Achilles Heels [H.S.]

xix

Harry

            When Harry woke up Friday morning, he realized his mother was dressed before he was. She had told him she'd gotten a job offering for Avon and she had to be there by eight, she also told Harry she would tell him more information when she gets home, which will be a little after four P.M because Anne and her friends were going to have a girls night. Harry didn't know if it'll be a great idea to invite Noah over, but he was gonna do it anyway. Robin left a couple of minutes before Harry had, and so that gave Harry enough time to fix the living room, for the date he'd planned for Noah. Noah didn't consider everything else a date, but this time, Harry was going to make sure it was a date.

            When Harry left his apartment he had to be in a rush, he always picked Noah up to walk to school, and he didn't want to be late. Harry jogged in front of Noah's building and when he had stopped to catch his breath, she was leaving the building. So, Harry grabbed his girlfriends face and kissed her tenderly on her mouth. Even though he was losing breath, he still kissed her. It wasn't their normal morning kiss, (or at least the kiss they would do for the last week was considered their morning kiss to Harry) Harry had kissed Noah like he hadn't seen her in a while and she was back.

            "Hi." Harry said out of breath and smiling down at Noah.

            Noah let out a breath while laughing, "hi." They began walking to school, Noah would ask her usual, "how'd you sleep?" and, "did you have any dreams?" Harry didn't know if she asked because she cared or to try to fill the silence between them. But it didn't matter really, because he really did liked when she asked, and he loved to hear her dreams.

            Harry laced his fingers with Noah and began swinging their arms in the air, "so," he dragged the word, "I thought, today we'd have a date." Noah raised her eyebrows to Harry and he nodded, "we could swipe in, and then we could go back to my place and listen to music and read, lay down, nap maybe."

            "What about your mom?"

            "She's not going to be home until later today, same for Robin."

            Noah hesitated, "don't you think... I don't know. Being alone at your place and knowing your parents aren't going to be home sounds a bit ..."

            Harry shook his head, "you think something might go far."

            Noah shrugged, "I'm not saying that. It just... I don't think... I don't know."

            "We don't have to go back to mine."

            "No." Noah said, "shut up, alright?" She chuckled softly, "I know nothing like that is going to happen. It just scares me a bit being alone with you. I don't want to get used to it and then I won't be able to have you to myself except on rare occasions like this."

            They stopped at the corner waiting for their light to walk, "you'll have me whenever you want." The corners of Harry's mouth curved up and so did Noah's.