This Relationship of Ours (+Extras)

mia drags harry to a halloween party

Halloween dress up party tonight at Zack's. I'll meet you there at 8

Harry sighs as he looks down at his phone. He types back a reply:

I am not going to any Halloween party. Especially not tonight.

Yes you are. You don't have any plans for the rest of the night.

I just don't care much for Halloween.

But Zack is, like, your best friend!!!!!!!!

After me, though.

Right?

RIGHT?!

What's the point if I don't even like Halloween.

You don't have to like it to celebrate it.

That makes no sense, Mia. You go and have fun though.

She doesn't text back for some time and he thinks she's gotten over it, but minutes later, he gets a text that he reads in a very threatening voice.

You promised me a relationship, Harry. Get up and get ready for this party. You have plenty of time.

If she's on the verge of an angry rant, he needs to brace himself. He's never been a fan of Halloween, and he's especially never been a fan of the couple-y part of the holiday. What was wrong with watching a nice horror film back at his place, under some blankets, drinking hot chocolate? Maybe he can use that to bribe her.

Let's say I decided to go. I don't even have a costume. I do, however, have plenty of horror movies at my place.

I don't like scary movies :(

I also have the Scream movies, you nut

Still scary :( Just wear a suit with a bow tie and call yourself James Bond. Easy fix

If he had a nickel for every time someone said this to him, he'd be richer than he already is.

That's so boring though.

His phone suddenly rings as Mia calls him after his text is sent. When he picks up, she starts talking immediately, but her voice is far away as if she's put him on speaker. He can hear the shower running in the back.

"I don't care what you wear. You are coming with me because I want to go and you promised me we'd go out more," Mia says. He hears something fall.

Harry sighs, rubbing his forehead. "You are so difficult."

He can imagine her grin when she says, "I am. I also have costumes I want to wear so I'm not taking no for an answer. Come on. You still have so much time to get ready. You don't even have to do much at the party but drink and pretend to be interested in all the ghost stories Amara wants to tell. And trust me, she has a lot to say about ghosts and paranormal stuff in general. You know up until the age of 13, she swore she was some kind of mediator? It'll be fun."

"Mm," Harry says half heartedly. "Sounds like so much fun."

"It will be. I'm going to start getting ready now."

"What are you planning to be?"

"A surprise."

Harry raises his eyebrows. "Will I like the surprise?"

"I think you'll love it more than anyone."

"If we go to this, then you have to stay over with me tonight and watch some movies."