Under The Mistletoe | HS [Completed]

CHAPTER 35

Ray POV

"Where is she?" I asked.

"She didn't choose the best, which got her somewhere she doesn't deserve to be."

I inhaled sharply as I waited for the bad news of another life follow his story.

No.

No.

No.

"Is she...?" I asked as Harry moved to open his front door.

"Not my story to tell, Ray. You'll know everything at once. Okay?" He said opening the door and letting me in.

"But you can atleast tell me if she is... alive?" I softly asked.

"It's complicated, love." Harry answered, walking towards me.

"How is it complicated to say if a person has her soul inside her body or no?" I questioned, rolling my eyes.

"Your sarcasm amuses me sometimes," Harry said pulling me closer to him, as we stood in the middle of his kitchen. "You should show this side of yours more, it makes you... hotter." He whispered the last word in my ear, in his husky voice, sending shivers down my spine.

As he pulled away, I could feel my cheeks getting red. "Stop... you can't just do that!" I exclaimed.

"Do what?" Harry chuckled.

"You know what you did!"

"No, I don't." He shrugged, walking towards the kitchen cabinet.

"You just caught me offguard... I wasn't expecting that."

"Well, that's the definition of catching someone offguard, if you haven't noticed." Harry laughed, placing the pan on the stove.

That's when I noticed that he distracted me from what I was asking him about.

"Now, coming back. What's her name?"

Harry avoided my gaze and continued to concentrate on cooking.

"Harry! Geez... fine. I won't pick that topic again." Harry immediately looked at me, and I swear he almost got a whiplash. He smiled sheepishly.

Damn he's so cute, I can't even get mad at him.

I rolled my eyes and gave him a tight lipped smile.

"How's Bell doing?" I asked him.

"He is doing great, just a few more days he'll be home." He answered.

"So, uh, do we know who poisoned him?" I fidgited.

Harry looked at me suspiciously, "Ray? Are you ok?" I nodded. "look, it wasn't your fault okay? And he's fine now, so relax." He hugged me.

I snuggled into him, "but I shouldn't have left him alone outside."

"Hey, it's alright. He needs his time, even I do that." He said consoling me.

"Harry?"

"Hmm?"

"The animals in my stomach have gathered and are causing a chaos, is the food ready yet? If not they plan on eating me," I said.

"Yes it is, why don't you ask those animals to keep calm till then and take a seat at the table?" He replied moving towards the counter and arranging the plates.

"Ok," I pout and move towards the table.

"And, Ray?"

"Yeah?"