"You nervous?" Mason asks as we walk towards the gym. All of the exams are written there. Today all four classes are writing their chemistry finals.

"No, I feel ready. You?"

"Never," he says smugly. I roll my eyes and he laughs. Mason isn't an arrogant person at all, so I know he's kidding when he says stuff like that. When we get to the gym we walk straight for the desk at the front where we'll get our seat assignments. Our school likes to do everything extremely organized. I'm surprised, however, when I see Harry sitting at the desk talking to some other students. I smile to myself and look slowly at Mason, who's jaw is tight at the sight of the teacher dating his sister. Here we go.

I nudge his arm and he takes a deep breath as we get to the table. The other students leave and we stand in front of him. He writes something down before looking up at me and Mason. He smiles at me and recovers slightly when he looks at my brother.

"Good morning guys," he says politely. His eyes linger a little on me before he looks down a the clipboard in front of him with seat assignments on it.

"I didn't know you knew chemistry Mr. Styles," Mason says. He looks up quickly and shakes his head.

"Not at all. They needed another proctor. I'm just here to make sure no one cheats." He takes a box from beside him and holds sets it closer to us. "Cell phones in here, please. There's bags there if you want to label them."

It's so shitty having to act so normal around him. I just saw him like an hour ago. In his bed. I wish I could just act like his girlfriend already, I mean it really is getting ridiculous. Mason and I both turn our phones off and write our last name on a bag for the two of us. Everyone here has iPhones, so not using a label would just be dumb.

"AP Chemistry is in rows 12, 14, 16 and 18. Doesn't matter which seat."

"How old are you?" Mason asks suddenly. My eyes go wide as I stare at him. What the hell is he doing? I look back at Harry, who looks confused and...confused.

"I'm umm..I'm twenty-three," he says awkwardly. He looks at me and then back at Mason. "Why?"

"Just curious. Not married yet, eh?"

"Mason!" I elbow him in the arm much harder than I intended and he jumps a little. "Go sit down."

He sighs and glares at Harry for a few seconds as he walks towards the side of the gym our seats are on. I watch him go and slowly turn back to Harry.

"What the hell was that?" he whispers.

"I may have forgotten to tell you something yesterday," I reply, whispering as well. I look around a bit to make sure no one is paying attention.

"Something important, I take it?" I nod and he rubs his face with his hand. "Come over later, okay?"

"I was going to anyway," I respond in an obvious tone.

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Once I'm done writing I lean against the wall outside the exam room, Mason's phone in my bag while I wait for mine to start up again. As much as I try to take my time, I always write my exams really fast for some reason. I always end up waiting for him. I look up when the door opens and Smile when Mikayla walks up to me.

"Hey, how'd it go?"

"It was pretty easy," she says quietly. She looks down the hallway both ways before leaning against the wall beside me. "I need to talk to you about something."

"Sure, what's up?"

"Come on." She waves her hand and I follow her curiously to another hallway. It's short with only two classrooms so there's no one here. She turns around and awkwardly looks at the ground.

"Mikayla, what's going on?"

"Look, I don't want to offend you or anything but I just thought you should know...."

"Know what?" I ask, my eyebrows furrowed.

"There's umm...there's a rumor going around school."

"That's not really surprising," I reply calmly. What's the big deal? People always talk, this is high school. She looks terrified for some reason. "What's the rumour?"

"People are saying one of the teachers is involved with a student. Mr. Styles, more specifically," she says softly. My eyes go wide and my stomach drops to the ground.

"Are you serious?" I ask. She nods. "What...why are you telling me this?"

"I've seen...nevermind. I just thought you would want to know."

She looks at me and I realize she thinks it's me. Mikayla has witnessed some spotty interactions, but I never thought she would draw this conclusion. Or anyone for that matter. How did a rumour like this even start?

"Thanks for telling me." I smile weakly at her and turn to go back to where I was waiting for Mason. I feel like I could pass out. People know? Do they know it's me or do they just talk about him? Fuck. What if someone actually found out? What if Mason or Kylie slip up and the rumours become whispers about the truth? This could be so bad.

When Mason comes out I don't even notice until he puts his hand on my shoulder.

"Hey, you okay? You look pale," he says, worry in his features.

"Not really."

"Did you have a hard time with the exam?"

"No I...I just don't feel well." I look up at him and remember that he knows, so I can actually talk to him about this. I hand him his phone and we walk back to the car. As soon as we're out of th parking lot I blurt out what's on my mind.

"There's a rumour about Mr. Styles and a student."

He swerves a little in surprise but quickly regains control of the car. "What?!"

"Mikayla just told me. Did you hear about it?"

"Fuck, no. Are you sure? Was she screwing with you?"

"What are the chances of that, Mason? How could she possibly know. Plus, she's too nice, she wouldn't fuck with me like that." I lean forward with my face in my hands. What am I supposed to do now?

We drive in silence until we get back to the house. I need to talk to Harry about this. I don't want to worry him, but I have no idea how to handle this myself. Maybe he'll know what to do. But he won't be home yet. Does he have to proctor another exam? I follow Mason into the house and head to the kitchen for some water or something to occupy myself. Mason comes with.

"You didn't tell anyone, did you?"

"Of course not!" I respond shortly. I twist the cap off the bottle of water and pace around the kitchen. "Did you? Maybe Ky slipped up and said something."

"No, I've been with her practically the entire time since we found out. She didn't say anything. And we talked about it for a while afterwards and she knows that she can't say a word. Neither of us would have said it. Maybe people just...figured it out. Or someone just started shit for no reason because he's so young."

I nod, sipping my water and listening to his suggestions. The rumours aren't about me and Harry, just a random student. All the girls are in love with him, he's young, he's gorgeous. That kind of thing is bound to happen, right?

"I just really hope it doesn't get around to the other teachers. Shit, what if someone saw something? What if I did something and now he's-"

"Sav, calm down," he says loudly, putting his hands on my arms to keep me still.

"I'm scared," I whisper. He pulls me into a hug. I really am, I'm terrified. Not for me, though, just for Harry. I can get away from this but for Harry...I'm a minor and this would go on his permanent record as a teacher. He would never get another job, not after this. How could I do that to him?

"You need to talk to him, see if anyone has said anything to him about it. If they're just rumours and no one has any evidence to back them up then it's really not a big deal. I'll see what other people know, alright? Don't worry about it. People just like to talk, I'm sure it'll blow over. Especially since the holidays are coming up. It'll be fine."

"Maybe." I step back and rub my face with both hands. "I don't know. I need to talk to Harry."

"Harry?" I look at him and his face is all scrunched up. "So fucking weird. You call him by his first name."

"Do you think I call him Mr. Styles all the time?"

"That's what I imagined, yes."

I laugh a little and walk past him. "I wonder if he has to do another exam today. Maybe I should just go wait at his apartment."

"Okay, I can't listen to this," he says, throwing his h ands up and walking out. I laugh again and get an apple for myself before going up to my room. I wore leggings and a sweater to my exam, but I don't need to look like a slob now. Once I'm changed I head over to Harry's building, once again sitting outside to wait for him. I might be waiting for a few hours if he has another exam to be at, but I don't care. I can sit in my room and think or sit here and think, it's all the same waiting.

After a while he finally shows up, paying attention to his phone and not to me. I watch him walk and when he gets to the door he finally notices me.

"Hey," I croak. I'm terrified right now, I have no idea how he's going to react to this.

"Hey," he says, smiling. He drops his bag and keys in front of the door before walking around to my other side and sliding down the wall to sit beside me. "You been here long?"

I shrug. "A while I guess."

"So, you're brother knows about us, doesn't he?"

"What?" I ask, trying to laugh and deny it. "What? No, that's...he doesn't..."

"Savannah," he says, raising his eyebrows and putting his hand on my leg. I sigh and lean my head on his shoulder.

"Yeah, he knows."

"How? When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to worry," I admit quietly. He sighs. "I know I should have told you. That's why I came over on Saturday."

"Yeah I guess we got a little distracted," he says, chuckling. I laugh as well and lace my fingers with his. "How did he find out?"

"He got onto my phone somehow and saw that picture you sent me. The one when you were out with Louis. It was pretty hard to deny it."

"Yeah."

"Are you mad at me?" I ask carefully. I look up at him and he brings my hand to his lips, placing a gentle kiss on my knuckles.

"No. It's not your fault. Obviously it's not ideal, but at least now you don't have to lie to him." Wow. I was not expecting him to be so relaxed about this. Apparently it shows on my face. "What?" he laughs.

"You're being really...calm."

"Did you expect me to be angry?"

"Sort of."

He laughs and wraps his arm around my shoulder. "Can't do anything about it, right?"

"Okay...you might be angry about this one though." He frowns down at me and I take a deep breath. "We should go inside." I stand and hold my hand out to him.

"Sounds serious," he says, trying to joke. I smile weakly and he stands up. After seeing how alarmed I probably look he quickly moves to the door and unlocks it, throwing his stuff inside and taking my hand to pull me inside as well. He pulls me straight to the couch and we both sit down.

"Alright, tell me," he says. He seems nervous.

"Don't freak out, okay? It's not...I mean potentially it is but...it's definitely not that bad..."

"Savannah," he says, stopping me. "Just tell me, please. I'm imagining the worst."

"Okay." I take a deep breath and cross my legs, on leaning against the couch so I can face him. "There's a umm...there's a rumour going around school."

"It's high school, aren't there always?"

"This one...it's about you."

His brow furrows. "Me? What do you mean?"

"Mikayla pulled me aside after the exam today and told me there's some people talking about you...being umm...involved with a student."

His eyes go wide and his mouth drops open slightly. I wait silently while he processes the information I just gave him. Who knows how this'll go. He suddenly stands and runs his fingers through his hair while he walks around the loft. He randomly leans on the chairs, then goes to the window, then the kitchen. He pulls out a beer and downs half of one before setting it down and coming back over to me, eyes wide and frantic.

"Are you serious? I mean, are you sure?"

"I don't know, I didn't hear it. It's just what Mikayla told me. I asked Mason and he hasn't heard it either. It's probably just some of the younger kids making up stories because you're young and stuff. I'm sure it's nothing."

"Are they just about me? Are people saying it's you?"

"No. Just that you're seeing a student. Have any of teachers said anything, has it gotten to the faculty yet?"

"No, I'm sure I would have heard something by now. If someone in administration had heard about this they wouldn't waste any time talking to me about it," he says, pinching his bottom lip between his teeth.

"Then I'm sure we're fine. We just need to be more careful when we're at school, that's all." I try to smile at him, reaching up and brushing his hair back. His eyes close briefly and I continue with what I assume to be a relaxing motion. He almost always falls asleep to me doing this. He sits back against the couch and leans his head back, eyes closed but directed to the ceiling. Maybe I shouldn't have told him. Now I guess I should just...take his mind off it.

I put one leg over him and lower myself onto his lap. He slowly opens his eyes and I start slowly undoing the buttons on his shirt. He watches my face carefully.

"What do we do?" he asks quietly.

"I thought you'd have the answer to that," I joke, halfway done undoing his shirt. He laughs lightly. "There's not a lot we can do, Harry. It'll blow over, these things always do. Plus, there's always tons of ridiculous things happening with the kids at Drew. People will forget about this in no time."

"Maybe. I could-"

I stop him by leaning down and pressing my lips to his. His hands go to my shoulders and I'm sure he's going to push me back, but after a few seconds he slides them up to either side of my face. I continue unbuttoning his shirt and push the fabric away from his shoulders. He sits forward and puts his arms back so I can remove it, our lips still moving together. Once it's off he starts removing my jacket as well. I quickly separate from him and pull my tank top over my head.

"I know you're trying to distract me," he says lowly, smiling up at me. "I'd like to say it's not working, but it definitely is."

I laugh and wrap my arms around his neck, falling onto the couch and pulling him with me. He adjusts so he's directly on top of me. He starts kissing along my collarbone and I wrap my legs around his waist.

"I thought it might."

He kisses down between my breasts and over my stomach, his fingers fiddling with the buttons of my jeans. I life my hips and he quickly pulls them off of me, my underwear quick to follow. He stands to remove his pants and I climb to the other side of the couch to get a condom out of my bag. I lay down on my back again and hold it up to him, watching with my lip between my teeth while he slides it on. He quickly climbs back on top of me and kisses me aggressively, my lips quickly parting to let his tongue into my mouth. He slides into me without warning and I tug on his hair in response. He breaks the kiss and hides his face against my neck.

"Fuck. You feel so good," he groans, kissing my neck. My nails dig into his back and I do my best not to scream.

He thrusts harder each time and I feel his body getting clammy from sweat. I can't stop it now, moans continually coming out of my mouth. He brings his lips back to mine, our kisses sloppy from the movements. With a few more hard thrusts we both come undone.

"You do some crazy things to me," I breathe. He smiles and lays beside me, holding me tight against him. We're both breathing heavy and when my body temperature starts to come down again I shiver a little.

"There's a reason we never do it on the couch," he says, kissing my neck. "You get cold so easily."

"Then we might as well go up there. I should probably take a nap now anyway."

He laughs and I reach down for his shirt, pulling it around my shoulders and doing up a few of the buttons. I find his boxers and toss them to him as I walk towards the stairs. I can hear him follow me up but I just flop onto the bed, keeping my eyes closed while I fumble around and try to get under the covers. I hear him laugh while he pulls the duvet from under my body.

"Don't laugh," I whine. I open my eyes as he crawls in beside me.

"You're just so cute," he says, kissing my forehead. I cuddle up against him and our bodies automatically tangle together.

"Wake me up in like an hour, okay? I have to study for physics."

"Right," he says quietly. His tone sounds strained but before I can ask about it I'm already asleep.

Notes

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