Remember When

Chapter 9

Harry and Jackie walk into the cafe and sit down. Jackie places her arms on the table in front of her, props her chin on one hand, then looks at Harry. "Okay talk, what the hell is going on?"

Harry sighs, then does what he always does, he picks Jackie up and places her in his lap. "Okay, after you moved away, I went a little crazy. I told you that already, what I didn't tell you is how long that episode lasted." Harry says. "It wasn't just a few days, more like a few years." Jackie turns and looks at Louis when she hears him snort.

"A few years?" Jackie asks. "How many is a few Haz?"

Harry groans and puts his head on her shoulder. "Through most of my high school years." He admits. "Right after you left I literally lost it, I missed you so much I felt as if my life was over. I was causing all kinds of problems at home and school, attracting the wrong types of friends. Well during our seventh grade year this guy moves to town, he's older than us but I was the same size as him. When he saw the trouble we were causing, because these guys stuck with me even then, he decided he wanted a part of the action. Like idiots we thought having an older guy in our group would be cool." Harry pauses.

"Before we know it we're going to parties, getting drunk, doing drug." Louis says as he picks up the story. "This went on for a few years until one night Blake sees a picture of you and Harry right before you left. Harry was slightly drunk and was trying to push one of the girls at this party away when something was said how hot you were even then, Blake made the mistake of asking Harry where he had you hidden." Louis says. "If you were only his slut to fuck. Harry lost it and beat the shit out of him, we were sophomores by then. That's when Harry said he's had enough, he's done with the drinking and drugs. He was tired of all the girls coming on to him just because he happened to be taller than everyone else. We all cleaned up our act, started working out. When we graduated we went to the police academy together, Blake took off and we haven't seen him since." Louis finishes.

"Almost ten years." Jackie whispers. She turns in Harry's lap and looks at him. "You went off the rails for almost ten years just because I had to move?"

"Jack, you were my everything. And then you were just gone." Harry whispers. "I was so empty inside I didn't know how to handle it." Harry wraps his arms around her waist, pulls her closer, then whispers in her ear. "I tried everything I knew to fill the void you left except sex, that's the one thing I never did. Even drunk and high no girl I ever looked at compared to my Jack."

"I love you, Harry. I'm glad you figured out what you were doing wasn't the solution, I would have hated to have come home and have to kick your amazing ass into shape." Jackie says right before she kisses him.

Harry smiles into the kiss. "I love you too. Now let's eat, I want to get your office moved to the station before it gets dark."

"I have a question." Anne says as she sits next to Harry and Jackie. "Is there a possibility Blake went looking for Jackie as revenge for the beating Harry gave him? He just got caught due to his crimes before finding her, then she happened to prosecute him."

Harry's eyes widen. "Son of a bitch. Mom you could be right, I don't remember telling him her name but everyone there knew who she was and what she meant to me, it wouldn't be that hard for him to find out what her name was."

"Are you saying he could have been after me the whole time?" Jackie asks. "He just got caught before finding me?"

"That's exactly what he's saying doll." Blake says from the doorway. "Well, isn't this nice, all my old friends all in one place. Just like old times. And look Harry found his one true love." Blake sneers. "Looks like she never forgot you either lover boy, did you tell her about all the fun we used to have at all those parties?"

"Don't make it sound worse than it was." Niall snaps. "Harry never did anything other then drink a little to much and smoke some weed. Unlike you who would sleep with any girl who would pay attention to you and then treat her like shit."

"Yeah, well they weren't the girl I really wanted. Sure they worked for the time being, poor things turning to me when Harry wouldn't have anything to do with them." Blake laughs. "Hell, some of us guys were beginning to wonder if tough man Styles was gay until we found that picture, then the real Harry appeared. All it took was a little sweet talking and a very drunk, drugged, sexed up Lana told me everything I wanted to know about good old Jack." The whole time Blake is talking Harry is written messages on Jackie's leg with his finger, she knows he's about to do something drastic, so she's preparing herself to do as she's told. "I have to say, Jack sure is a lot more beautiful than I remember seeing in that old picture Harry carries around, now sweets, why don't you come over here. I'd like to get to know you better. I have a promise to keep." Blake says as he pulls as gun from his jacket pocket.

"Now!" Harry yells, Jackie slides off his lap and under the table just as Harry, Louis, Liam, and Niall all jump up pulling their own guns as Jackie crawls further away from harm. "Really Blake, your power of observation suck." Harry chuckles. "Not once during your little tirade did you stop to notice the four police cruisers sitting out front? Or that the four of us happens to wear shields on our belts? You'd think with your trouble with the law you'd pay better attention to details than that. Now drop the fucking gun because I'd be more than happy to shoot your ass for threatening my fiance." Harry snaps.

Liam walks up behind Blake, takes the gun, then cuffs him.

Harry holds his hand out so Jackie could take it, he helps her stand, and they watch as Louis and Liam take Blake away in cuffs.