Yes, Boss

ninety seven.

Flora

I enter the restaurant, hair matted and damp from the sideways rain, my fluffy gilet having provided little protection from the freezing wind and rain outside, chilling me to the bone. The front of house waitress looks at my disheveled appearance.

"Hey, I'm meeting a friend" I say, exhaling in relief as the warmth hits my damp legs and feet. 

"Sure, can I take a name?" She asks. 

"Flora" I smile. 

"Of course, right this way" She gestures me to follow her through the small greek restaurant, the smell of food cooking sending me into overdrive. Amber sits by the window, not a dark hair out of place, make-up as it should be, perusing the menu, a glass of white wine in front of her, she looks up as we approach, grinning. 

"Hey!" She says, standing up to greet me in a hug, towering over me in her heels as we sit back down. 

"Hey, how aren't you soaked?" I complain, gesturing to my damp jacket which I've hung over the back of my chair to dry. 

"It's called an umbrella flora" She says, taking a sip of her wine. 

"Right" I sigh, looking at the menu too. 

"I feel like I haven't seen you in ages" She says. 

"Amber I see you at the office all the time" I chuckle at her frown. 

"It doesn't count if you're coming to see Harry not me!" She grumbles. 

"I only ever come to catch a glimpse of you" I tease. 

"God you're such a flirt" She says as the waiter comes back our way. 

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"There was kind of something I wanted to talk to you about.. actually, while you're here" I say, pushing my fork around my plate, a little nervous to actually say it. What if it's been happening ages.. 

"Sure? What is it?" She asks casually, mouth full.

"Well.. I um" 

"Spit it out Flo" She prompts. Looking up, realising somethings wrong. 

"I'm scared Harry's cheating on me" I say, looking at her for any flash of recognition. 

"Please tell me you're joking, no he fucking isn't" She laughs. 

"How do you know?" I ask, whining a little, why isn't she taking me seriously.

"Well what makes you say that, he loves you! Me and Niall have known Harry years, he's never been like this about anybody" She says. 

"I answered his phone the other night, like his personal phone not his work phone and there was this girl and she asked if I could say she called am I his PA and I have no idea who she was" I whine. 

"That means nothing, it could have been anyone" Amber says exasperatedly. 

"I just wondered if you'd had any odd calls from women for Harry" I say, pouting. 

"Well nope I absolutely haven't" She says giving my arm a reassuring pat. 

"Okay.. thankyou" I mumble, nibbling at my lip. 

"Stop it Flora, he wouldn't want you to stress, if it makes you feel any better I'll do some snooping you know I'm good at it" She grins, showing her straight teeth. I can't help but giggle. 

"Thankyou" I say sincerely, running a hand across my bump. 

"It's christmas in a few days! Don't let this ruin it" She says. 

"I won't I promise" 

"Is this why you've been off with him since Friday night?" She asks. I inhale slowly, pulling a face and starting to feel a little guilty. 

"Yeah, did he tell you?" I ask. 

"He's been texting Niall and asking what to do, like Niall would know" Amber laughs, rolling her eyes.

"I should probably go home and love him" I say. 

"Yeah, you probably should, after I've gotten drunk on cocktails and you've had something completely non-alcoholic" She grins.

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I'm really glad you liked the idea for a little Christmas fluffiness - just thought it would make everyone feel a bit festive. Someone also left a suggestion as to what they want it to be about so if you have an idea for the cute Christmas chapter I would pleaaaase like some suggestions and I'll choose the ones I like and shoutout whoever suggested it when I post the chapter, I might even do more than one leading upto christmas! Leave your suggestions below. I wanna feel festiveeee .

- Ro xx