When you tell the world you're mine

Chapter 24: Keeping in touch

When Carol woke up the next day she felt Harry's body close to hers. He was snoring lightly and was peacefully asleep. He was embracing her body and she was so comfortable in his arms that she didn't try to move out of his hold. Her face was nuzzled against his chest and she could feel his heart beating. Their legs were intertwined and she smiled. She was scared, of course, but she couldn't deny that she loved being this close to him. She loved how safe he made her feel and how he'd always be there to calm down her fears and worries. She traced patterns on his chest with her fingers and snuggled close to him. She noticed he had woken up when he kissed her temple and grumbled something under his breath. She looked up and he had a grumpy face that soon became a smirk and then a huge grin when he saw her smiling at him. He caressed her face with his thumb and she closed her eyes to feel it.

"Good morning, darling." he said softly.

"Morning" she answered opening her eyes again.

"Last day, huh" he said "Are you going to miss me?"

"You know I will..." she answered.

"That's good. Because I'm gonna miss you a lot." he said and cupped her face and pecked her lips a couple of times before really kissing her. She ran her nails on his back and nape slowly. It was a tender and sweet kiss.

"Have a shower with me?" he whispered through her lips after they parted the kiss.

"Isn't it too intimate?" she asked furrowing her brow.

"Well... maybe. But it's our last day. And we both know where we stand." he stated.

She only nodded and he got up. He helped her out of the bed and hugged her from behind and made their way to the bathroom. He kissed her neck and tickled her a bit. They got inside the shower stall and he turned on the water. She was the first to go under it and closed her eyes feeling the warm water relax her body. He only watched her.

"Aren't you joining me?" she opened her eyes and noticed he was gawking at her.

He came closer and grabbed the soap and started to run it on her body. They stared at each other while Harry gave her a bath. She did the same with him after she rinsed it and couldn't help to see he was hard again. She truly considered not having sex with him anymore. They were friends and they were going to stay just friends. But she couldn't help but want the amazing feeling he gave her all the times they had sex. So she just took extra care of his member while giving him a shower. He groaned softly when her hands wrapped around it and started moving up and down. He bit her lip and made her turn around. They lost themselves in each other for half of the morning.

(...)

Carol went back to her room at noon. She organized her things and checked twice to see if she wasn't forgetting anything. She dressed in comfortable clothes and waited for her friends to be ready to go.

"I think you should give it a shot." Lara whispered in her ear when they hugged and were saying their goodbyes.

"What are you talking about?" Carol asked her friend.

"You know what I'm taking about. You and Harry. You'd make a great couple. You guys bring the best in each other." she answered.

"I don't think so."

"So you two, just friends?" she asked.

"Yeah. it's better this way. I gotta live in the real world, Lara. But thanks." she said.

"I'm rooting for you though." she smiled.

Carol bid goodbye to Skippy, who hugged her a lot of times, Arthur, Alessandra and Bill. They all left she and Harry alone in the room to say their goodbyes. They kissed one, two, three times. They hugged and she cried. They were saying goodbye for this amazing trip, for this calmness, for this togetherness and for the amazing moments they shared. But they'd remain friends. That mattered the most for them.