Lennon
Chapter 16: I'd have better luck with a bottle of Britney Spears

"I saw Megan on the night that she died" I cried. I allowed myself to cry, sob even. Letting all the memories soak back in. I put my head into my hands and turned away from Harry. I couldn't look at him right now, I wouldn't. I didn't want to see the disappointment and hate in his eyes, it would kill me.

"What? Len, what are talking about?" Harry asked, confused. It was becoming hard to breathe, my head was spinning and my heart was beating so hard I could feel it in my ears.

"Len?" Harry asked, reaching out to touch my arm before I forcefully pulled it away from him, before falling to the ground.

"Lennnon, its okay" I can feel the tears coming down as he crouched to the floor and pulled me towards him.

"It's ok. It's ok, It's ok." he kept repeating, bringing me closer to him everytime I tried to pull away slightly. He was so close I could smell his extraordinary scent.

"Lennon, please just tell me what happened" He begged.

* Flashback to the Night of Megans Disappearance*

"Lennon" My dad said sternly, coming through the door. I quickly shoved my phone under neath my pillow case, so my dad wouldn't see it before standing up.

"Yes Daddy" I said, cheerfully. making sure to stand up straight. He hated it when I slouched and he hated it when I spoke to him in a moody tone, especially after a long day at church. 'Remember to always smile Lennon, always' my mother always said.

"Have you done all your school work?" He asked sternly.

"Yes Daddy" He didn't like me calling him 'father' or 'dad' he said those terms were too grown up and didn't suit me. I also made sure to keep my eyes down, he didn't like when me or my mother looked him in the eye whilst he was questioning us.

"Prayed?" He asked Sternly.

"Yes Daddy"

"Good. you will help your mother with dinner tomorrow. will tiger be joining us?" he asked. I was surprised, happily, I didn't think he was that found of Tiger.

"Erm no, she wont be able to tomorrow" I said, smiling tightly.

"That's disappointing. Why's that? And stand up straight when im talking to you" I instantly striaghtned my posture.

"She has a date" I smiled, remembering how exictied she was. She said she couldn't tell me their name but she would tell me everything that happened and that was enough to make me happy. Sometimes I felt like I lived my life through Tiger. I have never been on a date, Daddy wouldn't let me. I had never even been really touched by a boy unless you count Danny's hugs.

"A date?" He scoffed. "Always had a bed feeling about that girl"

"What?" I asked, shocked.

"You say Pardon me Lennon! And I ask the questions here not you, speak when your spoken too, do you understand?!" He snapped, his tone instantly making me want to cry.

"Yes daddy, I'm Sorry" I repieled robotically. I was annoyed with myself for making him sad, I just wanted to make him happy.

"Good. The guy she's going out with has she known him for long?"

"Erm-" I started to say but immeditaly stopped when I saw him glaring at me. You weren't supposed to start a sentence with "Erm". "
Sorry, and I don't know really daddy, I don't think so"

"There you go, she's a whore. Going out with a man she bearly knows, and has no intention of marrying, is that what you want Lennon? to be a whore?" He asked, walking over to me, his voice raising.

"No Daddy, but you're not listening- " I didn't get to finish before his hand came rushing across my face. The pain I never minded, it was the look in his eyes.

"Don't speak to me like that, do you understand?"

"Yes Daddy"

"Good. Don't bring her around here anymore" he ordered.

"Yes Daddy" I said, trying not to cry.

"Don't cry. You're weak sometimes Lennon. Now come here and say good night" I went over to him and tip toed so I could kiss his cheek.

"Night Daddy"

"Sunday you will go to mass before it starts and help Father Todd, do you understand?" I instantly felt my eyes widen and my heart dropped, filling with panic. I Hated Father Todd. He was the priest at our church, everytime I would help him prepare, he'd touch me on my bum, my legs, my lower back. It never went further then that but it made me dread going there. I had tried to tell Daddy once but he didn't listen. He was disgusted that I had 'lied' for attention and hit me, telling me to never speak of it again. 

"But Daddy-" I started and he gave me a look of warning. "Yes Daddy"

"Good night Lennon" He said, putting out the light, but turning on the Hello Kitty night light he had got me. I remember this one time, he had sang to me before i went to sleep, it only happened once, but it was one of my favrouite memroies.

"Love you Daddy" I said to which he just closed the door.

I was only just closing my eyes when i heard a noise coming from outside-

"Hello?" I asked, a little scared. I would call daddy but he would be mad that I'm disturbing him. The ruffling just carried on.

"Hello? I asked again, this time taking the bottle of perfume that was on my bed side table before working towards the window. I knew I should probably get the baseball bat that Danny left by my wardrobe but I honstely think i'll have a better chance with a bottle of Britney Spears than with a bat I can't even pick up.

"Please be a bird, please be a bird" I chanted.

"BOO!"

"Megan?! I asked, hand over my heart. "Jesus what are you doing here?!" starting to feel slightly panicked.

"Lennon, you of all people shouldn't be using the lords name in vain" Megan teased, laughing, climbing in my window even though I'm pretty much paralysed to my spot.

"Megan you're not supposed to be here, you have to leave!" I whisper shouted, keeping my eyes on the door, my father would kill if he saw Megan in my room at this time of night, at any time actually.

"Megan, you need to lea- what happened to your face?" I asked shocked when I saw her face. Her usual pouty lip was busted with a little dry patch of blood coming from her nose, and I could vaguely see purple marks starting to form around her neck.

"Megans, whats happened?" I asked, looking around the room for a cloth, something that could help clean her up.

"I ran into a door" She laughed, plocking herself on my bed.

"Nice night light by the way, although I thought my little pony would have been more your speed" She smirked. I didn't want her to be here, she was the last person I wanted to be here, but I couldn't kick her out not whilst she looked like this. what if shes in danger?

"Did the door have hands?" I asked, pointing towards her neck, feeling sick at the sight.

"You know-" she said as she attempted to reach out to touch me to which I took a step back- "out of all the times that I've imagined being in your bed the scenario never went like this" she smirked.

"Megan, what happened?" I asked, trying to sound stern but at the same time calm.

"Well in the dream you are usually on the bed begging-"

"I meant to your face" I said blushing, She closed her eyes tightly before answering-

"Rough sex Lennon, ever heard of it? oh wait of course not" She laughed. I ignored the blush that was creeping up to my cheeks at her teasing words, I really should be used to this by now.

"Are you sure?" I asked seriously.  

"Yes Lennon" She said, scoffing. I couldn't help but think that she wasn't telling the truth. I didn't know much if anything about sex, but Megan looked like she had just been in a fight not having sex sex. There were a few moments of silence where we didn't say anything.

"What are you doing here Megan?" I asked, drained.

"I just wanted to see my friend, is that really so bad?" She asked pulling her pearly white teeth too her busted lip.

"Why didn't you go to Shelby?" I asked.

"We've had a argument, she doesn't want to talk to me " she said, looking down and blinking fast. "Anyway- i have my other friend"

When I didn't say anything, she looked me up and down and tried to grab me to pull me closer. I moved away sharply.

"Are you not my friend Lennon?" She asked, and although her tone was teasing, I could see that her eyes were sad.  When I didn't reply, her eyes drift down my body slowly. 

"Come on you can't still be mad at me Lennon" She says smiling as she tries to touch my arm again.

"Megan, do you not realise how you made me feel? How you always make me feel. Megan I don't feel comfortable around you" I admitted quietly. I know i would probally regret this in the morning. This is megan Ryan for heavens sake. But as I looked up, all I could see was sorrow in her blue eyes and it pained me.

"Because I'm a girl?" She asked, her eyes going to the floor. In the time that I have known Megan i have never seen her have an expression like this and it made my hert sink.

"No, No of course not" I said, instantly coming closer to her and putting my hand on her shoulder.

"Have you ever been with a girl?" She asked me and I wanted the floor to swallow me up because of how emberassing this was.

"No. ive never been with anyone" I said, avoding eye contact.

"So how do you know you don't like it? How do you know when all you ever do is pine over Danny, who by the way is a total sado who isn't interested" She snapped.

"Don't talk about him like that, and I know what I like Megan" I stated, walking up to the window.

"Okay I'm sorry, can i just stay here for tonight? Please? I really, really don't want to go home. I can't." Daddy would kill me if he ever caught her in this room, but then I remembered her face, the cuts...

"Yes, but please, just be quite" I said, still staring up at the sky.

Suddenly, without warning, I felt Megans presence behind me, hugging me from behind and resting on my waist, hudding me from behind. I immedaily felt uneasy, build up with tension. But, I allowed myself to realax, Megan needed a friend right now. I was just about to speak when I suddenly felt Megans lips against my exposed neck. i yelped instantly, "M-Megan..."

Megan kept kissing my neck, slowly moving her kisses upwards, towards my ear. Once she reached just under my ear, she gently whispered . "You're so cute..." Before returning to kissing my neck. i was frozen,

" W-What are you..." I choked. Megan has been the only person who  has ever done this.

"I want you..." Before I could even make my mind think, Megan pulled my hair, pushing my lips towards hers. It started out soft, and the first thoughts I had where 'what is going on' and that her lips were soft. That ended when I felt her hands trying to grasp my breast, and the sound of her moaning as she hit my lip. Suddenly, my brain caught up to the reality of what was actually happening.

"Megan?! What on earth are you doing?! I told you I didn't want you to do that" I snapped, and I knew my voice raised a little bit, but I couldn't help it, I was trying to be her friend.

"Don't you like it?"  She asked, her gaze vunreable, casuing me to lose my anger.

"Megan, I don't like you like that. I wanna be your friend. But I don't wanna be more than that" I said slowly. "I know that your scared for people to find out, but no one will-"

"I don't give a shit about people knowing, you think I give a fuck about what people at school think?" She laughed, as if the thought was ridiculous.

"Then why are you trying to hide it?" I asked .

"You wouldn't understand" She said and I decided not to answer, I mean she was right. I couldn't begin to understand what is going on with her and what she is feeling right now.

"I really like you Lennon" she whispered. I sighed-

"Look Meg-" I was cut off by her grabbing my face once again and pushing her lips to mine, i pushed her off of me.

"You need to leave" I said standing up, angry and flushed.

"Lennon I'm so-" she started but I cut her off.

"No, stop. Everytime I try to help you, you take advantange of me". "Everyone thinks i don't notice that everyone does it but I do, I know people think I'm a pushover and I just-" I began to cry, the fact that she was right about Danny, my dads words, having to spend tomorrow with Father Todd. "I just need you to leave please."

"Okay". She said, walking towards the window. "I'm going to go away for the weekend, but when I get back I will leave you alone for good" I didn't know what to say so I just said-

"I hope your face heals" This causes her to look back at me and smile.

"Thanks". "Oh and for the record, I just to think you were a pushover, now I know your actually just a good person"

Ended

"If I had just let her stay she would still be alive Harry" I cried, balling my hands in to fists, and clinging his shirt to me as I cried on his shoulder. He must hate me right now and the thought makes me cry even harder, so much that my head begins to hurt.

"Shhh, Shhh. It's okay. Everything is going to be ok" Harry whispered in my ear as he pulled me closer towards him and stroked my hair. I pulled back to look at him.

"Harry, did you not listen to me? This is all my fault. If I had let her stay she would be alive right now. I thought she had gone on that holiday, but she didn't and its my fault. And I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want my dad to find out, I'm so selfish and now the police are going to know and they are going to think I did or they are going to tell my dad and he's going to hate me and now you hate me-"

"Lennon, look at me. Look." He ordered, and I snapped my eyes to look at his green ones that were staring into mine, glassy as he cupped my cheek. "This wasn't your fault Lennon, what happened to Megan wasn't your fault. You did what any person would have done in that situation. You were a good friend" He said, still holding my cheek and I begun to sob. "You can't blame yourself for Megans death, I won't let you" He said as he wiped away my tears and I cold feel the coldness of his rings glide across my face.

"Yo- You don't hate me?"

"Never. I could never hate you Lennon" He said and as soon as the words left his mouth I let out a deep breathe and once again buried my face into his chest, just laying there.

I don't know how long we stayed there for. But in the whole time that we are Harry's heart beat doesn't slow down once.

"I just want to be perfect Harry. I want my dad to be proud of me, I want to be able to do things, I want not to be afaird to tell the truth" I spoke as i began to draw patterns on his chest, causing the beat under his chest to go faster.

"You don't have to be perfect Lennon. Just you, you're already-"  he started but then stopped.

"My dad is never going to speak to me again when he finds out Haz" I said when i realised he wasn't going to continue.

"He's not going to find out" He said quickly, causing me to sit up straight.

"What do you mean, Harry they are going to question everyone where they were that night if I tell them I was at home they could still figure out the truth" I said.

"I know and you are going to tell them that you were with me" He said. "You are going to tell them that you were with me that night. Lennon if you tell them the truth the Ryans will blame you for anything. They are literally just looking for someone to blame right now, I'm not going to let that be you"

"I can't ask you to lie for me Harry" I stated.

"Have you told anyone else?" He asked.

"No, Only you." I said.

"Danny doesn't know?" He asked and I shook my head no, ashamed. What type of best friend am I?

"Good. Keep it that way, okay? Go home get some sleep, please. You need to look after yourself" I just nodded.

"Lennon, I'm going to sort this okay? I need you to stop blaming yourself and I need you to start sleeping and eating. The police aren't going to want to speak for us for a couple of days. We will get our stories straight. Everything is going to okay, I promise" I didn't know what else to possibly do so i just hugged him as tight as I possibly could.

"I'm never going to let anything bad happen to you Len, ever" He whispered in my ear and for the first time in mouths as I closed my eyes, for the first time in mouths, feeling safe.

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I'm outside Pip, hurry up x

I allowed myself to smile at the message. Danny used to drive me to school praticually everyday before all of... this happened. I had taken Harry's advice, I had gotten some sleep, I felt like me and Dann hardly ever got to spend time with eachother these days. This is exactly what I needed.

I decided to wear a dress today. I haven't been wearing many of them lately but maybe today was the day to actually dress like I want to... I put the daisy hairclips in my hair. I remember when i brought them i didn't really like them, but one day whilst me and harry were sitting on the glass he complimented them, instantly making them my number 1 hair accessory and i trusted Harry with anything i thought, i really did.

"Lennon, Danny is here to pick you up" I heard my mum say and I resited the urge to roll my eyes at the happiness in her voice, a habbit that i have no doubt picked up from Harry. I knew how much my parents adorded Danny, maybe even more then they adored me. I remember Nana telling me one year at Christmas that they were disappointed that there only child was a girl. I looked at my reflection before smiling and going downstairs.

"Oh here she is, took you long enough, and you still look ugly" Danny said playfully when I got to the bottom of the stairs, pinching my cheek, it never failed to make me flush and i ducked my head so hopefully he wouldn't see.

"Lennon..." my mum said in a disapproving tone. I instantly ran my hands over myself, self consouly and wiped my mouth. My mother was a perfectionist.

"Yes?" i aksed worriedly.

"Are you really going to wear that dress sweetheart? And with your hair like that, it looks so messy darling" She said, touching my hair and looking at it funny.

"I just curled it and put in a few clips, I thought it looked pretty" I said quietly, downcasting my eyes.

"Oh Lennon, you know your hair looks better when its straight and not a big old mess, right Danny?" I looked over at Danny who looked like he always looked when my mom was like this, uncomfortable.

"Actually, I was only joking Miss Tonya, I think Lennon looks lovely" Danny said whilst giving me a reassuring look.

"Yes well, you would say that, always the perfect gentlemen" my mom said brightly at Danny. "Are you staying for Breakfast Daniel?"

"Oh no mum, we have to get going, sorry" i said.

"Lennon, how many times? It's no thankyou" She said, her brown eyes penetrating mine. 

"Sorry mum" I said instantly.

"Thanks anyway Miss Tonya" Danny said, trying to lead me towards the door.

"Not a problem Daniel. Will you be waiting for Lennon again today after her tutoring to take her home?" My mum asked and I instantly stopped in my tracks.

"Huh?" Danny said.

"Lennon's had to stay back really late and she's been getting lifts back, Thankyou Danny, its so nice of you. Lennon really cant handle herself so its good she gets a lift"

"Um-" Danny said, looking a little confused.

"Actually mum, that wasn't Danny" I said softly.

"Oh?" Both her and Danny looked a little taken aback. "Who was this mystery person then Lennon?" My mother asked crossing her arms.

I took a deep breathe before answering "Harry" I smiled.

"Styles?!" My mother exclaimed, she looked livid, and disgusted. My mother and father did not like Harry at all. Once at church one time him and Kyle drank all the wine that was available for the service. It instantly made them disliked by my parents. Add a couple more tattoos and rumours and...

"That's the one" I said jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.

"Harrys been giving you lifts home?" Danny asked sceptically frowning. I couldn't read the expression in his eyes, but he definitely wasn't happy.

"Yes, he's my friend. Friends give eachother rides home Danny" I laughed.

"That boy is not your friend. He's a waste of space, even his own father says so. I don't want him taking advanatnge of you dear, what have I told you about boys like that?" This made me more angry the anything she had said previsouly, i wasn't going to allow anybody speak bad about Harry or make assumptions. If only she knew what a good friend he was to me.

"Harry is a good person Mum. Besides his not just my friend, his Danny's bestfriend" I said, looking over to him, annoyed that he was doing such a bad job of defending Harry.

"Is this true Danny?" My mum asked him.

"Um, yeah, yeah. Harry's a great guy, You've just got to get to know him" Danny said still looking at me.

"Right, well, I guess it's ok" She said as we started to walk out of the door.

"Anyone is better than bloody Kyle Danforth"
I decided to bite my tongue of how Kyle was my friend too.

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"I don't care how much you love Star Wars Danny, I would not let you a lightsaber as your first tattoo" I laughed as we walked into school.

"Oh you're no fun Len" he laughed struffling my hair, which caused my smile to widen even more, this feels like old times.

"Well I suppose it is enventiable when you have Hrry and Kyle as bestfriends" I laughed. "Hey what was Harrys first tattoo?" I asked before I could stop myself.

"Erm- It was a star. I'm surprised you don't know that already, you guys are best buds now right?" He snapped and his voice sounded bitter, the tone suprising me.

"Is there a problem with that? I mean your friends with Shelby and she's of the oppsite sex" I said a little bitterly, hoping that the jealously didn't come out in my voice. He looked akward when i said this and began to rub his ear.

"Yeah well-"  just as he was about to continue his sentence the bell rang. It was my free period meaning that I was going to go find Harry, just as I was about to talk off, Danny called to me-

"Oh here, before I forget. My mum got a whole bunch of flowers and I know how much you like them. so I got you one" He said smiling, and my heart soared at his confession. He got the flower tout of this bag and I felt giddy as he slide the flower into my hair. I couldn't help but smile at how happy he looked right now.

"Pretty" He said staring at me. Then he blinked rapidly.

"Right, I gotta go, see ya later Pip" He said before taking one more look at me.

"Bye Danny" I whispered. Smiling, I started to look for Harry knowing that he was another thing that will make my day 100x better.

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I found Harry in the empty Chemistry classroom, and i didn't think twice before going in.

"Hey" I said tapping him on his shoulder, he turned around and face plastered into a bug smile. Wow. his smile really is something. I felt myself realx at the fact he wasn't treating my any differently.

"Hey, you! You look refreshed today, your hair looks extra... Lennon" He said smirking. "Hey! Those clips! I really like them ones" He said happily.

"Oh really? I guess they are nice" I shrugged. The last thing I wanted was for him to know I picked them because I remembered he liked them.

"Thankyou, you look nice too, why are you dressed fancy?" I asked noticing his tie. He rolled his eyes before answering-

"Kyle has been trying to get with this older woman for ages. At the moment he is pretending to be a doctor and he said he would introduce her to his 'estate agent' bestfriend" he said, twirling around.

"Naturally" I smiled. "You're a really good friend." I said sersiouly, looking straight at him.

"If you ever need me to dress up as anything for you, just let me know" He smirked. As i just laughed, looking at him. I couldn't help how handsome he looked. Actaully handsome wasn't the right word. I don't think there is a right word.

"What?" He asked, stratching the back of his head.

"What?" I asked dumbly.

"You were staring, is there something on my shirt?"

"Sorry. I, um, I was just thinking...I've never learned to tie a necktie." Pretty good Len, he'll go for that I thought sarcastically. 

"I'll teach you." He says quickly.

"Yeah?" I asked happily. Thinking about it maybe daddy would be impressed with my new skill.

"Sure. It's easy." he smiled. For the second time today I allowed myself to think how pretty that smile was.

"Okay."

He's loosening it and looking around. "Let's see. It might be easier with a mirror. Tell you what, follow me."

I  followed him into the back of the classroom. The window beside the door is dark - as good as a mirror. "Okay, face the window."

Then he reached around either side of my  neck, under my hair, raising the collar on my shirt. His fingers brush my neck, and i had to hold in a gasp in at the chill that slide down my arms, causing the hairs on the back of my neck to slide up. I really need to get better at people touching me. He slides the tie up under my hair, laying it flat against my shirt. He steps out of my way and crosses his arms, putting his fingers under his chin and pouting slightly. The sight made me want to giggle.

"Okay, now make the thin end a little shorter. That's it. Pinch the top of that side between your fingers. Now take the wide end over the top..." He said slowly whilst contuting to stare at me. I was aware that me and Harry were friends, best friends maybe. but at times like this, with that intensity in his eyes, it never failed to make me nervous.

I took a deep breathe, watching myself in the window, trying to reconcile where my hands are with where they look like they are, and I  makes a hopeless mess of it, groaning loudly and sighing.

He chuckles. "Here." He moves around behind me, and reaches around my shoulders. His fingers hook around my ungainly knot, loosening it. When the tie hangs free again, he steps closer and puts his head down beside me, now so close I can smell that devine smell that could only be described as Harry.  His left hand closes around mine, raising it up to the tie. His voice is low in my ear.

"Pinch the top." His fingers close over mine. His large, right hand guides mine to the other side. "Okay, bring this over the front. Now reach under here and bring it under." His wrist rests on my  chest briefly while he shows me how to snag the tie end, and I nod franticly.  "Okay, bring it over the front again, this time over your left fingers. That's it. Now reach under again...and bring it up behind the knot." His fingers push the tie up through, against my throat. I can't help but be a little distracted by his hands, his rings. I noticed that his eyes aren't on mine but instead fixated on my throat before he swallowed. "Now just tuck that down through where your left fingers are." he whispered.

I do and suddenly it looks like a tie. "Cool! wow!" I said, actually amazed and happy at how amazing that was.

He smiles. "Then just hold the thin end like this, and nudge the knot up." He does it for me, his knuckles brushing the skin under my  chin. He straightens up and grips my shoulders with long, warm hands. "Alright, your turn. You're flyin' solo this time."

He coaches me through the steps again. I cant help but squeezing his shoulders excideltly whenever I  gets a step right. His thumbs press the muscles on either side of my spine. and I hear him mubmlign something under his breathe.

"You've got it!" He grins at me in the window when I manages the knot on her own. Only Harry could feel so pleased about me accomplishing such a small task. "See? Easy."

"Thanks Haz" I said beaming. Its ridiculous that this is what cheers me up.

He shrugs. "Course, if you want a challenge..." He cocks his left eyebrow. No, his right. Focus.

"Challenge?" I aksed, squiniting my eyes.

"Yup." He reaches around and undoes the knot again. He holds the tie up, draped over two fingers, "Put it back on me."

I smile, but hope he can't see my hand trembling as I take it from him.

I  turns to face him fully. He laces his fingers together in front of him, his thumbs twirling around each other. He raises his chin to give me access, I quite literally have to get on my tip toes to reach.

"I'm sorry, I forget how short you are at times" He said, crouching for me.

"No you don't, you tease me about it everyday" I say and he just smirks.

Okay. Buttons. I drapes the tie over my arm and undo the small buttons on his collar. I can see the faint pink of his cheeks and his eyes darting around the room and i want to ask him if hes ok but im too concertaed. Then I reach up to the back of his neck, puts my fingertips under his collar, and slide them around to the front, raising it. I feel him shiver a bit.

"Are you ok?" Are you cold?" I asked, confused. If anything, it was actually warm in here.

"Yeah, no. I'm fine" he stutters. I decide to just harry on and I put the tie up around his neck. I feel myself get a little panicked, not able to remember the next step so I turns to face the same direction he does, miming the motions to myself.

"Hey, no cheating! You have to face me." He said, pinching my side.

Sighing, I turned  back and take hold of either side. I had  to rest the backs of my  hands on his chest, the hardness of his chest making me blush a for a moment before I can remember the first step. His breath rises and falls under her and I can see his throat through his open top button.

Suddenly his thumbs are poking my navel. "You're stalling." But he sounds a bit breathless.

I step closer, trapping his thumbs there. I begin the motions, trying not to notice how his adam's apple bobs when he swallows, or how warm his fingers are through my  shirt, yes it defenitly is warm in here. Before I tightens the knot, I close his top button. Invisible stubble scrapes my  knuckles. He clears his throat.

I slide the knot up, then smooth the tie down his chest and stomach. When I reaches the end, I tugs it lightly like I've seen my mother do to my father before and grin up at him. He's blushing. Did I do something I shouldn't of?

"Challenge met?" Trying not to overthink it.

He raises his eyebrows and nods approvingly. "Yes. You're worthy." He said before touching the real flower in my hair. "I like this"

"Thanks, Danny got it me" I said a little giddy.

"Ah" he retracted his hand and stood up straight. "Nice of him" He smile, but the smile wasn't the one that made the dimples come out.  I wanted to see him smile again.

"I love orange juice" I said, the first thing that came into my head. What the hell Lennon? Couldn't tell a joke.

"Orange juice is cool" he smiled. "Do you wanna go get a bottle from the machine?" He asked.

"Oh no, I forgot to bring money to-" I didn't even get my sentence out before he got my wallet out of his pocket and handed it to me.

"Harry, no, it's fine" I said. He didn't listen to me and instead just opened his wallet to take a pound coin out. When he was doing so I saw that something which looked like a picture was folded up in there.

"What's that?" I asked curiously.

"What's wh- Oh. Nothing" he said closing his wallet shut and he was suddenly blushing like crazy. Like my level of blushing, his cheeks were red as he scratched the back of his neck and he looked around the room, what was it? A dirty picture?

"Let's go get some orange juice" He smiled and I followed him. Both curious and content.

AN:
This chapter is so shite lmao. It just provides a bit more background to Lennon and her connection with Megan. Soooooo much dialogue omgggggg. If people actually like this story after this chapter lmao the next chap will be in either Kyle or Issys PoV.

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