-Harry's POV-

I wake up to my phone ringing. I check to see who it is, and of course, it's Louis.

"What do you want, Lou?" I answer groggily, still pissed that he woke me up.

"The lads and I are heading down to the beach by your house, see you there in 5!" he replies happily.

I groan and hang up. There's no point in trying to fight with Louis, he'll drag me there no matter what.

Besides, hot girls in bikinis? Yes please.

I throw on my bathing suit and quickly comb through my messy curls before running downstairs. I say goodbye to mum, give her a quick hug and jog over to the beach.

Once I get there, I see the lads already setting up in our usual spot. I love having the beach as my backyard, not to mention only the close neighbours come here so it's generally pretty private.

"Hey Haz, you made it!" Niall shouts as I come closer.

"I didn't really have a choice," I grumble in reply.

"Let's go swimming!" Liam suggests. "Last one in the water buys the rest of us a beer!" he says as he runs into the water.

I hurry to get up, but start to jog when I notice Niall still has his face stuffed in a bag of Cheetos.

"Hey, no fair!" he shouts in his Irish accent. "I was eating!"

We all laugh and start splashing around when I see the most beautiful girl wade into the water. I can't help but stare as she goes deeper and deeper into the crystal blue ocean. Her black bikini lights up her milky white skin with just the slightest hint of a tan. I wonder where she came from? Only locals use this beach.

"Hey Haz, you alright?" Zayn asks. "You seem distracted."

"Yeah mate I'm fine, just tired, that's all." My eyes subconsciously glance over at the girl again, and Zayn shakes his head and laughs.

"I'll be right back," I yell to the lads as I make my way towards her. She's only 30 feet away, but I feel drawn to her.

Once I'm in hearing distance, I hear her humming the tune of "Hotel California." I love the Eagles. Why haven't I met her before?

She had her back facing me, and I started to move a little closer. Then I noticed the knot in her bikini starting to slip loose, but she quickly covered up.

I continued to watch her feeble attempt to retie the not, but she was unsuccessful, so I stepped in. "Need some help, love?" I asked as I smirked.

She turned around and started to stutter. "Um.. I was just.. I.. Uh.."

"Here, let me help you." I say with an amused expression. I hate to say I'm enjoying her struggling for words, but that's how I like my girls.

Her embarrassment is now clearly evident on her cheeks. She stares into my eyes for a few more seconds, and suddenly I notice their striking colour. It matches the water surrounding us almost perfectly; a beautiful clear blue, sparkling in the afternoon sun.

I see her eyes peel away from mine as she quickly scans my body. "Staring, are we?" I tease. I can tell she's enjoying when she rolls her eyes at me. Damn, she looks so hot when she does that, not to mention the fact that she's currently topless.

She turns around again so her back is facing me, and I move closer to tie up her bathing suit. I purposely breathe down on her neck, seeing what kind of reaction I'd get, and he body reacts perfectly with goosebumps. I can tell she's nervous, but I take my time tying up the knot. She shivers again as my cold fingers press into her hot skin. "There," I say once I've prolonged this as much as possible.

She slowly turns around and whispers, "thank you." She didn't expect me to be this close to her, but since she's not moving away, I hold my ground.

"Anytime," I say, the smirk not leaving my face. "What's your name?" I can't resist, so I lightly brush my hand over her hip, desperate to feel her skin against mine. I feel her shiver under my touch.

"Isabelle," she says quietly as she crosses her arms over her chest (to my dismay.) Clearly, she's a little self-conscious. Doesn't she know she's beautiful?

I frown slightly at the though of her not loving herself. Every girl should, especially her. She's gorgeous, and she has nothing to be shy about.

I quickly hide my frown and reply. "I'm Harry."

She looks down again, pretending to admire something in the water. I change the subject.

"Was that the Eagles you were humming earlier?" I bet she didn't know I heard that.

"Mmhm.." she says, probably wanting to get out of the sitruation. My eyes catch hers once more before I hear Louis yelling for me to 'get my arse back there now.' I look over and see him and the lads waving at me from the beach.

"Well I've gotta go, I'll see you around Isabelle," I say with one last smirk. I turn around, pausing for a moment to make sure she gets a nice view of my shoulders and back, before I dive into the cool water, purposely splashing her with my feet.

As I come up from my dive, I hear her shriek and know my intentions were successful when I feel a splash of water hitting my back.

She's a fiesty one, I think to myself as I walk up over to the beach.

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"I'm back, mum!" I yell as I walk into my house.

"Oh Harry! Perfect timing. I tried to call but you didn't bring your phone. Ms. White is having a small party tonight to welcome her daughter to California, you'll be there wont you?" She asks politely.

"Yes, mum. I'll go get ready now," I say, not wanting to disappoint her.

"That's my boy," she says as she kisses me on the cheek. "Now hurry up! I want to get there by 6!" She calls after me.

At least there will be free food.

Notes

Hey guys! Forgot to mention this in the last two chapters, but im typing all of these on my phone so I apologize in advance for any spelling or grammatical errors!

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