I'll Protect Her |H.S| *On Hold*

Chapter 18

"Harry just please calm down." I said soothingly.

"No I will not calm down. You don't get to tell me what to do." Harry's breathing was ragged, coming out in short huffs. His chest rising and falling rapidly.

He looked scary. Very scary. But I wasn't backing down. I stood my ground.

"I'll tell you what you want to know once you calm down." I compromised.

Harry looked questioningly at me for a few moments before letting out one final long breathe. He turned to walk further into his room and sat on the edge of his bed.

I stepped into his room, gently closed the door and sat beside him on the bed.

"Thank you." I said softly, looking at the ground.

He turned his head to look at me, just starring at me before he let out a small but audible,

"You're welcome."

A few moments of silence passed between us. I could hear my hear beat, I wonder if Harry could hear it too. I also got to hear Harry's breathing return to it's normal pace.

"Before I tell you anything, can I ask you something?" I whispered.

"Another question?" Harry asked, I could hear a hint of his amusement.

"You said earlier on that I have to trust you. Well, can I, trust you?" I asked, cutting to the chase.

"Yes. You can." Harry said without missing a beat.

"Okay, the handshake between Liam and I. Well, we made a deal." I said quietly, still staring at the ground.

"Go on." Harry muttered from beside me.

"I promised him to get the 'Old Savannah' back for him in return for some, um, information." I nervously admitted.

Harry stilled beside me on the bed.

"In- information?" Harry asked quietly.

"Yes." I assured.

"What kind of information?"

"Information about my current situation." I whispered.

"Oh. Did Liam tell you anything?" He whispered back.

"No." I lied. Well he didn't, apart from the fact that; you, Harry Styles, had your heart set on me and wouldn't take no for an answer.

"Why didn't you just ask me instead of making a deal with Liam?" Harry asked, sounding offended.

"Because you wouldn't tell me anything." I said furrowing my eyebrows.

"What do I keep telling you, you have to trust me. I would have told you in a few days time, when you'd be more settled in and ready for it." Harry said while crossing his arms, in a I-Know-It-All kind of way.

"Well Harry incase you didn't realise you have to earn things like trust. You can't just expect me to trust you! That's inhumane! You're a total stranger!" I yelled, getting up from beside him and pacing over to the door in my heels and dress.

"Well Jessica incase you didn't realise we don't have time to earn trust. So whether you like it or not you're just going to have to give me your trust. End of." Harry yelled back, standing up from the bed.

"Well then, I trust you won't tell Liam that you know about the deal. Because I'm determined to stick to my end of it!" I yelled, slamming the door behind me, I steadily stomped across the hall and into 'my' room.

I slammed my door shut. I leaned my back against the closed door and slid down so I sat on the floor. Before I could stop myself I felt a tear slide down my cheek, I let out a quiet sob and buried my head in my hands.

What a fucked up mess this is.