The Strings Attached

Part 16

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"YOU HOOKED UP WITH HIM?" Her friend yelled at her.
"A kiss is not a hook up." She says.
"Just wait."

Since that kiss in the alleyway, things have been really awkward. Every time I walk into a room with Harrison in it he tenses up and doesn't even dare to catch my eye. Tom still has no idea I like Harrison, or that we kissed.

"LAST DAY OF FILMING!" Tom screams from the hallway really early. I groan in bed and put a pillow over my head.

"Thank god." I mumble to myself in the bed.

My door opens and I can hear someone walking in. They stop at my bed side and shake me. "Get your ass out of bed Alexa." It was Tom.

I turn over and sit up with my crazy bed head hair I have. "I hate you." I grumble.

"You can hate me later." He laughs at me and starts to walk out. "Just get out of bed." And with that Tom closes the door.

I proses things for about five minutes before actually trying to get out of bed. Since I showered last night I don't have to fight Harrison for it.

I grab some clothes from my almost packed bag. I put on some jeans and a t-shirt. I put on Ugg's and out my hair up in a pony tail. I realize how long it's getting and think about cutting it. I apply some light makeup and make my way to the kitchen.

"Are you happy now?" I smile and ask Tom who keeps shifting his weight from one foot to another.

Tom looks at me and smiles. "Yes. After this we can go home for a bit before the press tour starts." His smile gleams.

I laugh and grab a cup of coffee. "Awesome. When do we leave for London then?" I ask taking a sip.

"A few weeks. Jon wants to plan some stuff out with me and we can spend some time here. Then we are good to go!" Tom says.

I can hear Harrison's shuffling feet from the hallway as he walks out. He's wearing his glasses and it's really hard not for me to stare because he just looks too damn good.

"When are we leaving?" He asks Tom, completely avoiding my eye contact.

"In a few minutes I guess." Tom says and looks at his watch. "I'm going to grab some stuff."

I bite my lip and Tom walks down the hall to his room. I sigh and lean against the counter, since it was only Harrison and I here. I dorm even bother to look over at him or try and talk to him.

"Would you like to go to dinner with me tonight?" Harrison says from beside me.

I cough a bit on the coffee I was drinking and set it down. I turn and look at Harrison with a confusing look. "What?" Is all I can say.

"I said," Harrison takes a few steps towards me. "Would you like to go out to dinner with me." He smiles.

I look up into Harrison's icy blue eyes. I can see his lips curl into a small smile. Mine eventually do to. "You know what, why not?"

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Tom was hanging out with the cast and crew tonight and we decided not to go, just to let Tom have his own time. Plus, I had a date with Harrison.

I sit on my bed and think. I have absolutely nothing to wear. I think I packed a few dresses but nothing fancy. I pull them out and lay them on my bed. I pick the knee length black one and decide to wear my jean jacket with it. I keep my hair up and put white high tops on because I have no other shoes.

I step out of my room and look into the hallway. I slowly walk out to see Harrison sitting on the couch going through his phone. He looks up when he see's me and he looks at me for a few seconds before standing up and smiling.

"You look.... Beautiful." Harrison smiles which makes me blush.

"Thanks?" I say in a quirky way and we both laugh. "So we're do you plan on taking me?"

"Just wait and see. It's not that far away." He says and we go down the stairs. I grab my purse with my phone in it and follow Harrison out to the car.

We drive in silence, not really knowing what to say. But the drive wasn't that far, it was actually ten minutes.

"Pizza. Your idea of a date is pizza?"
I laugh and look at the restaurant we pulled up to.

"Tom and I ate here a few months ago before you came. It was to die for." Harrison smiles and looks at me. "Let's go."

We both walk in and sit at a tiny booth in the back. We order and don't really talk until our drinks come.

"So, when we went for coffee in London, would you consider that a date?" I smirk and look at Harrison.

"Not really. I would consider it two people who really like each other going out for a casual conversation." Harrison smiles and takes a sip on his drink.

I raise an eyebrow and smirk. "Well, I feel like this date is way past due then."

Harrison nods in agreement. "Defiantly."

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After dinner we go to a peaceful park to walk around in. There wasn't very many people around and you could see the starts, considering its in a major city. We walked, hand in hand and talked for who knows how long.

"Harrison, can I ask you something?" I stop walking and look up at him.

"Yes." Harrison smiles which makes my
Stomach turn again.

"How long have you liked me?" I bluntly ask, without any hesitation.

Harrison doesn't think for a moment. He looks slightly to the right of me and thinks. "If I'm being honest here....as long as I've known you."

I pucker my lips and look down for a minute. "That's a long time." I chuckle and smile.

"Yeah it is. Why do you ask?" Harrison looks down at me.

"Well, I don't know. I guess I've always had this unexplained feeling everything I'm around you and it's not just now, it's from when we were kids. I just don't know what to say about it." I bite my lip and Harrison slowly smiles.

It was just us, two friends standing in the middle of a park staring at each other. I slowly lean in and so does Harrison and we lock our lips again, for another long awaited kiss.

A/N: so how are you guys liking the story? Is it good?
After the next part I think I'm going to do a time skip. Just so we don't have to go through all the boring stuff.
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