He's pacing silently in the kitchen and I'm just watching him. He's angry, but it's making me even more anxious that he's not saying anything. His hands are fisted in his hair and he looks like he's trying to figure out what to say.

"I don't even know what to say to you." He begins.

"Are you mad?" I ask, but I know the answer. This is one of those times where I wish I could read his mind and see what he's thinking.

He throws his head back to laugh once before looking at me with an amused expression. "Am I mad Adelaide? No I'm fucking furious!" He yells.

"I'm sorry I didn't respond to your messages, we had a lot to do on the project." I try to explain. I know I need to apologize before this gets too out of hand, but the thing is; I don't know why he's this mad. Maybe because I was with Max and didn't text him back, but that doesn't seem like a good enough reason for his behavior at the moment.

"You think that's why I'm mad? Well it's a hell of lot more than that Adelaide so keep trying." He scoffs as he continues to pace back and forth in the kitchen, driving me insane.

"Can you just tell me so we can get this over with? Harry I'm sorry I didn't respond, but I'm not going to apologize for being with Max. I've told you how many times that it is strictly a friendship between us? He knows that Harry, you don't need to overreact every time I'm with him."

"Okay, let's start with you not telling me you were going to be with Max until you were with him." He begins and I try to tell him how it was something we planned only an hour before I talked to Harry this morning, but he doesn't give me the chance as he continues to argue. "Or how you tried to tell me your father doesn't want you to see me when you know that's bullshit."

"I said that out of spite Harry!" I yell back when my frustration builds. When I see his expression, I know I need a better excuse. "I was mad at how you were acting. I know it was stupid, but I was angry." I say quieter.

He laughs again, adding to my frustration. He's laughing at me. Great. "I'm sorry, okay? But you're overreacting about this whole Max thing and it's exhausting. I thought we had agreed you were going to give it a rest?"

"Well I changed my mind, no more Max." His eyes never leave mine, and I have to look away to escape the shiver they send through my body.

I honestly think this is all ridiculous, but Harry is holding back something. I don't know how he knew I was lying about my father, but I don't think that's what it is. It's gotta have something to do with Max, but I don't know what that could be.

"Why?" I simply ask. I watch his face to see him thinking. I don't want him to think though, I just need him to tell me the truth.

"You know." He says, leaning against the counter.

"No I don't." I challenge. Even though he's expressed his feelings about this situation before today, I know something must've changed.

"Because Adelaide! He wants you as more than a friend!" He yells and I just roll my eyes at his use of my full name. It used to give me those butterflies in my stomach, but now he just sounds like my dad when he's angry.

"I've talked to him Harry, he knows I don't like him more than a friend and he respects that. He's not going to do anything." I still can't believe we're arguing about this again.

"Trust me, I know that's not true. Max is just waiting for me to fuck up so he can save you."

"Harry that's not true."

"It is. I don't want you talking to him anymore."

I stand up and walk over to him, intending to get him to calm down and realize all of this is for nothing.

"Max is simply a friend, and I'm never going to like him more than that. Harry, I love you. Why don't you trust me when I say nothing is going to happen with Max?" I walk so I'm standing right in front of him and rest my hands on his waist. "I know you're new to this whole girlfriend thing, but you need to trust me if we're going to make this work."

"Don't." His eyes pierce into mine as he removes my hands from his hips. I thought my touch would calm him down, but when he denies it, I know he's not giving in any time soon. "I trust you, I don't trust him. I'm done talking about this Adelaide, you're not going to be talking to him anymore and that's it."

"You can't force me not to talk to him. He's my friend Harry, I'm not going to give that up just because you think he may like me more than a friend. That's ridiculous."

"Me or him."

My eyebrows pull together. "What?"

"You have to chose, don't talk to him or I'm done." He says without any emotion. I want to laugh at his ultimatum thinking it's a joke, but when his expression remains the same, I decide not to.

"You're kidding?" I ask.

"Nope. So which is it?" He presses for an answer.

I contemplate for a minute. Either I can give in and tell him what he wants to hear, or I can chose not to. It's not that I want to lose Harry, but I don't want to lose Max either. He is one of my best friends, and he was my first here. I know he may have had feelings for me, but he won't act on them after I told him I didn't feel the same way. Harry's bluffing, I know if I chose Max he won't break up with me. That's ridiculous.

"Harry, I'm not going to stop being friends with Max. That's unfair of you to make me chose." I say.

His hands run through his hair and he lets out a long sigh. "So you're picking him?"

"I'm not picking either of you! Harry, you are my boyfriend and he is my friend. Simple. I don't need to pick."

"So are you going to continue to talk to him?"

"Yes! I can't just ignore him. That's rude and he's my friend. He's done nothing wrong."

"You should leave." Harry says and walks towards the hall.

"Harry," I call his name but he doesn't turn around. Tears prick in my eyes with the realization that he wasn't bluffing. He's actually breaking up with me over something as stupid as me having a friend who is a guy.

"You're not doing this, this is unfair." I begin to cry as I follow him.

"Addie, you need to leave."

"I'm not leaving Harry! You love me, why would you make me do something like that?"

He turns around to look at me, and for a moment I feel like I might have gotten through to him. "Because I can't do this. I need you to listen to me and you're not. You chose Max, so you can have him. I'm sure he'll be ecstatic now that he can finally have you."

He turns back around and continues to walk towards his room, leaving me trying to keep up. I love Harry, I'm not just going to leave. This is all so ridiculous, and I don't know what to do. I told myself I would never be one of those girls that gets a boyfriend and forgets about all of her friends. If I give in and do what Harry is asking me to, it'll just be the start of me becoming that girl. Max has been a good friend to me, and I'm not ruining out friendship because Harry is jealous. Even if Max tried to pull anything on me, it's not like I would let him!

"You really are impossible." I shake my head and give up. I'm done trying to make him happy. If he wants me to give up something for his own sake, I need to stop trying.

I turn around and head to the door, letting the tears fall. I don't even feel like we're breaking up, I just feel frustrated and confused. This should not be happening right now. He'll come around once he figures what he's giving up just because he doesn't like Max. I just need to give him some time to realize that what I'm sating is the truth: Max is and will never be more than a friend. I wish I knew why Harry had this sudden change in opinion, and why he chose to fight about it, but maybe after he settles down I'll find out.

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