Anthony

....it's about making time 22, Engineering Major at BNU Junior, Kappa Member

[anthonyharris-bnu]

Making Time

[hadley-fairchild]

When the doorbell rang Hadley had no intention to answer but soon after she heard someone calling her name and saying it was for her. It didn’t take long for her to realize they hadn’t even bothered to open the door themselves and so this visitor was still a surprise. Even more of one when she did open the door and saw Anthony standing there. Automatically she crossed her arms in front of her chest just in time for him to lean in and kiss her cheek. 

“I’m busy so it’ll have to be quick,” Hadley answered as she turned on her heel and walked back into the foyer, expecting him to follow. She’d seen the flowers but she didn’t bother to comment on them. Not until a swell of jealously rolled up within her. “I don’t know if you recall but Avery moved out,” she found herself snapping before she could bother to think it through. It was a stupid thing to say since she was far past that but she was frustrated. 

[anthonyharris-bnu]

Anthony couldn’t help but to frown as she crossed her arms across her chest, a soft sigh escaping his lips when she said she was busy. “I can come back later?” He followed her into the foyer and shut the door behind them, his free hand coming up to rub the back of his neck at the awkwardness between them. “C’mon Hads...” Another sigh as he stepped towards her, holding out the flowers. “That’s not fair.” He knew his quick burning relationship with the former president was a sore spot for Hadley, but he had thought she had gotten over that jealousy long ago. He’d chosen her and stuck by her for a year now. He loved her. “Do you want me to go?”

[anthonyharris-bnu]

Making Time

Life was good. Anthony had finally gotten his grades to a place where he felt comfortable and confident, he had a routine for studying and homework with time worked in for all of his Kappa and basketball responsibilities. He’d even worked in time in his schedule to continue helping Nia with her math homework. There was a balance in his life that he’d never had before and he found that he was much less stressed out and a lot more pleasant to be around. The only downside to his new found “balance” was that he’d unintentionally left out planning for spending time with his girlfriend. 

As he approached the Delta house with a mixed bouquet that the florist swore would make any woman swoon, Anthony found himself nervous. It’d been about three days since he’d seen Hadley and he’d missed her more than he’d ever admit... but as the texting became more infrequent he knew that he’d gotten himself into the doghouse somehow and he was all ready to get himself out of it.

Taking in a deep breath, Anthony looked up at the door for a moment before exhaling and ringing the doorbell. He waited a few moments and then smiled wide as the door swung open and Hadley stood on the other side. “Hey babe,” he leaned in to place a kiss on her cheek. 

[hadley-fairchild]

Part of her was tempted to ask what had managed to distract him this time but Anthony had already said that nothing was wrong and Hadley didn’t want to press him. She was sure he was already under enough pressure just like the two of them always were. When he asked where they were and placed a hand on her knee she couldn’t help but smile. It was exactly what she had expected. “Well you were working on math and I was working on a few designs,” Hadley began as she placed her hand atop his. “Now I think it’s beginning to seem like someone may need a break,” she teased as she picked up his hand and maneuvered it so that her fingers laced through his. “Are you sure you’re alright,” she asked as she leaned out of her chair and kissed him right on the nose. “Because as long as you’re sure we can take a break and do something else. Breaks are good.”

[anthonyharris-bnu]

“Oh right... math.” He grinned a little and rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand as he leaned back in his chair. “Well, how about you show me some of those designs, hm? My poor brain can’t handle letters and numbers being so chummy anymore.” Smiling as she linked her fingers through his, he crinkled his nose up to tease her as she placed a kiss onto it. “Yeah, I’m good I promise. Just got lost up here in this empty space.” Laughing lightly, he reached over and scooped her up into his lap, his smile only growing as she let out a laugh of her own. He pressed a soft kiss into her check and rested his chin atop her shoulder, “So c’mon. Show me what you’re working on.”

[hadley-fairchild]

Another Monday night of studying was slowly wasting away as Hadley attempted to maintain Anthony’s attention. She’d realized long ago how challenging that was but she had gotten better and better at not giving up. She had no idea what was distracting him now since it was usually obvious things, such as his hand on her leg or him playing with a pencil, calculator or his phone; when he managed to find it. Now he just looked like he was staring off into space. “We’re never going to be done here if you keep failing to pay attention,” Hadley scolded. Not sure if he heard she waved her hand in front of his face. “Earth to Anthony. What’s wrong now,” she asked, feeling a bit of concern over how he seemed more distracted than ever.

[anthonyharris-bnu]

Snapping out of his thoughts, Anthony turned his head to look over at Hadley and flashed a charming smile her way. He’d made it through the fall semester with her help but his upcoming status as a junior was still in jeopardy. With football and Kappa festivities (and his relationship with her), he’d lost focus on his schoolwork and his grades once again slipped down into failing marks. He hadn’t told her yet, as he’d hoped he would be able to pull them out of the gutter on his own by cracking down and popping a few of his roommates Adderall pills, but even with his extra focus he was only able to get three of his five classes back up to par. He needed to get his math and engineering classes back up to at least a C, something that his father had really started to drill into him as finals quickly approached. “Nothin’s wrong, sorry. Just got a little distracted.” He chuckled softly and turned his attention back down to the page of math problems in front of him. “Now, where were we?” Glancing back up at her with a sheepish smile, Anthony reached over and placed a gentle hand on her knee. He was tired of looking weak in front of her, so he was going to conquer these classes on his own (and probably with a little help from Nia).

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello Stranger || Hadley & Anthony

[hadley-fairchild]

Maybe it was because things were so casual but Hadley certainly felt more in control of her relationship than she ever had before. Her heart had a different idea entirely but she had learned not to expect certain things and she had just let a friendship grow naturally into what she was now experiencing. Everything about it was so much better. Things between them felt right and she knew her sisters weren’t any competition now. If anything needed to be done now that they were back together it was probably that they make things official but as soon as he was kissing her back she couldn’t focus on anything. Every nerve in her body was alive with feeling from his mere touch and she was melting against him.

It was like some relief in her heart was lifted. Yes she’d felt secure in their affection for each other but the separation with an ocean between them could make anyone worry. Worry that the spark would be gone or that they would have reverted back to friendship. Her whole body was pressed to his as she gave back the same intensity of kisses that she received. Hadley only broke the kiss as she remembered they were on the porch. “Come inside,” she insisted as she slowly loosened his grip on her but instead took his hand. Leading him over to the door with a tug she pushed it open and pulled him into the house. 

Nobody else was there so she pushed him right back against the door once it was closed. “I really missed you,” Hadley murmured, letting the weight of her words reach the look in her eyes. As much as she loved kissing him and wanted to continue she knew where that led and even though he never pressured she felt like now would be the time she would struggle to resist him most. Still her body found it’s way to his on it’s own accord as she moved forward, her unoccupied hand moving upwards to curl into the hair at the nape of his neck. “I bet now is the time I’m meant to kiss you again or ask about your summer and I already know that second part really well. We talked about it a bit too much even,” she teased.

[anthonyharris-bnu]

As Hadley started to pull away from him, Anthony's lips turned down into a pout. This was the first time he'd seen her in person in months. Sure, they had skyped and face timed and kept each other up to date with everything going on in their lives-- hell, Hadley was the only person who knew about Anthony's scholarly troubles and she was the only person he trusted with the information. So he was all caught up on their lives, but this part, the physical part that he had been aching for every time they talked, that's what they needed to be catching up on and they couldn't very well do that if she kept pulling back.

"Inside? I could go inside.." he grinned as she pulled him into the house. He linked his fingers through hers as his back hit the door and pulled her closer to him. "I missed you too, babe." He smiled down at her, using his free hand to gently move some hair out of her face, "I was counting down the days that you'd be back in the states. But it looks like you decided to arrive a little bit ahead of schedule... not that I'm complaining." He grinned as his hand cupped her cheek, drawing her face in closer to his. "Yeah, you already know too much about my summer." His lips brushed against hers as he spoke, "So I think we should just let our lips get reacquainted." And with that, he finally closed the minuscule gap between them and pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss.

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello Stranger || Hadley & Anthony

[hadley-fairchild]

Hadley more than enjoyed his answer to whether or not he had forgotten her. She didn’t like to admit just how much she liked hearing it really and so she definitely wasn’t planning to at any time soon. She had tiptoed around admitting too much to him to fast for as long as she had known him. Even more so when he seemed to have a thing with her former president but now she wasn’t worried about her. No it wasn’t other girls that worried her, it was herself. She smiled slightly as his hand came to rest beside her head and the other rested on her hip. It was harder to avoid his gaze like that and when he spoke again and moved closer it became impossible as her eyes flicked to his. 

On impulse her body moved into his touch as his arm circled her waist and she braced a hand on his shoulder since he was quite a bit taller. Hadley wanted to focus on what he was saying but the chaste kiss reminded her how much she had missed him. “It was,” she murmured in agreement, still holding his gaze. “I might have a few better ideas right about now,” Hadley continued breathily as she pushed up onto her toes, his arm luckily still holding her waist and grabbed either side of his face. “Care for a show of how much I missed you,” she inquired before pulling his face down to hers and kissing him full on the lips. “Or perhaps you could show me the same,” she muttered before another kiss.

[anthonyharris-bnu]

"Oh yeah?" Anthony couldn't hide his smirk as she spoke, "wanna fill a guy in on what those are?" His smirk slowly spread out into a grin as she moved closer to him, his arm encircling her waist tighter to hold her body against his as his eyes peered into hers. He had been lucky with Hadley, slowly getting to know her better while navigating some weird Delta love square between the two of them and Hilary and Avery. He hadn't led any of them on intentionally, really, everything with Avery was just something to pass the time. As soon as he realized she was using him as some sort of play thing in a weird power trip against Warren, he'd pretty much cut her out of his life. Hilary hadn't been so forgiving, though. She had slapped him so hard when he told her that she wasn't the only one he'd been seeing that his cheek still stung when he thought about it. But Hilary had always been too challenging for Anthony, while her ambitions were admirable, she'd always been too high strung.. she didn't know how to have actual fun.

But Hadley, well, Hadley had quickly become his favorite Delta sister. She knew how to have fun, she treated him like an equal and she made him laugh. That was the most important part to Anthony, the fact that they could laugh together. He'd found that when he spent time with her, all that was on his mind was how beautiful and smart she was. She was his Goldilocks. But it took him too long to find out and the school year came to an end and she got on a plane.. but that didn't stop them. They'd talked as much as their phone bills would allow, but they were each caught up in family and summer activities to keep in good contact. However, now that she was back in his arms and his lips were pressed against his, all of their time apart faded into black. He had missed her and he was so glad to be back at school and have her in his arms. "I would love one.." he grinned, returning her kisses. "And I could definitely show you the same.." His hand came up to cup her cheek as he kissed her deeply, doing his best to keep his word and show her just how much his didn't like the fact that there was an ocean between them for a few months.

[robertamell]