I keep quiet as Harry continues down the gravel road. He turns the music off finally so then only noise is the gravel crunching beneath the tires. We are out in the middle of nowhere. I am nervous now, really alone. There are no cars, no building, nothing.
"Don't worry, I didn't bring you here to kill you" he jokes and I gulp. I am more afraid of what I might do when alone with him than if he was to actually try to kill me.
He continues to drive for another mile and finally stops the car. I look out the window and see nothing but grass and tress. Grated, it is nice and serene out here. There are yellow wildflowers littering the land, and the breeze is perfectly warm. But why did he bring me here? "What are we doing here?" I ask him as I climb of the car.
"We have a bit of walking to do first" he informs he and I groan. so he took me here to exercise? He must notice my sour expression because he says, "Not too much walking" he begins walking along a part of the grass that is flattened, almost like a trial from being walked on many times.
We both stay quiet for most of the walk, except a few rude remarks from Harry about me being too slow. I ignore him and take in my surroundings. I am begging to understand why he likes this seemingly random place, it's so quiet. I could stay here forever as long as I brought a book with me. He turns off the trail and goes into a wooded area, I am a little suspicious but I follow. A few minutes later we emerge from the woods to a stream, or maybe a river, I have no idea where we are but the stream is quiet big and looks pretty deep.
Harry doesn't say anything as he pulls his shirt over his head and then bends down to untie his dirty black boots. "Why are you undressing?" I ask and look at the stream. Oh no. "You are going to swim? in that?" I say pointing to the water.
"Yea, I do it all the time. You are too" he unbutton his pants and I have to force myself to not stare at the way the muscles in his back move when he bends down to pull his pants through his legs.
"I am not swimming in that" I don't mind swimming, but not in a random stream in the middle of nowhere.
"And why is that? it's clean enough that you can see the bottom."
"So..there are probably fish and god knows what in there" I realize how ridiculous I sound but I don't care. "Besides you didn't tell me we were going swimming so I have nothing to swim in" he can't argue with that.
"You're not wearing a bra and panties?" he smirks and I gape at him. So he though I would come out here and take all my clothes off to swim with him? My insides stir as I think being naked in the water with Harry. What is he doing to me? I have never, ever had these type of thoughts before him
"I am not swimming in bra and panties you creep" I say and sit on the soft grass. "I will just watch" I tell him and he frowns. He is now only in his boxer briefs, the black material is right against his body. This is the second time I have seen him in just boxers and he looks even better this time.
"You are no fun, you are missing out" he says and jumps into the water. I keep my eyes on the grass and pluck a few blades out, playing with them between my fingers. " The water is warm Tess" Harry calls from the stream. From my spot on the grass I can see the drops of water falling from his now black hair. He is smiling as he pushes his soak hair back and wipes his face off with one hand.
For a moment I found myself wishing I was someone else, someone braver, like Steph. If I was Steph, in would strip down and jump into the warm water with Harry. I would splash around and climb up the bank just to jump back into the water. I would be fun and carefree. But I am not Steph, I am Tessa.
"This friendship is beyond boring so far" Harry laughs and swim closer to the bank. I roll my eyes and he chuckles. "At least take your shoes off and put your feet in, it feels amazing and pretty soon it will be cold to swim in"
Putting my feet in wouldn't be so bad. I take my shoes off and roll my jeans up enough to dip my feet over the edge and into the water. Harry was right, the water is warm and clear. I wiggle my toes and can't help but smile.
"it's nice isn't it?" he asks and I nod "just come in"
I shake my head and he splashes me with water. I scoot back and scowl at him. "If you enter the water, I will answer one of your always intrusive questions. Any question that you want, but only one" he warns.
Curiosity gets the best of me and I tilt my head in concentration. I always have so many questions for Harry and for once he is offering to answer one of them.
"My offer expires in one minute." he says and disappears under the water. I can see his long body swimming under the clear water. It does look like fun and Harry drives a hard bargain, using my curiosity against me.
"Stop over thinking everything, just jump in"
"I don't have anything to wear, if I jump in with my cloths I will have to walk back to car and drive back soaked" I whine. I almost want to get in the water. Okay, I know I do.
"Wear my shirt" he offers and I am shocked. His offer is way out of character and I wait a second for him to tell me he was joking, but he doesn't.
"Go on, just wear my shirt. It will be long enough for you to wear in here and you can keep you bra and panties on, if you wish" he says with a smile. I take his advice and stop thinking.
"Fine, but turn around and do not look at me while I am changing, I mean it!" I try my best to be intimidating but he just laughs. He turns around and faces the opposite directions as I lift my shirt over my head and grab his as quickly as I can. He was right, his shirt hit the middle of my thighs. I can't help but admire the way his shirt smells, like faint cologne and a smell I can describe as Harry.
"Hurry the hell up or I will turn around" he says and I wish I had a stick to throw at his head. I unbutton my loose jean pull the down, stepping out of them. I fold my jeans and shirt nearly and put them next to my shoes on the grass. Harry turns around and I tug at the bottom of his black T-shirt trying to pull it as far as it will go.
His eyes widen and I watch them rake down my body. He takes his lip ring between his teeth and I notice his cheeks flush. He must be cold because I know it couldn't possibly be me he is reacting to.
"Uhm..come in the water, yea?" he says, his voice raspier than usual. I nod and walk slowly to the bank. "Just jump in"
"I am! I am!" I yell and he laughs.
"Get a little running start" he instructs.
"Okay" I step back a little and start to run a little, I feel foolish but I am not letting my tendency to overthink ruin this. As I reach my last stride, I look at the water and stop with my feet right on the edge.
"Oh come on! You were off to a good start" he laughs. His head falls back and he looks adorable. Harry, adorable?
"I can't!" I am not sure what is stopping me, the water is deep enough to jump in but not too deep. The spot where Harry is standing only goes to his chest, which would reach just under my chin.
"Are you afraid?" his tone is calm but serious.
"No..I don't know. Sort of" I admit and he walks through the water towards me.
"Sit on the edge and I will help you in"
I sit down and close my legs tightly so he doesn't see my panties. He notices and laughs as he reaches me. His hands grip my thighs and once again I am on fire. Why does my body have to respond to him this way? I am trying to become friends with him so I need to ignore the fire. He moves his hands to my waist and gives me a small smile.
"Ready?" he asks and I nod. A second later he is lifting me and pulling me into the water. The water is warm and feels amazing against my hit skin. Harry let me go too soon and I stand up in the water. We are closer to the bank so it only reaches just below my chest.
"Don't just stand there" he mocks me and I ignore him but walk out a little. the t-shirt flies up from the water going under it and I yell and pull it down. Once it is positioned, it stays put for the most part.
"You could take it off" he smirks and I splash at him.
"Did you just splash me?" he laughs and I nod, splashing at him again. He shakes his wet head and lunges for me under the water. His long arms hook around my waist and pull me under the water. My hands flies up to plug my nose, I haven't mastered swimming without my name plugged. When I emerge from the water Harry is cracking up and I can't help but laugh with him. I am actually having fun, real fun, not watching a good movie fun.
"I can't decide which is more amusing, the fact that you are actually having a good time or the fact that you have to plug your nose under water" he says through his laughter. I get a jolt of bravery and move towards him, ignoring my t-shirt coming up again and try to push his head underwater. Of course he is too strong for me and doesn't budge, he only laughs harder. why can't he be like this all the time?
"I believe you owe me an answer to a question" I remind him and he frowns.
"Sure, only one"
I am not sure which one to ask, I have so many. Before I can decide, I hear my voice making the decision for me. "Who do you love the most in the world?" Why would I ask him that? I want to know more specific things like why he is a jerk? Why is he in America?
He looks at me suspiciously, as if he is confused by my question. "Myself" he answers and goes back underwater. He pops back up and I shake my head.
"That can't be true" I know he is arrogant but he has to love someone...anyone? One of his parents s sibbling? "What about your parents?" I ask and immeditely I regret it. His face twists and his eyes lose the softeness I was becoming fond of.
"Do not speak of my parents again, got it?" He snaps and I want to smack myself of ruining the good time we were having.
"I'm sorry, I was just curious. You said you would answer a question" I remind him softly. His face softens a little and he steps towards me, the water around us rippling.
"I am really sorry Harry, I won't mention them again" I promise. I really don't want to fight with him out here, he would probably leave me out here alone.
He takes me by surprise when he grabs my waist and lifts me into the air. I kick my legs and flail my arms, screaming at him to out me down. He laughs and tosses me into the water. I land a few feet away when i come above water he is smiling again.
"You're going to pay for that!" I yell and he laughs. I swim towards him and he grabs me again but this time I wrap my thighs around his waist, a shocked gasp falls from his lips. "Sorry" I mutter and unhook my legs. He grabs them and places them back around his waist. That electricity between us appears again, this time more wild than even before. Why does this always happen with him? I shut my mind off from my thoughts and wrap my arms around his neck to steady myself.
"What are you doing to me, Tess? he says softly and rubs his thumb over my bottom lip.
"I don't know" I answer truthfully and he chuckles, his thumb still tracing my bottom lil.
"These lips...the things you could do with them" he says slowly and seductively. I feel that burn deep in my stomach and I am putty in his arms. "Do you want me to stop?" he looks into my eyes, his pupils are dilated so much that there is only a slight ring around the now dark green of his eyes.
Before my mind can catch up I shake my head and press my body against his under the water.
"We can't just be friends, you know that don't you?" His lips touch my jaw, making me tremble. He continues a line of kisses along my jawline and I nod. I know he is right, I have no idea what this it that we are but I know I will never be able to only be friends with Harry. As his lips touch the spot just below my ear I moan and Harry does it again, this time sucking the skin.
"Oh, Harry" I moan and wrap my legs tighter. I bring my hands down his back and graze my nails against his skin. I might explode just from him kissing my neck alone.
"I want to make you moan my name Tessa, over and over again. Please let me?" His voice is full of desperation. There is no way I can say no.