Falling for Harry Styles

We pulled into the driveway in front of Chad’s house and Harry turned off the car. He turned and looked at me as I stared at my hands, fidgeting in my lap. I’m not sure what he saw in my face, fear or nerves, but he reached his hand over encasing both of mine in one of his, stilling them and rubbing his thumb over my knuckles soothingly. We sat there in silence for a moment, as I tried to calm my racing heart. “Ready, love?” he asked in a soothing, concerned, soft voice.
“I guess,” I said in a shaky voice.
“Hey,” he reached over and turned my head to face him, “I’ll be right here with you. He can’t hurt you anymore,” he smiled.
“Thanks, Haz,” I smiled back and wiped a few tears that had welled up.
We got out of the car and strolled to the door. Harry stood half a step in front of me, almost shielding my body with his, as he rang the bell. I heard footsteps on the other side followed by the sound of the door unlocking and opening. I saw a golf ball sized bruise protruding from Chad’s hairline. I smirked to myself thinking he deserved it and I’m proud that I did it.
“Hi,” he said quietly.
“Hi,” my voice was curt
“Natalie, can we talk?”
“Look Chad I’m just here to get my stuff. That’s all.”
“Okay.” He hung his head looking defeated as he stepped aside and held the door open.
I side stepped by him and raced up stairs to the bedroom. Harry hadn’t followed me up, worrying me slightly. I grabbed my overnight bag from the closet and threw the various articles of clothing and shoes into it. I shuffled through the pile of stuff on the dresser and found the pearls. I didn’t want them to get messed up just thrown in the bag so I put them on and headed back downstairs.
I got to the cool tiled floor and stopped when I heard Harry growl, “You never loved her.”
“How would you know?” Chad spat back.
“If you loved her you would have never laid a hand on her. She wouldn’t have countless bruises up and down her body. So don’t you say you ever loved her because that is a damn lie,” his voice increased in volume with every word.
I turned the corner to see Harry inches from Chad’s face with his finger pointed straight at his chest. Chad had his arms crossed and his head hung; the look in Chad’s eyes looked almost afraid.
As soon as Harry realized I was in the room he turned towards me, perking up, and smiling. “Got everything you need, Love?” Chad flinched at that last word.
I smiled, “Yeah. We can go now Harry.”
We headed for the door Chad close behind us. “Bye, Natalie. I’ll see you soon.”
“No Chad, you won’t. This is goodbye, for good,” I said confidently. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Harry smirk. I tried to hold back a smile of my own as we turned and walked down the path to the driveway. I let out a sigh of relief as we got in the car.
“See I told you everything would be alright.”
“Thanks, Haz. For what you said back there. Sticking up for me and all.”
“Oh, you heard that?” he said looking down at the wheel as his cheeks tinted slightly.
“Every word,” I smiled.
“Yeah, anytime, Nat you know that.”
“Yeah. I’m just glad it’s finally over.”
“Me too, Natalie.Me too.”

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