You Again [h.s]

34. Meeting Gemma

It's Christmas Eve and this one isn't like any ordinary Christmas eve like last year or the year before. This year I won't be alone. I'll be spending it with Harry. He contacted Gemma and they exchanged numbers and have been messaging each other back and forth. Whilst Gemma is in New York she wasted no time in asking Harry to meet up so today Harry and I are doing some Christmas shopping, then going to meet Gemma for lunch. I know Harry is nervous about seeing his sister, so I've tried my best to keep my own nerves down despite the feeling of meeting Harry's sister. What if she's upset that Harry brought me along? What if she doesn't like me? I'm trying not to be selfish as Harry is the one who should be nervous here, not me but I can't help it. 

"Can we go into this shop please?" I tug on Harry's arm and he groans before following me into the candle shop. "Perrie loves candles."

"You've been into like three candle shops already." He rolls his eyes and pulls out his phone from his pocket. 

"Those one's didn't smell nice, these one's hopefully do." I say, picking up a vanilla scented candle and smelling it. "I like this, what do you think?" I hold the candle under Harry's nose and he inhales the scent.

"It's nice. Get it."

"Harry, please at least mean it when you say you like it."

"To be honest, I don't care so can you just get the candle so we can get a move on."

"Fine." I give in and grab one vanilla candle and one citrus candle. Harry and I walk to the counter and the lady smiles at us.

"Hello, how are you two today?" She takes the candles and scans them. "Very good choice. These are delightful."

"I'm good thank you. And I know, they're for a friend and I know that she will love them."

"Hopefully a lot more than your boyfriend here." She winks at me and Harry smirks. "I'm sorry, but I must say you two are the cutest couple. Your man here really loves you I seen the way he was staring at you when you were wandering around the store."

"Thank you." I smile at her once again and look over to Harry. "He was staring at me was he?" I nudge him and his smirk grows wider. 

"My girlfriend here has been into way too many candle shops, so thank you for making this the last one." Harry grabs the bag off the lady as I pay her. Harry already offered to pay for everything I was buying today, but I told him no. There was no way in the world I would let that happen. Yeah he may have a lot of money as he is so successful, but I would never let someone buy my gifts for other people no matter how wealthy they are. 

"Well you two have a lovely day and Merry Christmas. I do hope to see you walking around here next Christmas with a ring on your finger." She grins and Harry chuckles behind me.

"Merry Christmas." We both say to her as we walk out of the shop. 

"Thanks for holding my bags boyfriend." I laugh, resting my head on his shoulder. 

"Alright jokes over now. She was a lovely lady and I was just being polite." He puts his arm around me and I don't even have to look at him to know he is smirking. 

"Well you shouldn't stare at me so much Styles. It gives people that impression that you're in love with me."

"Ha ha" he snickers and flicks my nose. "Do you need to go into anymore shops or do you want to head to lunch now?"

"I think we should head to lunch." I say and his body tenses. "How are you feeling?"

"Nervous as fuck." 

"You'll be fine."

"You don't know my sister El, I'm sure everything won't be fine."

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