ambivalent | hes

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"Babe, are you almost done?" Harry asked, following behind us.

He was left carrying the bags as Bea and I searched through the many stores in the mall.

"Yes, we have just one more store." I said.

He jokingly groaned, pretending to be out of breath.

"I.. cant.. go.. any.. further." He said, gasping for air.

"Shut up and try not to drop my gucci." Bea told him as we entered our final store.

There's many stores a girl must go in at least once at the mall, and Victoria's Secret is on the top of that list.

"Wow, finally an interesting store." Harry said as he put the bags down and collapsed on a couch.

I hit his arm and he laughed.

"I'm kidding. And that really hurt." He told me, rubbing the spot of impact and pouting.

I shook my head as I joined Bea by a rack of lace bra's.

"I need lace. Lots and lots of lace." She told me as she scanned the rack in front of us.

I searched through the bra's, handing every lace one I saw to Bea. After checking the sizes, she put about half back.

"God I swear my boobs never stop growing. I have to come here at least once every six months." She said as we walked to the fitting rooms.

I laughed as a worker handed her a card and she disappeared into one of the rooms.

I began to look through a rack of nearby bra's while I waited for Bea. A pair of arms were wrapped around my waist as I pulled one of interest out.

"I like that one." Harry said, resting his head on my shoulder.

"Really?" I asked

"Yeah." He responded.

I teasingly put the bra back, receiving a gasp from Harry as he pulled away.

"Ouch." He said, putting his hand over his heart.

"I'm joking." I smiled, taking it back off the rack.

He smirked, looking through a pile of underwear.

"You should let me pick for you." He suggested, looking at a rather revealing lace thong.

"Yeah, I don't think so." I laughed, taking it from him and throwing it back in the pile.

As I picked out things I took interest in, he held them. After a bit, his arms got full.

"Don't you think this is enough?" He asked, dropping a bra.

"Yep." I said, picking it up.

Bea and I payed, and after recollecting our bags, we left the mall.

"I hope you ladies had fun, I know I did." Harry said sarcastically.

"Don't worry, we did." Bea replied.

Harry chuckled, pulling out of the parking lot.

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I threw the bags I was carrying on the floor of my room, then flopped down on my bed, stretching.

Bea was right. Going to the mall had helped calm my nerves, but also tired me out.

"God my feet hurt." Harry said, putting the bags he had carried down before sitting on my bed, kicking off his shoes.

"Thank you for carrying everything." I said as he laid down beside me.

"No problem." He replied, giving me a quick peck on the lips.

I smiled just as my phone rang. I took it out, checking the caller ID. It was my mom. I sat up quickly, saying,

"I'll be right back."

I went into the bathroom, closing the door and sitting on the countertop.

"Hey mom." I answered.

"Hi honey, hows life back home?" She asked.

"Uh, great." I replied

"That's good."

"Yea. So, uh, hows your case?" I questioned.

"The court hearings in about three weeks." She told me.

"Really?"

"Yep." She informed me.

"That's good to hear. So that means you're coming home soon?"

"Yeah, if everything goes as planned."

"Ok, let me know when you're on your way home." I said, crossing my legs.

There was a knock on the bathroom door, and Harrys voice sounded from the other side.

"Lyla?" He said.

"Who was that?" My mom asked.

"Oh, its um, Bea." I told her, then to Harry I said, "I'll be right out."

"Is everything okay?" He questioned.

"Yea." I said.

"How has she been doing?" My mom said.

"Great. She just got back from Hawaii." I told her, playing with the ends of my hair.

I heard a muffled noise in the background, followed by a door closing.

"I have to go, sweetie. I'll talk to you later." She said.

"Okay, mom. I love you."

"I love you too, bye."

I hung up, hopping down from the counter and exiting the bathroom.

Harry was sitting on my bed on his phone, looking up when I came out.

"What do you wanna do tonight?"