Catching Red Eyes

Harry and I took a collective breathe and I felt myself falling asleep. Harry was still partially on top of me but I didn’t mind. His head was resting on my chest and I felt his shallow breathing. I ran my fingers through his hair and brushed the sweaty matted hair off his forehand. I knew our problem was not solved due to our hormones taking over. I needed him to realize that he couldn’t just run away from me when the waters got rough. He also couldn’t use who he was to get me a job. I loved him more than most of the things in my life, but I wouldn’t have someone else be responsible for my future. I fell asleep as my mind battled back and forth with itself. I knew if I fell asleep and let my mind figure it out, I would wake up with a solution.

The next morning I wake up to Harry haven’t moved from my chest. I also woke up with a compromise for him. I moved a bit to get the feeling back in the arm trapped under his body.
Harry’s eyes opened and he moved off my arm. He brushed the hair out of his eyes and moved to kiss my cheek.

“Good morning, love.”

“Good morning, Harry. How did you sleep?”

“Very well, actually,” he said, eyeing my naked body. I laughed and pulled my covers up to my chin while he wrestled them away from me. After a tug of war with sheets, Harry kissed me gently on my lips. I kissed him back and felt a longing that wasn’t there before. I didn’t have time to contemplate it when I heard my mother call my name from downstairs.

“We should probably get dressed, love. We can’t dine naked today,” he said with a delicious smirk on his face as he disappeared into my bathroom. “Ah, it seems like you’ve left your mark before I leave for tour…make that marks.”

I looked over at him curiously as he was examining his chest and then pulling out his bottom lip. I covered my mouth as I let out a gasp. Sprinkled all over his chest were little red marks and on his lip was a very clear and prominent teeth mark where I had bit down last night.

“Oh no, Harry, I am so sorry. I guess I wasn’t myself last night.” I quickly had flashes of Harry on some huge billboard sized screen with hickies all over him and felt the blood rush to my face.

“Love, its fine. This isn’t the first time.”

I felt a surge of jealously course through my veins knowing that another girl was with Harry. The vision in my head made me see red.

“Rowan, relax. I meant the other lads from their girlfriends. Tame yourself, darling.”

I did as he said and relaxed as I threw on leggings and a black boyfriend t-shirt from my closet. I pulled my hair out from under my shirt and felt Harry come behind me. “These leggings are quite tight on you…makes me want to rip them off.”

I pulled Harry’s hand off my hips and turned around to face him. “Breakfast.” He rolled his eyes as he put his pants and white t-shirt. He wouldn’t leave my hips alone as I lead him downstairs to the kitchen until I smacked him off. My mother was sitting at the table with a magazine and a cup of coffee.

“Ah, good morning you two. How did we sleep?” She asked, eyeing me up and down.

“Fine, mother. Thank you.”

“Yes, very well, Mrs. Emerson. You have a beautiful home.”

“Thank you, Harry. Coffee is ready and there are bagels on the counter. Help yourself. I actually have to get to the club, apparently they’re giving out free samples of some new Botox.”

“Seriously, mom? You don’t need that stuff.”

“It’s preventive, Rowan. Will you two be here when I get back?”

“Actually, no. I was supposed to go back to the city last night but since I stayed here, I have a flight to Boston leaving soon from an airport in Monmouth.”

This was new to me. I looked up from stirring my coffee and eyed him knowing he had this flight on standby for him at a drop of his hat. I kissed my mother goodbye and watched her hug Harry goodbye.

After I heard the garage door close, I sat down next to Harry.

“So…Boston, huh?”

He nodded. I had been a few times but only with my parents for family vacation. I decided it was now or never for my compromise.

“So, let’s say I were to go with you…when is tour over…because I need to be back before my internship starts again…”

I waited with baited breath as I voiced my compromise. His eyes flashed up at me and they grew brighter as he understood what I just said.

“Rowan, are you actually considering coming with me?”

“Well, not for the entire thing. I just need to be home before the middle of July to get back to my job…would that work?”

“Rowan…it wouldn’t just work, it would be perfect…you have no idea how happy I am you are taking this trip with me…but we must get moving. Now. Our flight leaves in an hour.” He switched from a very excited tone to instantly serious as he checked his phone for the time.
An hour? I wasn’t even showered and I hadn’t even packed because if we were leaving now, I would need a month and a half worth of clothes. That needed some serious planning.

“Harry, I haven’t packed or anything.”

“Love, don’t worry about that. I can have them send your clothes and anything else you need, we can buy. Really, those things are little and we should go soon.”
Harry instantly switched into a focused musician as we drove to the airport. I quickly called my mother and Natalie and explained to them about my incredibly spontaneous trip. With a promise that I would check in as soon as we landed, I got off the phone. I looked over at Harry. His hands were wrapped around the stirring wheel and his face was covered by his sunglasses. He mouth was in a straight, serious line as we made our way to Monmouth. I felt a bit uneasy but this was just another part of Harry that I couldn’t wait to explore. He looked over at me and his mouth turned up into a smile as he reached for my hand and kissed it. He didn’t let go until we got to the airport.

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