It had been a week since the incident in Starbucks. Taylor and I had kind of worked through things but she was keeping an eagle eye on Harry when he was around me which got on my nerves, and we definitely weren't allowed to be alone anymore which was a shame since we were such good friends.

Jared wasn't Taylor's biggest fan at the moment after what she had insinuated about me in Starbucks in front of Jensen. He had turned up at my house on Wednesday evening when his brother had finally told him what Taylor had said but it had ended up being a really good night anyway.

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"Lena, I don't care if she's your best friend, her implying that you can't be trusted with her boyfriend isn't on." He said as he lay on my bed while I sat at my desk to finish tidying away my work. I sighed and turned my body in my chair to look at him. He turned his head to at me and with a small smile gestured for me to come over. I got up and slowly sauntered over to the bed, his eyes watching me the whole way. I stood next to the bed, but Jared reached up and pulled me down on top of him with a grin, "It's Harry I wouldn't trust, especially when you look this good." I giggled and pressed my lips gently to his as his hands stroked my thighs either side of his legs.

I found my hands wandering down to the hem of his jumper and tugging on it to signal that I wanted it off. With one arm supporting my back, he effortlessly rolled us over and moved his kisses along my jaw and onto my neck slowly before kneeling up and standing to make sure that the lock on my door was engaged. He turned to me while he took his jumper off. My eyes wandered over every inch of him from his broad shoulders, toned biceps and chest to the faint outline of a six pack that marked his stomach. He was beautiful.

He sat on the bed and looked at over his shoulder as if to tell me to come to him, but I was already there, my hands snaking round his body as I kissed the back of his neck and his shoulders. I felt him shudder beneath the touch of my lips to his skin as he sighed quietly. I moved round to sit next to him and reached up to pull his face to mine to kiss him gently before standing up in front of him. He reached out without saying a word and slowly pulled my tank top over my head to reveal the blue lace bra I had picked out this morning. The sight of his eyes going wide as he was impressed made me feel sexy and confident. He pulled me toward him and onto his lap with a smile that could have melted me there on the spot.

I crashed my lips to his, more urgent than before I found my hands in his hair as his own were gliding over my body, down from my shoulders to my hips his touch was as desperate as my own. His hands wandered round to my back and unclasped my bra quickly and tugged it off my body and onto the floor. His grip on me suddenly tightened as he stood up, effortlessly lifting me without breaking our kiss, he laid us down on the bed with him on top. We sank into one another: young, in love and just in the moment for a while, and although we didn't go all the way, it was enough for then and when we were done I just lay in his arms for what felt like a lifetime just talking.

"Hey, I spoke to Alex, she can do dinner on Saturday if you're still up for it?" He said as he laced his fingers through mine on his bare chest. I hesitated but I didn't want to upset him or ruin this moment.

"Sure, I'm still ok to ask Harry and Taylor though right? I could ask Harry's friend Louis if he wants to come so Alex doesn't have to feel like a third wheel?" Now it was Jared's turn to hesitate before he sighed and kissed the top of my head.

"Of course, I think it's a great idea to bring someone for Alex and if you still want Harry and Taylor there, then that's up to you."

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I smiled at the memory as I brushed the brown eyeshadow into my crease. I had asked Harry and Taylor and although she had seemed hesitant at first, Harry and Louis seeming so eager had seemed to convince her to agree to it.

Now the night had arrived and I was running late as per and Jared would obviously be early because that's what he does. I finished my makeup with a pair of subtle false eyelashes and a swipe of mascara. I looked at myself and felt impressed, it wasn't often that I wore a lot of makeup, but when I did, I felt as though I did a good job. The doorbell went as I stood up and walked over to my wardrobe, a minute or so later there was a knock at my door.

"Come in, I'm almost ready!" I hung the dressing gown up, so I was standing in my underwear as the door opened and I pulled two dresses out to inspect them and choose which one I liked the best.

"Which one do you think?" I said holding them up to Jared as he walked in.

"I don't care, you literally can't look any more perfect than you do right now." He whispered as he approached me and took the dresses out of my hands to hang them up on the dresser. He pulled me closer and kissed me deeply for a minute until I pulled away with a giggle.

"We don't have time for this!" I said, reaching up for the dresses and holding them in front of me.

"The purple one," He whispered as he leant down and kissed my neck one last time, "You always look sexy in purple." I smiled and put the green dress back in the wardrobe and slipped into the purple, quickly grabbed some matching jewellery and shoes and I was ready to go.

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We arrived with the others in a taxi because no-one wanted to be the designated driver when Jared had picked such a nice place to eat. Louis and Jared had met and instantly clicked which was nice and although it was awkward at times, I had spoken to Taylor and Harry and they had seemed like they were both in fairly good moods tonight. Jared paid the taxi driver and with him on one side and Louis on the other to make sure that I didn't slip in my heels in the frosty weather, we made our way into the restaurant.

"You look gorgeous S, but next time maybe weather appropriate shoes?" Louis joked as they helped me up the steps, he and Jared shared a look of amusement and then without another word, Jared swiftly lifted me over the last two steps to get it over with, "Or you know, just bring the human crane? Whichever is easier..." Jared laughed at this and patted Louis on the back as we stepped inside.

"This is so nice... They have a dancing bit?" I breathed as I took in the elegant decor. Jared smiled and nodded at me before giving in his name to the maitre d' and linking his hand into mine to lead me to the table. Just as we were sorting out ourselves to sit down, Alexis arrived looking even more perfect than she had last weekend.

"JJ!" She said giving Jared a hug that lasted a little too long for my liking before turning to the rest of the table, "Ok, you're Harry, right?... And... oh god... I'm sorry, is it Sarah? Sally? Shit, this looks bad!" she said with a giggle. I however was not laughing.

"Selena." Jared corrected politely with a small apologetic smile in my direction.

"Yes! Urgh, I'm sorry, you know what I'm like with names!" she laughed and touched his arm. I looked away and caught Harry's eye and could see that he was about as impressed as I was with this performance.

"Yeah..." Jared laughed awkwardly, and gestured toward the other two people at the table, "So, this is Harry's girlfriend, Taylor, and this is Louis." We all took our seats, and to my dismay, I was on one side of Jared and Alex was on the other. It was going to be a long fucking night.

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By half way through the meal I swore I was going crazy. This girl was flirting with my boyfriend right in front of me, and no one else seemed to notice... except Harry. Harry was the only one throwing me glances as if to say 'did she actually just do/say that' all night. We had just finished the main course and Louis, Jared and Taylor were all listening to one of Alex's stories about Russia... I just thought they sounded exaggerated and not that interesting personally.

"... and then it turned out the guy was gay anyway!" laughter erupted from the three listening before she carried on, "Yeah, I didn't have much luck with men in Russia... the last guy set the bar pretty high." Harry exchanged a glance with me, shook his head and took a big gulp of wine in exasperation.

"Alex, I find it truly amazing how you manage to bring every conversation back to a relationship that's been over for two and years... I mean my six year relationship ended less than a month ago and I literally never talk about her..." Harry said before taking another gulp of wine. I could tell that he was purposely slurring his words but I felt a sudden urge to hug him for sticking up for me. Everyone else on the other hand looked like at him like he'd just sprouted a second head.

"Haz baby, maybe stop with the wine now?" Taylor muttered at him but Harry just waved her off and poured himself another glass, going along with the role that he had now adopted. The tension at the table was palpable but I didn't care, as long as it stopped her from feeling up my boyfriend. Just then the music changed from to dinner music to a live guitarist. He started playing a sweet love song and before I even had time to look at Jared pleadingly he had already stood and held out his hand.

"Lena, may I have this dance?" I blushed and took his hand as he led me to the floor, we were the youngest couple there by far but I just felt so happy that I didn't care. I put my arms around his neck and we began to sway in time to the music and everything was just perfect.

"So, Harry's had a bit too much to drink..." He was quiet for a minute and then added with a small smile, "I like knowing that you have someone else who has your best interest at heart though, I mean he's misread a situation, but he doesn't think twice about speaking up if he thinks someone is doing you wrong."

"I know, I'm lucky to have a friend like Harry... I'm even luckier to have a boyfriend like you." I whispered making his smile widen. He leant down to touch his lips to mine as we slipped into our own little world for a while.

"Hey, mind if I take the next one?" Alexis was smiling behind me as I realised the music was coming to the end and was about to transition. I mentally prayed for Jared to tell her not to be so stupid, he was obviously not going to dance with his ex, but there was nothing.

"Oh uhm... yeah, sure..." I stepped aside for Alex to take my place and stood on the sidelines.

"I'm no dancer, but I'll swing you round the floor if you need a partner, S?" Harry's voice came from beside me. I looked at him with a small smile, he was no longer slurring.

"Will Tay be ok with that?"

"I presume so." He shrugged and pointed to her on the other side of the floor with Louis, I hesitated and then nodded. We took our place and started swaying from side to side before Harry spoke again, "I don't trust her at all, and I don't think you should, she's after him."

"That's what I thought... Jared thinks-" Harry interrupted me with a blunt tone.

"I don't give a damn what Jared thinks, you and I both witnessed it during dinner. She wants him." He repeated. I paused then nodded in agreement, we swayed in silence for the remainder of the song, watching as Jared and Alex swayed laughing quietly as they spoke. I knew that he would never do anything to hurt me, but she would. As soon as the song ended I had to stop myself from sprinting over and ripping her from my boyfriend's arms.

"My turn?" I giggled as I approached, Jared smiled but before he could speak Alexis had already opened her perfectly red lips.

"Over already? One more, then he's all yours?" my smile dropped, and thankfully this time Jared noticed.

"Sorry Alex, I think I only really have one more dance in me before I'm ready to go, and that dance is reserved for my little lady." He patted her on the shoulder and then pulled me close to him so that my head was on his chest.

"You've been really good about tonight, I know it's probably hard for you to get your heart on board with Alex because of our history, but I appreciate it you know." I nodded and then snuggled into his chest, realising I'd do pretty much anything for this guy.

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Once the bill had been paid and we were leaving, I grabbed onto Louis and Jared as I walked to keep myself stable. Once we reached the taxi building, I was able to stand on my own provided I didn't move around too much. Jared went to the window to order a taxi while I just stood close to a wall. I realised that Alexis was still with us.

"Are you splitting a taxi with us?" I said, doing my best to make friendly conversation.

"Yeah, JJ said it would be fine since I only live two minutes away from him!" she said sweetly. I felt sick at the use of her nickname for him.

"Bad news guys, they don't have any six seaters so two separate taxis booked and now we just need to decide who's going in which." Jared said as he came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me to keep me warm.

"Well, don't these guys live in the opposite direction? Doesn't it make the most sense for us two to go together and them to go in their own?" Alexis piped up quickly. I glared at her in the dark hoping she would be able to feel my distaste at her shit plan that no-one could really argue with. I waited a few minutes before turning slowly to face Jared. Even in the dark I could see his smile as I reached for his face and pulled his lips to mine.

"Does you're mum need you home... or can you stay with me tonight?" Jared asked quietly after we had been making out for a few minutes. I felt smug as I put on my best thinking face as though I was considering the offer.

"It should be fine." I whispered back before turning to the others, "Guys, I'm going back with Jared if that's ok." Louis wolf whistled but no-one else had anything to say, not even Little Miss Blabbermouth. I smiled to myself as I settled back into Jared's arms. Selena, one, Alexis, nil.

Notes

Last one tonight guys, not sure how long until the next one but I hope you like it

Lola xo