Chapter 6 is kinda shorter, but oh well...I have big ideas for this coming soon :) please post reviews of what you think!
XX Harry's POV XX
I knew this was going to happen…was it really that hard to understand that my sister was off-limits?
Erica finally made her way back into the living room to where I was standing. I just stood there with my arms crossed; I could see the annoyance on her face. "Didn't I tell you no flirting?"
"Yes you did."
"Well then what the hell was that?" I said motioning to where she had sat on the sofa.
"I call that falling asleep in the middle of a movie."
"Well, I don't like it. With mum and dad being in the States now, I'm supposed to be keeping an eye on you and you're not making it very easy."
"Oh Harry…calm down. I can't have a little fun for one night?"
"No, not when that 'fun' is with my best mate!" I said, raising my voice just a little too much. She seemed even more annoyed than earlier. "Look, it's just that I've only been with these guys for a little while now and I'm already really close to Dougs. It's just awkward right now…" I trailed off.
It looked as though she'd lightened up a bit after I'd said that. I was expecting something like 'oh I'm sorry Harry, I didn't realize it was like that' but of course not. Instead she said, "Harry, tonight was just one night, I've only just met him too. So will you stop worrying?"
Was I ever going to win this? "Can't you just promise me I won't have to worry about any of this funny business?"
"Yes, if you want me to lie to you."
"Okay fine, I guess we can do this the hard way…"
"I have a feeling that this isn't the only reason you want me to stay away from Dougie…you know, just because you and Ashley broke up doesn't mean you have to ruin my fun time too!"
My jaw dropped and her hands went straight to her mouth. I knew she regretted what she just said, but she still said it. Ashley and I had dated since we were about 14, or whatever you call dating at that age. We had broken up a few weeks ago. We came to the agreement together, it's not like it was messy or anything, it just hurt, a lot. And Erica knew that. She'd comforted me about it for days. I knew she hadn't meant for it to come out, but it did.
I finally broke the sudden silence between us. "Fine then, you can forget this going any further than it did tonight." With that, she turned and run upstairs.
XX My POV XX
As soon as the words tumbled out of my mouth, I couldn't regret them fast enough. 'Why did I say that? Why was I so stupid?' I knew Harry was still hurting over Ashley. They loved each other, hell they probably still did.
I felt tears start to sting my eyes as I went up the stairs. 'I really fucked this one up…' There was now absolutely no hope of Dougie and I getting to see each other.
I burst into my room to see Hannah sitting on my bed flipping through channels on the TV. She took one look at my face and made room for me on the bed.
"Spill it dear," she said to me, "I'm all ears."
I took a breath and reeled in my tears. "There's no way I'm ever going to see Dougie again…" I started. Then I told her our whole conversation and ended with my comment about Ashley and Harry.
"Oh Erica…" she said, and then pulled me into a tight hug. She leaned back, but kept her hands on my shoulders. "You need to go apologize to him, now."
"But he probably wants to kill me right now…" I protested.
"Nonsense, just go make it better before it gets worse."
"Okay, fine…I'll go" then I got up to go find Harry.
XX Harry's POV XX
I felt bad about snapping at Erica. She didn't mean what she said and I knew it. Plus, it got me thinking about Ashley. I guess I shouldn't dwell on her; there was no way we were getting back together now anyways. Maybe I should just move on.
While all these thoughts were swimming through my mind, I was making tea to say I was sorry. I put the cups on a tray and took them upstairs with me.
Just as I was about to knock on her door, it opened and we stood uneasily staring at each other.
"I'm sorry" we both said in unison. Then we started bursting out laughing. It's actually pretty cool how this whole 'brother-sister' thing works out sometimes.
