He's the Boss ( Harry Styles)

Chapter 7

He gulped and looked around nervously as if wondering if the world could just open up and swallow him whole.

"Harry?"

"When your dad was at work they would walk around like a couple hugging, holding hands, kissing, the whole shebang, so I always just thought that..." he trailed off and looked at me I just shrugged and got out the car and he followed. I waited for him to grab my hand or touch me in some way but it never came he just walked slightly ahead of me into the store.

"There's one more thing Zoe," he started and I could already tell it wasn't good, "this, us can't go on outside my flat, interoffice relationships are strictly prohibited and if someone saw us all of the order would go up in flames and I Zoe?" I started to walk away from him not wanting to hear that load of bullshit when he grabbed my arm, "That does not by any means mean that you're not still mine."

"I'm not though really am I, I'm just convenient and I've done the secret relationship thing and it always gets messy so forgive me for trying to save myself from a sinking ship." he looked around before bending down and kissing me on the lips sweetly but I didn't respond so he pulled away and spoke. "Zoe it's not like that trust me if it was just about the sex I would have done it with you last night when you were begging for it." he said loudly and when people started to stare and my cheeks reddened he smirked at me so I turned around and walked away from him to go get milk and alcohol and food when I ran into something.

"Zoe?" uh oh not something, someone, someone I know.

"Robert?" he looked down and smiled at me and went in for a hug which I gladly returned.

"So, you're a long way from Bristol." he said with his hands in his pockets.

"Uh yeah I kind of moved out." I said nervously.

"Finally, so what are you doing out here in London, your photography?"

"No, I'm unofficially back in the business world." I said picking up the things on my list as we continued to talk.

"You know Baker could use a math genius like you on board." he said and I laughed.

"I wouldn't want to upset the home front now would I." I said and he blushed remembering what happened last time I sat at his dinner table.

"Yeah, but if it's any consolation my dad misses the only Sanders he could stand, he loves you you know." I smiled.

"Tell Bobby I miss him too and call me sometime so we can catch up properly." I said as I made my way to the checkout line no longer caring about what Harry had said even though at the time it really upset me I could care less and with that I picked up my phone and told Lissa to meet me at the flat and went out to my car after paying for the grocery.

"I thought you had left me."

"You have my keys." I said not looking at him but silently waiting on him to unlock the doors so I could put up the food.

"Oh yeah." He said as he finally popped the lock and helped me get everything in.

"I'll drive." I said.

"I don't mind." he went on my side and opened my door and I nodded in thanks as I got in.

"Who was that guy you were talking to?"

"An old friend." he sighed and we spent the rest of the ride in and uncomfortable silence in which he would take breaths like he was going to say something then as if he decided better on it closes his mouth until we pull up at our block.

"Zoe, please don't be like this." I just look at him and he shakes his head.

"Look I understand where you're coming from with the whole secret relationship thing but can we at the very least be friends? Oh and I'm sorry about embarrassing you at the store." I got out and went around the back where the groceries were and started hauling them up to the elevator with him behind me as we silently ascended to the 23rd floor straight into the flat where I saw my best friend sitting on the couch with Niall and Louis.