The woman behind the counter kindly brought Harry and Juliet their order and left the receipt. She knew Harry quite well, as does everyone, but in a sense that he’s a normal customer, comes in all the time, day or night, mostly for the food than for anything else.
“It’s red velvet, I love it.’’ Harry says she puts the plate with two cupcakes on it between him and Juliet on the table.

‘’It looks good.’’ She mumbles with a smile as Harry pulls his arm from around her, leaving her with a frown.
‘’I won’t move, I promise.’’ Harry whispers, knowing that she was upset by the fact that he moved his arm, but he was still here for her.
She smiles lightly as Harry peels the paper off his cupcake and brings it to his mouth. He bites into it and moans in pleasure as the taste excites his mouth.
He gets a few crumbs on his chin and Juliet laughs a little, covering her mouth to hide her smile that she didn’t like anyways.
‘’What?’’ Harry laughs, mouth full of cupcake and icing.
She points to her chin, indicating that he had something on his face. He chuckles a little as he grabs a napkin from the holder in the middle of the table and wipes off his chin and around his mouth.
‘’It’s really good, I can’t help it.’’ He laughs a little as he shallows the first bite, two thirds of the calorie filled pastry left.
Juliet tried the cupcake only because Harry seemed to like it. Her eyes widen as she chewed up a small bite of it, but her mouth wasn’t as big as Harry’s and she was a girl, she didn’t want to be un-lady like about it and shove it in her mouth, no offense to anyone because she does that when she’s alone.


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Time went by, the cupcakes were gone, as were half of their drinks. Harry and Juliet sat in mostly silence, a couch or a sniff here and there broke it a little, but not by much. Harry’s arm was around Juliet’s lower back, his hand on her waist, gripping it tight as she sat with her head leaned against Harry’s shoulder.
‘’Where do you live?’’ Harry’s voice softly said as he took a sip of his coffee, gently sitting the up back on the table.
Juliet sighs, knowing she has to answer this eventually and now was the right time, ‘’I was living in a small apartment.. I was working at a corner store for a few months but lost my job last week, they kicked me out of the apartment. I haven’t had much sleep in the last few days.’’ She honestly tells him.
‘’And.. how old are you?’’ Harry asks, feeling the sting in his heart, he wasn’t there to help and it hurt him because he really, truly does care about this girl, more than he does himself.
‘’Sixteen.’’ She whispers almost ashamed of herself.
‘’Why.. aren’t you in school? Or living with your parents.. or-‘’
‘’I.. my parents aren’t alive.’’ Juliet cuts him off with a sigh.
Harry gulps gently as he leans his head against Juliet’s gently, ‘’I’m sorry, I.. I didn’t know.’’
‘’It’s fine.. I was doing.. online school for the last three years and I finished earlier because I didn’t stop for holidays or the summer.. I’m from Nashville.. I’m only up here because I told my grandmother I would be okay, and as far as she knows..I am.’’ Juliet sighs deeply as she leans up from Harry’s body, causing him to move his head back.
Her eyes stay glued to her folded hands in her lap, far from Harry now, apparently not needing his warmth or his company at the moment.
‘’Juliet.’’ Harry whispers her name as he looks over at her, licking his lips due to the nervous feeling in the pit of his stomach.
He felt sorry for her, she deserved so much better than what she had, so much more, and he wanted to give her that. He wanted to take care of her, just to make sure she was safe and sound with someone she can trust.
‘’Let’s just talk for a while, yeah?’’ Harry insists with a sigh as he slightly turns to face her on the seat.
She shrugs her shoulders gently, barely at that, ‘’I guess.’’
‘’Alright.. so, I’ll go first then. Um, what’s your favorite color?’’ Harry asks casually, but in a soft voice because he didn’t want to be too loud, he wanted her to know he was concerned, he was here and he surely wasn’t leaving her anytime soon.
She hesitates to do anything at first, but as her lips part Harry gets a thought that maybe this will make her feel better, take her mind off the situation and off herself for a little bit. He just wants to hear her voice and be able to talk with her instead of witnessing her cry. She was too beautiful to cry, he understood why, he honestly did. But he still couldn’t live with himself if he just sat here and let this little girl cry and fall apart in front of him.
It is said that you can’t fix broken glass, but Harry was damn determined to fix the shattered soul beside him. They say you can’t fix a heart that has been broken over and over, but Harry was assure he could. He knew he could, it just needed some time, that was all, just time. And he has eternity..
‘’I know who you are.’’ She mumbles, glancing up at him with her bottom lip caught between her teeth.
Juliet’s eyes look away once again, make down to her thighs. Harry could hear the thoughts storming in his head mixed with the beating of his heart. He knew what to say, what to do, or at least he hoped he did.
‘’Juliet.. I don’t care who I am. I’m.. I’m a human being just like any one else.’’ Harry sighs, hating that she thinks of him that way, but perhaps he could understand.. He does understand actually, he just got caught up in the moment.
“You’re doing this out of pity.’’ She sighs, leaning her head against the back of the seat, closing her baby blue eyes and squeezing them tight, keeping them sealed.
‘’No. Juliet, I swear I’m not. I’m doing this because.. because I need to make sure you are safe. A whole bunch of thoughts were running throughmy mind when I saw you getting harassed earlier, and pity wasn’t one of them. I assure you.’’ Harry furrows his eyebrows as he stares at the beautiful girl beside him.
Her eyes slowly flutter open and she looks over at him, purposely meeting his gaze and stern frown. He wasn’t upset, he was just a tad ticked off that she thought pity was the reason, it’s anything but pity in this case.
‘’Then why?’’ She asks simply.
‘’Because.. At first I thought I just needed to get them away from you and get you a taxi back home. You know, preventing rape or kidnap.. But then I looked into your beautiful blue eyes.. and I saw exactly what I had been searching my entire life for.’’ Harry says, putting his hand over Juliet’s, covering it completely.
She gulps gently as her lips ajar, ‘’What.. what was it?’’ She asks softly, her voice cracking under the tension and pressure of the moment, the extremely long moment.
‘’You.’’
“No.. you’re Harry Styles.. no. That’s impossible.’’ Juliet says, looking down at Harry’s hand as he slides his hand under hers, grabbing her palm and holding it tight.
‘’I don’t care who the hell I am, no one is going to stop me from feeling the way I do, and nothing will hold me back. I don’t care who I am, what I do, or what will happen..’’ Harry whispers, leaning closer to Juliet’s shocked over face.
‘’Harry.’’ She breathes out, staring into his eyes as he licks his plump lips only inches from her face.
As he looked into her beautiful blue eyes that he adored so much, too much at that, he sighed, knowing exactly how this conversation was going to end, in denial. She didn't believe anything he told her, and maybe that was the reason he couldn't get inside her head a lot, get deep in her thoughts and understand, see, and experience what she's thinking, why, and how..
"You don't need to be here, please just.. just go home.'' Juliet said softly, looking away from the memorizing stare, emerald irises burning holes straight through.
"Juliet.. there's a reason people like you and I find each other. Maybe it's God, maybe it's fate.. But I know it's not an accident that I found you. There was a reason.. and I want to figure it out, please, give me a chance to take care of you, just please, trust me.'' Harry said with a wave of hope in his voice, mentally pleading and begging for her to understand him, which was all he wanted.
Juliet's eyes met his concerned stare, her lip began to quiver a little as she released a small, quiet sigh, and said, ‘’Lavender.’’
A grin creeped onto Harry’s face, his dimples fully exposed as Juliet smiled to his reaction. He chuckles a little, shaking his head from side to side still unsure if that really just happened.
‘’Cute..’’ He mumbles, smiling as he leans back against the seat, keeping his head turned to loo at her and his hand still clutching hers.
‘’Mine’s blue.’’ He informs her.
‘’What’s your.. favorite food?’’ She asks with a smile, her voice still soft but that was okay, Harry didn’t mind one bit.
‘’I like all kinds, what about yourself?’’
‘’Mexican.’’ She grins.
‘’I think you and I will get along just fine.’’ Harry winks lightly as he laces his fingers with hers, just to make things more comfortable for her, his grip was beginning to become sweaty and tight, so he wanted to make sure she was okay.
‘’Book?’’ Harry moves on with the process.
‘’The Chronicles of Narnia, all of them.’’ Juliet answers.
‘’Yeah, those are really good, but I have to say I like To Kill A Mockingjay.” Harry replies.
‘’Movie?’’ Juliet asks with a smile.
‘’I have a few, this might sound a little weird, but do you know that movie called, uh, Endless Love?’’ Harry asks with a smile, but inside he was doubting himself for telling this beautiful girl his weird obsession.
‘’Yes! I love that movie.’’ Juliet says, her eyes wide and her smile bright.
‘’I do too.’’ Harry admits, his cheeks burning slightly.
“Don’t be embarrassed, I think it’s sweet that you like it.’’ Juliet giggles a little as she hears Harry sigh to himself.
‘’It’s just weird to me.’’ He shrugs, raising his eyebrows to make his point.
‘’Well.. let’s move on.’’ Juliet says with a smile, understanding Harry’s reasoning.
‘’This might sound cheesy to ask you, but do you listen to any of my music? If you do, what’s your favorite song?’’ Harry says curiously as he looks over at Juliet.
She smiles, nodding a little as she thinks of a answer, ‘’There’s so many.. I couldn’t never choose, I love them all.. but I like They Don’t Know About Us and Little Things.’’
‘’Those are really old, but I like them too.’’ Harry lets a laugh slip, glad that she knew his music, he could get more ideas off of knowing this now.
Thoughts of singing her to sleep ran through his mind.. Singing in the car, the radio blasting or softly playing.. Dancing in the kitchen with the stereo on the counter.. Requesting special songs at parties.. Sweetly singing to her to let her fears, frights, and bad dreams go away..
‘’It’s getting really late.’’ Juliet says with a yawn, using her free hand to cover her mouth.
Harry snaps into his reality as he looks over at Juliet, getting back on track of the moment in time. He doesn’t reply, nor does he even think of saying anything. It was only because he didn’t know what exactly to say, or how to say it.
‘’Thank you, Harry, for.. this and.. I won’t forget it. I need to get going.’’ Juliet says as she grabs her purse and turns towards Harry, smiling lightly at him as she waits for him to stand and let her out of the booth.
‘’And.. and just where would you go?’’ Harry furrows his eyebrows lightly, keeping his eye contact with the blue orbs staring into his eyes.
‘’Somewhere.. anywhere.’’ She shrugs lightly, releasing a soft sigh.
‘’I refuse to let you leave this place.. I’m not letting you go out this late and this weather.’’ Harry protests, his voice raising just a tad, not enough to be angry, but enough to make this point.
‘’Harry, I can take care of myself. I’m sixteen, I know what I’m doing.’’ She rolls her eyes lightly, just wishing he could let her leave now.
‘’Sixteen? I’m twenty five and I still don’t know what the hell to do sometimes. You think you’re grown enough to make this decision, but in reality you are just a kid. A helpless little kid.’’ Harry says, a stern look on his face.
‘’I.. thought.’’ Juliet stops herself, looking down at her hands, ignoring the thought she had for a second.
‘’Thought what?’’ Harry asks, not showing any less care than before, he wasn’t trying to be rude he was just stating the obvious, the facts.
‘’I thought you.. understood.. but you’re just like everyone else.. I’m nothing but a child in your eyes.’’ Juliet mumbles, looking up to meet the emerald eyes staring at her.
Harry’s express softens and his lips part, he had went too far with this. He knew he shouldn’t have said those things, he knew it, but yet he done it anyways.
‘’I’m not trying.. to.. to act like a parent to you, Juliet. I’m only simply.. trying to show you.. that I.. that I.. I care about you.’’ Harry states, licking his dry lips as he stares into her eyes.
‘’You’re just saying that.’’ She shakes her head in denial.
‘’No, Juliet. Please. Just listen to me, okay?’’ Harry pleads, taking a hold of her hand and lacing his fingers with hers, ‘’I do care about you, I do not want you to be on the streets again, especially at this hour and with the weather.. I.. I know it’s weird, I know.. but you have to understand.. you’re too young to be alone, I’m not calling you a child, I think you’re very mature, but.. young and beautiful girls like you get raped and killed everyday.. Do you know how I would feel if I let you leave alone tonight and I wake up in the morning to see your face on the news? The next murder.. I.. I would kill myself. You have to trust me, okay? I just want to take care of you.’’
Juliet didn’t know what to think, or what to do. All she knew was that for once in her life, in almost ten years, someone wanted to make sure she was okay. There was someone in this world that cared about her, that wanted to take the time and talk to her and hold her hand and tell her everything was going to be fine.
She has been searching so long for a person like Harry, but maybe she wasn’t searching for a person like him..maybe she was searching for him.

Notes

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