omg. 22, girl whoever you want
22. âŠin a rush of adrenaline.
letâs go with girl!HL because theyâre my most familiar pairing.
The sound of their feet slapping against the pavement is almost as loud as Harryâs heart pounding against her ribcage. Theyâre racing down the street and Harry keeps staring at the back of Louisâ neck, her fine hairs, her snapback, the white of her t-shirt. âWe-â she gasps as they come to a halt and she canât believe this just happened. A manic giggle escapes her. âWe did that,â she wheezes in between breaths and Louis laughs, too.Â
They might be drunk but itâs still summer and it doesnât count when the asphalt is still warm from the day, and Louisâ skin is freckled. Theyâve outgrown this town years and years ago but for one night, for one glorious night, they will be sixteen again. âFucking hell.â Louis clutches Harryâs hands as she tries to regain her breath. They kissed here once. Under the streetlight outside of Harryâs mumâs house. Louisâ feet are still in dirty sneakers. Harryâs hair has grown longer. And they just bloody broke into Mr. Albercottâs pool. âIâm still not even sure it was him,â Harry manages to say when theyâve calmed down and her toes tingle. âYou think he saw us?â Louis shrugs, and Harry wants to kiss her. âDone it all now. Can go back to being proper adults now.â Harryâs heart is still racing. She shivers when a breeze brushes over her still damp skin. Her bikini top has soaked through her t-shirt.Â
âMaybe.â Louisâ face softens. Her hair is still wet, and she smells like chlorine. Like summer and chlorine and wine.Â
âFuck it.â Harry surges forward and presses her lips against Louisâ, hands cupping her face. For a brilliant, horrid second, there is no reaction. Then, Louis rolls up on her feet and wraps her arms around Harryâs neck and kisses her back. Louis tastes like mouth and tongue, and she feels warm in Harryâs arms and solid and real and then she tugs at Harryâs hair and-
âIâm wet,â she announces a few moments later. Harryâs mouth feels dry and Louis laughs. Theyâre both red faced and thank god Anne isnât home. âI meant my shirt,â Louis mumbles as Harry drags her inside. âShut up.â Harry kisses her. In the doorway, in the kitchen, in her old room. Until the sun comes up.