Chapter 14 ~ Ivette

After Harry left my house, I went to bed with the biggest smile on my face. It surprises me that he makes me feel like this. He makes me incredibly happy and he’s only a friend. Does everyone feel like this when they like someone? I find it a bit ridiculous, yet I like this feeling so much. I would like it even more if he felt the same way though. Mari told me that she is sure that he fancies me, but I’m really not so sure. Harry has been with a lot of girls. Girls prettier and with more experience than me, so why would he like me if he could have any girl he liked?

I let out a sigh and push the question to the back of my mind as my phone rings. I had just woken up, so I roll over and grab the phone that is on my bedside table, looking at the clock as I do so. It’s 11:30 am, and I feel so well rested. Thanks God for the weekend. When I look at the caller ID I just smile and finally answer it.

“Hello,” I say.

“Hii!” Mari exclaims on the other line. “How are you? Are you busy? What are you gonna do today?” She asks.

“Whoa, calm down,” I say, chuckling lightly. “I’m good, thanks. No, I’m not busy, and I’m just gonna stay home today. Why?”

“Can I come over? I’m dying to tell you what happened yesterday!”

“Oh yeah,” I say, remembering that she was going to talk with Niall over the phone. They probably stayed up all night talking. “Sure, you’re always welcome here,” I reply.

“I’ll be there soon!” She exclaims.

I laugh. “Alright,” I say. “Bye.”

“Bye!” she replies, hanging up shortly after. Wow, she sure is excited. I put my phone back in the table and I get out of bed and walk to the bathroom. I take a quick shower and then get dressed. I put on some jeans and a T-shirt, keeping it simple because I’m going to stay home all day anyway. After hanging my towel back on the rack, I hear someone knocking on the door. I make my way towards it and open it just to reveal Mari with a pizza box and some fizzy drinks.

“You don’t have to knock, you know that, right?” I say, opening the door wider so she can come in. When she does, she sits on my bed and I close the door, following her steps after.

“Well, what if you were naked? Now that is something I don’t want to see,” She says chuckling, making me laugh a little. “I brought pizza, I know you haven’t eaten yet, so,” she shrugs. She knows me so well.

“Thanks,” I say smiling and opening the pizza box after. I am literally starving. “So what happened?” I ask as we both got a slice of pizza and began eating it.

“Well,” she says with a smile, taking  bite from her pizza. “He called shortly after you dropped me off. We talked about random things, honestly, but he’s so funny and it was literally a laugh,” She explains. “We talked about each other, what we like, what we dislike, just… everything,” she adds. “And he’s the sweetest; I seriously don’t know how I got so lucky.”

“Aw, that’s so sweet!” I gush. “I told you he fancies you!” I exclaim later, making Mari blush. “Did he ask you out?” I ask , teasing, and when I see her blushing even more, and the big smile that appears on her face I don’t need her to answer. “He did! Oh God, he did. I was just teasing, but he actually did!” By now she’s grinning and I swear I haven’t seen her smile this big ever since we met. “I’m so happy for you,” I tell her. And I honestly am. I understand where she’s coming from and how she feels. Well, her happiness must be in a whole other level compared to mine because she knows that Niall really fancies her as well. But I’m happy that everything is going so well with Niall because she really deserves to be happy.

“Thank you,” she replies shyly.

“Well, I got something to tell you as well,” I say. If she told me about Niall, it’s only fair that I tell her about Harry, right? Besides, she’s my best friend and I want to share this with her.

“What is it?” she asks, impatiently. Typical Mari.

“Harry came over last night,” I say, finishing my slice of pizza.

Mari smirks. “Wow, after spending the whole day with you he still couldn’t get enough, I see.”

“Shut up,” I reply, blushing a bit. “He only came because the rest of the lads were busy with their girlfriends.”

“Or that’s the excuse he gave you” She asks, and I don’t know if she’s teasing or not. “Ivette, when are you going to get in your head that he fancies you too?”

I shake my head. “He doesn’t,” I reply.

“He does!” Mari says, cutting me off immediately. “I’ve been friends with him for a while now. I know him, and you have to believe me when I say to you that he fancies you.”

“But—” I’m cut off by my phone ringing, signaling that I have a text.

Mari grabs my phone from the bedside table, which is closer to her, and once she sees a preview of it and who’s is it from she grins. “Speaking of the devil,” she says, handing me my phone.

“What?” I ask, looking down at the screen after. It’s Harry.

I open the text and I can’t fight the smile that appears on my face once I read it.

Hi, love xx – Harry

I start typing back immediately, and soon enough I’m taping where it says ‘send’.

Heyy! :) xx – Ivette

And like that, we spend texting the rest of the afternoon.

“Do you really think he really fancies me?” I ask Mari quietly, after a while.

She nods. “Of course,” She replies. “I know Harry well enough to know that,” She adds.

“But then… Then why hasn’t he done anything about it? I mean, he doesn’t call and have endless conversations with me. He hasn’t asked me out on a date, not even to hang out with him. The only thing he does is text me. I mean, yeah, at least it is something, but… I don’t know. This is why I don’t think he likes me,” I finish.

Mari gives me a small smile. “I get that you have your insecurities, we all do, but every boy has their own way to deal with, let’s say, their crushes.” She explains. Mari knows that I don’t have any experience with boys, but I hate that she explains this to me like I’m a little kid, although she did make me see things a bit more clearly.

Could it be that Harry is taking things slowly because of that same reason? Because I don’t have any experience with boys?

I surely hope so because if that’s not it, then I don’t know what’s making him act like this.

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