Forty two

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The water felt nice, it was a little cold at first but i soon got used to the temperature. Harrison had cannonballed in a thousand times and every time he did the water splashed all in my face.

It was slowly getting dark so we got out the water. Harrison threw his hoodie and i tried to hide my smile. I hid behind a bush while i took of his wet tracky's off and put my dry ones on. Before i put his hoodie on i scrunched it in my face inhaling the smell. It smelt so nice, i felt like i was going to fall over.

"Hurry up Riley." Harrison shouted, with a laugh in his voice. I quickly put the hoodie on and came from round the bush with my wet clothes in hand.

"What should i do with my wet clothes?" I asked shyly.

"I'll put them in my bag, here." He took the clothes from my hand and shoved them in his bag.

That's when i noticed his wet hair, it wasn't wet wet. It was attractive. I snapped myself out of it when he turned back around.

We started walking and soon enough we were at a large house. I looked up at the stones surrounding the brick of the walls, and to the newly painted grey window frames. Where were we?

Harrison opened the door and just walked in, i hesitantly followed.

"Riley?" I heard a familiar voice, it was Rocky.

I saw him ahead and i instantly smiled as he walked faster towards me. We pulled each other into a hug.

"Wait is this your new house?" I asked as we pulled away.

"Indeed it is, Moved in yesterday, earlier than we expected but mum and dad needed to flight off again." He replied with that same cheeky grin.

From round the corner, Libby and Alex appeared. And i was even more confused now.

"Harrison go show her the garden." Libby said from afar.

Then Harrison grabbed my hand and pulled me to the garden.

It was massive. There were pretty fairy lights hung up on the fence and a swinging chair in the corner.

Harrison held his hand out a bowed. "Care to dance?" He laughed.

" Certainly." I laughed back. "There's no music."

"We don't need music." He pulled me in gently and placed one hand on my hip and my hand was in his other.

At first we danced at distance but we soon moved closer so i laied my head on his shoulder. We stayed like that for a while, not even speaking.

"Ow." I almost screamed, as i stepped on my own foot. The foot with all the scars.

"Are you okay?" Harrison asked in a worried tone.

"Y-yeah I'm fine." I felt tears welling in my eyes but i refused to let them fall.

"Okay... do you want to go in the treehouse?" He asked.

"Treehouse. Yes." I smiled and giggled.

We both climbed up the ladder and into the box of wood placed in the tree. It was pretty big.

"How's your foot?" He asked again.

"Its okay." I said back blankly.

"Okay." He smiled. He moved the the wall and leant his back against it. "Come here." He ushered.

I moved closer to him and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and i moved to rest my head on his chest.

"Your comfy." I said quietly.

"Am I?" He asked a little surprised.

"Yeah i could fall asleep." I tilted my head to see his smiling face.

"Well i mean, i do have great muscles." He boasted.

"Don't flatter yourself." I replied.

"Says the one who called me comfy."

"Be quite you." I punched his leg but he didn't flinch or even say anything.

"I'll be quite if you show me your foot." His comment took me by surprise, what was i supposed to say?

"What do you have a foot fetish or something." I laughed trying to keep it a joke.

"Riley, you don't react like that by just standing on your own foot." He didn't laugh, he clearly didn't find this a joke.

I didn't reply, I moved away from him and to the opposite wall of the tree house and brung my legs to my chest.

"I thought you said you trusted me." He pleaded.

"I do." I muttered.

"Then show me." He continued.

I sat still for a second thinking. I didn't know whether i should tell him or not. He knew my brothers, he was close with them. They couldn't know.

I moved my leg and put my foot in front of him, allowing him to look. I closed my eyes as i felt him start to take my sock off.

I could only hear the silence, but i knew he was looking at it right now. What if he didn't like me anymore? I regretted my decision instantly.

I felt something connect with my foot so i opened my eyes. He was kissing it, Harrison was kissing my scars.

My eyes met with his as he looked back up to me, as a tear slipped out my eye.

He moved towards me and hugged me. I didn't know how to respond.

It happened so fast. He kissed me. But it was more than just a kiss. It was everything.

"Riley, your incredible. I've never met anyone like you, and what you've just showed me i'm gonna be honest. It makes me pissed. It makes me pissed to think that you can do that to yourself, clearly someone or something has made you feel shit. I want to kill it. because your so fucking important to me, i don't want anyone to hurt you ever again. And i will do anything possible to make you feel safe." Harrison said.

I was speechless, how was i supposed to say to that?

"Harrison, i like you. I really like you. That first time at the party when you looked after me when i was pissed out of my head, that was the first time I'd felt safe in a long time." I replied as i looked down at my hands.

"You need to tell me what happened." He gently grabbed my hands.

"He said he'd hurt me, he said he'd hurt me if i said anything, all while he was close to me, while he was touching me." I broke out into tears, not able to control it anymore.

"Ollie?" He asked , and i shuddered at his name. I nodded. "Stay here for a second, i'll be back i promise."

He gave me a kiss on the cheek, then started climbing down the ladder then he went into the house.

I snuggled into his hoodie and i let all the tears fall free.

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