HALF A HEART
Chapter 11
3 WEEKS LATER
Annie's POV
I skipped down my stairs after I had put on a pair of jeans and a navy v-neck t-shirt with a white tank top underneath. I put a pink, silver, a navy scarf with it.
I skipped the last step and slid into my kitchen. "Hey Haz." I smiled. Harry coming over before school was a normal thing now.
"Hey Annie." He said from the stove. He was making pancakes. My mom was seated at the island eating some already.
"Hey mom." I walked over to her and kissed her forehead.
Harry turned around and handed me a plate of perfectly golden pancakes dripping with maple syrup. "There yah go! Made from scratch!" He said proudly.
I got a glass of milk and I glanced at him wearing my mom's pink apron. "Nice apron." I smirked over the rim of my glass.
"Why thank you. I think pink is my color." He whipped it off, turned around and sat down with his own plate of pancakes. My mom got up and went up to her room.
"Did you finish your math homework?" I asked him.
"Hah!" He laughed, "No."
"Harry! You have a test today!"
"I honestly don't care about Algebra II.... It's not like i'm ever gonna use it." He laughed.
"Alright alright." I shook my head and took another bite of his phenomenal pancakes.
"How are they?" He asked as if he read my mind.
"Incredible as always." I said.
He stretched and flexed his muscles, "ugh i know... They are pretty awesome arent they?"
"Cocky much?"
"Nah not at all." He winked at me. He got up from his stool, grabbed my empty dishes and put them in the sink. After he rinsed them he stuck them in the dishwasher and looked at me.
"Ready?" He asked.
"Yup." I said popping the "p" and grabbing my book bag.
"Alrighty then let's go!" He said and grabbed his bag. We walked out the door and headed to school.
I was very happy that the semester was almost done because I was so fucking tired of my classes I could scream.
When the bell rang to dismiss school I went to my locker to put my books away. As i was opening my locker, someone walked past me and knocked my books out of my hand and kicked them once they hit the floor.
"Bitch." I heard Celine hiss into my ear.
I turned to glare at her but she was already turning down the next hallway.
I turned back around to pick them up and saw Harry on his knees collecting them for me. I sighed, "Thanks Harry." I grabbed my books from him and shoved them into my locker without looking at him.
"Annie...." He sounded nervous, "Are you okay?"
I turned to admire the emerald eyes that I knew would be searching my face, "Yeah...she's just been really bitchy to my lately."
"I'm sorry. I feel like it's sort of my fault."
I smiled at him and moved one of his curls away from his eyes, "It's not. You can't decide another person's actions."
He smiled a little. We walked back to my house and grabbed some sort of fruit out of the fruit bowl. (Yeah him coming over after school is normal too)
"Hi guys how was school?" My mom called from the living room.
We looked at each other and shrugged, "Fine." We both said.
We walked up to my room and crashed on my bed staring at the ceiling.
"Wanna play 'Name That Song'?" He asked looking at me.
I laughed, "Okay sure. You're probably gonna kick ass at this and I'm gonna suck miserably."
"Oh c'mon." He said sitting up. "How about this one... 'I tried carrying the weight of the world,'" He sang. God his voice was like angels... "'But i only have two hands.'"
I smiled, "Wake Me Up."
"See you CAN do this!"
"Shut up." I laughed. "Okay, you're turn.... 'Some people live just for the fortune. Some people live just for the fame. Some people live for the power yeahhh. Some people live just to play the game.'"
"If I Ain't Got You." He smirked.
"Congratulations."
"Why thank you."
"Okay so the Annual White Party is tomorrow at 7:00. You're still coming right?" I asked.
"Annie..."
"What?!"
"Of COURSE I'm still coming."
"Okay good! God don't freak me out like that!! I won't know anyone there if you don't come!"
"I get it Annie. You need me."
"Ugh get over yourself." I laughed and chucked one of my pillows at him.
"Hey!" He said in surprise as my pillow hit him in the face.
"Hmph. That's what you get Styles. C'mon let's go watch a movie." I said.
"Okay which one?" He asked as we walked down my stairs.
"Because i'm a really good friend i'll let you pick."
"Yussss!"
We walked to my movie case and he scanned the titles for a couple minutes.
"I'm gonna make popcorn!" I called as I walked into my kitchen.
I walked over to the cupboard and pulled out a microwave bag. My head was swimming. I really felt like I knew him really well now. He's me best friend and what girl doesn't want to date her best friend if she has a crush on him.
The popcorn starting popping in the microwave and i heard Harry walk into the kitchen.
"Did you choose yet?"
"Yup."
"And what are we watching?"
He slid the movie case across the counter and i caught it in my hand. "The Notebook." I read out loud. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.... "Seriously?"
"Yeah seriously! That's a good movie!"
"Ugh you're more of a girl than I am."
"Guilty." He smiled walking over and taking the movie out of my hand again.
We got to the part where Ally and Noah were coming in from the "Why didn't you write me?" scene. They got into the house and started ripping off each other's clothes and all of a sudden Harry put his hand over my eyes.
"Annie, you shouldn't watch this." He insisted.
"Oh c'mon Harry!" I said taking his hand away from my eyes.
"Oh? Oh anxious are we? Intrigued? Wanna see this huh?" He teased.
"Ugh. Leave me alone." I said punching his arm playfully.
The movie got to the part where IT was happening and I reached over and covered Harry's eyes.
"Harry, you really shouldn't watch this." I imitated.
"Oh Annie!" He said taking my hand away.
"Oh? Oh anxious are we? Maybe a little intrigued? Wanting to see this?" I mocked him.
He rolled his eyes and stared at me with his emerald eyes. "Shhhhhh." He said and pushed my head a bit.
The movie got to the scene where Noah was going off about "what she wants." All of sudden Harry jumped off the couch and kneeled in front of me and grabbed my hand.
"So it's not gonna be easy it's gonna be really hard and we're gonna have to work at this everyday but I wanna do that because I want you," Harry mouthed with Noah on the screen. "I want all of you....forever...you and me..." And then he stopped mouthing the words and stared at me with longing in his emerald gaze.
His eyes darted from my eyes and then to my lips and back again. My heart fluttered and my stomach exploded with butterflies. Ugh just kiss him Annie. It's time. He started to lean in and I started to lean in to meet his soft lips. We were centimeters away from each other when all of a sudden the lights in the living room flicked on and my mom walked in. Harry and I flinched apart. He sat back on the floor and put his head in his hand and rested his elbow on his knee. I tucked my hands under my knees and looked at my mom.
"Hey mom." I said.
"Oh hey guys! Oh Harry I didn't realize you were still here!"
"Hey Mrs. Richards." Harry said waving the hand that was just holding his head but he didnt look at her.
"Are you still coming to the Annual White Party tomorrow?"
He did look up at this, "Of course Mrs. Richards," he turned his gaze to me, "I wouldn't miss it."
"Well good! I don't mean to be rude but I need Annie for some final party preparations. But we'll see you tomorrow at seven then!" She said and looked at me.
I sighed and got up from the couch and beckoned Harry to follow me. He hoisted himself off the floor and followed me with his hands in his pockets.
We got to the door and... like always i wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a hug goodbye. I felt him take a deep breath.
"I'll see you tomorrow." I whispered and turned around and went back inside.
Harry's POV
"So it's not gonna be easy it's gonna be really hard and we're gonna have to work at this everyday but I wanna do that because I want you," I mouthed with Noah on the screen. "I want all of you....forever...you and me..." I stopped mouthing the words with Noah and just stared into her ocean blue eyes. Ugh I wanted her so bad.
I darted my eyes from her eyes and to her lips and back. Ugh would she be okay with this? She wanted to take it slow but it's been a month. Ugh okay just do it. Just kiss her. I started to lean in and to my surprise she started to lean in too. As our faces got closer I started to smell her rose and orange perfume. That had quickly become one of my favorite smells in the world. All of a sudden the lights flicked on and both of us jumped back. Annie tucked her hands under her legs and looked at her mom. I sat back on the leg I had been leaning on and put my elbow on my knee and my head in my hand. Oh my God...her mom just walked in....oh my God that could've been so bad...
"...Oh Harry! I didn't realize you were still here!"
"Hey Mrs. Richards." I said not being able to look her in the eye. Instead I waved the hand that I had put my head in.
"Are you still coming to the Annual White Party tomorrow?"
Okay suck it up... "Of course Mrs. Richards," I looked to her and then turned to look at Annie, "I wouldn't miss it."
"Well good! I don't mean to be rude but I need Annie for some final party preparations. But we'll see you tomorrow at seven then!" She said and looked at Annie.
I heard Annie sigh and she beckoned for me to follow her. I got off the floor and started following her with my hands shoved into my pockets.
We stepped outside and like she always did... She wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me a hug. The smell of her perfume wafted into my nose and i took a deep breath.
"I'll see you tomorrow." She whispered and turned around and went back inside.
I walked back to my house and stumbled in the door.
"You stay at her house longer and longer everyday." Gemma greeted me.
"And?"
"Nothing Harold. I'm actually really happy for you. She's pretty awesome."
I smiled, "yeah i know." And walked up to my room and got my white outfit out for the Annual White Party tomorrow night, crashed on my bed and fell asleep.
Annie's POV
I skipped down my stairs after I had put on a pair of jeans and a navy v-neck t-shirt with a white tank top underneath. I put a pink, silver, a navy scarf with it.
I skipped the last step and slid into my kitchen. "Hey Haz." I smiled. Harry coming over before school was a normal thing now.
"Hey Annie." He said from the stove. He was making pancakes. My mom was seated at the island eating some already.
"Hey mom." I walked over to her and kissed her forehead.
Harry turned around and handed me a plate of perfectly golden pancakes dripping with maple syrup. "There yah go! Made from scratch!" He said proudly.
I got a glass of milk and I glanced at him wearing my mom's pink apron. "Nice apron." I smirked over the rim of my glass.
"Why thank you. I think pink is my color." He whipped it off, turned around and sat down with his own plate of pancakes. My mom got up and went up to her room.
"Did you finish your math homework?" I asked him.
"Hah!" He laughed, "No."
"Harry! You have a test today!"
"I honestly don't care about Algebra II.... It's not like i'm ever gonna use it." He laughed.
"Alright alright." I shook my head and took another bite of his phenomenal pancakes.
"How are they?" He asked as if he read my mind.
"Incredible as always." I said.
He stretched and flexed his muscles, "ugh i know... They are pretty awesome arent they?"
"Cocky much?"
"Nah not at all." He winked at me. He got up from his stool, grabbed my empty dishes and put them in the sink. After he rinsed them he stuck them in the dishwasher and looked at me.
"Ready?" He asked.
"Yup." I said popping the "p" and grabbing my book bag.
"Alrighty then let's go!" He said and grabbed his bag. We walked out the door and headed to school.
I was very happy that the semester was almost done because I was so fucking tired of my classes I could scream.
When the bell rang to dismiss school I went to my locker to put my books away. As i was opening my locker, someone walked past me and knocked my books out of my hand and kicked them once they hit the floor.
"Bitch." I heard Celine hiss into my ear.
I turned to glare at her but she was already turning down the next hallway.
I turned back around to pick them up and saw Harry on his knees collecting them for me. I sighed, "Thanks Harry." I grabbed my books from him and shoved them into my locker without looking at him.
"Annie...." He sounded nervous, "Are you okay?"
I turned to admire the emerald eyes that I knew would be searching my face, "Yeah...she's just been really bitchy to my lately."
"I'm sorry. I feel like it's sort of my fault."
I smiled at him and moved one of his curls away from his eyes, "It's not. You can't decide another person's actions."
He smiled a little. We walked back to my house and grabbed some sort of fruit out of the fruit bowl. (Yeah him coming over after school is normal too)
"Hi guys how was school?" My mom called from the living room.
We looked at each other and shrugged, "Fine." We both said.
We walked up to my room and crashed on my bed staring at the ceiling.
"Wanna play 'Name That Song'?" He asked looking at me.
I laughed, "Okay sure. You're probably gonna kick ass at this and I'm gonna suck miserably."
"Oh c'mon." He said sitting up. "How about this one... 'I tried carrying the weight of the world,'" He sang. God his voice was like angels... "'But i only have two hands.'"
I smiled, "Wake Me Up."
"See you CAN do this!"
"Shut up." I laughed. "Okay, you're turn.... 'Some people live just for the fortune. Some people live just for the fame. Some people live for the power yeahhh. Some people live just to play the game.'"
"If I Ain't Got You." He smirked.
"Congratulations."
"Why thank you."
"Okay so the Annual White Party is tomorrow at 7:00. You're still coming right?" I asked.
"Annie..."
"What?!"
"Of COURSE I'm still coming."
"Okay good! God don't freak me out like that!! I won't know anyone there if you don't come!"
"I get it Annie. You need me."
"Ugh get over yourself." I laughed and chucked one of my pillows at him.
"Hey!" He said in surprise as my pillow hit him in the face.
"Hmph. That's what you get Styles. C'mon let's go watch a movie." I said.
"Okay which one?" He asked as we walked down my stairs.
"Because i'm a really good friend i'll let you pick."
"Yussss!"
We walked to my movie case and he scanned the titles for a couple minutes.
"I'm gonna make popcorn!" I called as I walked into my kitchen.
I walked over to the cupboard and pulled out a microwave bag. My head was swimming. I really felt like I knew him really well now. He's me best friend and what girl doesn't want to date her best friend if she has a crush on him.
The popcorn starting popping in the microwave and i heard Harry walk into the kitchen.
"Did you choose yet?"
"Yup."
"And what are we watching?"
He slid the movie case across the counter and i caught it in my hand. "The Notebook." I read out loud. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.... "Seriously?"
"Yeah seriously! That's a good movie!"
"Ugh you're more of a girl than I am."
"Guilty." He smiled walking over and taking the movie out of my hand again.
We got to the part where Ally and Noah were coming in from the "Why didn't you write me?" scene. They got into the house and started ripping off each other's clothes and all of a sudden Harry put his hand over my eyes.
"Annie, you shouldn't watch this." He insisted.
"Oh c'mon Harry!" I said taking his hand away from my eyes.
"Oh? Oh anxious are we? Intrigued? Wanna see this huh?" He teased.
"Ugh. Leave me alone." I said punching his arm playfully.
The movie got to the part where IT was happening and I reached over and covered Harry's eyes.
"Harry, you really shouldn't watch this." I imitated.
"Oh Annie!" He said taking my hand away.
"Oh? Oh anxious are we? Maybe a little intrigued? Wanting to see this?" I mocked him.
He rolled his eyes and stared at me with his emerald eyes. "Shhhhhh." He said and pushed my head a bit.
The movie got to the scene where Noah was going off about "what she wants." All of sudden Harry jumped off the couch and kneeled in front of me and grabbed my hand.
"So it's not gonna be easy it's gonna be really hard and we're gonna have to work at this everyday but I wanna do that because I want you," Harry mouthed with Noah on the screen. "I want all of you....forever...you and me..." And then he stopped mouthing the words and stared at me with longing in his emerald gaze.
His eyes darted from my eyes and then to my lips and back again. My heart fluttered and my stomach exploded with butterflies. Ugh just kiss him Annie. It's time. He started to lean in and I started to lean in to meet his soft lips. We were centimeters away from each other when all of a sudden the lights in the living room flicked on and my mom walked in. Harry and I flinched apart. He sat back on the floor and put his head in his hand and rested his elbow on his knee. I tucked my hands under my knees and looked at my mom.
"Hey mom." I said.
"Oh hey guys! Oh Harry I didn't realize you were still here!"
"Hey Mrs. Richards." Harry said waving the hand that was just holding his head but he didnt look at her.
"Are you still coming to the Annual White Party tomorrow?"
He did look up at this, "Of course Mrs. Richards," he turned his gaze to me, "I wouldn't miss it."
"Well good! I don't mean to be rude but I need Annie for some final party preparations. But we'll see you tomorrow at seven then!" She said and looked at me.
I sighed and got up from the couch and beckoned Harry to follow me. He hoisted himself off the floor and followed me with his hands in his pockets.
We got to the door and... like always i wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a hug goodbye. I felt him take a deep breath.
"I'll see you tomorrow." I whispered and turned around and went back inside.
Harry's POV
"So it's not gonna be easy it's gonna be really hard and we're gonna have to work at this everyday but I wanna do that because I want you," I mouthed with Noah on the screen. "I want all of you....forever...you and me..." I stopped mouthing the words with Noah and just stared into her ocean blue eyes. Ugh I wanted her so bad.
I darted my eyes from her eyes and to her lips and back. Ugh would she be okay with this? She wanted to take it slow but it's been a month. Ugh okay just do it. Just kiss her. I started to lean in and to my surprise she started to lean in too. As our faces got closer I started to smell her rose and orange perfume. That had quickly become one of my favorite smells in the world. All of a sudden the lights flicked on and both of us jumped back. Annie tucked her hands under her legs and looked at her mom. I sat back on the leg I had been leaning on and put my elbow on my knee and my head in my hand. Oh my God...her mom just walked in....oh my God that could've been so bad...
"...Oh Harry! I didn't realize you were still here!"
"Hey Mrs. Richards." I said not being able to look her in the eye. Instead I waved the hand that I had put my head in.
"Are you still coming to the Annual White Party tomorrow?"
Okay suck it up... "Of course Mrs. Richards," I looked to her and then turned to look at Annie, "I wouldn't miss it."
"Well good! I don't mean to be rude but I need Annie for some final party preparations. But we'll see you tomorrow at seven then!" She said and looked at Annie.
I heard Annie sigh and she beckoned for me to follow her. I got off the floor and started following her with my hands shoved into my pockets.
We stepped outside and like she always did... She wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me a hug. The smell of her perfume wafted into my nose and i took a deep breath.
"I'll see you tomorrow." She whispered and turned around and went back inside.
I walked back to my house and stumbled in the door.
"You stay at her house longer and longer everyday." Gemma greeted me.
"And?"
"Nothing Harold. I'm actually really happy for you. She's pretty awesome."
I smiled, "yeah i know." And walked up to my room and got my white outfit out for the Annual White Party tomorrow night, crashed on my bed and fell asleep.
Notes
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-- Annual White Party
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