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Teach Me How To Kiss (1D AU)

Crash Into Me


I couldn't accurately describe the feelings I had once I saw Harry, but one thing was certain, they weren't of confusion. If anything I was little irritated. Could his presence back in town be the cause of my awkward feeling last night? Yet, my intuition had perceived something far worse, I was just unaware of it.

"It's good to see you. How've you been?" he asked tapping his finger on the table.

"I'm doing great actually," I heard the bell ring in the kitchen. "Let me get your drink order and I'll come back."

"Right, I'll just have a cup of coffee for now."

I spun around after attempting a polite smile. Scavenging through my apron for my phone, I had to text Janet. Wait, should I text Lilah instead? When I went to switch on my phone, all I saw was the tiny orange blinking light. Shoot! I forgot to charge it last night! I picked up the plates and delivered them to my tables, then snagged a cup of coffee to return to my Ex.

"So what brings you back in town?" I carried on in a friendly tone.

"I'm just here for a few days. I had to bring back a report on our Alaskan trip, it was amazing…" I could tell he wanted to tell me all about it but forgot that things weren't exactly 'peachy' between us. "I'm also packing some stuff I needed to take back with me."

"Oh that's nice," I smiled again waiting with my little notepad at hand.

"You don't have to act happy for me," his smile stiffened.

"It's just a surprise to see you that's all. We haven't spoken since…Have you decided on what you want yet?"

Harry paused and looked confused at my indifference. He gave me his order and asked what I was up to these days. While I would have liked to play 'catch-up' I was also busy working. Needless to say our chit-chat was broken in to small portions for the time being. I walked around my tables acouple times, said farewell to a few customers and did some charges at the register all the while feeling Harry's eyes follow me to and fro. It felt so lonely working on a Sunday since Zayn was off too.

Chaz signaled for me to come to the bar and said I had a phone call.

"Hello?"

"Hey Brynn, its Zayn. We've been trying to reach you! Izzy and I are at the hospital."

"Is everything ok?" I asked alarmed.

"Uh, not really, its Niall…just come here when you can. Izzy needs you."

After we hung up I began experiencing some major weird feelings. What was going on? I had to do something but I was stuck here at work and there was no way I could leave my boss with only one waitress. Chaz then informed me of another waitress scheduled to come in a little bit. So was I to remain idle till then?

I came back to check on Harry who also picked up my tension.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah I just got a strange call and now I'm waiting to see if everything's okay." I didn't bother telling him who it was about.

It had been an hour already and Harry was still delaying on his plate. He tried carrying on the conversation when I'd visit his table, as I did with all the customers, but I couldn't tell if he had other motives. Finally the other girl came in and all I had was my last table, except my customer wasn't leaving.

I heard someone barge through the door, it was Janet followed by Liam. He always had a calm expression on his face but his slight worry and Janet's pale face got me shaken up. I excused myself from Harry and hurried over to my friends. She grabbed my hands and said we had to go to the hospital now. I wished when people said that they would explain with more details.

I had no choice but to give Harry's bill to the other waitress but when I went to his table he already assumed an emergency had struck. I can't remember if I said an appropriate good bye or if he simply watched me leave. If he had, then he must have noticed Liam grab my hand as we rushed into his truck parked right outside. I'll never know.

Rushing to the hospital, we ran through the emergency lobby in search of Izzy; I felt sick to my stomach. According to what Janet told me on the ride over, Zayn said Niall had gotten into an accident with another driver. I thought that impossible since he was sober, but apparently the other driver wasn't. Then Janet remembered while in her drunken state that Niall had called her, but she said she was on her way to my house with Gabe.

This had my nerves in a riot as I remembered the day my mom told me what happened to my dad; she waited till I was old enough to understand. I walked in to find Izzy crying frantically in a chair while Zayn rubbed her back. Her parents were trying to keep it together as well, but Mrs. Horan looked exhausted from the tears. Thankfully Rhea was asleep in her car seat, unaware of the chaos that surrounded her. Elizabeth bolted towards me and threw her arms around my neck in utter desperation.

I tried calming her down while fighting back the tears of uncertainty. Clearly I wasn't about to get the facts from any of these emotional women, so I sat with Izzy and Zayn in hopes of finding out the whole story. However, even Zayn's story had wide gaps. All he knew, and from what he had gathered from Chaz who was working last night, was that Janet showed up at restaurant with Niall and was having one too many drinks. There was a bit of an argument between them and Niall left.

That wasn't too long after we all had separated, perhaps an hour or so. And because the employees usually had an after party on Saturday nights, Janet stayed and Gabe joined her. Someone said they saw them leave shortly after. Zayn added that Chaz saw the blonde guy, Niall, come back, but he told him that Janet had already left.

When I asked who the other driver was, he said they hadn't revealed that information yet, but he was in a far worse state than Niall. Apparently it was a head-on collision and the other guy wasn't wearing a seatbelt. The doctor came out of the emergency room and talked with Izzy's parents. I tried to read his lips as I listened in and all I heard was neck fracture and concussion; that was enough for me.

The father remained strong, he had to for his whole family. But there was more commotion when another doctor approached his colleague. He asked Mr. and Mrs. Horan some questions but they shook their heads. Another set of hysterical parents came storming through the waiting room. Once Janet caught sight of them her eyes widened.

"Mrs. Dean?" Janet gasped.

The mother seemed comforted to see a familiar face but she wasn't settling any time soon.

"Are you Gabriel Dean's parents?" the other doctor asked.

They nodded and he walked them down to the opposite side of the room. Nothing clicked in my head just yet till I heard the woman let out a sorrowful cry. Janet was standing at a good distance from both groups, in the middle of the room, having captured what just happened. She too began balling with her hands covering her face. Liam ran over to console her while I remained holding Izzy's hand.

The doctor said Gabriel Dean…Gabriel Dean? Wait… our Gabe?!

Mr. and Mrs. Horan walked over to us with pure brokeness for the other parents.

"The other driver was pronounced dead. He was only a kid," Mr. Horan told me.

Gabe was dead. Gabe had gone on a head collision with Niall. The first thing I remembered was how Gabe drove off probably pissed that Liam had sent him away. And then I thought if he was THAT drunk and he was driving with Janet in the car…then she could have been one of the bodies in the hospital bed. Or worse, she could also be dead.

There was no telling how Janet would pull through. I could only imagine all the feelings of guilt and blame she could be juggling. Liam was dealing with it right now though; she was in capable hands. Zayn's phone began to ring, and as I heard him tell the person on the line that he was at the hospital with so and so, I knew that I'd see them here soon.

"That was Louis. He's on his way with Lilah…and Harry?" he scowled in confusion, looking straight at me.

I bit my lip. Harry must have told Lilah that something was wrong and so forth. This room was about to get too crowded. Izzy even turned her head in question, but I shrugged that it wasn't a big deal…nor was it of importance. There were far too greater issues to be dealt with here than my love triangle. I just hoped this ER could handle the drama that awaited it in a few minutes.

Louis and Lilah huddled around Janet while Harry stood at distance. He probably felt out of place but I didn't know what to do. He didn't know Janet or Liam. He hadn't spoken with Izzy in who knows how long, so he probably had no idea who the baby in the car seat belonged to. I kept looking over at him, wondering what he would do. Would he leave?

Instead he walked over to us. Kneeling next to Izzy he placed his hand on hers to show his support. I could tell an act of forgiveness had happened between them as well. Izzy stood up to hug him and they stepped aside to talk a bit. Zayn showed no signs of jealousy; he was an admirable character. Rhea woke up so he took her out of the car seat. Izzy must have given Harry the update as he looked over at the baby and gave her another hug.

The doctor came back out and Mr. Horan went to speak with him alone this time. His look of relief as he rubbed his forehead was a good sign. Then he came back to announce that Niall was going to be okay. He would stay in the hospital on bed rest for further observation but there were no signs of permanent damage to the head.

Everyone took deep breaths as the pressure on our shoulders had been lifted. Janet was still saddened by the other news. She had finished talking with Gabe's parents and by the looks of it, it didn't go well. Liam came to me and said he was going to take Janet home, I told him I wanted to stay and would get a ride with Zayn or Louis. He then kissed me good bye on the lips and when he pulled away I felt the blank stare from Harry's face.

I forced myself not to look at him. I didn't want to care if he was bothered by it or not. Truth was this felt too weird and uncomfortable. When I finally glanced over at him, while everyone stood up to decide on where to go next, his eyes were studying me closely. I had a hunch on what he was thinking, for we once shared that rare connection, but this time I preferred for him not to share his thoughts.

I wanted to stay with Izzy for the rest of the day. Louis, Lilah and Harry decided to take off. I couldn't refrain from watching Harry leave this time. His appearing act couldn't have come at a worse time. Even though I was sure of my feelings for Liam, I felt as though Harry and I had a conversation pending…for closure.



A few days later…


Philip closed the restaurant to the public in order to hold the funeral reception. It was a traumatic sight to see Gabe's casket at the burial…very surreal. Everyone made it, including Harry to pay his respects. Over the course of days I mentioned to Liam that the other guy at the hospital was Harry and that he had nothing to be worried about. In fact, it was the first time that I told Liam that I loved him. To which he believed me but I could tell that he was suspicious of Harry.

Harry surprisingly walked over to Liam and I to introduce himself. I didn't know what he was up to and although Liam remained civilized, I could sense the tension like two male lions in a closet. Harry asked if he could talk with me outside for a moment and I nodded. He proceeded to walk out while I put my hand on Liam's chest to give him a reassuring glance. He nodded in acceptance but I had no doubt I would be watched from the window.

I stepped outside to find Harry exhaling dramatically while shoving his hands in his pockets.

"This was awful timing to come and visit," he commented.

"Kind of, not that you had any way of knowing this would happen," I tried to lighten the weight.

"Yeah…Listen, I didn't come to visit you with any malicious intent but to see how you were doing. Lilah had mentioned that you worked here and I would be lying if I didn't say that I wanted to see you. Though she didn't say anything about you seeing someone else, but it had been a while since I had talked with her too."

"So how are you and Marley doing?"

"We tried it out but in the end remained as friends. It was a horrible mistake as I let it get in the way of something very special," he frowned. "So is Liam the other guy you had mixed feelings for?"

"Not exactly…it's a complicated story," I shrugged.

Harry half smiled as he noticed that I wasn't about to share this 'story'.

"Well I'm flying back today, I just wanted to say good bye," he added.

"So you really just came by to check up on me?"

"I was going to spread the news that I would be moving back at the end of the year…I don't know what I was expecting you to say, but I …I don't know what I thought," he lowered his gaze and shook his head slowly, looking a bit disappointed.

"Yeah Liam is a great guy. We've been together for a few months now.," I gently bragged.

"He seems like a nice guy. You guys look great together. I guess I'd rather see you with one of the good ones than with a creep. Either way…never mind. So take care of yourself and keep in touch sometime…or maybe I'll see you around."

"Sure," I gave him a friendly hug goodbye but made sure to keep it short.

He waved hesitantly; it was still a sad moment. I didn't know if this could even be called a friendship. Though it was probably for the best that he disappear for a while again. Liam wouldn't have peace of mind otherwise. I rushed back to his side relieved that that was over with and he wrapped his arms around me, placing tiny kisses on my forehead. Yes, I was glad to be with Liam, a man sure of his affections for me.


Notes

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Comments

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