TROUBLE

Chapter 15 "There....I said it"

(Harry's POV)

There was something about this whole situation making me tense. Maybe it was the fact I was 50% sure I was going to run into David or Brad, or maybe it was because I felt like Aubri was going to disappear into the crowd and I wouldn't know if someone took her or not. I'm regretting it already. I just wanted to turn the car around and drive back home.

"Harry, would it be weird if I brought someone home?"

Are you fucking kidding me? Zayn's head snapped over to me, watching my reaction. "Yes."

"Aw, why?" She pouted in the back seat. "It's not like you haven't done it a thousand times before."

Yeah, but that was back before I gave a shit about you. "It was different then."

"How?" She demanded.

She's really trying my patience right now. "What if I brought someone home and fucked them senseless while you tried to sleep down the hall?" I snapped. I didn't mean to sound as angry as I did...but I can't undo it now.

"I've done it before, so I'm pretty sure you'd be able to handle it." Are we really going to argue over this? "And I never said I was going to fuck them senseless. If I bring someone home, they better be the one fucking me senseless." I guess we are going to argue about this... My hands tightened around the steering wheel as I imagined her with someone else.

"Don't bring anyone home, Aubri." I ordered.

"I'm sick of you treating me like a fucking child, Harry. I can do whatever the hell I want!"

"Maybe if you didn't ask stupid shit like 'can I bring someone home' I wouldn't have to treat you like a fucking child!"

"Fine, I'll just go to their place."

So I can worry about where she is all night? No, Aubri. "Fine, I don't care."

"So we're back to this Harry? You just don't care?"

"Yeah, we're back to this." I mumbled. The rest of the car ride was silent; dead silent. I could feel the anger and awkwardness coming off. Does she really think I'd just be okay with her bringing some random guy into our house? She must be fucking crazy. I've brought girls home before but she was always asleep, and I did that just for her...so she wouldn't feel weird. But it's different for her! She can't just bring a random guy to my territory.

God, I knew something was going to go wrong, but i didn't think it would be like this. We hadn't had an actual argument (besides whose turn it is to do the dishes or the location of the remote) It's almost like we just went back a year instead of moving forward with our...relationship...thing.

I parked the car about a block from the pub we were going to and we all got out of the car. Aubri basically run ahead of us. I rolled my eyes at her stupid tantrum she was throwing. Am I really the wrong one here? Am I being unfair because I didn't want to listen to her screaming some other guy's name all night? No, I'm not.

But then again I don't want her mad at me. I don't want her to go back to not talking to me...

"Aubri" I called. She didn't slow down or turn to look at me, all she did was move some of her hair behind her ear. Now she's being stubborn. Whatever, she can do what she wants. I don't care. She walked into the pub a good 15 feet ahead of us.

"It's okay, mate." Zayn finally said as we made our way into the pub. "Maybe you'll see someone for yourself in here tonight." The pounding music drowned out the rest of what he said, but I didn't need to hear it. He was right, I just need to worry about myself tonight; maybe I'll bring someone home myself. How would she feel about that?