Sorry I can only get one chapter in tonight guys :( I'm in the middle of writing chapter 4 and it seems like it's considerably longer so no worries! (lol as I typed that, that song came on) okay now back to the actual story!
XX Harry's POV XX
"My sister is off limits. If you touch her, bad things will happen" I told them, and I meant it. I didn't need Erica dating guys I didn't even know that well yet. I looked at each of them as they sat there on the couch.
"Hey, don't look at me…I'm already taken" Tom replied to my look. It kind of started off defensive then he broke into a smile at the end.
"Oh, now what's the point of coming over here?" Danny said jokingly. I just glared at him and the humor was wiped right off his face. "Jeez, sorry mate. Just kidding."
Danny's comment irked me a little. I looked over to Dougie and he looked completely zoned out; deep in thought or something. "Well Dougs, do you have any input on this?" I said, probably a little too forcefully because it seemed to startle him. Then he shook his head quickly.
"No, but I am a little thirsty…" Dougie said.
I took a deep breath; I was quite worked up even though I probably shouldn't have been. "Okay, drinks are in the fridge in the kitchen, just go help yourself" I told him. He got up pretty quickly and scurried off to the kitchen.
XX Dougie's POV XX
Of course Harry would be the protective older brother type…I was the same way with my sister but this was different. Erica just looked absolutely stunning and she was just in jeans and a t-shirt. Next thing I knew Harry was nearly yelling at me. It shook me from my thoughts; I think I jumped a little, I'm not sure.
"Well Dougs, do you have an input on this?" he asked.
"No, but I am a little thirsty…" I thought maybe this way I could go talk freely with Erica without Harry watching me like a hawk.
I zoned out while I was thinking about my plan. Wow, I seemed to be doing that a lot. I did catch the end bit of what Harry was saying to me, "help yourself" he said.
I quickly got up off the couch and all I could think while I was walking into the kitchen was 'Ha! It worked!'
XX My POV XX
I was in the kitchen getting plates and glasses out to set the table. Why did Harry have to be such a downer? All three of those boys were quite attractive, especially Dougie…his eyes were the most amazing blue I'd ever seen. I'd find a way to talk to him without Harry knowing; I always did!
"Need some help with those?" a voice said from behind me. I spun around, startled, to see Dougie standing there.
"Oh Dougie, it's just you. You nearly gave me a heart attack!" I said with a laugh.
He walked over to me at the counter and picked up some of the plates and took them over to the table.
"You don't have to do that" I said as I followed him with some of the glasses.
"Yeah I don't have to…I want to. I need some reason to stay here and talk to you without Harry breathing down my neck!" he smiled as he said it.
I stood there stunned for a minute. Did a guy I was attracted to, and just met, say he wanted to talk to me? And he was finding a way around my brother? "Wait a second, talk to me? Seriously?"
"Well yeah, you're beautiful and I want to get to know you."
"You know Harry would kill you if he knew this was your motive."
"Yeah, I know. He just gave us the 'my sister is off limits' speech."
"Of course he did…" I went to get the rest of the dishes to set the table.
Dougie followed me and grabbed some silverware out of the drawer. "Hey, don't worry about him, he'll warm up to me once we're living together" he said with a smile. That smile was absolutely killer.
We finished setting the table and as we did so we talked, a lot. It was just random and silly things like 'what's your favorite color?' or 'what movies do you like?' It still felt so meaningful and it felt like we were talking for hours. I really did want to get to know him better, and I only hoped Harry would be okay with it.
The chapters seem to be getting longer as I go...maybe this is a good sign!
