Summer Break
Everything.
“Alright. I swear it isn’t summer. It is so cold outside.” I told Harry shivering when we walked into Harry’s room.
“Here, come here.” He pulled me closer to him and put arms around me. I repeated his actions and wrapped my arms around him underneath his coat.
This felt right, it was easy. He was warm, not temperature wise, though he was warm in that way too. If I could just stay here the rest of the day, it would be perfect. Me and Harry, Harry and I.
“Better?” he whispered in my ear.
I nodded my head. “Yea,” I whispered almost breathlessly. I wanted to kick myself at my reaction. He probably thought I was crazy. Then we heard a knock on the door.
I let go of Harry and looked up at him, “Who’s that?” I asked.
“I don’t know, the room is already clean.” He moved over towards the door and looked out the hole. It must have been someone he knew because he opened it.
“Hey!” the familiar voice said. “Sorry to barge in hope we weren’t interrupting anything.” Ashley looked past Harry’s shoulder and winked.
“Come on in.” Harry opened the door wider for them and put one hand behind his back, as he shut the door he moved to take his coat off.
“We were kind of bored, so Ashley wanted to come over and play board games.” Jake explained.
“Yep,” she said already at the table. “We have Scrabble and Monopoly. Your pick.” She said with a sly grin on her face.
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After a game of Scrabble, which I lost very badly, we decided to play Monopoly. I knew from the moment Ashley said the games this would only end on way. Bad. She knew I hated games like this because I was so competitive. When I lost I wasn’t very happy. I played hard during Monopoly, and Jake was out before me. So that kind of made getting out better, as long as someone loses before me. I lasted my last three rounds with 11 dollars, but that was only because I landed in jail, like a champ. “This game blows!” I sighed in frustration. I was okay soon after though, just enjoying watching Ashley be her competitive self, she was pissed when Harry beat her. “We’re having a rematch.” She said sternly. It was so funny not going to lie.
Ashley whispered something to Jake then said, “Alright, well. We are going to go back to our room. Thanks for letting us crash.” She gave a Harry a quick side hug, and then Jake man hugged him. “It was fun; we should do it again sometime.” Ashley walked over to me and winked. “We’ll see you later Annabelle.” She opened the door with Jake behind her. “Or not.” She added in right before the door shut.
I shook my head.
“She’s persistent.” He noted.
“Definitely, she definitely is.” I looked away embarrassed.
“I had a lot of fun tonight… today, with you.” He told me moving closer.
“Yea, me too! Really.” I smiled at him then looked outside at the lightning that ran across the sky, and the light rain that had started during our game of Monopoly had become harder.
Harry looked out the window and smiled. “Put your shoes on.” He insisted happily.
“What why?” I asked watching him walk over to put his boots on.
“Just do it! Come on.” I did as he said, not knowing why I was listening to him.
He came over to me and grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the door.
“Harry, where are we going?” I asked.
“You’ll see.” Was all he said, and we didn’t even take the elevator. We took the stairs down to the first level that was hidden behind all the glamour you see when you walk in. There was a door there and he snuck us out of it. I guess he didn’t really sneak us out of it because we were allowed to use it, but, you know what I mean.
“Harry, it is raining out here, and… and we could get struck by lightning or something.” I tried to say before he pulled us from under the covered area into the rain. I could barely see his face because of hard it was raining, but I could tell he was smiling.
He held out his hand, “Dance with me.” He spoke softly. I looked at him confused. “Dance with me!” he laughed.
“Alright, alright.” I grabbed his hand and we swayed back and forth, in the pouring rain. Harry had the hugest grin on his face, and spun me around. “Why are we doing this?” I asked him, half shouting because the rain was so loud.
“Remember when we first met? And we had a talk while walking along the beach… you said you wanted someone who would dance with you in the rain.”
I smiled at him, “How do you remember that?”
“I remember everything you’ve told me, especially from that first night we met, though it was only a week ago.” He laughed. “I want to be that guy, the one who sweeps you off your feet, I want to be the one you know accepts and respects you; the one who dances with you in the rain, and who gets to see you happy every day. I think you’re admirable, and a pleasure to be around, and you’re very beautiful. That’s why I wanted to bring you out here, to dance in the rain, and tell you how I feel about you.”
I stared into his green eyes with a huge smile on my face. I watch his grin grow, then he moved his wet hair from his face. I don’t know why I was just standing here, maybe I was in shock. Harry did want to be with me, he liked me. I needed sometime to soak it all in, the fact that someone would actually be interested in me.
I jumped and wrapped my arms around his neck in excitement, I think he was a little surprised at first because he was unsteady, then he gained his balance and wrapped his long arms around my waist. “Thank you so much.” I said in his ear.
Harry pulled me back a little so his face was close to mine. ‘Let him be your first’ repeated a couple time in my head, then as I gazed into his green eyes, he slowly leaned his face in toward me. I closed my eyes and felt his lips hit mine. His hands slid over my back, pulling me closer than I already was. I took his neck and pulled him down closer to me, I was already on my tippy-toes. I needed some help. As I let my thought wander toward the kiss, I could tell that it had been sweet, tender, but it felt like we’d both wanted this. All the buildup was released, the kisses were slow. It was perfect, he was perfect. I couldn’t ask for anything better. Everything felt right. Everything.
Just then a loud thunder sounded, making me jump. Harry laughed. “I think we can go back inside now.” Then kissed my forehead.
“Yea, sounds like a good idea!” Harry put his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close to him as we walked back into the hotel. We took the elevator that was next to the stairs that I assumed the bell boy used to take luggage up. “Harry.” I said, not knowing why.
“Yes, love.” He still had a huge smile on his face.
I shook my head and looked down at the ground. “I don’t know. I don’t know what to say.” He pulled me in front of him into a tight hug; wrapping his arms around my shoulder and putting his head on mine.
The elevator beeped and we walked out in the position we were in. “Harry. I do not like this.” I laughed.
“shh, shh, shh.”
Ha. I continued to walk backward laughing until we passed his door. “Wait, Harry. I need my purse.”
“Alright,” he let go of me and reached in his pocket and grabbed his room key. He opened the door and held it open as I walked to the table and grabbed my bag off the chair. I walked out of the room quickly so Harry could shut the door. He grabbed hold of my hand and walked closer to me before swinging me in front of him when we got to my door.
“Was it all right?” he asked
“Completely, perfect. Spot on.” I tugged him in for a kiss and reached up on my tippy-toes again. His right hand pulled my waist into his as he kissed me harder than before.
“YES! HE DID IT!” we heard Ashley say from the other side of the door. I felt Harry smile against me lips. “Oops.” She then said.
I tried not to, but I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Okay!” harry laughed. “Today was absolutely lovely.” He took my hand and kissed the back of it. “Goodnight Annabelle.”
I smiled at his touch, his kiss sending shivers down my spine. “It was, Goodnight Harry.” He kissed me again on the forehead, and then smiled at me turning for his room. I rolled my eyes at what was going to happen when I opened the door.
“SO HOW WAS IT!” Then she really looked at me. “Why are you all wet?”
I smiled walking to my room.
“We danced in the rain, it was incredible. He’s incredible, you were right. Now I’m gonna change and go to sleep. We can talk in the morning. Night guys.”
“Goodnight.” They said together, Ashley filled with joy.
I shut my door and wrapped my head around everything that had happened last week. Everything.
“Here, come here.” He pulled me closer to him and put arms around me. I repeated his actions and wrapped my arms around him underneath his coat.
This felt right, it was easy. He was warm, not temperature wise, though he was warm in that way too. If I could just stay here the rest of the day, it would be perfect. Me and Harry, Harry and I.
“Better?” he whispered in my ear.
I nodded my head. “Yea,” I whispered almost breathlessly. I wanted to kick myself at my reaction. He probably thought I was crazy. Then we heard a knock on the door.
I let go of Harry and looked up at him, “Who’s that?” I asked.
“I don’t know, the room is already clean.” He moved over towards the door and looked out the hole. It must have been someone he knew because he opened it.
“Hey!” the familiar voice said. “Sorry to barge in hope we weren’t interrupting anything.” Ashley looked past Harry’s shoulder and winked.
“Come on in.” Harry opened the door wider for them and put one hand behind his back, as he shut the door he moved to take his coat off.
“We were kind of bored, so Ashley wanted to come over and play board games.” Jake explained.
“Yep,” she said already at the table. “We have Scrabble and Monopoly. Your pick.” She said with a sly grin on her face.
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After a game of Scrabble, which I lost very badly, we decided to play Monopoly. I knew from the moment Ashley said the games this would only end on way. Bad. She knew I hated games like this because I was so competitive. When I lost I wasn’t very happy. I played hard during Monopoly, and Jake was out before me. So that kind of made getting out better, as long as someone loses before me. I lasted my last three rounds with 11 dollars, but that was only because I landed in jail, like a champ. “This game blows!” I sighed in frustration. I was okay soon after though, just enjoying watching Ashley be her competitive self, she was pissed when Harry beat her. “We’re having a rematch.” She said sternly. It was so funny not going to lie.
Ashley whispered something to Jake then said, “Alright, well. We are going to go back to our room. Thanks for letting us crash.” She gave a Harry a quick side hug, and then Jake man hugged him. “It was fun; we should do it again sometime.” Ashley walked over to me and winked. “We’ll see you later Annabelle.” She opened the door with Jake behind her. “Or not.” She added in right before the door shut.
I shook my head.
“She’s persistent.” He noted.
“Definitely, she definitely is.” I looked away embarrassed.
“I had a lot of fun tonight… today, with you.” He told me moving closer.
“Yea, me too! Really.” I smiled at him then looked outside at the lightning that ran across the sky, and the light rain that had started during our game of Monopoly had become harder.
Harry looked out the window and smiled. “Put your shoes on.” He insisted happily.
“What why?” I asked watching him walk over to put his boots on.
“Just do it! Come on.” I did as he said, not knowing why I was listening to him.
He came over to me and grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the door.
“Harry, where are we going?” I asked.
“You’ll see.” Was all he said, and we didn’t even take the elevator. We took the stairs down to the first level that was hidden behind all the glamour you see when you walk in. There was a door there and he snuck us out of it. I guess he didn’t really sneak us out of it because we were allowed to use it, but, you know what I mean.
“Harry, it is raining out here, and… and we could get struck by lightning or something.” I tried to say before he pulled us from under the covered area into the rain. I could barely see his face because of hard it was raining, but I could tell he was smiling.
He held out his hand, “Dance with me.” He spoke softly. I looked at him confused. “Dance with me!” he laughed.
“Alright, alright.” I grabbed his hand and we swayed back and forth, in the pouring rain. Harry had the hugest grin on his face, and spun me around. “Why are we doing this?” I asked him, half shouting because the rain was so loud.
“Remember when we first met? And we had a talk while walking along the beach… you said you wanted someone who would dance with you in the rain.”
I smiled at him, “How do you remember that?”
“I remember everything you’ve told me, especially from that first night we met, though it was only a week ago.” He laughed. “I want to be that guy, the one who sweeps you off your feet, I want to be the one you know accepts and respects you; the one who dances with you in the rain, and who gets to see you happy every day. I think you’re admirable, and a pleasure to be around, and you’re very beautiful. That’s why I wanted to bring you out here, to dance in the rain, and tell you how I feel about you.”
I stared into his green eyes with a huge smile on my face. I watch his grin grow, then he moved his wet hair from his face. I don’t know why I was just standing here, maybe I was in shock. Harry did want to be with me, he liked me. I needed sometime to soak it all in, the fact that someone would actually be interested in me.
I jumped and wrapped my arms around his neck in excitement, I think he was a little surprised at first because he was unsteady, then he gained his balance and wrapped his long arms around my waist. “Thank you so much.” I said in his ear.
Harry pulled me back a little so his face was close to mine. ‘Let him be your first’ repeated a couple time in my head, then as I gazed into his green eyes, he slowly leaned his face in toward me. I closed my eyes and felt his lips hit mine. His hands slid over my back, pulling me closer than I already was. I took his neck and pulled him down closer to me, I was already on my tippy-toes. I needed some help. As I let my thought wander toward the kiss, I could tell that it had been sweet, tender, but it felt like we’d both wanted this. All the buildup was released, the kisses were slow. It was perfect, he was perfect. I couldn’t ask for anything better. Everything felt right. Everything.
Just then a loud thunder sounded, making me jump. Harry laughed. “I think we can go back inside now.” Then kissed my forehead.
“Yea, sounds like a good idea!” Harry put his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close to him as we walked back into the hotel. We took the elevator that was next to the stairs that I assumed the bell boy used to take luggage up. “Harry.” I said, not knowing why.
“Yes, love.” He still had a huge smile on his face.
I shook my head and looked down at the ground. “I don’t know. I don’t know what to say.” He pulled me in front of him into a tight hug; wrapping his arms around my shoulder and putting his head on mine.
The elevator beeped and we walked out in the position we were in. “Harry. I do not like this.” I laughed.
“shh, shh, shh.”
Ha. I continued to walk backward laughing until we passed his door. “Wait, Harry. I need my purse.”
“Alright,” he let go of me and reached in his pocket and grabbed his room key. He opened the door and held it open as I walked to the table and grabbed my bag off the chair. I walked out of the room quickly so Harry could shut the door. He grabbed hold of my hand and walked closer to me before swinging me in front of him when we got to my door.
“Was it all right?” he asked
“Completely, perfect. Spot on.” I tugged him in for a kiss and reached up on my tippy-toes again. His right hand pulled my waist into his as he kissed me harder than before.
“YES! HE DID IT!” we heard Ashley say from the other side of the door. I felt Harry smile against me lips. “Oops.” She then said.
I tried not to, but I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Okay!” harry laughed. “Today was absolutely lovely.” He took my hand and kissed the back of it. “Goodnight Annabelle.”
I smiled at his touch, his kiss sending shivers down my spine. “It was, Goodnight Harry.” He kissed me again on the forehead, and then smiled at me turning for his room. I rolled my eyes at what was going to happen when I opened the door.
“SO HOW WAS IT!” Then she really looked at me. “Why are you all wet?”
I smiled walking to my room.
“We danced in the rain, it was incredible. He’s incredible, you were right. Now I’m gonna change and go to sleep. We can talk in the morning. Night guys.”
“Goodnight.” They said together, Ashley filled with joy.
I shut my door and wrapped my head around everything that had happened last week. Everything.
Notes
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3/23/15