Six

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Morning shift at the coffee shop was always the worst. Ally had been on her toes since six o'clock that morning doing take away coffees for all the customers that came through on their way to work.

By the time the shop had finally slowed down on the orders, it was almost eleven. Her shift finished at eleven thirty that day, and she was more than excited to leave and do a little bit of shopping for herself.

It was the Monday after her date night with Harry. Although it didn't turn out the way Harry wanted it to, Ally couldn't have asked for a more wonderful night. She felt at home with him. She felt that it was like old times together, and she didn't want to leave him that night. Once they finished their food in the car, they decided to go driving around the suburbs until one in the morning, listening to the rest of Made In The A.M. Once she got home that night, she made a mental note to listen to the album in her own time.

Ally was in the middle of cleaning the coffee machine behind the front counter. She unscrewed the full coffee filter and tipped the damp grounds into the bin beside the bench. She poured fresh grounds into the coffee filter and screwed it back in.

"Ally"

Ally gasped and clutched her chest as her heart pounded rapidly against her ribs. She swiftly turned around to see Harry, grinning like a mad man behind the counter.

"Scared you, did I?"

Ally nodded furiously "Yes! I didn't even hear you come in! Way to give me a heart attack"

Harry chuckled to himself as he leaned up against the marble counter "Sorry, I didn't mean to"

The light sparkle in his mischievous green eyes that Ally could see, meant he was not sorry. Far from it, in a cheeky way. He loved getting a rise out of her, and he usually took her jumpiness to his advantage.

"Would you like anything?"

"Yes, I would, actually" Harry smiled as he straightened himself up. Ally was in her gray work shirt and tight black pants again, and Harry couldn't help but notice how nice they looked on her. He could tell she put on a bit of weight the last few months, but Harry was truthful to himself when he told himself that he loved seeing some chunkiness on her.

Ally could see him stare at her, and she immediately felt self conscious. She knew she had put on weight, and she didn't want Harry to see that, even though he secretly loved it. She made a note in her mind to start going to the gym in her spare time.

"What can I get you?" she said, breaking Harry's eye contact from her.

"I" he began as he smirked at Ally "would like to take you for lunch on your lunch break"

Ally's heart started to flutter at his words, and she knew she most definitely wanted to go with him, but she decided to try and play it out a little bit.

"Is that a question? Or are you taking me out no matter what?"

Harry licked his bottom lip at her attitude, and noticed her deep blue eyes sparkle playfully.

"No, you have no say, I'm taking you out"

Ally laughed "You're lucky I wouldn't mind going with you anyway"

"So is that a yes?"

"I thought I had no choice, Styles"

Ally's cheeky smirk grew on to Harry, and he watched her as she bit her bottom lip and rested her hands on her hips, and he wanted nothing more than to replace her hands with his own.

"You don't. When is your break?" he asked, tapping the marble counter with his fingers.

"I don't have a lunch break, but I finish at-"

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