Through The Dark COMPLETED

Chapter 76

Harry walked into the girl's apartment late a couple nights later. Niall had left the studio earlier than he had. It was dark and quiet. He assumed Niall and Amanda were off in her room and Julie was probably sleeping. He opened the door quietly and saw the bedside lamp on. Harry smiled when he saw her sitting with her notebook on her knees writing. She had headphones in and was lost in her own little world. He climbed on the end of her bed and slowly climbed up to her. She jumped a little when she felt him, but then she smiled.

"Hey," Julie said taking out her ear buds. "Long night, huh?

"Yeah, there was a song I wanted to finish up." He leaned over her and kissed her and then settled next to her. "Niall and Amanda here?"

"They were, but I think they went to the beach or something. Told Amanda I would kick her ass if she got sand in her cast." She said putting her notebook aside.

"Of course you would." He laughed. "How come you didn't go? They didn't invite you? How rude."

"Of course they did. I didn't want to. I could finally get some time alone. And I haven't gotten to write since South Africa, or Dubai or whereever it was that we were." She laid her head on his chest.

"You mean when you finally gave me a sneak peek at what you do on those pages?" He wrapped her tightly in his arms.

"Yes, then." She sat up and looked at him. "I know you want more. And maybe you will get more. Just be patient. I know it's not your best virtue, but give it a try once."

"Not my best virtue." He sat up and leaned over her pushing her back on the bed. "Look who's talking." He started tickling her.

"Stop!" She said squirming. "I hate being tickled. Ahhh...Stop!! Harry!" She couldn't help but laugh and try to get away from him. He was now straddling her hips though. God, she was so ticklish. "Harry! Stop it!!" She kept pushing at his hands.

He'd missed that laugh. He'd missed her attitude. He'dmissed everything. He couldn't stop smiling. And she was wiggling underneath him. He couldn't say that wasn't doing something to him. He couldn't help but continue to tickle her waist. She had lost some more weight. Her waist was smaller in his hands. He had to remember to get her to eat some more of her tasty food as she called it.

"That's it!" She said as she moved around to get out of his grasp and his tickling. She sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. She shoved her tongue into his mouth,and he groaned he was so caught off guard. She felt his arms wrap around her waist and pull her tighter to him. She pulled back and grinned at him in triumph. "Works every time." She said.

He chuckled. "Well, yeah. Of course, it would. But now you've started it, so don't complain when I finish it."

"No, no, no." She said pushing his hands away. "I was just trying to stop you from tickling me. Don't think you're going to get anything else out of it. Maybe I have taken a new lease on life. Maybe I have decided to become a born-again virgin. Maybe the next person I sleep with has to make an honest woman out of me first." She teased getting off the bed and backing away from him towards the door.

"Oh, you and your games. You always lose. I don't know why you insist on playing them." He said getting up slowly and walking towards her.

"Who's playing a game?" She said still backing up. She put her hand on the door frame and then stepped out of it. "Maybe I'm serious as a heart attack. Maybe I gained a whole new perspective on life when I wasn't sure I was going to ever wake up."

"Don't talk about that. And I swear...you're only going to make it worse for yourself." He said licking his lips and not taking his eyes from her. "The more you tease. The worse it's going to get."