Chapter 1-
Graces P.O.V-
I woke up to the sound of the front door slamming shut, so I knew it was around 9am, because that's what time my mum went to work. I rolled out of bed and stumbled down the stairs into the kitchen where I made myself some breakfast before deciding what to do today. It was the first day of the school holidays so I decided I would take my dog, Harvey, for a walk and then have a lazy day. I decided that I should take my dog out quite early because then it was over and done with, so I went upstairs, had a quick shower and pulled on some tracksuit bottoms and the oversized Jack Wills hoodie that my best friend Tom had given me last year after concluding that I wore it much more than he did. That was true. I loved the feel of the well worn fabric and I could always smell Tom’s aftershave. I didn't bother with make-up, I was only going on a dog walk, and hardly anyone would be out at this time anyway.
I made my way onto the field at the back of my house, where I let my dog, Harvey off the lead so he could run around for a while. I sat down on the grass, watching Harvey run around chasing birds. He ran into a bush at the far end of the field, so I presumed he'd found something. I made my way over to the bush he was in, but when I got there my stomach dropped, my heart started beating really fast and I began to feel sick. Harvey wasn't in the bush, or anywhere as far as I could see.
"Harvey!" I called "Harvey come here boy! See what I have!" but my dog didn't come running.
If I had lost the dog, my mum would kill me.
Harry’s P.O.V-
I'd never been the new boy before. But moving into Holmes Chapel meant I had to leave all my friends and start all over. That idea scared me a lot more than I would have liked. I decided to have a look around my new hometown, maybe make some friends. It would definitely make going to a new school easier if I had some friends.
I was walking in the middle of a field when a Labrador came bouncing over to me and nearly knocked me off my feet.
"Hello you," I smiled looking in to the dogs big brown eyes and stroking it's ears, "aren't you lovely!" I looked around but I couldn't see the dog’s owner anywhere.
After petting the dog for about ten minutes I thought I should probably look for the dogs’ owner. I was in the middle of the field when I spotted a girl about my age, she had long brown hair that was wavy and she kept playing with the ends as if she was scared or nervous. She had a pair of tracksuit bottoms on and an oversized Jack Wills hoodie, my heart sank when I noticed this because it meant that she must have a boyfriend, who else’s hoodie would she have on? There was no denying that she was stunning, and I couldn't help but hope she'd notice me and come over.
The dog was wagging his tail and he barked loudly. The girl quickly began to look around and when she spotted me she stopped and smiled. I felt butterflies inside me when she started to walk over. No girl had ever had this effect on me. I was the one who could make girls feel like this, what was wrong with me?
"Pull yourself together Harry" I mumbled.
The girl was right in front of me, she was even more beautiful up close.
Graces P.O.V-
I walked over to the boy with the brown curly hair, and smiled a little, he was gorgeous! His eyes were bright green and when he smiled at me I felt myself blushing. I couldn't help but wish I'd put a bit more effort in when getting ready.
"Hi.." I mumbled. He smirked at me and my heart melted.
"Hello." he said.
His voice was so lovely, I could have listened to him all day. I bent down to where Harvey was sat and looked into the eyes of my big brown Labrador. I rubbed his head before standing up and saying to the boy,
"You... erm, have my dog."
He smiled again and I felt my cheeks blush furiously.
"You're new here." I stated.
He blinked at me and said "Yes, I'm new here. How did you know?"
"Holmes Chapel isn't very big." I answered quickly "Everybody knows everything about everyone, and I don't recognize you."
I was certain that I wouldn't forget him.
"Im Harry" he said and he smirked. "What's your name?"
Harrys P.O.V-
"Grace" the gorgeous girl replied.
"That's a lovely name" I gave her a lopsided smile, the kind that always won girls over. I saw her relax a little so I felt a lot more confident. I knew that if I didn't talk to her more I'd regret it, but I was stuck for words.
She looked up at me and our eyes locked. Her eyes were big and blue, her cheeks were rosy, but the rest of her skin was pale, her lips were shaped perfectly, they were also bright against her skin. I could feel myself grinning, and now it was her time to smirk,
"What are you looking at?" she asked with a smile playing on her lips.
"A beautiful girl." I replied quickly before realizing what I'd said and blushing. "I... Sorry.. No... I don't mean that you're not beautiful... You have a Boyfriend." I was muttering. Why was she having this effect on me? I was the flirt!
She grinned and said "It's okay. It's a lovely compliment actually. And No, I don't have a boyfriend."
I looked at her and looked down at her hoodie
"Oh! This" she said pointing to the hoodie, "My best friend, Tom, gave me it!"
I was really glad to hear her say that, I could feel myself grinning again but I didn't bother to stop myself.
"In that case," I smirked, I could see her blushing again, so I hoped it was because she liked me as much as I liked her. "Are you doing anything today?"
"Just watching movies with Ben and Jerry’s ice cream" She said, "You can join me. I mean, if you wanted to..."
I almost didn't hear the last part she was that quiet, but I grabbed her hand and put her fingers through mine,
"I'd love to." I whispered into her ear. And she started to make her way home, pulling me behind her.
