College Boy [h.s]

Thirty.

It's happeningggggggg. The date.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Teagan

"H-hi," I said back. I don't know why I was so damn nervous.

We share a quick greeting hug before talking to Louis for a few minutes and then going out to Harry's car.

"You look so beautiful," he says as we start driving. "I didn't really wanna say that in front of Louis. But you do."

"Aw, thanks," I smile.

"It's hard to keep my eyes on the road," he admits, gripping the wheel.

I laugh lightly at the compliment. "Well just be careful."

"I'll do my best," he states.

"We're gonna have a while before it starts, you wanna get some frozen yogurt or something? There's a shop right by," He asks.

"Sounds goods."

We pull into the yogurt shop and walk in, picking out our flavors and toppings before setting them down on the scale.

"I can pay..." I say, like I always do but he doesn't even respond as he pulls out some money and pays for the food and we sit down on a nearby table.

"What flavor did you get?" I ask him.

"Chocolate and vanilla with Oreos, you?"

"They had a dairy free raspberry so I got that with some fruit poppers on top," I said, taking a bite.

"Oh no I forgot you were vegan, again, I'm sorry," he winces.

"These places usually have a dairy free option, you're good," I laugh.

He looks at me eating for a minute, and I catch him. "What?" I ask curiously.

"We're not driving anymore," he shrugs.

"Yeah?"

"You just look really good," he states.

I blush at the compliment. "thanks, Harry."

We eat for a minute before I speak up, "so what have you been up to this week?"

"Work work, oh yeah, more work," He says with a sigh, "you?"

"Same here, so you don't like your job?" I ask.

I wasn't exactly sure what his job even was, but after what Louis had said about Sarah's money it left me wondering. I knew he didn't have it yet, but I was curious if he would quit his job after he got the money.

"My boss is kind of a... I won't say it out loud, but he's a word for genitalia."

"Your boss is a dick," I chuckle.

"Yeah, that," he says with a laugh.

"But do you like what you do?" I ask.

"Honestly, no," he admits. "But it pays the bills."

I look down at my food uncomfortably.

Harry sighs, "Louis told you didn't he?You know, right?" He asks.

I nod. "Are you gonna quit your job?"

"Yeah, I probably will."

"You always wanted to do missionary work and travel and help people. You can always do that. You still go to church right?" I ask.

He hadn't talked about church and god and stuff like he used to.

"I'll admit I haven't been since what happened with my wife. I have to find a new church to go to, I'd rather not go back to that one," he says and he sounds almost shameful.

"But you still want to go to church some time, right?" I ask.

His religion was so much a part of his identity when I first met him, it would be strange if that was no longer in his life.

"Yeah, I just have to find one. I haven't really looked," he shrugs.

"It's fine if you don't want to but I'd totally go with you... you know, to find a new one or whatever," I suggest.

"You'd do that for me?" He asks.

I nod, taking the last bite of my yogurt.

"That would actually be really nice of you. Thanks," he smiles.

"No problem. You can look at some this week and then we'll go to one next Sunday."

He looks down and just smiles to himself and I can tell he really appreciates the gesture. "Thank you."

"Don't worry about it," I say, throwing away our bowls before we walk over to the movie theatre.

•••••••

So far the movie was really quite funny, but I couldn't help to just listen to Harry's angelic laughs beside me. I always really liked his laugh.

We had gotten a coke and just as I reached out to grab it for a drink, he did as well and our hands touched at the same time.

I looked down at his hand that was still touching mine before wrapping my own around his and holding it.

He didn't seem to mind as we both watched the film, our fingers intertwined with one another in a comfortable bliss.

I nearly choked laughing at the part where the eyebrow boy's girlfriend walks in on him kissing his "mom" and "sister."

"You have such a cute laugh," Harry whispers, squeezing my hand.

I bite the inside of my lip to keep from smiling too hard at the comment. He always had me feeling some type of way with everything he said.

   •••••••

"So you liked the movie then?" Harry asks as we drove back to my apartment later that night.

"Yeah, it was really funny, you?" I asked.

"I enjoyed it. I liked spending time with you," he says.

"I like being with you too, Harry," I said and I can see him smile as he looks at the road ahead of him.

I lean my arm over, resting my hand on his leg lightly as he drives.

A few minutes later we arrive at my apartment and he walks me to the door.

I smile, leaning in for a hug. "I really liked tonight, Harry, I had a good time."

"I did too. We should do it again sometime," he says.

I nod in agreement.

I kiss him gently on the cheek, and say goodnight.