Our Winter Love (Harry AU)

Chapter 43: Our Feelings Resurface

"Hay, Megan." He greets her after finishing up with Eddy.

She only smiles at him as she takes a seat beside me again.

I've kept my head down the entire time Harry has been here, trying not to make contact with him in any sort of way.

I feel a hand being placed on my back as Harry speaks from beside me. It's as if the contact of his hand on my bare skin causes a burning, tingling feeling to make its way through my body. I don't know wether to pull away, or keep still and embrace the contact.

"It really is good to see all of you again." Harry pauses and I hear someone, that sound like a woman, clear her throat as Harry quickly pulls his hand off my back and cool air takes over from the burning feeling.

"Oh, sorry. Everyone, this is my girlfriend, Melanie." He says as I stiffen next to him.

My fears were confirmed. He does have someone else. Which means he has moved on. My heart hurts now more than ever.

I can feel Eddy and Megan's gaze on me as I take a sip of my drink in my hand. There is silence between us all before Megan clears her throat and stands up.

"Oh, you must be Andy. I'm Megan, a childhood friend of Izzy." I look up as Megan and Andy shake hands. I look to Harry standing with Melanie beside me where his jaw is doing that thing.

Megan allows Andy to sit on the bar stool beside me as she stands across from us with Eddy.

"So is that the nickname that everyone used when you were a kid? Izzy?" He jokes as he wraps his arm around my waist and looks to me with a smirk.

I nod my head and smile at him as I take another long sip of my drink. This couldn't be more awkward.

"Well not everyone." Harry comments seriously from next to me.

I suck in a deep breath as I still drink and some of the liquid escapes down my windpipe. I start to cough uncontrollably and everyone looks to me concerned. I can't believe Harry has the nerve to bring up something to do with our relationship that winter.

"You alright sweetheart?" Andy asks as I nod my head and regain my breath.

After my coughing fit has stopped, Eddy and Harry continue a conversation about some sports team and Andy joins my dad once again.

"Can we go dance? Please?" Megan tries to convince Eddy.

He looks at her amused by her endeavors and nods as she gets excited and grabs his hand, dancing as she walks over to the dance floor with him.

"Shall we?" Andy returns and reaches out his hand towards me. I agree, placing my hand in his and feeling Harry's gaze burn into the side of my head.

We walk towards the dance floor and Andy brings me closer as we slowly sway to Let Her Go by Passenger.

We don't speak but instead share a smile here and there. I won't lie and say it's completely comfortable silence. Sometimes I do wish he would keep my mind busy and talk to me. Because all I'm focused on at the moment is Harry and his girl toy up close as she strokes her fingers through his hair.

As I'm looking at them in the background Harry looks up and stares straight into my eyes. We share a moment before I break away as Andy spins me around.

When I see Harry again he is laughing with the skank and that's when I break. I can't stand here and watch this anymore. The song comes to an end as I tell Andy I'm going to the bar. He replies and says he'll stay on the dance floor for a while.

I walk over to the bar alone and order another drink. I don't usually have this much alcohol in one night, but right now I need it.

Taking a seat at the bar I realize that I shouldn't have come. I knew this was a bad idea since the day my mom mentioned it to me a few months ago.