Miss You (Harry Styles)

Chapter 16

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Harry

I throw on a white button shirt and turquoise trousers after taking a shower. I quickly comb my hair back since I'm already running late to meet Jasmine. She's going to a art community party and wants me to come and see her photos they're displaying. I love that's she's passionate about art and I to support her. However, I always feel out of place if Jasmine isn't there to buffer the conversations. I know enough about art but not as much as these people do. These people typically are more Jasmine's friends than mine so if she's not by my side they don't really engage with me.

Regardless I'm still going and hope this makes up for being a shitty fiancé lately. The drive wasn't long so I make there before Jasmine. I wait outside for about ten minutes until she arrives in a beautiful red dress.

"Wow, you look stunning," I beam before kissing her cheek.

"Thank you babe, you look pretty sexy yourself. C'mon, I want to show you my pictures," she drags me inside and some of colleagues greet her. They don't really talk to me, so I look around the room and scan all the people and art.

My eyes stop on the woman in a emerald dress, it's Melanie. Why can't I ever escape her? She's talking to Stephen and another guy I've seen before at these parties. I can't help but feel slightly angry how close she's still is with him. I blame him more than anyone for breaking us up. But isn't that for the best you met Jasmine, my conscience reminds me. I have no right to be jealous for many reasons, but yet I am.

I go back to Jasmine wrapping my arms around her and kissing her cheek trying to forget about Melanie's smile. "I was wondering where you went." She turns to me and I take her hand and kiss it.

"I was looking at the sculptures, but we can see your photos now," I intertwine our fingers. She grins and we walk to the other part of the gallery away from Melanie.

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Nearly twenty minutes later, Jasmine leaves  me again to talk to her photography friends and I tried having conversations with some people but they were brief. I thought about talking to Melanie but that will only make Jasmine angry. She already thinks Melanie is trying to come between us.

I wander around the gallery and eventually come at the end of the hallway. There's a door labeled roof. I decide to go through it and up to the rooftop thinking it'll be good to clear my head.

Once I got to the top, I couldn't enjoy the fresh air as planned because Melanie is balling her eyes out. What happened? I rush over to her side to see if she's alright.

"Mel, what's wrong?" I sit next to her and gently touch her shoulder.

"Harry, I just want to be alone," she sobs.

"You sure?" I ask. Melanie stays silent for a minute before shaking her head. "No," she softly speaks.

"Do you want to talk about?"

"No." She huffs and lays her head on my shoulder.

I've never seen her cry like this before, whatever happened must be serious. I'm not going to push her though, when she's ready, she'll talk. We seat here in silence just the sound of the cars driving by. Her hair smells like strawberries today must be a new shampoo. Mel's crying has stopped and her arms remain around my waist and her face leans against my chest.

"Harry?" She weakly speaks.

"Hm?"

"Why are you so nice?" She asks taking me off guard. I'd assume she was going to tell me why she's upset.

"Huh?" Melanie sits up and faces towards me.

"You're always talking to me and consoling me when I really don't deserve any of your kindness. I left you broke hearted and you're still so kind to me, why? Why don't you hate me? It be much easier that," she mumbles the last part hoping I didn't hear, but I did.

"I could never hate you, Melanie. You mean too much to me, and yes I was in the worst place when you left but I grew from the hard times as did you. I think we're both better people because of it."

"So you're saying you're glad I left."

"No, I honestly wished you didn't I missed you so much but you gotta make due and I like where I'm at now."

"You missed me?"

"Hell yeah, it was hard not talking to you for 6 years promise me that'll never happen again no matter what happens."

"I promise," she giggles and it warms my ears to hear her lovely laugh again.

"If I'd stayed do you think we'd be together?" She asks taking me off guard again.

"I'd like to think the old Harry and Mel lived happily ever after." We're both so different now I honestly don't know if what we had would be even the same.

"And the now Mel and Harry, what do you think?" She moves closer to me and my eyes get lost in her beautiful brown eyes. Her eyes frantically waver back and forth from my eyes to my lips. My throat starts to get a little dry as her face is a mere inch from my face.

"Well, um..." before I could put my thoughts together Melanie's lips press against mine and conscience screams at me to pull away and never talk to Melanie again, but my heart has been longing for this kiss for six years.

I fall into temptation and kiss her back, slipping my tongue in her mouth. The taste of red wine subtly remains. Her hands reach up and her fingers rake through my hair slightly tugging some of the strands as my hands graze down her waist, stopping at her hips. I pull her so she's sits on my lap and deepen the kiss even further. Melanie's hips grind against mine as her hands drop down to my belt. I pull away with a smile and attached my lips to the base of her neck and working up to the her sweet spot, a moan slips from her mouth as I suck the tender spot.

My phone buzzes in my pocket and I would've muted it if it wasn't Jasmine calling me. Fuck, what am I doing? I gently push Mel off and answer it.

"Harry, where'd you go? My friends invited us to an after party at their place. You didn't go to smoke did you?"

"No, I spilled something on my pants and was just cleaning it out in the bathroom. I'll met you out front okay," I lie. I never like lying especially to Jasmine who's been nothing, but faithful and here I am on the verge of having sex with Melanie. The kiss was nice, wonderful actually, but it ends here. I'm engaged and I'm ruining my relationship if I continue to talk to Melanie.

"I gotta go." I say to Melanie after hanging up. "I think we should keep our distance, I love Jasmine and I can't let my old feelings ruin this. She means everything to me."

Mel just nods and I leave the rooftop composing myself as I step down the staircase. Jasmine beams when she sees me and we head over to her friends flat for some drinks. Maybe if I avoid Melanie long enough our old feelings will go away and we can try to be friends again. Otherwise, I might have to break our promise which is the last thing I want.

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Oh Harry you can't have your cake and eat it too.

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