"Sav, stop pacing. You're making me dizzy."

I walk to the window, my nail between my teeth as I look down our street. It's been almost a month since Harry was fired and everyone found out about us. This is the first weekend my father has actually left us alone, only because there was a serious problem with one of his companies and he actually had to go to Dallas to deal with it. He'll be back Sunday and that means I have the next two days to see Harry as much as possible.

Things have been really hard since everything blew up. Mason has been doing his best to help me out, playing a double agent by saying he's on my father's side with everyone but me. The only person that knows he isn't is Harry and Kylie. Kylie is here now only because she's way too excited that I have a boyfriend that can now be seen in public with me. But that's not even the case since everyone knows and no one is okay with it. Plus, I was right about the PI. Mase said he did call one, but he fired him about a week ago finally.

I knew it wouldn't be easy when people found out about us, but I wasn't expecting so much hostility. There are a lot of people that won't talk to me anymore, people at school that won't even look at me. Adults look down on me, people talk constantly. That's to be expected. Honestly, the only thing that bothers me is that I don't get to see Harry as much as I'd like to on account of my father. He's actually being a father apparently; living at home, trying to enforce rules, eating dinner as a family.

"Shouldn't he be here? I thought you said he'd be here at five," I say, still staring out the window.

"He will," Mason laughs. "He's probably just being safe."

"I don't think this is a good idea, being here at the house. What if someone comes over? What if Dad finds out? What-"

"Sav, relax!" Kylie says, standing from her place beside Mase on the couch and putting her hands of my shoulders. "Take a breath and sit down. He's not going to bail on your plans."

"Why did you ask him to come here anyway?" I ask, looking at Mason. "I could have just gone to his apartment as usual."

"It was my idea," Kylie chirps. I must look confused 'cuz she laughs. "We can all hang out!"

The uncomfortable look on my brother's face tells me he didn't exactly agree to it. The four of us hanging out....our teacher and my brother, his girlfriend and me. Interesting.

"Won't that be weird?"

"Yeah," Mason scoffs.

Ky looks at him sharply. "No. He's your boyfriend and we all should be friends."

While the gesture is sweet an I agree with the statement, this situation is unique and I don't think it applies at this point. Mason is understanding and he wants me to be happy, he still doesn't approve of the relationship. He's just trying not to show his distaste.

Before I can try to argue her point there's a knock on the door and I forget the entire conversation. Kylie claps as I run out of the den, slipping as I round the corner and sliding into the wall. When I swing the door open Harry almost falls over, catching me when I jump into his arms. He laughs and holds me so tight I might break, but I feel more whole than I have since the last time I saw him.

"Did you fall?" he asks, laughing still.

"A little."

"How do you fall a little?"

"Shut up and kiss me," I command, removing my face from his neck and pressing my lips to his. He sighs against my mouth and places one hand on the back of my head, holding me there.

"Damn," he mumbles. "I missed you way too much."

"Inside," I mutter against his lips.

I hear the door kicked shut behind me and my back is pressed against it. Harry has only been here three times before and he probably doesn't know where else to go. When his tongue tangles with mine my senses go into overdrive and I tug on his hair. I feel his smiles against my lips when he pecks mine several times.

"We aren't alone, are we?" he asks lowly. I shake my head, my chest rising and falling quickly. "Then we should probably stop."

"I don't really want to."

"Well I do, so-" he laughs when I slap his arm. "I'm kidding, baby. But this isn't going to make your brother like me anymore."

"I can't believe you agreed to come here, Harry. Isn't it going to be awkward?"

He shrugs and smiles nervously. "Maybe a little, but you met my family so maybe I should spend some time with yours."

"Oh! Gemma called me yesterday. I facetimed with her and your mother and Jackson."

"What! They haven't called me in like a week, why did they call you?"

I shrug and play with an extremely curly ringlet above his left ear. "I had been texting her and said that I missed them all, so she called me."

"Wow they actually like you better than me."

"Is this how you two have all your conversations?"

At my friend's voice we both turn to see Kylie and Mason watching with amused expressions. I hadn't realized I was still wrapped around Harry, and I can feel my cheeks heat as I unwrap myself and slide down the door. Harry steps back and slides his fingers through his long hair.

"Hello," Harry lulls, his accent so adorably charming.

"Hi, Mr. Styles," Kylie says, walking over to us.

"Umm..you can call me Harry," he says. I look at him and he smiles at me. "Mr. Styles is a little too formal. I never got used to it anyway."

Kylie laughs and Mason steps forward to shake his hand. It's going to be weird to function like two couples hanging out instead of teacher and students, but I'm not sure if one night will be enough.

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"Not the candy cane forest!" Harry yells. "That's the second time I've had to start over!"

"You're a little past the beginning," I encourage. He sighs as he moves his piece back and I laugh at his disappointment, kissing his cheek quickly without thinking. When I look at Mason he smiles awkwardly and takes his next card.

"You're going to lose," Kylie says to Harry.

"This game is for kids anyway. I don't even see why we're playing it," Mason says. He and Harry have been losing the whole time and neither of them are very good losers.

After another ten minutes Kylie wins and Mason flips the board completely, consequently kneeling down to clean it all up while the rest of us laugh at his theatrics. I'm surprised at how well this is going, I have to say. We ate dinner together, played some cards and then Kylie really wanted to play Candy Land, so we played two rounds of that. It's actually been really fun. Of course I already knew how charming Harry was, and he definitely used that to his advantage tonight with my brother. I think Mason likes him now.

"Let's watch a movie or something," I suggest, yawning after I say it. Harry places his hand on my back and Kylie quickly jumps up and goes to the movie room to pick something out.

"Do you guys want popcorn or something?" Mason asks.

"We can get it," I offer, taking Harry's hand and leading him into the kitchen. I throw some popcorn in the microwave and look in the fridge for some drinks, Harrys hands looping around my waist from behind. He leans his head down beside mine and kisses my cheek.

"This is going well," I say, smiling to myself.

"Yeah," he agrees. "It's a little weird hanging out with students, but I guess they're not really my students anymore."

"We're probably so annoyingly immature to you."

"Not at all." He kisses my cheek again. "I like hanging out with them."

"Well good." I get some cans of Pepsi and spin around to kiss him. "Because if you all didn't get along on top of everything else that would suck."

"It would," he agrees. I step around him and get the popcorn from the microwave, pouring it into a bowl. "I'll stay for a little longer, but I should get going soon. It's getting late."

"What? Why? I thought maybe you'd sleep over."

"Really?"

"Well....yeah."

"How would that work?"

"I don't know, we'd probably put some pajamas on, brush our teeth, and then I have this weird thing upstairs that's really comfortable to lay on and I think we'll both fit," I joke. He rolls his eyes, smirking and stepping in front of me.

"Minus the pajamas, I understand how sleeping works. I meant being here in your house. What about your parents?"

"They're gone. I want you to stay."

He sighs as I loop my arms around his neck. "I guess I can't really say no to you."

When we join the other two for the movie They're comfortably laying on one couch so Harry and I sit on the other. I wish our relationship could always be this simple; hanging out with friends, watching movies, doing normal stuff. But I'm not sure if that's ever going to be an option for us.

Halfway through the movie My brother is asleep, Kylie is crying at some dramatic scene and I can hear Harry's breathing slow a bit, my head on his lap with his hand on my stomach.

"Do you want to go to sleep?" I whisper, looking up at him. He slowly opens his eyes and smiles tiredly.

"Whatever you want to do," he says quietly.

I stand and take his hand, waving to Kylie. She doesn't take notice and we head up the stairs and down the hall to my room. Harry collapses on the bed and I head for the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. When I get back out Harry's clothes are on the floor and he's all curled up in my bed, curls sprawled against the pillow. That didn't take long.

"Come here," he mumbles, pulling the blankets aside and patting the mattress. I strip out of my clothes, minus my tank top and underwear before crawling in next to him. He sighs and wraps his arms tight around me, rolling onto his back and pulling me on top of him.

"I'm too heavy for this," I whisper.

"Yeah you're a real cow." He opens his eyes and shakes his head. "Don't be ridiculous. You weigh nothing and I want you as close as possible."

I slide up his body to kiss him, slow and lazy since we're both tired. My head rests on his broad chest, his hands on my back. The beat of his heart under my ear is enough to lull me to sleep, but not before quiet 'I love you's' are exchanged. The feeling of peace and contentment I feel before drifting off is something indescribable.

Notes

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