apartment in Monaco?” I ask.
He shrugs. “Sure. Why? You fancying a bachelor weekend?” He grins.
“No, but I may need your help. Fancy a trip to Monaco?”
He shrugs. “Yeah, why not.”
CHAPTER SEVEN
LILLY
“Oh my god, you’re out.” Molly shrieks, the second Harry walks through the door. She throws herself into his arms, almost knocking him over. She’s sobbing as Harry tries desperately to console her.
George pulls me into his side. “You okay Lill’s?”
I nod and smile. “Yeah, for now.” I know I should just be happy that Harry is out on bail, but the idea of a case hangs heavily over my head. I can’t quite find it in me to be happy about the temporary reprieve.
“For now will do. I hear that you and Mr. hotter than hell got back together.” He wiggles his eyebrows.
“Yeah¸ he helped get Harry out. He’s been so great about all this.”
“Well, the guy is obsessed with you. You need to take advantage of that shit…and take advantage of him of course…the things I would do to that boy.” He shakes his head and bites his lip.
I smack his arm. “My boyfriend.” I point out.
“Pft, yeah yeah. Lucky bitch.” He grumbles.
Harry manages to extricate himself from Molly long enough to give George one of those man, back slap hugs that they do. “I hear the food in prison is shit.” George says with a grin on his face.
“Eh, I’ve had worse.” Harry laughs.
“I ordered Pizza, and I have beer.”
“Oh, thank fuck.” Harry laughs. “Honestly, it’s like school dinners in there.”
I smile with him, but all I can think is that if I can’t fix this, then poor Harry is going to have bigger problems than shitty food.
We hang out, we eat pizza, we drink, we talk, and it’s almost as if nothing happened. Harry is his typical self, putting a brave face on and ensuring that I’m alright. It’s so programmed into him to protect me that he does it even when he can’t protect himself.
I was thinking about going to Theo’s tonight. I feel out on a limb. I feel like for once, I need to be strong for Harry, but I just don’t have it in me right now. I need Theo to prop me up, because that’s what he does. I just want him to hold me, because being in his arms makes me feel like the world can’t touch me.
I can’t just bail though. I won’t just run to my safe place. Harry is going to stay here for a couple of days, and then he’s heading back to Bournemouth. I have to go back to work tomorrow, before I lose my job. I’m going to stay at the flat so that I can spend as much time as possible with Harry. I text Theo, explaining that. He texts me back: ‘Take all the time you need. I love you sugar. Xx’.
Harry sleeps on the sofa. I offered my bed but he absolutely refused. Honestly, our sofa is really comfy anyway. I can attest to this, having spent many hung over days on it, sometimes for twenty four hours straight. I curl up in bed on my side, and miss the heat of Theo’s body wrapped around mine as I drift into a restless sleep.
“Shh, Princess, you look ugly when you cry.” He holds his hand over my mouth. I can barely breathe, as the panic constricts my chest. My head starts to swim, and black spots cloud my vision. Yes, pass out, please pass out, I think to myself.
He removes his hand, and I drag a lung full of air in. “Now, you are going to be a good girl. You’re going to shut up and be nice to my friend Dave here.” I glance behind him to see a suit. He has red hair, and pale blue eyes that cut through me. He doesn’t look like a nice man, but then Shaun’s friends never are. Shaun turns and leaves the room. I immediately pull back and curl myself into the corner.
“That’s right, you run.” He groans in a low voice.
“Please don’t hurt me.” I cry.
“It only makes it better when you beg.” He smiles wide and the fear intensifies, clawing at my neck until I can’t move. He grabs my arm roughly and pulls me from my
He shrugs. “Sure. Why? You fancying a bachelor weekend?” He grins.
“No, but I may need your help. Fancy a trip to Monaco?”
He shrugs. “Yeah, why not.”
CHAPTER SEVEN
LILLY
“Oh my god, you’re out.” Molly shrieks, the second Harry walks through the door. She throws herself into his arms, almost knocking him over. She’s sobbing as Harry tries desperately to console her.
George pulls me into his side. “You okay Lill’s?”
I nod and smile. “Yeah, for now.” I know I should just be happy that Harry is out on bail, but the idea of a case hangs heavily over my head. I can’t quite find it in me to be happy about the temporary reprieve.
“For now will do. I hear that you and Mr. hotter than hell got back together.” He wiggles his eyebrows.
“Yeah¸ he helped get Harry out. He’s been so great about all this.”
“Well, the guy is obsessed with you. You need to take advantage of that shit…and take advantage of him of course…the things I would do to that boy.” He shakes his head and bites his lip.
I smack his arm. “My boyfriend.” I point out.
“Pft, yeah yeah. Lucky bitch.” He grumbles.
Harry manages to extricate himself from Molly long enough to give George one of those man, back slap hugs that they do. “I hear the food in prison is shit.” George says with a grin on his face.
“Eh, I’ve had worse.” Harry laughs.
“I ordered Pizza, and I have beer.”
“Oh, thank fuck.” Harry laughs. “Honestly, it’s like school dinners in there.”
I smile with him, but all I can think is that if I can’t fix this, then poor Harry is going to have bigger problems than shitty food.
We hang out, we eat pizza, we drink, we talk, and it’s almost as if nothing happened. Harry is his typical self, putting a brave face on and ensuring that I’m alright. It’s so programmed into him to protect me that he does it even when he can’t protect himself.
I was thinking about going to Theo’s tonight. I feel out on a limb. I feel like for once, I need to be strong for Harry, but I just don’t have it in me right now. I need Theo to prop me up, because that’s what he does. I just want him to hold me, because being in his arms makes me feel like the world can’t touch me.
I can’t just bail though. I won’t just run to my safe place. Harry is going to stay here for a couple of days, and then he’s heading back to Bournemouth. I have to go back to work tomorrow, before I lose my job. I’m going to stay at the flat so that I can spend as much time as possible with Harry. I text Theo, explaining that. He texts me back: ‘Take all the time you need. I love you sugar. Xx’.
Harry sleeps on the sofa. I offered my bed but he absolutely refused. Honestly, our sofa is really comfy anyway. I can attest to this, having spent many hung over days on it, sometimes for twenty four hours straight. I curl up in bed on my side, and miss the heat of Theo’s body wrapped around mine as I drift into a restless sleep.
“Shh, Princess, you look ugly when you cry.” He holds his hand over my mouth. I can barely breathe, as the panic constricts my chest. My head starts to swim, and black spots cloud my vision. Yes, pass out, please pass out, I think to myself.
He removes his hand, and I drag a lung full of air in. “Now, you are going to be a good girl. You’re going to shut up and be nice to my friend Dave here.” I glance behind him to see a suit. He has red hair, and pale blue eyes that cut through me. He doesn’t look like a nice man, but then Shaun’s friends never are. Shaun turns and leaves the room. I immediately pull back and curl myself into the corner.
“That’s right, you run.” He groans in a low voice.
“Please don’t hurt me.” I cry.
“It only makes it better when you beg.” He smiles wide and the fear intensifies, clawing at my neck until I can’t move. He grabs my arm roughly and pulls me from my
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