My Boss' Son

Chapter 71

Harrys POV:

The instant my lips leave her soft heated cheek and I turn to leave, I know in that exact moment, you can feel homesick for someone too. Walking out this door has got to be the hardest thing I've had to do but I know that if this is what she really wants and needs I'll give it to her. I will give her anything she wants... or at least try to. She is right though. It's not fair of me to burden her with the wall I protect myself with when she has given me everything she has. And I know I am privileged to have earnt that after all the things I've done which is why I will walk out for her. But I will never let her go.

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"Hey man what's up!" Zac smiles as he finally joins me at the bar.

I'd been sitting here for about an hour on my own having a couple of drinks while the red headed bar tender kept coming over and giving me googly eyes. The third time she came over I told her I have a girlfriend and she finally backed off thank fuck. Though, I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to call her that? Is she still my girlfriend even though we're on a break or is it like a proper temporary separation where you introduce one another as friends? Fuck I don't know, but it's doing my head in.

"Finally" I say before taking the last swig of beer and ordering the red head back for another drink.

"Same again" I say and she gives me a small smile before turning to Zac.

"And you?" she asks sweetly to Zac who just looks down at the drinks menu even though I already know what he's going to get.

"I'll just have a coke thanks" he smiles.

Surprise, surprise.

The red head quickly pours our drinks then leaves us to it.

"Back to the non-alcoholic beverages I see" I comment as he takes a sip of his glass of coke.

"Back to day drinking I see" he fires back and I smile at his remark before taking a drink, "So why are you here in the middle of the day anyways?"

I shrug my shoulders even though I know exactly why, I just don't want to talk about it all that much. It's depressing enough thinking about it by myself let alone talking to someone about my problems.

"Aww did baby Harry and Ella get in a widdle argument?" Zac tries to tease while putting on a baby voice.

"Fuck off" I say, shrugging him away as he tries to grab my cheek.

"Fine" he laughs, then asks a little more seriously "What's up then man?"

I can't believe I'm going to talk about this shit but then again sitting here for the past week by myself hasn't helped me figure out answers as to what the fuck I'm supposed to do.

"Me and Ella are on a ... break" I finally say and Zacs frowning expression tells me he's just as confused by this as I am.

"What? Since when?"

"Last Thursday" I say, taking another swig of beer to drown my pathetic sorrows.

That isn't even that long normally but without her it's a god damn life time.

"Woah man I'm sorry, I had no idea. Jodes didn't say anything to me" he says with a regrettable expression which I'm guessing is because of his 'widdle baby' impersonation a minute ago.

"Jodi didn't say anything?"

"Nah man, I don't even think she knows" he says and I nearly roll my eyes.

Fucking useless Jodi. She's a female. Aren't they supposed to talk and gossip and cry together all the time or something? She was pretty much my only shot at seeing what Ella's been up to or if she's said anything about us without seeming desperate. I could just ask my dad I guess but it's not like he has heart to heart meetings with her on a daily basis. He doesn't even know we're on a break and I'm glad too otherwise he'd be giving me shit for it and I already feel crap as it is.