The Encounter |H.S|

14

I arrive at my workplace with a fast heartbeat and slightly shaky hands, I am nervous to talk to Harry today which I know will have to happen either I want it or not. He probably has to give me some bossy orders before resuming his day so I know that we will have to talk.

I see Megan talking to Niall as soon as I reach the building, both of them laughing at something unknown to me. I have been wondering if I should speak to Megan about Hazel since I consider her as my friend, and also because Niall knows as well.

I make my way to the elevator and wait for it, panicking inside when I see Harry leaving one of the offices here and standing next to me. He sends me a glance before turning his gaze to the closed doors of the elevator.

The doors soon open and we both get inside of the elevator silently, not a word being shared between us as the door closes and the elevator starts going up to our floor.

I feel his arms wrapping around me from behind and his lips brushing against my neck. "You look beautiful." He mumbles in my ear, leaving a soft kiss on the side of my neck before letting go of me and stepping back.

I feel my cheeks flushing red and turn around to look at him with a frown and he smiles softly at me as if nothing ever happened. "Harry, that was unprofessional."

"Does it look like I care?" He asks sarcastically and I scoff before facing forward once again. The doors open and three men walk inside the elevator and walk closer towards Harry and talk to him cheerfully and he looks at them with a blank stare.

The doors open once again, this time I step out as well as Harry and the men speaking to him about some sort of meeting. Before I could walk to my office, Harry grabs my wrist and pulls me closer to him so I was standing right next to him.

"This is my assistant Evelyn, feel free to ask anything and she will get it." He says and the guys in front of me nod and start asking for coffee.

I sigh and start walking away but Harry's hand grabs my elbow, pushing me closer to him and eyeing me with a small smirk on his lips as I see the other men entering his office. "Grab me a coffee as well."

"Yes, sir." I say through gritted teeth and his smirk widens before he leans down and presses a kiss on the corner of my mouth and I roll my eyes before leaving once again.

I ignore my fast heartbeat and the tingly feeling on my stomach, making my way to the break room where the coffee machine was and start making the coffees. I wait patiently and smile when I see Megan walking inside the break room as well and standing next to me.

"Did I just see Harry kissing you?" She asks and I widen my eyes while looking at her and frantically shaking my head.

"No no, I think you're having some hallucinations, are you okay?" I blurt out and she lets out a laugh while I shake my head to myself.

"I know Mondays suck but I think that the amount of coffee you have there is unhealthy." She points out while gesturing to the coffee that is being made, making me laugh quietly.

"Harry, or Mr.Stlyes whatever, is in a meeting right now and they all asked for coffee," I explain briefly and she nods, grabbing a few cups of coffee.

"I'll help you, come on." We both walk to Harry's office and set the cups in front of the well-dressed men.

Once that is finished, Megan and I step out of the large office and she rests a hand on my shoulder as soon as the door behind us closes.

"We both have the same lunch hour, I'd like to hear your explanation on why Harry kissed you and no, I did not have any hallucination." She chuckles and I sigh while nodding, both of us parting ways after saying goodbye.

(...)

Me and Megan sit down in one of the tables in the break room, both of us taking our lunch out and starting to eat as it seemed we were the only ones there. "So, do you want to tell me anything? I don't want to force you to but I just got really curious." She says, taking a bite of her sandwich.

"I mean, I was thinking of talking to you about this so you're not forcing me," I mumble, looking down at my salad and sighing, "Hazel isn't my niece, she is my daughter. Harry was my boyfriend that is until he decided to cheat on me with Charlotte, at the time I didn't know that I was pregnant but apparently I was two months along, Harry never came back and started his business while I lived off of my roommate Louis, Hazel came into the world and I decided that it was time to stop mopping around and get a job, so here we are."

"So that is why I thought she looked familiar, she's just like Harry!" She says too loudly and I silence her with widened eyes.

"I don't want anyone else to know Megan, the only people who know the truth is my roommate, of course, my family, Niall and now you so please, if we ever talk about this make sure nobody else is listening." I quietly beg her and she nods frantically, seeming very interested in what I'm talking about.

"Is he not over you or something? Is that why he kissed you?" She asks silently and I shrug.

"I suppose so, he told me he never loved Charlotte and that he loves me or something like that, it confuses me because I want to be strong, you know? I want to be a woman that my daughter will one day look up to and it frustrates me that I can't resist his fucking tricks." I groan, finishing my salad and resting my forehead on my hand.

"I'm so sorry Eve, I mean do you mind if I call you that?" She asks and I shake my head, assuring her that it is fine, "anyways, I think you shouldn't really worry about your daughter right now, if you want to go back to him you can't repress that feeling forever and it is completely fine, it will teach you to follow not only your mind but your heart as well."

I look down and let out a defeated sigh. "He cheated on me and now he's cheated on his girlfriend, he is a cheater." I mutter calmly and she shakes her head.

"Why don't you try to talk to him about it? Maybe you'll clear up some things." She suggests and I shrug while looking around the room.

"I guess we could do that." I mumble and she sends me a wide smile while I shake my head to myself in disbelief.

"Oh dear God, that's why he took you out of my sight! He's a dirty bastard and he didn't even change the music!"

Quite a smallish chapter and I also changed the cover of the book but I hope you're enjoying the story!♡