"Were you actually that stupid?"
I force myself to look away from what--who-- lays directly in front of me. Harry stares back at me, eyes steady but chest heaving.
I clear my throat to rid the sudden dryness. "Well, I, uhm, I had an idea." Just above a whisper, I add, "Just didn't wanna get involved, I suppose."
He scoffs. "Well too late for that, princess."
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Marlowe Hendrix has been working in a dingy bar, Princess's, for the last two years. During that time, she's learned that the only way to make it through is to simply "look away" and serve the customers. But when Harry Styles and his crew become regulars at the bar, Marlowe starts to realize that "looking away" might have been the worst option one could do.
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CONTAINS VULGAR LANGUAGE / MATURE CONTENT / DESCRIPTIVE VIOLENCE
"If I didn't hate you I'd tell you to stop being such a fucking tease."
"If I didn't hate you maybe I'd actually want to fuck you. Shut up, Harry."
"Why do you even work here? You're just some trust fund bitch who lives off daddy's money."
"Like you're not? Your dad literally owns this place. You're just some washed-up prick."
"Anna-"
"Leave Harry. Some of us actually have a job to do."
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Annabelle Heyford, a 22-year-old college student, picks up a job at the bar her best friend, Maeve, and her brother work at.
Harry Styles, a 23-year-old college dropout, works at his father's bar. He's freshly single, coming out of a long, toxic relationship.
She thinks he's a washed-up dick with no work ethic. He thinks she's a pretentious bitch who lives off her parents' money.
But those thoughts don't stick around too long...