𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 | 𝐡. 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬

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"You screamed so loud." I laughed, teasing her as I put my glass of beer down. While in the ocean, we had multiple fish surrounding us. When they pushed against her, she'd shriek and jump closer to me or flinch. "They're slimy!" She'd excuse. I loved it and would laugh at it after.

We were now eating fruits and snacks on a towel and watching the sunset over the ocean. "They felt so weird. You got scared too!" She accused. "Once!" I put my hand on my heart so I looked offended. She nudged her shoulder with mine and smiled. I don't know what I felt at that moment but it felt so pure. My heart skipped a beat.

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She now had her head on my shoulder and her eyes slowly shut. I played with her hair and watched the sun go down and a group of people set up a bonfire about 140 yards away from us. I didn't want to wake Journey but I also didn't want people to walk over and see Harry Styles with Tik Tok influencer, Journey Adikens.

I shook her lightly. "Hey, hey, we have to go," I whispered. "Hm? Oh." She yawned and sat up. I stood up grabbed stuff to put back in the cooler. She did the same until it was empty. "I'll come back for the table and stuff. Mind taking to cooler to the car?"

I shook my head. "Not at all."

Journey's POV

I watched him leave, then folded up the table and put it under my arm. I grabbed the four torches and was about to follow him when someone tapped my shoulder. I spun around and saw a boy about my age. He was mixed and had brown curls hanging in front of his forehead. His eyes were a light brown and complimented his face nicely. "Hey, sorry to bother you and your boyfriend but I'm with the bonfire over there and we wanted to know if we could have your torches."

"Yeah yeah, of course." I handed them to him. "Sick! Thanks...hey wait, you're that Journey girl. I've seen you before in my For You page!" He smiled. "Yeah, that's me. What's your name?" I asked. "Sam. Can I-"

I felt another tap behind me. I looked at Harry. Oh shit. His eyes widened as well. "Holy shit!" Sam exclaimed.

"Hey, uhm, Sam, you won't say anything about this right?" I asked. "No, I won't. I swear. This is sick, yo! Can I have a pic?" He replied. Harry nodded. "Yeah, of course, man."

They took a picture and we said our goodbyes and Harry and I walked away. "This could either go really good or really ba-" I began. Harry spun me around and cupped my face in his hands. He stared at my eyes. "May I kiss you?" He asked. I didn't process anything before I pressed my lips to his.

He grabbed my waist and pulled me closer. His lips were soft and warm against my own. Harry pulled away and smiled at me. "You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that." He said.

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I drove him back to his house and after saying goodbye, I went to my own and showered, then cleaned the sand out of my car. When I finished straightening it back up, I went back to my room and received a phone call from Sabrina. I reluctantly answered.

"Check Twitter! Now!"