We ordered two kebabs with rice and chose a table in the corner of the small eatery. Harry went to get our sodas from the fridge next to the cashier, came back to our table and opened my can for me. He had paid for everything although I insisted paying for us. But he wouldn't have it and I had to give in. I had no idea why he was being as charming as he was or if this was all just normal behaviour for him.

We both were obviously hungry as we ate almost half of our meals before talking to one another again. Finally, Harry told me about the move and how his mother had gotten a job in the Nottingham University library. He also told me about his sister Gemma, who was three years older than him. He didn't mention his dad, so I assumed his parents weren't together.

I told him about myself for a bit and we shared a few laughs, when I told him about Liam and the other boys.

"So Liam's in a band? I need to see them perform!" Harry laughed.

"He is! And they are really good, trust me. You'll be surprised. They have a gig at the local youth club next week. You can come with me." I said confidently, surprising myself a bit.

"With you? Are you asking me out?" Harry said with a low voice and had a cheeky smile playing on his lips. I felt shivers going all around my body and wondered what the hell I was going to answer.

"It's not a date. I just meant that you should join us, when we go there."

"Right, of course I will come. Thanks for asking." He said and put his fork full of kebab and rice to his mouth. He managed to look very hot at that very moment. I swallowed hard and felt like kissing him, all over his face. Thankfully, my phone started ringing.

"Oh hey mom, why are you still up? I'm alright and coming home soon, don't worry. Go back to bed! Okay, good night." I finished the call and looked at the clock on it, which told me it was already 3.30am.

"Mom wants you home, I assume. Is she angry at you?" Harry asked worriedly.

"I guess she was a little worried. We are celebrating my birthday early with her tomorrow and she wants me to get some sleep. We are leaving for somewhere around noon."

"When's your actual birthday then?"

"Next Friday." I took a sip of my diet coke.

"Good to know. Are you finished?"

"Yep. Thanks again for this and for your help earlier. I hope your evening wasn't completely ruined." I apologised again.

"Not at all! I had fun with you. Let's go." He said, got up from the chair and offered his hand to me. I took it and he pulled me up from my chair. Just when I started fantasising some sexy things in my head and all the things I would do to him, he let go of my hand and I followed him to his car, feeling a little disappointed.

It was only a short drive to my house and I didn't want it to end. There was something very addicting about Harry and his presence. I couldn't really tell, what exactly it was. I had never had this strong of a crush towards anyone this early on. I just met the guy for the first time ever! Come back down to earth, Grace!

Harry wished me goodnight and smiled at me. When I closed the passenger door, he opened the car window and wished me a happy early birthday, which made me laugh. I opened the door and went inside our house. Mom was still up as there was a light coming from the living room.

"Who brought you home, Gracie?" Mom asked me as I walked to the living room.

"Harry, Liam's friend. He moved to that house that was on sale with his mom and sister just this week."

"He did? That is exciting. He definitely has a nice car, was he cute?" Mom teased me.

"Nice car indeed. He is very cute, not going to deny that. And very charming."

"Oh Gracie, do you like him?" Mom got excited.

"Mom, I just met him! Who knows how crazy he could be?" I laughed at her excitement.

"I know, I know... Well, it was very nice of him to give you a ride home. Now, let's get some sleep. We'll leave around 11.30am. Goodnight sweetie." Mom gave me a hug and continued her way back to her bedroom as I went upstairs.

I washed my face from the make-up and brushed my teeth. The image of Harry was running through my mind and I smiled at myself and my stupid crush. I was so not going to show that to him! I had probably never been the first one to make a move towards someone before and I was not going to be that one now either. Besides, he could get any girl he wanted for sure.

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Harry's POV

I parked my car to the street since mom had left her car to the front yard. I hated that she never drove her car inside the garage! Why was it so hard for her?

The house was dark and mom and Gemma were sleeping. I tried to be as quiet as possible and went upstairs to my bedroom in silence after taking a leak in the toilet. I took my clothes off, tossed them to my chair and went under the covers. I put my hands behind my head and stared at the ceiling.

This town seemed to be alright after all and having Liam around was definitely going to make everything easier for me. His friends all seemed like really nice people and I figured I could make them my friends as well. I chuckled a bit as I thought about Naomi and how drunk she had been. She had totally tried to flirt with me! If she hadn't been so drunk I might have responded to her attempts a bit more. She was hot for sure.

My mind trailed off to Grace after that and how she took care of her friend. She was a nice girl, maybe a little shy but opened up a bit more in the end. She had extremely pretty eyes and her cheekbones made me go wild. That smile of hers...

I had never been in a relationship for longer than a few months, it was just not for me. Most of my friends were in deep shit with their girlfriends, who acquired all of their free time, wanted gifts and attention all the time. It was just not for me, I wasn't ready to be tied down with just one girl. Besides, the more the merrier.

But I definitely had to see Grace again, she was fun to hang around with. Come to think of it, she was very beautiful. I wondered if she liked fooling around or if she was more of a relationship-type of a girl. I guess I would have to wait and find out.

I turned to my side and pulled the blanket higher so it covered my shoulders. I always slept naked or in my boxers, this time with boxers. The house was still a little cold inside, since the heating hadn't been on for a few months. I looked at all of the boxes and bags lying around my floor. I had to unpack everything tomorrow or I would go crazy.

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Grace's POV

I woke up to the smell of pancakes coming from downstairs, but still stayed in bed and under the blanket. A few minutes later, my alarm went off and I slammed the button of the clock to make it shut up. I threw the blanket off of me and went downstairs and found mom making breakfast.

"Morning Grace! Here, eat some pancakes. There's jam on the table and you could get the orange juice from the fridge." Mom told me. I got the juice from the fridge and went to sit by the kitchen table.

"Thanks mom, it looks delicious!"

"Anything for you hun. Did you sleep alright?" Mom asked and sat next to me and put more pancakes to the table.

"I did, thanks. I wonder where we are going. Are you going to tell me?"

"No, you'll have to wait for it. Not long anymore." Mom smiled.

We finished eating, cleaned the dishes and changed our clothes. I put on some make-up and put my hair up in a high ponytail. We were good to go.

We drove for a little while and were finally in an area that had a lot of car shops. I could feel my pulse getting faster and faster, but I didn't want to say aloud what I thought. I didn't want to disappoint myself, if I was wrong. We parked our car in front of a Volkswagen dealer and walked inside without saying anything.
Mom went straight to a dark-haired man and they shook hands and appeared to know each other from before.

"You must be Grace, nice to meet you. Follow me please, ladies." The man said and led the way.

We walked for a while inside the big hall and finally reached the other end of it. I saw a beautiful white Volkswagen Beetle with a big red bow on top of it. My heart pounded as I looked at mom, who was smiling from ear to ear at my expression. My hands flew to my mouth as I was trying hard not to scream too loudly.

"Mom, are you kidding me right now? Is that... Is that for me?" I asked, shaking, and tears appearing to my eyes.

"I'm not kidding honey, go say hi to your very first car!" Mom laughed and was wiping tears from her eyes as well.

I ran over to the white Beetle and touched the bonnet of the car gently. I couldn't believe this car was actually mine! Mine! Mom had definitely topped herself and I was so grateful for this extremely nice present. She walked over to me and the Beetle.

"Thank you mom, seriously. This is the best present ever. I appreciate it so much. I love you!" I laughed and gave my mom a big hug.

"You're welcome and I love you more. Happy birthday! Just promise to drive carefully and take good care of it, okay?"

"Of course I will, I promise. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I was feeling so happy.

"Are you ready to drive your new baby home?" Mom smiled and asked.

"Oh yes I am, let's go!"

The seller drove the car outside of the hall and told me some last pieces of information about the car and the insurance and other stuff. Finally, we were done talking and I got to sit inside the car. It smelled exactly how new cars smell, fresh and good. The car started nicely and only a little bit of noise came inside the car. Unfortunately, I still had to wait another week or so to drive it myself. Mom and the seller had made a deal, that he would drive the car home for me and we would take him back.

I couldn't wait to show it to all of my friends and take them for rides. I could go to school with my own car and get around way easier than before. Awesome!

Mom left her car at home, came to my car and we dropped the nice seller-man back to his workplace. Mom and me drove to a shopping centre and did some birthday-shopping for a bit. Later on, we went to eat at an Italian restaurant. Mom ordered pasta and I ate pizza, which was delicious.

"Thanks mom for everything, I'm so grateful." I told her when we drove back to our house.

"I know you are. I'm glad you liked this car as much as you did. Now, do you want to go to the grocery store now with me or do you want to go by yourself on Monday?" Mom was going to leave for London on Monday.

"I can go on Monday. I won't be buying much anyways."

We got home around 5pm and I called Naomi to see how she was doing.

"Hi Gracie! Listen, I'm so sorry about last night. I feel like an idiot. I'm sure that Harry won't ever look at me again, how embarrassing. I can't remember how I got home, but I assume you took care of it?" Naomi asked.

"Actually, me and Harry took you home. He was kind enough to give us a ride and he helped me carry you to your bed. But he was all cool about it, don't worry!" I laughed.

"Good then, I still feel a little stupid about it. Oh well, it will pass. Thank you - again. So, are we doing something tonight? The boys are rehearsing, so if there's nothing else, we can always go and hang with them." Naomi suggested.

"Sounds alright! Can you drive?"

"Sure, I'll be there at 6pm!"

Notes

I want a Beetle myself! :)

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