The Setup

4 - Cheap Cups

Chapter 4 - Cheap Cups
Rockin' - The Weeknd

I take Harry's rough hand into mine, shaking it softly. He pulls it away quickly, obviously uncomfortable.

"Pretty day," he mutters. I nod, silently agreeing with him. He sighs, getting up and brushing his hands on his jeans. "Want to make our way to coffee shop now? I'm kinda tired anyways, could use some caffeine."

"Yeah, sure," I smile. We walk in an agonizing silence to the coffee shop, some people staring as we walk by but others have no clue who we are. The streets are more packed the deeper we get into the city.

Once we reach the coffee place, Harry opens the door for me and I thank him as I brush pass him. We walk to a small table in the corner, people looking up as we pass.

"Is that Harry Styles?"

"Oh my God, no way."

"Is he with that actress, Celeste Gold?"

I sit down, taking off my sunglasses and setting them on the dark maroon colored table. Harry sighs, following my actions. He takes off his beanie next, shaking out his dark locks.

We sit in silence for a couple of seconds, and I am desperate to break the silence. I guess he was thinking the same thing, because we both open our mouths at the same time.

I laugh awkwardly. "You go."

"No, that's okay. You can." He replies, laughing.

"I was going to ask what you were doing in New York."

He looks relieved for the question. "Oh, yeah. I'm here for a show at Madison Square Garden."

"That's so cool that you guys can fill up a stadium like that."

He nods, his fingers fumbling together. "Yeah, it's sometimes hard to believe still. Everything's happened so fast."

Harry talks slow but with a lot of meaning and depth behind his words. It is sort of mesmerizing to converse with someone who seems genuinely interested in talking to me, too.

"It's a dream come true, all of this." I reply. Harry raises his eyebrows, "Yeah?"

"I mean, it can get a little old sometimes. I just couldn't love what I do more, and with such a supporting family it's easy to." I smile, remembering my loving parents and brothers.

"You're right, Miss Gold."

A light blush dances its way on my cheeks. Harry watches me intently for a second before saying, "I'm going to go order something. What can I get you?"

I recollect myself. "Just a hot chocolate. Milk chocolate, please." Harry nods, kind of smiling.

He walks away and I pull out my phone, texting Talia.

Celeste: omg

It takes her about a minute to reply but I don't take my eyes off the screen.

Talia: what???

Celeste: this is going so much better than i expected