The Reinvention of Harry Styles (Completed)

Chapter 19

A/N: This chapter overlaps with the last chapter and starts soon after the shower scene (when Harry goes off to stare at the moon).

Molly was trying to decide how to fix whatever it was she had messed up with Jeff and get back on his good side, and prove she was in fact trying to help Harry's career, not hurt it. Yet, she was also considering Harry's offer to pay off her student loans because she couldn't get a job, since she was stuck with him, pretending to be his girlfriend. It was certainly a nice offer, but Molly was an independent woman and couldn't take such a gift without some kind of repayment. While she would love to pay Harry back in sexual favours, she thought she'd go for something a bit more tangible and long lasting.

Late that evening it hit her: she had met Harry because she was assigned to interview him. Why not get an 'exclusive' with Daisy and let her share her side of the story? Dispel some rumors and straighten out the story of how they met?

A quick phone call to her contact at the site she had written the previous article for, and the interview was set in motion. Molly contacted Daisy, and she eagerly agreed, since she too had some things she wanted to clarify and set straight.

The two met for breakfast the next morning and began their interview, which was only interrupted when their food arrived. They took a break from talking about 'work' to discuss more causal topics, since Molly hadn't really gotten to know Daisy that well.

"How do you like the banana pancakes? They're the best, right? Harry took me here once, and I've loved them ever since." Molly asked as they finished up. They had ordered the same thing, at Molly's suggestion, since Daisy hadn't tried banana pancakes before.

"Yeah, they're pretty good." Daisy smiled, and the waiter came to clear their plates and refilled their drinks.

"So, back to our questions here." Molly pulled her notepad out of her purse again. "Are you planning on going on tour with Harry?"

Daisy sighed. "I don't know. Things have gotten complicated, and I don't want to make it worse. While I like performing with him and his band, I know the kind of speculation and backlash we'll face. It's okay when we record something and post it online, because I don't have to read the negative comments. But if we're on stage together, in front of hundreds, or even thousands of people...it's a little hard to ignore."

"I don't think anyone would be out-rightly rude to your face at a concert. His fans can be nasty sometimes, but I doubt any of them would try to boo you off the stage or throw anything at you. Harry would not stand for that, for sure," Molly tried to reassure her.

Daisy shrugged. "I know he wouldn't, but the way they were looking at me at the two shows we did together...it's like I could feel them hating me."

"Things are different now. Now that they know you're not secretly dating him, or just trying to sleep with him, I'm sure they'll see you differently." Molly explained.

"True." Daisy laughed. "It's funny you should say that, though, because I was just remembering back to when I first met him. He wasn't what I was expecting, and he was so different from-" Daisy suddenly stopped talking and brought her hand up to her mouth, her other hand wrapped around her stomach.

"Are you okay?" Molly asked.

Daisy sat frozen for a moment before jumping up. "I think I'm going to be sick." She ran towards the bathroom.

Molly sat patiently and looked over her notes. 'Those banana pancakes must not be agreeing with her,' she thought, until she remembered they'd eaten the same thing. Molly felt fine, so she figured it must be something else. When Daisy returned, she was pale, but not as green as she had been a moment ago.