"Addie just shut the fuck up!" Max yelled to interrupt me, causing me to step backwards.

"Don't tell me to shut up!" I say offended yet confused. "You say you care about me, but you purposefully try to ruin my relationship with Harry!" I yell, not caring that all eyes in the room are now on the two of us.

Max laughed once and then continued to chuckle until he was bent over with his hands on his knees. "You really are stupid as shit Addie. . ." He laughed again and I could feel the heat spread from my cheeks to my entire body. "I never cared about you, that's the point! I don't give a fuck about you and like hell did I ever like you."

"Max. . ." I turned around to see Alicia walking up to him.

"Not now," he held up his hand to her as if he was stopping her. "If you're really stupid enough to stay with that dick, then I guess I can't do anything about it." He shrugged and looked across the room.

"Max, I don't understand." I whispered with a frown.

"Well let me enlighten you Walker. I hate your boyfriend's guts, and I wanted to ruin him. So the easiest way to do that was take his most prized possession, which for some reason, happens to be you." He smiled sardonically, sending another shiver through my body leaving bumps raised on the exposed skin of my arms and legs.

"W-why?"

"Because Styles is a dick and deserves hell for what he did to me," Max snarled. "But this is much more difficult than I had planned, you are stubborn as shit and it's just not worth it anymore. If that asshole wants you, he can have you. I'm done."

He began to walk away, and I noticed I wasn't the only shocked one in the room. Everyone was silent, watching him with wide eyes as he turned away from me. In that moment, I felt my limbs freeze up and my heart began to rapidly beat against my chest. My head feels like it's spinning faster and faster with each passing second and I don't think it's the alcohol.

I grabbed his arm before he was able to walk away, not satisfied with what had just been revealed. "You never. . . All of that friend stuff? You faked everything just to mess with Harry?" I breathed, faltering with my words.

"Yep, now I'm throwing in the towel. So you got what you wanted because this isn't worth my time anymore. To be honest, I couldn't give two shits about either of you." He said before shrugging my hand off and walking out of the room.

No. I don't believe this. I'm so confused, I can't even manage to move my feet to hide my sobs.

"Addie? What the hell just happened?" Grace spoke up and wrapped her arms around me.

"I need to go," I managed to say between sobs and push her off of me. I don't know where I need to go, but I can't stay here with everyone's eyes on me. I'm humiliated.

"Addie!" She yelled after me as I picked up speed running outside.

Breathing heavily and trying to contain myself, I kneeled down in the lawn of the yard. I didn't know what to do or think, I just simply cried. Embarrassed at Max's confession in front of practically our whole grade, shocked that he only associated himself with me to get back at Harry, confused as to why he hates Harry so much, sad because Harry and I's relationship is going downhill, scared for what's going to happen. . . You could say my emotions are pretty much spread across the board.

Just as I was about to get up and final explain all of this to Grace (who I'm sure is bewildered as all hell), I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Addie," Harry said with pain and concern laced through his voice. Without saying anything else, he wrapped his arms around me and I eventually did the same. I just needed to hug him.

"I don't get it Harry," I sobbed into his shoulder and he simply nodded while he rubbed my back.

"I heard everything, I'm sorry." He said without any emotion when he finally pulled back.

I wanted to lean up and kiss him after he would tell me everything will be okay, but I know that's not how this will all play out. I'm still mad at him, and I know he is still angry towards me. Honestly, I don't even know why he's talking to me right now.

"It's not your fault," I sniffled and begin to collect myself so I could finally leave this dreadful party. "You know what, actually it is. This is all your fault." I yell back at him. I don't know why I decided to yell, but I guess everything that's happened tonight made me realize I have nothing more to lose.

"What?" He sneered with genuine shock on his face.

"You heard me! This is all your fault! You've been an ass to me all day, you go and dance with my cousin when I can clearly see you and not to mention this whole Max ordeal! It was never my fault, it was all yours. He was trying to break us up because of you."

"You wanna do this here Addie?" He challenged and stepped closer to me. I wearily nodded, and he took that as his confirmation to go on.

First things first, I had to ask him the looming question hanging over my head. "Are you done with me?"

"What?" He snapped.

"You were dancing with Grace. . ." I choked out. "Do you not want me anymore?"

"Adelaide! I did that because you were throwing Max in my face! You were trying to make me jealous and I had to get you back!" He yelled.

"How could you do that to me? You knew it was Grace."

"How could you throw yourself at Max like that? You know what I think of him."

"Because I was mad at you for being a jerk!" I countered. God, we both sound like five-year-olds trying to get back at each other for these small reasons.

"Well it worked," he sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "Dammit I'm sorry okay? I'm an ass, I can't help it. I was just so frustrated with you." He admitted, leaving me stunned. Could we actually work this out?

"You were rude to me before I even started talking to Max." I remind him of when we briefly talked in the kitchen.

"Yeah because I was still pissed at you from before."

"God Harry, I'm at the party can't you just get over it!" I screamed. "Why does it matter so much that I didn't want to go to a party." I try my best to make up an excuse for my behavior that I know was not acceptable. I know Harry's right in all of this, but I can't admit that to him for many reasons.

"I already fucking explained this to you! Why is it so damn hard for you to sacrifice one night to do something I want to do?" Ouch, that hurts.

"Harry," I begin to protest but I can't think of any more excuses. Crap. "I'm sorry okay, we can go to the next party together, can we just get over all of this?" I give in.

"No," he laughs. Huh? Isn't that what he wanted all along? "I don't want you to just give in so we can stop arguing, I want you to want to do these things with me."

"I'm sorry Harry," I sigh and step towards him, leaving only a foot between us.

For now, I'm not upset about him dancing with Grace anymore. He only did it to spite me, and I can't be angry when I did the same thing to him. I also want to question him about why Max felt the need to manipulate me like that, but right now I simply want Harry back.

"Just help me understand Addie, explain why you never wanted to go out with me? Are you embarrassed of me? Do you not like my friends? What is it? Because a few weeks ago before the bar you didn't mind going over to someone's house when they had people over."

Shoot. I can't keep lying to him anymore, can I? He'll never let me live this down.

"I just. . . I would rather stay in with you." I try to convince him and move even closer.

"That's bullshit, there's something else." Damn he's good.

Sighing, I turned around so he couldn't see the tear falling from my eye. Why can't we go back to the good times when everything was perfect between us.

"Just drop it Harry, I said I was sorry. I know you've made an effort to make me happy, so I'll make an effort to. Can we please just forget about this?" I beg desperately as I kick a stone under my shoe.

I could hear Harry walk up behind me but I didn't make an effort to look back at him. "Addie, I can't. I know you're holding back something and if we're going to make this work than you need to tell me. No lies, right?"

Letting one more tear fall before taking a huge breath, I turned back to look at him. "Just tell me we'll be okay. Promise things will go back to normal and we'll stop fighting if I tell you."

Frowning, Harry's eyes pierced into mine with wonder and concern. "Addie, you're scaring me, what is it?"

"You have to promise Harry, I can't lose you either-" I began to cry much heavier now with the truth at the tip of my tongue. I wiped my sweaty palms on my jeans and peered up to look at Harry.

Looking apprehensive, he nodded and took my face in his hands. "I promise, just tell me Addie." He whispered.

I closed my eyes and took another deep breath, trying to convince myself everything is okay now and this won't affect anything. "I-I was late," I sobbed and almost fell over with the overwhelming feeling coursing through me.

"To what?" He frowned and held my face close to his, obviously not understanding me. "Baby, talk to me. Please," He begged quietly.

"My period, Harry." I whisper with a quivering voice.

Notes

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