I'll Protect Her |H.S| *On Hold*

Chapter 29

The blindfold was irritating me and making my skin itch. I was sitting beside Harry in the passenger seat of the car. I chose to wear a blood red gown, I swept my hair to one side and tied it in a low bun.

"You look good." Harry said quietly.

"I wish I could say the same for you, only I can't exactly see." I said scratching the skin around the tight blindfold.
I heard Harry let out a deep sigh.

"Stop it." I said.

"Stop what?" He asked.

"Whatever you're thinking about right now. Just stop it." I told him.

"That's the thing Jessica, I can't." He said softly.
I let out a deep sigh, like he did a minute ago. He's so frustrating. If Harry were a book, I'd spend my entire life reading it if I had to. I just wanted to know anything and everything about him.
Suddenly the car stopped. I heard Harry unfasten his seatbelt, so I did the same. He got out of the car and opened my door for me. He took my hand and helped me out of the car.

"I really hate this thing." I said sternly, lightly tugging on the blindfold. It was tied very tightly, too tight.

"I know you do, but we're almost there." He said softly.
He led me up, what I assumed to be a long driveway. When we stopped walking he told me to turn around, which I did. Then he gently unfolded the blindfold from the back. I turned back around and rubbed my eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asked tilting his head to the side and ringing the doorbell at the same time.

"My eyes are just a little sore, nothing major." I half smiled.
The door swung open and a giddy Ashlyn greeted us both.

"Come in, come in, come in." She giggled, jumping up and down.

"Woah, what's she on?" Harry bent down and whispered in my ear.
I covered my mouth with my hand, to hide my smile. But Harry was right, Ashlyn looked like she was high on something.

"Jessica!" I turned around sharply to find Liam behind me. He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed me tight.

"I'm so glad you're here." He whispered to me. I knew what he meant. He was glad I was going to talk to Savannah.

"Hey darling." Louis approached, coming out of nowhere. Liam let go of me and Louis took his place, embracing me in a bone crushing hug. Louis took a step back and held onto both of my shoulders, he just starred at me. It completely freaked me out, not because he was starring, it was the way he was starring. He looked sorry. Like something bad happened to me. Like I was sick.
Harry pulled Louis back by his collar, Louis let go of me an lightly stumbled backwards.

"Ashlyn, How long are you going to leave me on my own for? Hurry up!" A voice called from another room. I'm guessing it was Savannah.

Ashlyn scurried down a hall, to rush to Savannah. Liam and Louis walked down the opposite end of the hall and into a different room.

"Ignore Louis." Harry told me once we were alone, looking me straight in the eye.

"What was tha-"

"You'll be with Savannah and Ashlyn for a while. I need to have a talk with the guys. Don't let the girls bully you
okay?" He asked, looking pretty serious.
I nodded. Why was he always so intense?

"Jessica! We're in here!" I heard a squeaky voice call, Ashlyn.
Harry led me down the hall and into a bright pink room. Savannah and Ashlyn were sitting on the bed in they're gowns. Ashlyn wore a navy dress and Savannah wore a deep purple.
I timidly entered the room, already intimidated by the two girls. I was never a sociable person really, how was I supposed to talk to them?

"I'll leave you girls alone." Harry said from behind me. I quickly turned my head around, giving him a pleading look, begging him not to go. Harry just smirked, gave me a wink and left.
I watched him walk down the hall, his tall, well built body, effortlessly gliding.
He entered a different room and I heard the door shut.

"So Jessica, now that you're new to the group, there are a couple of rules..." Ashlyn evilly grinned at me from the bed.
She patted the space beside her. I hesitantly walked over and took my place between the two girls on the bed. My dress sprawled out around me.
I looked to my left at Ashlyn, she appeared almost giddy, like she was about to have a lot of fun. Then I looked to Savannah on my right, she was starring at the floor, she looked nervous and a little scared.
I didn't care about the stupid rules. It's not like I was going to follow them anyway. All I could think about was Harry. And what it was he and the boys were talking about in the room down the hall.