earned it [h.s.]

35.

Didn't think this would've been finished already butttt here we go!!!! bit more of a filler chapter :)))

____________________________

Genevieve.

So what does one do with a sudden ten grand?

I stared at my phone screen and the amount of money on my – several – bank accounts after having gone to the bank with the check. They had looked at me a little strange but didn't ask questions, and now I was ten thousand pounds richer.

Along with whatever else I had earned that night, which was quite a lot due to my busy time in the champagne room.

It had been awkward afterwards when Blair came up to me to say goodbye and Harry sulked behind her. He looked less than happy again. The light, soft version of him that I had coaxed out on the couch, was replaced once more by a glaring thundercloud as he had to join Blair and leave Lotus.

Blair insisted on kissing me, which made me wince slightly yet I somehow took amusement in the fact that I sucked her husband off with those same lips not even an hour prior.

I tried to talk to Crystal afterwards but she was still pissed, even if Sky did come to my defence which I was very grateful for. She claimed Harry had been at her bar the entire night and that we hardly interacted, and I noticed some of the girls really believing her. As did Ezra.

It was a few days after that night at Lotus, and I had also worked last night. After having slept in today, I had the rest of the day off. The sun was shining and the temperatures were lovely, and I stared at the money that I owned and a certain thought popped in my head.

A thought that I had maybe once in a blue moon.

I wanted to get into town. And spend money. Buy things, like clothes or pieces of décor for my apartment, or shoes. I liked shoes. Maybe shoes.

I felt excited about a day off for the first time in ever, taking my time in getting ready and feeling comfortable while having a quick call with Harry.

He was at work still on this Friday and although we hadn't made official plans, it was implied we wanted to see each other this weekend. Even if I had told Blair that things were fine and back to normal, I was still kind of dodging her calls and making up excuses not to join her.

Something had been set in stone for the next week, but I ditched her for the weekend as I claimed I had plans with friends since long before I met her. She didn't question it and it gave me some room to breathe.

With all the money I had been earning, I was financially in quite a stable place. I mean, I had always been in a stable place, I was just a massive saver and never liked spending my money. So I got the dirty, cheap apartment with the second hand furniture in hopes of one day buying my own place or investing the money in a good business. I wanted to be smart with it.

But with ten grand... I had to at least enjoy some of it.

There was a skip in my step as I walked the sidewalk, my hair up in a high ponytail and sunglasses on my nose with my headphones in. I bobbed my head to the techno song I listened to, a coffee in my hand that I picked up from a little booth. Luckily, the guy only had like three options for coffee so placing my order wasn't that difficult. Still, it took some spinning of the fidget ring to open my mouth and ask him for a black coffee.

Noticing how he only nodded and didn't look at me weirdly, made me feel more confident. So I happily sipped my coffee as I walked the sunny sidewalks of London and enjoyed some me-time.

I couldn't even remember how long it had been since I enjoyed spending time with myself without me trying to crawl my way out of my own head and body. I didn't think I had ever enjoyed being me. I texted Harry to let him know my plans. I tucked my phone back in the pocket of my high waisted jean skirt while waiting at a red light to cross the street. I nodded my head along to the beat, oblivious to my surroundings until I felt a gentle hand on my arm.