Keep Me Warm
Chapter 6
*Harry's POV*
I stood in the shower, letting the hot water fall on my neck as my head faced down. I had my eyes closed just thinking. There wasn't much time I got to myself unless I was showering or Sophie was sleeping. She said she was going to take a quick nap, so I decided to use the opportunity to save her the worry when she was awake. She seemed to be all I thought about anymore; at any point of the day. She really didn't get to have much fun either lately, we were always in the house since we'd both been off work. I really wanted to do something today that I knew she would enjoy, so I began thinking about what we could do. My thoughts were interrupted by a sharp scream followed by my name.
A horrible panic shot through me and in the blink of an eye I had bolted from the shower, covering myself as I ran to the source of the sound. I rushed into my bedroom where she was previously sleeping. and found Sophie. She fumbled across the bed as she pointed towards her previous location with a look of fear covering her face. She looked up at me and began mumbling.
"Th, there.... H-He touched me! I-I was asleep and.... I felt... It was crawling on my face!" She finally blurted it out, her eyes wide with fear.
I walked acroos the room and picked the the fairly large spide adn threw it out the window. I couldn't help but laugh at her previous behavior; scooting across the bed with widened eyes staring up at me. To my surprise, she began laughing too until we were both laughing so hard that we could barely breathe.
"You should have seen your face!" I gasped for air as I mocked her expression.
"Me?! What about you?!" She squaked as I recalled the look of sheer panic I had when I bolted in the room.
This was the first genuine smile she had given since what happened. I stared at her , glad to see the smile that I had missed so much.
"What?" She squinted her eyes at me then smiled as she giggled.
"I just really missed seeing you smile like that." I nearly whispered as the smile faded from my face then returned.
*Sophie's POV"
I examined Harry's expression. He still smiled at me with his eyes sparkling, but his smile had disappeared for a second before returning. I didn't want him to feel obligated to stay with me. It was hard for me to figure out how Harry was really feeling about all this. Did he enjoy the time we'd been spending together, or was I getting on his nerves? I couldn't hold it in any longer, and I had to talk to him about it.
"Harry, we really need to talk" I said softly, making the smile disappear form his face again.
"Alright, what is it?" He sat on the bed next to me, stilll soaking wet as his hair dripped down his broad shoulders.
"I know that I haven't really been letting you have much time to yourself and- " He cut me off, trying to deny it as he shook his head, but we both knew it was true.
"Harry, let me finish. AND I wanted you to know that I appreciate everything you've done for me, but." I looked down at my hands. "But, I dont want you to look after me anymore. You shouldn't have to do that."
I looked up for a second, and found him already looking at me with the look of concern that had become a regular expression for him.
"STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT!" I blurted outa little louder than I meant to. I calmed down a bit and took a deep breath as I struggled to look at his slightly surprised gaze. "I just don't like you pitying me. I feel like whenever you look at me I can see the guilt and concern in your eyes, and I don't want you to feel that way. I just want things to go back to how they used to be." I tried to fake a smile, but my cheeks only rose slightly as I lost eye contact again.
We sat there for a minute and he placed his arm around my shoulder. The water from his arm touched the back of my neck, causing me to giggle and squirm. He chuckled a bit as he appologized.
"Listen to me, Sophie. I quite like the time we've been spending together, it reminds me of how it was when we were kids. I'm sorry if I've been looking at you that way, but It's just that... Well I don't know, I don't like knowing that someone hurt you. I wasn't there and I should have been there." He turned his face toward the floor for a second to hide the tears that formed in his eyes.
"Harry, I'm really okay. Don't blame yourself." I felt the tears in my eyes as my voice quivered. "How were you suppose to know? How were any of us suppose to know what would happen?" I struggled to finish as the tears began to fall.
I tried to walk away, but I felt his hand grab my wrist, stopping me from moving any further. He stood up as he did this and turned me around, looking deep into my eyes. I broke the gaze for a split second as I glanced at his beautifully toned body along the towel sitting low on his hips that exposed his v-lines. My eyes slowly shifted back up his body, then observed every feature on his face. I focused on his sparkling green eyes, still fixed upon me. He began pulling me into a hug, but I stopped it. I'm not really sure what came over me, but I slid my hands that were placed on his chest up to his chin and crashed my lips into his.
He pulled away, exposing a confused expression, but then we both grabbed eachother as our lips made contact once again. Our hearts beat quickly as the kisses became more urgent. I just wanted him right now. I wasn't even thinking about what had happened to me. It was all about him and how much I loved him. I felt sure of what I wanted. I walked forward, making him stumble back until we both fell on the bed.
I stood in the shower, letting the hot water fall on my neck as my head faced down. I had my eyes closed just thinking. There wasn't much time I got to myself unless I was showering or Sophie was sleeping. She said she was going to take a quick nap, so I decided to use the opportunity to save her the worry when she was awake. She seemed to be all I thought about anymore; at any point of the day. She really didn't get to have much fun either lately, we were always in the house since we'd both been off work. I really wanted to do something today that I knew she would enjoy, so I began thinking about what we could do. My thoughts were interrupted by a sharp scream followed by my name.
A horrible panic shot through me and in the blink of an eye I had bolted from the shower, covering myself as I ran to the source of the sound. I rushed into my bedroom where she was previously sleeping. and found Sophie. She fumbled across the bed as she pointed towards her previous location with a look of fear covering her face. She looked up at me and began mumbling.
"Th, there.... H-He touched me! I-I was asleep and.... I felt... It was crawling on my face!" She finally blurted it out, her eyes wide with fear.
I walked acroos the room and picked the the fairly large spide adn threw it out the window. I couldn't help but laugh at her previous behavior; scooting across the bed with widened eyes staring up at me. To my surprise, she began laughing too until we were both laughing so hard that we could barely breathe.
"You should have seen your face!" I gasped for air as I mocked her expression.
"Me?! What about you?!" She squaked as I recalled the look of sheer panic I had when I bolted in the room.
This was the first genuine smile she had given since what happened. I stared at her , glad to see the smile that I had missed so much.
"What?" She squinted her eyes at me then smiled as she giggled.
"I just really missed seeing you smile like that." I nearly whispered as the smile faded from my face then returned.
*Sophie's POV"
I examined Harry's expression. He still smiled at me with his eyes sparkling, but his smile had disappeared for a second before returning. I didn't want him to feel obligated to stay with me. It was hard for me to figure out how Harry was really feeling about all this. Did he enjoy the time we'd been spending together, or was I getting on his nerves? I couldn't hold it in any longer, and I had to talk to him about it.
"Harry, we really need to talk" I said softly, making the smile disappear form his face again.
"Alright, what is it?" He sat on the bed next to me, stilll soaking wet as his hair dripped down his broad shoulders.
"I know that I haven't really been letting you have much time to yourself and- " He cut me off, trying to deny it as he shook his head, but we both knew it was true.
"Harry, let me finish. AND I wanted you to know that I appreciate everything you've done for me, but." I looked down at my hands. "But, I dont want you to look after me anymore. You shouldn't have to do that."
I looked up for a second, and found him already looking at me with the look of concern that had become a regular expression for him.
"STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT!" I blurted outa little louder than I meant to. I calmed down a bit and took a deep breath as I struggled to look at his slightly surprised gaze. "I just don't like you pitying me. I feel like whenever you look at me I can see the guilt and concern in your eyes, and I don't want you to feel that way. I just want things to go back to how they used to be." I tried to fake a smile, but my cheeks only rose slightly as I lost eye contact again.
We sat there for a minute and he placed his arm around my shoulder. The water from his arm touched the back of my neck, causing me to giggle and squirm. He chuckled a bit as he appologized.
"Listen to me, Sophie. I quite like the time we've been spending together, it reminds me of how it was when we were kids. I'm sorry if I've been looking at you that way, but It's just that... Well I don't know, I don't like knowing that someone hurt you. I wasn't there and I should have been there." He turned his face toward the floor for a second to hide the tears that formed in his eyes.
"Harry, I'm really okay. Don't blame yourself." I felt the tears in my eyes as my voice quivered. "How were you suppose to know? How were any of us suppose to know what would happen?" I struggled to finish as the tears began to fall.
I tried to walk away, but I felt his hand grab my wrist, stopping me from moving any further. He stood up as he did this and turned me around, looking deep into my eyes. I broke the gaze for a split second as I glanced at his beautifully toned body along the towel sitting low on his hips that exposed his v-lines. My eyes slowly shifted back up his body, then observed every feature on his face. I focused on his sparkling green eyes, still fixed upon me. He began pulling me into a hug, but I stopped it. I'm not really sure what came over me, but I slid my hands that were placed on his chest up to his chin and crashed my lips into his.
He pulled away, exposing a confused expression, but then we both grabbed eachother as our lips made contact once again. Our hearts beat quickly as the kisses became more urgent. I just wanted him right now. I wasn't even thinking about what had happened to me. It was all about him and how much I loved him. I felt sure of what I wanted. I walked forward, making him stumble back until we both fell on the bed.
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