Harry's POV

"I love you just remember that okay.." I say as I tuck her hair gently behind her ear. She nods and looks down to the ground.

"I love you too." She sniffs and I look away as this just doesn't seem to get any easier. My heart is pounding so hard, I feel my chest begin to ache.

"You've changed me Steph. You've made me see life so differently. Thank you" I whisper and she slowly looks up at me.

"Don't go.." She whispers as she throws her arms around my neck. We're in our spot at the park where I surprised her with wine, candle and lights. That memory hurts right now as it's when we kissed for the first time. That feels just like yesterday.

"I have to, my job is there. I'm sorry, I have to do this Steph." I say and she tucks her head into my shoulder and I close my eyes as I try to stay as calm as I can.

"Don't forget about me.." She says as pulls away and she wipes a tear. I smile as I shake my head.

"We spent ten years apart, how can I ever forget you?" I ask and she smiles back to me. "I'll see you soon" I add as I kiss her, she presses her lips forcefully on to mine and I just can't pull away.

"Please-" She says but I kiss her once more to stop her from saying anymore.

"I need to go..' I say as I take her hand, she doesn't look at me as we walk towards her house where both of our parents are. I walk in silence as I can't find any words, I hold her hand tightly and just continue to walk.

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"We've got pizza Styles, lots of pizza!" I hear Louis call out as he and Liam are back, I hear the front door close and they start to walk into the living room. Louis is holding two large pizza boxes.

"Someone thought one box wouldn't be enough for us three." Liam says as he rolls his eyes, he takes his coat off and slings it over the chair.

"Well I am starving so you two can share a box and I'll have this one." Louis grins as he sits down and hands me one box. He opens the lid of his box and smiles at the large meat feast pizza. He has the same one every time. Louis is an odd character, I mean he's a great guy and certainly makes it fun to live with him. But sometimes I wish I knew what was going on in that head of his.

I met Louis through Jed, they both play football for our local team. They're both good actually, I've watched them a couple of times, but I've tried to stay away from Jed as he just reminds me of his sister too much. And thinking about her is just hard, it's been six months since I've moved to London and every month that has passed, it hasn't got any easier being without her.

The first few months we called each other everyday but it eventually died down a little, I think we both were naive to think it would be okay keeping in touch. The truth is it made it even harder when we spoke, hearing her voice made me realise what I have lost and I hated it, I've text her a few times but I try my best to stay away from her.

Life on the other hand has turned out okay so far since I've been living in London that is. At first I was temporarily staying with Jed for a week or so and then Jed introduced me to Louis. We hit it off straight away as we have quite a lot in common, so that's when we decided to get a flat. It turned out good for Louis too because he needed a flat mate as he was moving out of his parents, apparently they we're moving house to down size. But with the budget we had, we knew we ideally needed another tenant. That's when Louis mentioned Liam, someone he used to work with. And I'm glad he asked Liam because he's a really good friend of mine now.

Liam is gentle and clever, he inspires me in so many ways. He's very level headed and I just wish I could think the same way he does. I've spent hours talking with him about my past, just sitting down with him makes me feel better. Now I can talk about things, I'm getting a lot better within myself. Liam is also great at listening and giving advice.

Louis however, he likes to try and cheer me up if I ever talk about past events. He does listen and he will say the old comment like 'where does he live?' Which I know is how he likes to handle things. He isn't afraid in a one on one and standing up for what he believes in, we are very much similar in the way we act and think. We both like to be protectors and have little fear when defending ourselves. It's Liam who keeps us at bay and helps us realise there are many ways to deal with things.

"How's your day been?" Liam asks as he sits next to me, I open our pizza box and we both take a slice.

"Not bad, we wrote two songs which were pretty good, just got to wait and see if anyone will use them." I say and Liam nods impressed. "What about your day?" I ask and Liam shrugs and smiles.

"Same old mate, get fed up of working in a shop where no one appreciates you." Liam sighs as he takes another bite of pizza.

"What time's your gig tonight mate?" Louis asks looking over towards us. Liam looks at the clock and tells him it's in three hours. Liam often sings in pubs to earn a little more cash, he's a brilliant singer and I think he should really be out there touring the world, showing off his talent.

"Fancy being my special guest?" Liam asks looking at Louis who shakes his head. "Harry?" Liam asks looking at me, I too shake my head. "Oh come on," Liam rolls his eyes. "I've heard you two singing plenty of times in the shower and you both can sing. We could be like the three musketeers but singing.." He adds and I laugh at him.

"We have never sang in the shower together!" Louis exclaims as he frowns at Liam. I nearly choke on my pizza as I try not to laugh. Liam rolls his eyes and laughs as he looks to Louis.

"I know, I just meant I've heard you both singing in there, when you separately wash." Liam says and Louis looks away shaking his head,

"Well I'm not getting up in front of people to sing." Louis says as he has a mouthful of pizza. I look away from him and Liam looks back at me.

"I've sang in front of people before and I don't think I can do it again. Unless it's for an artist who wants to use the song." I say and Liam looks away shaking his head. Truth is, the last person I sang too was Stephanie and that memory is special. I don't want to just sing to anyone, especially as I personally don't think I'm good enough.

"Well as long as you come for support then that will do." Liam says and I nod along with Louis. We always went to his gigs, Louis liked to go and meet girls. He always thought it was an advantage that he knew Liam and they automatically took a little more interest in him. Liam sings from the heart, he really expresses the words in his voice and girls love that. I'm actually surprised Louis doesn't get up there as it's a good way to attract attention to him.

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Stephanie's POV

"I'm so glad you're staying for a couple of weeks, I reckon you should move here now." I smile as I love it when Niall comes over to visit. He's been here for a few days and I've loved spending time with him. He's such a nice person and he knows how to cheer me up when I'm feeling a little low.

"I know, I love it here." He says as he sips his double chocolate milkshake. "That's so good." He grins as he takes another sip.

"Yeah they do the best milkshake here." I smile as I sip my white chocolate milkshake, I must admit I could live off these milkshakes easily. We're supposed to be meeting Chloe and Lucy here but they are both running late.

"Do you come here often?" Niall asks and I smile. He rolls his eyes. "That was not a chat up line before you ask!" He adds and I shake my head.

"If you say so." I laugh. "But no, I don't come here much. We used to pop in after school sometimes but that's basically it." I answer and he nods.

"So, how's things with you? Have you spoke to har-" I quickly stop him.

"Please don't say his name." I say interrupting him and he looks at me and frowns. "I don't like hearing his name. It just makes me feel.." I stop as I don't want to go into this. Today I am having a good day and I really don't want to be thinking about him.

"Okay, point taken." Niall says and I smile gratefully. He sighs and looks away, what's wrong with him?

"Stephanie.." I turn around to be greeted with Amy. "Neil.." She adds looking at Niall. I've never noticed before how much she dolls herself up. Her make up is so thick and her hair is perfectly straight. Obviously I can't deny she's a pretty girl, because she clearly is. But her vanity is clearer now than ever.

"It's Niall, but hi.." Niall corrects her and looks away as he must be feeling so uncomfortable right now.

"How are you?" She asks as she looks at me with a serious look. Why is she even talking to me? How does she have the nerve after everything she has done. I frown as I meet her eyes, it's like looking into a stranger.

"I was fine before you arrived." I snap as I look away. Just seeing her makes me so angry, so many unsaid things linger on the end of my tongue. Keep calm Stephanie, you're in public!

"Look, I'm sorry about what happened. I didn't mean to fuck everything up-" She stops as I quickly turn around to look at her. I push my chair backwards as I stand up and we are face to face at an even level. How dare she have the nerve to bring this up, it's been at least seven months since she tried to reck my relationship.

"Steph.." Niall says as he quickly gets up and reaches over taking my hand. I pull away from him and focus my attention on Amy.

"You think saying you're sorry is going to make everything okay? You make me feel sick at the thought I was ever best friends with you. So don't ever come up to me again and try to apologise because I'm really not interested. And trust me, this is the politest way I can tell you to fuck off." I snap and Amy leans back away from me, surprised by my words. I've never been some so cold like this before, but I have no time to hear anything that comes out of her mouth.

"It wasn't all my fault Steph.." Amy says and I can't help but sarcastically laugh. Is she for real or is she trying to wind me up? Right now I don't know what to think.

"It was all your fault Amy. Harry had no interest in you, why would he? He doesn't like desperate girls like you. You hated the fact he wanted me and not you, and thankfully your malicious little plan didn't work!" I snap harshly, I ignore the fact I said his name as this is a one off. Amy shakes her head to me.

"If he wants you so badly, then where is he?" She asks and I feel my stomach starting to churn, my blood begins to boil and I can only imagine in my head what I'd like to do to her right now.

"Just leave Amy." Niall says and Amy rolls her eyes. She looks at Niall and then back at me and sighs.

"I only wanted to make peace, sorry that you can't understand that." Amy says and she walks away leaving the cafe. I watch her and I stand still, falling into my own little world. Why did she have to make me think about him? It's taken me six months to try and get over him, to understand that he isn't coming back for me. He's moved on.

"Are you okay?" Niall asks and I quickly turn my attention towards him. I notice a few people looking at me and I slowly sit back down. "Don't let her upset you." He adds and I shake my head. How can I not look at her and feel upset? She was the one person I trusted with all my heart because she knew me and what I was like. But she betrayed me in the worst way possible. It seems everyone who gets close to me ends up leaving me. First Amy and now him, I'm done with being a door mat and letting people walk all over me or screw me over. I can't deal with it anymore.

"Guess who I just seen." Chloe says as she appears by the table, she rolls her eyes as she looks at us. I didn't even see her walk in. I look at her as Niall tells her to divert away from this conversation. "I guess you saw her too.." Chloe says quietly as she sits down.

"She's lucky we were in public." I snap as I look up and I meet Chloe's eyes. She frowns and gently shakes her head. I know she's struggling with me at the moment, but she understands I'm still trying to find myself and to become stronger without him.

"You're better than that Steph." Chloe says and I shake my head. No I'm not. This is who I am now, I'm no more little Miss Nice who you can easily walk over. That's one thing I've learnt since being on my own, only I can defend myself and that's what I do.

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Harry's POV

"Look at those girls over there," Louis says as he looks at me, "Be my wing man mate?" Louis asks as he nods in the direction of two girls stood at the bar. I look over and I see how attractive they are, every time I want to approach a girl I seem to stop. I never suffered with this before, I usually just walk up to them and I start an easy flowing conversation. But that was before her, and everyone knows it all changed after that.

"Go for it." I say as I know I need to try and move on. I don't believe rebounds are always healthy but chatting up a couple of girls is nothing.

Louis takes the lead and I follow him over. We're immediately greeted with their smiles and I smile back, the blonde girl looks to me, but I look at her friend. She's tall, brunette and very pretty. I like what she's wearing, she doesn't have everything on show, she's wearing really tight fitted jeans with a loose white blouse. It's a simple look but way she's done it, she looks hot.

"Hey, I'm Louis and this is Harry. Would you like some drinks?" Louis asks and the girls look at him and nod. I look around the pub as it starts to get a little more crowded. I land on Liam who is setting up on stage with his friend who plays the guitar. I do a discreet wave towards him and he salutes me back. I look back to the girls, blondie is looking at me, I smile back.

"Thank you Louis, I'm Ali and this is Louise." The blonde girl says as she looks to her friend smiling.

"Nice to meet you two." Louise, the brunette says with a shy smile. I smile back and I take a sip of the drink Louis hands me.

"Shall we get a table? Our mate is singing tonight." Louis says as he begins to guide us towards an empty table the girls seem impressed as they start to ask questions about Liam. I sit down and I take my phone out of my pocket whilst Louis tries to answer them.
I start looking at twitter and I see a picture my Sister with my Mum. They are out for a meal at the place where we went with Susan and Ryan for Jed's leaving meal. I retweet the photo and I put my phone back down.

"I was supposed to sing with him tonight, but my voice started playing up and hurting," Louis lies and Ali looks at him with wide eyes. She's quite attractive too, but she's a bit too out there for me, she's wearing a red dress which only covers the top of her thighs, and the top half seems to small for her chest. Louis don't seem to mind though as he happily chats away with her.

"Do you sing?" Louise asks me as Louis and Ali are in their own conversation, I look at her and shake my head.

"Not my sort of thing." I say as I don't really want her to know too much about me. We've only just met. I haven't spent time with another girl like this since, fuck sake. I just can't bring myself around to saying her name. I know it sounds pathetic.

"Me neither." She smiles and I like how she doesn't take it any further. I take a sip of my drink and I look at the small stage to see Liam beginning to talk through the microphone. I smile at him as I admire the way he has no fear performing in front of people.

I look back to Louis who is leaning towards Ali and he's talking quietly into her ear. I don't even want to imagine what he's saying, but whatever it is she's enjoying it by the smile on her face. Louise smiles as she looks at Liam, she seems quite genuine, I just never thought I'd feel okay at the idea of sitting at a table with two other girls, especially when I'm attracted to one of them quite a lot. Maybe I'm moving on more than I realise?

Notes

So this is the start of the sequel...
Stephanie and Harry are back!!
They may not be back like they used to be, but it feels great to be writing them again :)
What do you think??
Would love to have your feedback!

I've updated this chapter early just to get an in sight on what you think,
I'll be updating soon once I've wrote a bit more and then it will be frequent updates :)