Harry's POV

November

"Do you want to take a break? All of this biology is giving me a headache." I groan.

"I guess, but we really need to study. This test is the last grade for the semester and we need to do well." Addie reminds me. I used to think the geeks at my school were just annoying as shit, but it's so sexy when Addie gets all passionate about school. I guess I was missing out before her.

"Just ten minutes," I promise and fall back onto my bed, hoping she'll join me. "Come on, babe, you need a break too." I prompt her when she remains at my desk.

"Fine," she sighs and stands up to sit next to me on the bed.

"Addie, you know you can talk to me about anything, yeah?"

She takes a deep breath before nodding her head and laying back against the pillows. I pull her arm and force her closer to me when there's too much distance between us.

"Is it your mum?" I ask quietly, running my fingers up and down her soft arm.

"I guess," she responds just as quiet.

My heart is torn into a million pieces hearing her voice break. Her mum left last week to move back home, and it's been tough for Addie. She's not angry, she's just sad and frustrated. Hell, I'd be too. Her parents really put her in a shitty situation: they made her move her last year of high school to a new country, they split up and now her mum is moving back to Wisconsin. I feel terrible for everything Addie has had to go through, but I can't say I wish it hadn't happened. As selfish as it is, if none of those things happened, Addie wouldn't be here laying next to me right now.

"It'll be okay, babe. Is there anything I can do?" I offer, hoping to lift her spirits.

"I'll be fine, we should really get back to studying though." Her answer is emotionless and to the point.

"Addie," I stop her from getting up and pull her to my chest. "What's really going on?"

"Nothing Harry, I said I'm fine." She says, looking out the window above my head rather than me.

I know she's lying. She can never make eye contact with me when she is. I would usually let it go, but she's been like this all month. Come to think of it, she's been distant like this since we went out with everyone to the bar.

"Are you still mad about the night at the bar?" I reluctantly ask.

"I was never mad Harry, I just said we needed to slow down."

"Okay. . ." I still don't understand what that means, or how that's possible. "So then what is it?"

"I just have a lot going on, you know that."

"Alright, well I think you need to relax for a night." I suggest, kissing the tip of her perfect nose.

I pull her so both of her knees are on either sides of my legs and her chest is just inches away from mine. I grip her waist and pull her down so we're touching. Kissing the skin just beneath her ear, I press my hips against hers hoping to get some friction.

"I'm not having sex with you Harry." She shakes her head and finally looks at me, a smile threatening her lips.

"Well that's not what I was going to suggest, but I'm not opposed to that." I smirk at my lie and she shakes her head, this time she smiles back. "What if we go to Liam's? Everyone's going over there. We'll take a night off from studying and just relax. I promise we'll study some more tomorrow."

The plan is too good for her to resist, right?

"Harry. . ." She whines, making it tempting to go with her option of sex over mine.

"C'mon, Ads, you need to take your mind off things. All of the girls are going."

"I'd rather stay here," she says looking away from me.

"I know, but I think you'll have a better time with our friends rather than studying for bio."

"We don't have to study."

"Addie," I warn. She needs to trust me and let me take her out. She's so damn tense these days, I want her to let loose for a night.

"I don't want to Harry." She rolls her eyes and gets up from my bed.

"You never want to, that's the thing." I snap.

She walks over back to the desk and sits in the chair before opening up her notebook. "I'm just not feeling up to it tonight."

"You're never feeling up to it. For once Addie, let's not stay at my house on a Friday night." I say, probably a little too harshly. It's not that I don't like having her all to myself here, but just like when I dragged her to the bar, I need to be forceful to show her that I miss hanging out with all of my friends.

"You know I don't like going to those parties." She says equally as harsh. Even though she is keeping her tone steady, I can she the frustration and hurt in her eyes.

"Well I don't like studying on a fucking Friday night, but look what we're doing!" I yell and get off the bed. I didn't mean to go off, but I feel like I've been bottling up all of my emotions for weeks. Every time she gives me a one-word answer or doesn't show interest in doing anything, I just let it go, not wanting to get mad at her. She doesn't deserve it, but I've tried so hard not to yell. My frustration is through the roof, and I guess it just all caught up to me.

"Then we don't have to study! You just had to say that." Addie yells back.

"Okay Adelaide, I don't want to study." I laugh. "So now what do you want to do? Go watch a movie? Go out to dinner?" I ask sarcastically to prove my point.

"Why are you being like this?" She frowns.

"Because I'm sick of this! You never want to go out and do anything!" I yell, running my hands through my hair, trying to keep them busy so I don't punch the nearest wall.

"I'm not your mother, you can go to the party if you want to Harry." She says.

"That's not the fucking point! You are my girlfriend, I want to go out with my girlfriend! Is it that hard to understand?"

"Okay! We can go to Liam's." She says, frustrated. "Let's go." She tests.

"You are so fucking infuriating!"

"I just agreed to do what you wanted to do, how am I infuriating?" She screams. Thank god my mum is at work and doesn't have to listen to all of this.

"That's not the point,"

"Okay, then please enlighten me. How am I infuriating?"

"You need me to enlighten you? Sure Addie! Let's see, for the past month you have been distant from me, keeping everything to yourself, you never want to do anything, do I need to go on?"

With tears brimming her eyes, she shook her head and crossed her arms across her chest. I feel like a dick now that she is starting to cry, but this discussion was going to happen sooner or later.

"Look, I get that you have a lot going on with your family, but I'm here for you and you don't seem to realize that. You've been so distant from me, keeping everything bottled up." I explain much calmer. "What's going on, Addie?" I give her a second chance to answer. I hope to God she doesn't say she just "doesn't like parties," because something else is going on.

"I just don't feel like going out," she lies quietly. Fucking great, back to square one. "Harry, we're two completely different people," she says before letting her tears fall full force. "I don't like doing the same things as you, can't you just accept that?" Her voice cracks.

"No! I really can't! Have you not noticed that when you weren't happy with me, I changed? I've changed so we can be good together, but you seem to think you're perfect."

"You're not happy with me?" She asks quietly.

"Dammit, that's not what I said! I just don't know why you won't do one thing to make me happy when I've basically changed my life for you."

Sitting on the bed with frustration coursing through my veins, I wait for her to say something. . . anything.

"I need to go." She says between sobs. She sniffles and rubs her eyes against the sleeve of her shirt while packing up her books.

I want to figure this shit out, but I'm too angry to ask her to stay. I need to calm down before I do or say anything I'll regret (more than I already I have).

"So that's a no on the party?" I ask her as she begins to leave my room, further showing her how much of a dick I really am.

"Wow, nice to see the old Harry return." She says and shakes her head as she continues to walk out.

Notes

Ugh I hate both of them in this chapter haha

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