More Of You - One for the Ages // Book Two

Chapter 3

It had taken me an hour to get through everyone who wanted to wish me a happy birthday. My mother spent at least 15 minutes telling all her friends how proud she was of me. Overkill maybe but I chose to believe she was making up for lost time. I hadn't seen Harry since we'd walked into the room, though I knew he was still there. I craned my neck and stood on my tiptoes to see over the crowd just as I felt hands slide around my stomach.

His cologne invaded my senses, his chest pressed into my back, his mouth came to my ear,

"You look beautiful." He whispered before pressing a kiss to the shell underneath.

I shook, my eyes closing while I let the butterflies in my stomach calm. I opened them again, turning my head into his mouth,

"I was wondering where you went."

"Just giving you to the room for a bit while everyone made sure to tell you how amazing you are."

I smiled, turning myself around in his arms so I was facing him,

"No one has ever done anything like this for me." I couldn't help the emotion getting the better of me at the moment. Harry had always made me feel loved and appreciated, but this...

I took a breath,

"Thank you, "I had more to say but my breath hitched in my throat, "doesn't seem like enough." I finished.

Harry pressed his lips to my forehead,

"I told you I would give you the world." He said against my skin.

I felt his fingers press into my hips, igniting me from the inside out. If we weren't in a room full of people I'd have been naked already, I was sure. He reached down to thread his fingers through mine just as Chelsea, Danielle, Ashley and Anisa ran up behind us,

"Can we steal your girlfriend?" Ashley asked as she pulled me out of his arms.

The last thing I wanted was to leave Harry and go with these girls but I also didn't want to be rude. They'd traveled quite far to be here. Harry leaned over to peck a quick kiss to my lips,

"I'll be over here." He said, gesturing to a few of his friends.

I watched as he walked away.

"Jesus Christ I bet he fucks you all night." Anisa said behind me.

Danielle rolled her eyes,

"Can you not be crass?" Anisa shrugged.

Chelsea looked back at me,

"So...we have a proposition for you?"

"What's that?" I asked dryly.

"Girls trip!" They all said together, even Ashley.

My instinct was to start shaking my head and I did just that. Chelsea clicked her tongue as she slid her arm around my shoulders,

"Don't say no before you've heard the specifics. We'll go up to Montauk. We'll relax, do wine tastings, get some spa treatments...you'll love it."

I kept shaking my head. Harry had just gotten home from tour. I really didn't want to leave him. And while it sounded relaxing, I really didn't know about spending that amount of time with these girls. We hadn't hung out together in years. I could only imagine Anisa and Ashley getting into it while Danielle tried to play the all knowing older sister role and Chelsea continued to make her way through a bottle of wine.

Danielle put her arm on top of Chelsea's around my shoulders,

"No is not an option. We already got the house and the car to take us out there. You're going."
I was about to say protest further when Ashley suddenly burst into tears. All of us quickly turned our attention towards our friend. She waved her hand,