forever&always

~CHAPTER 8~

~EMILY'S POV~

I was woken up by a gentle touch- that was shaking me.

"Emily. Wake up.. We're here."

.

"Hmm..?"

I slowly opened my eyes and when I turned my eyes, Harry's face was literally a few inches away from mine. He was looking down at me- smiling. I must've fallen asleep on his shoulders or something. My head was resting on his shoulders and when I looked down, his jacket was placed on my lap.

"Oh my god Emily. You did not just do that. STUPID."

I thought as I stretched out my arms. I scratched the back of my head and he was still staring at me. I tucked a lock of my hair behind my ears and said quietly

"I'm.. I'm sorry.. I- I didn't know I fell asleep and I didn't mean to fa-"

"It's fine! You were probably tired and I understand. Anyways, were here at the pizza place. The boys are already inside and I was waiting for you to wake up. Lets go. I'm starving."

"Oh.. Okay.. Lets go.."

I checked my hair and decided that it looked decent. I took out my phone to check the time and it was close to about 6. I got out of the car with Harry right behind me. The sun was shining in my eyes and I had a hard time adjusting to the light. I was squinting a little bit and I yawned. It was a pretty good nap. I was standing in the same spot and Harry nudged me gently to go. We were in the parking lot and were walking towards the pizza place. I was walking in front of Harry and he seemed to be humming. I felt a whole lot better and was walking while looking down at the ground. I was halfway through the parking lot and Harry was a few steps behind me. I was still getting used to the light and was turning around the corner when suddenly

*HONKKKK!*

I looked to my side to see what the commotion was about and I saw a bright light in front of me. I put my hand up over my eyes to block the light and my eyes grew big. At first, I didn't realize what it was and squinted my eyes. Then, I saw that it was a truck. It was coming directly in front of me and I thought

"HOLY CR-"

And suddenly I was yanked backwards really hard and landed in someone's arms. Someone grabbed ahold of my wrist and pulled me back in.

"AH-"

*THUD*

I was breathing heavy since I was almost ran over by a truck and I was about to cry. I was panting and trembling. I realized that Harry had pulled me back into his arms and had hugged me.

"EMILY! I SWEA- ARE YOU OKAY?! ARE YOU HURT?! STOP SCARING ME LIKE THAT! EM-- HOLY SHIT. BE CAREFUL! IF- IF I DIDN'T- OMYGOD."

"I'm.. I'm fine.. It's okay.."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN OKAY?! ARE YOU MAD?! YOU ALMOST GOT YOURSELF KILLED! WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE CAREFUL! I.. EM.. "

I was in Harry's arms and he was holding me tightly. He had a tight grip on me and I felt his heartbeat pounding fast. He was panting and breathing hard and his hand was behind my head- shielding me. I was in shock and couldn't process what had just happened. A near-death experience. If it wasn't for Harry, then I would've already been dead. Without any hesitation, I rested my head on his chest. His arms were around my waist and was slowly patting my back- calming me down. A hot tear streamed down my face. I was sniffling my nose and was trembling in fear. Harry lifted up my chin and said

"Shh.. It's okay.. Don't cry. I'm sorry for yelling.. I didn't mean too. Please don't cry."

When I looked up at him, he wiped my tear off with his fingers. When I looked into his eyes, I saw the fear in his eyes. He looked as if he was in shock too and I broke away from the hug. I brushed his arms away and swallowed a huge lump in my throat. I honestly wanted to completely break down at this point. I had to hold myself back because I didn't want to see anybody cry- especially in front of Harry. This couldn't be happening. It just couldn't be. I quickly wiped away my tears and started walking away into the restaurant. Harry. I couldn't be falling in love with Harry. It didn't make sense. How someone like me would ever like a guy who I'd met just today. I was so confused. Half of me already knew that I was irresistibly love with him, but the other half was holding me back. I was walking anxiously to the front entrance. I was about to enter when I looked back. And there he was. Harry was standing in the middle of the parking lot. He was in the exact same position where I had left him. He had a blank look on his face and I felt a little bad. I mean, he had just literally pulled me out before I was ran over by a truck. I was debating whether I should go back and walk with him. After a minute of wondering, I started walking back. No- I was running towards him. I heard my boots clacking against the cement and I barely had time to catch my breath.