♡Tessa and Hardin♠️ The day he saw my underwear

Chapter 11

5 days earlier

Tessa's Pov
I just finished my route and i call Hardin

T: hey, i just got done with work can i swing by?
H: yeah ofcourse
T: alright be there in 10
I hang up the phone and drive to Hardins house, ive been over there a few times and his mom seems to really enjoy my company. Which im glad cause shes so sweet and heart warming
I shoot him a text that im here

Seconds later Hardin walks out of his house in a pair of shorts and a black t-shirt, he approaches my window
H: how has your day been?
T:  its been fine, and you?
H: Ive been sitting on my ass all day, come on lets go inside its cold as fuck out here

I hop out of my car and we enter his house
I see Hardin staring at me
H: are you hungry? you look kind of pale
he touches my face
T: im good
H: c'mon lets just eat something
He grabs my arm and leads me to the kitchen
T: i said im fine Hardin really
He stops and looks at me
H: you know now that ive been thinking about it, I havent seen you eat anything in over a week

My heart starts pounding. What do i even say?
I just shrug
H: c'mon Tess talk to me
T: its nothing Hardin, Im fine
H: i dont believe you. We will talk about this after you eat
He grabs my hand and brings me over to the counter and opens the fridge
H: do you want something sweet, something salty, soft, crunchy-
T: Hardin im not hungry, can we just leave it at that
H: Tessa have you seen yourself, you look as white as a ghost.
T: Hardin im fine
I sound annoyed and i immediately feel bad about it
T: i just dont want to eat right now
I say more calm and grab his face and try to kiss him, he pulls back
H: I will only drop this if you promise to eat in the next hour
I sigh and move my hands from his face
T: Hardin-
H: no Tess, until i see you eat i wont stop bugging you about it
He crosses his arms over his chest
T: dont be ridiculous
H: your the only one being ridiculous right now
T: Hardin can you just leave this alone
H: tell me whats going on then.
T: Hardin-
H: tell me, or leave

Hardin's Pov
At this point i can already guess whats going on
T: fine.
She grabs her keys and walks out of the house and slams the door
H: dammit *punches the wall*
fuck 
I sit on the couch with my head in my hands
I reach for my phone and call Tessa

no answer

I wish she would just talk to me

Tessa's Pov
I know i shouldn't even be mad at him, he just wants to help, but i find this whole situation embarrassing, I just rather not talk about how i hate my body so i starve myself for it, especially not with the guy I like.
I arrive home
T: mom im home
I hear the shower running so i just go to my room and lay on my bed scrolling through my phone.
I notice that i have a missed call from Hardin, i decide to ignore it, im not ready to come clean about what ive been doing

30 minutes pass by and i still hear the shower running
I draw my eyebrows in confusion and walk down the hall to the bathroom door
*knock* *knock*
T: mom?
no answer
I twist the doorknob and see my mom fully clothed laying on the bathroom floor
T: mom!
I crouch down next to her and check for a pulse, and i struggle finding one
T: no please dont do this, MOM!
I get up and run to my phone and dial 911

T: this is Tessa young my moms unconscious on the bathroom floor my address is ************* We need an ambulance hurry!

5 minutes later the police show up with an ambulance and they carry my mom out on a stretcher with an oxygen mask on her

T: can i come with?
They tell me to hop in the back

We get to the hospital and im in the waiting room and a doctor walks out
D: Carol young?
I stand up quickly
T: is she okay, will she make it
D: shes fine, is there any medical conditions we should know about?
T: she was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
He writes something down on his clipboard and looks up at me
D: its probably best we keep her here for a few days
T: am i aloud to see her?
D: not yet, not until we can figure out why she fell unconscious in the first place
I nod my head with tears building up in my eyes
D: go home get some rest you look pale
If i hear one more person say i look pale im gonna lose my mind

I turn around and call an uber to come pick me up and go home and cry

Current day

I decide to text Hardin for the first time in 5 days

hey, can we talk?
minutes later my phone buzzes
sure. where at
can you just come over?
omw
thank you
   seen

10 minutes later i hear a knock at my door.
I open it to see Hardin
I couldn't help my self and i break down and grasp him in a tight hug
T: im so sorry, i was a jerk
H: hey, its okay, but you need to talk to me
I nod and bring him inside and into my room and tell him everything
starting with what happened at the party, my starvation, and what happened to my mom and that she has to stay at the hospital for an extra 2 days

Hardin's Pov
I listen to everything she's saying and all i can think about is how shes been starving herself. How could i have not noticed a lot sooner. Have i not told her enough how beautiful she is? I cant help but to blame myself for this.
She looks so pale
She has her head in her hands and is sobbing
I grab her and bring her into me and hug her
H: hey listen to me
I grab her shoulders and push them so she can see me
H: your mum is fine, okay? shes alive, but you are not fine, you have to eat. you should have never stopped. you are so fucking beautiful. your body is perfect. do you hear me?
She nods as more tears fall from her eyes
H: come with me
I pull her off the bed and bring her infront of the mirror
H: you are blind if you cant see how perfect you are
I stand behind her and grab her hips lightly squeezing them
H: you have the perfect hips and thighs, your legs are so sexy, your whole body is sexy, and dont even get me started on your face, I could sit here for hours talking about how cute that birthmark is on your left cheek, and how adorable it is how you scruch up your nose when you laugh. you have natural beauty and girls kill for that nowadays
She analyzes her body and looks up at me through the mirror
T: Do you really mean that? I mean what about when i sit down you can obviously see-
I interrupt her and turn her around and hold her face in my hands
H: you. are. perfect. you understand me? from the first day that i met you i always thought that you're beautiful. Your personality and affectionate laugh that i just cant get enough of is a bonus. Fuck Molly and her friends they're just jealous. and I personally find your little stomach cute

I grab her stomach and feel her ribcage, my heart drops,
damn...
I lift her sweatshirt and see how much her stomach has caved in.
I put her hoodie back down and hug her.
H: c'mon
I pull away and grab her hand
T: where are we going?
H: to McDonald's

Tessa's Pov
We walk out of the house and onto the porch
T: wait i dont have my shoes on though
H: were just going through the drive thru
I look down at my feet and see Hardin sit on the porch
T: what are you doing?
He takes of his shoes and opens the front door and throws them inside
H: now we both don't have shoes
He smiles and i smile back and giggle a little bit
I feel butterflies in my stomach at his gesture especially since i know how he is about feet which i dont blame him.

We get in the car and make our way to McDonald's

I like this chapter, its cute lmao