Harry's POV

I ended the call quickly with Gracie as she gave me the green light and it was obvious she wanted to see me as soon as possible too. I took a pair of boxers, socks, a t-shirt and my toothbrush and tossed them to my brown leather bag and zipped it. I almost tripped to my own two feet as I stumbled down the stairs.

"Whoa, take it easy Harry! What's up with the rush?" Gemma looked at me surprised and stopped me in front of the door before I got out.

"Um, nothing. Going to see some friends and I will stay over at Liam's place tonight - probably." I shrugged my shoulders and slowed down a bit.

"Aha. Who's the girl?" She continued and asked with a poker face.

"What?"

"Don't try to fool me! It's cool though, good to see you that bouncy." Gemma finally smiled and stepped away from the door.

"Whatever. I like your new hair. Love you, say hi to mom." I said, gave her a kiss and was out of the door. Gemma had just dyed her hair light purple and it actually looked good on her.

I wanted to surprise Gracie someway and decided to stop by the nearby grocery store to get some roses for her. I deliberated between deep red roses and pure white ones. Eventually, I picked up the white ones, somehow they looked happier to me. I paid the cashier and almost ran back to my car.

Although I had seen her every day at school, it was not nearly enough for me. Not to be able to hold her, talk to her freely and not even to smile to her hurt me. I had never been this crazy about someone before. It actually felt a bit scary, to be this into another person. But at the same time, I felt like I could do anything as long as she liked me. Seeing her at school would basically be like slow torture from now on. It was just something I had to accept until this was settled with Naomi. Damn, I wished that little scenario with her had never happened in the first place. I could be dating Gracie like a normal boy right now. No matter how bad this felt from time to time, it was all worth it.

I parked my car, took my bag and roses and walked to the front door. I rang the doorbell and heard Gracie pretty much jump down the stairs to get the door. Imagining her being just as excited as me made me smile. She opened the door fast and looked incredibly cute in her little grey sweats and tight black top.
Her wavy hair dropped beneath her shoulders and she looked just insanely beautiful to me.

She looked at the big bouquet of roses I had and accepted them smiling as I handed them for her. She was genuinely surprised by my little gesture and it warmed my heart even more. Neither of us said anything, as we looked at each other. I dropped my bag down to the floor and grabbed her to my arms. Her arms flew to my neck and having her hands touching my hair felt real good.

I smelled her hair and recognised hints of coconut and papaya in the scent. I held her tight for a bit before I moved my hands across her back. Being able to finally hold her felt better I had ever imagined.

"I missed you so, so much." I whispered to her ear. I could feel her hands lowering to the back of my neck and her hold getting tighter again.

"I missed you too Harry." She answered softly and then pulled herself a bit back so we were facing each other.

We were both smiling softly and happily to each other and I had never wanted to kiss anyone as bad as I wanted to kiss her at that moment. She was the perfect height for me and I always felt like I was protecting her when she was close to me. It made me feel more like a man for some reason. I leaned in and kissed her sweet lips slowly and we both closed our eyes. I pressed her again closer to me so I could feel her body against mine. Her hands traveled to my front and down to my hips, slowly moving underneath my t-shirt.

"You're hot." Gracie said quietly in between kissing.

"You're hotter." I managed to say.

"No, I meant you are hot, literally. I'm sorry if my hands are a bit cold on your skin." She giggled softly and I joined her as I realised what she had meant. "But of course you are hot as well." She continued and her hands made their way up towards my chest.

After kissing her for a good few minutes, I grabbed my bag from the floor and followed her upstairs to her bedroom. She took a vase from the bookshelf, put some water in it in the bathroom, came back and put the roses in. After considering where she should put it, she placed it on her nightstand.

I watched her play around those roses and as I did, I realised how much I actually cared about her. She was the most gorgeous person inside and out. I loved her humour and the fact that she was confident. And although she seemed so independent, she still let me close to her and wanted to feel protected. My heart felt like it might burst as I watched her move around her room and I had no idea what was really going on inside me. Why was I suddenly feeling like no matter how tight I would hold her in my arms, it would never be enough? I wanted to hold her forever and never ever let go. She finally came to sit next to me on her bed.

"Could you just stay here forever and always watch me as intently as you just did?" She asked me smiling. Her smile was everything I wanted to see for the rest of my life.

"I could do that." I said smiling back at her and took her hand to mine. She giggled a bit. "Seriously though, I could. I um... I really care about you and want to be the one who makes you happy." I managed to say although I was quite close to saying something more.

"Oh Harry, I care about you too... Although this is only the beginning with you and me, I feel like I've known you for way longer than this." She answered sincerely and squeezed my hand.

I went on to sit further down on her bed and pulled her closer me, so that my back was against the wall and she was in between my legs, leaning against my chest. I kissed her cheek while her eyes were closed and her lips were turned into a cute smile.

We talked for a bit and she told me more and more about her family. I opened up about mine as well and we both talked about how, when and why our parents got divorced. There was absolutely nothing I didn't like about her. She was a great listener and asked interesting questions - an excellent person to talk to. I brushed her arm with my fingers the whole time we were talking, her skin felt like satin to me. She turned her face towards mine and gave me a sweet smile and then puckered her lips.

"Does my girl want a kiss?" She nodded. "You don't have to ask twice." I said and leaned in to kiss her. She tasted like vanilla.

"Do you want to do anything special tonight or just stay here?" Gracie asked me after the kiss.

"I'm not even hungry when I'm with you, because I can't think about anything else than you. But maybe we should go out for dinner?" I answered and touched her hair.

"It would be so much fun to go out together but I'm just a little bit afraid that we might bump into Naomi and Max. I know it's boring, but could we just get some take-away?" She looked genuinely sorry.

"Right, I forgot about that. But nothing is boring with you. Take-away it is!"

"Oh, stop romanticising everything! I promise the first time we get to go on an actual date, I'll pay." She laughed and I joined her. I knew I probably sounded like a sugar-coated cupcake when I talked to her but in the end, it was her fault; she was too sweet for me to handle normally.

Not long after, we decided to get up and leave to get some take-away food. We had battled between Chinese and Indian food and I won with Chinese after a while. Gracie wanted to drive, so I let her drive my car. She was surprisingly comfortable behind the wheel.

"Wow, this just goes along the road so smoothly. And you can't feel any bumps inside although they are visible on the road. I love this!" She said excitedly and I told her I couldn't agree more.

As we were parking the car to the side of the road next to the Chinese restaurant, Gracie noticed something familiar, ducked her head and told me to take the wheel while she crammed to the backseat.

"What the hell are you doing babe?" I asked her although I obeyed her commands.

"Thank god I can fit behind your seat and to the floor. Another plus for this car." She mumbled and talked quietly. "Guess who I just saw... Naomi and Max."

"Shit, you serious? Where?" I felt my heart skip when I heard what she said.

"They were walking towards that restaurant across the street, 'La Belle' or whatever. Do you see them anywhere?"

"Um... Yep, they just went in. Didn't even look here, don't think she saw anything. Not even my car." I sighed in relief, started the car and drove off. "So, I guess you win and we get to have Indian food after all!" I smiled and looked at her from the rear-view mirror to which she responded by smiling triumphantly back at me.

We got back to Gracie's house and ate in the living room while the TV was open. She had a thing for really spicy food and I had to get milk from her fridge after trying out her curry.

"Whoa, how the hell can you eat this like it's nothing? My mouth is burning so bad right now!" I laughed while tears were rolling down my cheeks. She giggled at my facial expressions and took a napkin to wipe away the tears from my face. "So... How did you feel about seeing Naomi earlier?" I asked her after my mouth burned a little less.

"Um... I don't know. Felt like we needed not to be seen but at the same time, I didn't feel guilty about us being together either. I think I'm accepting the fact that this is our little secret for now and that's it. I can't thank you enough for being so understanding about the whole thing. It makes this way more easier." She smiled and leaned in to kiss my cheek.

"Of course. As long as we can be together, everything goes." I pushed my half-eaten meal to the side and grabbed Gracie to come sit closer to me. "I have a surprise for you tomorrow. And it's great because you won't have to share it with anyone." I didn't mean to tell her anything about the upcoming surprise but I just couldn't keep my mouth shut while looking at her beautiful face.

"A surprise? I can't wait to see it! What could it be?" She said and obviously tried to come up with possible answers. "You never seize to surprise me yourself Harry." She said and looked at me more caring she probably ever had before.

Notes

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