Hold On For Dear Love (Sequel to WILD)

Emily's POV

Harry and I spent all day walking around the shops or trying out random food places. We found this candy store and ended up buying like thirty dollars worth of candy. It was damn worth it though. They had all of my favorite candies and tons of chocolate, my favorite being mini M&Ms. I don’t know why, but they always seemed to taste better to me. Maybe I’m just weird. Anyways, as we walked out of the shop I pulled out a handful of gummy worms and popped one in my mouth, savoring the artificial fruity goodness.

“How do you not have rotten teeth?” Harry asked with a laugh.

“I have no idea” I replied.

“Want one?” He nodded and opened his mouth so I could put one in.

I giggled as he sucked it up into his mouth, almost choking because he sucked in too hard.

“Are you okay?” I asked between giggles.

“Yeah. I’m fine” he said after he swallowed.

“Just choking on your sweets of doom.” I laughed and kissed his cheek.

“Sorry”

“It’s alright, love. Want to stop for some ice cream?”

“Oh my gosh, yes!”

Harry laughed and pulled me over to a small ice cream shop that overlooked the beach below. Inside there were only a few people sitting at the tables eating their ice cream, and none of them seemed to notice us which was good. After ordering our ice cream we sat down at a table near the window so we could look out over the beach.

I spotted a young couple playing with their three year old daughter in the water and couldn’t help but picture myself and Harry. We each held one of our daughter’s hands and swung her back and forth between us as we stood in the shallow water. The three of us were like those families you see on TV commercials and movies. We were happy.

“What are you thinking about?” Harry asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

“Just silly stuff. Anyways, what should we do after this?” I asked, changing the subject.

“Whatever you want to do. It doesn’t matter to me” he answered as he scooped up a bit of my ice cream to try it.

“Let’s go back. I’m exhausted from all this walking”

“Alright. I’ll go call Jimmy”

I nodded and he got up to give Jimmy a call so he could get the boat ready. While he did that I decided to go on Twitter to see what the other boys were up to. I scrolled through the feeds and saw that they were pretty much just hanging around London with each other or their girlfriends.

“So, Jimmy is ready to take us back to the island.” Harry said as he walked over.

“Great. Let’s go then"

"Um, actually I have some things I have to do. Souvenirs for the boys and work stuff. I'll meet you back at the beach house later."

"Ok. Walk me to the dock?"

"Of course, love. Can't let you walk alone anyways. Wouldn't want you to trip and fall in the water again." He smirked and I smacked his arm.

"That was one time!" I said.

“A very hilarious time. I think I have it recorded somewhere. I’ll have to check on the laptop when we get home.”

“You know what? I changed my mind. Just go. I can walk myself”

I grabbed my stuff and got up, acting like I was mad when I really wasn’t. I heard him scramble out of the chair and run up to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me close to him.

“I’m sorry, babe. I was just teasing. I wuv you”

I turned back to see him puffing out his bottom lip in a pout. I smiled and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

“Alright, you’re forgiven. But if you find that video...”

“I know, delete it” “Delete it? Dude, I was going to say put it up on Youtube. That shit was funny”

Harry laughed, then we started to make our way back to the docks by walking along the beach. He pulled one arm up around my shoulders while I put mine around his waist, resting my head on his shoulder as we walked. A few people recognized us, but none of them said anything, fearing that they would ruin the perfect moment.

We got to the docks and found Jimmy sitting inside the boat waiting for us. His shirt was off now, showing off his toned abs. Oh, I forgot to mention. Jimmy is only a few years older than Harry and very attractive. Tall and handsome with chocolate brown eyes. Harry noticed me glance his body over and tightened his grip on my hand. I rolled my eyes and gave him a tight hug.

"I love you...and only you" I whispered into his ear, then pulled back to kiss his lips.

I went to pull away, but instead of letting me go he brought me closer to deepen it. When we finally separated I raised my eyebrows at him, only to receive a smirk in response.

"Just so he knows you're mine" he said quietly enough so only I would hear. I giggled and gave him one last kiss.

"See you later. Love you" "Love you, too. I'll be back in a few hours" he replied.

I climbed onto the boat with the help of Jimmy and he untied the rope from the dock, then backed the boat out into the water. Harry waved from the boat and when Jimmy turned away he did the 'I'm watching you' sign with his fingers. I laughed and gave him a thumbs up before we sped off to the island.

A few minutes later we arrived at the island and Jimmy pulled the boat ashore. I started to grab our bags, but he stopped me.

"I'll help you with those" he said, grabbing them before I could protest.

"Thanks" I said.

"No problem"

We made our way up to the house and I let Jimmy inside so he could put the bags in the living room. I went over to the fridge to put the chocolate inside so it would stay cool, then turned to Jimmy.

"Do you want something to drink?" I asked.

"Um sure. Water is fine. Thank you"

I nodded and grabbed two water bottles from the fridge before heading back over to where he was standing so I could give one to him.

"So how long have you been working for Cal?" I asked him.

"Going on three years now. He and my dad are great pals so he gave me this job for the summer one year when I really needed the money. I ended up coming back here the year after. Couldn't stay away."

"I know how you feel. I almost don't want to go back home. It's so cold in London"

I shivered at the thought of the chilly London weather, but then again it was my home and I wouldn't change anything about it.

"So how long have you and Harry been together?" He asked, making a smile appear on my face.

"Four years on Friday"

Jimmy's eyebrows raised.

"Four years? Wow. What's your secret?"

"I don't know. I guess it's just one of those million to one relationships. We've had quite a few rough patches, but we always get through them. As long as I have him by my side nothing else matters"

"I really wish I could meet someone like you. Beautiful and passionate." I blushed slightly at the comment.

"Well, I'm sure you'll find your one in a million some day."

"I doubt it..." He said softly, turning his gaze down to his feet.

"Jimmy, you are caring, you have a great personality, and you're hot. Any girl would be stupid not to fall in love with you." Jimmy frowned.

"That's the problem...I don't want a girl to fall for me..." My eyes widened slightly in realization.

"No way! I'm sorry, but I totally didn't expect you to be gay."

"Not many people do...and none of the others seem to want me...I'm not good enough."

I reached over and slapped him lightly on the cheek.

"Don't you dare say that. Jimmy, you are a great guy who has the best personality in the world, and you are extremely hot. Any guy would be stupid not to like you. All you have to do is find the right one."

My mind immediately wandered to Anthony, my hair and makeup stylist, who is also gay and single. Now that I thought about it, he would be perfect for Jimmy and vice versa. He is exactly what Anthony is looking for - I know this because he has told me hundreds of times before - and I'm positive that they will hit it off.

"You know...I actually have a friend who I think you would really like. If you're up for it I could fly him up here for the last few days and set you up on a date."

"No, I...I couldn't possibly ask you to do that for me." He said politely.

"It's no problem. Consider it a thank you for being our chauffeur for two weeks. I think you'll really like him."

"You think so?" Jimmy asked hopefully.

"I know so. Here, I'll show you a picture"

I searched through my phone until I found one of Anthony and I that we took just before the VMAs. I handed it to Jimmy and his eyes widened when he saw him.

"Wow..." he said.

"What's his name?"

"Anthony"

"Anthony..." He repeated, smiling at the sound. "Can you really set this up on such short notice?"

"Honey, you forget who you're talking to. I am the Love Guru. I can do anything"

Jimmy laughed and gave me back the phone.

"Alright, Love Guru. If you can do this for me then I will forever be grateful to you."

"Let's get started shall we?" I smiled at him and started planning for their blind date.

~.:o:.~

A few hours later Jimmy had to leave to pick up Harry. I was just finishing up the last preparations for the date when the two of them pulled up to the beach. I got up and met Harry at the door with a kiss on the lips.

"Mmm. Hello to you, too" he muttered against my lips, a smile forming soon after.

"Get your stuff done?" I asked him.

"Yep. All done. Now we can be alone" he said with a lustful grin.

I looked over his shoulder and saw that Jimmy was about to leave. Harry leaned in to kiss me, but I put my finger up to his lips to stop him.

"Hold that thought"

He let me go and watched as I made my way down to where Jimmy was to tell him that everything was finished for the date. He smiled and pulled me into a hug.

"Thank you so much, Emily." He said.

"You're welcome. Just don't break my friend's heart or I'll have to kill you."

He laughed and nodded.

"I promise I won't."

"Good. See you later."

"You, too. And thanks again." He gave me a friendly kiss on the cheek, then took off in the boat. I smiled to myself and started to walk back up to the house. I had a strong feeling that this was going to work out perfectly between them. I could hardly wait until they finally met.

~.:o:.~

Harry's POV

I frowned when I saw him kiss her cheek. They seemed a lot closer than when I had left them at the dock a few hours ago...and I didn't like it. A feeling of jealousy boiled up in the pit of my stomach and it got worse when Emily turned around with a smile on her face.

Did something happen in those two hours that I was gone? No. Emily would never do that...Not intentionally at least. It had to have been something that Jimmy did. Maybe he seduced her...What the hell am I thinking? I'm being ridiculous.

"You're thinking too hard" Emily's voice said seconds before I felt her arms wrap around my neck. Mine automatically looped around hers, my fingers locking together on the small of her back.

I snapped out of my thoughts and looked down at her.

"I was not"

"Was too. If you're thinking hard about something you get this look on your face and your eyebrows move closer together. What's wrong?"

"Nothing, love. Just a bit tired I guess."

I reached up to brush some hair from her face, telling myself that there was no way that she would ever do that to me. I can't just jump to conclusions again like last time...especially not now. Not when I have so much going on and there is still a lot to do in order to carry out the plan.

The plan... What if it all goes wrong now? What if she really is getting a little too friendly with Jimmy and everything falls apart?

My anxiety started up again and Emily immediately took notice. She let go of me and took my hands in hers before pulling me to the bathroom. I followed in confusion, not knowing what was going on until we got inside the room. I watched as she turned on the water for the jacuzzi bathtub, then turned to me with a smile on her face.

"You and I are going to take a long relaxing sit in here. It'll help you release that tension you're building up"

"I'm not-" She cut me off by placing her lips against mine. I gave in and stopped talking.

"Trust me on this. You are tense and need to relax before you make yourself sick."

"...Alright"

~.:o:.~

Later that night I laid in bed with Emily. She sleeping soundly on her stomach, the blankets falling onto her lower back exposing the bare skin above it. I watched her sleep as I traced circles into her back with my fingers, thinking about what happened earlier in the day.
It was so laid back and fun just walking around with her as we looked through random shops. It was like our lives were finally getting back to normal...Well, except for the whole Jimmy thing.

I'm really starting to hate that guy. I just don't like the way he got so close to Emily within a few hours. That and the little kiss he gave her when he left irritated me. They must have gotten pretty close in those few hours.

Maybe I'm just being paranoid. There's no way Emily would ever do something like that. Maybe I should just talk to her about it...tomorrow.

I let out a big yawn, temporarily closing my eyes and making them even more heavy than they already were. I scooted myself closer to Emily, slipping my hand into hers and intertwining our fingers before finally falling asleep.

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