Back And Forth (Sequel To Sent From Above)

38. Mine

Stella. It been days ago I have heard of her name since the dinner with Harry, and once again it has been popped up during dinner with Harry's family. I knew I shouldn't be worried about hearing her name but hearing the rest afterwards, it halted me from swallowing the chicken down.

"Stella?" Harry questioned, still not looking up at Gemma who had a careful watch on him cutting his peice of chicken. "I haven't talked to her in years, why the hell are you bringing her name up?" He finished saying.

"Harry!" Anne interjected, upset by her son's use of language.

"Mum, be out of this." He shoots a glare at her and looks back at Gemma, "Now, explain to me why is Stella's name is brought up to the dinner table with my girlfriend next to me." He brought the fork to his lips. Gemma widened her eyes at my direction and slowly towards to Harry.

"She knows?" Gemma whispered, Harry nods at her. I looked down to my food and tried my best to be distracted from the conversation that was going on the table. But in surprise, I felt a large hand squeezing my thigh which caught me in a whirl that I looked up to see Harry giving me a look.

"I uh.." I coughed, taking the napkin off my lap an placing it on the table," I'm just gonna go use the restroom, I think I may have um I think I stained my dress!" Before Gemma or Anne could speak up, I gathered my bag and dashed to the back of the restaurant, where the bathrooms were.

Harry

"You made her leave!" Gemma hissed,"You bum, why you'd do that?"

"Because I don't want to trouble with Stella. That is why I made her leave, now make it quick before she comes back." I snapped.

Gemma sighed, looking over at mum who only rolled her eyes and finished drinking the rest of the wine in her glass before refilling it.

"I don't have no clue of Stella regarding that Harry hasn't been with her for years Gem, I don't get how you're bringing this up." Mum gave Gem a warning look. I frowned at mum's tone of voice towards Gem as if I was being approached with bad news.

"Bloody tell me already Gemma!" I shouted, interrupting Gem's and mum's intense staring contest. They both jumped in surprise from their chairs and both looked at me. The conversations around us seemed to died down when I accidentally shouted and all eyes were towards our table.

"You had half the restaurant watching us now you the whole bloody place watching us!" Gemma squealed, looking to her right and left to people who looked away rather quickly before she spotted them.

"Forget the stares Gemma, I'm used to it. Now tell me what is going on." I sighed.

"Harry, she's back in town. I was in the local store of our neighborhood and the next thing I knew was that I saw Stella at the checkout. She really is back."

"Okay," I frowned,"So why are you telling me this? Should I be worried that she's back? No. I bet she knows like how everyone else knows that I'm engaged. So I don't get why you bring up her name or all in all her!" There went that perfectly fine dinner with the girls in my life.

"Harry it's not only that but-"

"No," I raised my palm up in the air," No more about her, please."

"Gemma listen to Harry. Please, don't get him already more upset." Mum placed her hand on top of Gemma's hand.

"Upset about what?" we heard Remi speak up as she sat down next to me. Mum coughed, reaching over to her glass and slowly taking a sip as she kept her gaze on me with a raised brow.

I frowned and she rolled her eyes and put the glass down.

"Upset about how you have to leave in two days back to New York." Mum said too quickly to cause Remi raising a brow but waved it off.