake"

"Anything for you Taylor" I smile and walk out the door, running to my car and speeding to my work. What I failed to tell her is that because my father died with debt, I have to take over his money and pay all of it off by next year. This job is all of my spending money and my computer software job is for my father's debt, along with all of my insurance costs. My dad was 15,000 dollars in debt, and now I'm 15,000 dollars in debt.

I unlock our doors and put my backpack under the counter, turning on all of the appliances and waiting until 5 to turn on the open sign. My day is normally slow until the rush starts at 6 and I get to leave at nine to head to my third hour before lunch. And then when I go to lunch I really go back home to check on Taylor and go back to school, do everything back at school, come home to take on four hours on the phone selling software. I timed everything out when Taylor was in the hospital so I could know for sure I could still take care of her and work as much as I possibly can.

People come and go and my co-worker finally shows up for me to leave and head to school. Louis runs up to me and hands me my change of clothes for the day and I thank him, "how is Taylor doing?"

"She's okay, really bossy"

"when is she not?" he laughs and we walk into our third hour, "she's always craving something new"

"I don't blame her; she had shit food for over two months"

The time flies by before I'm grabbing my keys to head out to my car. I'm stopped by a large force in the hall and I find myself falling to the floor.