Searching for Harmony (Boston Love 1)

“Hey,” Harmony said in a sleepy voice.

“Sleep good, baby sister?”

Nodding, she said, “I slept amazingly.” Harmony started to move and then stopped. Sitting up quickly, Harmony turned to look at me. “Preston?”

Giving her a slight smile, I replied, “Harmony?”

Snapping her head back over to Jake, she asked, “What time is it? I’ve got class this morning.”

Looking at his watch, he said, “It’s almost eight.”

Jumping up, I flew off the sofa. “Shit! I’ve gotta go.”

Harmony stood up and watched as I quickly put my shoes back on. “You had your shoes off, Preston? With those socks?”

Laughing, I looked at Jake and shrugged my shoulders as Jake burst out laughing.

“Sorry, Harmony.” Reaching out to shake Jake’s hand, I said, “Sorry I can’t stay and chat, but I’m late.”

Turning to Harmony, my heart stopped. Her eyes looked so sad. “Where are you going?” Harmony asked.

“I promised my mom I’d take her and my sister shopping in Boston. Something about a winter formal.”

The smile that spread across Harmony’s face about dropped me to my knees.

“Sounds like fun,” Jake said sarcastically. Harmony shot him a dirty look before looking back at me.

“I’ll walk you out, Preston.”

Nodding, I pointed for her to lead the way. Looking over my shoulder, I lifted my hand. “Talk to you later, Jake.”

Narrowing his eyes at me, he said, “Oh, you better believe we’ll be talking later.”

Shit. That can’t be good.

Harmony walked me out to my car and I could tell she had something on her mind. “Is everything okay, Harmony?”

Sucking in her upper lip, she bit down on it before giving me a forced smile. “Yeah, sorry. Um…thank you for staying with me last night, Preston. I’m sure you had somewhere better to be.”

Lifting my hand up, I placed it on the side of her face. “There was nowhere else I wanted to be last night than where I was.”

Harmony’s lips parted as she sucked in a quick breath. She took a step away from me, and I dropped my hand and smiled weakly.

“I’ll see you around, Preston. Thanks again for yesterday and for, um…ahh…staying again last night.”

My heart dropped slightly. It was clear Harmony didn’t want anything other than a friendship with me. And that was how it should be. At least that’s what my head was telling me. My heart, on the other hand, was quickly falling for Harmony.

“Anytime, Harmony. I enjoyed myself.”

Raising her hand and giving me another goodbye, Harmony turned and headed toward her place.

Getting into my car, I shut the door and watched her walk into her condo. Closing my eyes, I shook my head.

What in the hell are you doing, Preston?

Hitting my sister’s number on my cellphone, I waited for her to answer.

“PJ! Are you on your way?”