TROUBLE

Chapter 20 "Today is a freebee"

"I know I'm going too far, but it's the only way to get Nick to leave..." Wow. He's only doing this to get rid of a pest. I'm like a fly swatter...or a mouse trap. Cool.

"....Where are you gonna kiss me?" His face moved to my ear, his hot breath on the spot below it causing me to shiver slightly. He chuckled under his breath.

"Where am I allowed?" He whispered. I didn't even realize my eyes had closed until I opened them to see Nick still standing there with her mouth wide open. I liked this. I liked making her angry with me and Harry's relationship. I liked having someone that she couldn't have no matter how hard she tried.

And I like how close he is right now.

I slide my free arm around Harry's back, hugging him closer as I stared right at her. He took that as a signal to start kissing my neck starting from under my ear and traveling down to my collarbone. My eyes fluttered close as I accidentally got lost in Harry's lips gliding over my skin.

"Is she gone?" He mumbled against my shoulder.

Oh yeah...

I opened my eyes and saw she was storming away. Now the only person looking at us was Zayn, with a cocked eyebrow. I removed myself from Harry, gently pushing him away. "Yeah she's gone. We made her cry."

"I don't feel bad." He mumbled as he watched her throw a fit.

"Are you two done?" Zayn said. "We still have to get dishes for my house and don't you guys have a date to get ready for?" I expected Harry to say 'it's not a date'...I even waited for the words to bubble up in my own throat, but they didn't. It's a date; just neither of us would admit it.

"Oh, that's a nice necklace Aubri. Where'd you get it?" I rolled my eyes at his fake curious tone. He obviously knew where I got it.

"Harry got it for me, for Christmas."

"Brilliant. Do you wear it a lot?" I shyly nodded.

"You really like it, Aubri?" Harry said, surprised.

"Yeah, I told you I did."

He gave me his crooked smile and I averted my eyes to play with my hair. His voice was suddenly by my ear again. "You really do look nice today, Aubri. I should've told you when I dropped you off." Before he leaned away I felt his lips connected with my temple before walking with Zayn towards the door. I was left standing there with my heart pounding in my throat as I watched them walking away from me. Why is he tormenting me like this? It's driving me crazy...but I mean...it's not like I want him to stop...

I went to say a quick goodbye to Jenni-since we had the whole Nick thing, we actually didn't even end up leaving early-before jogging to catch up with them. I walked in between them as we walked down the side walk to Harrys's usual parking spot. I went to put my hands in my pockets, but my hands just ended up rubbing my sides.

"Ugh," I groaned, realizing I wore the pocket less coat. Why do I even have a coat without pockets? Who makes those?

"What's wrong?" Zayn asked, looking down at me.

"I don't have pockets." I pouted. I let my hands dangle at my sides, clenched into fists, desperately trying to keep them warm. Zayn glanced over me at Harry before I felt both my hands being brushed against one of theirs. "What are you doing?!" I said to neither of them in particular.

"Holding your hand...?" Harry said, like it was the most obvious thing ever.

"Why? That's couple-y..."

"Alright then, I don't care if your hands freeze." His hand started to slip from mine but I gripped onto it before it fell away. He smirked at me and leaned in to kiss me on the cheek. He keeps kissing me; he keeps doing it and I keep not scolding him. Why?