Bloom ➳ h.s

Chapter 16

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I knock on the apartment door and Bethany's face is revealed. She narrows her eyes and shuts the door again. I sigh and knock again.

"Beth I have proof." I say and she opens the door slightly.

I show her the CD and she lets me come in.

I play the CD and me eating breakfast yesterday shows up.

Dammit.

"Nice proof." She says standing up when suddenly the scene appears.

"Wait look!" I say.

She turns around and watches. She watches Emily pull me on top of her and me struggling to get off. Beth puts a hand over her mouth, sobs escaping her lips.

"I'm so sorry Harry I thought-"

"It's okay." I say standing up.

I get down on one knee and take out the box.

"Bethany will you marry me?" I ask.

"Yes, I'm sorry so so sorry." She sobs as I slip the ring back on her finger, where it belongs.

She hugs me tightly.

"This week has been hell without you." I tell her.

"Same for me." She says kissing me passionately.

I kiss back and cup her face with my hands.

"I missed you so much." I whisper to her as we touch foreheads.

"I've missed you too." She says and I kiss her nose.

"I would never cheat on the love of my life." I say making her smile.

"I would never cheat on you either." She says closing her eyes, her smile still on her face.

"I love you Bethany." I say kissing her nose and then lips.

"I love you Harry." She says kissing me back.

"My love for you couldn't grow more." I say making her laugh softly.

***

My stomach starts to ache so I lay my head on his chest, suddenly I sneeze.

"Bless you." Harry says.

"Thanks." I say.

I sneeze again. My nose feels runny.

"Bless you." Harry says.

"Haha thanks." I say.

Hours later I feel dead. I groan as I hold my forehead. Harry pauses the movie and looks at me.

"What's wrong?" He asks.

"I feel awful and like I'm about to die." I say closing my eyes.

Harry puts a hand on my sweaty forehead.

"Beth you have a fever." He says sternly.

"I'll get my mom to give me medicine, you can go so I don't pass it on to you." I say standing up but failing.

How did I get so sick in a matter of hours?

"No I'm not letting my girl alone while sick." He says kissing my cheek.

"You don't care if I'm contagious?" I ask raising a brow.

"Nope." He says popping the 'p'.

I smile and he picks me up making me gasp.

"Harry!" I scream making him laugh.

He runs to my room and lays me on the bed.

"Sick people stay in bed." She says smirking.

I roll my eyes as he plants a kiss on my jaw.

"So what do you want?" He asks me.

"What?" I ask laying in bed and getting comfortable.

"Food, drinks, anything?" He asks me.

"Ice cream?" I ask him with a smile.

Wait till he knows we have no ice cream.

"Sure, it's at the freezer right?"

"Nope!" I say giving him an innocent smile.

"Beth.." He groans, laying his head on my lap.

"Hmmm?" I ask playing with his curls.

"I don't wanna leave you." He whines.

"Harry the shop is just around the corner!" I say smiling.

"Too far." He groans and buries his head in my laps.

"Don't make me go." He says making me laugh.

"You said anything." I say emphasizing 'anything'.

"Fine, just because I love you. Don't leave bed! Stay there." He says making me laugh.

"Sure dad!" I say making him shake his head and laugh.

***

"Hey Beth?" Harry says shaking me gently.

"Hmm?" I ask.

"Ice Cream."

"Gimme!" I say jolting up making me fall on top of him.

We laugh and he kisses my nose and lips.

"For my perfect, beautiful, sick girl." He says handing me the bucket of cookie dough ice cream with a spoon.

"Yes!" I say.

"Wait." I say before eating the spoonful.

"You deserve some Harry." I say making him smile.

"Before I give the flu to this ice cream, have this spoonful." I say putting it in his mouth.

"Mmmm." He says making me laugh.

"I have a good taste in ice cream." He says giving me the spoon.

I try it myself, it's heaven.

"It's so good!" I say making him smile.

I turn on my TV and Harry lays down next to me.

It's me, Harry, and my ice cream bucket against the flu.