Beautiful Eyes

Chapter  5

Louis was out for the evening with Eleanor and the boys were out doing…oh who knows what.
I grabbed my edition of The Scarlet Letter and my favorite purple blanket, and curled up on my favorite chair in the backroom. The fireplace was to right in front of me, my back to the door. The fire was just enough light for me to be able to read, and this was my absolute favorite place to be.
Getting deep into one of my favorite novels, I didn’t even hear his footsteps in the hallway.
“Tallulah.”
I jump and turn to face my older brother.
“Oh, hey.” I mumble.
“Look…I know you were listening at my door earlier, when I was sorta yelling at Harry…I know you heard me bring up our parents…”
I shake my head at him. “Please don’t.”
His eyes search mine, for what, I can’t say. But he sighs and places his hand on my shoulder.
“You…Harry—He…” Louis shakes his head and walks out of the room.
 
The next day the boys came over again around one, I went off and hid in the backroom to read some more. I was almost finished with The Scarlet Letter, when Harry walks into the room and sits on my lap.
“Oh, hey there Tally.” He says.
“Stalking me much, Hazza?” I mutter and push him off of me onto the floor. Harry grins and stares up at me.
“Of course. I have to make sure you’re alright at all times.”
His green eyes are sincere, but his smile is playful.
“Harry. Please. For Louis can you just…not flirt with me? It would make him feel better.” I whisper and look down at the book in my lap.
“Louis isn’t around.” He whispers back. Harry moves to a kneeling position at the end of my chair and rests his elbows on my knees. I look back into his perfect light green eyes.
“He knows everything. And he’ll probably notice that you’re not in the room with them.”
“I told them I had to use the Lou.”
I roll my eyes.
Harry grabs my legs and pulls me off the chair, falling into his lap. Harry smirks and wraps his arms around me.
“Harry.”
He kisses my forehead, gets up and set me back on the chair.
“What you want—what you need has been right here.” Harry whispers.
“Did you really just quote your own song?”
Harry winks and leaves me alone in the room.

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