Clarity

With in a moment Harry had found the number, which was no surprise because her number was one of the first one's that popped up considering I had made her contact a favorite.
"Please don't say anything stupid." I begged Harry, fearful he'd say something that might set her off. "I won't, I won't. Don't worry baby." Harry assured, sitting up, and leaning against the head board while he put the phone on speaker with his free hand.
It wasn't that I didn't trust Harry's word on Shailene not being as mad anymore, it was just I was afraid he may have sugar-coated it a bit to get my nerve up. The last thing I wanted was for this situation with her to get worse.
Also not to mention I hadn't even addressed Marcus on the flyers yet, so he might be another issue I'd have to deal with later.
Though when it boiled down to boys fighting boys, it was usually an easier scenerio to get out of, because they didn't hold grudges where as girls can remember things you did in the womb.
"Hello?" Shailene's tired voice then said, diverting my attention back to the phone as Harry cleared his throat, and I held my breath with a nervous stomach. "Hey Shailene it's Harry." He said, glancing down at me as I leaned more into him, and he began to rub my arm prior to kissing my head.
"Oh. Why are you calling on Louis' phone?" She asked, shifting around in the background, and I inhaled a deep breath I pray she couldn't hear. "Mr. Tomlinson is shy." Harry chuckled, kissing my nose as I scoffed.
How dare he call me shy, I was far from shy.
I was the Queen of Confidence.
Harry took no notice though as he added on more to his comment.
"But we were wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner at my place. Well our place." Harry said, stretching a bit which gave me the oppertunity to give him the hardest purple nurple I could, which made hiim jump clean out of his skin with a yelp.
"Louis Tomlinson!" He shouted, and Shailene laughed on the other end. It wouldn't take a genious to figure out I had done something mean to Harry. Instead of making a cheeky comment though I just merely stuck out my tongue as he pulled his arm away from my to rub his nipple with a pout.
"What time?" Shailene asked, the hesitation evident in her voice, and we turned our attention back to the phone once more. "Now if you want to?" Harry suggested, even though it was a little early for dinner, but I didn't mind.
But I did mind how during him talking Harry reached over and grabbed my bum with a death grip which made me squirm and try to bite him. For a moment Shailene remained quiet probably chewing her lip the way she did when she was thinking, then she sighed.
"Um..yeah..yeah! Sounds alright. I can be there in twenty?" She asked as Harry turn over on his side to face me with a smirk as he nodded.
"Yeah! That would be great. I do believe we're having homemade Western burgers tonight." Harry informed, puckering his lips for a kiss but I smacked his face away playfully. "Okay! Then I guess I better get ready. See you both in a few." And with that she hung up.
Once Shailene had hung up i let out a breath of relief, and Harry put the phone aside before grabbing my hips in a firm grip. "Harry." I whined, squirming as I placed my hands over his and he pressed his lips to my neck.
"Bad Louis." He mumbled, nipping at some fading love bites on my neck, and I whimpered softly. He was so unfair sometimes. "You started it." I said quietly, slipping my fingers into his hair as he licked up my throat, and bit down softly on my chin.
"Whatever you say." He sighed, then pecking my lips before rolling off the bed, and walking over to his dresser. Rolling my eyes at him with a smile I rolled off the bed as well and pulled my shirt over my head prior to kicking off my jeans.
If Shailene was coming for dinner then it may be best to change my clothes, and neaten up my overall appearance because I looked like a piece of trash right now. Though she had seen me on worst days.
Once I had stripped down to my boxers, kicking my clothes into a pile, I walked over to Harry who was rumaging through the draws in hopes of putting together an outfit, and I punched him lightly in the arm.
"I'm going to go get dressed in the guest bedroom where my clothes are, you can clean up those." I said, gesturing to the pile of dirty attire on the floor, and Harry shook his head as he kissed my temple.
"I bought you clothes to replace the one's I ripped, their in the blue shopping bag on the closet floor." Harry informed, and I raised an eyebrow as he gave me a sweet smile then walked over to clean up my dirty clothes.
When did he do that? I don't recall him going to the store, let alone knowing my taste in fashion.
"You just don't want me to walk down the hall, and bump into one of the girls." I teased, walking over to the closet and opening before dragging out the bag and digging through it.
"No I don't, because that Doncaster dick is mine." He growled, smirking at me prior to going back over to his draws and pulling out a Rolling Stones t-shirt along with black skinny jeans.
Deciding to make no comment on his statement I proceeded to sort through the clothes, which were really just solid color t-shirts, and jeans that seemed like they were going to be baggy around my ankles. I had to admit though, it was cute he went shopping for me behind my back, even though he didn't know my size.
When Harry had finished getting dressed he came over to me and kissed my head. ''I'm going downstairs to tell Maddie that Shailene is visiting." He informed, then ruffled my hair before slipping out of the room.
Once Harry had left I decided on a dark blue t-shirt, and black basketball shorts that look nice but cozy. Standing up with the clothes in arm, I went into Harry's bathroom to quickly get dress, then brush my hair and teeth.
As soon as I content with my appearance I grabbed my phone off the bed, and made my way downstairs. When I stepped off the bottom step I was pleased to smell an aroma of grilling meat, and toasting buns.
Even though I had eaten like a horse at iHop, I was starved because I hadn't been following my normal eating habits lately. I must've lost six pounds since I moved in with Harry, because we were always goofing off instead of sticking to a meal schedule.
As I neared the kitchen I could hear Harry and Maddie chatting about this and that, then when I walked inside I saw Harry leaning on the counter while Maddie flipped burgers on one of those mini grills you use to cook inside.
"I'm dressed." I announced, leaning in the doorway of the kitchen, and immediately Harry turned to me with a wide smile.
"There's my handsome fiance!" He shouted, skipping over to me and hugging me tightly prior to him spinning me around once then I was back on my feet. I couldn't help but laugh at his actions, then wrap my arms around his waist when he put down.
"Hi baby." I said, kissing his chin, and Harry giggled as he wrapped his arms around me tightly. "Hi Loubear." Harry said, kissing my forehead, and I smiled as I glanced at Maddie with a wink then turned back to him.
"Did you tell anyone yet? About us being engaged?" I asked, and Harry nodded. "Maddie knew about it before you did, my mum is in London, and Gemma is on the corner of the street looking for someone to sink her teeth into." Harry informed, and both me and Maddie laughed.
"No way to sugar-coat that one." Maddie chimed in, and I nodded in agreement as Harry started walking backwards to the living room. "I'm guessing you want to go to the living room?'' I inquired, and he responded with a nod as he pulled out of embrace and grabbed my hand.
Harry then led me into the living, not saying a word until he sat down on the couch, and pulled me onto his lap so he could nuzzle his face into my shoulder. "You have to tell Shailene." He mumbled as I shifted around to get cozy then wrapped my arms around his neck with a sigh.
"I'm not sure how she's going to take it." I admit, earning a sly look from Harry as he brushed our noses together. "I'm sure she'll except it." He assured, pressing light kisses to my jawline, and I shrugged as he pecked my lips, and I pecked his lips back.
"Yeah, I hope she'll forgive me for this mess." I said quietly, and Harry nodded before burying his face in my neck. "I'm sure she will." He said, making me bite my lip as I laid my cheek on the top of his head loving the way he was holding me.
"I-" I then started, about to add onto Harry's statement but I was interupted by the doorbell which made us both sit up straight. "Speak of the devil." I mumbled, making Harry chuckle as he scooted me off my lap and stood up stretching before we both noticed his shirt had a little hole in it.
"I need a new one." Harry sighed, examining it for a moment, but was destracted when the doorbell rang again. "I'll go get it." He said, gesturing for me to come with him, as he walked to the front door to answer it.
When Harry I opened the door I stayed a little way's behind him, but did catch an immediate glance at Shailene who was wearing a black knee length dress, with a denim jacket. "Oh good, I got the right place." She said, and Harry chuckled as he stepped aside to let her in with a smile.
"Baby, Shailene is here!" He called out, and I slipped out into veiw for I was hiding behind the doorway of the living room, and I shoved my hands into my pockets as Shailene gave Harry a polite smile.
I could tell by her body language, and the way she kept playing with her hair that she was nervous. Shailene always got shy going to people's houses she didn't know, and we were still techically in a fight.
"Hi Shay." I said softly, giving her a small smile. I felt like a little kid in trouble as I rocked on my heels, and waited for her to speak. I swear I was so nervous right now my whole body was trembling.
For a long moment Shailene was quiet, looking between us both as she fiddled with one of her overgrown bangs, then she sighed as she walked over to me and hugged me tightly.
At first I wasn't sure how to react, because I had been expecting her to, but then a sigh slipped past my lips as I wrapped my arms around her tightly. Seeing we were about to have a moment Harry stepped past us, pausing to kiss my temple, then went into the kitchen hollering for Maddie.
Once Harry left I decided I should make the next move since Shailene hugged me. "Shai-" I started, but she pinched me to shut me up. "I'm so sorry! I had no right to yell at you, I should've been there for you not against you.
I was just so in shock I didn't know what else to do." She then pulled back to look at me. "I'm so sorry Louis, I didn't understand the situation, I didn't understand you and Carson were having such bad problems, and I'm so sorry Louis.
I feel so guilty for the way I acted, I'm so-" Laughing I paused her appoligy ramble by covering her mouth and shushing her. Never before had I felt so relieved. "Shhh..It's okay! I get it, and I forgive you." I assured, smiling at her and she bit my hand which made me yelp prior to pulling it back.
"And I forgive you for not telling me you snake." She teased, and I merely responded by hugging her again as Harry walked in with a dorky smile. "Do you want some beer or wine baby?" He asked, kissing my ear, but I batted him away as I hugged Shailene tighter.
"Not now love, we're having a serious moment." I said, trying to keep my tone firm, but Shailene ruined by laughing as we pulled out of second hug. "Of course." Harry said while eyeing Shailene as she draped an arm around my neck, then stood up on her tipy toes so she was my height.
"I think we're back in the friend-zone now." She confirmed, nodding. At that Harry huffed, a strange look of annoyance crossing his face, but he forced it away with a smile.
"Good. Well dinner should be ready soon, so Louis why don't you show her around?" He suggested, and I nodded prior to him turning away on his heel and walking up the stairs. "He seemed a bit annoyed." Shailene pointed out, and I shrugged.
"He's not, it's just his face." I said, trying to blow it off, though I did notice Harry seemed to tense a bit when I pushed him away. Shailene though was far from tense now, and seemed more relaxed. I think we both did quite honestly.
"So are you going to show me around or are we just going to stand here?" She asked, tittering a bit on her tipy toes, and I nodded as she pulled me into headlock. "Then lets go Louis." She whined, ruffling my hair, and I laughed as I pretended to squirm around.
Here's one thing about Shailene I never told her. She may be smart, but she wasn't very strong so right now I could easily get out of her grip if I wanted to, but I'm a nice friend so I was going to pretend she had captured me.
"Okay, but if I fall then it's your fault." I said, tickling her side, and immediately she let go of my head to bat my hands away with a pout. "Stop it you." She warned, making me laugh as I wrapped an arm around her shoulders then led her into the kitchen where Maddie was finishing up dinner.
"Hey Maddie I want you to meet someone." I announced, both me and Shay stopping next to the island prior to Maddie turning her attention to us. "Oh Louis dear who's this?" She asked, gesturing to Shailene with a smile, and Shay moved a little closer to my side.
She was always shy when meeting new people, that was sort of why we were a good pair of friends in that respect.
"This is one of my bestest friends Shailene. Careful she bites." I warned, earning a smack over the head as Shailene gave Maddie a sweet smile. "Hi." She said quietly, and Maddie nodded with a similiar smile.
''Hello dear." She said in response, then I gestured between them with my free hand as I rubbed the back of my head with the other.
"And Shailene this is Harry's maid slash cook." I informed, and at that Shailene's sweet smile turned into a smirk as she pinched some of my stomach fat, making me yelp as I smacked her hands away.
"I'm sure Maddie is the reason some of the Tommo tummy still exists then?'' She teased, as I stuck out my tongue and rubbed my stomach. I guess I hadn't lost much weight if Shailene said I still had a tummy.
"I'd say Harry feeds Louis more then I do. Every morning he just has to make Mr. Tomlinson breakfest, says it's only best if Louis eats his food." She said with the shake of her head, and Shailene laughed as Harry then called down to me right on cue.
"Louis where are the bandaids?" I heard Harry shout from the top of the stairs, and automatically I turned my head towards the sound of his voice. "In the bathroom in your bedroom!" I shouted back, then turned back to the girls with an appoligetic smile.
"I'll be right back. You two be friends." I said, patting Shailene on the back for encouragement before running out of the kitchen, and up the stairs in persuit of Harry to see why my kitten needed a bandaid.
"Harry?" I called out, walking down the hall towards his bedroom, and by the time I got to the door I could hear him cursing in the bathroom as he opened, and slammed draws then turned on the water.
Shaking my head at his creative profanities, I walked into his bedroom, then into his bathroom as I ran a hand through my hair. Upon walking in I saw Harry rinsing off his bloody finger under the sink water as he gritted his teeth.
"Baby what happened?!" I exclaimed, scaring the crap out of him, but once he recovered he held up his wet finger with a pout as I walked over to examine the damage. "I was playing the guitar to hard, and the string broke then cut my wittle finger." He whined, and I pinched his cheek.
"Oh Harry, what am I going to do with you." I sighed, shaking my head at him as I then squatted down to get the bandaids out of the cabinent where I had saw them the other day.
"I think you'll need two bandaids, and a hospital visit." I teased, grabbing a large bandaid out of the box as Harry ran his uninjured fingers through my hair. "After dinner." He said, tugging on the top of my ear affectionately as I laughed and stood back up.
"The last part was a joke kitten." I informed, standing on my tipy toes to kiss his cheek before placing the bandaids on the counter, and grabbed a piece of toliet paper to dry his finger.
Giggling as I dried off his finger, and applied the bandaid Harry nuzzled his face into my hair which destracted me from my very importent task.
"Thank you Doctor Tomlinson." Harry said, begining to smirk now as I kissed the tip of his bandage finger, then the palm of his hand before lacing my fingers through his as I pulled him out of the bathroom so we could walk downstairs.
"Why were you playing the guitar so hard?" I asked, giving his hand a light squeeze as we walked out of his bedroom, and down the hall.
"I was playing the electric guitar, your suppose to play it hard. Kinda how I fuck you." He snickered, smirking with a wink before letting go of my hand so he could pinch my bum, then run ahead of me down the hall laughing.
Rolling my eyes at his immaturity while I rubbed my bum, I followed quietly behind in now rush to fall on my face the way he did at the bottom of the stairs.
When I had gotten downstairs, and walked into the kitchen I saw Shailene holding Ireland with a look of awe, and Harry scratching his head as he thanked Shailene for coming while Maddie talked on the phone.
"Thanks for inviting me, I'm glad me and Louis are on good terms again." She said, kissing Ireland's nose as I smacked Harry over the head then stood at her side as I draped an arm over her shoulders.
"He's a cutie isn't he?" I asked, and she nodded with approval. "He's adorable! We should take him to the park sometime." She suggested, and I nodded as Harry gave me the look while licking his lips.
Trust me friend it was not a nice look. Before me or Harry could say anything though Maddie put the phone on hold and turned towards us.
"Mr. Styles Ashlin wants to know if your still going to America on Tuesday?" She asked, and I raised an eyebrow as I cleared my throat. "Tell her we're both going actually." I informed, and Shailene scoffed as she looked up at me.
"You can't afford to go to America." She informed. Talk about being point blank. "It's on his tab." I said, pointing to Harry, which made her nod in understanding.
"What my sexy fiance said." Harry said, winking at me before walking out of the room, and Shailene's eyes widden as she put Ireland down so he could scamper after Harry, and she clasped a hand over her mouth.
Bloody arse.
"You two got engaged?!" She squealed, and I glanced in the direction of the front hall where Harry was bent down on one knee playing with Ireland.
"This is not my ideal way of telling you, but yes. Yes we did." I confirmed, reaching down to fiddle with my ring as she started bouncing up and down like a little kid.
"Like for real?" She asked, and I nodded before showing her the gleaming ring, and she did one of those girly screams my sisters did when they got something they wanted.
"Oh my gosh! This is amazing! I can't believe your getting married! I am invited right? You have told your family right? You aren't going to wear a white dress are you? Who-"
I then covered her mouth once more with a chuckle. "Calm down Shay it's not going to happen for a while now, and no I haven't told my family yet. That means this needs to stay inbetween us." I said firmly, but couldn't help smiling because I was pleased Shailene's reaction was a positive one.
I think deep down she liked Harry (friend wise of course), and that's perhaps why she was more excepting. Nodding at my request she bounced on her heels again. ''I feel like I should be mad, but I'm so happy for you!" She admitted, and we hugged once more.
Then after we had pulled out of this embrace I grabbed her by her wrist, and dragged her into the living room where Harry was sitting on the couch with Ireland, and I sat down next to him prior to pulling Shailene in my lap who was beaming with excitement over the news I had just told her.
''Don't mind us." I teased Harry who narrowed his eyes at us, and Shailene laughed. "Don't be mean Louis, he might think your trying to exclude him." She said, smacking me lightly over the head as Harry put Ireland down on the ground, then slipped out his phone prior to typing something in.
As he did this Ireland scampered over to Shailene feet that were dangling off on my knee's, and he began nipped at her toes which made her laughed as she gently kicked him away.
"Stop it puppy!" She whined, and he barked as he tried to climb on the couch in the moment of my phone buzzing in my pocket. I had no doubt in my mind that was Harry texting me. Yet I was to comfortable at the moment to pull out my phone so I decided to ignore it.
"Shoo Ireland, go play with your toys." Harry said sweetly, nuding the playfully puppy away with his foot, and Ireland whined before bounding out of the living room. "Awww he looked so sad to go." Shailene commented, and I nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, he'll forget about it in the next, oh right now." I said looking at my invisible watch, and Shailene laughed as Harry got up and walked over to the tv cabinent, and grabbing a little box.
Only then I had noticed he exchanged his Rolling Stones t-shirt for a black one that was the same exact style except had no logo. After he did that he came back over to the couch and sat down before pulling out the Rolling Stones shirt from his pocket and laying it out on his lap.
Harry had grabbed some kind of sewing kit, and was now biting his tongue as he tried to get the string through the needle.
"Is this the before dinner entertainment?" Shay asked innocently, and I laughed as I gave a strand of her hair an affectionate tug. "Oh c'mon now! My kitten looks adorable." I protested, and Harry dropped the needle on his lap as he looked at me with a thin smile and red blush.
"Should I announce the name I call my horny arse?" He said in a matter of fact tone, and I shook my head quickly as I covered Shailene's ears, and Harry smirked as he picked back up the needle.
"Your phone Mr. Tomlinson." He said, licking his lips as he then concentrated on getting the thread through the needle. "I'm to lazy." I stated with a fake yawn as I rested my chin on Shailene's shoulder, and she furrowed her brow at Harry.
"Want a hand with that?" She then asked, shifting slightly in my lap to look at him, and Harry nodded with a frustrated sigh.
"Yes please, I'm horrible at this." He pouted, holding it out for her to take, and she shook her head at him with a laugh as she grabbed the sewing stuff, and his shirt then sat up straighter in my lap so she could mend the hole for Harry while I rested my chin her shoulder.
For a moment Harry watched me, those green eyes bearing into the side of my head, then a wicked smirk appeared on his face as he leaned foreward and press his lips to my ear with a hot breath.
"I suggest she get's off your lap or you get to choose between getting spanked or getting that vibrator up your arse all night long." He whispered, and immediately I felt my breath hitch as I pushed nudged him away and he chuckled putting on a cute smile.
"That's what your message said Loubear!" He announced, and I gave him a sarcastic smile. "I'll respond to it later kitten." I said, sticking my tongue out at him, and Shailene laughed. "Awww! Those nicknames are so cute!" She cooed, already half way done sewing the hole.
I suppose she wasn't lying when she said that her sewing classes would pay off. At Shailene's comment Harry winked at her then rose to his feet with a stretch.
"I'm going to go help Maddie set up the table, you two finish up here." He said, and with that vanished out of the living room.
Even though Harry's little warning had an effect on me, I made no move to kick her off my lap, because I wasn't going to step foot in that playroom tonight.
"Are you almost done?" I asked curiously, placing my chin back on her shoulder, and she nodded as the doorbell then echoed around the house. "Oh you guys invited someone else?" Shailene asked, looking up, but I shook my head.
"No. We didn't." I said as Maddie walked by the entrance of the living room and answered the door. Immediately upon the door being answered I heared the loud stomp of a heel followed by a shrill voice that belong to no other then Ashlin.
"Harold darling!'' She called out, her heels clicking by as she walked into the dining room, and I felt my throat close up. Why was she here? Didn't she just talk to Maddie on the phone? Just as these thoughts passed by Shailene placed the shirt on the couch with a content sigh.
''Done." She said, a curious look appearing on her face as she looked in the direction Ashlin had walked by. Making no comment about her, I helped Shailene off my lap then stood up prior to leading her to the dining room where Ashlin was just pulling out of the hug she had given Harry.
I would be lying if I said Ashlin's appearance had improved since this morning, because it hadn't. She was wearing even shorter shorts (if that was even possible), a tight tube top, and bright red lipstick that matched her heels.
I could tell Shailene was just as taken by surprise at Ashlin's appearance as I was, but neither of us made a comment as we lingered in the doorway sharing a look of disapproval.
That was one thing I loved about Shailene, she always seemed to dislike the same people I did, and had good esp for bad fish. I could tell by her face she didn't like Ashlin one bit.
"I hear you and Mr. Tomlinson are both going to America?" She asked in a sicky sweet tone, but I could detect the sneer behind of disapproval behind it.
Harry though was oblivious to how suspicious Ashlin's question was, and nodded with a grin as he gestured to me. "I couldn't leave my other half behind." He said non-chalant as Ashlin nodded. "Well don't let him be a destraction.
He should know this isn't a pleasure trip. It's strictly buisness." She said, glancing at me, and Shailene choked out on a scoff. "Doesn't sound like she wants you to go." She whispered to me, and I nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry Ashlin I'll be on time for the meeting, and I'll make sure Mr. Tomlinson stays away from the models." Harry assured, smirking at me, and once more I stuck out my tongue.
"You better." Ashlin stated, folding her arms over my chest, and I had to bite my tongue hard from saying something nasty to her.
"I will. Now we were just about to eat dinner so I think it's best you go home, and get ready." Harry said sweetly, but I could detect there was a bit of annoyance in his tone.
"Alright. Goodbye Harold." She sighed, then kissed his cheek, to close to the corner of his mouth for my taste, and left with the turn of her heel as Harry wiped the lipstick stain off his cheek. For a long moment the three of us were quiet, a bit of tension brewing, but Shailene eliminated it by whistling.
"Was that a stripper?" She asked Harry, and immediately I began to double over with laughter even though I wanted to rip Ashlin's head off, and scream at Harry for letting her touch him. At Shailene's statement Harry looked offended though, and crossed his arms with a frown.
"She's a friend." He said, then walked over to me as I stood back up straight wiping at my eyes, and he wrapped his arms around me before before kissing my nose.
"Oh sorry." Shailene muttered, pressing her lips in a thin line to hid the brimming smile at her joke, and I winked at her befor eleaning against Harry, and he nuzzled his face into my neck. His all time favorite place.
"I love you Loubear." He mumbled, and Shailene made a face at me as I squirmed in his grip prior to kissing his cheek. "I love you to kitten, but I'm still next to Shailene." I infromed, making her giggle as Harry smacked my bum, making me yelp.
"As long as I get cuddles." He grumbled, then gave Shailene a polite smile before pulling out a chair for her, and she nodded in thanks as she sat down.
Sticking my tongue out at Harry for the millionth time that night, I gave him a playful shove then sat down in the chair next to Shailene prior to him rolling his eyes, and walking around the table to sit down across from us.
Maddie, and Harry had set up the table beautifully. There was heaping plate of thick hamburgers that were piled with all kinds of toppings, each of us had an over flowing cup of soda, and there was a giant bowl of fries positoned where everyone could reach us.
For a bit we were quiet as we grabbed the amount of food we wanted, then I decided to get the conversation rolling. "So how's the weather?" I asked, and they both laughed as Shailene ripped a bite out of her burger.
"Seriously Louis?" Harry asked, and I smirked to myself as I nodded.
"Seriously Hazio." I said in response, making Harry shake his head at me with a smile as he turned to Shailene who was washing down the man sized bite she took out of her burger with her soda.
"So Shailene do you like the Victorian Secret perfumes?" Harry asked, and I choked on my french fry in surprise. "Some of it. I'm not a big lingere or sexy smelling kind of chick. I prefer Bath and Body works." She shrugged, and I gave her a playful poke inside that made her squirm.
Nodding at her with a smile Harry took a sip of his soda.
"Well you see I'm buying out the Victoria Secret company, and I was wondering if you could help me out. Maybe give me some tips on things I needed to improve." He shrugged, and me and Shailene both gave him the same surprised look as her eyes widdened slightly.
"What do you mean by help exactly?" She inquired, and Harry shrugged as he took a monster bite out of his burger then washed it down with his soda.
"I mean help me, kinda like a tester. Tell me if the perfume smells nice, body lotion goes on good, stuff like that." He said, taking another bite, and Shailene bit her lip for a moment before nodding as she took a sip of her soda.
"Yes I'd love to!" She announced, and I laughed deciding to chime in. "Do you want me to dig your grave now? Because your going to need it." I said to Harry, and Shailene swatted me as Harry grinned widely at my words.
"Louis that's the first thing you ever said to me!" He announced as his eyes lit up, and dimples showing clearly as Shailene raised an eyebrow. "Oh yeah! Gosh you hated me that day." I said with a nod, and Shailene rolled her eyes at me.
"All the teachers hated you and Carson. You both were trouble makers." She informed, and I saw Harry tensed as he took a long sip of his soda then press out a smile. "I didn't want him to step on a lego until day two though." He chuckled, then smiled softly at me.
"I liked his blue eyes though." He then stood up, gathering his now empty plates with a sigh. "I'm going to retire to the couch now, it's been a long day." He informed, patting Shailene's head then my head as he walked by, and then he paused in the doorway of the kitchen.
"Oh and Louis this time don't throw your plate in the sink. I already have enough cracked one's." He said, giving me a sarcastic smile and Shailene laughed as I scoffed while watching him wake away.
Arse.
Rolling my eyes though with a smile I turned back to Shailene who was finishing her soda now. "He's mean." I informed, and she laughed as she put the glass down. "Quite honestly; I like him so far. He seems perfect for you in an odd way, and he's really charming." She informed, and I smiled.
"He's an amazing guy, the more you get to know him the more you like." I said, taking the last bite of my burger, and she nodded a a frown then appeared on her face.
"But I would watch out for his skank of a friend. It's obvious she has a thing for him, and seems like the type to eliminate the competition." She warned.
Well that confirmed it.
If Shailene could tell Ashlin had a crush on Harry like I had then my gut feeling must be right, and knew what Shailene meant by eliminate the competition.
"I'm sure her little thing for Harry isn't that severe." I assured, more myself then Shay, and we became silent as we finished eating the last of our dinner. Once we were done we gathered our plates, and carried them into the kitchen to rinse them off in the sink.
"You never know. Just make sure she know's he's yours." She says, and I nodded in understanding as I poked her side.
"Well on the other hand thank you for coming." I said, making her smile as we dried off our hands on my shirt then I walked her out of the kitchen, and towards the front door.
"Your welcome Louis, and again I'm sorry." She said, stopping near the front door to slip on her shoes before giving me a big hug, then smacking me upside the head as she pulled away.
"But if you ever hide a secret like this from me again I'll gut you like a fish." She said firmly, and I pouted as I rubbed the back of my head. I think it was safe to say I deserved that. "I won't." I promised, and she nodded in approval with a sigh.
"I have to go now, but call me or text with in the next twenty four hours." She insisted, and I nodded as I slipped by her and opened the front door for her. "Bye Shay, drive safe." I said softly, disappointed she was leaving so soon.
Feeling my disappointment take over me, I pulled her in for a hug one last time, and pressed my lips to her ear.
"Watch out for Carson." I whispered.
''I don't trust him."

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