The Reinvention of Harry Styles (Completed)

Chapter 35

Molly and Harry spent the day in Boston together before flying to the next stop on his tour in Washington DC. The leaves were turning, and it was a beautiful fall day.

On the plane to DC, Molly curled up next to Harry once he'd finished talking with someone on his team about replacing Jeff. Things were stressful among Harry's team as they rushed to find a replacement -but the right person, this time- so Molly thought Harry could use a little distraction.

"You know Harry, I do love the song 'Strong' but I have to point out one thing," Molly started with a cheeky smirk on her lips. "The line 'when I'm not with you I'm weaker'... I wasn't with you when you fired Jeff, though?"

"You were with me, in here." Harry indicated the general location of his heart and smiled. "I just meant, you make me strong, that's all. Don't look into it so literally - I thought I was the one who was supposed to take things too seriously?" He teased.

"I know, I'm just messing with you," she playfully returned. She hoped it didn't show, but Molly was actually quite relieved to hear that. The line 'I'm not afraid of love' stood out to her, and she hoped that hadn't been Harry's way of telling her he loved her - because then she'd look like an ass for not saying it back, or at least addressing that fact. She didn't think they were ready for that, but she never knew with Harry -he was good at surprising her. But if he said not to look into it so literally, then she was happy to leave it at that.

His next few shows went as planned - no more surprise One Direction songs with hidden meanings for his girlfriend. Harry did not address the fact that he'd fired his manager, and stuck to business as usual, just hoping to get through each concert without showing the turmoil behind the scenes. His team narrowed down the candidates to two people and just had to do some final interviews before a new manager was chosen, but the choice was ultimately Harry's.

His next show was not for a few days, so they flew to New York to meet with the candidates. Harry listened to all the advice his team gave him, and he and Molly did their own research on their own. After he met with both of them, he was sure of which candidate he wanted to hire for his next manager.

"That's going to be your next manager?" Molly was surprised. She hadn't seen any of the candidates they researched and her jaw dropped when she finally saw a picture of her. "She's quite pretty."

"Is she?" Harry shrugged. "Doesn't matter, really; Jocelyn is one of the best in the business, and we're lucky she's taken me on with such short notice."

"Well, you're Harry Styles, why wouldn't she want you?" Molly seemed a bit baffled at this.

"Actually, that's the thing - she didn't care about that. She's all business, and that's what I need."

"Yeah," Molly agreed, and stared back at the picture. Did she really have to be so pretty, though? "When do we meet her?"

"I've already met her, of course," Harry smiled teasingly. "But, I'm sure you'll meet her soon enough."

Molly felt a bit uneasy as she waited for Harry to return from his show in Atlanta. She somehow felt Jocelyn was now her competition; not because she was attractive, tall, and thin, but because, with a competent manager, Harry may not need her input as much. Perhaps Molly's role as 'manager/girlfriend' would shift to just 'girlfriend'.

But that's normal. Most girls aren't trying to manage their boyfriend's careers (well, not in the sense she was, at least). She might have to try a little harder now to do 'girlfriend' things, whatever that meant. Romance was never really Molly's strong point, but like everything else, she'd try her best and hope it was enough.

Harry had talked with his new manager several times via phone, but they were planning on having a meeting with his team before his next show in Dallas. Molly didn't think twice about attending this meeting because she always did stuff like this with Harry. Yet, as she entered the room with Harry (a bit late, as usual), and saw his team and new manager sitting around a conference table, she had never felt more out of place.