"You make me sound like such a slut Harry" Nikki whispered and Harry was taken aback by this as he shook his head and tried to think of something to say "You make me feel like such a slut" she told him tearfully and turned away from him, blinking back tears as she shook her head.
"I'm sorry" Harry told her quietly as what she had said sunk in "I didn't mean to make it sound like that"
"Not just now Harry" Nikki shrugged as she looked him in the eye "Every time I have a man in my life, somehow you make me feel...like I'm wrong for having someone. And I don't know why"
"I'm sorry if I come across like that" Harry replied "I don't mean to" 'Liar' a little voice in the back of his head said.
"I know you don't" Nikki nodded and reached over to entwine their hands together gently and Harry ran his thumb absentmindedly over the surface, both of them trying to ignore the dull ache in their chests. "When did you lose your virginity?" she suddenly asked and gave Harry a cheeky smile, all of her sadness gone. Harry just raised his eyebrow and shook his head, a smirk formed on his face.
"I was sixteen and I was..drunk" Harry told her slowly and Nikki sniggered slightly "I can't even remember most of it"
"We both had forgettable first times then" she giggled and started to pick nervously at her jeans again "I didn't want to, I didn't feel ready. But all my friends were discussing what they had done with their boyfriend's the night before or whatever and I just wanted...well I didn't have anyone to discuss it with either. Mum was dead, my friends were sluts now I come to think of it, and dad was..well..he was a man, I didn't want to discuss it with him. So I just blindly jumped into bed" she sniffed slightly and Harry saw that she was holding back tears, she was never normally this emotional and he wondered what was wrong with her for her to be so. "I felt so disgusting and dirty afterwards and I didn't know why"
"Maybe because it wasn't special?" Harry suggested and Nikki just shrugged and smiled at him.
"I got over it" she stated and Harry squeezed her hand gently, neither of them wanting to let go.
"So what do you want to do in these three weeks?" Harry asked, changing the subject quickly and Nikki grinned before reaching into her bag and picking out a travel guide to Adelaide causing Harry to roll his eyes. "How did I not guess?"
"Shut up" Nikki grinned and opened the book on one of the pages bookmarked "We could go to Kangaroo Island"
"What animals do you find there then?" Harry asked innocently and Nikki reached up and wacked his leg with the book and rolled her eyes.
"Well there's Kangaroos obviously, Wallabies, Seals, Koalas among lots of other animals" Nikki read from the book "You should read this"
"I probably will when you've finished" Harry nodded and peaked over Nikki's shoulder at the page she was on "Caving?" he suggested and Nikki made a face "What?"
"Enclosed spaces" Nikki stated "I'm okay for a while but they get to me"
"Okay no caving" Harry nodded and Nikki shot a grateful smile at him "We do have our own piece of private beach though so there's no point in finding a crowded one"
Nikki made a noise to show she had heard him and then moved on to the next page that she had bookmarked.
"Flinders Chase National Park" Harry muttered as he read the top of the page.
"Can we go there?" Nikki asked as she pointed to a spot on the page which Harry read "You can hold a Koala..."
"Aww do you want a cuddle?" Harry pouted as he joked around with her.
'From you? Yes' Nikki thought but instead of voicing this, she just rolled her eyes at him and continued to show him things to do in the book.
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The lights brightened about an hour later and both Harry and Nikki winced as their eyes adjusted to the brighter light than they had been used to. They had worked out where they were going to go in the three weeks they had in Adelaide, however what they were going to do didn't fill up the entire three weeks they had. They had both also agreed that they would use the time to relax as well, as they had promised Leo they would do, and take advantage of their private beach. Harry was hoping that Nikki hadn't lied about bringing her bikini.
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"Nikki wake up" Harry told his sleeping friend quietly, a few more hours later, as the pilot's voice came over the speakers telling the passengers that they would shortly be arriving in Singapore and to put their seatbelts on. Nikki groaned and batted Harry's hand away, trying to move away from him. This made Harry chuckle and he poked Nikki in the side. "Nikki sweetheart you have to wake up now"
"Go away" Nikki muttered and batted his hand away again but Harry refused to give up and poked her again "Oh my God Harry are you always this annoying?"
"Yes" Harry chuckled and Nikki glared sleepily at him, her hair was a mess and her clothes slightly rumpled, but Harry had never wanted to kiss her so much in his life. That's what he got for sitting next to her for ten and a half hours.
"I bet I look a right mess" Nikki mumbled as she leant over to dig her hair brush out of her handbag.
"You look beautiful" Harry told her quietly before glancing out of the window, getting a small smile from Bernie and Emily and a shocked look from Nikki which he missed. Nikki quickly brushed her hair and tied it back in a messy ponytail, some strands falling to frame her face, before doing her seatbelt up, preparing for the landing.
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"What are you doing?" Nikki asked Harry as she sat down next to him at the table which held a computer, she placed a mug of coffee on the table and he smiled gratefully at her.
"E-mailing mum and Leo" Harry replied "They wanted to know when we got to Singapore"
"There's internet at the house yes?" Nikki had to confirm with her friend who nodded absentmindedly as he typed quickly on the keyboard "Say hi to Leo from me"
"I already have" Harry grinned "I'm psychic"
"Now that's a scary thought" Nikki giggled and pushed Harry's arm slightly, making him grin as he reached over and picked up his mug of coffee. She wasn't joking, it was a scary thought, considering the thoughts she had been having about the man sitting next to her.
"What did you buy?" Harry asked suspiciously as he glanced down at the bag at Nikki's feet "We aren't even in Australia yet and you're spending"
"Only some clothes" Nikki told him and Harry gave her an incredulous look and shook his head.
"Nikki you brought two suitcases"
"A woman can never have too many clothes"
"Obviously" Harry muttered and got slapped on the arm for his efforts "Stop abusing me" he pouted
"I don't abuse you" Nikki gasped in mock horror "I would never do such a thing"
Harry just snorted as he finished writing the e-mail to Leo and sent it before logging off and turning to face Nikki.
"I'm glad you wanted to come" he told her seriously and reached across the table to cover her hand with his squeezing it slightly.
"Well I didn't want you going to another country on your own did I?" Nikki enquired with a grin on her face as she flicked her hair over her shoulder and turned her hand over so they could entwine their hands "I can hardly trust you in London"
"What about you?" Harry snorted "You walk out of your house and you become a target for maniacs and mass murderers"
"I'm not that bad" Nikki protested before she downed the last of her coffee, Harry doing to same and standing up "Shall we go? Our flight's going to be called soon"
Neither of them let the other's hand go as they walked through the busy airport, and neither of them wanted to.
It's the weekend finally! :D Lots of chapter writing for me.
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