Right in front of me (max and harvey)

Chapter 29

Bexley's POV

"I don't want to waste time we could be spending together thinking about Logan" Harvey says

Right. He's right. Maybe he won't even come visit or anything. I really have nothing to worry about.

"Yeah... right. You're right" I say

Harvey's POV

I notice a bit of uncertainty in the way she says it. Maybe something is worrying her, who knows? But maybe it's time I'm here to help her instead of running away.

"You... wanna go inside?" She asks me

"Sure" I smile. We go inside and I notice she's apparently been home alone all this time "where's your mum?"

"Eh. Not home, but what's new?" She answers

"I see"

"Yeah" she nods staring down at the floor and then looking at me "wanna watch a movie?"

"Yeah, why not?" I answer

She turns the tv on and we sit on the couch. After some time, she falls asleep laying her head on my chest. I get a text from my mum saying that it's pretty late and that I should go home

"Bex" I whisper touching her hand "Bex" I repeat intertwining my fingers with hers

She slowly starts waking up "ugh shut up. I'm trying to sleep"

I laugh "Bex, I gotta go, it's getting late" I state getting up

"Don't leave, Harvey. I'm gonna be alone for the whole night. And it's not that I have never done it before, it's just that it's boring and I want you here" she tells me in a convincing way

"Your mum..."

"She comes back tomorrow night, so you have nothing to worry about"

"Bex- I..."

"Please, Harvey!" She exclaims

It's not that I don't want to be with her or stay the night. It's Friday after all. I have nothing to do tomorrow and her mum is out of town. What could be any better than that? However, I would also like to spend some time with my mum.

She stares at me patiently waiting for me to answer. Her eyes drive me crazy and I don't think I can resist temptation any longer. I jokingly roll my eyes at her "okay, I will"

"You can sleep on my bed if you want" she says

"Where would you sleep, then?"

"On my bed as well, duh"

"But you don't... mind?" I ask her

"Why would I? After all, we're not going to be doing anything dirty. We're just sharing a bed because I'm not going to let you sleep on the floor" she shrugs

"Fine, then" I laugh

Bexley's POV

We cuddle on my bed for a while. He stretches every now and then to give me a kiss.

"Who would've thought this would be us?" I ask him

"Yeah. It's crazy! You used to like my brother!" he exclaims

"And you?"

"What?"

"Who did you use to like before me?"

"You. It's been you all along. Ever since I met you" he tells me and then kisses me again and we start making out

I pull away realizing that something like this could easily become something more. I laugh, "wow" I say and sit up on my bed

"Bex, I..." he starts saying as I notice an unusual sparkle in his eyes

We hear the front door close and we stay quiet for some seconds before we hear my bedroom's doorknob turn. Shit.

"Bexley, I'm back" she looks up and sees Harvey "what's going on here?" She asks astonished "why is there a boy in your room?"

"He's my boyfriend, mom" I proudly state crossing my arms

"What about Zach?

Yes, as unbelievable as it may sound, my mom isn't really worried about me dating someone, she's worried about me dating the 'right one'.

I look back at Harvey and I notice him looking down at the floor

"Mom! We have talked about that many times. I don't even like him. Do you know how big of a dick he is?" I inquire raising my voice "why do you even like him so much? Why can't you accept that I'm happy with someone else?"

"For starters, I know he wouldn't take my daughter to bed, Bexley!" she accuses me

"Goddamn it! He was not taking me to bed, mom! It's not even his fault! You weren't even supposed to be here till tomorrow. Yeah, to begin with, what are you even doing here?"

"I only had a meeting today, I was going to come back to sleep here, but don't worry, I'm leaving at midnight to go on that business trip you thought I was on. However, it still doesn't justify you bringing a boy into your room"

"Bringing a boy into my room doesn't mean we were going to do anything. I just invited him to sleep over, to make me some company. I'm always alone!" I growl

"Look, whatever, it's getting late" She says staring at her watch "I need to go, I only needed to pick up my luggage. I'll be back on Monday morning" then she looks at Harvey "and it's getting kinda late for you as well, you should go home, kid" she tells him waiting till he gets out of the room to lead him to the front door. I try to reach out to him but my mom puts her arm stopping me from doing that "don't. You wait here" she demands

I see him getting away and then my mom closes the door

"What the hell were you even thinking?" she tells me off "and what the hell was he thinking?"

"He came over to talk about some things and then I asked him to stay over and even though he tried to turn me down, I still insisted. It's my fault, not his. He didn't do anything wrong. He's literally one of the sweetest kids to ever exist and if anyone here is a bad influence on the other one, then, that's me, by far. Besides, we weren't going to do anything bad!" I point out "He was just here to spend the night. To make me feel a little less... lonely" I say looking down

"You either invite Hana over or stay alone for the night, but you can't bring that boy into your room again, that's final"

"But mo-"

"And I'm trusting you to do the right thing" she remarks. Her phone beeps "Okay, now, my Uber is here" she sighs "do the right thing, Bexley. Don't bring him here" she says opening the door and closing it behind her