Past, Present, No Future. (Harry Styles)

36. Shots and Ice Cream

"Where exactly are we going?" I asked Harry as he pulled me down the pavement of the town hearing the sounds of cars and chatting people, "You told me we were coming down here but you didn't tell me where"

"There was an old ice cream shop, right around the corner. We would always go there, until..." he trailed off.

"Until what?"

"Until Ally started hanging out with us, it's a long story she just never wanted to go"

I nodded forming my lips into an O, it seemed like everything Harry did had to be put on hold because of Alison. A boy must really love someone to keep their life on a rain check.

"Here it is" he smiled seeing his eyes brighten up. Something about Cheshire made him happy, whether it was to his old life or the town itself. It made me happy to see him happy.

"I can't believe it's still open" Harry told me opening the door for us.

The smell of sweets filled my senses, kids stood on the rail standing on tiptoes to see the variety of flavors as the employees handed them their cones.

"Get anything you want, I'm on good terms with the owners" he told me.

I nodded rushing over to the variety of flavors around in the glass containers.

After getting our ice cream we sat down at the corner of the parlor, "This is where we would sit" he laughed nervously.

"You sound anxious" I tilted my head to meet his gaze, "Are you okay?"

"Oh, uh, yeah" he looked around the room, "I'm fine"

"So where are the owners? I want to meet them"

"Their around-" he got interrupted by the sound of plates being dropped to the floor making us both jump.

"Harry?! Harry Styles?!" a woman exclaimed.

"Fuck" I heard him mutter under his breath, he replaced his face with a smile turning to the source of the voice.

"Hi, it's amazing to see you again Mrs. Montgomery" he gave her a hug, "Vanessa this is Rose Montgomery, one of the owners"

The lady's eyes traveled to me having her smile fade and her eyes droop.

~ Harry's _ POV +

Seeing Rose again was...mind blowing. She looked so much like her, too much actually.

"Vanessa, this is Rose Montgomery, one of the owners" I breathed out, shocked.

"Hello" Vanessa smiled to her.

"Who is this?" Rose asked looking over to me.

"Rose, um-"

"Is she your girlfriend?"

"Yeah" I blurted out, "She is"

Rose's eyes became sad but quickly replacing it with a smile when she greeted Vanessa, "Oh Harry, you always pick out the prettiest flowers from the garden"

Vanessa blushed, I reached my legs over to wrap them around one of Vanessa's from under the table. Being nervous was not one of the things I can hide, especially from Vanessa. I was just hoping, praying, Rose wasn't going to say anything about who she was.

"Thank you" Vanessa said to her.

"Troy!" Rose called making my heart race even more.

"No, you don't have to-"

"Harry!" Troy's voice boomed through the place, he rushed over pulling me up from where I sat embracing me in a wrap.

"I see you guys didn't go on with the divorce" I muttered making Vanessa glare at me in shock from what I said.