Chapter Four

Later that night I laid in my bed tossing and turning. I tried my absolute best to sleep but it wouldn't come. I had no idea why.

Is it because of what happened with Jeremy this evening?. Hmm.. Partly. How dare he pressure me? He wants sex? Really? Is that all there is to a relationship these days? We've been together for three good years yet he hasn't shown any signs of wanting more. I can't deal with this.

My throat suddenly became dry. I got up and made my way downstairs into the kitchen to get myself a glass of water.

When I had finished drinking I put the glass in its original position. I was about to go back to bed when I heard hushed whispers coming from outside.

One of the voices sounded like Tyler's while the other was incoherent making it hard for me to guess who it was.

Who on earth could Tyler be talking to by this time of the night? It’s almost 12am in the morning

I tip toed outside the house all the way to the backyard.

"Tyler? " I silently called

There he was at the back of the house holding his skate board in one hand and a standing bicycle in the other.

"Amanda? What are you doing here?"

"Hi Amanda" another voice said

It was Harry. He stood slouched against the wall with a cigarette in his hand. I didn't even notice him probably because his aura matched with the darkness of the night.

Yup, that's how bad he is

As usual, the sight of him nearly knocked the wind out of my system which was weird considering the fact that I met him yesterday

"Hi Harry" I breathed

"Go back inside" Tyler ordered

"No" I refused "you guys are up to something, aren't you?"

"Duh?"

"Don't say that mate. You sound like a fag" Harry joked

"Well, what is it?" I asked them

"None of your business" Tyler retorted

"Let me in on it or else I'll snitch"

Tyler pulled at his hair in frustration. I almost laughed. He looks really funny when he's mad.

"Gosh you're so annoying"

"Fine. I won't snitch. Tell me please"

"No"

"I just wanna know what my big brother and his best friend are up to. Is that such a bad thing? " I said in a fake sad baby voice "when did you start keeping secrets from me?"

"Ever since I got here" Harry replied "trust me, I'm bad influence" he winked at me

I had to bend my head down so he wouldn't see me blush

Tyler should tell me what the hell is going on. This is a pretty boring town plus I have strict parents. I'd jump at the slightest opportunity of fun.

"Fine" Tyler said "we're going to find a place for Harry to crash for a while"

That's no fun at all. I frowned. Maybe he's lying

"Try again" I told him

"I'm serious"

"Why are you going out at night then?"

"Cause I'm taking him somewhere secretive. I have to get him there when no one can see him"

"How are you getting there?"

"No idea. That's what we were trying to decide before you showed up. I was thinking about calling an uber but my phone service is unavailable at the moment"

Harry beat his chest in mock hurt "life is tough"

"Why not take your car?" I questioned. My dad owns an automobile company. He sells cars as one of his side jobs meaning transportation is never a problem for us. We had lots of cars in our house. Our garden is huge

"The keys are with dad. He took one of my cars to work today but he never returned the keys to me"

An idea automatically popped into my head.

"I can get you the keys"

Tyler's face lit up with hope

"For real?"

"Not all superheroes wear capes" Harry said blowing a ring of smoke into the air

I giggled.

"One one condition"

"I knew it" Harry chuckled

"Which is?" Tyler asked me

"I'm driving"

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Let me give you the breakdown of how it happened.

I went into my parents room pretending to have a severe stomach ache. While my mom was busy looking for drugs I quickly found the keys on the table and hid them in my pocket

The bad part is I had to take this liquid awful tasting medicine (Tyler owes me big time!)

After the whole Hollywood drama I dashed downstairs to tell the boys the good news. They both Pushed the car out of the gates (the security men were fast asleep and we knew the security code) down the middle of the street, a little far away from our house (so the car wouldn't make any noise and wake someone up) then we drove off

Here I am driving two guys in an uncomfortable silence. Harry sat in the front seat looking at the window. He looked completely lost in his thoughts.

Tyler was at the back seat giving me directions to where we were headed

Harry being beside me made me nervous on a whole new level. I tried to focus but I couldn't help glancing at him every now and then.

Why did he have to be so damn attractive?

"Turn right" Tyler instructed

I did as told

"This is far from town" I said "you guys still haven't told me where we're going"

"You'll see. Move straight ahead"

To ease the heavy tension in the car I connected my phone to the car speakers to play music

"Follow your fire" by Kodaline came on

You had the songs that we sang along to

You had the moves to make me dance with you

I always saw you reaching and catching stars

Did you follow your fire?

"That's dope" Harry said "its unique. I don't hear songs like this everyday"

"Glad you like it" I replied

"I don't know man" Tyler spoke "I'm not feeling it"

"Do you ever feel anything?" I asked him "you've got your nose all stuck up in work that you don't know how to let loose anymore"

"I'm around now. That's gonna change" Harry said

"Hmm Harry Styles. Are you planning on corrupting my brother?"

"Yes I am Amanda"

Tyler gave me directions which I carefully followed

"What kind of music do you listen to Harry?" I asked him

"Nothing really. Music isn't my thing. I literally have no songs on my phone"

Wow

"Weirdo" Tyler said

"Jackass" Harry retorted

"Bitch"

"Freak"

"Skank"

"Daddy's boy"

"Hey!"

"Guys stop" I laughed

"We're here!" Tyler announced

"Okay"

I parked the car at the entrance of the building and waited for everyone to alight the vehicle before I locked up

It was a huge incomplete house that was under construction. It looked oddly familiar. The realization of what the structure was suddenly dawned on me.

Oh no. Tyler is so stupid for doing this

"Tyler are you nuts?" I shouted "why would you bring Harry to dad's church that's under construction?"

"I had no other option"

"What if dad finds out, huh?"

"He won't. It’s only for a couple of days. Harry has the money for an apartment. We just need to find one. Till then I thought he could put up here"

I shook my head in disapproval

"I hope this works out"

"It will. Come on man; let's go get you settled in"

We went upstairs into one of the rooms and helped Harry unpack all his bags. He folded his clothes neatly on a table and set up his tent

When we were done we went outside to chill. There was a curved surface beside a pavement behind the building.

Harry and I sat on the pavement munching on snacks that Tyler brought along. Tyler skated on the skating rink like structure

"What brings you here Harry?" I asked him "I don't believe a change of scenery would bring you here all the way from England"

He chuckled

"You're a smart one, aren't you?"

"Yes I am now tell me"

He brought out his cigarette and stared smoking again. Doesn't he ever get tired? Sure he looks hot when smoking but I hope he's aware this can cause cancer

"You really wanna know" he said

"Yes"

He spoke slowly and quietly

"My girlfriend broke the windows of a car on the street just so we could fuck inside. We got in and took off our clothes then the police caught us. My mom came to bail me out. She got angry and kicked me out"

"Whoa"

What kind of mother does that to her own son? Yes, what Harry did was absolutely absurd but still

"Intense, yeah?"

"Very. Do you miss her?"

"Not one bit. I'm sure she feels the same way"

"She's your mother"

"She's a crack head"

"Oh"

"Who knows? This might be a blessing in disguise"

I was about to answer him when my phone rang. Who could be calling me by this time? What if it's my parents?

I slowly brought out my phone. To my relief it was Jeremy

"Hello?" I answered

"Hey babe. I had a feeling you'd be awake"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking about you"

"You're sweet"

"You're okay, yeah?"

"Sure"

"I'll see you in school Tomorrow"

I hope not especially after what happened today. I'll avoid you like the plague

"Yeah sure"

"I love you"

I made eye contact with Harry before answering

"I love you too"

"Bye baby"

"Bye"

I hung up and put back the phone in my pocket

"Sorry about what Jeremy did today" I said to Harry "he's just... "

"A spoiled brat"

Okay he deserved that

"No he's not like that I don't know what got into him today"

"I'll take your word for it. How long have you guys been together?"

"Three years"

"Whoa that's long"

"What about you and your girlfriend?"

"She isn't really my girlfriend. She's more like a friend with benefits"

Typical

"Oh I see"

"He should hold you tight"

What does he mean by that?

"How?"

He paused for some seconds before answering

"Because you're very attractive and all boys who meet you would want you in a heartbeat"