Collision

The first two days before we're released for Thanksgiving break passes by quickly. All of my work has been completed and I have nothing to do for the entirety of the break. Hopefully I can spend most of my type with Hayden.

I get home ten minutes after were released from school and immediately head up to my room. Hayden called me during school to tell me that he had news to tell me.
I log into Skype and click Hayden's name, something I've used a lot over the passed few weeks. In a few short minutes his face pops up onto the screen.

"Hey!" I say excitedly. I haven't seen him in almost a month and it's great to talk to him.

"How's everything going?" He asks.

"Fine." I don't want to mention Harry just yet. He's like our father, stubborn.

"So what did you want to tell me?" I ask eagerly. I hope he's coming earlier.

"I, uhm, can't come," he scratches the back of his neck and looks down at his lap. All of my happiness drains out of me and the smile wipes off of my face.

"What? I thought you had leave?" I stammer. This is not going how I planned.

"They want us to work a bit longer," he shrugs.

"You can't even get off a day?"

"I'm sorry, Jess. I just can't make it," he frowns and my heart rips in two. This is what I have been looking forward to. I've been waiting for so long to see him and now I'm going to have to wait even longer! I can't believe that he isn't coming.

"It's fine." I lie and wipe the tears that have fallen from my cheeks. "I'll talk to you later," I click off that dammed sight and bring my knees to my chest, letting the tears fall.

"Jess?" My mother's voice rings from the other side of the door. Crap. They probably don't know yet. I don't want to have to tell them.

"Come in," I say and carelessly wipe the tears off of my cheeks.

"I'm guessing Hayden told you," Mom says as she pats my back. I snap my head up, confused.

"How did you know?"

"He called us earlier," she says sadly and looks away.

"I'm sorry that he can't make it. But we can have a good time without him," she tries to cheer me up.

"I just want to be alone, please," I beg. I can't cry if she's here.

"Okay," she kisses my cheek before leaving the room. I crawl off of the chair and into the bed, letting the tears fall heavily.

Three hours later I'm called down for dinner. I stop by the bathroom on the way down to check my makeup. Ugh. I look horrible. I don't have enough time to fix it so instead I just wipe whatever mascara that has smeared and head downstairs.

"How are you sweetie?" Mom asks in a strange voice as I enter the dining room. I stare at her quizzically as I take a seat at the table.

"Fine," I mumble and drop my eyes. She must know that I'm not in the mood because she doesn't comment on my reply and instead leaves the room.

My phone buzzes at my side a few minutes later and I dip my head to see who it's from.

From: Harry
Come over. I have pizza and I'm alone. :)

I sigh at Harry's message and quickly type a reply as my parents enter the room.

To: Harry
I'm eating dinner with my family. I'll see you later.

I shut off my phone to avoid any further conversation and focus on my parents saying grace.

"Who could that be?" Mom complains when someone knocks on the door during dinner.

"I'll go see," I wipe my mouth before leaving the table. I hope to God that it's not Harry. I'm not in the mood to talk to him right now.

"Harry-" I say as I open the door. Instead of being met with the British boy, I'm staring into the eyes of my brother.

"Hayden!" I squeal, throwing my arms around him. He drops his bags and welcomes me with open arms. His arms has thickened and his hair is longer but he's still the same to me.

"You jerk!" I slap his arm when he sets me down. "You lied to me!"

"I'm sorry." He laughs deeply. I roll my eyes at his fake apology and pull him inside the warm house.

"Hayden!" Mom smiles when we walk into the dining room. She gets up from the table and gives him a tight hug, only breaking apart to laugh at me.

"What?" I ask. Why is she laughing?

"Mom knew that I was coming." Hayden explains and I feel like slapping her too.

"So did I." Dad speaks up from behind me and pulls Hayden into a hug.

"Are you hungry?" Mom asks after the excitement has died down.

"Starving," he replies and follows her into the kitchen.

Harry's POV

I read Jess's text one more time. Why would she want to have dinner with her parents? I text her back immediately but she doesn't respond. Something must be going on.

Before I know what I'm doing I'm in my car and heading to her house. Call me crazy but something's wrong.

I get to her house a few minutes later and park in the driveway. Only there's some other asshole in the spot I normally park in. I switch off the ignition and stare at the black car in front of me. Who the hell is this?

The door opens on the car and a tall, muscular guy steps out. He jumps onto the steps and knocks on the door. I watch as it opens to reveal Jess, a sad look on her face.

I roll my window down to hear their conversation. The guy, Hayden, lifts Jess off of the ground and spins her around. I clench my fingers around the steering wheel. Who the fuck is that?

The two of them disappear inside as I open my car door. Why the fuck would Jess hug another guy when she's with me. I don't know who the hell he is but I'm about to beat his fucking ass.

I leap up the steps and knock heavily on the door. No answer.

"Jess!" I start pounding on the door. The porch light switches on and the door opens to reveal her mother.

"Harry? What are you doing here?" She asks, confused.

"I need to speak with Jess." I can hear her laughter upstairs. What is she doing?

"She's just upstairs in her room," she tries to say something else but I dart up the stairs. I open Jess's door with a shove and find her sitting on the bed.

"Harry?" She asks.

"Yeah, it's me." I say sarcastically.

"What's wrong?" She climbs off of the bed.

"Who were you hugging?" I say the damn question that's been bugging me.

I expect to find her face paling, her taking her full lip between her teeth. Instead she laughs.

"Harry, that's my brother!" She's clutching her stomach as she laughs hard. What the fuck?

"Your brother?" I repeat.

"Yes, my brother." She takes my face between her hands as she speaks.

"I thought some you were hugging some fucker," I laugh at the thought now. I feel like a fucking idiot. He looked familiar, though.

The door opens behind us and Hayden walks in. Even though I just realized that he is her brother, he's still getting on my nerves.

"Who are you?" He asks rudely.

"Her boyfriend," I smirk. That sounds good.

"Boyfriend?" Hayden's eyes popped out of his head. I guess he didn't know.

"This is my boyfriend, Harry," Jess smiles at her brother.

"Well, I'm Hayden." He shakes my hand. Damn, he's strong.

"I, uh, should go," I say finally. Jess has been whining about how she hasn't seen her brother in forever. I don't want to ruin their precious moment.

"I'll see you tomorrow. We're leaving at ten," she tells me. Oh shit, I forgot that we have plans with her family. At least I will be able to see Jess throughout this horrible family trip.

I nod awkwardly to Hayden before making a hasty exit. I mentally face palm myself as I walk back to the car.

I am such an idiot.

Notes

Hi guys! My plans on updating this weekend are a bit weird so you may get two updates in one hour or only one a day. But I am super excited to write the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas chapters! Please tell me your thoughts on the story so far! I love you guys xoxo