Lydia’s POV
We had arrived at a mall area that had one side as the boardwalk.
It was a crazy afternoon already. Once Harry stopped the car and we piled out, they were spotted and we had to make a mad dash.
“Hey who are you?!” a girl screamed as a heard of them followed us. I had somebody’s hand in mine as we ran and I didn’t have time to see who was dragging me along.
“Why do you have a bandage on your head?!” another screamed. Bitch, rude much?
“Are you dating Harry?” a simple voice asked from behind me. I turned to look at her –even though she was twenty feet behind me and her eyes averted to the figure next to me.
My head turned and I was met with a mop of brown curly hair. I saw his green eyes meet mine and we both smiled at each other while pushing on running faster. Harry squeezed my hand tightly and I squeezed him back.
We broke from the group of people and took a quick escape down a split of the buildings. We ran on –no sounds coming from behind us- and ran like our life depended on it.
We ran even when we could have stopped. He held my hand like he never wanted to let it –or me- go. I never wanted to lose Harry actually. He was a great friend already. He saved my life for god’s sake!
“Harry….stop….slow down!” I wheezed a bit to him. He looked at me, his worried green eyes enveloping mine.
“What?” he asked.
“Harry!!” I screamed as we both crashed to the ground.
I squeezed my eyes shut waiting for pain to come. Where was it? Don’t get me wrong I was happy I wasn’t hurt but…where…what happened?!!
“Harry?” I asked aloud with my eyes still squeezed shut.
“It’s okay you can open your eyes.” Harry’s deep voice whispers to me. I open my eyes to see him lying down next to me with our hands still intertwined but his arm is draped over my waist as my free hand is pressed against his toned chest. I look under us to see that we had toppled over a clothing rack for scarves and cardigans.
“Glad that broke our fall.” I mutter to him grinning slightly.
“Yep that broke our fall alright.” He grins back again at me. We stand up and I immediately release my hold on his hand.
“Is it always like that?” I ask dusting off my tanned legs that were exposed. The jean shorts I wore went to mid thigh which was short but not too short to be called slutty.
“Like what?” he asks shaking his head of hair fixing it. He looks up at me and before our eyes could meet again I look away.
“The fans. Are they always around you even when you want to be alone?” I ask looking around to make sure we weren’t spotted.
“Sometimes, I think the US fans are more forward in this fandom than any other nationality. Bur that’s just what I think.” He chuckles to himself grinning down at me.
“Hey! That’s not fair. I didn’t know I was going to wash up on your beach.” I say rolling my eyes.
“Yeah okay princess.” He grins as he grabs my hand walking forward. I felt my heart race a bit as my face flushed a deep shade of red.
“I told you that I don’t need a savior Harry.”
“And I already told you that you did. And lucky for you I’m off tour right now. I’ll show you the ropes, I’ll teach you a few things. I’ll show you a good time, don’t worry.” he smirks to himself.
“And then?” I ask lo0king at him finally. His green eyes meet me and we stop walking. He turns to me, his hand still in mine.
“And then-”
“Harry!!!” I hear a familiar Irish accent ring out into the air. We both turn to see Niall waving his hands wildly at us to get our attention. We both let go of each other’s hands as Niall slows his pace down to stand in front of us. I awkwardly rub my arm as Harry smiles at his friend. “I was worried sick about you two! Where did you guys go?”
“We took…a short cut.” Harry answers nodding back twenty feet to where that small opening between the shops still stood.
“And I see that you guys also destroyed a few things along the way.” Niall states putting his hands on his hips staring back at the knocked over rack.
“Hey that thing jumped out of nowhere in my defense!” I said surrendering. My hands were in front of my chest and I could feel both boys’ eyes on them. I saw Harry stare at them longingly. I knew what he wanted. And quite frankly I wanted the same thing to.
I wanted him to hold my hand.
Yeah say I’m cliché but in honesty, Harry’s hand fit mine like a t-shirt. He made my heart race, skip beats and dance a thousand songs.
Harry made me do some pretty crazy things.
“Yeah yeah come on; let’s get back with the group.” Niall says dragging us both back with the same hands we were holding each other with. After a few winding turns and one entrance into a small café we finally found the boys.
“Hey we thought we lost you!” Louis cheers holding up some drink.
“Sorry but your fans are pretty crazy.” I say sitting down next to him. Niall takes the seat next to me and Harry sits across from me, Liam in front of Louis and Zayn in front of Niall.
“What do you guys want to drink?” a girl comes up to the table and looks at both Harry and I, the newest additions to the table.
“Um just some water please.” I say smiling at her.
“The same.” Harry responds when the girl looks at him for an answer. Harry turns to look back forward and our eyes meet. A rush of blood goes to my head when I remember how close we were when we feel from the clothes rack. His arm draped around my waist….mine pressed against his chest…I felt a weird tingle sensation in my stomach…crazy I know. Must be getting heat stroke or something.
“So what shall this day bring us?” Louis asks draping his arm around my shoulders loosely.
“Fun.” I say definitely. “You guys…there’s something I need to tell you…”
“What is it Love?” Zayn asks taking a sip of his drink.
“I’m a genius….I graduated college at the age of seven…I was basically deprived of all human contact except Ryan and my mom of course. I never had a dad…my mom and I have a business only relationship….I’m a bit socially awkward because this is the first time in my life where I’m without my mom and on my own. I want this summer to be filled with memories I can keep but…I want to do everything I’ve missed out on in my life.” I say rambling my thoughts out.
“Okay, let us get this straight.” Liam says. “You’re a genius?”
“Yes I am, I know everything sadly.” I answer him.
“You graduated college at only 7?!” Louis exclaims and I nod my head at him, his arm still around me.
“You and your mom aren’t on the same level and you don’t have a dad?” Niall questions.
“Yeah but...that’s a whole different story I’ll have to tell you at the end of summer.” I say thinking strategically.
“You’ve missed out of your whole life? Playing with other kids? Doing normal things?” Zayn asks and I nod.
“And dating?!” Harry exclaims loudly with an expression that dares me to contradict him.
“Yep and dating Harry…” I roll my eyes and the boys around me laugh.
All except Harry.
“Here’s your water.” The waiter girl comes back with two cold glasses with ice and with condensation on the sides.
“Thanks.” Harry and I simultaneously say to her.
The boys and I chatted some more apparently they made a deal with me that they wanted to help get back my childhood and the teenage hood I’ve missed so far in my life.
“Starting today we are going to fulfill our destiny.” Niall cheers.
“Yes, if there was one thing we have to do on this earth it is to make sure that she gets a proper childhood.” Louis says in a fake serious tone.
“And teen hood.” I pipe in.
“Oh definitely teen hood.” Zayn winks at me and I raise an eyebrow. “You’ll thank me later.” He whispers across the table to me.
“So what now?” I ask about an hour later.
“We go….shopping!” Liam cheers. The boys yell out some very manly agreements then rush up to the cash register to pay for our drinks.
“I have money!” I say.
“Yeah but we have more!” Louis calls back to me. I frown and cross my arms over my chest. Rude much? I feel like I say that a lot now…maybe becoming sassy with people isn’t the way to go along with my new existence in the world.
“Hey.” Harry says walking from behind me to my right side. His arm is pressed slightly up against mine.
“Hi.” I say back, not looking at him.
“You should get used to being paid for.”
“Why?” I ask turning towards him, arms still crossed, heart racing.
“Because you’ll always will be with us and we will always pay for you…plus I was hoping that you and I-”
“You guys are such slow pokes come on!” Louis calls from the door. I don’t even think he cares that he isn’t in disguise with people around that could mob him.
“Seriously Lou!” Harry says to him turning away from me so his back is to me. “I was-”
“Yeah yeah we know, being lover boy and all.” Zayn says rolling his eyes playfully. I see Harry’s eyes fill with hurt and he bites down on his bottom lip. I had been kissing those soft lips just hours before. Not even a full day before.
“Come on Harry.” I say putting my hand on the bottom of his back –feeling the top of his shorts under the top then my fingers- while standing next to him. Goose bumps line his skin as do mine. “Let’s go, you can tell me later.”
“That might be too late.” He mutters as we walk through the gang on people.
“So where are we heading? You said we were shopping so…where?” I ask.
“It’s just down the walk and then to the right.” Niall says.
If only it were that simple. Apparently just a walk and one store meant that we were raiding each and every store on the strip.
“I don’t like clothes anymore.” I mutter sitting on a beach bench surrounded by bags. The boys had been taking turns bringing bags to and from the car so we wouldn’t have to carry them. They seriously had spent easily over a thousand dollars on me.
“Sure you do, you’re wearing some right now.” Liam says, he was also the only boy with me at the moment. “So…”
“So…” I say back smirking at the ground.
“You and Harry huh?” he says out of the blue.
“What?” I ask trying to keep my cool. I grab the bandage on my head and scratch it a bit. It was stuffy under there. My skin needed to breathe!
“Don’t worry,” he tells me sitting next to me on the bench, “He texted me and told me what happened with you and him in his car…earlier….involving lips-”
“You don’t have to say it!” I hiss covering his mouth with both my hands.
“Aww how cute you can’t even say lips.”
“Sure I can!” I retort.
“Really? Say it.” he challenges.
“L-lips.” I stutter. Damn I hated not being used to saying these kinds of things. I never said anything that involved touching or relationships. Never.
“Ha good start now say….um…how about…oh! Say I love One Direction!” he says.
“I love One Direction!” I say in the same weird voice as him.
“I love Liam!” he says obviously referring to himself.
“I love Liam!” I repeat.
“I love Harry!” he says quickly.
“I love Har- wait…don’t try that again.” I smack his arm playfully.
“Fine I love the curls!” he says.
“I love the curls?!” I repeat a bit confused.
“I knew you wanted me.” A husky voice says from behind me. I jump and come face to face with none other than Harry Styles.
“In your dreams maybe.” I roll my eyes turning forward.
“She stuttered when saying lips.” Liam giggles to himself like a girl. Harry stares at him then to me then bursts out laughing all together. I stare at the two boys laughing like idiots then I join in.
These people were crazy.
Harry was cute, but crazy.
I like them like that.
Aww so it was a cute chapter.
Did you like the way they fell over together?
What about when they were talking?
Aww! Who died out there?
Niall had to ruin it though, right?
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