Past, Present, No Future. (Harry Styles)

50. Hugs & Kisses

I dropped my bag on the floor next to the front door and walked to the living room where Harry was watching telelvision as he stroked Pepper.

"How'd it go?" he asked turning the tv off.

I shrugged sitting next to him and pinching the bridge of my nose.

"Did he hurt you? Did he touch you? Where's Liam?"

"Harry" I breathed out looking at him.

"Vanessa, where is Liam?" Harry asked, panicked.

"Oliver's dead" I blurted out not wanting to look at his reaction.

"What?" he asked sitting up straighter.

I handed him the copy that was made back at the place and I heard as he read aloud, "Passed away after surgery of removing a bullet due to being too close to the heart?" he said looking up at me and I nodded.

"I didn't even know" I sighed.

"You're not sad because he's dead, are you?"

I brought my hands to my face, "No" I heard my muffled voice say, "Am I a bad person?" I looked up at him.

"Of course not" he said, "He was a dick and you know it"

"He was so much more than that though Harry, he ruined everything for me" I felt my eyes get glossy, "Everything he's done to me"

"Hey" he said stroking my cheek with the pad of his thumb, "It'll be okay" he said wrapping his arms around me, "It's going to be okay from now on"

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"I'm so bored" Gen groaned lying back on the register counter which I was sure she wasn't allowed to do.

"I never told you to come to work with me" I told her trying to get her off the table, "Isn't Luke available?"

"No, he's doing God knows what with the other three idiots" she giggled sitting back up, "But I don't want to talk about my boyfriend, I want to talk about yours. How did it go the other night?"

"It didn't" I muttered taking the pile of clothes I was given to put back.

"What?!" she said surprised following me to where I was headed, "What do you mean it didn't?"

"He came home gone, he was completely drunk" I told her hanging a shirt on a rack.

"I'm going to beat him" she rolled her eyes, "My beautiful work gone to waste!" she joked making me smile.

"It's fine, I'll live"

"Yes you will, because it's time for plan B" she said making me look at her questioningly, "Just tell him"

"No thanks" I said beginning to fold jeans.

"Vanessa. When was the last time you two banged and you liked it" she said making me look to see if anyone was listening.

"The Prom" I answered not wanting to tell Gen about the shower scene after the prom. Going back to the cash counter I looked for another pile of clothes to destruct myself with.

"Damn" she muttered following me once again, "Just tell him" she repeated as if it were the easiest thing to do "Or at least show him that you want it"

I sighed biting the inside of my cheek, could she be right?

The rest of the day went as a bore, Candace was out sick so I was let out early.

I threw my bag aside expecting Harry to still be at work, I called Pepper for lunch being confused to not hearing the running paws usually so excited for food.