Harry’s POV

I take large, angry strides as I walk up to the fucker’s house. How could he do this? I knew he was fucked up, but taking advantage of her? I want to punch a hole in a brick wall just imagining what he put her through. My poor girl, I wish I could just hold her and never let go, but first I need to beat the shit out of this useless piece of rubbish.

I see the light on through the window, so I know he’s home. I’m not leaving until he gets a piece of my mind. I grab the door knob to see if it’s already open. I figure if I have to knock or ring the door bell, there’s a chance he won’t let me in. But thankfully it’s unlocked, and I cringe at the thought of Aubrey escaping through this door just a couple hours ago.

I stalk through the front hall, searching for Ethan. Aha! Found you.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” He’s startled as he spots me standing in the entry to his living room.

“Why? Why would you ever hurt her?” I walk over to him and grab him by the shirt so he is now standing in front of me, looking straight into my eyes.

“What are you talking about, bro?”

I have to laugh at his audacity. Alright, if he wants to do this the hard way, two can play at this game. I release the grip I hold on his shirt with one of my hands, keeping the other clenched and punch him square in the jaw. He loses his balance, but I hold him up with the hand that still is still fisted onto his collar.

“What the fuck was that for?” He holds his hand to his jaw.

“Aubrey. How could you do that to her? To a girl?” I’m now shouting in his face, and I feel like I’m going to go crazy.

“Oh, our little date earlier? Sorry, I guess she just missed me after faking a little relationship with you”

“Cut the shit Ethan, I know what you did, and you’re not getting away with it.” I clench my fist and punch him once again, this time letting him fall to the ground and take a swift quick in the stomach from my foot.

“She must’ve told you about the kiss. It was so good” He says, and I can tell he’s hurt but trying to keep his cool.

“Shut the fuck up!” I yell. I know he’s just saying these things to throw me off, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t working. “She does not deserve this! How could you hurt her? If you claim that you still love her than why would you take advantage of her? It’s fucking sick! You’re a pathetic asshole.” I bend over and grasp his shirt once again, pulling him up to his feet.

"Hah! I never took advantage of her! She wanted me to kiss her, that's why she stayed even after I told her my parents weren't coming home until after dinner. She wants me." I cringe, and I know he's bluffing. Of course she doesn't want him, that's why she was sobbing and alone on a random street twenty minutes ago.

“She doesn’t want you, and never will. Leave her alone or I will call the cops.” I raise my arm to punch him once again, but his hand grabs it and stops me. I knee him in the groin and finish what I started, meeting my fist with his face until he’s back on the floor and can’t do anything about it.


Aubrey’s POV

I sit in the warm car shaking my leg with anxiety. What if Ethan is hurting Harry? I know he’s strong and can defend himself, but the way Ethan held me against the wall earlier… Remembering the look in his eyes sends chills down my spine. I can’t stand the thought of him hurting Harry.

I undo my seat belt and unlock the door, hopping out of the car and running up the stairs to his house across the street. I don’t care how angry Harry will be with me for going against his demands.

“She doesn’t want you, and never will. Leave her alone or I will call the cops.” I hear Harry say, and I immediately breathe a little easier knowing he isn’t dead. I can tell they’re in the living room, but I stay in the front hall to listen to their conversation.

I walk around the corner to see Harry looking down at Ethan who is laying helplessly on the ground, holding a hand to his stomach, and another to his face.

“See, she came back to finish what we started.” Ethan says when he noticed I’m there, standing in the doorway. Harry turns around and his angry demeanor vanishes and turns into shock, then quickly turns back to anger.

“What are you doing in here?” He snaps."Go back outside, Aubrey"

“I told you, she came back so I can fuck her” Ethan retorts with a smirk and slowly stands up, he’s clearly in pain.

“Screw you, Ethan! I came in to make sure you didn’t pin my boyfriend against the wall like you did to me!” I walk toward the two boys, and Harry holds his arms out and keeps me behind him. I know he told me to go back outside, but there's no way that's going to happen. Ethan chuckles and I cringe. He’s fucking psychotic!

“Stay back Aubrey, I’m fine” Harry turns his head slightly and whispers to me.

“Never come near her or myself again, do you understand?” Harry snaps at Ethan and I hold his arm back because I’m afraid he’s going to punch him again. Ethan’s face is full of blood and is already swelling up. Thankfully Harry looks untouched.

He walks away from me, and I am unsuccessful at keeping him back. He stocks over to Ethan and gets right up in his face. Woah, how is he not frightened? He must be really furious.

“Do you understand?” He says in his face. When Ethan doesn’t respond, Harry’s fist meets his face and Ethan loses balance. My hands cover my mouth to stifle the gasp coming from my mouth. This is so fucked up. This is all of my fault.

“Let’s go” Harry turns around and takes my hand, leading me to the door.

“This isn’t over” We both turn around when we hear Ethan mutter something.

“I think it is” Harry flashes a smirk and pulls me to his side.

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“Why didn’t you listen to me?” Harry speaks up after we sat in silence in his car for five minutes.

Shit. He’s still angry, and now his line of fire is directed at me, not Ethan.

“I was worried” I admit quietly.

“Fuck Aubrey! What if he tried to hurt you again!” He rests his forehead on the steering wheel.

“Can you just bring me home?”

I’m not doing this now. I am exhausted, have a splitting migraine, my arms are sore and my eyes are burning from all of the tears I have shed today. I have no energy to argue with him about how stupid I have been. Yes I should have listened to Harry and Sophie about not going, yes I should have left after Ethan's parents weren't coming, yes I should have stayed in the car, but I didn't.

He lets out a sigh and starts driving. The drive to my house is silent except for the faint sound of the radio playing. When he parks in my driveway I reach for the handle, but the door is still locked.

“You should’ve called me the second you knew his parents weren’t going to be there for dinner” Harry says to me, still furious, but much calmer.

“Yes I know, but I didn’t. I know this is my fault, I’m sorry. Now can you unlock my door. I’m tired Harry.”

We lock eyes for a moment and then he presses the button to unlock the doors.
I step out and I am surprised he doesn’t follow suit. He just waits in his car until I get into the house and pulls away, driving down the street.

I lock my door and lean against the wall to let the tears drown me once again. Is he really mad at me? Why wouldn’t he be? I am stubborn and I should’ve listened to him, but doesn’t he realize that I need him right now?

Holy shit this has been the longest day of my life.

Notes

As promised, a second update :)

I hope to update again tomorrow, but I am touring some universities a few hours away and have a lot of homework, so I'll try my best to write! I'm sorry that these updates aren't the best, but my first week of school has been crazy! Thank you all for the comments, votes & subscribes though :)

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