Summer to Remember

Chapter Eleven

Just as my head was resting on Harry's shoulder, Niall barged in saying "Guys! There's like no food, we need to go grocery shopping" and I quickly rose from my comfortable position right next to Harry. Well this is awkward, Harry didn't seem at all embarrassed but my cheeks were blushing.

"Umm, how about Ella and I go grocery shopping?" Harry asked and I agreed.

"Okay, give me 20 minutes, I need to change" I said to Harry before running up the stairs and entering my room. I closed my door and just replayed what Harry had said downstairs, he was so sweet and kind and gorgeous and attractive and- wait, what the hell am I even saying? Whatever, I ran into my bathroom and took a much needed shower. I threw on my cute denim romper that Delilah gave me and paired it with a belt and cute gladiators. I focused on applying light and natural looking makeup, so I applied brown eyeliner on my waterline to make my eyes stand out and black mascara on my top and bottom lashes. Focusing on contouring my face, I put a tiny bit of bronzer on my cheeks to enhance my cheekbones and applied pink lip butter to my lips. For once, I actually felt pretty and presentable. I dried my hair and curled the ends focusing on a messy yet flattering hairstyle. Grabbing my purse, I closed my bedroom door and walked down the stairs but Harry was nowhere in sight. I made my way to the living room to find Zayn napping on the couch. Honestly, Zayn was so attractive, it's unbelievable how attractive a person can look when they're sleeping. Not finding Harry, I went into the kitchen and thankfully he was there.

"There you are!" I said and Harry and the rest of the boys turned around.

I can't even describe how awkward that moment was, "Wow! Looking fab Ella" Louis exclaimed.

"Nice romper, I should get Danielle something like that" Liam said.

"Thanks and who's Danielle?" I asked politely.

"His girlfriend" Niall said before Liam had the chance.

"You'll meet her soon" Liam said happily, "I'd love to meet her" I said grinning.

"Ready?" Harry asked.

"You bet!" I beamed.

The boys said goodbye to us and Harry and I walked to the front foyer, he opened the front door for me and leaned in so close to me I was surprised "Did I mention you look beautiful?" he whispered into my ear. His words sent shivers down my spine and my heart started to pound faster. I turned around to look him in the eye, our faces were just inches apart.

"Thanks" I said grinning happily. We took Harry's car to the store, I was surprised because he was such a great driver. Our grocery shopping trip was actually a success, we filled two carts knowing that Niall would finish half of everything in a couple days. Right as we were walking out of the store, we both saw a camera flash go off and we were both caught off guard because we were laughing about something.

"Paparazzi... Let's get out of here" Harry said as we both rushed to his car and drove away.

"Watch me receive death threats in a couple minutes..." I mumbled as Harry picked up his speed in the traffic.

"I'm sorry" he apologized.

"You're crazy, there's nothing to apologize for, it's not your fault" I assured him with a smile on my face. He let one hand go of the steering wheel and held my hand in his. It was as if someone opened a jar of butterflies in my stomach, there was nothing more I could have asked for at that moment.

"Ella, I know it's only been two days but I really like yo-" he was saying until my phone rang.

"Sorry, I should get that" I said searching my bag for my cellphone. "Hello?"

"Els, sweetheart how are you?" my dad asked.

"Dad! I missed you so much!" I nearly shouted into the phone making Harry chuckle. It wasn't a very long phone conversation because it was getting late in Toronto but I felt happier after hearing my father's voice.

"Sorry about that, you were saying?" I apologized to Harry.

"Ummm, I was just going to say..." he mumbled as he ran his fingers through his perfectly sculpted curls, I had to resist the urge to run my fingers through them.

"Yes, you were saying..." I continued.

"I'll tell you some other time" he said smiling in my direction. My god, his dimples were perfection. I couldn't help but smile when he smiled, I felt like whenever he was happy, I was happy. These feelings I was experiencing were not something I was used to, I had no clue what was happening to me.