Chapter 18
Harlow's POV
A week had gone quickly, to quickly for my liking. Toby and I had spent everyday together. I either slept at his place or he stayed with me at the hotel. Callum had met my three brothers and let's just say they weren't a fan of his especially when he would flirt and ask me to flash my tits as a goodbye gift.
My stuff had made it to my new house and my brothers wanted to unpack it all and set it up but I didn't want them going through my stuff at all. I hadn't allowed any of them to help me pack up my room so I wouldn't be allowing any of them to unpack it.
We had all stayed with the Bell's Friday night and I was a mess. Saturday morning hit and I didn't want to let go of Sue or Toby. Steve was Steve and even he was sad I was going. I knew it was only 2 weeks without Toby but that was a long time for me. We could FaceTime and talk everyday but it wasn't the same. In that week my brothers tried to get close to me but I still had my walls built high and didn't want to let them in again so they could never hurt me again. I still wouldn't allow them to touch me. That seem to hurt them the most cause when I was a kid I was always hugging them and hanging off one of my brothers and now I did that with Toby.
I wasn't ready to let Toby go so I clung to him like a koala does to it's mother and he didn't seem to mind. He carried me everywhere this morning. Taking things out to my brothers car, carried me to the dining room for breakfast and just let me cling to him for the comfort he brought me. My brothers looked on with what looked like jealousy where as Leo looked jealous but also sympathetic. He was gentle when talking to me like he knew one more thing would push me over the edge and I would break. Sue and Steve were fussing around me too and soon it was time to leave. I didn't want to leave at all and was prolonging the goodbye. Hendrix was blowing up my brothers phones asking if we had left yet and Jax and Jett were getting the shits because I was taking so long.
"I don't want to go" I whispered to Toby while I was still clinging onto him. "Hurry up Harlow" Jax called out. "Don't make me go Tobs. Who is going to be there for me? Who am I going to sleep with?" I asked him trying not to cry. I had hugged Sue and Steve already but here I was still hanging onto Toby. "I'll be there before you know it" Toby said "but it's not the same Tob's you know I don't sleep without you" I replied. Ever since my family dumped me here I always thought that if I showed weakness, everyone in my life would leave. I had nightmares constantly of everyone leaving me especially after the messages my mother sent me. The only person I'm vulnerable with is Toby.
"Come on Harlow we need to go now" Jett screamed out the window of the car. I just shook my head with tears running down my face. "Harl's I swear I'll be there in two weeks. I will never leave you ok?" Toby stated. I nodded my head, I trusted him but that didn't mean I would let him go. "Come on Harl's we have to get on the road" Leo said to me. "Please don't make me" I whispered back trying to hold the sob in. "I'll put her in the car" Toby said.
Toby begun walking over to the car. I clung onto him tighter, I didn't want to let go of Toby. I thought he would leave me for good just like my family did. "I'm not leaving you Harl's I promise you I'll be there in two weeks. No one is going to stop me. You trust me don't you?" Toby asked. I nodded my head. "Good so you know I'll be there. I'm not them, I won't leave you like they did" Toby said before kissing my temple and putting me in the car.
I couldn't hold it anymore and broke down sobbing. I had already lost my actual brothers 6 years ago and now I felt like I was losing Toby. "For fucks sake Harlow, it's two fucken weeks get over it" Jax spat out. "Shut the fuck up Jax" Leo said. "You. You just don't get it. The last time I was sent away from home. I lost everything. Every person who I cared about abandoned me. I survived because of him. You are taking that away from me" I sobbed out.
"Fuck" Jett yelled slamming his hand on the steering wheel. Leo moved into the middle seat and tried to comfort me "don't touch me" I scream and started hitting him. "Don't fucken touch me Leo" I continued to scream but Leo didn't let me go. He just held me while I sobbed for my best friend, for my safe person, for the person I choose to be my brother. I started getting tired from all the crying when I heard "I got you Harl's and I'm never leaving again" Leo whispered.
Leo's POV
Shit, when Harlow broke down telling us we were taking her away from the one person she relied on I wanted to make Jett turn the car around. I tried to comfort her but she didn't want me touching her. I held onto her, she needed comfort right now and I was going to give it to her. After about 40 minutes of her crying she drifted off to sleep in my arms. "We need to let Hendrix know about her losing it" I spoke to my brothers. "Already did" Jax replied. "She is never going to trust us again. She won't even let us touch her anymore. That use to be her favourite thing and she always slept with one of us because she was worried mum would get her in her sleep" I spoke quietly running my hands through my sisters hair.
We spent the rest of the drive quietly talking about how we needed to get Harlow to trust us again. When we pulled up at the house Hendrix and Kody were waiting outside. Hendrix walked over to the side of the car and opened the door where Harlow was sitting. He took her seatbelt off and gently picked her up taking her out of my arms. I was pissed, I wanted my sister in my arms still. I had missed cuddling with her.
Hendrix started to head inside and Harlow was starting to wake. "Put me down Hendrix" I heard Harlow say. "Nah I'm good thanks" Hendrix replied cockily. "I said fucken put me down" Harlow yelled out. "Language Harlow, little girls shouldn't swear" Hendrix replied. "I swear to fucken god Hendrix if you don't put me the fuck down I'm going to punch you in the face" Harlow replied. Once Hendrix was inside he put Harlow down before she kicked him fair and square in the shin and stormed off to I'm assuming where her room use to be.