Constellations
✰ Chapter 4 ✰
After I left Harry's place, I immediately went home and took a much needed shower. The warm water poured on my head and spilled down the rest of my bare body, soothing every nerve in my system. I thought of Harry and our kiss, wondering what exactly it meant and where we now stand. I told him that I was his, but does that mean we're, like, together now? Boyfriend and girlfriend? And more importantly, am I ready for a serious relationship? I push the thoughts out of my head, too exhausted to think about it. I rinse the conditioner out of my hair and step out of the shower, grabbing a towel to dry off with and one to wrap on top of my head. I exit the bathroom and put on a white bra with white lace underwear and an oversized Guns 'n' Roses T-Shirt to sleep in. I'm about to get into bed when something on my nightstand catches my attention; Harry's mix CD.
I pick it up and input it into my CD player, press play, and get into bed. The last thing I remember before I fall into a deep sleep the sound of "My Propeller" by Arctic Monkeys.
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I have no classes at the University on Fridays, so I decide to go to my favourite tea house, Greenleaf Café, and work on on a couple of my essays for English that are due on Monday. I don't feel like being alone, so I call my dearest friend, Mia, who agrees to meet me there. I arrive early and order a hot green tea, set up my MacBook and begin on my first essay.
"Oh, Em! There you are!" Mia exclaims, embracing me in a tight hug when she walks in.
"Thanks for coming. I needed company and I couldn't think of any better company than you." I say with a smile.
"But of course." She replies with a wink. Classic Mia.
I push my laptop to the side so I can see Mia who sits across from me at the table.
"So, how's it been in Ember Veal's little college girl life?" She asks. Oh, where to I begin...
"Good, good. Still taking my classes, still looking for a job..."
"Have you looked into that intern position I told you about?"
"Yes," I say, then take a sip of tea and continue, "I emailed the chief editor yesterday, but I haven't got a reply yet."
"I'm sure he'll give you the spot, you're résumé is phenomenal." Mia tells me.
I smile. "Thanks, M."
Just then my phone goes off, so I dig it out of my purse to find a text from Harry. I slightly flush and open the message.
Harry: Where are you?
Ember: Greenleaf with a friend, why?
Harry: That explains why your car is gone..
I flush even further, but can't slip the look past Mia. I swear, she sees everything.
"Spill." She demands.
I sigh. "I met this guy."
"Oh, oh, keep going. Tell me about this 'guy'" she says.
I tell her every detail about what has happened within the past two days between Harry and I, starting with when he approached me at the bookstore, all the way to the kiss last night and the text from him I just received not even 5 minutes ago. I hope she has good advice.
"Oh my god, Em! You have to see him, like, right now." She prompts.
"I can't. I'm here with you, and we've only been here for half an hour."
"Oh, I don't mind. We'll catch up another time. You cannot screw this up for yourself, Ember. You're in college. You have no social life. Little past relationship experience. You need this! And anyways, he sounds extremely sexy." Mia tells me.
"Ugh, alright. I'll go.. Wait- what do I tell him?" I ask.
"You don't. You don't tell him anything. You just shove him up against the wall and-"
"Mia!" I scold, "Not helping!"
We both laugh, unable to stay serious. I pack up my things, throw away my empty cup, and say my goodbyes to Mia, promising to call her as soon as I get a reply from that man about that internship opportunity, then head back home.
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As soon as my place comes into view, I see a black Range Rover parked out front and a curly haired beauty sitting on my doorstep. Just the mere sight of Harry gives me butterflies in the pit on my stomach. What will he say to me? Will he mention last night?
I step out of the car and stride over to Harry and he stands up right as I approach.
"Hello, beautiful." He greeted.
I'm only 5"4 and Harry is somewhere around 6"0, so he stands tall above me and I have to crane my neck a little in order to see his face when he stands close.
"Hi." I reply simply.
"I came to find out where we stand, after what happened last night." He says, getting right to the point. I blush and look away, not sure what the answer is myself. "You told me you were mine. What does that mean? I never got a chance to ask."
"What do you want it to mean?" I ask. Maybe his ideas are better than mine.
He leans in close and move my hair behind my ear, then whispers into it lowly.
"I hope it means I can do this." And with that, he dips his head and kisses me behind my ear, kisses my neck, kisses down to my collar bone, then works his way back up, lightly biting and sucking and licking. I let out a small moan, causing Harry to chuckle slightly. He pulls away and rests his forehead against mine.
"You can do that anytime." I whisper.
Harry removes the sleeve off of my shoulder and nips at the newly exposed skin, causing me to quietly whimper. I wrap my arms around his torso and fist his shirt in between my fingers. I feel his hand travel from my lower thigh and upwards into my skirt and toward my crotch. I almost wouldn't have mind if it weren't for the fact that this intimate moment was being shared in broad daylight on the doorstep of my house. I stop Harry's hand before it reaches its destination.
"Mmmmm." He groans, frustrated with my pulling back.
"Harry, we're in public.. Lets go inside" I suggest.
He lets out an even louder frustrated sound and pulls away, looking into my eyes.
"I'd love to, bird, but I have class at the Uni in 20 minutes."
I look down, slightly disappointed yet slightly relieved. I don't know how far I'm willing to go, and I might need to call Mia for advice before I even consider the idea.
"How about you call me later?" I say.
"How about I do." Harry says and takes a step back. He turns around and starts toward his car, but rapidly spins back and kisses me on the mouth with such force that I nearly fall, if it weren't for his strong grip on my backside.
He whispers in my ear, "Later, gorgeous." And strides away.
I pick it up and input it into my CD player, press play, and get into bed. The last thing I remember before I fall into a deep sleep the sound of "My Propeller" by Arctic Monkeys.
»»»
I have no classes at the University on Fridays, so I decide to go to my favourite tea house, Greenleaf Café, and work on on a couple of my essays for English that are due on Monday. I don't feel like being alone, so I call my dearest friend, Mia, who agrees to meet me there. I arrive early and order a hot green tea, set up my MacBook and begin on my first essay.
"Oh, Em! There you are!" Mia exclaims, embracing me in a tight hug when she walks in.
"Thanks for coming. I needed company and I couldn't think of any better company than you." I say with a smile.
"But of course." She replies with a wink. Classic Mia.
I push my laptop to the side so I can see Mia who sits across from me at the table.
"So, how's it been in Ember Veal's little college girl life?" She asks. Oh, where to I begin...
"Good, good. Still taking my classes, still looking for a job..."
"Have you looked into that intern position I told you about?"
"Yes," I say, then take a sip of tea and continue, "I emailed the chief editor yesterday, but I haven't got a reply yet."
"I'm sure he'll give you the spot, you're résumé is phenomenal." Mia tells me.
I smile. "Thanks, M."
Just then my phone goes off, so I dig it out of my purse to find a text from Harry. I slightly flush and open the message.
Harry: Where are you?
Ember: Greenleaf with a friend, why?
Harry: That explains why your car is gone..
I flush even further, but can't slip the look past Mia. I swear, she sees everything.
"Spill." She demands.
I sigh. "I met this guy."
"Oh, oh, keep going. Tell me about this 'guy'" she says.
I tell her every detail about what has happened within the past two days between Harry and I, starting with when he approached me at the bookstore, all the way to the kiss last night and the text from him I just received not even 5 minutes ago. I hope she has good advice.
"Oh my god, Em! You have to see him, like, right now." She prompts.
"I can't. I'm here with you, and we've only been here for half an hour."
"Oh, I don't mind. We'll catch up another time. You cannot screw this up for yourself, Ember. You're in college. You have no social life. Little past relationship experience. You need this! And anyways, he sounds extremely sexy." Mia tells me.
"Ugh, alright. I'll go.. Wait- what do I tell him?" I ask.
"You don't. You don't tell him anything. You just shove him up against the wall and-"
"Mia!" I scold, "Not helping!"
We both laugh, unable to stay serious. I pack up my things, throw away my empty cup, and say my goodbyes to Mia, promising to call her as soon as I get a reply from that man about that internship opportunity, then head back home.
»»»
As soon as my place comes into view, I see a black Range Rover parked out front and a curly haired beauty sitting on my doorstep. Just the mere sight of Harry gives me butterflies in the pit on my stomach. What will he say to me? Will he mention last night?
I step out of the car and stride over to Harry and he stands up right as I approach.
"Hello, beautiful." He greeted.
I'm only 5"4 and Harry is somewhere around 6"0, so he stands tall above me and I have to crane my neck a little in order to see his face when he stands close.
"Hi." I reply simply.
"I came to find out where we stand, after what happened last night." He says, getting right to the point. I blush and look away, not sure what the answer is myself. "You told me you were mine. What does that mean? I never got a chance to ask."
"What do you want it to mean?" I ask. Maybe his ideas are better than mine.
He leans in close and move my hair behind my ear, then whispers into it lowly.
"I hope it means I can do this." And with that, he dips his head and kisses me behind my ear, kisses my neck, kisses down to my collar bone, then works his way back up, lightly biting and sucking and licking. I let out a small moan, causing Harry to chuckle slightly. He pulls away and rests his forehead against mine.
"You can do that anytime." I whisper.
Harry removes the sleeve off of my shoulder and nips at the newly exposed skin, causing me to quietly whimper. I wrap my arms around his torso and fist his shirt in between my fingers. I feel his hand travel from my lower thigh and upwards into my skirt and toward my crotch. I almost wouldn't have mind if it weren't for the fact that this intimate moment was being shared in broad daylight on the doorstep of my house. I stop Harry's hand before it reaches its destination.
"Mmmmm." He groans, frustrated with my pulling back.
"Harry, we're in public.. Lets go inside" I suggest.
He lets out an even louder frustrated sound and pulls away, looking into my eyes.
"I'd love to, bird, but I have class at the Uni in 20 minutes."
I look down, slightly disappointed yet slightly relieved. I don't know how far I'm willing to go, and I might need to call Mia for advice before I even consider the idea.
"How about you call me later?" I say.
"How about I do." Harry says and takes a step back. He turns around and starts toward his car, but rapidly spins back and kisses me on the mouth with such force that I nearly fall, if it weren't for his strong grip on my backside.
He whispers in my ear, "Later, gorgeous." And strides away.
Notes
Here's the next chapter! I was planning on putting up two today, but I got caught up and only wrote this. I hope you enjoy it! Also, I'd really appreciate some promos to really get my story out there. It would mean a lot to me, and it do my best to return the favour.Also, in the last chapter, Harry made Ember a mix CD, so here it is! It's mostly Indie Rock but towards the end there are more softer sounding songs that reveal the rather sensitive side of Harry we saw a bit of in Ch. 2:
1. "My Propeller" by Arctic Monkeys
2. "Crying Lightning" by Arctic Monkeys
3. "Barely Legal" by The Strokes
4. "My Mistakes Were Made For You" by The Last Shadow Puppets
5 "Cigarette Smoke" by Arctic Monkeys
6."Meet Me in the Bathroom" by The Strokes
7. "Don't Sit down Cause I've Moved Your Chair" by Article Monkeys
8. "Little Bird" by Ed Sheeran
9. "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood
10. "400 Lux" by Lorde
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12/10/13