Love, Townes [h.s]

3. Just enjoy the moment

It's Friday and it was time to refresh your mind after a week perfecting Sav's dress. We were waiting for Nathan to finish his shift so we could go to "HAUS". This was a karaoke-bar. It was not well known because it was hidden between some streets, but it had cubicles for your group which made it more intimate.

We were sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting for a sign of life from Nathan. It was nine o'clock and he still didn't tell us anything. Normally he would have warned us by now because his shift ends at half past eight.

"What if something happened to him?" Sav asks.

"I don't think so. Maybe, Luccio asked him to stay a while longer to close the cafe. " Graace replies.

I'm not paying attention to the girls. I'm checking Instagram and trying to ignore Harry's message. Every time I'm on my phone , I only remember the message. I just left it in seen and there it was. My phone starts to ring. It's Nathan.

"Hi Townes, I'm coming. I had a little mishap, but everything is solved."

"Why am I listening to you so happy?"

"Because I'm happy to have them and have fun after a long month. I'm already entering the reception. Wait for me at the door! " He hangs up.

"Nathan is here, he's coming up the stairs!" I say.

Graace and Sav get up from their places and we head for the door to greet Nathan. We were ready, but we are going to leave later because it is still very early. Also, we already had our cubicle reserved for 10:30. There is nothing to worry about. I open the door and I see Nathan with a big smile on his face.

"Bonne nuit mesdames!" He says.

"Good evening sir, what brings you here at this time of night?" Sav asks.

"I have come with a friend to this humble home to be able to leave as we had planned."

"Friend?" I ask.

"Yes, a new friend" Someone says in the back. "Nice to meet you Miss Olivia or would you prefer me to call you Townes?"

Harry.

An awkward silence fills the moment. I do not know what to say. Possibly, the girls are as shocked  as me. The question that goes through my head is, how? Graace nudges me and my only reaction is to close the door.

"Townes... what are you doing? Open the door!" Graace says threateningly.

"We are not going to let a stranger into our house." I say quickly.

"He is not a stranger!" She tried to open the door but couldn't. "You can move by yourself or I move you. Choose!" But, that doesn't stop me. "Ok." She grabs my arm and Sav helps her to get me out of the way. She opens the door and smiles. "Nice to meet you, Harry. Welcome to our humble home."

Harry and Nathan walk in and I can feel Harry's gaze on me. He smiles and winks at me. So I just ignores him and sat on one of the sofas.

Now I just look at him, asking a thousand questions in my head: How did he get here? How did he meet Nathan? Is he a stalker? The problem is that I will never know the answer if I don't ask. I keep analyzing every move he makes while he is talking to others like they were friends for years.